MECKLENBURG COUNTY -Air Quality Commission Monday, September 22, 2014, 5:30 p.m. Ed Wood Conference Room First Floor, Hal Marshall County Services Center 700 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC The monthly meeting of the Mecklenburg County Air Quality Commission was held Monday, September 22, 2014, in the Ed Woods Conference Room, Hal Marshall Center, 700 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC. Air Quality Commission Members Present Keith Long Peter McGrath Jamie Watts Gordon Miller Lauren Billheimer Marcus Hackler Air Quality Commission Members Absent Fern Paterson Terry Lansdell Mecklenburg County Air Quality Staff Present Leslie Rhodes Jason Rayfield Ieshishua Pierce Danielle M. Jones Lexin Murphy Megan Green 1. Call to Order Chair Keith Long called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. without a quorum present. 2. Air Quality Permit Reviews Per Mecklenburg County Air Pollution Ordinance, Regulation 1.5213 – “Action on Application; Issuance of Permit,” Mecklenburg County Air Quality’s permit application approvals are placed on the agenda of the Air Quality Commission (AQC), initiating the specified public comment period. Inclusion on the AQC agenda does not imply or infer any action or opinion by the AQC or its members regarding any permit. Chair Long, opened the public comment period for the facilities below, providing notice of the Mecklenburg County Air Quality’s intent to issue/modify their air quality permit(s): A. Action Required: Open Public Comment Period Stationary Sources Public comment period for the permits below is 15 days. 1. None Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Public comment period for the permits below is 15 days. 1. Sam’s Mart #3, 1312 LaSalle St., Charlotte, NC 28216 Mecklenburg County will comply with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. Mecklenburg County will make reasonable accommodations in all programs to enable participation by an individual with disability who meets essential eligibility requirements. Mecklenburg County programs will be available in an integrated setting for each individual. If accommodations are necessary for participation in any program or services, participants are encouraged to notify staff. Air Quality Commission Summary Minutes Transportation Facilities Public comment period for the permits below is thirty days. 1. None B. Action Required: Information Only Stationary Sources 1. Martin Marietta-Mobile Concrete Crushing 11325 Texland Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28273 4. Norfolk Southern Railway Company 312 W. Liddell St., Charlotte, NC 28206 Gasoline Dispensing Facilities 1. None Transportation Facilities 1. None C. Action Required: Alternative Notice The public comment period for the permits below opened by advertisement in The Charlotte Observer according to MCAPCO 1.5223 (c)(1)(B)- “Action on Application; Issuance of Permit”. Stationary Sources 1. Mallard Creek Polymers, 2800 Morehead Rd, Charlotte, NC Publication date: N/A Gasoline Dispensing Facilities 1. None Transportation Facilities 2. None Jason Rayfield, Air Quality Program Manager was available to answer questions. Peter McGrath arrives at 5:33 p.m. and with his arrival a quorum was present. 3. Approval of Minutes Chair Long opened the floor for the Approval of the August AQC meeting minutes. Action Taken: Motion: A motion was made to approve the August AQC meeting minutes as written. Made: The motion was made by Gordon Miller and seconded by Peter McGrath. Vote: The motion was adopted unanimously. 4. Announcements Chair Long opened the floor to receive announcements. Air Quality Commission Summary Minutes AQ Personnel Jason Rayfield, Air Quality Program Manager, introduced Danielle M. Jones as the new Environmental Specialist in the Permitting & Enforcement section. Danielle will report to Lexin Murphy as her Air Quality Supervisor. SEDC Award Leslie Rhodes, Air Quality Director, informed the AQC that the EPA has announced that June Blotnick will be awarded the Southeast Diesel Collaborative Award for Visionary Leadership. Annual Forum The AQC members were informed that the Annual Air Quality Forum will be held on Thursday, November 13th at UNC-Charlotte. The AQC members will receive an invitation to attend the annual forum. Air Quality Plan It was stated that Chair Long and Vice Chair McGrath will present the Air Quality Plan (issue paper) to the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners at the October 7th BOCC meeting. Smoking and Choking program Megan Green, Mobile Source Program Manager, informed the AQC members that the Mobile Source staff will be promoting the smoking vehicle program to increase awareness of the program. The smoking vehicle program is an existing program that allows citizens to report smoking vehicles to help improve local air quality. Smoking vehicles represent potential mechanical problems. The AQC members were informed that you can report smoking vehicles with visible tailpipe emissions by calling 311, contacting Iesha Pierce or online. The following information is required to report a smoking vehicle: • • • North Carolina License Plate Number; Make and model of Vehicle ; Location, date, and time of observation GRADE for Landfills The AQC members were informed that the Mobile Source program was selected by US EPA Region 4 to receive DERA grant funding for the GRADE for Landfills project. GRADE for Landfills focuses on replacement and repower of landfill equipment. The grant amount will be for $500,000 and this will allow applications to be received for three repower and four Air Quality Commission Summary Minutes replacements of landfill equipment throughout the Charlotte Metro region. Staff is planning to roll out an open call for projects in Spring 2015. 5. Air Quality Update Ozone Update The AQC members were given a handout that provided an update on monitored ozone values year to date. There have been no exceedance days in the region since the start of the ozone season. It was stated that North Carolina Division of Air Quality (NCDAQ) has already asked MCAQ staff to provide certification of the ozone data by December. NCDAQ are planning to submit redesignation for attainment for the Carolinas Metro region. [Written handout: Maximum Ozone Levels Carolinas Metro Region] Lauren Billheimer arrives at 5:45 p.m. Revisions to Arsenic AAL & TPER in NC Lexin Murphy, Permitting and Enforcement Supervisor, gave a presentation on the revisions to the Arsenic AAL & TPER in NC. The presentation provided information on the history of the Arsenic AAL and what led the North Carolina Science Advisory Board (NCSAB) to examine the Arsenic AAL. Based on the recommendation from the NCSAB, the Environmental Management Committee (EMC) approved revising the AAL to 2.1 x 10-6 mg/m3 and the TPER to 0.053 lb/year for the state of North Carolina effective July 7, 2014. The AQC members were informed how the revision to the AAL and TPER would affect stationary facilities within Mecklenburg County. The revisions would have an impact on concrete plants, asphalt plants and combustion sources such as boilers. It was stated that there are seventy permitted stationary sources that reported arsenic emissions. Fifteen out of the seventy sites have been reviewed under the State Toxic program, have some type of emission limit. Five out of the fifteen sites reported higher actual emissions than the old TPER but less than the new TPER. The five sites have shown compliance with both AAL standards through modeling. The MCAPCO proposed revisions will be presented to the BOCC at the October 7th BOCC meeting. 6. Riverbend Steam Station Coal Ash Removal Discussion Leslie Rhodes informed the AQC members that she and Jason Rayfield were selected to be a part of an advisory team known as the Coal Ash Strike Team (CAST) to discuss the potential moving of coal ash to Charlotte Douglas International Airport at the August AQC meeting. The AQC members were given a handout that included some questions and answers related to air quality as well as a link for the full Coal Ash Due Diligence Study. They were asked to review the document for discussion at the September meeting. Air Quality Commission Summary Minutes The AQC members and staff had a discussion on the City of Charlotte’s Coal Ash Due Diligence Study with a focus on questions contained in the report related to air quality. It was stated that there have been no updates since the August AQC meeting. MCAQ staff informed the AQC members that Air Quality could only regulate the potential dust nuisance. Several AQC members stated that there should be some type of visual observation or monitoring that provided data on how the coal ash affects the air quality. Leslie informed the AQC members that she would update them once information has been received concerning this action item. Gordon Miller departs at 6:38 p.m. 7. Public Comment None 8. Other Business None 9. Next Meeting October 27, 2014 10. Adjournment 6:41 p.m.
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