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Air Quality in 2015: What You Need to Know February 10, 2015 James A. Westbrook [email protected] 877-486-9257

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Air Quality in 2015: What You Need to Know

February 10, 2015

James A. Westbrook [email protected]

877-486-9257

“Climate  change  is  an  urgent  and  growing  threat  to  Na5onal  security.”  President  Obama  

“Climate  change  is  a  hoax.”  Senator  Inhofe,  Chair,  Senate  Environment  &  Public  Works  CommiFee  

In  2015  Environment  is  a  Ba3lefield  ….  

Topics  •  EPA  Federal  Air  RegulaBons  and  Policies  •  State  and  Local  Air  RegulaBons  &  Policies  – Gulf  Coast  (Texas)  RegulaBons  – California  RegulaBons  – California  Air  District  RegulaBons  

•  Summary  

EPA Air Regulations & Policies

EPA  Regula+on   Descrip+on   Impacts?  

New,  Proposed  and  Pending  Regula+ons  and  Policies  

40  CFR  50,51,52,53,&58   Lower  8-­‐Hr  Ozone  Standard  –  Proposed  Rule  

FaciliBes  in  Metro  Areas  

Clean  Air  Act  §111(d)    

Clean  Power  Plan  –  Proposed  Rule  

Power  GeneraBon  

Policy;  40  CFR  Part  60  Subpart  OOOO  

Methane  and  VOC  Emissions  ReducBon  Strategies  

Oil  &  Gas  FaciliBes  

Exis+ng  Regula+ons  &  Policies  

Policies;  40  CFR  52.21  &  40  CFR  Part  70  

New  Source  Review  and  Title  V  Permits  

Major  FaciliBes;  PSD  &  OperaBng  Permits  

40  CFR  Part  63   NaBonal  Emission  Standards  for  Hazardous  Air  Pollutants  

Power  Plants,  Boilers,  Diesel  Engines  

40  CFR  Part  98   Greenhouse  Gas  ReporBng  RegulaBons  

FaciliBes  >  25,000  MT/yr  

Lower  8-­‐Hour  Ozone  Standard  •  Primary  8-­‐hour  standard  lower  from  75  ppb  to  65-­‐70  ppb    

•  Proposed  12/17/14,  79  FR  75232;  comment  period  ends  3/17/15;  final  rule  Oct  2015  

•  A3ainment  recommendaBons  by  Oct  2016,  designaBons  by  Oct  2017  

•  What  it  means?  –  558  counBes  will  exceed  65  ppb  –  Increased  need  for  regional  ozone  modeling  updates  –  New  regulaBons  to  reduce  precursors  VOC  and  NOx  –  Grandfathering  exisBng  major  source  PSD  permits  –  Wide  impact  on  all  industries  in  metro  areas  by  2018  

EPA  Clean  Power  Plan  –  ExisBng  Power  Plants  •  “Common  sense  plan”  to  reduce  carbon  emissions  by  30%  by  

2030:  –  Set  state  or  mulBstate  goals  to  reduce  CO2  on  lb/MWh  basis,  or  mass  

emissions  (cap)  basis  –  Increase  plant  efficiencies,  use  of  natural  gas,  renewables,  grid  energy  

efficiency  –  Coal  facility  CO2  sequestraBon,  replacement,  etc.  

•  Targets  ExisBng  Power  Plants,  but  statewide  efficiency  focus  •  Proposed  6/18/14,  79  FR  34829;  final  rule  by  Summer  2015  •  Compliance  plans  from  states  by  Summer  2016,  compliance  by  

2020  •  What  it  means?  

–  ExisBng  coal  plants  not  a  great  fit    –  Expansion  of  energy  efficiency  and  renewables  programs  naBonally  –  Way  to  introduce  opBon  for  cap-­‐and-­‐trade  on  state  or  regional  level  –  Will  Congress  go  amer  these  rules  by  the  Review  Act?  

Methane  and  Ozone-­‐Forming  Pollutant  RegulaBons  –  Oil  &  Gas  Industry  

 •  Omen  called  the  “fracking”  regulaBons  •  Complement  to  O&G  New  Source  Performance  Standards  •  Reduce  methane  and  ozone-­‐forming  emissions  (VOC)  from  

O&G  by  40-­‐45%  from  2012  levels  over  next  10  years  •  Strategy  outline  1/14/15,  Control  Technology  Guidelines  to  be  

proposed  by  Summer  2015        h3p://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas/pdfs/20150114fs.pdf  •  Improved  leak  reducBon  equipment,  and  be3er  monitoring  •  New  and  modified  producBon  sites;  exisBng  sites  rules  are  

voluntary  •  What  it  means?  

-  Guidance  for  best  available  control  measures  -  Greater  investments  in  equipment  and  monitoring  -  Increased  compliance  efforts  

New  Source  Review  and  Title  V  Permit  Major  FaciliBes  

 •  StaBonary  Source  DefiniBon  

-  Sixth  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  vacated  Summit  DirecBve  (5/30/14);  faciliBes  must  be  adjacent  to  be  a  single  staBonary  source  

-  Court  addressed  EPA  opBons  including  Clean  Air  Act  revision  •  New  Source  Review  

-  PM2.5  RegulaBon  –  Guidance  for  PM2.5  Permit  Modeling  (5/20/14)  -  Technical  Guidance  Documents  

–  SO2,  NO2  and  PM2.5  impact  modeling  –  Tiered  1-­‐hour  NO2  modeling  Methods  –  Ambient  RaBo  Method  (ARM)  Use  

of  PVMRM  and  OLM,  In-­‐Stack  RaBos,  background  data  handling    

•  Title  V  and  PSD  permits,  GHG  and  major  sources  -  Supreme  Court  Decision,  EPA  Next  Step  Memo  (7/24/14),  No  AcBon  Assurance  Memo  (12/19/14),  next  “Next  Steps”  memo  (12/19/14)  

NESHAPs  •  40  CFR  Part  63  

•  Power  Plants  Mercury  and  Air  Toxics  Standards  (MATS)  - Proposed  technical  correcBons,  clarificaBon  (12/19/14)  - Startup  and  Shutdown  Provisions  (11/19/14)  

•  Boilers,  Subpart  DDDDD  and  JJJJJ  - ReconsideraBon  of  Final  Rule  (12/1/14  Major  Sources  and  1/21/15  Area  Sources);  compliance  dates  not  extended  

•  Emergency  Diesel  Engines,  Subpart  ZZZZ  - Compliance  required  now,  Ultra-­‐Low  Sulfur  fuel  1/1/15  - Emergency  engines;  reporBng  for  2015  year,  due  by  3/31/16  

-  h3p://www.epa.gov/airtoxics/icengines/docs/20130919complianceinfo.pdf  

   

Federal  GHG  ReporBng  •  40  CFR  Part  98  •  Amended  October  24,  2014  •  ConfidenBality  of  Data  •  Changes  to  requirements  in  certain  subparts,  by  industry  

•  ReporBng  deadline  March  31,  2015  

State and Local Air Regulations & Policies

Texas  –  TCEQ  RegulaBons  &  Permitng      New  Rules:  

•  Texas  84th  LegislaBve  Session,  follow  for  new  rules      h3p://www.capitol.state.tx.us  

•  State  ImplementaBon  Plans  released  for  Dallas/Ft  Worth  and  Houston      h3p://www.tceq.state.tx.us/airquality/sip/Ho3op.html  

 Permitng:  

•  GHG  permitng  delegaBon  back  to  TCEQ,  11/10/14  •  “Flexible  Permit”  issues  have  run  course  •  Expedited  permits  and  e-­‐permitng  •  Advanced  Air  Permitng  Seminar  Oct  2014  

-  PSD  regulatory  interpretaBon  guidance  -  Modeling  guidance  for  ozone,  NO2  and  PM2.5  -  ExisBng  Power  Plant  RegulaBons  –  111(d)  -  Hot  Topics  for  Oil  &  Gas  h3ps://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitng/air/training/advancedairpermitngseminar.html  

•  TCEQ  Guidance  Documents  

 

California  RegulaBons  •  ARB  Greenhouse  Gas  RegulaBons  

–  AB32  Mandatory  ReporBng  Program  •  Primary  change  in  2015  to  add  fuel  suppliers  •  Food  industry  definiBons  •  Refinement  to  GHG  calculaBons  methods  •  10,000  MT/yr  reporBng  threshold  (abbreviated  reporBng)  •  ReporBng  deadline  is  4/10/15,  except  6/1/15  for  abbreviated  

–  AB32  Cap-­‐and-­‐Trade  >25,000  MT/yr  •  Consumer  Product  RegulaBons  –  Surveys  by  3/2/15  •  Air  Toxics  Health  Risk  Guidelines,  Update  

–  Office  of  Environmental  Health  Hazard  Assessment  and  ScienBfic  Review  Panel  

–  SRP  has  not  yet  adopted  final  Guidelines  –  CAPCOA  issued  dram  concepts  to  Districts  1/15/15  –  HARP  somware  to  be  released  amer  Feb  2015  –  ImplementaBon  pending  Air  District  acBons  

California  Air  Districts    

•  South  Coast  AQMD  - New  Rule  1111  for  Gas-­‐Fired  Furnaces  (9/5/14),  1153.1  (11/7/14)  for  Commercial  Ovens  

- Amended  Rule  1325  for  Federal  PM2.5  New  Source  Review  

- Proposed  Rules  1420.1  and  1420.2  –  Lead  Emissions  - Proposed  Rule  changes  considered:  Architectural  CoaBngs,  Oil  &  Gas  ProducBon  Wells  

- Annual  Emissions  ReporBng  –  Rule  301,  new  online  reporBng  tool,  extended  to  June  4,  2015  

California  Air  Districts  (con’t)    

•  San  Joaquin  Unified  APCD  - Rule  4905,  Central  Furnaces  (1/22/15)  - Proposed  Changes  to  Rule  2020,  Permit  ExempBons  (12/18/14)  

- Update  to  Risk  Management  Policy  (10/21/14)  

•  Bay  Area  AQMD  - Refinery  Emissions  Tracking  and  MiBgaBon  -­‐  Dram  Rules  12-­‐15  and  12-­‐16  workshop  1/28/15  

- New  Commuter  Benefits  Program,  greater  than  50  employees  

Summary  

•  In  2015  Environment  is  a  Ba3lefield  •  Carbon  regulaBon  and  lower  ozone  standards  hot  new  topics  

•  Court  decisions  and  EPA  guidance  shaping  major  source  permitng  

•  NOx,  VOC  and  air  toxics  emissions  important  regionally  

•  Your  favorite  industry,  region  or  regulaBon?  

Contact  InformaBon  /  QuesBons  James  Westbrook  

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