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

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

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IDENTIFYING CONCERNS WHERE TO GATHER INFORMATION ~SOUTHERN UTE EXAMPLE~

•Tribal Council•Concerned citizens•Environmental personnel•EPA•State

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INVENTORY OF CONCERNS

•Human health•NAAQS violations•Ozone•Regional Haze•Nearby Class 1 areas• Jurisdictional issues•Permitting •Education

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DEVELOP SOURCE INVENTORY

Oil and gas development•Refineries•Compressor stations•Treating stations •Processing plants•Large holding tanks•Heaters•Generators

•Landfill

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IDENTIFY PROJECTSMonitoring Projects•O3

•NOx

• PM2.5

•CO•Ammonia•Visibility

Inventory Projects•Major Source•Minor Source•Area Source

Permitting Projects•Major Source Permitting•Minor Source Permitting•General Permits

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LESSONED LEARNEDDETERMINE AREA OF CONCERNSouthern Utes focused onLands within tribal boundariesLands within 50 miles of tribal boundaries

Lands within their air shedBuilding relationshipsTribes, states, EPA

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OVERARCHING APPLICATIONSPARTICIPATION STRATEGIES

Identify•Community concerns•Priorities•Projects•Communicate

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OVERARCHING SOLUTIONS

• Work together to form solutions

• Tribal/local/regional Regulation and planning

• Perseverance• Try not to get lost

in the chaos….

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QUESTIONS?

Contact:James TemteAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumDivision of Environmental Health and Engineering1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 200Anchorage AK, [email protected], ext 3749