1. Welcome to Nevada Greg Remer Chief, Nevada Bureau of Air Pollution Control Greg Remer Chief, Nevada Bureau of Air Pollution Control

2. Nevada Issues Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe NSR NSR SIPs SIPs Mercury Mercury Climate Change Climate Change Ozone/Transport Ozone/Transport

3. Nevada Issues Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Formed under a Bi-State Compact between Nevada and California Formed under a Bi-State Compact between Nevada and California Authorized by Congress Authorized by Congress Managed by Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) (www.trpa.org) Managed by Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) (www.trpa.org) All planning and implementation performed by TRPA All planning and implementation performed by TRPA NDEP air permitting authority NDEP air permitting authority

4. NSR NSR Climate change uncertainty Climate change uncertainty Regulatory uncertainty Regulatory uncertainty Legal Challenges Legal Challenges Increment Reviews Increment Reviews Nevada Issues

5. SIPs SIPs Attempting to update core SIP since early 2000’s Attempting to update core SIP since early 2000’s In mediation with 9 th Circuit/Region IX over minor source permitting provisions In mediation with 9 th Circuit/Region IX over minor source permitting provisions To Do: To Do: Include NSR reform in NNSR provisions Include NSR reform in NNSR provisions PSD SIP PSD SIP PM2.5 SIP PM2.5 SIP Ozone SIP Ozone SIP Welcome to Nevada

6. Mercury Mercury State Mining Hg Control Program State Mining Hg Control Program Implementation continuing – at this point Implementation continuing – at this point Improvement in quality of emission inventory Improvement in quality of emission inventory Increase on knowledge/understanding of mercury emissions from mining processes Increase on knowledge/understanding of mercury emissions from mining processes Fugitive emission study underway Fugitive emission study underway Expect signficant emission reductions on new/modified units Expect signficant emission reductions on new/modified units EPA agreement to create Mining Hg MACT jeopardizing State’s program EPA agreement to create Mining Hg MACT jeopardizing State’s program Nevada filed request to intervene Nevada filed request to intervene State Utility Hg Control Program under development State Utility Hg Control Program under development Welcome to Nevada

7. Climate Change Climate Change Nevada a leader in renewable Energy – primarily geothermal and solar (lead the nation in geo/capita) Nevada a leader in renewable Energy – primarily geothermal and solar (lead the nation in geo/capita) Expect 600 MW of Geothermal by 2012 Expect 600 MW of Geothermal by 2012 Many additional geothermal, solar and wind projects proposed. Many additional geothermal, solar and wind projects proposed. Nevada leads country in percent of new homes built ton Energy Star standards – 75% in 2008 Nevada leads country in percent of new homes built ton Energy Star standards – 75% in 2008 Gov’s CCAC finished in 8/08 Gov’s CCAC finished in 8/08 Nevada Issues

8. Climate Change (continued) Climate Change (continued) 2007 Legislative Session 2007 Legislative Session State-wide GHG inventory – finished 12/08 State-wide GHG inventory – finished 12/08 Historic trends and projections to 2020 Historic trends and projections to 2020 Mandatory reporting – working w/ TCR developing a pilot program Mandatory reporting – working w/ TCR developing a pilot program Founding member and reporter in TCR Founding member and reporter in TCR Not member of WCI but official observer Not member of WCI but official observer Significant concern over CC economic impacts in light of significant State budget shortfalls Significant concern over CC economic impacts in light of significant State budget shortfalls Nevada Issues

9. Ozone/Transport Ozone/Transport Nevada in attainment for O3 except for Clark County Nevada in attainment for O3 except for Clark County Designations submitted on-time – included 9-factor analyses for Clark-Nye CBSA Designations submitted on-time – included 9-factor analyses for Clark-Nye CBSA Concern over long-range transport Concern over long-range transport Lower standard will likely result in significant areas of Nevada as non-attainment with no significant emission sources to control Lower standard will likely result in significant areas of Nevada as non-attainment with no significant emission sources to control Nevada Issues