South Coast Air Quality Management District 2015 Regulatory Update CDAWG 2015 Conference November 18-19, 2015 Big Bear Lake, CA MOHSEN NAZEMI, P.E. DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
SCAQMD Mission …to achieve and maintain healthful air quality for all who live and work in our region
New/Amended Rules in 2015 RuleTitleAdoptedAmended 1401 New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants 6/5/ Requirements for New and Relocated Facilities Near Schools 6/5/ Control of Toxic Air Contaminants from Existing Sources 6/5/ Emission Standards for Lead and Other Toxic Air Contaminants from Large Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Facilities 9/4/ Emission Standards for Lead from Metal Melting Facilities 10/2/ Oil and Gas Production Wells 9/4/ Notification and Reporting Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells and Chemical Suppliers 9/4/ Further Emission Reductions from Cement Manufacturing Facilities 11/6/2015
Current/Ongoing Challenges FacilityLocationOperationAir ContaminantStatus Exide Vernon Lead acid battery Recycling Lead/Arsenic Facility shut down & Community Clean Up Hixson Metal Finishing Newport Beach Metal Finishing Hexavalent Chrome Order for Abatement requires curtailing operations when off-site ambient Cr6+ levels exceed 0.6 ng/m 3 Sunshine Canyon Landfill Sylmar Landfill Odors Regulatory and community task forces seeking solutions for odor abatement; SCAQMD continues complaint response. Rainbow Disposal Huntington Beach Transfer/ Recycling Odors, Dust SCAQMD seeking Order for Abatement to require enclosures and curtail emissions. Ecology Control Industries Torrance Contaminated soil excavation DDT Dust EPA, DTSC, SCAQMD ensuring excavated soil piles are fully covered while contaminants are classified for proper disposal. SoCalGas – Aliso Canyon Porter Ranch Natural gas injection & storage Odors (mercaptan) Injection well leak caused release of odorized natural gas into downwind community.
Looking Ahead 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) Proposed new/amended rules ◦Regulation XX – RECLAIM NOx RTC Shave ◦ – Metal Grinding Operations ◦415 – Odors from Rendering and Inedible Kitchen Grease Processing Facilities Increasing emphasis on remote monitoring/sensing technology to ensure continuous compliance with air quality requirements