1. Section Update: Monitoring & Planning
Tom Gross
March 5, 2008

2. Major Functions of the Section
Monitoring
Data Analysis
Emissions Inventory
Photochemical Modeling
Policy
Regulations
Planning
Indoor Air Quality
Public Education

3. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
Why do we monitor?
Compliance with standards
Evaluate health risk
Model validation
PSD permits
Where do we monitor?
52 monitors at 21 sites statewide
Generally population based
By KDHE, local agencies, and private citizens

4. Monitoring Updates
HB 2526 requires KDHE to establish a mercury monitoring network
Five of six sites selected
Monitor at Sac and Fox operational
Flint Hills Monitoring
PM10 Monitoring at Dwight
Potential Health effects study with CDC
Planned Rail Yard Monitoring Study in Kansas City

7. Data Analysis
Evaluate impacts of new PM2.5 and proposed ozone standards
Analyze monitoring trends
Investigate pollution episodes
Reports on special monitoring studies
JFK monitoring site in Kansas City
Flint Hills monitoring study

8. Emissions Inventory Point Sources Number of facilities reporting:
Major sources for criteria pollutants or hazardous air pollutants
$25/ton
Number of facilities reporting:
 320 Class I facilities
 620 Class II facilities
Area and Mobile Sources
National Emissions Inventory prepared by EPA with input from states
Completed every 3 years

9. Emissions Inventory Update
Proposed Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (AERR):
2008 – reports due 12 months after years’ end
2011 – reports due 6 months after years’ end
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
Kansas Point Source Inventory
Statewide multi-sector inventory
Kansas Emission Inventory Internet Submittal System
Piloted last year, based on paper forms
Fields are pre-populated based on previous year’s values

10. Air Pollutants from Point Sources in Kansas

11. Air Pollutants from All Sectors in Kansas

12. Photochemical Modeling

13. Planning Updates Kansas City Ozone
Submitted Ozone Maintenance Plan to EPA in April 2007
Violated 8-hour standard in 2007
Infrastructure SIP for ozone and PM2.5 to EPA in January 2008
Regional Haze SIP
Completed Draft SIP in October
Out for FLM and EPA review
Kansas State Air Quality Plan

14. Regulation Update Regional Haze regulation
Updated regulations for NESHAPS, MACT and NSPS
Definitions, public notice, construction approvals and operating permits
Kansas City Ozone Regulations
Boilers – NOx RACT
Idling

15. Policy Update Climate Change Policy
Kansas joined The Climate Registry
Governor signed the Midwestern Governor's GHG Accord
US signed Bali Accords
Warner-Lieberman bill voted out of Senate Committee
Court cases on EPA’s authority to regulate GHGs
DC Court of Appeals (federal) vacated federal Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR)
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
Congress appropriated $200M/year for five years

16. Indoor Air Quality
Talk to individuals and groups such as housing, landlord-tenant and realtor associations
Teach health professionals statewide to respond to indoor air quality inquiries
Develop educational materials and web sites
Interact with KDHE bureaus and other state and federal agencies
Participate in Healthy Indoor Environments Coalition

17. Outreach Updates Sustainable Skylines Initiative KC Idle Free Campaign
Idle Reduction Workshops
May 9, 2008 Kansas Speedway
Air Quality Awareness Week April 28-May 2
Green Schools Program

18. Questions?