1. 2014 Advanced Air Permitting Seminar Steve Hagle, P.E., Deputy Director TCEQ Office of Air

2. Steve Hagle, P.E. February 2014 Page 2 Eight-Hour Ozone Design Values and Population in Texas

3. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 3 Air Quality Successes Emissions Inventory: –Between 2000 and 2012, NO X emissions decreased 63%, and measured ground level ozone concentrations decreased 23% Ozone Levels: –From 2000 to 2013, ozone levels in Texas have decreased by 24% –Average for all states plus District of Columbia and Puerto Rico only showed a decrease of 12% Eight-hour ozone levels for HGB and DFW nonattainment areas have been trending downward for the 1997 eight-hour NAAQS since 2000

4. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 4 Air Quality Successes As of 2013, eleven areas of the state with monitors have ozone levels below the 2008 ozone standard The EPA has designated the El Paso area to be in attainment of the 1997 ozone standard The EPA has re-designated the Beaumont area in attainment of the 1997 ozone standard

5. Steve Hagle, P.E. February 2014 Page 5 2011 Statewide Mobile NO X Emissions

6. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 6 DFW “Bump-Up” Background: –DFW area did not attain the 1997 eight-hour ozone standard by its June 2013 attainment date –EPA proposed rules for 2008 implementation, which included revoking 1997 standard Sierra Club Lawsuit and EPA Consent Decree: –February 2014: NOI to sue EPA for failure to take action –If the consent decree establishes a reclassification deadline before the expected effective date of the 1997 standard revocation (April 2015), the DFW area would be reclassified as severe nonattainment

7. 2013 Ozone Design Values RegionCounty 2013 8-hour Ozone DV (ppb) HGBBrazoria87 DFWDenton87 DFWTarrant86 DFWCollin84 DFWDallas84 HGBHarris82 SANBexar81 DFWJohnson79 HGBMontgomery79 DFWParker79 NETXGregg77 DFWRockwall77 DFWHood77 DFWEllis77 NETXSmith75 BPAJefferson75 HGBGalveston74 KTFBell74 DFWHunt74 WACMcLennan74 DFWKaufman74 ARRTravis73 NETXHarrison72 ELPEl Paso72 DFWNavarro72 BBBrewster71 CCNueces70 BPAOrange69 VICVictoria67 LARWeb64 LRGVCameron60 MEMHidalgo59

8. 2013* Secondary Ozone W126 Design Values by County RegionCounty W126 DV (ppm-hrs) DFWDenton21 DFWTarrant20 DFWCollin19 DFWDallas18 DFWParker14 ELPEl Paso14 BBBrewster13 DFWJohnson13 DFWRockwall13 HGBBrazoria13 DFWEllis12 NETXGregg12 NETXSmith12 NETXHarrison12 DFWHunt12 KTFBell11 SANBexar11 DFWHood11 HGBHarris11 DFWKaufman11 DFWNavarro11 WACMcLennan10 HGBMontgomery9 ARRTravis9 BPAJefferson9 BPAOrange7 HGBGalveston6 CCNueces5 VICVictoria5 LARWebb4 LRGVCameron3 MEMHidalgo2 *2013 W126 Design Values are preliminary and are subject to change. < 6 7-17 > 18 Secondary Ozone DV’s

9. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 9 Upcoming NAAQS Monitoring PM 2.5 and CO - DFW and HGB to be operational by January 1, 2015: –Austin-Round Rock and San Antonio areas to be operational by January 1, 2017 NO 2 - Near-road monitors required in DFW, HGB, Austin-Round Rock, and San Antonio areas (one in each): –Second near-road monitors required in DFW and HGB areas by January 1, 2015 –El Paso and Edinburg-Mission-McAllen area monitors required by January 1, 2017 SO 2 – data requirements rule - ??

10. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 10 Regional Haze EPA has not taken action on the initial Regional Haze SIP submittal (March 2009) Under a consent decree, the EPA is scheduled to propose action by November 26, 2014 and take final action by September 4, 2015 Next Regional Haze SIP is due in July 2018: –It takes years to develop EPA may require a four-factor analysis of each facility that may impact visibility at Class I areas inside and outside of Texas: –The TCEQ does not have authority to require facilities to perform this analysis themselves for submittal to the TCEQ. This may require rulemaking. –30 - 40 sources

11. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 11 2015 Legislative Session Fund Balances (TERP, LIP, LIRAP) 111(d)??? Expedited Permitting??? Public Participation???

12. Steve Hagle, P.E. October 2014 Page 12 Questions? Steve Hagle (512) 239-1295 steve.hagle@tceq.texas.gov