WESTAR Regional Haze 2018 SIP Planning

WESTAR Regional Haze 2018 SIP Planning Karin Landsberg Alaska DEC, Air Quality November 2013

Assignment • Prepare a comprehensive project plan for 2018 regional haze SIPs • Identify • Steps • Timeline • Resources

Background • Next round of Regional Haze SIPs are due in 2018 • Workgroup meeting every 2 weeks since August • Identify the regional technical work and associated policyissues • Work products • Overview flow chart (completed) • Excel Timeline (completed) • Narrative plan (in progress)

Technical Work • Reevaluate/recalculate natural conditions • Reasonable progress analysis similar to 5-year progress reports • Sector emission inventories for baseline, 2018, 2028 • Need consistency between states and years to compare • Special emission inventory studies • Oil and Gas • Canada and Mexico • Marine/Offshore/Global • Dust • Wildfire average • Ammonia • Regional modeling analyses • Meteorological, emission, dispersion and chemistry • Four-factor analysis for source categories  Must haves,  Nice to haves

Timeline Overview • *General guidance from EPA to cover • Developing how to develop long-term strategy “post-BART” • Integrating NAAQS planning with RH planning • Clarification about controllable/non-controllable sources, e.g., fire

Core Issues • Simplify Progress Report Requirements • not as SIP revision • Natural Conditions and Reasonable Progress Goals • Long-term Strategies after BART • 4-Factor Analysis • Integrate Planning • relationship with NAAQS planning • Consideration of visitation

Funding • 2000-2007 WRAP funding = $23.1 M • 2003-2006 WRAP expenditures • 80% technical and related policy work • 20% for staff, travel, meetings, calls, overhead • Expect can do it for much less this time • Not yet sure exactly how much is needed • May need to evaluate what can be done with given funding levels

Funding *Minimum Regional Costs to Develop 2018 Haze Plans

Policy and Funding Issues • Uncertainty of EPA actions – what and when • Rule revisions and/or guidance • Responses to Core Issues presented in August • Funding? • How will budget affect work plan

Next Steps • For timeline workgroup • Complete plan in next few months • Review funding available and revise plan as needed • For regional analysis work • Decide if region will reconsider natural conditions • Immediately start emission inventories and special studies • In absence of EPA guidance, develop approach for 4-factor analysis “beyond BART,” and NAAQS integration • Propose several small work groups to address specific issues • Natural conditions • 4-factor analysis post-BART • NAAQS integration

Thank you! • Al Newman (WA) • Anya Caudill (WA) • Bob Lebens (WESTAR) • Brian Finneran (OR) • Clint Bowman (WA) • Colleen Delaney (UT) • Curt Taipale (CO) • Jeni Cederle (WY) • Lisa Tomczak (AZ) • Mark Berger (UT) • Tina Suarez-Murias (CA) • Tom Moore (WRAP) • Patrick Barickman (UT) • Rick Boddicker (SD) • Ryan Templeton (AZ) • And anyone I may have forgotten

Contact Info Karin Landsberg Non-Point Section Manager Air Quality Division Department of Environmental Conservation 907-269-4913 karin.landsberg@alaska.gov

WESTAR Regional Haze 2018 SIP Planning