ACTIVITY REPORT JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013 I. Communications and Education Activity Report • Hosted 35, 30-minute “air quality sessions” during the annual Mead School District’s outdoor environmental education program. A total of 612 5 th graders and 65 teachers/parent chaperones participated. • Fire District 9 Community event • Distributed 602 agency “welcome” cards via A Grand Welcome service in June. • Co-sponsored the annual Spokane Youth Environmental Conference at SCC. Compliance Assistance Program: • Business recognition mailing and processing applications for recognition • Presentation at Underground Storage Tank training Print Materials Developed: • Revised, reprinted our wood heating brochure Special Projects: • Web Redesign Project: Preparation for the launch in July • Summer “It All Adds Up to Clean Air” Promotion – Working with worksites and a media partner to promote clean air summer actions to reduce ozone. Developed toolkits and posters. • State Wood Smoke Reduction Grant – ended in June. Stats: A total of 171 wood stoves replaced: 106 gas, 56 wood, 8 pellet, 1 heat pump 15,310.81 pounds or 7.65 tons of PM2.5 averted/yr Approx. $3,000 grants funds left over of the $168,000 Additional change-outs planned during summer with local funds; another grant application due by August 9. Media activities: • News release on SYEC results Community/School Events & Presentations: 3 Print materials: 1 Media activities: 1
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ACTIVITY REPORT JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013 I. Communications and Education Activity Report
• Hosted 35, 30-minute “air quality sessions” during the annual Mead School District’s outdoor environmental education program. A total of 612 5th graders and 65 teachers/parent chaperones participated.
• Fire District 9 Community event • Distributed 602 agency “welcome” cards via A Grand Welcome service in June. • Co-sponsored the annual Spokane Youth Environmental Conference at SCC.
Compliance Assistance Program:
• Business recognition mailing and processing applications for recognition • Presentation at Underground Storage Tank training
Print Materials Developed:
• Revised, reprinted our wood heating brochure Special Projects:
• Web Redesign Project: Preparation for the launch in July • Summer “It All Adds Up to Clean Air” Promotion – Working with worksites and a media partner to
promote clean air summer actions to reduce ozone. Developed toolkits and posters. • State Wood Smoke Reduction Grant – ended in June. Stats:
A total of 171 wood stoves replaced: 106 gas, 56 wood, 8 pellet, 1 heat pump 15,310.81 pounds or 7.65 tons of PM2.5 averted/yr Approx. $3,000 grants funds left over of the $168,000 Additional change-outs planned during summer with local funds; another grant application due by August
9. Media activities:
• News release on SYEC results Community/School Events & Presentations: 3 Print materials: 1 Media activities: 1
June 2013 Activity Report Page 2 of 13 II. Compliance Activity Report Facility Inspections Date Inspection Type of Completed Business Inspection Type of Process 7/17/2012 MINOR BODY & FENDER CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 11/5/2012 CITY OF AIRWAY HEIGHTS WATER ICI Sewage Systems, Emergency RECLAMATION PLANT Generator 3/27/2013 SPOKANE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE SYSTEM FCE Fuel Burn. Equip., Incinerator 5/3/2013 ZIP TRIP #27 CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 5/15/2013 ADI'S FOOD MART CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 5/16/2013 TRANSCANADA'S GTN SYSTEM FCE Backup Generator 5/20/2013 BOB'S CHEVRON SERVICENTER - DAVANN INC. CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 5/23/2013 CLARKS CLEANERS/S DIVISION CCI Dry Cleaning, NESHAP 5/23/2013 CLARKS CLEANERS/N HAMILTON CCI Dry Cleaning, NESHAP 5/28/2013 JENSENS AUTO BODY CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 5/29/2013 ZIP TRIP #25 CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 5/29/2013 CYLINDER HEAD SERVICE CCI Ovens 5/29/2013 WESTERN STATES OPERATING ENGINEERS CCI Mineral Proc., Mineral Proc. 5/29/2013 FLUID DESIGN PRODUCTS INC CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 5/30/2013 K & M UNIBODY WORKS CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 5/30/2013 VALLEY AUTO REBUILDERS CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 5/30/2013 TRIUMPH COMPOSITE SYSTEMS INC FCE Fiberglass Fabric., Surface Coat
(Metal) 5/30/2013 SHANAHAN & SONS FURNITURE REFINISHING CCI Surface Coat (Metal), Wood
Stripping 6/3/2013 SUPER STORE CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/4/2013 ZIP TRIP #4 CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/4/2013 THOMPSON'S DELI & FOOD MART CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/4/2013 GEIGER CORRECTIONS CENTER CCI Fuel Burn. Equip. 6/4/2013 J K GAS AND GROCERY CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/5/2013 ZIP TRIP #37 CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/5/2013 SUPER C STORE CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/5/2013 COBALT TRUCK EQUIPMENT CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/6/2013 TRI STATE METAL FAB INC CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/6/2013 COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE/ CCI Surface Coat (Metal) N GREENE ST 6/7/2013 TESORO # 62148 CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/7/2013 AZTECH ELECTRIC CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/10/2013 SUNSET FOOD MART CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/10/2013 KENWORTH SALES CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/10/2013 SEVEN ELEVEN #32703 CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/10/2013 ALSAKER CORPORATION CCI Organic liquid Tanks 6/10/2013 WAVERLY COFFEE INC CCI Coffee Roaster 6/11/2013 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION CCI Backup Generator 6/11/2013 PREMERA CCI Emergency Generator 6/12/2013 MARTY FITZGERALD CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/13/2013 CHEVRON CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/13/2013 GLOBAL MINING & TUNNELING EQUIPMENT INC CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/13/2013 COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE/FT CCI Surface Coat (Metal) GEORGE WRIGHT 6/14/2013 THE WOOD MAN CCI Wood Stripping, 6/18/2013 MILLERS ONE STOP CCI Gas Dispensing Fac.
June 2013 Activity Report Page 3 of 13 6/18/2013 NORTHTOWN GAS & DELI MART CCI Gas Dispensing Fac. 6/18/2013 CROWN CARRIAGE WORKS CCI Surface Coat (Metal) 6/19/2013 MINOR BODY & FENDER CCI Surface Coat (Metal) CCI – Continuing Compliance Inspection – 42 FCE – Full Compliance Investigation – 3 ICI – Initial Compliance Inspection – 1 IR – Initial Registration – 0 I – Information – 0 PCE – Partial Compliance Evaluation – 0 STAFF INITIATED ACTIVITY & COMPLAINT SUMMARY Staff Initiated Activity Complaints Agricultural Burning 0 0 Air quality /smoke in the air 0 1 Asbestos 10 5 Dust from source/tracking 0 11 Dust from unpaved public road 0 1 Odors 0 1 Other/miscellaneous 2 0 Outdoor burning 4 13 Solid fuel burning device 0 5 Surface Coating 0 0 TOTAL 53 ASBESTOS PROGRAM NOTIFICATION
PROJECT SIZE OR TYPE # OF NOTIFICATIONS > 10 ln ft and/or > 48 sq ft asbestos project (OOSFR) 8 OOSFR Abatement or OOSFR Demolition 3 All Demolition 4 10-259 ln ft and/or 48-159 sq ft with/without Demolition 16 260-999 ln ft and/or 160-4,999 sq ft with/without Demolition 17 GE 1000 ln ft and/or GE 5,000 sq ft 1 Emergency Notification 1 Alternate Asbestos Project Work Practices 0 Amendments 42 Exception for Hazardous Conditions 0 TOTAL 92
ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
DATE NAME LOCATION CITY TYPE 6/4/2013 KPS Management / Wishing Well Village,
6/5/2013 Robert Wyatt 7615 E. Hodin Spokane NI 6/7/2013 IRS / New Mill Capital 2111 E. Hawthorne Pot Line Bldg. Spokane NI 6/7/2013 Jimmy's Roofing 8209 E. Liberty Ave. Spokane Valley OI 6/10/2013 Bradford Construction / Schimmels
Construction / Spokane Public Schools 3612 S. Grand Blvd. Spokane NI
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Wind speed and direction are measured at the SRCAA’s office, located near the intersection of Mission Ave and Greene St in Spokane. In the Spokane area, stronger southerly (S) to southwesterly (SW) winds usually associated with more active weather regimes and storm systems promote better air quality than light easterly (E) to northeasterly (NE) winds, which are often terrain-driven at the SRCAA location and occur along with poor atmospheric ventilation (Figures 3 and 4). Figure 3: The wind rose depicts the variation of hourly average wind speed (mph) with the direction from which the wind was blowing in June.
Figure 4: The PM2.5 pollution rose depicts the variation of hourly average PM2.5 (μg/m3) with the direction from which the wind was blowing in June.
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(1) Not to be exceeded more than once per year. (2) Final rule signed October 15, 2008. (3) The official level of the annual NO2 standard is 0.053 ppm, equal to 53 ppb, which is shown here for the purpose of clearer comparison to the 1-hour standard (4) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each monitor within an area must not exceed 100 ppb (effective January 22, 2010). (5) Not to be exceeded more than once per year on average over 3 years. (6) On March 18, 2013, EPA strengthened the annual fine particle standard by revising the level from 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) to 12.0µg/m3 . An area will meet the standard if the three-year average of its annual average PM2.5 concentration (at each monitoring site in the area) is less than or equal to 12.0 µg/m3 . (7) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations at each population-oriented monitor within an area must not exceed 35 µg/m3 (effective December 17, 2006). (8) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations measured at each monitor within an area over each year must not exceed 0.075 ppm. (effective May 27, 2008) (9) (a) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations measured at each monitor within an area over each year must not exceed 0.08 ppm. (b) The 1997 standard—and the implementation rules for that standard—will remain in place for implementation purposes as EPA undertakes rulemaking to address the transition from the 1997 ozone standard to the 2008 ozone standard. (c) EPA is in the process of reconsidering these standards (set in March 2008). (10) (a) EPA revoked the 1-hour ozone standard in all areas, although some areas have continuing obligations under that standard ("anti-backsliding"). (b) The standard is attained when the expected number of days per calendar year with maximum hourly average concentrations above 0.12 ppm is < 1. (11) (a) Final rule signed June 2, 2010. To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each monitor within an area must not exceed 75 ppb.
Appendix 2 – Air Quality Index The Air Quality Index (AQI) is EPA’s color-coded tool for communicating daily air quality to the public and can be calculated for any of the criteria pollutants except lead, provided monitoring data are available. An index value above 100 indicates that the concentration of a criteria pollutant exceeded the limit established in the NAAQS. Categories of the AQI are “good” (green, 0-50), “moderate” (yellow, 51-100), “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (orange, 101-150), “unhealthy” (red, 151-200), “very unhealthy” (purple, 201-300) and “hazardous” (maroon, 301-500; Table A-2). On March 18, 2013, EPA reduced the good to moderate breakpoint for PM2.5 from 15.0 to 12.0 micrograms per cubic meter of air (�g/m3). Table A-2: Air pollutant breakpoints for the Air Quality Index.
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Good Green 0-50 0.000-0.059 (3) 0.0-12.0 0-54 0.0-4.4 Air quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Moderate Yellow 51-100 0.060-0.075 (3) 12.1-35.4 55-154 4.5-9.4 Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
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Orange 101-150 0.076-0.095 0.125-0.164 35.5-65.4 155-254 9.5-12.4 People especially sensitive to air pollution may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be
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affected. An AQI in this category or above indicates that air pollution exceeds levels acceptable under federal air quality standards.
Unhealthy Red 151-200 0.096-0.115 0.165-0.204 65.5-150.4 255-354 12.5-15.4 Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
Very Unhealthy Purple 201-300 0.116-0.374 0.205-0.404 150.5-250.4 355-424 15.5-30.4 Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.
Hazardous Maroon >300 (2) 0.405+ 250.5+ 425+ 30.5+ Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.
1Areas are generally required to report the AQI based on 8-hour ozone values. However, there are a small number of areas where an AQI based on 1-hour ozone values would be more precautionary. In these cases, in addition to calculating the 8-hour ozone index value, the 1-hour ozone index value may be calculated, and the maximum of the two values reported. 28-hour O3 values do not define higher AQI values (≥ 301). AQI values of 301 or greater are calculated with 1-hour O3 concentrations. 3There is no AQI for 1-hour O3 concentrations below the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level. Appendix 3 Table A-3: Summary air quality data for June for air monitoring stations in Spokane County. The carbon monoxide and ozone data are 8-hour maximums in parts per million (ppm) and the PM data are 24-hour averages in micrograms per cubic meter of air (�g/m3). Numerous errors in the hourly PM2.5 data for Spokane Valley (E. Broadway Ave) were observed in the record for June. The errors were the result of a malfunctioning TEOM at the Spokane Valley station. The daily averages for Spokane Valley are reported here, but not elsewhere in this report.