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Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change Issues in Nevada: A Comprehensive Overview

This report outlines Nevada's ongoing efforts to tackle critical air quality issues, particularly in relation to Lake Tahoe, non-attainment areas, and compliance with federal regulations. The Nevada Bureau of Air Pollution Control, alongside the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, is focused on improving air quality through initiatives like the NSR, SIP updates, and mercury control programs. It addresses significant challenges surrounding climate change, ozone transport, and regulatory uncertainties while emphasizing Nevada's leadership in renewable energy development and ongoing projects in geothermal and solar energy.

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Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change Issues in Nevada: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Welcome to Nevada • Greg RemerChief, Nevada Bureau of Air Pollution Control

  2. Nevada Issues • Lake Tahoe • NSR • SIPs • Mercury • Climate Change • Ozone/Transport

  3. Nevada Issues • Lake Tahoe • Formed under a Bi-State Compact between Nevada and California • Authorized by Congress • Managed by Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) (www.trpa.org) • All planning and implementation performed by TRPA • NDEP air permitting authority

  4. Nevada Issues • NSR • Climate change uncertainty • Regulatory uncertainty • Legal Challenges • Increment Reviews

  5. Welcome to Nevada • SIPs • Attempting to update core SIP since early 2000’s • In mediation with 9th Circuit/Region IX over minor source permitting provisions • To Do: • Include NSR reform in NNSR provisions • PSD SIP • PM2.5 SIP • Ozone SIP

  6. Welcome to Nevada • Mercury • State Mining Hg Control Program • Implementation continuing – at this point • Improvement in quality of emission inventory • Increase on knowledge/understanding of mercury emissions from mining processes • Fugitive emission study underway • Expect signficant emission reductions on new/modified units • EPA agreement to create Mining Hg MACT jeopardizing State’s program • Nevada filed request to intervene • State Utility Hg Control Program under development

  7. Nevada Issues • Climate Change • Nevada a leader in renewable Energy – primarily geothermal and solar (lead the nation in geo/capita) • Expect 600 MW of Geothermal by 2012 • Many additional geothermal, solar and wind projects proposed. • Nevada leads country in percent of new homes built ton Energy Star standards – 75% in 2008 • Gov’s CCAC finished in 8/08

  8. Nevada Issues • Climate Change (continued) • 2007 Legislative Session • State-wide GHG inventory – finished 12/08 • Historic trends and projections to 2020 • Mandatory reporting – working w/ TCR developing a pilot program • Founding member and reporter in TCR • Not member of WCI but official observer • Significant concern over CC economic impacts in light of significant State budget shortfalls

  9. Nevada Issues • Ozone/Transport • Nevada in attainment for O3 except for Clark County • Designations submitted on-time – included 9-factor analyses for Clark-Nye CBSA • Concern over long-range transport • Lower standard will likely result in significant areas of Nevada as non-attainment with no significant emission sources to control

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