Air Quality Issues Facing Agriculture State Agriculture and Rural Leaders 2009 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit Roger A. Isom Executive Vice President California Cotton Ginners & Growers Associations

The Issues!

ARB Truck Rules Periodic Smoke Inspections Anti-idling Regulation Heavy Duty On-Road

The Ozone Target

NOx Emissions

On-road Trucks Includes all trucks operated in California! CaliforniaOut of State Heavy Duty189,4791,314,211 Medium Duty206,32411,487

On-road Trucks CARB rule Includes ag trucks! Low-use exemption = 1000 mi. and 100 hrs. Limited-use exemption = 7,500 mi. (requires DPF)

On-road Trucks Phase 1 –Install DPFs on all existing trucks by Dec. 31, 2012 beginning in 2010 Phase 2 –2010 or newer engine by Dec. 31, 2020 beginning in 2012

On-road Trucks - Ag Limited Use Extension –Pre-1996 < 15,000 miles/yr –1996 – 2005 < 20,000 miles/yr –2006 or newer <25,000 miles/yr No Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Replace truck by December 31, 2016

On-road Trucks - Ag Low-use extension –All ages < 10,000 miles/yr No DPF Replace truck by December 31, 2022

Farm Equipment Rule

Replace existing farm equipment w/ equipment that has a Tier IV engine Some allowance to be given to equipment w/ Tier III engines

Timeline 2009 – workshops and develop rule Early 2010 – ARB will adopt rule 2014 – Begin implementation of equipment phase-out

Ag Pump Engines Air District Rules Permits “Ozone non-attainment” fees –Currently est. at $9,000 per ton!

Pump Engines Rule 4702 –Replace all engines Natural gas – January 1, 2009 Diesel Tier 0 – January 1, 2010 Diesel Tier I,II – January 1, 2015 or 12 years after installation date

Permits Current thresholds –Federal Title V = 25 tons NOx/yr –Local permit = 12.5 tons NOx/yr Extreme thresholds –Federal Title V = 10 tons NOx/yr –Local permit = 5 tons/yr

Non-attainment Fee Failure to attain 1-hr ozone std. Approx. $9,000 per ton annual emissions fee Effective until attainment of 1-hr std.

Forklift Regulation Mandatory replacement of spark- ignited forklifts (propane) –20% by January 1, 2009 –80% by January 1, 2012

Pesticide VOCs Fumigants Emulsifiable concentrates

Ag Burning Prohibitions June 1, 2005 – Field crops, prunings, weed abatement June 1, 2007 – Orchard removals June 1, 2010 – Vineyards removals, other materials, and surface harvested prunings

PM2.5 The revision to an already tough standard

Ozone Can we get any lower?

What Can You Do? Incentive Funding –“Carl Moyer” Type Program –DERA –Farm Bill The Standards –Is there an end game?