WESTAR Planning Committee Committee Update before the WESTAR Council Cheryl Heying, Utah San Francisco, CA April 2007
Committee Activities Monthly phone meetings (First Thursday at 2 PM MT) States involved on priority issues: Particulate Matter Standards Exceptional and Natural Events Regional Haze Plan Development Updates on regional topics (Four Corners, RMNP) Clean Air Mercury Rule 110(a)(2)(D) State Implementation Plans Proposed Changes to Ozone Standard
Ozone Values in Western National Parks
Developed Comment Letters for Board Developed letters commenting on the following: New Standards for Particulate Matter New Standards for Transition Period between old and new Particulate Matter Standards New Rules regarding Exceptional and Natural Events New Rules for Particulate Monitoring
Current and Future Priorities Regional Haze SIP completion Interesting projects in your state/national park discussions Rural Air Issues, i.e. ozone, oil and gas, mercury etc. Track Ozone NAAQS revision Clean Air Mercury Rule PM 2.5 State Implementation Plans
Leadership for 2006-2007 Planning Committee Ira Domsky Arizona, WESTAR Board liaison Cheryl Heying, Utah Alice Edwards, Alaska