Sunrise of Oceanside Project Appendix A Air Quality, Energy, and Greenhouse Gas Analysis Air Quality, Energy, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impact Analysis SUNRISE OF OCEANSIDE PROJECT CITY OF OCEANSIDE Lead Agency: City of Oceanside 300 N. Coast Highway Oceanside, CA 92054 Prepared by: Vista Environmental 1021 Didrikson Way Laguna Beach, California 92651 949 510 5355 Greg Tonkovich, AICP Project No. 20057 August 10, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose of Analysis and Study Objectives ................................................................................. 1 1.2 Site Location and Study Area ..................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Proposed Project Description .................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 2 1.6 Mitigation Measures for the Proposed Project ......................................................................... 3 2.0 Air Pollutants ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Criteria Pollutants and Ozone Precursors .................................................................................. 6 2.2 Other Pollutants of Concern ...................................................................................................... 8 3.0 Greenhouse Gases ................................................................................................................. 10 3.1 Greenhouse Gases ................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Global Warming Potential ........................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory ...................................................................................... 13 4.0 Air Quality Management ....................................................................................................... 14 4.1 Federal – United States Environmental Protection Agency..................................................... 14 4.2 State – California Air Resources Board .................................................................................... 16 4.3 Regional – San Diego Air Pollution Control District ................................................................. 17 4.4 Local – City of Oceanside ......................................................................................................... 19 5.0 Energy Conservation Management ........................................................................................ 20 5.1 State ......................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2 Local ‐ City of Oceanside .......................................................................................................... 22 6.0 Global Climate Change Management ..................................................................................... 25 6.1 International ............................................................................................................................ 25 6.2 Federal – United States Environmental Protection Agency..................................................... 25 6.3 State ......................................................................................................................................... 26 6.4 Regional – San Diego County Air Pollution Control District ..................................................... 31 6.5 Local – City of Oceanside ......................................................................................................... 31 7.0 Atmospheric Setting .............................................................................................................. 33 7.1 San Diego Air Basin .................................................................................................................. 33 7.2 Regional Climate ...................................................................................................................... 33 7.3 Monitored Local Air Quality ..................................................................................................... 34 8.0 Modeling Parameters and Assumptions ................................................................................. 36 8.1 CalEEMod Model Input Parameters ........................................................................................ 36 8.2 Energy Use Calculations ........................................................................................................... 39 Sunrise of Oceanside Project, Air Quality, Energy, and GHG Emissions Impact Analysis Page i City of Oceanside TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED 9.0 Thresholds of Significance ...................................................................................................... 43 9.1 Criteria Pollutant Standards ..................................................................................................... 43 9.2 Toxic Air Contaminants ............................................................................................................ 43 9.3 Odor Impacts ............................................................................................................................ 44 9.4 Energy Conservation ................................................................................................................ 44 9.5 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...................................................................................................... 45 10.0 Impact Analysis ..................................................................................................................... 46 10.1 CEQA Thresholds of Significance ........................................................................................... 46 10.2 Air Quality Compliance .......................................................................................................... 46 10.3 Cumulative Net Increase in Non‐Attainment Pollution ......................................................... 47 10.4 Sensitive Receptors ................................................................................................................ 49 10.5 Odor Emissions Adversely Affecting a Substantial Number of People .................................. 52 10.6 Energy Consumption .............................................................................................................. 53 10.7 Energy Plan Consistency ........................................................................................................ 57 10.8 Generation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................. 59 10.9 Greenhouse Gas Plan Consistency ......................................................................................... 60 11.0 References ............................................................................................................................. 63 APPENDIX Appendix A – CalEEMod Model Daily Printouts Appendix B – EMFAC2017 Model Printouts Appendix C – CalEEMod Model Year 2025 Annual Printouts Sunrise of Oceanside Project, Air Quality, Energy, and GHG Emissions Impact Analysis Page ii City of Oceanside LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 – Project Local Study Area .............................................................................................................. 4 Figure 2 – Proposed Site Plan ....................................................................................................................... 5 LIST OF TABLES Table A – Global Warming Potentials, Atmospheric Lifetimes and Abundances of GHGs ......................... 12 Table B – State and Federal Criteria Pollutant Standards ........................................................................... 14 Table C – San Diego Air Basin Attainment Status ....................................................................................... 15 Table D – City of Oceanside ECAP Energy Policies ...................................................................................... 23 Table E – Monthly Climate Data ................................................................................................................. 33 Table F – Local Area Air Quality Monitoring Summary ............................................................................... 34 Table G – CalEEMod Land Use Parameters ................................................................................................. 36 Table H – Off‐Road Equipment and Fuel Consumption from Construction of the Proposed Project ........ 40 Table I – On‐Road Vehicle Trips and Fuel Consumption from Construction of the Proposed Project ....... 41 Table J – Criteria Air Pollutants Thresholds of Significance ........................................................................ 43 Table K – Construction‐Related Criteria Pollutant Emissions ..................................................................... 48 Table L – Operational Criteria Pollutant Emissions ....................................................................................