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Poinsett Bridge

Campbell Covered Bridge. Falls Park in Downtown Greenville. Table Rock State Park. Poinsett Bridge. Spare the Air: A Path to Clean Air Forever B 2 @School and Other Clean Air Strategies Dan Powell, Kevin Robinson, Sandra Yúdice 2008 National Air Quality Conference Portland, Oregon.

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Poinsett Bridge

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  1. Campbell Covered Bridge Falls Park in Downtown Greenville Table Rock State Park Poinsett Bridge Spare the Air: A Path to Clean Air Forever B2@School and Other Clean Air Strategies Dan Powell, Kevin Robinson, Sandra Yúdice 2008 National Air Quality Conference Portland, Oregon

  2. History SCDHEC attainment recommendation to EPA (‘97 standards) EPA announced new O3 standards County Council Adopted Clean Air Strategies Resolution EAC Began developing strategies PM2.5 Unclassified Dec ‘02 Mar ’03 Jun ‘03 Apr ‘04 Jun ‘04 Jul ‘06 Dec ’07 Jan ’08 Feb ’08 Ozone Action coordinators designated Spare the Air Public Awareness Campaign Began EPA announced Upstate SC area in attainment for O3 (’97 standards) O3 Non-attainment designation

  3. Local Strategies • Air Quality/Ozone Action Coordinators • Comprehensive Public Awareness Campaign • Team of State and County employees • Schools • Community wide event and booths • Public presentations and forums

  4. Breathe Better Air at School (B2@School or B2) • Fountain Inn Elementary School • Anti-idling campaign • Air Quality Patrol • 2008 activity calendar • Faculty and staff attended the Project Learning Tree seminar

  5. B2@School • Creating a native tree garden to eliminate mowing

  6. November 2007 March 2008 B2@School Fountain Inn Elementary SchoolCourtyard Project October 2007

  7. B2@School • Fountain Inn Elementary School Awards • 2007 EPA Clean Air Excellence Award • SCDHEC Champions of the Environment • National Garden Club • TreeCity USA • USEPA – Region 4 Recognition

  8. B2@School • Reduce vehicle miles traveled • Walk to School days

  9. Expanding the B2@School program • Sevier Middle School • Student Council to lead • Anti-idling campaign • Air Quality Patrol • Plant shade trees

  10. Local Strategies • Establish clean air partnerships with public, private, and non-profit organizations • Community wide events: • Air quality booths at festivals • Gas can exchange • Car care • Lawnmower exchange

  11. Local Strategies • Comprehensive public awareness campaign • Advertising: billboards, Internet, Cable TV channel, newspaper articles, radio • Setup booths and displays at public events/festivals and distribute brochures, t-shirts, pencils, pledge cards, AQ information wheels, bookmarks, calendars, key chains.

  12. Local Strategies • Comprehensive public awareness campaign • Presentations • Public officials • City councils and planning commissions • Greenville County School District Board of Trustees • Fire chiefs • Citizens • Professional networks organizations • Non-profit - Rotary clubs

  13. Local Strategies • Comprehensive public awareness campaign • Mailed letters and CDs • Municipalities • Local chambers of commerce • School district and private schools administration • Non-profit organizations • Media • Library System • Fire departments • Universities and colleges

  14. Local Strategies • Comprehensive public awareness campaign • Design and maintain Air Quality website • Assist municipalities with drafting air quality resolutions • Broadcast ozone action days to employees

  15. Local Strategies • Alternative transportation modes • County and municipalities developing Greenways systems • Swamp Rabbit Tram Trail • City of Greenville Reedy River Greenway • Fountain Inn Greenway • Public transportation • City and County of Greenville partnership • Greenlink • Operate biodiesel vehicles with bike racks

  16. Local Strategies • Encourage use of green power • Greenville County • Has been validated as a carbon credit producer for the amount of destroyed methane since August 2007 • Flaring methane gas at the Enoree Landfill • Expecting equipment in April to start producing power

  17. Statewide Strategies • Establish incentives for the purchase of LEVs • State Bill signed into law on June 1, 2006 • State allows 20% income tax credit on certain new hybrid, fuel cell, alternative fuel, or lean burn technology to be allowed against the federal income tax • Considering a statewide anti-idling bill for trucks

  18. Statewide Strategies • Use of alternate fuels • Number of sites increasing for E85 and biodiesel • Promote research in energy efficiency • Furman University • Clemson University • University of South Carolina

  19. Private Efforts • NOx reductions from major sources • Conversion of Duke Energy Lee Steam Plant • Units #1 & 2 operates with low NOx burners • William’s Transco natural gas pipeline • Replaced compressors

  20. What’s Next for Greenville County? EPA announced GSA area in attainment for O3 (’97 standards) States classification recommendations to EPA SIPs to EPA Jan ’08 Feb ’08 Mar ’09 Mar ’10 3 years after Up to 20 years final designations (depending on severity) States Meet New Standards EPA announced new O3 standards EPA makes final designations

  21. Thank you!

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