Kennecott and Utah's Air Quality
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Utah October 2018 kennecott.com/air-quality Kennecott and Utah’s air quality A closer look at winter inversion Wasatch Front Utah continues to have wintertime air quality problems During the winter, Kennecott shuts down its power despite decades of air quality regulations on companies plant reducing the amount of fine particulate emissions like Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Utah Copper. Utah meets the to 3.8 percent of a typical winter day. Additionally, EPA’s annual standard for fine particulate emissions (PM2.5) Kennecott has been actively working to decrease throughout the year. However, the state struggles to meet emissions from the other sources that contribute to the 24-hour standard during the winter inversion season, inversions, such as transportation and area sources. on average about 20-days per year. Though it will take the entire community working According to the Utah Division of Air Quality, Kennecott together to be successful, Kennecott is committed is responsible for 4.4 percent of the annual fine particulate to doing its part. emissions in the Salt Lake air shed. Kennecott’s impact on the valley’s air, especially during an inversion is To learn more, take a closer look at even less. kennecott.com/air-quality. From ore to more: our work makes modern life possible. Cu October 2018 kennecott.com/air-quality Kennecott Utah Copper Kennecott’s contribution to Utah’s air quality 6390 ft. 6390 aboveft. sea6390 level ft. above sea level above sea level Bingham Canyon Mine 6390Bingham ft. CanyonBingham Mine Canyon Mine 5550above sea f levelt. elevation 5550elevation aboveft. sea5550 level ft. elevation elevation above sea level above sea level BinghamTop Canyon of smelter Mine 5550 ft. Top of smelterTop of smelter 5250elevation above sea f levelt. 5250 aboveft. sea5250 level ft. Top of smelter Typical inversion level above sea level 5250above sea f t.level Typical inversionTypical level inversion level above sea level PowerTypical Plant inversion level PowerPower Plant PlantShut downPower during winter Plant 4200 ft. Shut down during winterShut down during winter 4200 aboveft. sea42004200 level ft. ft. Shut down during winter above sea level aboveabove sea level sea level Salt Lake Valley Salt SaltLake Lake Valley ValleySalt Lake Valley KennecottsKennecotts KennecottsKennecotts Particulate emissions annualParticulateannual averageKennecotts average emissions KennecottsaverageParticulateaverage winter winter ParticulateOur efforts to minimize impacts: contribution contribution Our efforts to minimize impacts: in Salt Lake contributionemissionsin Salt Lake breakdown emissionsemissions breakdowncontribution in winter emissions 1in dlewinter reduction program Our efforts 1 dle toreduction minimizeOur program efforts impacts: to minimize impacts: 12 Cdle vehiclesreduction program 1 dle reduction program 2 C vehicles % % 3 TRA to Daybreak 2 C vehicles 2 C vehicles % 46.2% 46.2 % 4 % 3 %% % % Clear the Air ChallengeTRA to Daybreak 3 TRA to Daybreak 3 TRA to Daybreak 5.8 5.9.78 39.7.8 3.8 5 Park at Lark 4 Kennecott’s Kennecott’s % Kennecott’s% Kennecott’s Clear the Air Challenge annual average 4annual. average4% 3average. winter8 % average winter 6 contribution contribution43.9 43.9contribution contribution 4 CombinedClear the heat Air and Challenge power systems4 Clear the Air Challenge 5 Park at Lark 7 LEED-certified buildings 4.4 3.8 5 Park at Lark 5 Park at Lark 6 Combined heat and power systems Other primary sources Other primary sources Combined heat and power systems Other primary sources Other4.2 primary ingham sources Canyon Mine 4.2 Otheringham primary Canyon sources Mine Other 6primaryCombined sources heat and power6 Combined systems heat and power systems Kennecott Utah Copper Kennecott Utah Copper 7 Kennecott Utah Copper Kennecott. Smelter Utah Copper . SmelterKennecott Utah Copper Kennecott Utah Copper LEED-certified buildings 43. Power Plant 43. Power Plant 7 LEED-certified buildings 7 LEED-certified buildings Other primary0.2 Other sources 0.2 Other Other primary sources Kennecott Utah Copper Kennecott Utah Copper.