Maricopa County Air Quality Department Performance Test Specifics Rob Arpino Environmental Engineering Specialist

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Planning Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Methods EPA test methods preferred Other methods such as CARB and BAAQMD may be acceptable All deviations must receive prior approval Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Companies MCAQD currently has no certification program No recommendations permitted List of recently-used test companies available on website

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Pre-Test Site Surveys Strongly recommended to avoid surprises on the test day

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Protocols Complete and accurate submittal Facility and test company representatives designated Minimum requirements identified in Attachment 2 of guidelines

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Protocol Submittal Forms Complete and accurate submittal Form available on the website

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Confidentiality Claims Submit notice of confidentiality pursuant to ARS §49-487(c) Submit both a public and confidential version of test protocol

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Protocol Reviews MCAQD conducts thorough review of each test protocol MCAQD will provide a written response to facility and test company

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Date Notifications Two week prior notice required Usually provided in test protocol

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Performance Testing

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Observations MCAQD attempts to have an observer present at every test Testing may occur without observer, if approved

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Audit Samples May be provided by MCAQD to verify accuracy of test company/lab procedures

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Traverse Point Locations Clearly marked in appropriate positions

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Cyclonic Flow Checks Conducted prior to test

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Number of Test Runs Generally, three test runs are required (some exceptions apply) MCAQD may approve test results based on two runs under certain circumstances

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Data Documentation Non-erasable ink Properly labeled strip chart recordings

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Time Keeping Accurate start and stop times

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Units of Measure Proper and consistent units of measure

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Calibration Gases Valid (non-expired) EPA Protocol Gases Proper concentrations

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Sample Times and Volumes Minimum of 60 minutes per test run Minimum of 30 dry standard cubic feet (dscf) per test run

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Sample Identification and Handling Uniquely labeled samples Maintain proper chain of custody Special handling requirements identified on chain of custody

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Detection Limits Attempt to obtain results greater than the analytical detection limit Use detection limit in cases where non-detectable results are obtained

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Leak Checks Pre-test leak checks recommended Post-test leak checks required Leakage rate must not exceed allowable rates

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Records Retention Five-year records retention applies to field notes, laboratory analysis and original data sheets

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Reporting

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Reports Complete and accurate submittal Facility and test company representatives designated Minimum requirements identified in Attachment 4 of guidelines

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Report Submittal Forms Complete and accurate submittal Form available on the website

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Confidentiality Claims Submit notice of confidentiality pursuant to ARS §49-487(c) Submit both a public and confidential version of test report

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Protecting our most vital natural resource - air Test Report Reviews MCAQD conducts thorough review of each test report MCAQD provides written response to facility and test company

Maricopa County Air Quality Department Kathy Houed(602) Rob Arpino(602) Quyen Nguyen(602) Lorna Lynum(602)