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Yellowstone National Park Very large Class I area (2,219,737 acres) Involves 3 states (WY, ID, MT) Not an isolated wilderness (2.87 million visitors in.

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1 Yellowstone National Park Very large Class I area (2,219,737 acres) Involves 3 states (WY, ID, MT) Not an isolated wilderness (2.87 million visitors in 2006 ~ 700,000 vehicles) Smoke from fires is a significant source of visibility impairment

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5 Yellowstone Lake YELL2

6 Looking South Towards the Site (YELL2)

7 Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Teton Wilderness and Red Rocks Lakes NWRW Baseline Extinction Budget WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Aerosol Composition Tool

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9 OC, SO4 and NO3 Trends – Worst 20% Visibility WRAP TSS>>Monitoring>>Aerosol Trends Tool

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11 URP Glidepaths - Specific Days WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections

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13 Yellowstone National Park Regional Haze Spectrums 2000-2004 Baseline (Worst) dv = 12; B ext = 33; VR = 120 2064 Natural Conditions (Worst) dv = 7; B ext = 20; VR = 200 http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/Datawarehouse/IMPROVE/Data/Photos/YELL/start.htm

14 http://www.coha.dri.edu/images/backtraj/wy_woc_0500m_backtraj_yellowstone.gif

15 Worst Visibility Days (2000-2004) http://www.coha.dri.edu/web/general/tools_PMFModeling.html

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18 Yellowstone National Park Forest Fire Episode Episode 8/28/94 – 9/21/94 Photograph Taken 8/29/94 Episode 8/28/94 – 9/21/94 Photograph Taken 9/6/94 http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/Datawarehouse/IMPROVE/Data/Photos/YELL/start.htm

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22 URP Glidepaths - Specific Days WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections

23 Regional Haze Rule: Wyoming submitted our section 309 SIP in December 2003 Included participation in a “Backstop” SO2 Trading Program for controlling stationary source emissions under a set of milestones –As long as the emission totals from the designated program participants (100 TPY SO2 emitters) in the five states stayed under the milestone for any particular year, no further regulatory control was required

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26 Company NameFacilityUnit PacifiCorpDave JohnstonUnits 3-4 PacifiCorpJim BridgerUnits 1-4 PacifiCorpNaughtonUnits 1-3 PacifiCorpWyodakUnit 1 General Chemical2 Units FMC Wyoming Corp.Granger Soda Ash Plant2 Units FMC Corp.Green River Plant3 Units Black Hills Power & LightSimpson 1Unit 1 P4 ProductionRock Springs Facility1 Unit Dyno Nobel9 Units Sinclair Oil Corp.Sinclair Refinery16 Units Sinclair RefineryCasper1 Unit Pink = Eligible and Subject to BART Blue = BART-eligible, but not Subject

27 WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections EC Monthly Weighted

28 http://www.coha.dri.edu/images/backtraj/wy_wec_0500m_backtraj_yellowstone.gif

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34 Company NameFacilityUnit PacifiCorpDave JohnstonUnits 3-4 PacifiCorpJim BridgerUnits 1-4 PacifiCorpNaughtonUnits 1-3 PacifiCorpWyodakUnit 1 General Chemical2 Units FMC Wyoming Corp.Granger Soda Ash Plant2 Units FMC Corp.Green River Plant3 Units Black Hills Power & LightSimpson 1Unit 1 P4 ProductionRock Springs Facility1 Unit Dyno Nobel9 Units Sinclair Oil Corp.Sinclair Refinery16 Units Sinclair RefineryCasper1 Unit Pink = Eligible and Subject to BART Blue = BART-eligible, but not Subject

35 Summary Table for Worst Visibility Days Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Teton Wilderness Class I Areas, Wyoming and Red Rocks Lakes NWRW Class I Area, Montana 2000-04* Baseline Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2064 Natural Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2018 URP (Mm -1 ) 2018 Base Case Sp. Days (Mm -1 ) 2018 Preliminary Reasonable Progress (Mm -1 ) Change In Statewide Emissions (tons/%) SO 4 4.260.76---4.17/ NO 3 1.770.631.51.37/ OC13.484.6211.0212.89/ EC2.480.431.971.72 2 / FS0.951.020.970.93/ CM2.582.992.672.58/ DV 1 11.766.5110.5410.99 2 / 1 Unitless value. 2 Monthly weighted. * Baseline data for this site (YELL2) begins in year 2000. Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Monitoring>>Aerosol Trends Tool Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections

36 YELLOWSTONE (YELL2) BEST VISIBILITY DAYS

37 OC, SO4 and NO3 Trends – Best 20% Visibility WRAP TSS>>Monitoring>>Aerosol Trends Tool

38 Yellowstone National Park Regional Haze Spectrums 2000-2004 Baseline (Best) dv = 3; B ext = 14; VR = 280 2064 Natural Conditions (Best) dv = 1; B ext = 11; VR = 360 http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/Datawarehouse/IMPROVE/Data/Photos/YELL/start.htm

39 http://www.coha.dri.edu/images/backtraj/wy_bs_0500m_backtraj_yellowstone.gif

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44 Summary Table for Best Visibility Days Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Teton Wilderness Class I Areas, Wyoming and Red Rocks Lakes NWRW Class I Area, Montana 2000-04* Baseline Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2064 Natural Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2018 Base Case Sp. Days (Mm -1 ) 2018 Preliminary Reasonable Progress (Mm -1 ) Change In Statewide Emissions (tons/%) SO 4 1.470.321.52/ NO 3 0.720.290.57/ OC1.130.481.07/ EC0.310.070.21/ FS0.10.080.09/ CM0.240.20.24/ DV 1 2.580.622.37/ 1 Unitless value. * Baseline data for this site (YELL2) begins in year 2000. Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Monitoring>>Aerosol Trends Tool Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections

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46 Bridger Wilderness Area Very clean area A lot of interest in the area due to development in SW WY

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49 Looking North Towards the Bridger (BRID1) Site

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51 http://www.coha.dri.edu/images/clipart/wy_20km_terrain_bridger.jpg Pinedale Anticline

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55 Worst Visibility Days (2000-2004) http://www.coha.dri.edu/web/general/tools_PMFhttp://www.coha.dri.edu/web/general/tools_PMFModeling.html

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58 Bridger Wilderness Regional Haze Spectrums 2000-2004 Baseline (Worst) dv = 11; B ext = 30; VR = 130 2064 Natural Conditions (Worst) dv = 7; B ext = 20; VR = 200

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61 Bridger Wilderness Forest Fire Episode Episode 8/22/88 – 9/10/88 Photograph Taken 8/24/88 Episode 8/22/88 – 9/10/88 Photograph Taken 8/27/88

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73 Company NameFacilityUnit PacifiCorpDave JohnstonUnits 3-4 PacifiCorpJim BridgerUnits 1-4 PacifiCorpNaughtonUnits 1-3 PacifiCorpWyodakUnit 1 General Chemical2 Units FMC Wyoming Corp.Granger Soda Ash Plant2 Units FMC Corp.Green River Plant3 Units Black Hills Power & LightSimpson 1Unit 1 P4 ProductionRock Springs Facility1 Unit Dyno Nobel9 Units Sinclair Oil Corp.Sinclair Refinery16 Units Sinclair RefineryCasper1 Unit Pink = Eligible and Subject to BART Blue = BART-eligible, but not Subject

74 Summary Table for Worst Visibility Days Bridger Wilderness and Fitzpatrick Wilderness Class I Areas, Wyoming 2000-04* Baseline Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2064 Natural Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2018 URP (Mm -1 ) 2018 Base Case Sp. Days (Mm -1 ) 2018 Preliminary Reasonable Progress (Mm -1 ) Change In Statewide Emissions (tons/%) SO 4 4.990.82---4.96/ NO 3 1.430.791.271.22/ OC10.554.658.9910.35/ EC1.990.391.591.52 2 / FS1.11.071.11.17/ CM2.512.672.552.51/ DV 1 11.126.5810.0610.84/ 1 Unitless value. 2 Monthly weighted. * Baseline data for this site (BRID1) begins in year 2000. Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Monitoring>>Aerosol Trends Tool Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections

75 BRIDGER (BRID1) BEST VISIBILITY DAYS

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77 Bridger Wilderness Regional Haze Spectrums 2000-2004 Baseline (Best) dv = 2; B ext = 12; VR = 330 2064 Natural Conditions (Best) dv = 1; B ext = 11; VR = 350

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89 Summary Table for Best Visibility Days Bridger Wilderness and Fitzpatrick Wilderness Class I Areas, Wyoming 2000-04* Baseline Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2064 Natural Conditions (Mm -1 ) 2018 Base Case Sp. Days (Mm -1 ) 2018 Preliminary Reasonable Progress (Mm -1 ) Change In Statewide Emissions (tons/%) SO 4 1.450.281.58/ NO 3 0.430.250.39/ OC0.80.410.78/ EC0.360.080.29 2 / FS0.090.070.1/ CM0.250.20.25/ DV 1 2.10.592.07/ 1 Unitless value. 2 Monthly weighted. * Baseline data for this site (BRID1) begins in year 2000. Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Monitoring>>Aerosol Trends Tool Source: WRAP TSS>>Resources>>Modeling>>Modeling Results Browser>>Visibility Modeling>>Model Projections

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