I. Communications and Education Activity Report

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1 ACTIVITY REPORT SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 I. Communications and Education Activity Report Community Events; School Programs; Presentations: NNRO water festival/outdoor EE program at Liberty Lake approx th graders (Sept 8) Spokane County Fair & Expo, booth in EnviroZone (6, ½ day shifts over the 10-day fair) Valleyfest, Spokane Valley (Sept. 24) Print/Online CAP Update newsletter developed; distributed electronically and sent hard copy to subscribers Posters, coloring pages created for events Media/Social Media/News Media Seasonal branding and content updates to webpage; social channels Constant Contact active subscribers to date: 3,627. This doesn t include everyone signed up for EnviroFlash. Last January there were over 1,000. Asbestos Outreach: 250 packets provided to OPES Advisors they teach monthly new homebuyer classes. We provide asbestos information as well as our Welcome to the Neighborhood informational card with our agency contact fridge magnet. Asbestos Update September topic ed to 226 subscribers Special Projects: Wood Stove Change-out Grant 5 woodstoves changed-out (invoiced) in September for a total of 70 completed (43/1 gas, 24 wood, 3 pellet) 23 jobs pending lots of applications coming in Based on avg. replacement cost of $820, there should be funds to issue another discount vouchers depending on how many more full replacements are approved. Upcoming Items to Note: Car Care Fair (Oct 1) Home Idea Show (Oct 7-9) Avista Energy Fairs (Oct 12, 18) Asbestos presentation to member of the Landlord s Association (Oct 19) Fall Leaf Festival (Oct 22) Events, presentations: 8 web articles, social postings: 4 Print materials: 2

2 Page 2 of 11 II. Compliance Activity Report FACILITY INSPECTIONS Date Type of Inspection Completed: Business Name: Inspection: Type of Process: 9/29/2015 TRIUMPH COMPOSITE SYSTEMS INC CCI/FCE Materials Handling, Fiberglass Fabric., Surface Coating (Metal) 6/14/2016 HONEYWELL ELECTRONIC MATERIALS FCE Metal Plating, Metallurgy Proc. 6/27/2016 GLOBAL HARVEST FOODS ICI/NOC #1640 Grain Handler 7/6/2016 GARCO BUILDING SYSTEMS ICI Surface Coating (Metal) 7/12/2016 UCCELLOS CCI Coffee Roaster 7/15/2016 SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES, DEPT OF FCE/ICI Fuel Burning Equipment, Emergency Generator, Surface Coating (Metal) 7/25/2016 MARTY FITZGERALD CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 8/3/2016 SPOKANE PUBLIC SCHOOLS/ MAINTENANCE CCI Gas Dispensing Facility, Surface Coating (Metal) 8/29/2016 GRIFFIN PUBLISHING INC CCI Graphic Art Systems 8/29/2016 NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION PARK RD CCI Materials Handling, Agric. Mill Operations, 8/30/2016 FREEBORN TOOL CO CCI Surface Coat (Metal), 8/31/2016 SKILLS CENTER CCI Fuel Burning Equipment, Surface Coating (Metal) 9/1/2016 RAJA MARKET CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 9/1/2016 ROCKET MARKET LLC CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 9/1/2016 VALLEY VIEW CONOCO CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 9/1/2016 MOCO ENGINEERING CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 9/6/2016 SPOKANE ROCK PRODUCTS/ AIRWAY HEIGHTS CCI Concrete Prod., Mineral Proc. 9/7/2016 AMERICAN WEST CHROME INC CCI Metal Plating, NESHAP 9/9/2016 PRO SIGN INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 9/9/2016 PLESE PRINTING CCI Graphic Art Systems 9/13/2016 UNITY FOOD MART LLC CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 9/13/2016 FREEDOM TRUCK CENTERS CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 9/15/2016 SHAMROCK PAVING FCE Asphalt Production, Mineral Proc. 9/20/2016 SPOKANE STREET DEPT OPERATIONS, CITY OF CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 9/20/2016 WALKERS FURNITURE INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal) CCI Continuing Compliance Inspection 20 FCE Full Compliance Investigation 4 ICI Initial Compliance Inspection 2 IR Initial Registration 0 I Information 0 PCE Partial Compliance Evaluation 0

3 Page 3 of 11 STAFF INITIATED ACTIVITY & COMPLAINT SUMMARY Staff Initiated Activity Complaints Agricultural Burning 0 0 Air quality /smoke in the air 0 1 Asbestos 7 2 Dust from source/tracking 0 9 Dust from unpaved public road 0 0 Odors 0 16 Other/miscellaneous 0 1 Outdoor burning 0 17 Solid fuel burning device 0 3 Surface Coating 0 0 TOTAL 56 ASBESTOS PROGRAM NOTIFICATION PROJECT SIZE OR TYPE # OF NOTIFICATIONS >= 10 ln. ft. and/or 48 sq. ft. Asbestos Project (OOSFR) Only 15 OOSFR Demolition Only 3 OOSFR Abatement and OOSFR Demolition 1 Emergency Notification 17 Alternative Friable Removal 0 Exception for Hazardous Conditions 0 Amendments 37 Demolition Only 9 < 10 ln. ft. and/or < 48 sq. ft. per CY 0 >= 10 ln. ft. and/or >= 48 sq. ft. per CY ln. ft. and/or sq. ft. Asbestos w/o Demolition ln. ft. and/or 160 4,999 sq. ft. Asbestos w/o Demolition 21 >= 1,000 ln. ft. and/or 5,000 sq. ft. Asbestos w/o Demolition 7 TOTAL 122 ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS/PRESENTATIONS 9/26/2016 Mashtare Construction E. Main Spokane Valley NI 9/27/2016 Spokane Asbestos / McCrink 9000 W. Airport Drive Spokane OT Consulting / SIA NI Non Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection 1 IP Informational Presentation 0 OI Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection 0 OT Other 1 Asbestos Fees Collected $35,152.84

4 Page 4 of 11 NOTICES OF VIOLATION Issued 0 Asbestos Control Standards 0 Dust Control 0 Odors 0 Resolved 0 Outdoor Burning 0 Appealed 0 Solid Fuel Burning Device Emissions 0 Rescinded 0 Installation of Air Pollution Source w/o a Permit/Registration 0 Void 0 Not Complying with NOC/NOI Permit Requirements 0 Reissued 0 Failure to Comply with Other Standards 0 Civil Penalties Collected $1, Burning Permits Issued $0 Agricultural/Spot Burn $ Wood Stove Exemptions $0 III: Permitting & Air Quality A. Notices of Construction Received 1 Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type 9/23/16 #1704 Lloyd Industries, Inc., 3808 N. Sullivan Rd. Bldg. 25J, Paint Booth

5 Page 5 of 11 B. Notices of Construction Approved 3 Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type 9/20/16 #1696 Maverik, Inc., Argonne & Montgomery, Gas Station Stage I/II 9/21/16 #1697 Maverik, Inc., S. Regal & 44 th, Gas Station Stage I/II 9/21/16 #1699 Maverik, Inc., Francis & Nevada, Gas Station Stage I/II C. NEHAPS/MACT 0 D. Temporary Sources Received 0 Temporary Sources Approved 0 E. Paving Waiver Requests 0 F. Surface Coating Regulation Exemption 0 G. Number of Sources Registered 0 Registration Fees Collected - $ Notice of Construction/SEPA/NOI Fees Collected $14, Air Operating Permits Issued 0 Air Operating Permits Renewed 0 AOP Permit Fees $0 Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Air Quality Report September 2016 The Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the GOOD range on all but three days in September (Figure 1). Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) barely reached AQI-MODERATE levels on the 15 th (AQI=53, 24-3, the maximum AQI for the month; Spokane - Augusta & Fiske air monitoring station), the 29 th (AQI = 52) and the 30 th (AQI = 51). Ground-level ozone also reached its highest level for the month on the 15 th (AQI = 45/GOOD, 8-hour average concentration = ppm). The highest AQI for particulate matter (PM 10 ) for the month (44/GOOD, 24-3 ) occurred on the 29 th.

6 Page 6 of 11 Figure 1: Air Quality Index (AQI) values for September The data represent the maximum AQI values across all monitoring stations within Spokane County. See Appendix 1 of this report for information about federal air quality standards or Appendix 2 for a description of the AQI. Daily mass concentrations of PM 2.5 monitored in September throughout the network are shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Multi-station 24-hour average PM 2.5 for September 2016; Spokane County.

7 Page 7 of 11 The September daily air quality data for all monitoring stations in the Spokane region are provided in Appendix 3. Current and historical air quality data can be obtained electronically from Ecology s air monitoring data website, Tables 1 and 2 contain the maximum AQI values for each pollutant for the month and for the year to date. Table 3 summarizes the year to date daily AQIs by category and compares them to last year s AQIs. Table 1: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations for this reporting period. Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date O 3 45/0.049 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, Greenbluff 9/15 PM 10 44/47 µg/m 3 Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge 9/29 PM /13.1 µg/m 3 Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 9/15 Table 2: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations to date this year. Carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring was permanently shut down in July Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date CO 22/2.0 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, 3rd & Washington 2/9, 2/10 O3 66/0.059 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, Greenbluff 6/29, 8/16 PM 10 63/80 µg/m 3 Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge 8/2 PM /32.9 µg/m 3 Colbert 8/22 Table 3: AQI summary as of September 30, There were three days of invalidated data in 2015 because of a problem with the central server at Department of Ecology. Category Number of Days This Year Good (0-50) 226 Moderate (51-100) 48 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ( ) 0 Unhealthy ( ) 0 Very Unhealthy ( ) 0 Hazardous (>300) 0

8 Page 8 of 11 Ground-level ozone is formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds chemically react in the presence of sunlight. It is measured in units of parts per million (ppm) in ambient air. Ozone is a strong oxidizer and can damage lung tissue, thereby impairing respiratory function. The main sources of ozone precursors are motor vehicle emissions and refueling, gasoline storage and transport, paints, solvents and industry. The maximum 8-hour running average ozone concentration for the month was ppm measured at Greenbluff on the 15 th (Figure 3). Eight hour average ozone concentrations in the range to ppm are considered moderate air quality by the AQI. When concentrations are below that level, air quality is good with respect to ground-level ozone. Figure 3: Eight hour maximum ozone concentrations for the Spokane region in September. The threshold for the moderate category of the AQI for ozone is ppm averaged over eight hours. An ozone measurement above ppm, averaged over eight hours, is the level of the federal ozone standard. It is not a violation of the standard to exceed this level on a given day because determination of attainment status is based on averaging data over a period of years. See Appendix 1 for more detailed information about attainment of federal air quality standards. Appendix 1 National Ambient Air Quality Standards The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants, carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), particulate matter

9 Page 9 of 11 (PM 10 and PM 2.5 ), ground-level ozone (O 3 ) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ; Table A-1). These are known as criteria pollutants because the US EPA established regulatory limits to concentrations in ambient air using human health or environmentally based criteria. Carbon monoxide, particulate matter and ozone are monitored in Spokane County by the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology). Table A-1: National Ambient Air Quality Standards Pollutant [links to historical tables of NAAQS reviews] Primary/Secondary Averaging Time Level Form Carbon Monoxide (CO) primary 8 hours 9 ppm Not to be exceeded more than 1 hour 35 ppm once per year Lead (Pb) primary and secondary Rolling 3 month period 0.15 μg/m 3 (1) Not to be exceeded Nitrogen Dioxide (NO 2 ) primary 1 hour 100 ppb primary and secondary 1 year 53 ppb (2) Annual Mean 98th percentile of 1-hour daily maximum concentrations, averaged over 3 years Ozone (O 3 ) primary and secondary 8 hours ppm (3) maximum 8-hour concentration, Annual fourth-highest daily averaged over 3 years primary 1 year 12.0 μg/m 3 annual mean, averaged over 3 years Particle Pollution (PM) Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ) PM 2.5 secondary 1 year 15.0 μg/m 3 annual mean, averaged over 3 years primary and secondary 24 hours 35 μg/m 3 98th percentile, averaged over 3 years PM 10 primary and secondary 24 hours 150 μg/m 3 once per year on average over 3 Not to be exceeded more than years primary 1 hour 75 ppb (4) maximum concentrations, 99th percentile of 1-hour daily averaged over 3 years secondary 3 hours 0.5 ppm Not to be exceeded more than once per year (1) In areas designated nonattainment for the Pb standards prior to the promulgation of the current (2008) standards, and for which implementation plans to attain or maintain the current (2008) standards have not been submitted and approved, the previous standards (1.5 µg/m 3 as a calendar quarter average) also remain in effect. (2) The level of the annual NO 2 standard is ppm. It is shown here in terms of ppb for the purposes of clearer comparison to the 1-hour standard level. (3) Final rule signed October 1, 2015, and effective December 28, The previous (2008) O 3 standards additionally remain in effect in some areas. Revocation of the previous (2008) O 3 standards and transitioning to the current (2015) standards will be addressed in the implementation rule for the current standards. (4) The previous SO 2 standards (0.14 ppm 24-hour and 0.03 ppm annual) will additionally remain in effect in certain areas: (1) any area for which it is not yet 1 year since the effective date of designation under the current (2010) standards, and (2)any area for which implementation plans providing for attainment of the current (2010) standard have not been submitted and approved and which is designated nonattainment under the previous SO 2 standards or is not meeting the requirements of a SIP call under the previous SO 2 standards (40 CFR 50.4(3)), A SIP call is an EPA action requiring a state to resubmit all or part of its State Implementation Plan to demonstrate attainment of the require NAAQS.

10 Page 10 of 11 Appendix 2 Air Quality Index The Air Quality Index (AQI) is EPA s color-coded tool for communicating daily air quality to the public and can be calculated for any of the criteria pollutants except lead, provided monitoring data are available. An index value above 100 indicates that the concentration of a criteria pollutant exceeded the limit established in the NAAQS. Categories of the AQI are good (green, 0-50), moderate (yellow, ), unhealthy for sensitive groups (orange, ), unhealthy (red, ), very unhealthy (purple, ) and hazardous (maroon, ; Table A-2). Air Quality Index Levels of Health Concern Table A-2: Air pollutant breakpoints for the Air Quality Index. Color Code Index Numerical Value O 3 (ppm) 8-hour Breakpoints PM 2.5 PM 10 3 ) 3 ) 24-hour 24-hour CO (ppm) 8-hour Health Effects Good Green Air quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk. Moderate Yellow Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Orange People especially sensitive to air pollution may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. An AQI in this category or above indicates that air pollution exceeds levels acceptable under federal air quality standards. Unhealthy Red Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. Very Unhealthy Purple Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects. Hazardous Maroon > to the Significant Harm Level* (0.600 ppm, 2 hour average) Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected. *The significant harm level (SHL) is set at a level that represents imminent and substantial endangerment to public health.

11 Date Ozone Greenbluff (8 hour max, ppm) Ozone Turnbull NWR (8 hour max, ppm) Page 11 of 11 Appendix 3 Table A-3: Summary air quality data for September for air monitoring stations in Spokane County. The ground-level ozone data are maximum 8-hour running averages in parts per million (ppm) and the PM data are 24-hour averages in micrograms per cubic 3 ). PM2.5 Augusta & Fiske BAM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 Broadway & University BAM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) 9/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / AVG MAX PM2.5 Colbert TEOM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 Airway Heights TEOM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 Monroe & Wellesley nephelometer (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) PM10 Augusta & Fiske TEOM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) PM10 Turnbull NWR BAM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 )