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GA EPD Air Protection Branch Update Karen Hays Chief, Air Protection Branch GIEC Annual Meeting November 2, 2017
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GA EPD Air Protection
Branch Update
Karen Hays
Chief, Air Protection Branch
GIEC Annual Meeting
November 2, 2017
NOx EMISSION TRENDS IN GEORGIA
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100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
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800,000
1990 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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FUEL COMB. ELECTRIC UTILITY FUEL COMB. INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL
HIGHWAY VEHICLES OFF-HIGHWAY MISCELLANEOUS
OZONE DESIGN VALUES
50.0
55.0
60.0
65.0
70.0
75.0
80.0
85.0
2008-2010 2009-2011 2010-2012 2011-2013 2012-2014 2013-2015 2014-2016 2015-2017
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8-Hr Ozone, 3-Yr Averages of 4th Maximum Value
Highest Value (ppb) for Each MSA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Athens-Clark CountyAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC BrunswickChattanooga TN-GA Columbus GA-ALFort Mountain LeslieMacon SavannahSummerville 75 ppb Standard
75 ppb
Standard 70 ppb
Standard
2017 data is preliminary
NO2 DESIGN VALUES (1-HOUR STANDARD)
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South DeKalb Yorkville Conyers GA Tech NR DMRC
1-Hour Standard (100 ppb)
Data through July 2017
2015 OZONE NAAQS
October 1, 2015 NAAQS = 70 ppb
October 1, 2016 EPD recommended 8 counties as
nonattainment
5 factor analysis
Photochemical grid modeling
October 1, 2017 or ??? EPA designations
Certified 2014-2016 data
Atlanta would likely be “Marginal” No additional emission controls would
be required
SO2 EMISSION TRENDS IN GEORGIA
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1990 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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FUEL COMB. ELECTRIC UTILITY FUEL COMB. INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL
HIGHWAY VEHICLES OFF-HIGHWAY MISCELLANEOUS
SO2 DESIGN VALUES (1-HOUR STANDARD)
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1-Hr Sulfur Dioxide, 3-Yr Averages of 99th%
Highest Value (ppb) for Each MSA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Macon Rome* Savannah Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Standard
75 ppb Standard
*combined sites
Data through July 2017
DESIGNATIONS FOR 2010 SO2 NAAQS
Site Name Round County
2014 SO2
(tpy)
EPD Characterization
Approach for Air Quality
Georgia Power Company - Plant Scherer 2 Monroe 5,176 Air Quality Modeling
International Paper - Savannah 3 Chatham 8,123 Air Quality Modeling
Georgia Power Company - Plant Bowen 3 Bartow 7,204 Air Quality Modeling
Georgia Power Company - Plant Wansley 3 Heard 2,443 Air Quality Modeling
Georgia Power Company - Plant McIntosh 3 Effingham 2,268 Air Quality Modeling
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products (Savannah River Mill) 3 Effingham 2,105 Air Quality Modeling
Georgia Power Company - Plant Yates 3 Coweta 8,105 Permanently Retired (Units 1-5)
and Permit Limit (Units 6-7)
Georgia Power Company - Plant Kraft 3 Chatham 5,140 Permanently Retired
Georgia Power Company - Plant Branch 3 Putnam 32,545 Permanently Retired
International Paper - Rome 4 Floyd 2,356 Ambient Monitoring
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• January 1, 2017 – New SO2 monitor operational in Rome.
• December 31, 2017 – Final SO2 designations for Round 3.
PM2.5 DESIGN VALUES (ANNUAL STANDARD)
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PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3-Year Averages of Highest Annual Averages for Each Metropolitan (MSA)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta Albany Athens-Clark County
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Brunswick Columbus GA-AL
Gainesville Macon Chattanooga TN-GA
Sandersville Savannah Valdosta
Warner Robins
12 µg/m³ Standard
Data through June 2017
GEORGIA’S AMBIENT MONITORING NETWORK
New Monitoring :
• Continuous regulatory monitors for PM2.5 installed at 5 sites
• 3 more by the end of the year
• Kraftsman Road established (SO2 for Data Requirements Rule)
• General Coffee (added PM2.5 )
• Updated NO2 and PAMS monitoring instruments at South DeKalb
• Moving to ground level monitoring where possible
Discontinued Monitoring:
• Yorkville (ozone, PM2.5 , NO2, CO, toxics)
• Conyers (NO2, toxics)
• Gordon (PM2.5 )
• Coosa – Rome (SO2)
• Dawsonville (Toxics)
• DMRC (Lead)
• Newnan (ozone and PM2.5 )– site to be relocated this winter
For more information - visit our new website: amp.georgiaair.org
REGIONAL HAZE RULE
• In 1999, EPA issued the Regional Haze Rule (64 FR 35714) which requires visibility
on the 20% haziest days in Class I areas to be reduced to natural conditions by
2064 and requires no worsening of visibility on the 20% cleanest days.
• States must develop State Implementation Plans (SIPs) every 10 years to address
emissions that contribute to regional haze.
• Develop long term strategies to reduce pollutants that impair visibility
• Set “reasonable progress” goals for the next implementation period.
• There are three Class I areas in Georgia
• Cohutta Wilderness Area,
• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, and
• Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge.
• In 2017, EPA promulgated the Regional Haze Rule amendments (82 FR 3078). In
this update, EPA replaced the 20% haziest days with the 20% most impaired days.
Also, EPA extended the due date for Regional Haze SIPs for the second
implementation period (2018-2028) by three years (from July 31, 2018 to July 31,
2021).
COHUTTA WILDERNESS 2028 PROJECTIONS
OKEFENOKEE 2028 PROJECTIONS
Okefenokee Monitor Used as Surrogate for Wolf Island
EPA SIP ACTIVITY IN GEORGIA
EPA agreed to clear the SIP backlog by October 1, 2017
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Separate EPA Action Submittals
New EPD Submittals
Previous Open Submissions
In May 2015, EPA required EPD to revise or remove our Excess Emissions Rule.
DNR Board adopted SSM rule revisions in October 2016 Rule 391-3-1-.02(a)7. “Excess Emissions” is still in effect NOT IN EFFECT YET:
391-3-1-.02(a)11. “Startup and Shutdown Emissions for SIP-Approved Rules”
391-3-1-.02(a)12. “Malfunction Emissions” 391-3-1-.02(a)13. “Startup, Shutdown, and
Malfunction Emissions for Certain Rules”
Revised Rules will not take effect until EPA approves SIP, and are void if the courts overturn EPA’s SSM SIP Call (or EPA rescinds SSM SIP call)
EPA’S SSM SIP CALL
15 Oral arguments scheduled for May 8, 2017 have
been delayed pending review of SSM action by EPA
$8,000,000
$8,500,000
$9,000,000
$9,500,000
$10,000,000
$10,500,000
$11,000,000
$11,500,000
$12,000,000
$12,500,000
FY2015 -Actuals
FY2016 -Actual
FY2017 -Update
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Title V Fee Projections
TOTAL EXPENSE TITLE V REVENUE - No Fee Changes
PERMIT FEE REVENUE SHORTFALL
Note: Fees are collected 2 fiscal years (FY) after emission calendar year (CY)
Example: CY2016 emission fees are collected in FY2018 (07/01/17 - 06/30/18)
Plant Yates, Plant Mitchell,
Plant Kraft, and DSM Plant Branch and
Boiler MACT
PPG Funds,
I/M Switch,
DMN/GAIT
APB
Contracts
Ending and
PPG Funds
Permit Type FY 2019 and FY
2020
Application Fees
FY 2021 and Beyond
Application Fees
Minor Source Permit or Amendment $250 $500
Synthetic Minor Source Permit or Amendment $1,000 $2,000
Major Source Permit not PSD or 112(g) $2,000 $4,000
Name Change $250 $500
Permit-by-Rule $250 $500
Title V 502(b)(10) Permit Amendment $2,000 $4,000
Title V Minor Modification with Construction $2,000 $4,000
Title V Minor Modification without Construction $2,000 $4,000
Title V Significant Modification with Construction $2,000 $4,000
Title V Significant Modification without
Construction $2,000 $4,000
PSD Permit or 112(g) Permit $7,500 $15,000
Nonattainment NSR Permit $7,500 $15,000
TOTAL PROJECTED ANNUAL COLLECTIONS $387,000 $774,000
PROPOSED APPLICATION FEES
November 13, 2017 • Public stakeholder meeting to discuss proposed fee
updates (pre-proposal copy of draft rules available)
• February 2018 • Brief Board on proposed rule amendments
• March 2018 • Public comment period and public hearing
• May 2018 • Request Board adoption
• March 1, 2019 • Proposed date to begin application fees
2018 RULEMAKING TIMELINE
EXTRA SLIDES
Rule Changes
Toxics Guidelines
update
PSD Inventory Tool
Georgia EPD PSD
Permit Application
Guidance
GEOS
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PERMITTING UPDATE
EGU OZONE SEASON NOx EMISSION TRENDS
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OZONE DESIGN VALUES IN ATLANTA
0.060
0.065
0.070
0.075
0.080
2015 2016 2017
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Ozone Design Values in Atlanta
South DeKalb Confederate Ave. Gwinnett Tech McDonough Conyers
Unofficial ozone data through October 24, 2017 (not validated or certified).
COHUTTA WILDERNESS TRENDS (20% HAZIEST)
28.63
25.71
22.46
19.22
15.97
12.73
10.78
30.25
27.05
22.80
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Uniform Rate of Reasonable Progress Glide PathCohutta - W20% Data Days
Glide Path Natural Condition (Worst Days) Observation Method 1 Prediction Rolling Average
OKEFENOKEE TRENDS (20% HAZIEST)
25.81
23.42
20.76
18.11
15.45
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27.13
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Uniform Rate of Reasonable Progress Glide PathOkefenokee - W20% Data Days
Glide Path Natural Condition (Worst Days) Observation Method 1 Prediction Rolling Average
Okefenokee Monitor Used as Surrogate for Wolf Island
The Environmental Protection Division
(EPD) protects and restores
Georgia’s environment.
EPD MISSION
We take the lead in ensuring
clean air, water and land.
With our partners, we pursue a
sustainable environment that
provides a foundation for a vibrant
economy and healthy communities.
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