Air Quality Management in San Diego County

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1 Air Quality Management in San Diego County

2 asdf San Diego Snapshot 4,255 square miles 65 miles N to S 86 miles E to W 3 million people 3.5 million by million jobs 1.7 million by million vehicles 3 million by million daily VMT 95 million by

3 Industry Sectors Government Professional & Business Services Leisure & Hospitality Retail Trade Education & Health Services 3

4 Types of Air Pollutants Principal Pollutants Ozone Particulate matter Carbon monoxide Nitrogen dioxide Sulfur dioxide Lead Toxic Air Pollutants Benzene Butadiene Chromium Diesel Exhaust 4

5 Build-Up of Ozone Inversion Layer Ocean Breeze Photochemical Smog Los Angeles San Diego 5

6 Ozone Health Impacts Chest pain Coughing Throat irritation Congestion Reduced lung function Inflamed lung linings Lung tissue scarring Wheezing Painful breathing Higher hospital admissions More emergency room visits 6

7 Ambient Ozone Standards Federal 8-hour = 0.08 ppm Chronic impacts 3-year average of annual 4 th highest daily value Former federal 1-hour = 0.12 ppm Acute impacts 3 or fewer exceedances per site in 3 years Revoked by EPA on June 15, 2005 State standards 1-Hour = 0.09 ppm 8-hour = ppm Not to be exceeded 7

8 Control of Air Pollution U.S. Environmental Protection Agency California Air Resources Board & Bureau Auto Repair San Diego County Air District Industry/Manufacturing Monitor Air Quality Vehicles, Airplanes, Trains, Ships, Off-road Equipment (<175 hp) Approve State Plans Vehicles Fuels Consumer Products Off-road Equipment ( 175 hp) Approve Local Plans Prepare Local Plans - Every Feasible Control Measure Rules, Permits & Compliance Nuisance Complaints Financial Incentive Programs 8

9 Air Quality Planning Process 9

10 Plan Requirements Attainment plans developed by APCDs Include federal, State, and local measures SD portion of State Implementation Plan Addresses national ambient air standards Reasonably available control technology SD Regional Air Quality Strategy Addresses State ambient air standards Every feasible control measure 10

11 State & Federal S I P Measures 11

12 District Measures Definitions Pertaining to the Storage and Handling of Organic Compounds Receiving and Storing Volatile Organic Compounds at Bulk Plants and Bulk Terminals 61.2 Transfer of Organic Compounds Into Mobile Transport Tanks 61.3 Transfer of Volatile Organic Compounds Into Stationary Storage Tanks Transfer of Gasoline Into Stationary Underground Storage Tanks 61.4 Transfer of Volatile Organic Compounds Into Vehicle Fuel Tanks Transfer of Gasoline From Stationary Underground Storage Tanks Into Vehicle Fuel Tanks 61.5 Visible Emission Standards for Vapor Control Systems 61.7 Spillage of Volatile Organic Compounds 61.8 Certification Requirements for Vapor Control Equipment 66 Organic Solvents 67.0 Architectural Coatings 67.1 Alternative Emission Control Plans 67.2 Dry Cleaning Equipment Using Petroleum-Based Solvent 67.3 Metal Parts and Products Coating Operations 67.4 Metal Container, Metal Closure and Metal Coil Coating Operations 67.5 Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt 67.6 Solvent Cleaning Operations 67.7 Cutback and Emulsified Asphalts 67.9 Aerospace Coating Operations Kelp Processing and Bio-Polymer Manufacturing Wood Products Coating Operations Large Wood Products Coating Operations Polyester Resin Operations Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic Graphic Arts Operations Storage of Materials Containing Volatile Compounds Marine Coating Operations Coatings and Printing Inks Manufacturing Operations Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing Operations Adhesive Materials Application Operations Expandable Polystyrene Foam Products Manufacturing Operations Bakery Ovens 68 Fuel-Burning Equipment-Oxides of Nitrogen Electrical Generating Steam Boilers, Replacement Units and New Units Industrial & Commercial Boilers Process Heaters & Steam Generators 69.3 Stationary Gas Turbine Engines Stationary Gas Turbine Engines Best Available Retrofit Control Technology 69.4 Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines Best Available Retrofit Control Technology 69.5 Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters 69.6 Natural Gas-Fired Fan-Type Central Furnaces 12

13 Ozone Precursor Emissions Annual Average in San Diego County (tons/day) Offroad Onroad Areawide Stationary

14 Air Monitoring Stations 14

15 Attainment Status Pollutant Federal State Carbon Monoxide Attainment Attainment Nitrogen Dioxide Attainment Attainment Sulfur Dioxide Attainment Attainment Lead Attainment Attainment Particulate Matter Attainment Non-Attainment Ozone Non-Attainment Non-Attainment 15

16 Major Ozone Improvement Despite Growth Vehicle Miles Traveled (m illions/day) Countyw ide Population (100,000's) Ozone Form ing Em issions (tons/day/10) Days Over Federal 8- Hour Ozone Standard 16

17 Toxic Air Contaminants Incremental Cancer Risk El Cajon Chula Vista

18 California Trends Days Exceeding State One-Hour Ozone Standard 18

19 International Border 19

20 Ports of Entry 68,000 cars, 30,000 peds, 2,500 trucks daily 1. San Ysidro-Puerta México POE Busiest passenger crossing on U.S.-Mexico border 2. Otay Mesa-Mesa de Otay POE Busiest commercial crossing on CA-Mexico border 3. Tecate-Tecate POE Smallest of 3 ports 20

21 Growth in Border-Crossing Truck Traffic 21

22 Border-Crossing Trucks 95% 25% 85% U.S. Manufactured Pre-1980 Fueled with Mex. diesel 22

23 Diesel Truck Retrofit Demo $200K Federal Grant Diesel oxidation catalysts on ~ 50 border trucks $3,500 per device 25% Particulate matter 40-50% Carbon monoxide & Hydrocarbons Diesel Particle 23