2012 Air Monitoring Network Plan July 1, 2013
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2012 Air Monitoring Network Plan July 1, 2013 Kurt Malone Michael Basso and Duc Nguyen Technical Services Division Table of Contents Page List of Figures .......................................................................................................................... 4 List of Tables ........................................................................................................................... 5 Definition of Terms................................................................................................................... 6 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 8 Overview of Network Operation .............................................................................................. 8 Network Design .................................................................................................................. 8 Minimum Monitoring Requirements ................................................................................ 14 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Ozone ......................................................... 14 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM2.5 .......................................................... 17 Minimum monitoring requirements for Collocated PM2.5 .......................................... 25 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM10 ........................................................... 27 Minimum monitoring requirements for Collocated PM10 .......................................... 30 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for SO2 ............................................................. 30 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for NO2 ............................................................ 33 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for CO .............................................................. 37 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Lead ........................................................... 38 Modifications Made to Network in 2012 .......................................................................... 40 Proposed Modifications to Network in 2013-2014 ........................................................... 41 Removing a NAAQS Compliance Monitor ...................................................................... 43 Data Submission Requirement .......................................................................................... 44 Site Information Definitions ................................................................................................... 44 Detailed Site Information for SLAMS and SPM Sites ........................................................... 47 Bethel Island ..................................................................................................................... 48 Concord ............................................................................................................................. 50 Crockett ............................................................................................................................. 54 Cupertino Monta Vista Park ............................................................................................. 56 Fairfield ............................................................................................................................. 60 Forest Knolls ..................................................................................................................... 62 Fort Cronkhite ................................................................................................................... 64 Gilroy ................................................................................................................................ 66 Hayward ............................................................................................................................ 68 Livermore .......................................................................................................................... 70 Los Gatos .......................................................................................................................... 73 Martinez ............................................................................................................................ 75 Napa .................................................................................................................................. 77 Oakland ............................................................................................................................. 81 Oakland West .................................................................................................................... 84 Palo Alto Airport............................................................................................................... 87 Patterson Pass.................................................................................................................... 89 Point Reyes ....................................................................................................................... 91 Point Richmond ................................................................................................................ 93 Redwood City ................................................................................................................... 95 2 Redwood City – Twin Dolphin ........................................................................................ 97 Reid-Hillview Airport ....................................................................................................... 99 Richmond 7th .................................................................................................................. 101 Rodeo .............................................................................................................................. 103 San Carlos Airport .......................................................................................................... 105 San Francisco .................................................................................................................. 107 San Jose ........................................................................................................................... 109 San Martin ....................................................................................................................... 114 San Pablo ........................................................................................................................ 116 San Rafael ....................................................................................................................... 119 San Ramon ...................................................................................................................... 122 Santa Rosa ....................................................................................................................... 124 Vallejo ............................................................................................................................. 126 Special Monitoring Programs Conducted in 2012 ................................................................ 129 Meteorology Program ..................................................................................................... 130 National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) at San Jose ............................................. 132 NCore Program ............................................................................................................... 135 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) ............................................. 139 PM2.5 Speciation Sampling Programs ............................................................................. 143 Toxics Program ............................................................................................................... 146 Appendix A. Ozone monitoring waiver correspondences .................................................... 152 Appendix B. PM monitoring agreement between Bay Area and Monterey ......................... 156 Appendix C. Change PM10 monitors to SPM with 1:12 sampling frequency ...................... 159 Appendix D. Proposed Sites for Near-road NO2/CO/PM2.5 Monitoring .............................. 166 Appendix E. Napa Ozone waiver to define monitor as Neighborhood Scale. ...................... 265 3 List of Figures Figure 1. Map of Bay Area SLAMS and SPM Sites in 2012. ............................................... 13 Figure 2. Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSA) for the San Francisco Bay Area. ................ 14 Figure 3. Ozone monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 .................................... 16 Figure 4. SLAMS PM2.5 monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 ....................... 20 Figure 5. Continuous SLAMS PM2.5 monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 .... 21 Figure 6. PM10 monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012. ..................................... 28 Figure 7. PM10 monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2013. ..................................... 29 Figure 8. SO2 monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 ........................................ 32 Figure 9. NO2 Monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 ....................................... 36 Figure 10. CO monitoring the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 ........................................... 38 Figure 11. Map of Air District Meteorological Monitoring Sites in 2012..........................