eastern kern air pollution control district cdawg conference – october 8 & 9, 2014 wunna aung...
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Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control DistrictCDAWG CONFERENCE – OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2014
WUNNA AUNG – AIR QUALITY ENGINEER 1
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OverviewDistrict Major SourcesAttainment StatusRules Adopted and DevelopmentMajor Projects (Solar)
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DistrictArea: 3,707 square miles
Population: 132,000
Staff: ◦ 1 APCO◦ 2 Air Quality Engineers◦ 3 Air Quality Specialists◦ 3 Support Staff (Administrative and Clerical)
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District
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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)
2 Military Bases
3 Cement Plants
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Major Sources (Continued)
Edwards AFB
NAWS
National Cement
Cal Portland
Lehigh SW
U.S. Borax
Ridgecrest Landfill
Attainment Status
Pollutant
Designation/Classification
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
State Ambient Air Quality Standards
Ozone - 1 Hour Attainment/Maintenance Moderate Nonattainment
Ozone - 8 Hour (2008)Unclassifiable/Attainment (Searles Valley)
Nonattainment/Marginal ( Rest of E.K)Nonattainment
PM10Nonattainment/Serious (Kern River Valley)
Attainment/Maintenance (Indian Wells Valley)Attainment/Unclassifiable (Rest of E.K)
Nonattainment
PM2.5 Attainment/Unclassifiable Unclassified
Carbon Monoxide Attainment/Unclassifiable Unclassified
Nitrogen Dioxide Unclassified Attainment
Sulfur Dioxide Unclassified Attainment
Lead Particulates Unclassifiable/Attainment Attainment
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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)
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Rule DevelopmentRule 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)
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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
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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.
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Questions?
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