Mexico National Emissions Inventory, 1999: Six Northern States

Mexico National Emissions Inventory, 1999: Six Northern States FINAL Instituto Nacional de Ecología 3393-00-011-002 MEXICO NATIONAL EMISSIONS INVENTORY, 1999: SIX NORTHERN STATES FINAL Prepared for: Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources and the National Institute of Ecology of Mexico United States Environmental Protection Agency Western Governors’ Association North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation Prepared by: Sacramento, California Acosta y Asociados Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico TransEngineering El Paso, Texas April 30, 2004 Disclaimer This document was prepared with funding support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), and the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). Any opinions, views, or other information contained herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. EPA, WGA, CEC, or the governments of Mexico, Canada, or the United States. 1999 Mexico NEI: Six Northern States ii Final, April 2004 CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................ 1-1 1.2 Other Mexican Emissions Inventories................................................................. 1-2 1.3 Related Technical Reports and Studies................................................................ 1-3 1.4 Organization of this Report.................................................................................. 1-4 2.0 SCOPE AND PROCESS ................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Inventory Characteristics ..................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Geographic Domain and Spatial Resolution............................................ 2-1 2.1.2 Base Year and Temporal Resolution ....................................................... 2-1 2.1.3 Pollutants.................................................................................................. 2-3 2.1.4 Source Types and Categories................................................................... 2-5 2.2 Emissions Data Management............................................................................... 2-5 2.3 Data Quality Goals............................................................................................... 2-6 2.4 Factors Affecting Future Updates to the Mexico NEI......................................... 2-8 3.0 POINT SOURCES........................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Source Categories ................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2 Methodology........................................................................................................ 3-2 3.2.1 Data Collection ........................................................................................ 3-2 3.2.2 Quality Assurance.................................................................................... 3-5 3.3 Results by Source Category................................................................................. 3-8 3.3.1 Confidence Ratings................................................................................ 3-18 4.0 AREA SOURCES............................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 Source Categories ................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2 Methodology........................................................................................................ 4-2 4.2.1 Data Collection ........................................................................................ 4-3 4.2.2 Fuels Balance........................................................................................... 4-4 4.2.3 Area/Point Source Reconciliation............................................................ 4-4 4.2.4 Quality Assurance.................................................................................... 4-5 4.3 Results by Source Category................................................................................. 4-5 4.3.1 Confidence Ratings................................................................................ 4-16 5.0 MOTOR VEHICLES....................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Vehicle Classifications......................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Methodology........................................................................................................ 5-3 5.2.1 Per Capita VKT Generation Rates........................................................... 5-3 5.2.2 MOBILE6-Mexico Emission Factor Model ............................................ 5-5 1999 Mexico NEI: Six Northern States iii Final, April 2004 CONTENTS (Cont.) Section Page 5.2.3 Quality Assurance.................................................................................... 5-6 5.3 Results by Vehicle Classification ........................................................................ 5-7 6.0 NONROAD MOBILE SOURCES .................................................................................. 6-1 6.1 Equipment Classifications ................................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Methodology........................................................................................................ 6-2 6.3 Quality Assurance................................................................................................ 6-7 6.4 Results by Source Category................................................................................. 6-9 6.4.1 Confidence Ratings.................................................................................. 6-9 7.0 NATURAL SOURCES ................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 Source Categories ................................................................................................ 7-1 7.2 Methodology........................................................................................................ 7-1 7.2.1 Data Collection ........................................................................................ 7-2 7.2.2 Calculation of Emissions ......................................................................... 7-8 7.2.3 Quality Assurance.................................................................................... 7-8 7.3 Results by VOC Species ...................................................................................... 7-9 7.3.1 Data Limitations....................................................................................... 7-9 8.0 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS ............................................................................................. 8-1 8.1 Discussion of Results........................................................................................... 8-1 8.2 Conclusions and Recommendations .................................................................. 8-14 8.2.1 Point Source Recommendations ............................................................ 8-15 8.2.2 Area Source Recommendations............................................................. 8-15 8.2.3 Motor Vehicle Recommendations ......................................................... 8-16 8.2.4 Nonroad Mobile Source Recommendations .......................................... 8-17 8.2.5 Natural Source Recommendations......................................................... 8-18 9.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 9-1 APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL MEMORANDA: • National Fuels Balance • Development of Per Capita VKT Estimates APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL POINT SOURCE DATA APPENDIX C: ADDITIONAL AREA SOURCE DATA: Area Source Category Forms APPENDIX D: ADDITIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE DATA APPENDIX E: ADDITIONAL NONROAD MOBILE SOURCE DATA APPENDIX F: ADDITIONAL NATURAL SOURCE DATA APPENDIX G: STATE LEVEL EMISSIONS INVENTORY SUMMARIES APPENDIX H: MUNICIPALITY LEVEL EMISSIONS INVENTORY SUMMARIES 1999 Mexico NEI: Six Northern States iv Final, April 2004 TABLES AND FIGURES Tables Page Table 2-1 Confidence Rating Approach............................................................................... 2-7 Table 3-1 1999 Point Source Emissions for Mexico, by State Six Northern Mexican States (Final) ................................................................... 3-9 Table 3-2 1999 Point Source Emissions for Mexico, by Category Six Northern Mexican States (Final) ................................................................. 3-10 Table 4-1 1999 Area Source Emissions for Mexico, by State Six Northern Mexican States (Final) ................................................................... 4-6 Table 4-2 1999 Area Source Emissions for Mexico, by Category Six Northern Mexican States (Final) ................................................................... 4-7 Table 5-1 1999 Motor Vehicle Emissions for Mexico, by State Six Northern Mexican States (Final) ................................................................... 5-8 Table 5-2 1999 Motor Vehicle Emissions for Mexico, by Category Six Northern

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