Nick Czarnecki. FNSB Air Quality Manager Presentation for the Clear the Air Home Heating Forum & Expo September 23, 2017

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1 Nick Czarnecki FNSB Air Quality Manager Presentation for the Clear the Air Home Heating Forum & Expo September 23, 2017

2 Air Quality Alerts Opacity PM2.5 Crossing Property Boundaries What if I break the rules? How to file an AQ complaint What else can you do?

3 Borough Wide Dry wood requirement 20% or less moisture content PM2.5 Emissions crossing property lines Restrictions on selling solid fuel burning appliances Nonattainment area Only solid fuel burning appliances that are EPA certified at 2.5 g/hr emissions or less are legal to install Air Quality Control Zone (AQCZ) 2 Stage Air Quality Burn Restrictions Visible emissions standard

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5 PM2.5 exceeds or forecast to exceed 25 µg/m 3 in either Fairbanks and/or North Pole portion of AQCZ Burning only permitted if: Have valid Stage 1 Waiver or NOASH Only for Borough listed solid fuel burning appliances (SFBAs) EPA Cert. Wood or Pellets Stove 2.5 g/hr or less EPA Cert. Hydronic Heaters 0.10 lbs/million btu or less Masonry heaters, Cook Stoves or Fireplaces

6 PM2.5 exceeds or forecast to exceed 35 µg/m 3 in either Fairbanks and/or North Pole portion of AQCZ All burning of SFBAs PROHIBITED, unless: Have valid NOASH Only for Borough listed SFBAs

7 NCore Monitor Air Alert Stage (Current Regulations) Stage 1 Stage 2 Total North Pole Fire Station Monitor Air Alert Stage (Current Regulations) Stage 1 Stage 2 Total Wood Burning Permitted Stage 1 Waiver + NOASH NOASH Only Wood Burning Permitted Stage 1 Waiver + NOASH NOASH Only Expected Number of Days with Burn Bans Expected Number of Days with Burn Bans Air Alert Stage (Prior Regulations) Stage 2 Stage 3 Total Wood Burning Permitted Days with Burn Bans Winter Winter EPA-Cert Devices + NOASH NOASH Only + Cold Temp Exceptio n Air Alert Stage (Prior Regulations) Stage 2 Stage 3 Total NOASH Wood Burning Permitted Only EPA-Cert + Cold Devices Temp + NOASH Exceptio n Days with Burn Bans Winter Winter

8 Sign up for text or alerts at AQFairbanks.com/Pages/AQ- Advisory-Sign-Up-Form.aspx Follow us on FaceBook and Twitter Be on the lookout for the electronic highway signs posted around the community

9 Download our mobile app at m.fnsb.us/aq Call for a recording of the daily AQ forecast Visit AQFairbanks.com Listen to the evening news

10 Apply for a Stage 1 Waiver Only for Borough listed appliances Applications online at AQFairbanks.com or in AQ office Supply photos of SFBA with application Supply photo of proper wood storage Complete required trainings Or apply for NOASH

11 No Other Adequate Source of Heat Affidavit allows burning during all air quality alerts Same requirements as Stage 1 Waiver but limited to the following scenarios: Structure has no adequate heating source without using a SFBA or An economic hardship requires the use of a SFBA (supporting documentation required) or Complying with a restriction would result in damage to property including damage to the appliance itself and its heating system components Not available for building built after Dec. 31, 2016

12 Curtailment is the most effective near term control measure Curtailment is dependent on stage threshold and compliance rate Paperwork makes compliance enforceable Leads to higher compliance, emission reduction, and clean air

13 Opacity must not be greater than 20% for more than 10 mins in any hour, except during the first 40 mins after initial firing of appliance (AQCZ) Emissions are not allowed to cross property lines (Borough Wide) Enforcement utilizes EPA Method 9 or 22 (depending on situation) Combined effort between FNSB and ADEC

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15 No burning of brush piles No burning in burn barrels Does not include personal warming fires

16 Online AQFairbanks.com (links to ADEC site) or go directly to dec.alaska.gov/applications/air/airtoolsweb/complaints/ Fill out & submit form ADEC and/or FNSB may investigate, depending on nature and timing of complaint

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18 Education outreach first Are you aware of the rules? How can we help you remedy the situation? Last resort Fines associated with FNSB AQ regs Court action by ADEC

19 Comply with all State and Borough AQ regulations Upgrade older heating appliances Go out and look! There should be little visible emissions. If you must burn wood, burn only clean, dry wood!

20 AQFairbanks.com

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