CenSARA Region Air Quality Overview NASA AQAST Meeting Jan , 2014 Rice University, Houston

CenSARA Members Organization Purpose: Promote the exchange of air quality information, knowledge, experience and data Support members in technical projects through contract management and representation on regional/national groups Increase staff productivity through management of training courses for member agency staff Arkansas DEQ Iowa DNR Kansas DHE Louisiana DEQ Missouri DNR Nebraska DEQ Oklahoma DEQ Texas CEQ Federally-funded local programs are represented on the Board of Directors by one agency each from EPA Region 6 and Region 7

Estimated Pollutant Levels CenSARA Total CONH3NOXPM10PM2_5SO2VOC % of Eastern State Total (EST) 29%44%32%45%39%26%38% % of CONUS 22%35%26%35%30%24%29% Source: EPA’s 2011V6 emissions modeling platform found at: FR notice docket #EPA-HQ- OAR (comments due 3/31/14). Does not include biogenics.

1997 Ozone NAAQS

2008 Ozone NAAQS

PM NAAQS – none PM NAAQS – designations ???? PM10 NAAQS – El Paso County (part), TX – moderate nonattainment

2010 SO2 NAAQS (Phase I) 1971 SO2 NAAQS – Muscatine County, IA (part) – maintenance area

1978 Lead NAAQS – Jefferson County (part), MO – nonattainment; Iron County (part), MO – maintenance Douglas County (part), NE – maintenance Collin County ([art), TX -maintenance

Thoughts to ponder As NAAQS become tighter, how can continued “clean air” in the central U.S. be assured? – Relevant, accurate and up-to-date data for use by EPA and states becomes ever more important. – Finding best uses of handheld/personal monitors and data collected is important. Accurate and informative public messaging is also important, as is coordination of messaging amongst agencies. – It’s unknown at this time what near-road monitoring results will mean. Technical “building blocks” can help with transport, NAAQS, and Regional Haze SIPs, but how? – Regional haze Phase II SIPs are due to EPA by July 31, 2018; NAAQS SIP due dates vary; transport SIPs due ?? – As sources of interest decrease in size, technical analysis needs increase. – How can a dynamic industry like oil and gas be accurately accounted for in current and future emission inventories and modeling?

Challenges Most CenSARA states have a minimum number of employees with limited time to work on “non- routine” activities. Many of EPA’s area source emission factors are outdated. There’s never enough time between regulatory requirement effective dates and deadlines to develop programs. – If you haven’t yet, please read a SIP to help understand what states have to do to meet requirements.

CenSARA Contacts Theresa Pella, Executive Director – – Ron Hensley, Training Director – – DeAnna Scofield, Office/Grant Manager – –