IS THERE LIFE AFTER 2007?IS THERE LIFE AFTER 2007?

WHERE DO TRIBES WANT TO WHERE DO TRIBES WANT TO GO WITH THE WRAP?GO WITH THE WRAP?

PartnershipPartnership

• The WRAP partnership has facilitated many The WRAP partnership has facilitated many successful dialogs on air quality issues successful dialogs on air quality issues

• Shared experiences and exchange of Shared experiences and exchange of cultural values have enhanced air quality cultural values have enhanced air quality efforts by states and tribes to develop efforts by states and tribes to develop programs that benefit both tribes and statesprograms that benefit both tribes and states

• SIPs are required to be submitted SIPs are required to be submitted December 2007 December 2007

• Does WRAP exist beyond regional Does WRAP exist beyond regional haze? haze?

• TDDWG and Tribal Caucus TDDWG and Tribal Caucus recommendations for tribal recommendations for tribal partnership with the WRAPpartnership with the WRAP

1.1. Particulate matter in Particulate matter in rural communitiesrural communities

• Inconsistencies in the U.S. EPAs Inconsistencies in the U.S. EPAs proposed Coarse rule and the existing proposed Coarse rule and the existing PM2.5 rulePM2.5 rule

• Metropolitan Statistical Areas Metropolitan Statistical Areas (population of 100,000 or more) for (population of 100,000 or more) for application of a monitoring program application of a monitoring program

ActionAction

Apply for funding for research into Apply for funding for research into health impacts of PMhealth impacts of PM

Use the WRAP’s existing PM data to Use the WRAP’s existing PM data to facilitate health research into facilitate health research into respiratory diseases in rural areas, respiratory diseases in rural areas, which include most tribal populationswhich include most tribal populations

2. Risk management 2. Risk management analysisanalysis

• Required in many grant solicitationsRequired in many grant solicitations

• ActionAction

• The Tribes request that the WRAP The Tribes request that the WRAP develop a template designed to develop a template designed to determine which risk management tools determine which risk management tools are most effective and efficient for both are most effective and efficient for both states and tribes states and tribes

3. Dust modeling3. Dust modeling

• No current model for dust analysisNo current model for dust analysis

• ActionAction

• The WRAP should urge EPA to provide The WRAP should urge EPA to provide funding to the WRAP to proceed with funding to the WRAP to proceed with research and scientific applications to find research and scientific applications to find an acceptable dust model in support of an acceptable dust model in support of tracking RPGstracking RPGs

4. Climate Change4. Climate Change

Dramatic evidence of climate change Dramatic evidence of climate change documented by tribes and affecting documented by tribes and affecting traditional lifeways:traditional lifeways:– forced relocation of Alaskan tribal communitiesforced relocation of Alaskan tribal communities– fewer fish in the waters due to warmer fewer fish in the waters due to warmer

temperaturestemperatures– migration of big game to areas not commonly migration of big game to areas not commonly

visited and reduced game populationsvisited and reduced game populations– water fowl not present in previous nesting water fowl not present in previous nesting

grounds grounds

ActionAction

• Secure additional funding to support Tribal Secure additional funding to support Tribal travel to WRAP climate change meetings and travel to WRAP climate change meetings and trainingstrainings

• The WRAP should examine research into the The WRAP should examine research into the effects of climate change on air quality in the effects of climate change on air quality in the WestWest

• Work with Center for Climate Change to add Work with Center for Climate Change to add GHGs to TEISS, to measure tribal emissions of GHGs to TEISS, to measure tribal emissions of GHGsGHGs

• The WRAP staff should continue to seek The WRAP staff should continue to seek funding to support studies of Climate Changefunding to support studies of Climate Change

5.5. Oil and Gas EmissionsOil and Gas Emissions

• Water quality and air quality are Water quality and air quality are connected connected

• Oil and Gas production increases Oil and Gas production increases emissionsemissions

• Tribes are affected by oil and gas Tribes are affected by oil and gas exploration and productionexploration and production

ActionAction

• The WRAP should ensure that the The WRAP should ensure that the increased emissions from oil and gas increased emissions from oil and gas production are included in the EDMS and production are included in the EDMS and factored into future projectionsfactored into future projections

• The WRAP should seek funding from The WRAP should seek funding from private foundations and from EPA private foundations and from EPA discretionary funds for Regional discretionary funds for Regional AdministratorsAdministrators

6.6. Atmospheric Atmospheric DepositionDeposition

• Excessive levels of either Excessive levels of either methylmercury or elemental mercury methylmercury or elemental mercury from major sources affect fish from major sources affect fish populationspopulations

• Sources include electrical generating Sources include electrical generating units, cement manufacturing units, cement manufacturing industries, and prescribed fires industries, and prescribed fires

ActionAction

• The WRAP should begin to stress the The WRAP should begin to stress the interrelationship between airsheds interrelationship between airsheds and watersheds affecting both tribes and watersheds affecting both tribes and states and states

• Gather more data via monitoring on Gather more data via monitoring on mercury deposition in the westmercury deposition in the west

• Use EDMS and RMC to track mercury Use EDMS and RMC to track mercury emissions and identify mercury emissions and identify mercury deposition areas deposition areas

7.7. Consumption of PSD Consumption of PSD incrementsincrements

• Recent litigation supports states and tribes Recent litigation supports states and tribes that do not have the tools to properly that do not have the tools to properly track the consumption of PSD incrementstrack the consumption of PSD increments

• This is particularly important to the tribes This is particularly important to the tribes that have designated their reservations as that have designated their reservations as Class I airsheds Class I airsheds

ActionAction

• The EPA should provide funding to the The EPA should provide funding to the WRAP to develop:WRAP to develop:

– A model to identify a baseline for PSD A model to identify a baseline for PSD incremental consumption; orincremental consumption; or

– A tracking system that allows for the A tracking system that allows for the proper designation of areas for industrial proper designation of areas for industrial development while maintaining the air development while maintaining the air quality of the existing airshedquality of the existing airshed

8.8. Continuing Collection of Tribal Continuing Collection of Tribal DataData

• Continuing ability of tribes to gather Continuing ability of tribes to gather data is necessary to fully support data is necessary to fully support RPGs for regional haze SIPs and FIPs RPGs for regional haze SIPs and FIPs (and TIPs)(and TIPs)

• The continuing need for modeling as The continuing need for modeling as more tribes complete their emission more tribes complete their emission inventories and submit data to EPAinventories and submit data to EPA

ActionAction

The WRAP should seek:The WRAP should seek:

• Funding for the TDDWG to continue to Funding for the TDDWG to continue to function as it does at this timefunction as it does at this time

• Continued contractor support for ITEP and Continued contractor support for ITEP and the TEISS software, for data input and the TEISS software, for data input and analysis for the Regional Haze Rule and analysis for the Regional Haze Rule and impacts on tribal landsimpacts on tribal lands

• The WRAP should investigate methods and The WRAP should investigate methods and models to monitor minor source activity and models to monitor minor source activity and begin to research methods to prevent additional begin to research methods to prevent additional contaminants that diminish PSD incremental contaminants that diminish PSD incremental consumption on state and tribal landsconsumption on state and tribal lands

• Continued funding for current NTEC programsContinued funding for current NTEC programs– Technical Assistance to tribes to develop TIPsTechnical Assistance to tribes to develop TIPs– Facilitation of effective tribal partnership in SIP processFacilitation of effective tribal partnership in SIP process– Facilitation of inter-RPO issuesFacilitation of inter-RPO issues

• Analysis of Tribal Set-Asides for SO2 and NOx Analysis of Tribal Set-Asides for SO2 and NOx

9. Ozone9. Ozone

Ozone is rapidly increasing in western Ozone is rapidly increasing in western rural communities, which includes 95% rural communities, which includes 95% of western tribes and a significant of western tribes and a significant percentage of WRAP statespercentage of WRAP states

ActionAction Use the existing CMAQ modeling tools to Use the existing CMAQ modeling tools to model ozone emissions and the increase model ozone emissions and the increase in new source contribution in rural areasin new source contribution in rural areas

SummarySummary

• Rural PM Rural PM

• Risk Mgmt AnalysisRisk Mgmt Analysis

• Dust ModelingDust Modeling

• Climate ChangeClimate Change

• Oil & Gas Oil & Gas EmissionsEmissions

• Atmospheric Atmospheric Deposition Deposition

• PSD ConsumptionPSD Consumption

• Tribal DataTribal Data

• OzoneOzone

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