NYS Department of Environmental Conservation An Air Quality Management Plan For New York State Robert D. Bielawa, P.E. Division of Air Resources Bureau of Air Quality Planning 2011 NAQC San Diego, CA March 9, 2011

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYSDEC Multi-Pollutant Planning Goals The Department’s multi-pollutant planning effort, which is referred to as the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), addresses air quality concerns that include nonattainment and maintenance of criteria pollutant national ambient air quality standards, sector-based emission control strategies, emission and risk reductions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), climate change, regional haze and visibility. It will also address other considerations such as environmental justice, land- use, transportation, energy and ecosystem health to the extent practicable. The multi-pollutant plan incorporates Department priorities and provides details on the Department’s air quality planning goals and potential strategies by which these goals may be achieved, as well as the technical approaches that will be used. 2

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Pilot Project with EPA Began September Stages –Work-plan –Current Status Summary –Conceptual Model –Draft Final AQMP Completed December

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Department Priorities Connect New Yorkers to Nature Promote a Toxic-Free Future Safeguard NY’s Unique Natural Assets Work for Environmental Justice Combat Climate Change (CP-49) Foster Green and Healthy Communities

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation AQMP Key Components Pollutants to be addressed Air Quality in New York State Environmental Goals Energy Issues Ecosystem Health Human Health Impacts Environmental Justice Stakeholders 5

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation AQMP Focus Pollutants 1,3-butadiene Acetaldehyde Acrolein Ammonia Benzene Carbon Dioxide and other GHG’s Diesel Exhaust Fine Particulate Matter Formaldehyde Lead Mercury Nickel Oxides of Nitrogen Ozone Particulate Matter Polycyclic Organic Matter (POM) Sulfur Dioxide 6

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Air Quality In New York Hour Ozone Nonattainment –Designations deferred Hour Ozone Nonattainment –8 areas designated nonattainment, but all with clean data 1-Hour Ozone Nonattainment –6 nonattainment areas, all with clean data PM 2.5 (Annual and 24-hr) Nonattainment –1 nonattainment area 7

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Goals (1) Combat Climate Change –25% RPS by 2013 –45x15 by 2015 –10% VMT reduction by 2020 –52% CO 2 e emission reduction by 2030 –80% CO 2 e emission reduction by 2050

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Goals (2) Foster Green and Healthy Communities –Attain all NAAQS by appropriate dates

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Goals (3) Promote a Toxic-Free Future –50% reduction diesel PM by 2014 –Reduce ambient nickel concentrations to coincide with the 24-hr PM 2.5 NAAQS of 35 ug/m 3 by 2014 –Full implementation of Mercury Reduction Program to achieve region-wide TMDL projections by 2015 –Achieve 75% emission reduction in benzene emissions by 2016

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Goals (4) Safeguard NY’s Unique Natural Assets –Make progress toward achieving critical loads at all areas that currently exceed critical loads for deposition of sulfur, nitrogen and mercury Connect New Yorkers to Nature –Promulgate a BART regulation that addresses regional haze by 2013

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Energy Issues, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency State Energy Plan –Current goal of 30% by 2013 Wind Hydroelectric Solar Biofuels

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Ecosystem Health Acid deposition –Adirondack Mountains –Catskill Mountains –Hudson Highlands –Rensselaer Plateau –Portions of Long Island

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Human Health Impacts Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Asthma and Air Quality Project Air Quality and Birth Outcomes Public Health Surveillance Evaluation

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Justice (1) Existing State EJ Programs –Commissioner Policy 29 Environmental Justice and Permitting –EPHT –Green Building Initiative –EE Initiative –Stop Smoking Trucks NYSDEC Initiative

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Justice (2) Proposed State EJ Programs –Mobile Source Emission Reduction Programs –Stationary Source Emission Reduction Programs –Air Permitting Revisions 6 NYCRR Parts 201 and 212 Environmental Justice and Permitting

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Stakeholders All NYS Residents All NYS Businesses NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Other NYS Departments –Transportation –Health –Energy Research Development Authority Local Governments (City and County) Metropolitan Planning Organizations

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Technical Approach Applying the Northeast Regional Multi-Pollutant Policy Analysis Framework (MPAF) to New York –Began with NESCAUM (Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management) in late 2007 –Funded by New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) Modeling –NE-MARKAL (NorthEast MARKet ALlocation) –SMOKE/CMAQ –BenMAP –REMI (Regional Economic Models, Inc.) Project is in final stage

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation MPAF Tasks (1) 1.Integrate key regional health, environmental, and economic targets for air quality and climate goals 2.Identify key regional strategies for achieving air and climate program goals 3.Represent goals and strategies in the regional MPAF modeling system

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation MPAF Tasks (2) 4.Analyze solutions, trade-offs and cross sector interactions 5.Identify policy challenges and capacity building needs in order for states to use these tools in the future 6.Document findings, outreach to state and federal planning agencies

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Key Strategies – Air and Climate Program Goals Power Generation Sector (6) Transportation Sector (9) R/C/I Sector (5) Meta-Scenarios (5) beyond NE- MARKAL

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Potential Environmental Indicators (1) Environmental –NAAQS –Resource efficiency (EE stds. on appliances) –Progress toward GHG goals –Energy Consumption per capita –Number of Ozone Alert days

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Potential Environmental Indicators (2) Quality of Life –Commuting time –Park space per capita –Residences within walking distance of public transit –Status of urban tree canopy

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Potential Environmental Indicators (3) Environmental Justice –Health Indicators Obesity HBP –Ambient air concentrations –Emissions Inventories for specific air toxics –Quality of Life indicators focused on EJ areas

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Implementation The AQMP is a dynamic process Current and Future programs What next? –Public Outreach –New York City Community Air Survey NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene –Policy Decisions –Future Modeling

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Acknowledgements Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) –Leah Weiss, Gary Kleiman, Jason Rudokas NYSDEC –Division of Air Resources Ona Papageorgiou, Scott Griffin, Kevin Watz –Office of Climate Change David Gardner United States Environmental Protection Agency –Valerie Broadway, OAQPS NYSERDA 26

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation For more information Robert D. Bielawa, P.E. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany, NY (518)