2000-04-24 Regular Called Meeting

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MAR-08-00 WED 1223 PM ~ ASSOCIATES FAX N0. 1.3254810 P, 02 BAYPORT T1;RMINAL PROJECT }? XPANDED WURK PLAN PQR ARt QiIALiTY TECI-INlrnr. REPORT I:YY Associates proposes an arparuleal scope of work to the Pineloch Community Association (the Association) with regard to the proposed Bayport Texminal Project. The expanded services would include an Air Quality Technical Report to support the focused Environmental Assessment (EA) previously proposed by EIP Associates. The Air Quality Ter]uucal Report would highlight critical issues affecting the project related to ozono, particulate matter, and toxic air contaminants. The components of the technical report are grouped in this work plan to identify separate tasks for addressing each issue. 't'ask ntunbering is from the original work plali. '!'he schedule and coordination for these tasks would be as identified in the previous work plan. TASK 2 2A' AIR UAI.ITY TECHNYCAL RF,PORT '11zis task addresses basic air quality issues and ozone problems. The project is located in an air basin that is a "severe" non-attainment arcs for ozone. T17e project could impair efforts of the 'Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRC~G~ to manage air quality in the region and attain the standards. The #ollowing data will be acquired with the assistance of the Association. A summary of the existing air quality conditions wi.11; • review the nature of air pollution and the meteorologiGd conditions that influence air gtlalny COnClltions, '!'he pollutarns of concern (namely, ozone, particulate matter, and wxic air contaminants) will be identified aid described; • describe and map sensitive air quality receptors in the project vicinity and location of ambient air quality monitors; • describe historical ambient ozone and particulate levels and climate data reported by the 'lNRGC as it would affect formation of oT,one and inhalable particles; and • describe of the region's attainment status with regard to the ambient air quality standards. Violations of the federal rnone standard commonly occur, 'T'his will include an explanation of the scvcriry and coverage of the region's violations in terms v# physical location of the violations and number of violating hours per year. The regulatory framcworlc w~l: • expltin the federal and state requirements that affecx air quality through regional p]aiuung, sourco control, and permitting; • describe past efforts to tninunize ozone in the region and plans to attain the o~-one standards by 2007. This discussion will include a swnmary of the recent attainment demonstration, or State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision, for the I3ouston/Galveston area adopted in October 1999 and ongoing souru: quantification and rx-odeling efforts by the TNRCC to reassess the region's progress; • describe the region-wide source uzventory and explain the methods of control that have been historical}y contemplated. In the most-recent SIP revision, the TNRGC identified the import~nee of reducing emissions from construction-related sources and non-road Work Plan: Air Qtlaliry'rechnioal Report - Pale 1