2014 Advanced Air Permitting Seminar

Steve Hagle, P.E., Deputy DirectorTCEQ Office of Air

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Eight-Hour Ozone Design Values and Population in Texas

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Air Quality Successes

• Emissions Inventory:– Between 2000 and 2012, NOX emissions decreased

63%, and measured ground level ozone concentrations decreased 23%

• Ozone Levels:– From 2000 to 2013, ozone levels in Texas have

decreased by 24%– Average for all states plus District of Columbia and

Puerto Rico only showed a decrease of 12%

• Eight-hour ozone levels for HGB and DFW nonattainment areas have been trending downward for the 1997 eight-hour NAAQS since 2000

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Air Quality Successes

• As of 2013, eleven areas of the state with monitors have ozone levels below the 2008 ozone standard

• The EPA has designated the El Paso area to be in attainment of the 1997 ozone standard

• The EPA has re-designated the Beaumont area in attainment of the 1997 ozone standard

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2011 Statewide Mobile NOX Emissions

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DFW “Bump-Up”

• Background:– DFW area did not attain the 1997 eight-hour ozone

standard by its June 2013 attainment date– EPA proposed rules for 2008 implementation, which

included revoking 1997 standard

• Sierra Club Lawsuit and EPA Consent Decree:– February 2014: NOI to sue EPA for failure to take action– If the consent decree establishes a reclassification

deadline before the expected effective date of the 1997 standard revocation (April 2015), the DFW area would be reclassified as severe nonattainment

2013 Ozone Design ValuesRegion County

2013 8-hour Ozone DV (ppb)

HGB Brazoria 87DFW Denton 87DFW Tarrant 86DFW Collin 84DFW Dallas 84HGB Harris 82SAN Bexar 81DFW Johnson 79HGB Montgomery 79DFW Parker 79NETX Gregg 77DFW Rockwall 77DFW Hood 77DFW Ellis 77NETX Smith 75BPA Jefferson 75HGB Galveston 74KTF Bell 74DFW Hunt 74WAC McLennan 74DFW Kaufman 74ARR Travis 73

NETX Harrison 72ELP El Paso 72DFW Navarro 72BB Brewster 71CC Nueces 70BPA Orange 69VIC Victoria 67LAR Web 64

LRGV Cameron 60MEM Hidalgo 59

2013* Secondary OzoneW126 Design Values by County

Region CountyW126 DV (ppm-hrs)

DFW Denton 21DFW Tarrant 20DFW Collin 19DFW Dallas 18DFW Parker 14ELP El Paso 14BB Brewster 13

DFW Johnson 13DFW Rockwall 13HGB Brazoria 13DFW Ellis 12NETX Gregg 12NETX Smith 12NETX Harrison 12DFW Hunt 12KTF Bell 11SAN Bexar 11DFW Hood 11HGB Harris 11DFW Kaufman 11DFW Navarro 11WAC McLennan 10HGB Montgomery 9ARR Travis 9BPA Jefferson 9BPA Orange 7HGB Galveston 6CC Nueces 5VIC Victoria 5LAR Webb 4

LRGV Cameron 3MEM Hidalgo 2

*2013 W126 Design Values are preliminary and are subject to change.

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SecondaryOzone DV’s

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Upcoming NAAQS Monitoring

• PM2.5 and CO - DFW and HGB to be operational by January 1, 2015:– Austin-Round Rock and San Antonio areas to be

operational by January 1, 2017

• NO2 - Near-road monitors required in DFW, HGB, Austin-Round Rock, and San Antonio areas (one in each):– Second near-road monitors required in DFW and

HGB areas by January 1, 2015– El Paso and Edinburg-Mission-McAllen area

monitors required by January 1, 2017

• SO2 – data requirements rule - ??

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Regional Haze

• EPA has not taken action on the initial Regional Haze SIP submittal (March 2009)

• Under a consent decree, the EPA is scheduled to propose action by November 26, 2014 and take final action by September 4, 2015

• Next Regional Haze SIP is due in July 2018:– It takes years to develop

• EPA may require a four-factor analysis of each facility that may impact visibility at Class I areas inside and outside of Texas:– The TCEQ does not have authority to require facilities to perform

this analysis themselves for submittal to the TCEQ.  This may require rulemaking.

– 30 - 40 sources

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2015 Legislative Session

• Fund Balances (TERP, LIP, LIRAP)

• 111(d)???

• Expedited Permitting???

• Public Participation???

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Questions?

Steve Hagle

(512) 239-1295

steve.hagle@tceq.texas.gov