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Air Pollution Control Program
REGFORM Air Seminar
November 9, 2021
Missouri Air Conservation Commission
Air Pollution Control Program
Division of Environmental Quality
Missouri Department Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resources
Dru Buntin, Director
• Mike Sutherland, Deputy Director
• Hannah Humphrey, Deputy Director
• Jacob Westen, General Counsel
• Rebecca McKinistry, Deputy General Counsel
- Richard Waters, Legal Counsel
• Connie Patterson, Communications Director
- Brian Quinn, Division Information Officer
Division of Environmental Quality
Kyra Moore, Director
• Vacant, Deputy Director
• Carey Bridges, Deputy Director
Aaron Schmidt
Erin Lepper
Missouri Air Conservation Commission
• Richard Rocha, Chair
• Mark Fohey, Vice-chair
• Gary Pendergrass
• Kevin Rosenbohm
• Ron Boyer
• 2 vacancies
Governor’s Boards & Commissions page:
boards.mo.gov/UserPages/Home.aspx
Air Pollution Work – Team Effort
• Air Pollution Control Program
• Five Department Regional Offices
• St. Louis, Kansas City, Northeast, Southeast & Southwest
• Environmental Services Program
• Air Quality Monitoring Section & Quality Assurance Unit
• Local Air Agencies
• St. Louis County, St. Louis City, Kansas City & Springfield
• Work dependent on agency
Air Program Advisory Forum
• Purpose?
• Maintain open communication
• Identify, evaluate and develop ways to better protect
human health and the environment
• Who?
• Anyone with an interest in air quality!
• Next meeting?
• To be determined
https://dnr.mo.gov/about-us/forums-stakeholder-groups/air-program-advisory-forum
Air Program Director’s Office
Debbie Heinrich
David Gilmore
Sara Green
Stephen Hall, Staff Director
Director’s Office
Air Quality Planning Section
• Rulemakings
• State Implementation Plan (SIP) development
• National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) boundary
recommendations
• Computer modeling to support SIPs and for attainment
demonstrations
Air Quality Planning Section
Emily Wilbur, Section Chief
Cheri Morgan
Rules Unit SIP Unit
Shelly Reimer Paul Myers Joy Johnson Cameron Weeks Vacant
Mark Leath Aaron Basham Adel Alsharafi Francisco Cortalezzi Thomas Gilchrist Valion Joyce Wesley Fitzgibbons
Permits Section
• Issues permits for all applicable sources of air pollution
• Construction and Operating permits
• Processes permit applicability requests
• Performs air quality analysis for proposed sources
• Oversees permitting for local air agencies
Permits Section
Kendall Hale, Section Chief
Construction Permits Operating Permits
Susan Heckenkamp Chia-Wei Young Chad Stephenson Ryan Schott Dakota Fox Russell Osborne Jonathan Halla Alana Hess Jared Rodes 3 Vacancies
Unit Chief-Vacant Jill Wade Nicole Weidenbenner Brandon Bach Tim Schaefer Berhanu Getahun Liberty Sitzes 3 Vacancies
Kelly Robson Dawn Froning
Modeling
Program Assistant
Vacant
Air Quality Analysis Section
• Obtains, tracks and analyzes air emission inventory
questionnaire (EIQ) data
• Develops point emission inventory
• Coordinates statewide air monitoring network
• Manages several program databases
• Small business compliance assistance
• Maintains record retention and responds to sunshine
requests
Air Quality Analysis Section
Vacant, Section Chief
Monitoring Unit Data Management Unit
Patricia Maliro Jerry Downs Eric Giroir Michael Maddux Brandi Prater
Unit Chief - Vacant Jeannette Barnett Brenda Wansing Jeanne Brown Erin Henry Jeff Stevens John Pelton David Davison Terry Stock
Fileroom Management
Small Business Compliance Assistance
Bob Randolph
Vacant
Compliance & Enforcement Section
• Resolves enforcement actions from regional offices/local agencies & refers cases to Attorney General when necessary
• Conducts oversight of vapor recovery, I/M and stack tests
• Issues asbestos certifications, contractor registrations, training provider accreditations and tracks notifications
• Provides general compliance assistance
• Works with regional offices/local agencies to investigate citizen concerns and conduct routine inspections
Compliance & Enforcement Section
Richard Swartz, Section Chief
Compliance Unit Testing & Emissions Unit
Chris Wood Derek Apel Stephanie Durbin Heather Lehman Ashley Kunce Vacant
Josh VanderVeen Laura Guinn Steve Sidebottom Emily Stafford Kayla Lemke
Asbestos Unit
Stan Payne Christopher
Dudenhoeffer Senora
Cressman George Syrigos
Connie Kinney
Fiscal and Budget Section
• Prepares budget, manages cash flow and time accounting, accounts payable and receivables
• Administers federal grant projects
• Coordinates state and federal work plans and local memoranda of agreements
• Reviews legislation and fiscal note requests
Fiscal & Budget Section
Deedra Beye-Stegeman, Section Chief
Fiscal & Budget
Tim Largent
Nicholas Gazca
St. Louis Inspection and Maintenance
• Oversees vehicle inspection and maintenance program
• Performs covert and overt audits of emissions testing facilities
• Provides technical assistance and customer education
St. Louis Inspection and Maintenance
David Offu, Section Chief
Jackie Heisler
Neena Nallaballi
Mark Specht
Robert Barnacle
Jamie Valentine
General Updates
Air Pollution Control Program
• Electronic Fileroom
• Sunshine Law Requests:
• https://dnr.mo.gov/open-records-sunshine-law-requests
• Check out the department’s Twitter feed!
General Program Updates
Public notices – rules, permits and state plans:
https://dnr.mo.gov/air/what-were-doing/citizens-guide-rules-regulations
Air Program Advisory Forum:
https://dnr.mo.gov/about-us/forums-stakeholder-groups/air-program-advisory-forum
How To Stay Informed
Air Program’s webpage: https://dnr.mo.gov/air
Email addresses:
Front desk: (573) 751-4817
Air Program Contact Information
Stephen M. Hall, Director Air Pollution Control Program 1659 E. Elm Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-7840 (573) 526-1985 direct line [email protected] Find us on the web at dnr.mo.gov Call toll-free (800) 361-4827
Program Director
Volkswagen Overview
VW Webpage
https://dnr.mo.gov/air/what-were-doing/volkswagen-trust-funds
Contact information [email protected] 573-751-4817
Award Categories and Funding V
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Projects Funding Remaining as of FY22
School Buses $4.11 million
Trucks (medium- and heavy-duty) $5 million
Other Eligible Projects $1 million
DERA Option $2.40 million
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations $4.70 million
Trucks Category includes: • Government-owned • Nongovernment-owned • First Responders Vehicles
Other Eligible Projects Category: Any project eligible under the Consent Decree but which does not have another category to apply under, will be considered eligible under this category.
Air Quality Analysis Updates
November 9, 2021
Stephen Hall
Permit Metrics
November 9, 2021
Stephen Hall
• In January 2017, there were 166 backlogged Operating Permits
Operating Permit Backlog
Average Days to Issue Construction Permits
Air Quality Planning Update
November 9, 2021 Mark Leath
Overview
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• Current Status of Missouri Nonattainment Areas
• 2008 Lead Standard
• 2010 Sulfur Dioxide Standard
• 2015 Ozone Standard
• Reconsideration of the U.S. EPA Decision to Retain the PM2.5 Standard
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2008 Lead Standard (0.15 μg/m3)
Herculaneum Area
• SIP approved in October 2014
• Anticipate 36 months of compliant monitoring data by the end of 2021
• Currently developing a maintenance plan and redesignation request. Proposal expected early 2022
Iron, Dent and Reynolds Counties Area
• SIP approved in August 2015
• Currently have over 36 months of compliant monitoring data
• Plan to begin work on a maintenance plan and redesignation request in 2022
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2010 Sulfur Dioxide Standard (75 ppb)
Jackson County Area • EPA proposed approval of maintenance plan and
redesignation request – October 26, 2021 • Anticipate final approval – December 2021
Jefferson County Area • EPA proposed approval of maintenance plan and
redesignation request – July 29, 2021 • Anticipate final approval – December 2021
New Madrid County Area • Nonattainment designation effective – April 30, 2021 • Developing nonattainment area plan – due October 2022 • Attainment deadline – April 30, 2026
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2015 Ozone Standard (70 ppb)
St. Louis Area (bi-state)
• Missouri side originally included City of St. Louis, St. Charles and St. Louis counties, and Boles Township in Franklin County
• Jefferson County added to nonattainment area in July 2021 (EPA revised the initial attainment designation)
• Illinois side includes Madison, St. Clair and Monroe counties
• Currently classified as a marginal ozone nonattainment area
• Marginal nonattainment plan submitted in September 2021
• Attainment deadline was August 3, 2021
• 2018-2020 design value 71 ppb
• Preliminary 2019-2021 design value 69 ppb
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St. Louis Nonattainment Area for 2015 Ozone Standard
Path Forward
• Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Request
• Tentative Schedule: Post for public comment by December 27, 2021
Public Hearing – January 27, 2022
Propose for Adoption – March 31, 2022
• West Alton 2019 data completeness (flooding outage)
• Avoid additional SIP requirements that a bump-up to moderate classification would trigger
EPA tentative schedule
• Proposed Decision – Summer/Fall 2022
• Final Decision – Summer 2023
EPA draft policy assessment released October 8, 2021
• Preliminary EPA conclusions
• Evidence could support tightening the annual standard from the current 12 μg/m3 down to as low as 8 μg/m3
• Evidence could support tightening the 24-hour standard from the current 35 μg/m3 down to as low as 30 μg/m3
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EPA Reconsideration of PM2.5 Standards
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MO/IL St. Louis PM2.5 Monitoring Data
Site County 2018-2020
24-Hour PM2.5
Design Value
2018-2020 Annual PM2.5 Design Value
Arnold West Jefferson 18 7.1
Blair Street St. Louis City 22 8.9
Forest Park, I-64 St. Louis City 22 8.9
Ladue St. Louis 21 8.6
South Broadway St. Louis City 20 8.4
Jerseyville Jersey 18 7.9
SIU Dental Clinic Madison 21 9.1
Water Plant Madison 24 9.2
Fire Station #1 Madison 23 10.5
IEPA RAPS Trailer St. Clair 23 9.6
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MO/KS Kansas City and Outstate Missouri PM2.5 Monitoring Data
Site County 2018-2020
24-Hour PM2.5
Design Value
2018-2020 Annual PM2.5 Design Value
Liberty Clay 15 6.1
Troost Jackson 17 7.0
Blue Ridge, I-70 Jackson 17 7.8
RG-South Cass 15 6.3
Heritage Park * Johnson 19 7.1
JFK * Wyandotte 27 10.0
St. Joseph Pump Station Buchanan 18 8.4
El Dorado Springs Cedar 17 7.1
Hillcrest High School Greene 16 7.5
* 2018-2020 design values are not valid at the Heritage Park or JFK monitors in Kansas due to minimum data completeness requirements
Questions?
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Air Pollution Control Program
Air Quality Planning Section
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 573-751-4817
Compliance/Enforcement Updates
November 9, 2021
Richard Swartz
Overview
• Regional Office Boundaries
• Inspections
• Common Compliance Issues
• What Issues Require Referral to Program
• Resolution of Compliance Issues
• Stack Test Oversight
• Compliance Assistance
Kansas City Regional Office Michael Cunningham (816) 251-0700 Northeast Regional Office Steve Boone (660) 385-8000 Southeast Regional Office Todd Raney (573) 840-9750 Southwest Regional Office Tanya Turner (417) 891-4300 St. Louis Regional Office Vacant (314) 416-2960
Regional Office Boundaries
Local Agencies
• Kansas City Dept. of Health Air Quality Program Stacie Duitsman 2400 Troost Ave., Suite 3200 Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 513-6315
• St. Louis County Dept. of Public Health Air Pollution Control Program Jeremy Rogus 6121 N. Hanley Rd. Berkeley, MO 63134 (314) 615-8900
• City of Springfield Dept. of Environmental Services Doug Durrington 840 Boonville Avenue Springfield, MO 65802 (417) 864-1919
• City of St. Louis Dept. of Health Mary Foshage 1520 Market St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 612-5100
Compliance Inspections
• Conducted over 700 inspections of regulated facilities in FFY
2021
• <5% of inspections resulted in referral to the Air Program
• Resolution through compliance assistance
• Documentation is required
• Federally reportable violations
Compliance Report Review
• Air Program staff review the reports
• Received 2,114 in year 2020
• Annual Compliance Certifications/Semi-Annual
Monitoring Reports– 978
• MACT & NSPS – 699
• Resolutions through compliance assistance
Common Documented Violations
• Failure to meet permit conditions
• Record keeping issues
• Failure to obtain a permit or submit renewal application
• Stack testing
• Asbestos NESHAP, Subpart M
Issues That May Be Resolved Through Compliance Assistance
• Recordkeeping not current (within 5 days)
• Recordkeeping unavailable during the inspection but provided upon request within one week
• Minimal dust
• Some self-reported compliance issues
Issues That Typically Result In Referral To Air Program
• Substantial exceedance(s) of an emission limit
• Intentional or criminal acts
• Significant threat to public health or the environment
• Failure to operate or maintain CEMS
• Denial of access
• High Priority Violations
High Priority Violation (HPV) Criteria
1) Failure to obtain NSR permit or install BACT or LAER
2) Exceed permitted emission limit, emission standard or operating parameter for at least 7 days
3) Exceed NSPS emission limit, emission standard or operating parameter for at least 7 days
4) Exceed NESHAP emission limit, emission standard or operating parameter for at least 7 days
5) Violation of work practices, testing requirements, monitoring, or recordkeeping that substantially interferes with enforcement or determination of compliance
6) Other violations specifically identified
Resolution – What’s Necessary?
• Communication!!
• Compliance plan
• In writing
• Corrective actions
• Hard deadlines
• Documentation of corrective actions are complete and effective
Area Sources
• Who has authority, Missouri DNR or EPA?
https://dnr.mo.gov/air/hows-air/pollutants-sources/area-sources?field_40cfr63_subpart_value=&field_regulating_agency_value=All&field_title_v_permit_value=All&page=2&title=
Oversight of Stack Tests
Testing & Emissions Unit
• Receives and reviews test protocols
• Observes emission tests
• Reviews test report
• Received approximately 400-500 test reports in each year
• CEMS audits
Oversight of Stack Tests
• Goals:
• Successful test
• Useable data
• Passing results
• Key Factors:
• Why are you testing? What’s the “driver”?
• Test methodology
• Operating scenario(s)
• Establishment of operating parameter limits
Compliance Assistance Visits
• Explain regulatory requirements
• Help a regulated entity achieve and maintain compliance with permitting requirements
• Answer questions about permits
• Serve as an ongoing resource
Arrange a visit: https://dnr.mo.gov/compliance-assistance-enforcement/request-visit
Compliance Assistance Visits
Small Business Assistance – Air Program
https://dnr.mo.gov/air/business-industry/assistance-technical-financial/air-pollution-compliance-regulatory-assistance Bob Randolph Air Pollution Control Program P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 (573) 751-4817 (APCP) (800) 361-4827 (DNR) (573) 751-2706 (Fax)
Convenient Email Addresses
Air Pollution Control Program Compliance / Enforcement Contacts
• Chris Wood – General Permitted Facilities
• Josh Vander Veen – Stack Testing
• Stan Payne – Asbestos
QUESTIONS?
Missouri Department of Natural Resources Air Pollution Control Program PO Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 (573) 751-4817 dnr.mo.gov/air [email protected]
Thank you!