1. Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District CDAWG CONFERENCE – OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2014 WUNNA AUNG – AIR QUALITY ENGINEER 1 WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

2. Overview  District  Major Sources  Attainment Status  Rules Adopted and Development  Major Projects (Solar) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

3. District Area: 3,707 square miles Population: 132,000 Staff: ◦1 APCO ◦2 Air Quality Engineers ◦3 Air Quality Specialists ◦3 Support Staff (Administrative and Clerical) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

4. District WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

5. Major Sources ◦Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) ◦Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) ◦California Portland Cement Co. ◦National Cement Co. ◦Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. ◦U.S. Borax - Borates Manufacturing Plant ◦Ridgecrest Recycling and Sanitary Landfill (Upcoming Major Source) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

6. Major Sources (Continued) Edwards AFB NAWS National Cement Cal Portland Lehigh SW U.S. Borax Ridgecrest Landfill WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

7. Attainment Status Pollutant Designation/Classification National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) State Ambient Air Quality Standards Ozone - 1 HourAttainment/MaintenanceModerate Nonattainment Ozone - 8 Hour (2008) Unclassifiable/Attainment (Searles Valley) Nonattainment/Marginal ( Rest of E.K) Nonattainment PM10 Nonattainment/Serious (Kern River Valley) Attainment/Maintenance (Indian Wells Valley) Attainment/Unclassifiable (Rest of E.K) Nonattainment PM2.5Attainment/UnclassifiableUnclassified Carbon MonoxideAttainment/UnclassifiableUnclassified Nitrogen DioxideUnclassifiedAttainment Sulfur DioxideUnclassifiedAttainment Lead ParticulatesUnclassifiable/AttainmentAttainment WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

8. Rules Adopted ◦Rule 410.4 (Metal, Plastic, and Pleasure Craft Parts and Products Coating Operation) ◦Rule 410.4A (Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Refinishing Operations) ◦Rule 410.8 (Aerospace Assembly and Coating Operations) ◦Rule 410.9 (Wood Products Surface Coating Operations) ◦Rule 432 (Polyester Resin Operations) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

9. Rule Development Rule 402.2 – Agricultural Operations ◦Have been exempt in the past ◦To reduce fugitive particulate matter (PM10) emissions from agricultural operations ◦Will have similar rule to San Joaquin Valley APCD Rule 4550 (Conservation Management Practices) WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

10. Rule Revision ◦Rule 402 – Fugitive Dust (Updates: More Specific) ◦To include how many acres can be graded at a time for large operations ◦To include installation of PM10 monitoring systems if applicable ◦Rule 301 – Permit Fees ◦To include “non-refundable” for application fee ◦Rule 302 - Fee Schedule ◦To include for solar plants (Power Generation Schedule) ◦To include new “Fee Schedule” for stationary agricultural facilities WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

11. Major Projects Solar ◦Existing ◦Total Projects – 1230 MW (11571 Acres) ◦Upcoming (Processing application and under construction) ◦Total MW – 2600 MW (18302 Acres)  Desert Breeze (Every quarter) www.kernair.org under Information.www.kernair.org WWW.KERNAIR.ORG

12. Questions? WWW.KERNAIR.ORG