1. GETTING STARTED IN AIR WORK BY JAMES TEMTE ~ ANTHC ~ AIR QUALITY PROGRAM MGMT OF TRIBAL AIR QUALITY IN ALASKA ~ ITEP APRIL 2011

2. 2 INTERESTED IN AIR QUALITY? Where to start? Short-term Long-term Indoor Air Quality? Ambient – Outdoor Air Quality?

3. 3 IDENTIFYING CONCERNS WHERE TO GATHER INFORMATION ~SOUTHERN UTE EXAMPLE~ Tribal Council Concerned citizens Environmental personnel EPA State

4. 4 INVENTORY OF CONCERNS Human health NAAQS violations Ozone Regional Haze Nearby Class 1 areas Jurisdictional issues Permitting Education

5. 5 DEVELOP SOURCE INVENTORY  Oil and gas development Refineries Compressor stations Treating stations Processing plants Large holding tanks Heaters Generators Landfill

6. 6 IDENTIFY PROJECTS  Monitoring Projects O 3 NO x PM 2.5 CO Ammonia Visibility  Inventory Projects Major Source Minor Source Area Source  Permitting Projects Major Source Permitting Minor Source Permitting General Permits

7. 7 LESSONED LEARNED DETERMINE AREA OF CONCERN Southern Utes focused on  Lands within tribal boundaries  Lands within 50 miles of tribal boundaries  Lands within their air shed  Building relationships  Tribes, states, EPA

8. 8 OVERARCHING APPLICATIONS PARTICIPATION STRATEGIES Identify Community concerns Priorities Projects Communicate

9. 9 OVERARCHING SOLUTIONS Work together to form solutions Tribal/local/regional Regulation and planning Perseverance Try not to get lost in the chaos….

10. 10 QUESTIONS? Contact: James Temte Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Division of Environmental Health and Engineering 1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 200 Anchorage AK, 99508 jrtemte@anthc.org 907-729-3600, ext 3749