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EASTERN KERN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT CDAWG UPDATE – NOVEMBER 18, 2015 CHERITA YOUNG – AIR QUALITY ENGINEER 1
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OVERVIEW District Major Sources Attainment Status Rule Development Major Projects
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DISTRICT Area: 3,707 square miles Population: 132,000 Staff 1 APCO 2 Engineers 4 Specialists 3 Support Staff (Administrative and Clerical)
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DISTRICT
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MAJOR SOURCES National Cement Lehigh Cement Cal Portland Cement Edwards Air Force Base Naval Air Weapons Station – China Lake US Borax NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Mojave – Rosamond Recycling & Sanitary Landfill Ridgecrest Recycling & Sanitary Landfill
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MAJOR SOURCES Mojave-Rosamond Landfill Ridgecrest RSL
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ATTAINMENT STATUS Ozone 1 Hour – Attainment Ozone 8 Hour – Marginal Nonattainment Moderate PM 10 – Unclassifiable/ Attainment PM 2.5 – Unclassifiable/ Attainment Carbon Monoxide – Unclassifiable/ Attainment Nitrogen Dioxide – Unclassified Sulfur Dioxide – Unclassified Lead Particulates – Unclassifiable/ Attainment
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RULE DEVELOPMENT Revised Rules Rule 301 – Permit Fees $120 application fee no longer credited to engineering billing. Rule 302 – Permit Fee Schedules Addition of agricultural engine registration schedule. Moved to tier fees based on horsepower. Addition of commercial solar power generation schedule. Requires these facilities to obtain permits. Rule 303 – Miscellaneous Fees Increased hourly engineering analysis fee from $88 to $100 per hour. Removed Stationary Agricultural Engine Registration fee schedule and added to Rule 302. Rule 402 – Fugitive Dust Addition of details of types and uses of applicable soil stabilizers and dust suppressants. Addition of PM 10 Air Monitoring option Addition and revision of definitions
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RULE DEVELOPMENT New Rule Rule 402.2 – Agricultural Operations The purpose of this Rule is to prevent, reduce, and mitigate ambient concentrations of anthropogenic fugitive dust emissions generated from agricultural operations through implementation of Conservation Management Practices. Outlines Conservation Management Practices for facilities larger than 10 acres Land preparation and cultivation Harvest Activities Unpaved roads and traffic area Windblown Dust
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RULE DEVELOPMENT Future Projects 2008 - 8-Hour Ozone RACT State Implementation Plan (SIP )
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MAJOR PROJECTS New Title V Source Tehachapi Sanitary Landfill (Pending) Solar 33 facilities (various stages – operational, construction phase, pending) Working to get all facilities into compliance Dust monitoring plans
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