WASHOE COUNTY, NEVADA
2011 PERIODIC EMISSIONS INVENTORY
November 2012
Prepared by: Ms. Yann Ling-Barnes, P.E. Mr. Craig A. Petersen Mr. Brendan Schnieder
Washoe County Health District Air Quality Management Division P.O. Box 11130 Reno, Nevada 89520
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Air Quality Management Division of the Washoe County Health District wishes to extend its appreciation to the following organizations and local agencies for their assistance in completing this emission inventory:
Amtrak City of Reno Fire Department City of Reno, Reno/Stead Water Reclamation Facility City of Sparks Fire Department City of Reno Public Works Department City of Sparks Public Works Department Incline Village General Improvement District North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District NV Energy Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Sierra Fire Protection District Southwest Gas Cooperation State of Nevada, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Petroleum Technology State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry State of Nevada, Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety State of Nevada, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of State Lands State of Nevada, Department of Transportation The Nature Conservancy Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility Union Pacific Railroad United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge United States Forest Service, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Washoe County, Department of Community Development Washoe County, Department of Public Works Washoe County, Department of Water Resources
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE NO. SECTION 1 ______1 INTRODUCTION ______1 Table 1-1. Peak Seasons ______2 Figure 1-1. Map of Washoe County ______4 Table 1-2. 2011 Key Information for Washoe County & HA 87 ______5 Table 1-3. 2011 Emissions Summary for Washoe County & O3 Season ______5 Table 1-4. 2011 Emissions Summary for HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season ______5 Figure 1-2. 2011 Annual Emissions for Washoe County ______6 Figure 1-3. 2011 O3 Season Emissions for Washoe County ______7 Figure 1-4. 2011 Annual Emissions for HA 87 ______8 Figure 1-5. 2011 CO/PM10 Season Emissions for HA 87 ______9 SECTION 2 ______1 POINT SOURCES ______1 Table 2-1. Emission Estimation Procedure Used for Point Sources ______3 Table 2-2. Washoe County& O3 Season Point Source Emissions Summary ______4 Table 2-3. Truckee Meadows/HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season Point Source Emissions Summary ______4 Figure 2-1. 2011 Point Source Annual Emissions for Washoe County ______5 Figure 2-2. 2011 Point Source O3 Season Emissions for Washoe County ______6 AIRCRAFT ______7 Table 2-4. 2011 Aircraft LTOs for Washoe County and HA 87 ______7 Table 2-5. 2011 Washoe County Annual & O3 Season Aircraft Emissions ______8 SECTION 3 ______1 NON-POINT SOURCES ______1 Table 3-1. Non-Point Source Categories ______2 Table 3-1. Non-Point Source Categories (cont’d) ______3 Table 3-2. Estimation Procedures for Non-Point Sources ______5 Table 3-2. Estimation Procedures for Non-Point Sources (cont’d) ______6 Table 3-3. Washoe County & O3 Season Non-Point Source Emissions Summary ______7 Table 3-3. Washoe County & O3 Season Non-Point Source Emissions Summary (cont’d) ______8 Table 3-4. Truckee Meadows/HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season Non-Point Source Emissions Summary ____ 9 Table 3-4. Truckee Meadows/HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season Non-Point Source Emissions Summary (cont’d) ______10 Figure 3-1. 2011 Non-Point Source Annual Emissions for Washoe County ______11 Figure 3-2. 2011 Non-Point Source O3 Season Emissions for Washoe County ______12 Figure 3-3. 2011 Non-Point Source Annual Emissions for HA 87______13 Figure 3-4. 2011 Non-Point Source CO/PM10 Season Emissions for HA 87 ______14 STATIONARY SOURCE FUEL COMBUSTION ______15 Table 3-5. Stationary Fuel Data Sources and Methodologies ______15 Table 3-6. Summary of Washoe County & O3 Season Stationary Fuel Combustion Emissions ______17 Table 3-7. Summary of Truckee Meadows/HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season Stationary Fuel Combustion Emissions ______18 RESIDENTIAL WOOD/SOLID FUEL COMBUSTION ______19 Table 3-8. Washoe County & O3 Season Emissions Summary for RW/Solid Fuel Combustion ______19 Table 3-9. HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season Emissions Summary for RW/Solid Fuel Combustion ______19 Figure 3-5. 2011 RW/Solid Fuel Combustion Annual Emissions for Washoe County ______21 Figure 3-6. 2011 RW/Solid Fuel Combustion Annual Emissions for HA 87 ______22 Figure 3-7. 2011 RW/Solid Fuel Combustion CO/PM10 Season Emissions for HA 87 ______23 INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES ______24 Chemical Manufacturing ______24 Food & Kindred Products - Commercial Food Establishments ______24 Food & Kindred Products – Manufacturing ______24 Mineral Processes ______25
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Rubber/Plastic Processes ______25 Fabricated Metals ______25 Construction ______25 Table 3-10. 2011 Washoe County & HA 87 Annual & Seasonal Emissions from Dust ______26 Table 3-11. Construction Activity Emission Factors ______26 Machinery ______27 Mining and Quarrying ______27 SOLVENT UTILIZATION - SURFACE COATING ______27 Architectural Coatings ______28 Table 3-12. Architectural Coatings Emissions Data ______28 Auto Refinishing ______28 Wood Furniture ______28 Paper ______28 Plastic Products ______29 Machinery and Equipment ______29 Electronic and Other Electrical ______29 Miscellaneous Manufacturing ______29 OTHER SOLVENT UTILIZATION ______30 Degreasing ______30 Dry Cleaning ______30 Graphic Arts ______30 Consumer/Commercial Solvent Use ______30 Table 3-13. Consumer/Commercial Solvent Use Emissions Data ______31 Pesticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide ______31 Table 3.14 – Pesticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Use Emission Data ______31 Emulsified/Cutback Asphalt Application ______31 Table 3-15 – 2011 Cutback & Emulsified Asphalt Consumption in Washoe County & HA 87 ______31 Table 3-16. CAP Emission Factors for Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt Paving Activities ______32 Table 3-17. HAP Emission Factors for Cutback Asphalt Paving Activities ______32 STORAGE AND TRANSPORT ______33 Organic Chemical Storage ______33 Gasoline Service Station (UST & Stages I & II) ______33 Table 3-18. VOC Emission Factors for Underground Tank Filling and Breathing ______33 Table 3-19. VOC Emission Factors for Aboveground Tank Filling and Breathing ______34 Table 3-20. VOC Emission Factors for Vehicle Refueling and Spillage ______34 Table 3-21. HAP Vapor Profile for Various Gasoline Types (Weight % of Total VOC) ______34 WASTE DISPOSAL, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY ______35 MISCELLANEOUS NONPOINT SOURCES ______35 Paved Roads, Fugitive ______35 Table 3-22. Low ADT Roads Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) ______36 Table 3-23. High ADT Roads Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) ______36 Table 3-24. Paved and Unpaved Road Emissions for Washoe County & O3 Season ______36 Table 3-25. Paved and Unpaved Road Emissions for HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season ______36 Paved Roads, Sanding & Salting ______37 Table 3-26. PM10 and PM2.5 Emissions from Street Sanding & Salting ______37 Unpaved Roads, Fugitive ______37 Table 3-27. Miles of Unpaved Roads ______37 Wildfires ______38 Table 3-28. Fire Activity Data Reported for 2011 ______39 Structure Fires ______40 Motor Vehicle Fires ______40 Fire Fighting Training ______40 Open/Permit Burning ______40 Prescribed Burning ______40 Refuse Fires ______40 Automotive and Miscellaneous Repair Shops ______40 Health Services, Hospitals ______41 Human & Animal Cremation ______41
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SECTION 4 ______1 NON-ROAD MOBILE SOURCES ______1 Table 4-1. Non-Road Mobile Source Categories & Emission Estimation Resources ______2 Table 4-2. Estimation Procedures for Non-Road Mobile Sources ______2 Table 4-3. Non-Road Mobile Sources Emissions Summary for Washoe County & O3 Season ______3 Table 4-4. Non-Road Mobile Sources Emissions Summary for HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season ______3 Table 4-5. Non-road Activity Assumption within HA 87 ______4 Figure 4-1. 2011 Non-Road Mobile Sources Annual Emissions for Washoe County ______5 Figure 4-2. 2011 Non-Road Mobile Sources O3 Season Emissions for Washoe County ______6 Figure 4-3. 2011 Non-Road Mobile Sources Annual Emissions for HA 87 ______7 Figure 4-4. 2011 Non-Road Mobile Sources CO/PM10 Season Emissions for HA 87 ______8 MISCELLANEOUS NON-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT ______9 Non-Road CNG Engines ______9 Non-Road Diesel Engines ______9 Agricultural Equipment ______9 Pleasure Craft ______10 Non-Road Gasoline Engines ______10 Construction and Mining Equipment ______10 Pleasure Craft ______10 Non-Road LPG Engines ______10 RAILROADS ______11 SECTION 5 ______1 ON-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS ______1 Table 5-1. On-Road Mobile Sources Emissions Summary for Washoe County & O3 Season ______2 Table 5-2. On-Road Mobile Sources Emissions Summary for HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season ______2 VMT Estimation ______2 Table 5-3. 2011 Average Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled (ADVMT) ______2 Figure 5-1. 2011 On-Road Mobile Annual Emissions for Washoe County ______3 Figure 5-2. 2011 On-Road Mobile O3 Season Emissions for Washoe County ______4 Figure 5-3. 2011 On-Road Mobile Annual Emissions for HA 87 ______5 Figure 5-4. 2011 On-Road Mobile CO/PM10 Season Emissions for HA 87 ______6 Monthly Traffic Count Adjustment ______7 Inspection & Maintenance (I/M) Program ______7 Table 5-4. I/M Program Input Parameters for MOVES ______7 Fleet Mix Data ______7 High Altitude ______7 Oxygenated FuelS Program ______7 Ambient Temperature and Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) ______8 Table 5-5. 2011 Onroad Mobile Fuel Input Parameters for MOVES ______8 Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Extended Idling ______8 Table 5-6. Extended Idling activities in Washoe County and HA 87 for 2011* ______9 Table 5-7. Extended Idling Emission Factors and Emissions in Washoe County and HA 87 ______9 SECTION 6 ______1 QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL POLICY STATEMENT ______1 Inventory Purpose: ______1 Program Summary: ______1 Figure 6-1. Data Flow Chart ______3 Figure 6-2. Principles of The QC Program ______4 QA Planning: ______5 Data Collection and Analysis: ______5 Data Handling: ______6 Data Reporting: ______7 System Audits: ______7
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REFERENCES
APPENDIX A Supporting Documentation for Point & Non-point Sources APPENDIX B Supporting Documentation for Non-road Mobile Sources APPENDIX C Supporting Documentation for On-road Mobile Sources
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
This document presents the 2011 periodic State Implementation Plan (SIP) emissions inventory for Washoe County, Nevada’s maintenance area for carbon monoxide (CO) and the Truckee Meadow’s non-attainment area for particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM10). This inventory documents criteria air pollutant (CAP) emissions of PM10, particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5), CO, vola- tile organic compounds (VOC), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx or SO2), ammonia (NH3), and lead (Pb). In addition, if emission factors were available to calculate greenhouse gases (GHGs) and hazard- ous air pollutants (HAPs), those pollutants are included as well. All stationary point and non-point sources, and on-road and non-road mobile sources, which were addressed in the 2008 periodic emissions inventory, are included in this inventory. Improved methodologies are also used to better quantify emissions for vari- ous source categories. Any changes in methodologies will be indicated in the categories of concern.
Washoe County is located in the northwestern portion of Nevada and is bordered by California on the west and Oregon to the north. Within Nevada, Washoe County is surrounded by Carson City, Storey, Lyon, Churchill, Pershing, and Humboldt Counties. The county encompasses a land area of 6,600 square miles.
Located in the southern portion of Washoe County is the Truckee Meadows. The boundaries of which are synonymous with the boundaries of the Hydrographic Area 87 (HA 87) as defined by the Nevada Division of Water Resources. The Truckee Meadows is comprised of three governmental units including the two in- corporated cities of Reno and Sparks and portions of unincorporated Washoe County. It is a serious non- attainment area (NAA) for PM10. See Figure 1-1 for a map outlining Washoe County and the Truckee Meadows/HA 87 within Washoe County.
In past years, Washoe County, and specifically the Truckee Meadows, has exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for CO, PM10, and 1-hour ozone (O3). Based on those exceedances, the Truckee Meadows was considered non-attainment for CO and PM10 and the whole Washoe County was considered non-attainment for the 1-hour O3.
Ozone Washoe County was designated a Marginal 1-hour O3 NAA until June 5, 1998, when the EPA revoked the 1-hour O3 NAAQS. On December 20, 2000, the EPA reinstated the 1-hour O3 NAAQS because the pro- posed 8-hour NAAQS had been challenged in a U.S. Supreme Court case. On June 15, 2004, the EPA re- scinded the 1-hour O3 standard and the 8-hour standard became effective on June 15, 2005. Although Washoe County was in attainment for the 8-hour standard, it must still submit an 8-hour maintenance plan for the new 8-hour standard.
Since Washoe County was in attainment for the 8-hour O3 standard for the 2011 emissions inventory year, this emissions inventory report was prepared for the 8-hour maintenance plan. Because of the regional na- ture of O3, the boundary for the 8-hour maintenance plan corresponded to the actual border of Washoe County, which includes HA 87, Incline Village to the west, and unincorporated regions to the east. Washoe County has exceeded but not violated the 8-hour O3 NAAQS since the new 8-hour standard took effect in June, 2005.
The peak ozone season for this periodic inventory was determined as outlined in the EPA document, Emis- sion Inventory Requirements for Ozone State Implementation Plans.1 This document defines the peak sea- son as the three-month period during which the highest ozone concentrations occur. It was determined from reviewing the data for 2009, 2010 and 2011, that the Truckee Meadows experiences elevated O3 concentra- tions during the summer months; therefore, the months of June, July and August were chosen as the peak
1 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Inventory Requirements For Ozone State Implementation Plans (SIPS), EPA-450/491-010, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, March 1991. 2011 Washoe County Emission Inventory Page 1-1 ozone season.
Carbon Monoxide The Truckee Meadows was classified as a moderate CO NAA [CO < 12.7 parts per million] until the 2005 emissions inventory year. The last exceedance of the CO NAAQS was recorded on December 13, 1991. The Washoe County Health District, Air Quality Management Division (WCHD-AQMD) has since re- quested and attained CO redesignation to attainment status effective August 4, 2008. Since the Truckee Meadows was in attainment for the 8-hour CO standard for the 2011 emissions inventory year, this emis- sions inventory report was prepared for the 8-hour maintenance plan.
The Truckee Meadows CO season was determined by reviewing the ambient air quality data between 1988 and 2011. The consecutive three-month period with the highest measured CO levels was then determined for each year. In 1988 the data were incomplete, although the highest recorded ambient CO levels were dur- ing the months of November and December. For each year from 1989 to 2011, the highest CO concentra- tions occurred during the months of November, December, and January. Therefore, for this inventory, the emissions from the months of November 2011, December 2011, and January 2011 constitute the peak sea- son emissions.
PM10 The Truckee Meadows was originally designated as a Moderate PM10 NAA. However, according to the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990, if a Moderate area did not attain both the 24-hour and annual PM10 NAAQS by December 31, 1994, the area should be redesignated to a serious non-attainment area. The ambient air quality for the Truckee Meadows did not meet the CAAA deadline. The EPA never acted by redesignating the Truckee Meadows to a serious PM10 NAA because they realized that the regulations adopted for the Moderate SIP were improving the air quality.
In 2000, environmental groups sued the EPA for in-action. Consequently, the Truckee Meadows was redes- ignated to a Serious PM10 NAA effective February 7, 2001. This is in support of the finding that the Truckee Meadows exceeded the 24-hour NAAQS on January 6, 1999 as well as the annual NAAQS for 1999. It also exceeded the 24-hour NAAQS on January 14th, 2005. On July 13th, 2009, the WCHD- AQMD submitted a redesignation request for PM10 to attainment status. On April 19, 2011, EPA published a final rule (76 FR 21807) finding that the: 1) Truckee Meadows failed to attain the NAAQS by the applica- ble date; and 2) the Truckee Meadows is currently attaining the NAAQS based on recent monitoring data (2007-2009). The rule does not change the “Serious” non-attainment designation.
The PM10 season was determined by reviewing the ambient air quality data between 1989 and 2011. The consecutive three-month period with the highest measured PM10 level was then determined for each year. The data show that the majority of PM10 exceedances occurred during the months of November, December and January each year. Based on this review, it is evident that the peak PM10 season occurs during the win- ter months. Table 1-1 is a description of each peak season.
Table 1-1. Peak Seasons NAA Peak Season CO November, December, January PM10 November, December, January O3 June, July, August
The emissions inventory for PM10, PM2.5, CO, VOC, NOx, SOx, NH3, and Pb described herein is the respon- sibility of the staff of the WCHD-AQMD. However, a number of local agencies were instrumental in com- piling and supplying the activity data. The Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County ran all necessary transportation demand models to develop vehicle miles traveled (VMT), vehicle speeds, etc. Fire activity data was reported by the four local fire agencies: the City of Reno Fire Department, the City of Sparks Fire Department, the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, and the Sierra Fire Protection Dis-
2011 Washoe County Emission Inventory Page 1-2 trict, which is a jurisdiction of Washoe County. Aircraft Landing and Take-Off (LTO) data was provided by the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority for the Reno-Tahoe International Airport and the Reno-Stead Airport. Other LTOs were provided by Spanish Springs Airport, the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authori- ty (REMSA), and the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office. REMSA provides care flight services to local hospi- tals, including Renown Regional Medical Center, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, and the Northern Nevada Medical Center. Railroad activity data was provided by the Union Pacific Railroad and Amtrak. The State Demographer and the Washoe County Department of Community Development provided demo- graphic information such as population and employment data as well as number of occupied dwelling units.
Specific responsibilities within the inventory process were assigned in the following manner:
Point , Non-Road, and On-road Yann Ling-Barnes Mobile Sources Air Quality Management Division Washoe County Health District (775) 784-7200
Non-Point Sources Yann Ling-Barnes Craig Petersen Brendan Schnieder Air Quality Management Division Washoe County Health District (775) 784-7200
VMT and Facility Speed Estimates Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (775) 323-2800
Demographic data characterizing the three major governmental units in Washoe County are presented in Table 1-2. These data will be used in subsequent sections to determine emissions from per capita emission factors. Tables 1-3 and 1-4 summarize the emissions from each section: Section 2 – Point Sources, Section 3 – Non-Point Sources, Section 4 – Non-Road Mobile Sources, and Section 5 – On-Road Mobile Sources for Washoe County and O3 Season and Truckee Meadows/HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season, respectively. Figures 1-2 through 1-5 provide a graphical representation of the annual and seasonal emissions summary for both Washoe County and O3 Season and Truckee Meadows/HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season.
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Figure 1-1. Map of Washoe County
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Table 1-2. 2011 Key Information for Washoe County & HA 87 Unincorporated Washoe City of City of Area of HA 87 Demographic Parameter County Reno Sparks Washoe Total Total County Population 222,801 92,302 106,490 421,593 277,899 Land Area (square miles) 56 20 6,524 6,600 195 Number of Occupied Households 87,880 33,662 37,609 159,151 107,460 Ozone Season (Jun – Aug) Temperature Range 36 – (°F) 100 36 – 100 36 – 100 36 – 100 36 – 100 Mean Ozone Season Temperature (°F) 72.2 72.2 72.2 72.2 72.2 CO/PM10 Season (Jan, Nov – Dec) Temperature 10 – 10 – Range (°F) 42.1 42.1 10 – 42.1 10 – 42.1 10 – 42.1 Mean CO/PM10 Season Temperature (°F) 37.7 37.7 37.7 37.7 37.7 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) - - - 11,507,066 7,870,307 Note: the data for the Cities of Reno and Sparks and the unincorporated area of Washoe County is for in- formational purpose only and was not used in any calculation.
Table 1-3. 2011 Emissions Summary for Washoe County & O3 Season
Washoe County Annual Emissions (tpy) O3 Season Emissions (lbs/day) Sources
PM10 PM2.5 CO VOC NOx SOx NH3 Pb CO2 N2O CH4 PM10 PM2.5 CO VOC NOx SOx NH3 Pb CO2 N2O CH4 Point 335 7 1,111 643 1,643 158 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 1,842 42 6,594 3,578 9,159 883 2 0 N/A N/A N/A Non-Point 15,059 4,089 25,202 5,353 1,492 256 201 0 1.64E+06 25 21 103,603 33,362 261,904 27,686 7,956 2,165 1,269 3 5.33E+06 46 41 Non-Road 252 240 25,753 2,256 2,676 3 N/A N/A 3.41E+05 N/A N/A 1,689 1,605 212,546 22,856 16,690 25 N/A N/A 2.30E+06 N/A N/A Mobile On-Road 384 270 34,641 2,710 7,724 45 152 N/A 2.53E+06 67 163 2,454 1,640 182,540 16,993 52,123 338 1,044 N/A 1.54E+07 377 745 Mobile Total 16,030 4,606 86,707 11,450 13,535 462 354 0 4.52E+06 92 184 109,588 36,650 663,584 71,113 85,927 3,411 2,316 3 2.30E+07 423 785
Table 1-4. 2011 Emissions Summary for HA 87 & CO/PM10 Season
Truckee Meadows Annual Emissions (tpy) CO/PM10 Season Emissions (lbs/day) Sources PM10 PM2.5 CO VOC NOx SOx NH3 Pb CO2 N2O CH4 PM10 PM2.5 CO VOC NOx SOx NH3 Pb CO2 N2O CH4
Point 5 5 561 52 250 24 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 27 27 3,376 313 1,500 142 0 0 N/A N/A N/A
Non-Point 5,571 2,085 15,143 3,773 1,013 177 73 0 9.36E+05 17 14 35,665 18,850 154,956 36,837 9,120 1,221 690 3 8.57E+06 163 131 Non-Road 130 124 14,771 1,125 1,216 1 N/A N/A 1.77E+05 N/A N/A 606 578 50,706 5,173 6,057 4 N/A N/A 8.09E+05 N/A N/A Mobile On-Road 263 184 23,693 1,854 5,283 31 104 N/A 1.73E+06 46 112 1,568 1,183 176,195 11,627 31,038 143 593 N/A 8.74E+06 247 740 Mobile Total 5,968 2,398 54,168 6,922 7,762 233 177 0 2.85E+06 63 126 37,867 20,638 385,232 53,950 47,715 1,510 1,283 3 1.81E+07 409 872
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Figure 1-2. 2011 Annual Emissions for Washoe County
PM10 Emissions (16,030 tpy) PM2.5 Emissions (4,606 tpy) On-Road On-Road Point Point Mobile Mobile 0% 2% Non-Road 2% 6% Mobile Non-Road 2% Mobile 5%
Non-Point Non-Point 94% 89%
CO Emissions (86,707 tpy) Point Non-Point 1% 29% On-Road Mobile 40%
Non-Road Mobile 30%
VOC Emissions (11,450 tpy) NOx Emissions (13,535 tpy) On-Road Point Point Mobile 5% 12% 24% Non-Point 11%
On-Road Non-Point Mobile 47% 57% Non-Road Non-Road Mobile Mobile 24% 20%
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Figure 1-3. 2011 O3 Season Emissions for Washoe County
PM10 Emissions (109,588 lbs/day) PM2.5 Emissions (36,650 lbs/day) Point Point On-Road Non-Road On-Road 2% Non-Road 0% Mobile Mobile Mobile 2% Mobile 5% 2% 4%
Non-Point Non-Point 94% 91%
CO Emissions (663,584 lbs/day) Point On-Road 1% Mobile 28% Non-Point 39%
Non-Road Mobile 32%
VOC Emissions (71,113 lbs/day) NOx Emissions (85,927 lbs/day) Point On-Road Point 5% Mobile 11% 24% Non-Point 9% Non-Point 39% On-Road Mobile Non-Road 61% Mobile Non-Road 19% Mobile 32%
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Figure 1-4. 2011 Annual Emissions for HA 87
PM10 Emissions (5,968 tpy) On-Road PM2.5 Emissions (2,398 tpy) On-Road Point Mobile Point Mobile 0% 8% 0% 5% Non-Road Mobile Non-Road 2% Mobile 5%
Non-Point Non-Point 93% 87%
CO Emissions (54,168 tpy) Point Non-Point 1% 28%
On-Road Mobile 44%
Non-Road Mobile 27%
VOC Emissions (6,922 tpy) NOx Emissions (7,762 tpy) On-Road Point Point Mobile 3% 1% Non-Point 27% 13%
Non-Point Non-Road 54% On-Road Mobile Mobile 16% Non-Road 68% Mobile 18%
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Figure 1-5. 2011 CO/PM10 Season Emissions for HA 87
PM10 Emissions (37,867 lbs/day) PM2.5 Emissions (20,638 lbs/day) On-Road Point On-Road Point Mobile 0% Mobile 0% 6% 4% Non-Road Non-Road Mobile Mobile 2% 3%
Non-Point Non-Point 94% 91%
CO Emissions (385,232 lbs/day) Point 1%
On-Road Non-Point Mobile 40% 46%
Non-Road Mobile 13%
VOC Emissions (53,950 lbs/day) NOx Emissions (47,715 lbs/day) Point Point On-Road 1% 3% Mobile Non-Point 21% 19%
Non-Road Mobile On-Road Non-Road 10% Non-Point Mobile Mobile 68% 65% 13%
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SECTION 2
POINT SOURCES
Point sources are those facilities for which individual source records are maintained in an emission invento- ry. For areas in attainment or maintenance for O3 and CO, the EPA’s Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule (CERR) has designated thresholds of 100 tons/year for VOC and CO. For attainment of other pollu- tants, CERR has designated 100 tons/year for PM2.5, NOx, SOx, and NH3 point sources and 5 tons/year for Pb point sources. In addition, CERR has designated thresholds of 70 tons/year for PM10 point sources in se- 2 rious PM10 nonattainment areas. All sources above this threshold must be inventoried as individual point sources. Sources with emissions below these levels may also be treated as point sources if the responsible agency elects to do so.
In addition to point sources determined by thresholds designated by CERR, the EPA has also designated all airports and heliports to be point sources. Airport and heliport point sources include aircraft landings and takeoffs (LTOs), as well as auxiliary power units (APUs), and ground support equipment (GSE), wherever applicable.
Within Washoe County and the Truckee Meadows, all point sources with criteria pollutant emissions in ex- cess of two (2) pounds/day (0.37 tons/year) are tracked through the WCHD-AQMD permitting database. The WCHD-AQMD is confident that all of the larger sources of air pollutants within the County are regis- tered by coordinating with the business license departments of Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County to review new business applications to ascertain if the business needs an air quality permit. Staff also conducts door- to-door surveys in industrial areas to ensure compliance with WCHD-AQMD’s permitting requirements.
A review of the WCHD-AQMD database was performed to determine which sources should be inventoried as point sources. The complete list of the permitted general sources in Washoe County and their 2011 emis- sions of PM10, PM2.5, CO, VOC, NOx, SOx, NH3, and Pb (where available) are included in Appendix A. Currently, the Truckee Meadows PM10 NAA has no single stationary source emitting greater than 70 tons/year of PM10 or 100 tons/year of PM10, PM2.5, CO, NOx, or NH3. In addition, no stationary sources emit greater than 5 tons/year of Pb. Therefore, all sources pertaining to the HA 87 & PM10 NAA examined for this inventory were treated as non-point sources. This includes small stationary sources such as commer- cial/institutional boilers. The aggregate activity level for these sources was treated as a single non-point source rather than numerous point sources.
There were two (2) permitted sources in Washoe County with VOC emissions that exceeded 100 tons/year in 2011. In addition, three (3) airports and four (4) heliports are also located within Washoe County. Also included in the point source category is the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority, which oversees the two major airports in Washoe County. Although it does not have the point source threshold requirement, it is included here to be grouped with the airports for organizational sake. All these sources and their 2011 emissions were entered into the EPA Emission Inventory System (EIS) via the Central Data Exchange (CDX).
In addition to sources located within the Washoe County boundary, EPA guidance documents require inclu- sion of 100 tons/year of CO VOC, or NOx sources within 25 miles of the county boundary. Because the buffer-zone sources are out of Washoe County jurisdiction, staff contacted adjacent air agencies from the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada to determine if they had major sources in the buffer zone. It was determined that within the 25-mile buffer zone of the Washoe County O3 maintenance area, there were only two (2) such sources, both located within the state of Nevada. Emissions data were obtained from the Ne- vada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ). One source includes an expansion project completed since the 2008 inventory year. Although the stand-alone expansion project emits less than the indicated threshold, it is included since it is contiguous to the other facility, which has
2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 51, [AD–FRL–7223–8], RIN 2060–AH25, Consolidated Emissions Reporting, Final Rule,
Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 111 / Monday, June 10, 2002/Rules and Regulations. 2011 Washoe County Emission Inventory Page 2-1 emissions exceeding the stated thresholds. Appendix A contains the NDEP list from which the emissions data for the buffer-zone sources were obtained.
A total of 13 point sources were included in this inventory. The complete list of those sources is given in Table 2-1. Annual emission estimates for the Washoe County permitted sources were derived using either material balance or AP-42.3 The method utilized for each point source is also listed in Table 2-1. Rule ef- fectiveness and control device efficiency was applied to annual emission calculations where appropriate.
Seasonally adjusted emissions were determined after the seasonal adjustment factor (SAF) was calculated using the following equation: