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ACTIVITY REPORT

AUGUST 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2013

I. Communications and Education Activity Report

Community/School Presentations and Events:

Distributed 631 agency “welcome” cards via A Grand Welcome.

Air quality lessons provided at Camp Dartlo

Air quality lessons provided at two Girl Scout events

Participated in Kids Day at Riverfront Park

Participated in Sunset Elementary’s Back-to-School event

Compliance Assistance Program:

Doing our Share for Clean Air business recognition program coordination; print ad to run in early

September.

Updating CAP Info Sheets to remove outdated url pages

Asbestos Labeling Law:

Refined mailing lists and updated contacts for local outreach mailing

Drafted letters to about 30 area “home improvement centers” and building product distributors/suppliers to

send in early September.

Print/Online/Promotion Materials:

Web site updates

Reordered Agency magnets

Regulation-related:

Notice of fee regulation approval on web, sent notice to email list via Constant Contact; mailed postcard

Notice of Proposed outdoor burning reg changes posted to web, sent notice to email list via Constant Contact

Special Projects:

Summer “It All Adds Up to Clean Air” Promotion – Kicked-off in August with spots airing on media

partner KREM site and online contest on SRCAA website.

State Wood Smoke Reduction Grant – Wood stove change-outs continuing with local funds; was notified

in August of new grant award from Ecology for $125,000 which should extend our wood stove changeout

program through December 2014.

FY 14 Chipping Events - finalized Valleyford as FD 8 location for fall chipping/composting event to be

held Saturday, October 5. Contacted Newman Lake Fire & Rescue (Spokane County Fire District 13)

regarding spring event and they are on-board for Saturday, March 29, 2014. The other two spring events

will likely be with FD 4 and FD9.

Community/School Events & Presentations: 6

Print/Online/Promotional Materials: 1

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II. Compliance Activity Report

Facility Inspections

Date Inspection Type of

Completed Business Name Inspection Type of Process

5/16/2013 DARIGOLD INC ICI Fuel Burning Equipment

6/26/2013 CITY OF CHENEY CCI Composting, Sewage Systems,

Emergency Generator, Backup

Generator

7/8/2013 CONOCO CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/9/2013 DIVINE CORP/N HAMILTON CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/29/2013 PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY/N FREYA CCI Bulk Gas Terminals, Organic

Liquid Tanks

7/29/2013 PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY/PARKWATER FCE/ICI Bulk Gas Terminals, Organic

Liquid Tanks

7/30/2013 QWIK STOP #2 (GEET CORPORATION) CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/30/2013 PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY/FAIRCHILD CCI Organic Liquid Tanks

7/30/2013 PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY/GEIGER CCI Organic Liquid Tanks

7/30/2013 HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS-OPERATING L.P. FCE Bulk Gas Terminals

7/30/2013 MID CITY FOOD MART CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/30/2013 MIKE'S GROCERY CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 DIVINE FOODMART/E MISSION CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 SEVEN ELEVEN #26255 CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 CARRS CHEVRON CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 TESORO # 62147 CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 SAFEWAY #1494/ WELLESLEY CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 PROTO MANUFACTURING CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

7/31/2013 BETTS SAVE WAY TRUCK STOP CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 CONOCO ONE STOP (RMK dba) CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 MISSION FOOD MART CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

7/31/2013 UNIQUE CABINETS CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/1/2013 AVISTA CORPORATION/NE TURBINE FCE Backup Generator, Organic

Liquid Tanks

8/2/2013 GRIFFIN PUBLISHING INC CCI Graphic Art Systems

8/6/2013 NINE MILE STORE CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

8/6/2013 SAFEWAY #342/N W BLVD CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

8/6/2013 DIAMOND AUTO BODY CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/7/2013 FRED & GARYS BODY SHOP CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/7/2013 EXXONMOBIL FCE Bulk Gas Terminals, Organic

Liquid Tanks

8/8/2013 STADIUM SPORTS CCI Graphic Art Systems

8/12/2013 SCOTT MOTORSPORTS CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/13/2013 BANNER F&F KARDLOCK #1 CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

8/13/2013 KURT KIMBALL CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/13/2013 TOBY'S BODY & FENDER CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/14/2013 KAYU TV FOX 28 CCI Emergency Generator

8/15/2013 NORTHTOWN CCI Emergency Generator

8/15/2013 FOUR LAKES GROCERY CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

8/15/2013 INLAND ASPHALT - SULLIVAN CCI Asphalt Production, Fuel Burning

Equipment, Mineral Proc.

8/15/2013 CENTRAL PREMIX-SULLIVAN-CONCRETE PLANT CCI/2 ICIs Concrete Prod., Materials

Handling, Mineral. Proc.

8/15/2013 SNOW PEAK FOREST PRODUCTS INC CCI Materials Handling, Mill

Operations


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8/15/2013 CENTRAL PREMIX-SULLIVAN-GRAVEL PIT CCI Materials Handling, Mineral Proc.

8/16/2013 FERRIS HIGH SCHOOL CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

8/19/2013 HYMARK CCI

8/20/2013 CITY OF MEDICAL LAKE WASTEWATER TREATMENT CCI Sewage Systems, Emergency

Generator

8/23/2013 TRAVIS PATTERN FCE Abrasive Blasting, Materials

Handling, Metal Casting,

Metallurgy Proc., Surface Coating

(Metal), NESHAP

8/26/2013 US ARMY 88TH RSC/416TH EN TEC/301ST MEB/ CCI Asphalt Production

321ST EN

8/27/2013 HOLIDAY STATION STORE #289/N. ARGONNE CCI Gas Dispensing Facility

CCI – Continuing Compliance Inspection – 41 FCE – Full Compliance Investigation – 5

ICI – Initial Compliance Inspection – 4 IR – Initial Registration – 0

I – Information – 0 PCE – Partial Compliance Evaluation – 0

STAFF INITIATED ACTIVITY & COMPLAINT SUMMARY

Staff Initiated Activity Complaints

Agricultural Burning 0 0

Air quality /smoke in the air 0 3

Asbestos 11 6

Dust from source/tracking 3 19

Dust from unpaved public road 0 2

Odors 0 4

Other/miscellaneous 2 2

Outdoor burning 0 11

Solid fuel burning device 1 3

Surface Coating 0 1

TOTAL 68

ASBESTOS PROGRAM NOTIFICATION

PROJECT SIZE OR TYPE # OF NOTIFICATIONS

> 10 ln ft and/or > 48 sq ft asbestos project (OOSFR) 17

OOSFR Abatement or OOSFR Demolition 3

All Demolition 5

10-259 ln ft and/or 48-159 sq ft with/without Demolition 11

260-999 ln ft and/or 160-4,999 sq ft with/without Demolition 15

GE 1000 ln ft and/or GE 5,000 sq ft 3

Emergency Notification 0

Alternate Asbestos Project Work Practices 0

Amendments 41

Exception for Hazardous Conditions 0

TOTAL 95

ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS/PRESENTATIONS

DATE NAME LOCATION CITY TYPE

8/7/2013 Wishing Well Trailer Court 4911 N. Florida Spokane NI

8/8/2013 Wishing Well Trailer Court 4911 N. Florida Spokane NI

8/12/2013 Ray's Demolition / Mauer Construction 1120 N. Division Spokane NI


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8/13/2013 Blue-22 Investments, Inc. 1725 S Grand Blvd Spokane NI

8/15/2013 Specialty Environmental / Mauer

Construction

1120 N. Division Spokane NI

8/16/2013 Hutterian Brethren 3610 N. Wood Rd. Reardan NI

8/19/2013 ALLWEST / Garco / Crux Subsurface 4308 N. Barker Rd. Spokane Valley NI

8/19/2013 Safegaurd Properties / Safegaurd

Preservation / Bank of America

3507 E 36th Ave. Spokane

8/22/2013 Larson's Demolition / Lynda Petty (owner) 4327 Princeton Spokane NI

8/22/2013 IRS / Specialty Environmental / Inland

Construction

Sherwood Building, 510 W.

Riverside Ave.

Spokane NI

NI – Non Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection – 8 IP – Informational Presentation – 0

OI – Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection – 1 OT – Other – 0

Asbestos Fees Collected – $

NOTICES OF VIOLATION

Issued – 11

Asbestos Control Standards 4

Dust Control 3

Odors 0 Resolved – 6

Outdoor Burning 0 Appealed – 0


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Solid Fuel Burning Device Emissions 0

Installation of Air Pollution Source w/o a Permit/Registration 1

Not Complying with NOC/NOI Permit Requirements 2

Failure to Comply with Other Standards 1

Civil Penalties Collected – $0 Burning Permits Issued – $0

Agricultural/Spot Burn – $0 Wood Stove Exemptions – $0

III: Permitting & Air Quality

A. Notices of Construction Received – 7

Date NOC # Business Name, Address, NOC Type

8/8/13 #1608A&B IEDS, Inc., 3808 N. Sullivan Rd. Bldg. 24, Dryer, Baghouse & Scrubber

8/9/13 #1609 Wagstaff, Inc., 3910 N. Flora Rd. Bldg. C West, Furnace/Oven

8/26/13 #1610A,B&C Pyrotek, Inc., 9601 E. Montgomery Ave., 3 Baghouses

8/29/13 #1611 Car Max Auto Superstars, 7814 E. Sprague Ave., Stage I/II Vapor Recovery

8/29/13 #1612 Can-Am Body Shop, 1104 N. Park Rd. Bldg. 5, Paint Booth

8/29/13 #1613 Southside Landfill, 2424 E. 65th

Ave., General Operations

8/30/13 #1614 CD’A Metals, 3900 E. Broadway Ave., Baghouse

B. Notices of Construction Approved – 3

Date NOC # Business Name, Address, NOC Type

8/2/13 #1603 Sam’s Stop & Shop, 2306 N. Pines Rd., Stage I/II Vapor Recovery

8/15/13 #1596A&B Whitworth University, 300 W. Hawthorne Rd. – Robinson Science Hall &

Well #2, Emergency Generators

8/20/13 #1606 SCRAPS, 6815 E. Trent Ave., Crematory

C. NEHAPS/MACT – None

C. Temporary Sources Received – 1

Date NOI # Business, Address, NOI Type

8/7/13 #T517 Knife River Corp., 9404 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd., Rock Crusher

Temporary Sources Approved – 3

Date NOI # Business, Address, NOI Type

7/15/13 #T514 Interstate Concrete & Asphalt, 1902 N. Sullivan Rd., Rock Crusher

8/14/13 #T516 Central Washington Asphalt, Inc., 2800 Block of N. Hayford Rd.,

Asphalt Plant Operations

8/19/13 #T517 Knife River Corp., 9404 S. Cheney-Spokane Rd., Rock Crusher

E. Paving Waiver Requests – 1

F. Surface Coating Regulation Exemption – 0

G. Number of Sources Registered – 1

Registration Fees Collected - $

Notice of Construction/SEPA/NOI Fees Collected – $

Air Operating Permits Issued – 0 Air Operating Permits Renewed – 1


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AOP Permit Fees – $0

Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency

Air Quality Report – August 2013

Smoke from wildfires on the east slopes of the Cascades in Washington, in central Idaho and in central California

near Yosemite National Park affected air quality in August. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the moderate range

on August 1 because of smoke from wildfires on the east slopes of the Cascades (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Air Quality Index (AQI) values for August 2013

A change in the weather pattern and rain on August 2 helped clear the smoke out of the Spokane area. The AQI

rose into the moderate or near-moderate range again for the period of August 6 through 15. A high pressure ridge

inhibited atmospheric ventilation, allowing ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations to

build. Southerly atmospheric flow carried smoke from wildfires in central California and central Idaho into the

Inland Northwest until the air flow shifted to westerly on August 16. Another high pressure ridge was over the

region during the period of August 21 through 25, inhibiting atmospheric ventilation and allowing fine particulate

matter. Carbon monoxide remained well within the good range of the AQI throughout the month. See Appendix 1

of this report for information about federal air quality standards or Appendix 2 for a description of the AQI.

The particulate matter data used to determine the AQI and for other day-to-day operations are obtained using a

network of automated particulate matter monitors consisting of Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalances

(TEOM) and nephelometers. Daily mass concentrations of PM2.5 monitored in August throughout the network are

shown in Figure 2.


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Figure 2: PM2.5 multi-station time series for August 2013.

The August daily air quality data for all monitoring stations in the Spokane region are provided in Appendix 3.

Current and historical air quality data can be obtained electronically from Ecology via their air monitoring data

website, https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/Default.htm.

Tables 1 and 2 contain the maximum AQI values for each pollutant for the month and for the year to date. Table 3

summarizes the year to date daily AQIs by category and compares them to last year’s AQIs.

Table 1: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations for this reporting period

Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date

CO 10/0.9 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, 3rd

& Washington 8/2, 8/9, 8/28

and 8/29

O3 88/0.071 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 8/12

PM10 51/56 µg/m3

Cheney, Turnbull NWR 8/10

PM2.5 67/18.9 µg/m3 Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 8/23

Table 2: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations to date this year

Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date

CO 27/2.4 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, 3rd & Washington 1/25

O3 88/0.071 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 8/12

PM10 58/69 µg/m3 Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 2/15

PM2.5 102/36.6 µg/m3 Spokane Valley, E. Broadway Ave 1/18

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/Default.htm


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Table 3: AQI summary as of August 31, 2013. The numbers in parentheses are the number of days that

would have fallen into each category had the AQI good-to-moderate breakpoint for PM2.5 not been reduced

on March 18, 2013 (see Appendix 2). Otherwise the numbers here depict the number of days in each

category as they were originally reported.

Category Number of Days

This Year

Last Year to

Date

Good (0-50) 190 (197) 223

Moderate (51-100) 52 (45) 19

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150) 1 (1) 1

Unhealthy (151-200) 0 0

Very Unhealthy (201-300) 0 0

Hazardous (>300) 0 0

Wind speed and direction are measured at the SRCAA’s office, located near the intersection of Mission Ave and

Greene St in Spokane. In the Spokane area, stronger southerly (S) to southwesterly (SW) surface winds are

associated with more active weather regimes and storm systems promote better air quality than light easterly (E) to

northeasterly (NE) winds, which are often terrain-driven at the SRCAA location and occur along with poor

atmospheric ventilation (Figures 3 and 4).

Figure 3: The wind rose depicts the variation of hourly average wind speed (mph) with the direction from

which the wind was blowing in August.


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Figure 4: The PM2.5 pollution rose depicts the variation of hourly average PM2.5 3) with the direction

from which the wind was blowing in August.

Ground-level ozone (O3), a component of smog, is formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds

chemically react in the presence of sunlight. It is measured in units of parts per million (ppm) in ambient air.

Ozone is a strong oxidizer and can damage lung tissue, thereby impairing respiratory function. The main sources of

ozone precursors are motor vehicle emissions and refueling, gasoline storage and transport, paints, solvents and

industry.

Ground-level ozone reached the moderate category of the Air Quality Index (AQI) on five days (Figure 1). The

maximum 8-hour running average was 0.071 ppm (August 12; Figure 5). Eight hour average ozone concentrations in

the range 0.06 to 0.075 ppm are considered “moderate” air quality by the AQI. AQI moderate levels of ground-level

ozone were measured mostly during warmer periods with high atmospheric pressure over the region (Figure 5).

Figure 5: Eight hour maximum ozone concentrations for the Spokane region in August. Daily maximum

temperatures are also shown. Daily maximum temperature can be used as a surrogate for solar radiation

(ozone is formed through a photochemical reaction) for determining potential ozone maximum

concentrations. The threshold for the moderate category for the AQI for ozone is 0.06 ppm averaged over

eight hours. An ozone measurement above 0.075 ppm, averaged over eight hours, is the threshold value for

the federal ozone standard. It is not a violation of the standard to exceed this level on a given day because

determination of attainment status is based on averaging data over a period of years. See Appendix 1 for

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Nitrogen oxides monitored at the Spokane Augusta Ave station remained low through the month (Figure 6).

Figure 6: One hour maximum concentrations of nitrogen oxides for Spokane Augusta Ave monitoring

station in August. The federal standard daily 1-hour maximum for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is 100 ppb. The

NAAQS does not set limits on the other air pollutants shown here.


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Appendix 1 – National Ambient Air Quality Standards

The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air

pollutants, carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), ground-

level ozone (O3) and sulfur dioxide (SO2; Table A-1). These are known as “criteria” pollutants because the US EPA

established regulatory limits to concentrations in ambient air using human health or environmentally based criteria.

Carbon monoxide, particulate matter and ozone are monitored in Spokane County by the Spokane Regional Clean

Air Agency (SRCAA) and the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).

Table A-1: National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Primary Standards Secondary Standards

Pollutant Level Averaging Time Level Averaging Time

Carbon Monoxide 9 ppm (10 mg/m3) 8-hour

(1) None

35 ppm (40 mg/m3) 1-hour

(1)

Lead 0.15 µg/m3 (2)

Rolling 3-Month Average Same as Primary

1.5 µg/m3 Quarterly Average Same as Primary

Nitrogen Dioxide 53 ppb (3)

Annual (Arithmetic Average) Same as Primary

100 ppb 1-hour (4)

None

Particulate Matter (PM10) 150 µg/m3 24-hour

(5) Same as Primary

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 12.0 µg/m3 Annual

(6) (Arithmetic Average) Same as Primary

35 µg/m3 24-hour

(7) Same as Primary

Ozone 0.075 ppm (2008

std)

8-hour (8)

Same as Primary

0.08 ppm (1997 std) 8-hour (9)

Same as Primary

0.12 ppm 1-hour (10)

Same as Primary

Sulfur

Dioxide

0.03 ppm Annual (Arithmetic Average) 0.5 ppm 3-hour (1)

0.14 ppm 24-hour (1)

75 ppb (11)

1-hour None (1) Not to be exceeded more than once per year. (2) Final rule signed October 15, 2008. (3) The official level of the annual NO2 standard is 0.053 ppm, equal to 53 ppb, which is shown here for the purpose of clearer comparison to the

1-hour standard (4) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each monitor within an area must not exceed 100 ppb (effective January 22, 2010). (5) Not to be exceeded more than once per year on average over 3 years. (6) On March 18, 2013, EPA strengthened the annual fine particle standard by revising the level from 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) to 12.0µg/m3 . An area will meet the standard if the three-year average of its annual average PM2.5 concentration (at each monitoring site in the

area) is less than or equal to 12.0 µg/m3 . (7) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations at each population-oriented monitor within an area must not exceed 35 µg/m3 (effective December 17, 2006). (8) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations measured at each monitor

within an area over each year must not exceed 0.075 ppm. (effective May 27, 2008) (9) (a) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations measured at each

monitor within an area over each year must not exceed 0.08 ppm.

(b) The 1997 standard—and the implementation rules for that standard—will remain in place for implementation purposes as EPA undertakes rulemaking to address the transition from the 1997 ozone standard to the 2008 ozone standard.

(c) EPA is in the process of reconsidering these standards (set in March 2008). (10) (a) EPA revoked the 1-hour ozone standard in all areas, although some areas have continuing obligations under that standard ("anti-backsliding").

(b) The standard is attained when the expected number of days per calendar year with maximum hourly average concentrations above 0.12

ppm is < 1. (11) (a) Final rule signed June 2, 2010. To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at

each monitor within an area must not exceed 75 ppb.

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/co/

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/lead/

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/nitrogenoxides/

http://www.epa.gov/pm/

http://www.epa.gov/pm/

http://www.epa.gov/groundlevelozone/

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/sulfurdioxide/

http://www.epa.gov/airquality/sulfurdioxide/

http://www.epa.gov/air/oaqps/greenbk/oindex.html


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Appendix 2 – Air Quality Index

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is EPA’s color-coded tool for communicating daily air quality to the public and can be

calculated for any of the criteria pollutants except lead, provided monitoring data are available. An index value

above 100 indicates that the concentration of a criteria pollutant exceeded the limit established in the NAAQS.

Categories of the AQI are “good” (green, 0-50), “moderate” (yellow, 51-100), “unhealthy for sensitive groups”

(orange, 101-150), “unhealthy” (red, 151-200), “very unhealthy” (purple, 201-300) and “hazardous” (maroon, 301-

500; Table A-2). On March 18, 2013, EPA reduced the good to moderate breakpoint for PM2.5 from 15.0 to 12.0 3).

Table A-2: Air pollutant breakpoints for the Air Quality Index.

Air Quality Index

Levels of Health

Concern

Color

Code

Index

Numerical

Value

Breakpoints Health Effects

O3 (ppm)

8-hour

O3 (ppm)

1-hour(1)

PM2.5 3)

24-hour

PM10 3)

24-hour

CO

(ppm)

8-hour

Good Green 0-50 0.000-

0.059

(3) 0.0-12.0 0-54 0.0-4.4 Air quality is considered

satisfactory and air

pollution poses little or no

risk.

Moderate Yellow 51-100 0.060-

0.075

(3) 12.1-35.4 55-154 4.5-9.4 Air quality is acceptable;

however, for some

pollutants there may be a

moderate health concern

for a very small number of

people who are unusually

sensitive to air pollution.

Unhealthy for

Sensitive Groups

Orange 101-150 0.076-

0.095

0.125-

0.164

35.5-65.4 155-254 9.5-

12.4

People especially sensitive

to air pollution may

experience health effects.

The general public is not

likely to be affected. An

AQI in this category or

above indicates that air

pollution exceeds levels

acceptable under federal air

quality standards.

Unhealthy Red 151-200 0.096-

0.115

0.165-

0.204

65.5-

150.4

255-354 12.5-

15.4

Everyone may begin to

experience health effects;

members of sensitive

groups may experience

more serious health effects.

Very Unhealthy Purple 201-300 0.116-

0.374

0.205-

0.404

150.5-

250.4

355-424 15.5-

30.4

Health alert: everyone may

experience more serious

health effects.

Hazardous Maroon >300 (2)

0.405+ 250.5+ 425+ 30.5+ Health warnings of

emergency conditions. The

entire population is more

likely to be affected.

1Areas are generally required to report the AQI based on 8-hour ozone values. However, there are a small number of areas where an AQI

based on 1-hour ozone values would be more precautionary. In these cases, in addition to calculating the 8-hour ozone index value, the 1-

hour ozone index value may be calculated, and the maximum of the two values reported.

28-hour O3 values do not define higher AQI values (≥ 301). AQI values of 301 or greater are calculated with 1-hour O3 concentrations.

3There is no AQI for 1-hour O3 concentrations below the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level.


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Appendix 3

Table A-3: Summary air quality data for August for air monitoring stations in Spokane County. The carbon

monoxide and ozone data are 8-hour maximums in parts per million (ppm) and the PM data are 24-hour averages in 3). There are data missing for Turnbull NWR and Spokane Valley because of

electronic data communications malfunctions. The Liberty Lake nephelometer was replaced with a TEOM on August 12.

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8/3 0.7 0.042 0.040 6.7 6.8 5.7 6.5 7.5 8.1 15

8/4 0.7 0.049 0.043 6.0 6.1 5.3 6.1 6.5 7.6 13

8/5 0.6 0.041 0.048 0.042 5.8 5.8 5.1 5.4 5.2 5.7 16

8/6 0.8 0.052 0.057 0.047 9.2 8.8 7.7 11.2 5.5 8.1 8.5 23 13

8/7 0.8 0.062 0.057 0.054 9.9 10.3 9.4 11.6 6.8 9.5 10.4 28 16

8/8 0.8 0.055 0.053 0.058 11.5 11.1 10.3 11.3 6.6 9.7 11.2 31 19

8/9 0.9 0.040 0.048 0.038 10.0 12.2 9.3 10.5 7.6 9.0 9.9 26 19

8/10 0.6 0.050 0.061 0.050 10.3 11.0 9.7 11.2 10.6 11.6 13.0 27 56

8/11 0.6 0.060 0.064 0.063 11.4 12.2 11.8 11.5 6.9 10.0 12.5 33 15

8/12 0.6 0.063 0.063 0.071 11.2 11.5 11.4 10.7 7.3 10.7 26 17

8/13 0.7 0.055 0.055 0.059 12.8 12.4 10.2 12.6 12.1 12.0 30

8/14 0.8 0.053 0.059 0.045 12.1 10.8 10.9 12.1 11.7 10.5 29

8/15 0.8 0.056 0.047 0.050 10.6 11.4 11.5 11.8 7.9 10.9 10.9 29 25

8/16 0.7 0.043 0.038 0.036 8.7 9.5 7.2 7.3 4.1 7.4 8.7 27 12

8/17 0.7 0.045 0.043 7.0 7.9 6.3 8.3 3.9 6.0 6.7 25 11

8/18 0.5 0.045 0.044 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.9 2.4 3.1 3.7 17 8

8/19 0.6 0.041 0.043 0.043 4.9 6.1 4.2 6.0 1.9 3.1 5.3 24 11

8/20 0.5 0.049 0.048 0.043 5.0 5.0 4.8 6.3 2.4 3.2 3.8 24 16

8/21 0.6 0.045 0.055 0.045 12.8 9.9 7.1 10.2 15.9 5.9 7.0 29 34

8/22 0.7 0.056 0.057 0.060 15.1 8.6 12.0 6.9 7.9 8.9 45 25

8/23 0.7 0.058 0.057 0.053 18.9 17.5 16.3 18.4 9.4 15.8 16.2 46 21

8/24 0.6 0.055 0.050 0.053 16.8 14.6 16.2 14.7 12.7 7.4 13.9 14.5 34 17

8/25 0.5 0.043 0.055 0.047 12.3 10.7 8.1 10.5 9.8 3.4 7.5 9.8 36 10

8/26 0.6 0.047 0.046 0.040 7.7 5.1 5.8 4.9 5.0 2.6 3.8 6.4 17 9

8/27 0.6 0.050 0.050 0.051 8.4 7.2 5.2 6.3 7.3 3.1 4.8 6.3 21 10

8/28 0.9 0.052 0.051 0.047 9.0 8.6 7.7 7.5 8.2 4.9 5.8 7.9 29 22

8/29 0.9 0.049 0.043 0.039 10.2 9.7 8.2 8.5 9.4 5.6 6.5 8.3 40 23

8/30 0.5 0.039 0.039 0.039 5.5 3.4 3.3 1.6 4.8 1.8 2.3 2.4 23 10

8/31 0.8 0.049 0.048 0.051 6.9 6.1 4.8 4.7 5.3 2.9 4.0 4.5 18 10

AVG 0.7 0.049 0.051 0.047 9.7 9.3 8.3 7.3 9.3 5.7 7.9 9.6 8.1 27 18

MAX 0.9 0.063 0.064 0.071 18.9 17.5 16.3 14.7 18.4 15.9 15.8 13.0 16.2 49 56

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