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Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District CDAWG CONFERENCE – OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2014 WUNNA AUNG – AIR QUALITY ENGINEER 1 WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Overview District Major Sources Attainment Status Rules Adopted and Development Major Projects (Solar) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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District Area: 3,707 square miles Population: 132,000 Staff: ◦1 APCO ◦2 Air Quality Engineers ◦3 Air Quality Specialists ◦3 Support Staff (Administrative and Clerical) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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District WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Major Sources ◦Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) ◦Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) ◦California Portland Cement Co. ◦National Cement Co. ◦Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. ◦U.S. Borax - Borates Manufacturing Plant ◦Ridgecrest Recycling and Sanitary Landfill (Upcoming Major Source) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Major Sources (Continued) Edwards AFB NAWS National Cement Cal Portland Lehigh SW U.S. Borax Ridgecrest Landfill WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Attainment Status Pollutant Designation/Classification National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) State Ambient Air Quality Standards Ozone - 1 HourAttainment/MaintenanceModerate Nonattainment Ozone - 8 Hour (2008) Unclassifiable/Attainment (Searles Valley) Nonattainment/Marginal ( Rest of E.K) Nonattainment PM10 Nonattainment/Serious (Kern River Valley) Attainment/Maintenance (Indian Wells Valley) Attainment/Unclassifiable (Rest of E.K) Nonattainment PM2.5Attainment/UnclassifiableUnclassified Carbon MonoxideAttainment/UnclassifiableUnclassified Nitrogen DioxideUnclassifiedAttainment Sulfur DioxideUnclassifiedAttainment Lead ParticulatesUnclassifiable/AttainmentAttainment WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Rules Adopted ◦Rule 410.4 (Metal, Plastic, and Pleasure Craft Parts and Products Coating Operation) ◦Rule 410.4A (Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing Operations) ◦Rule 410.8 (Aerospace Assembly and Coating Operations) ◦Rule 410.9 (Wood Products Surface Coating Operations) ◦Rule 432 (Polyester Resin Operations) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Rule Development Rule 402.2 – Agricultural Operations ◦Have been exempt in the past ◦To reduce fugitive particulate matter (PM10) emissions from agricultural operations ◦Will have similar rule to San Joaquin Valley APCD Rule 4550 (Conservation Management Practices) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Rule Revision ◦Rule 402 – Fugitive Dust (Updates: More Specific) ◦To include how many acres can be graded at a time for large operations ◦To include installation of PM10 monitoring systems if applicable ◦Rule 301 – Permit Fees ◦To include “non-refundable” for application fee ◦Rule 302 - Fee Schedule ◦To include for solar plants (Power Generation Schedule) ◦To include new “Fee Schedule” for stationary agricultural facilities WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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Major Projects Solar ◦Existing ◦Total Projects – 1230 MW (11571 Acres) ◦Upcoming (Processing application and under construction) ◦Total MW – 2600 MW (18302 Acres) Desert Breeze (Every quarter) www.kernair.org under Information.www.kernair.org WWW.KERNAIR.ORG
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