1. Community Dust Planning
Presented by Vanessa Crandell-Beck
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Air Quality
BIA Provider’s Conference – November 2017

2. Outline Background on DEC’s Rural Community Dust Survey
Survey findings and statistics
Dust monitoring and community self-assessment map
Using the survey as a self-assessment tool
Other tools for community dust planning
Rural Dust Toolkit
Steps for funding

3. Survey Background DEC Rural Community Dust Survey
Sent out to communities in 2010, 2011, 2016
Goal was to understand:
If dust is a problem in rural communities
The scope of the problem
Road and community-specific information
Prior/existing dust control measures
What did DEC learn from these surveys?
Dust is a significant problem in rural AK and across the state

4. General Dust Concerns Health impacts and effects of long-term exposure
Dust being blow onto fish racks and subsistence foods
Chemical treatments and possible contamination
Visibility and road safety issues from airborne dust
ATVs and dust

6. Tools for Community Dust Planning: Using the Survey as a Self-Assessment Tool
EPA/DEC coordination: reformatting and adding to the community dust survey so it can be used as a self-assessment
Good first step for community dust planning
Creates a profile of the community’s road system and dust problems to references when pursuing funding or technical assistance
Highlights current capacity to address dust:
Equipment
Funds
Community support
Available resources

7. Tools for Community Dust Planning: Rural Dust Toolkit
Being developed by DEC/EPA with stakeholder input
Organized, one-stop guide, combining useful tools across agencies for getting started on road dust in Alaska
Goals:
To provide a resource that leads a community through a process that improves their ability to determine the steps needed for dust control
To combine and present the existing information on road dust in a more accessible way

8. Tools for Community Dust Planning: Rural Dust Toolkit
Being developed by DEC/EPA with stakeholder input
Organized, one-stop guide, combining useful tools across agencies for getting started on road dust in Alaska
Goals:
Provide a resource that leads a community through a process that improves their ability to determine the steps needed for dust control
Combine and present the existing information on road dust in a more accessible way
Toolkit Sections
Intro
First Steps for Dust Control
Behavior Change
Maintaining Proper Road Design
Dust Suppressants
Dust Monitoring
Funding Guide
Contacts and Resources

9. Steps for Funding and Planning
What needs to be done in advance to get funding for road dust abatement? Planning!!
The Self-Assessment and Rural Dust Toolkit are a great place to start
Important considerations:
Who owns the road?
Has dust control or dust monitoring been done in the past? Did it help?
How many miles of road need some form of dust control?
What is the condition of the road? Aggregate? Slope?
Which areas are the dustiest and affect the community the most?
Funding keywords:
Road maintenance, safety, air quality
The Self-Assessment and Rural Dust Toolkit can help communities start thinking about the questions they will need to know when seeking funding

10. Funding and Coordination: Roads and Maintenance
Considering road ownership and management can help identify possible funding sources
State
State roads/airstrips – DOT&PF ($)
State DNR
Railroad
Air quality – DEC
Community and Regional Affairs – CIAP ($)
Federal
BLM
BIA ($)
FHWA ($)
Native Corporation
Village Corporation
City/Municipal
City or borough ($)
Village
Other
ANTHC mini-grants ($)
State-owned road – DNR management (may own and manage everything around the road)

12. State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation
Thank You
State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation
Air Quality Division
Non-Point Mobile Sources
Vanessa Crandell-Beck
Environmental Program Specialist
Molly Birnbaum
Non-Point Section Manager