New Standards, New Challenges, NEW ISSUES

FINE PARTICULATE MATTER WORKSHOP

Hosted by the Allegheny Mountain Section of the Air & Waste Management Association

March 11, 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Monroeville

2750 Mosside Boulevard, Monroeville, PA 15146

SIPs for the new 2005 PM 2.5 NAAQS are due in 2010.  EPA withdrew its “Pretend its PM-10” guidance in 2009 creating immediate problems in implementing the new standard and obtaining permits.  There are new SIP proposals, new regulations on the way, new measurement issues, and new permitting challenges for fine particulate and SOX and NOX emissions.    Get informed, and join us for the following presentations. 

8:30 - 9:00       Registration/ Coffee

9:00 - 9:10       Welcome/Announcements by Jill Merrill, Workshop Chair

9:10 - 9:45       Fine PM in SW Pennsylvania and Allegheny County, Jason Maranche, Air Quality Engineer, Allegheny County Health Dept.

ACHD has examined the trends of PM2.5 by total gravimetric mass and by individual species to understand the transport and formation of PM2.5 in the County.  The presentation will show results and challenges of PM2.5 analysis to date.

9:45- 10:10      Southwest PA and Allegheny County PM - 2.5 Plans, Jayme Graham, Air Quality Manager of Planning & Data, Allegheny County Health Dept.

                        This talk will discuss fine particulate SIP plans for SW Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Attainment.

10:10-10:35     Methods of Fine PM Measurement, Jill Merrill, President, Air/Compliance Consultants, Inc. 

                        USEPA has introduced new methods and guidance for the measurement of fine particulate.  This talk will address the changes and potential affects on emissions measurement.

10:35 - 10:45   Break

10:45 - 11:45   PM-2.5 NSR and Pennsylvania Fine PM Regulations, Virendra Trivedi, Manager, New Source Review and Krishnan Ramamurthy, Chief, Division of Permits, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

                        This talk will address the changes to State Implementation Plan,  issues related to the NSR and PSD permitting and Emission Reduction Credits banking and trading.

11:45 – 12:45  Lunch

12:55 - 1:25     Recent Fine PM Permitting Experience, Russ Dudek, Manager of Environmental Affairs at AK Steel Corporation’s Butler Works and Mike Remsberg, Director of Trinity Consultants’ East Region Operations

                        This talk will provide an overview of the challenges and complexities in obtaining a PSD/NSR Plan Approval for a proposed Electric Arc Furnace installation in a PM2.5 nonattainment area.  Specific issues to be covered in our presentation will include: NSR applicability, BACT/LAER/BAT, Emission Offsets and Plan Approval conditions.

1:25-  2:00       The Perfect Storm for Coal Combustion, Vincent J. Brisini, Manager, Air Resources for RRI Energy.

This talk will address the various regulatory actions underway and the effect on fine particulate matter concentrations in the environment.  This discussion will highlight the inefficiencies that could result from non-integrated regulatory programs.

2:00-2:35         Replacement Rule for Rescinded USEPA CAIR Rule, Arijit Prakasi, Manager, Air Quality, Shaw Environmental 

                        This talk will address USEPA’s upcoming replacement for the CAIR rule,

Continental breakfast and buffet lunch will be served. 

Members                     $60

   Non-Members             $75

More information can be found on the A&WMA AMS website at www.ams-awma.org.

Please Register by March 5, 2010

Payment using PayPal at the time of registration is preferred.  Use the PayPal registration link from the event notice at:  http://www.ams-awma.org/events.  PayPal accepts credit/debit cards, e-Check, or payments from your PayPal account.  You may also send a check payable to A&WMA AMS to Natalie Durica at the address below.  Indicate that the check is for the “Fine PM Workshop” and include attendee’s name.  Please note that payment in advance, either on line or by mailing a check, is required.  We regret that we will not be able to refund registration fees for cancellations after the registration deadline.

Natalie Durica, Test America, 301 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238,  412/963-2433 (voice), natalie.durica@testamericainc.com