Fairbanks North Star Borough Air Quality Stakeholders Group. Nick Czarnecki FNSB Air Quality Manager July 20, 2018

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1 Fairbanks North Star Borough Air Quality Stakeholders Group Nick Czarnecki FNSB Air Quality Manager July 20, 2018

2 Presentation Overview Provide Context to Control Measures Implementation Cost / Resource Allocation Effectiveness Wood Stove Change Out Program (WSCOP) Curtailment Program Current Regulations Education / Outreach Efforts Time Trends Analysis at Constant Meteorology

3 FNSB AQ Primary Objectives Education & Outreach Wood Stove Change Out Program Special Purpose Monitoring Hot Spot Guidance Community Monitoring (schools) Compliance/Complaints

4 7,000 6,000 Wood Stove Change Out Program July July ,385 6,115 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,980 1,000 - Completed: Change SFBA To SFBA 134 Completed: Conversion to gas or oil 330 Completed: Removal Program Completed: Repairs Applications In Progress Initial Inventory*: Non-Borough Listed SFBAs Initial Inventory*: Borough Listed SFBAs * Initial inventory of 12,500 from analysis of survey data. Figures are approximate, and location of SFBAs is mostly unknown.

5 Wood Stove Change Out Program Funding $8.8 Million spent to date Device change out only, does not include staff time 2.5 FTEs required to run program $1.5 Million in 2016 TAS Grant $4.0 Million in 2017 TAS Grant

6 Wood Stove Change Out Program Cost effectiveness overall cost effectiveness: $60,752/ton PM 2.5 Q1 & Q2 of 2018 cost effectiveness: $32,703/ton PM 2.5 Number of conversions to non-wood Average of 18 Number of conversions to non-wood Q1 & Q2 of

7 PLACE HOLDER INSERT WCOP MAP

8 Wood Stove Change Out Program Emission Reductions (Including Device Efficiency Benefits) Tons Per Year (TPY) 0.43 Winter Season Emissions (tons/day)

9 Wood Stove Change Out Program Emission Inventory (EI) vs. Actual EI based on certified value Dry dimensional lumber & dry cordwood Device is properly operated Actual emissions can be over 10 times higher than EI values with wet wood and poor operation

10 Wood Stove Change Out Program

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13 Wood Stove Change Out Program Ways to Improve Registration allow for better planning on how to spend funding, target areas with dense SFBA population Funding Additional funding required to convert wood stoves to non-wood alternatives

14 Curtailment Curtailment program prohibits operation of SFBAs during inversions when pollution concentrations are highest Exemptions for cleanest devices Exemptions for those with No Other Adequate Source of Heat (NOASH)

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16 Curtailment Number of Stage Restrictions Called Stage 2 Stage 1 North Pole Restriction Called Restriction Warranted Fairbanks Restriction Called Restriction Warranted

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18 Curtailment Compliance Rate Analysis 1 st attempt to quantify compliance rate Worked in conjunction with ADEC Observations: Limited to 125 unique addresses with wood stoves 4 separate occasions - 2 weekday & 2 weekend Completed between 9:45 am 3:15 pm

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20 Curtailment Compliance Rate Compliance rate between 50-89% Data biased high because: Small sample size Limited to daylight hours Only residences visible from public right of way WSCOP participants received education Participation in WSCOP indicates willingness to work with government Future compliance rate studies should not focus on WSCOP data

21 Curtailment Level of Effort Prior year level of effort: October December: 4-5 Field Staff & 3-5 post processing staff January March: 1 Field Staff & 1 post processing Compliance rate determination 2-4 field staff Courtesy calls 1-2 staff For full coverage, NEED staff as outlined below: Fairbanks Field Staff: 13 teams North Pole Field Staff: 12 teams Compliance Rate Determination Staff: 4-6 Post processing: unknown, working to streamline process

22 Curtailment Ways to improve Registration of SFBAs Improve enforcement capability and compliance rate Increased Funding for Curtailment Enforcement - More staff = increase in efficiency of program Use of New Technologies to Assist Enforcement Infrared cameras, aerial technology, etc Expansion of Enforcement Activities lower opacity limits, increase season of enforcement

23 Summary of Regulations Code Provision Number of Violations (A) Installation of an unlisted appliance (B) Failure to remove, using or operating a prohibited hydronic heater (C) Violation of visible emissions standard (D) Emissions crossing property lines (E) Failure to obtain, submit and execute a permit for installing a SFBA in new construction (F) Illegal installation of hydronic heaters (G) Use of prohibited fuels (H) Violation of commercial sale requirements (C) Violation of Stage 1 air alert (D) Violation of a Stage 2 air alert Filing a false affidavit 0

24 Outreach Efforts TV/Radio Ads Events Tanana Valley State Fair, Clear the Air Home Heating Expo, Fairbanks Winter Expo, IABA Home Show, Earth Day on Ft. Wainwright, etc Presentations Approx per year to various organizations Wood Stove Change Out Program Participants receive training specific to their new heating appliance (where applicable) Air Quality Resource Booklet mailed out to addresses in the AQCZ Air Quality Coloring Book - thousands have been distributed School Flag Program Working to get implemented in the schools Electronic Reader Boards Print Media Daily Newsminer, Fairbanks Relocation Guide, posters, etc

25 Outreach Efforts Electronic Media AQFairbanks.com Social media: Facebook: 3,061 followers Twitter: 175 followers Air Quality Alerts: Via text message, , voic 1,447 people signed up to receive alerts Online Advertising Google Ads, Pandora, YouTube

26 Time Trends with Constant Meteorology

27 Time Trends with Constant Meteorology

28 Questions? Nick Czarnecki FNSB Air Quality Manager (907)

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