Environmental Protection Division Air Quality Update Georgia EPD Jimmy Johnston Georgia Environmental Protection Division September 12, 2012

Environmental Protection Division Topics NAAQS Revisions and Impact on Georgia Nonattainment Re-designations Revisions to VOC Regulations Calendar Year 2011 Permit Fees Permitting Projects

NAAQS Revisions Environmental Protection Division

Revised NAAQS Lead – All of Georgia Designated Unclassifiable/Attainment on 11/22/2011 Nitrogen Dioxide – All GA Counties Designated Unclassifiable/Attainment on 2/17/2012 –Roadside Monitor in Atlanta to Start-Up ~ January 1, 2013 –To be Located on Georgia Tech Campus Adjacent to I-75/85 Sulfur Dioxide – EPD Recommended that all GA Counties be Designated Attainment/Unclassifiable on 5/31/2011 –8/3/2012 – EPA extended Deadline for Designations Until June 3, 2013 Environmental Protection Division

Metro-Atlanta Nonattainment Area for 2008 Ozone NAAQS

2008 Ozone NAAQS Requirements for Marginal Nonattainment Areas Attainment Deadline – December 31, 2015 Emissions Inventory (2008) due (from EPD) 7/20/2014 Emission Statements– Already Required by GA EPD rule (6)(a)4. Nonattainment NSR – Already Required by GA EPD rule (8)(c) –Transition from Current NAA NSR Requirements to be Addressed Later Transportation Conformity – Already Required by GA EPD rule Attainment SIP- Not Required Environmental Protection Division

Ozone – 4 th Highest 8-Hour Value Highest Monitor in Area

Environmental Protection Division Ozone – 3-Year Design Value 2008 standard 1997 standard

Proposed Revisions to PM NAAQS Annual PM 2.5 Standard –Lower Standard to 12.0 to 13.0 ug/m3 24-hr PM 2.5 Standard –Retain Current Standard of 35 ug/m3 Additional Secondary Standard –Visibility Index 28 to 30 deciviews, 3-yr average of 90 th percentile Environmental Protection Division

Atlanta MSA 2011 PM 2.5 Annual Design Values Environmental Protection Division x 12.6 x 11.7 x 11.3 x 11.9 x 11.8 x 13.2 x 11.6 x 10.6

Macon & Warner Robins MSAs 2011 PM 2.5 Annual Design Values Environmental Protection Division x 13.4 x 11.0 x 11.3

PM 2.5 Annual Design Values (µg/m 3 )

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Visibility Index Based on Monitored Air Quality from 2008 – 2010 Data from U.S. EPA StateCounty hour Visibility Index (deciviews) GeorgiaBibb24 GeorgiaCharlton21 GeorgiaDeKalb24 GeorgiaMurray22 GeorgiaRichmond25 Environmental Protection Division Note: EPA data includes two IMPROVE monitors (Charlton & Murray) and three STN monitors (Bibb, DeKalb, and Richmond), five STN monitors not included (Rome, Athens, Columbus, Rossville, and Coffee County)

Nonattainment Re-designations Environmental Protection Division

1997 PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas

1997 Atlanta Ozone Nonattainment Area

1997 NAAQS Redesignation Requests and Maintenance Plans Floyd County PM 2.5 Nonattainment Area –Submitted to EPA 6/27/2012 Macon PM 2.5 Nonattainment Area –Submitted to EPA 6/25/2012 Chattanooga PM 2.5 Nonattainment Area –For Georgia Portion of Nonattainment Area –Public Hearing Held August 14, 2012 Atlanta Nonattainment Areas –Ozone – Submitted to EPA 4/4/2012 –PM2.5 – Submitted to EPA on 8/31/2012 Environmental Protection Division

Revisions to VOC Regulations Environmental Protection Division

New and Revised VOC Rules Group II CTG Rules – Adopted January 25, 2012 –Rule (jj) - Surface Coating of Flat Wood Paneling - revision to existing GA rule –Rule (mm) - Graphic Arts Systems - revision to existing GA rule –Rule (aaaa) - Industrial Cleaning Solvents – new GA rule –Rule (ddd) - Offset Lithography & Letterpress – revision to existing rule Environmental Protection Division

New and Revised VOC Rules Group III CTG Rules – Adopted January 25, 2012 –Rule (z) - Large Appliance Surface Coating - revision to existing GA rule –Rule (y) - Metal Furniture Coating - revision to existing GA rule –Rule (w) - Paper Coating - revision to existing GA rule Environmental Protection Division

New and Revised VOC Rules Group IV CTG Rules – Adopted January 25, 2012 –Rule (ii) - Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products– revision to existing GA rule –Rule (vvv) - Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Plastic Parts and Products – new GA rule – Rule (t) - Auto and Light-Duty Truck Manufacturing– revision to existing GA rule –Rule (zzz) Fiberglass Boat Manufacturing – new GA rule –Rule (yyy) Use of Miscellaneous Industrial Adhesives Use – new GA rule Environmental Protection Division

Lower Applicability Threshold for Existing VOC Rules in 7 Counties Adopted August 29, 2012 Affects Sources in Following Counties: –Barrow –Bartow –Carroll –Hall –Newton –Spalding –Walton Environmental Protection Division

Lower Applicability Threshold for Existing VOC Rules in 7 Counties Lowered from 100 tpy to 15 lb/day: –Rule (u) – VOC Emissions from Can Coating –Rule (v) – VOC Emissions from Coil Coating –Rule (x) – VOC Emissions from Fabric and Vinyl Coating –Rule (aa) – VOC Emissions from Wire Coating –Rule (bb) – Petroleum Liquid Storge –Rule (cc) – Bulk Gasoline Storage –Rule (dd) – Cutback Asphalt –Rule (ee) – Petroleum Refinery –Rule (ff) – Solvent Metal Cleaning –Rule (hh) – Petroleum Refinery Equipment Leaks Environmental Protection Division

Lower Applicability Threshold for Existing VOC Rules in 7 Counties Lowered from 100 tpy to 15 lb/day: –Rule (kk) – VOC Emissions from Synthesized Pharmaceutical Manufacturing –Rule (ll) – VOC Emissions from Pneumatic Rubber Tires –Rule (nn) – VOC Emissions from External Floating Roof Tanks –Rule (qq) – VOC Emissoins from Large Petroleum Dry Cleaners Lowered from 100 tpy to 25 tpy: –Rule (kkk) – VOC Emissions from Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities Environmental Protection Division

Compliance Requirements for New and Revised VOC Rules and Applicability Thresholds Compliance Deadlines: January 1, 2015 IF Atlanta re-designated to Attainment for 1997 Ozone Standard: –New Rules and Revisions No Longer Applicable –Will Move to “Contingency Measures” Required Only if Atlanta Violates 1997 Ozone Standard Again AND EPD Determines that these Measures are Necessary to Attain the Standard Required to Meet Statutory Requirements in Order for Atlanta to be Redesignated to Attainment for 1997 Standard Re-designation Request Submitted April 4, 2012 Environmental Protection Division

Calendar Year 2011 Permit Fees For 2011 Emissions & Activities Threshold Levels Eliminated –Previously, if calculated emissions below threshold, no fees due: PM & NOx: 100 tpy VOC & NOx in 13-County 1-hr Ozone Maintenance Area: 25 tpy VOC elsewhere: 100 tpy –Now, pay for all calculated emissions All Other Rates Remain Unchanged Fee Reports Due September 4, 2012 Environmental Protection Division

Permitting Projects Environmental Protection Division

Legislation – SB 427 (2012) Amends O.C.G.A. Section (Effective July 1, 2013) Added (in (c)(1)(A)): –“The director shall develop and implement procedures for timely processing of applications …, including but not limited to procedures for expedited review and granting of applications upon payment of a fee in an amount established by the director to offset the cost of expediting…. Such procedures shall also provide any applicant who has applied to the division for issuance or renewal of a permit or variance with the ability to securely track the status of his or her application, with real time updates, via the division's Internet website.”

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Georgia EPD – Permitting Projects PSD Application Guidance –Informs applicant on how to submit a complete application –Emphasizes resolution of issues early in process –Establishes primary point of contact at EPD for all PSD applicants –Places priority on timely decision making by EPD –Does not deviate from applicable state or federal PSD regulations or guidance –Draft issued in early summer. Final released in September 2012

Georgia EPD – Permitting Projects Statewide NAAQS and PSD Increment inventory to be made available to prospective PSD applicants –Expect to use private contractor –RFQ released August 2012 –Project to be completed in early 2013

35 GA EPD Meteorological Data GA EPD will develop 5-years of meteorological data for each ASOS surface and upper air pairing –Based on distance and NCDC climatological zone Each data set will have three different surface roughness values (0.05, 0.5, 1.0) –Applicant will run AERSURFACE for the proposed plant site to determine which data set to use Hope to complete by early 2013 All data sets will be available on-line

36 DRAFT Station Pairings

37 Status of AERMET Data Sets Completed 7 out of 17 AERMET data sets –Athens/Peachtree City (AHN/FFC) –Anderson/Peachtree City (AND/FFC) –Atlanta/Peachtree City (ATL/FFC) (for years 06-10) –Augusta/Peachtree City (DNL/FFC) –Columbus/Peachtree City (CSG/FFC) –Macon/Peachtree City (MCN/FFC) –Savannah/Charleston (SAV/CHS) AERMET data sets currently being processed –ATL/FFC (for year 2011) –Brunswick/Jacksonville –Valdosta/Tallahassee

Georgia EPD – Permitting Projects Redo Title V application software –Move to web-based system and incorporate SIP construction permit forms –Project in early stages. Expect to complete by end of 2013 Pilot 3 rd Party review of PSD permit application

Environmental Protection Division Contact Information Jimmy Johnston

Waste Update Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste – Combined into Single Land Protection Branch New Branch Chief – Keith Bentley New Assistant Branch Chief – Jeff Cown Phone Numbers –Downtown – –Tradeport – Environmental Protection Division