AUGUST 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2017

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1 ACTIVITY REPORT AUGUST 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2017 I. Communications and Education Activity Report Print/Online Materials/Media: Website updates for wildfire smoke Join media release with SRHD Interviews with all main media outlets in Spokane because of wildfire smoke Social Media: Facebook: 685 Twitter: 381 Instagram: 95 Ongoing/Special Projects: EnviroFlash s Constant Contact updates Safety Committee Training: Northwest Air Communicators Group Meeting (August 28 and 29) No-Idle Zone: New business partner Alsco Inc. New School Partners: Spokane Public Montessori and Hamblen Elementary Upcoming: Spokane County Interstate Fair (September 8-17) Valleyfest (September 23) Spokane Valley Fire District Open House (September 30 Derek) Spokane Community College Free Auto Care Fair (October 7) Home Idea Show (October 13-15) Newman Lake Fire and Rescue Open House (October 14 Derek)

2 Page 2 of 12 II. Compliance Activity Report FACILITY INSPECTIONS Date Inspection Type of Completed: Business Name: Inspection: Type of Process: 3/14/2017 BSN SPORTS CCI Graphic Art Systems 7/3/2017 GERBER COLLISION & GLASS / 2ND CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 7/5/2017 BSN SPORTS CCI Graphic Art Systems 7/13/2017 EZ LOADER BOAT TRAILERS INC CCI Ovens 7/18/2017 SHAMROCK PAVING FCE Asphalt Production, Mineral Proc. 7/19/2017 AVISTA CORPORATION - NE TURBINE FCE Backup Generator 7/21/2017 DEER PARK CHEVRON CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 7/27/2017 INLAND EMPIRE PAPER COMPANY FCE NESHAP 8/1/2017 SEVEN ELEVEN #26255 CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 8/1/2017 SPOKANE STOPPING CENTER CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 8/2/2017 ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL CCI Fuel Burning Equipment 8/4/2017 REGAL HICO CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 8/7/2017 FLUID DESIGN PRODUCTS INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 8/9/2017 ACTION MATERIALS CCI Mineral Proc. 8/16/2017 WILBERT PRECAST INC CCI Concrete Prod., Surface Coating (Metal) 8/16/2017 BOB MART CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 8/22/2017 EXPRESS MART CCI Gas Dispensing Facility 8/24/2017 FLEET PAINTING INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 8/25/2017 VALLEY AUTO PAINTING & BODY CCI Surface Coating (Metal) 8/29/2017 BUMPER CROP COFFEE CCI Coffee Roaster CCI Continuing Compliance Inspection 17 FCE Full Compliance Investigation 3 ICI Initial Compliance Inspection 0 IR Initial Registration 0 I Information 0 PCE Partial Compliance Evaluation 0 STAFF INITIATED ACTIVITY & COMPLAINT SUMMARY Staff Initiated Activity Complaints Agricultural Burning 1 0 Air quality /smoke in the air 0 0 Asbestos 8 12 Dust from source/tracking 3 21 Dust from unpaved public road 0 0 Odors 0 37 Other/miscellaneous 1 2 Outdoor burning 0 11 Solid fuel burning device 0 3 Surface Coating 0 2 TOTAL Staff Initiated Activity 13 Complaints 88

3 Page 3 of 12 ASBESTOS PROGRAM NOTIFICATION PROJECT SIZE OR TYPE # OF NOTIFICATIONS >= 10 ln. ft. and/or 48 sq. ft. Asbestos Project (OOSFR) Only 18 OOSFR Demolition Only 1 OOSFR Abatement and OOSFR Demolition 1 Emergency Notification 16 Alternative Friable Removal 0 Exception for Hazardous Conditions 0 Amendments 57 Demolition Only 1 < 10 ln. ft. and/or < 48 sq. ft. per CY 3 >= 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 17 >= 1,000 ln. ft. and/or 5,000 sq. ft. Asbestos w/o Demolition 2 TOTAL 121 ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS/PRESENTATIONS 8/1/2017 Air Tech Abatement 510 S Flora Rd Spokane OI Valley 8/2/2017 IRS 613 E Lacrosse Spokane NI 8/10/2017 Affordable Asbestos Abatement 4407 N Division Spokane NI 8/3/2017 Native Land Development 1115 W. First ave Spokane NI 8/9/2017 Steven Bushnel 108 S. Perry Ave. Spokane NI 8/9/2017 Leslie Lorenzen 5303 N Market ST Spokane OI 8/9/2017 Northtown Mall 4750 N Division Spokane NI 8/17/2017 Specialty Environmental, Robert 4009 E. 9th Ave. Spokane NI Stephens 8/17/2017 Specialty Environmental 1919 W Pacific Spokane NI 8/17/2017 Air Partrol Investiments E. Montgomery Spokane Valley NI 8/17/2017 IRS Environmental 541 E Crown Ave Spokane NI 8/23/2017 Richard Keene 3114 W 5th Ave Spokane NI NI Non Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection 10 OT Other 0 OI Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection 2 IP Informational Presentation 0 Asbestos Fees Collected $18,813.84

4 Page 4 of 12 NOTICES OF VIOLATION Issued 8 Asbestos Control Standards 2 Dust Control 3 Odors 0 Resolved 3 Outdoor Burning 1 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 2 Reissued 0 Failure to Comply with Other Standards 0 Civil Penalties Collected $5, Burning Permits Issued $37.50 Agricultural/Spot Burn $0 Wood Stove Exemptions $0

5 Page 5 of 12 III: Permitting & Air Quality A. Notices of Construction Received 6 Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type 8/4/17 #1741 Evergreen Pharmaceutical, LLC, 350 E. 3 rd Ave., Emergency Generator 8/7/17 #1739 Katerra, Inc., TBD, Baghouse 8/7/17 #1740 Katerra, Inc., TBD, Emergency Generator 8/10/17 #1742 Zip Trip #5, 7902 N. Division St., Gas Dispensing Facility 8/10/17 #1743 Zip Trip #6, 1712 N. Division St., Gas Dispensing Facility 8/10/17 #1744 Zip Trip #24, 4807 W. Nine Mile Rd., Gas Dispensing Facility B. Notices of Construction Approved 7 Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type 8/3/17 #1733 Riverview Retirement Community, 1801 E. Upriver Dr., Emergency Generator 8/10/17 #1734 Faber LLC, 3808 N. Sullivan Rd. Bldg. 5 Ste. K, Paint Booth 8/21/17 #1724 Costco Wholesale Corp., Hwy. 2 & N. Pittsburg St., Gas Dispensing Facility 8/28/17 #1738 Galaxy Compound Semi Conductors, 9922 E. Montgomery Ave. #7, Emergency Generator 8/31/17 #1742 Zip Trip #5, 7902 N. Division St., Gas Dispensing Facility 8/31/17 #1743 Zip Trip #6, 1712 N. Division St., Gas Dispensing Facility 8/31/17 #1744 Zip Trip #24, 4807 W. Nine Mile Rd., Gas Dispensing Facility C. NEHAPS/MACT 0 D. Temporary Sources Received 2 Temporary Sources Approved 1 E. Paving Waiver Requests 0 F. Surface Coating Regulation Exemption 0 G. Number of Sources Registered 0 Registration Fees Collected $0 AOP Permit Fees $0 Notice of Construction/SEPA/NOI Fees Collected $10, Air Operating Permits Issued 0 Air Operating Permits Renewed 0

6 Page 6 of 12 Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Air Quality Report August 2017 Wildfire smoke converged on the region for much of August, making for some of the worst air quality on record for Spokane. A strong high pressure ridge remained centered just off the Washington coast for the first 12 days of the month, bringing generally northerly airflow over the region, which carried smoke from wildfires in British Columbia and northern Washington into much of the region, including the Spokane area. A thermal low over the Columbia Basin served to also bring smoke from Montana wildfires into eastern Washington, further degrading air quality. The high pressure ridge and accompanying stagnant conditions persisted for so many days because of a Rex Block pattern of atmospheric pressure over the region. The ridge finally moved east of the region as a low pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska moved into the region on the 13 th. Near the end of the month, southwesterly winds carried smoke to the area from wildfires in the Oregon and Washington Cascades. Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) exceeded federal air quality standards on 10 days, including 7 days at the Spokane-Augusta Ave air monitoring station. The Spokane-Augusta Ave station is the only station used to determine Spokane County s compliance with the NAAQS for PM 2.5. There was one exceedance of the ground-level ozone standard when the 8-hour average ozone concentration reached 0.72 ppm at Spokane-Greenbluff on August 4 th. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the UNHEALTHY range for fine particulate matter on two days in August and in the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) category on ten days (Figure 1). Both PM 2.5 and ozone were in the USG category on the 4 th. The maximum AQI value for the month was 154, based on PM 2.5 levels on the 4 th (24-hour mass concentration = 62 µg/m 3 ). Smoke pushed particulate matter (PM 10 ) into the AQI-MODERATE category on ten days. Ozone was in the AQI-MODERATE category on 14 days. Figure 1: Air Quality Index (AQI) values for August The data represent the maximum AQI values across all monitoring stations within Spokane County.

7 Page 7 of 12 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 August throughout the network are shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Multi-station 24-hour average PM 2.5 for August 2017; Spokane County. Daily air quality data for August at 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.

8 Page 8 of 12 Table 1: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations for this reporting period Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date O 3 105/0.072 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, Greenbluff 8/4 PM 10 62/78 µg/m 3 Spokane, E. Augusta Ave. (Augusta & Fiske) 8/4 PM /62.0 µg/m 3 Spokane, N. Monroe St. (Monroe & Wellesley) 8/4 Table 2: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations for calendar year 2017 Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date O 3 105/0.072 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, Greenbluff 8/4 PM 10 62/78 µg/m3 Spokane, E. Augusta Ave. (Augusta & Fiske) 8/4 PM /62.0 µg/m3 Spokane, N. Monroe St. (Monroe & Wellesley) 8/4 Table 3: AQI summary as of August 31, Category Number of Days This Year Good (0-50) 162 Moderate (51-100) 69 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ( ) 10 Unhealthy ( ) 2 Very Unhealthy ( ) 0 Hazardous (>300) 0 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 4 th (Figure 3). Eight hour average ozone concentrations in the range to ppm are in the Moderate air quality category the AQI and to ppm are in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. When concentrations are below ppm, air quality is good with respect to ground-level ozone.

9 Page 9 of 12 Figure 3: Eight hour maximum ozone concentrations for the Spokane region in August. An ozone measurement above ppm, averaged over eight hours, exceeds the federal ozone standard. However, 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 (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).

10 Page 10 of 12 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, averaged over 3 Annual fourth-highest daily years Particle Pollution (PM) Sulfur Dioxide (SO 2 ) PM 2.5 primary 1 year 12.0 μg/m 3 annual mean, averaged over 3 years 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 required NAAQS.

11 Page 11 of 12 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 ) CO (ppm) 8- hour Health Effects ( g/m ) 24- ( g/ hour 24-hour 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. Appendix 3 Table A-3: Summary air quality data for August for air monitoring stations in Spokane County. The groundlevel 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 meter of air ( g/m 3 ). There are no data for Airway Heights for the 1 st through the 9 th because of vandalism and theft of equipment from the monitoring station or for the 27 th through the 29 th because of a power

12 Page 12 of 12 outage. Turnbull PM 10 is not reported elsewhere in this document because readings were affected by road dust as fire crews traveled on gravel roads close to the monitor. Date Ozone Greenbluff (8 hour max, ppm) Ozone Turnbull NWR (8 hour max, ppm) PM2.5 Augusta & Fiske BAM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) PM2.5 Broadway & University BAM (24 hour avg, µg/m 3 ) 8/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 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 )