2016 AIR MONITORING NETWORK PLAN July 1, 2017
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METEOROLOGY, MEASUREMENT AND RULES DIVISION 2016 AIR MONITORING NETWORK PLAN July 1, 2017 Charles Knoderer Duc Nguyen Dan Alrick and Katherine Hoag Meteorology, Measurements and Rules Division 375 Beale St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105 This page intentionally left blank. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1. ...... INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 11 2. ...... OVERVIEW OF NETWORK OPERATION .................................................................................... 11 2.1 ... Network Design ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 ... Minimum Monitoring Requirements ............................................................................. 17 Monitoring Agreements with Yolo/Solano AQMD and Northern Sonoma APCD ........................................................................................... 19 Monitoring Agreements with Monterey Bay Unified APCD .................... 19 2.2.1 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Ozone .......................................... 19 Ozone Monitoring Season Waivers and Waiver Request ......................... 22 Napa Ozone Spatial Scale, Waiver Request ................................................... 22 2.2.2 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM2.5 ............................................. 23 State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements ........................................... 23 Clean Data Determination by U.S. EPA ............................................................ 24 Near-road PM2.5 Sites ............................................................................................ 27 Area of Expected Maximum Concentration ................................................... 28 Regional Background and Transport Sites ..................................................... 31 PM2.5 Filter Analysis for Other Air Districts and PQAO Responsibility ............................................................................................. 31 2.2.3 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Collocated PM2.5 ...................... 32 2.2.4 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM10 ............................................. 32 2.2.5 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Collocated PM10 ....................... 35 2.2.6 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for SO2 ................................................ 36 2.2.7 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for NO2 ............................................... 39 2.2.8 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for CO ................................................. 47 2.2.9 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Lead .............................................. 50 2.3 ... Modifications Made to Network in 2016 ...................................................................... 52 2.4 ... Proposed Modifications to Network in 2017–2018 .................................................. 53 2.5 ... Removing a NAAQS Compliance Monitor ................................................................... 56 2.6 ... Data Submission Requirement ......................................................................................... 57 3. ...... SITE INFORMATION DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................. 58 4. ...... DETAILED STATION INFORMATION FOR SLAMS AND SPM SITES ................................ 63 4.1 ... Berkeley Aquatic Park (near-road) .................................................................................. 64 Bethel Island ....................................................................................................................................... 66 4.2 ... Concord .................................................................................................................................... 70 3 4.3 ... Crockett ..................................................................................................................................... 74 4.4 ... Fairfield...................................................................................................................................... 76 4.5 ... Forest Knolls ............................................................................................................................ 78 4.6 ... Fort Cronkhite ......................................................................................................................... 80 4.7 ... Gilroy .......................................................................................................................................... 82 4.8 ... Hayward .................................................................................................................................... 84 4.9 ... Laney College (near-road) .................................................................................................. 86 4.10 . Livermore.................................................................................................................................. 88 4.11 . Los Gatos .................................................................................................................................. 93 4.12 . Martinez .................................................................................................................................... 95 4.13 . Napa ........................................................................................................................................... 97 4.14 . Oakland ................................................................................................................................... 101 4.15 . Oakland West ....................................................................................................................... 104 4.16 . Palo Alto Airport .................................................................................................................. 107 4.17 . Patterson Pass ...................................................................................................................... 109 4.18 . Point Richmond ................................................................................................................... 112 4.19 . Redwood City ....................................................................................................................... 114 4.20 . Reid-Hillview Airport .......................................................................................................... 116 4.21 . Richmond 7th ......................................................................................................................... 118 4.22 . Rodeo ...................................................................................................................................... 120 4.23 . San Carlos Airport (II) ......................................................................................................... 122 4.24 . San Francisco ........................................................................................................................ 124 4.25 . San Jose – Jackson .............................................................................................................. 128 4.26 . San Jose – Knox (near-road) ............................................................................................ 133 4.27 . San Martin .............................................................................................................................. 135 4.28 . San Pablo ................................................................................................................................ 137 4.29 . San Rafael ............................................................................................................................... 141 4.30 . San Ramon ............................................................................................................................. 145 4.31 . Sebastopol ............................................................................................................................. 147 4.32 . Vallejo ...................................................................................................................................... 150 5. ...... SPECIAL MONITORING PROGRAMS CONDUCTED IN 2015 .......................................... 153 5.1 ... Meteorology Program ....................................................................................................... 154 5.2 ... National Air Toxics Trends Station (NATTS) at San Jose ....................................... 157 5.2.1 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) Measurements ....................................... 157 5.2.2 Additional Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Measurements ........................................................................................................ 159 5.3 ... NCore Program .................................................................................................................... 161 5.3.1 NCore Monitors ..................................................................................................... 164 5.4 ... Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) .................................... 166 4 5.5 ... PM2.5 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN) ................................................................ 172 5.5.1 BAAQMD Supplemental PM2.5 Speciation Network Program ............... 173 5.6 ... Toxics Program ....................................................................................................................