1. CANSAC Applications to Air Pollution Control District Programs Evan M. Shipp San Joaquin Valley APCD evan.shipp@valleyair.org

2. Overview  Funding  Inter-related programs to Rx Burn and WFU declarations  CANSAC Case Studies Demonstration oWeather features forecast by CANSAC of interest to APCD oUse of Bluesky dispersion model for assessing impacts for fires

3. CANSAC Contributors  Agency Involved and Total CANSAC Funding (total, fiscal 2005&2006 )  USDA Forest Service Region 5 $110k,$60k Bureau of Land Management California State Office $110k,$60k Bureau of Land Management Nevada State Office$150k,$60k U.S. Fish and Wildfire Service Pacific Region$260k,$0 National Park Service$70k,$35k USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station$242k,$70k California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection$30k,$30k California Air Resources Board$60k,$30k San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District$35k,$10k Matching DRI Contribution$228k

4. Background- APCD Programs Inter-Related to Rx and WFU Declarations  AQI Forecast  Agricultural Burn Declarations  Residential Wood Combustion  Spare the Air

5. Analyses Using CANSAC  Localized Impacts  Regional Impacts  PM10, PM2.5, and Ozone Impacts

6. Weather Conditions Effecting Fire Emissions Dispersion and Forecast by CANSAC  Slope Flows  Eddy Flows  Marine Flows  Wind Field Cohesion  PBL-Mixing Height  Humidity Recovery  Inversion Strength  Temperatures Aloft  Sea level pressure gradients

7. Case Studies August 6, 2006, Ozone Episode October 15, 2005, Highbridge Rx Burn February 2006, Recent PM2.5 Event Forecasted Meteorological Features

8. SJV 8-Hour Ozone Levels 8/6/05

9. 8-Hour Ozone Levels 8/6/05

11. Highbridge-Planned Ignition Forecast Advisory 10/15/2005

12. CANSAC Forecast During Highbridge Rx Burn 10/15/2005