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GETTIN
G STA
RTED
IN A
IR
WORK
BY JA
MES T
EMTE
~ A
NTHC ~
AIR
QUALIT
Y PR
OGRAM
MGMT OF
TRIB
AL AIR
QUALIT
Y IN
ALA
SKA ~ IT
EP
APRIL
2011
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INTERESTED IN AIR QUALITY?• Where to start?•Short-term•Long-term•Indoor Air Quality?•Ambient – Outdoor Air Quality?
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IDENTIFYING CONCERNS WHERE TO GATHER INFORMATION ~SOUTHERN UTE EXAMPLE~
•Tribal Council•Concerned citizens•Environmental personnel•EPA•State
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INVENTORY OF CONCERNS
•Human health•NAAQS violations•Ozone•Regional Haze•Nearby Class 1 areas• Jurisdictional issues•Permitting •Education
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DEVELOP SOURCE INVENTORY
Oil and gas development•Refineries•Compressor stations•Treating stations •Processing plants•Large holding tanks•Heaters•Generators
•Landfill
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IDENTIFY PROJECTSMonitoring Projects•O3
•NOx
• PM2.5
•CO•Ammonia•Visibility
Inventory Projects•Major Source•Minor Source•Area Source
Permitting Projects•Major Source Permitting•Minor Source Permitting•General Permits
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LESSONED LEARNEDDETERMINE AREA OF CONCERNSouthern Utes focused onLands within tribal boundariesLands within 50 miles of tribal boundaries
Lands within their air shedBuilding relationshipsTribes, states, EPA
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OVERARCHING APPLICATIONSPARTICIPATION STRATEGIES
Identify•Community concerns•Priorities•Projects•Communicate
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OVERARCHING SOLUTIONS
• Work together to form solutions
• Tribal/local/regional Regulation and planning
• Perseverance• Try not to get lost
in the chaos….
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QUESTIONS?
Contact:James TemteAlaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumDivision of Environmental Health and Engineering1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 200Anchorage AK, [email protected], ext 3749