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Georgia Basin/ Puget Sound International Airshed Strategy. Martin Mullan Environment Canada Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Research Conference Vancouver, 1 April 2003. Presentation outline. GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy. The Strategy: 1. “what” 2. “where” 3. ”who” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Martin MullanEnvironment Canada
Georgia Basin / Puget Sound Research ConferenceVancouver, 1 April 2003
Georgia Basin/ Puget SoundInternational Airshed Strategy
The Strategy:
1. “what”
2. “where”
3. ”who”
4. ”when”
5. ”why” (2 slides)
6. ”how” (3 slides)
Presentation outline GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
GB/PS International Airshed Strategy
- effort to address shared AQ management concerns
- concerns: human & environmental health impacts
- also aims to prevent future deterioration of AQ
- a key priority is information sharing
1. What GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
• includes Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound
• principal urban areas include Lower Fraser Valley in BC and the I-5 corridor in WA
2. Where GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
Federal gov EC PYREPA Region 10
Prov./ State gov BC WLAPWA DoE
Regional agencies FVRDGVRDNWAPAPSCAA
First Nations/ Tribal Sto:lo Tribal CouncilCoast Salish Sea InitiativeTsawwassen FNSwinomish Tribe
NGO Fraser Basin Council
3. Who GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
• 1941 Trail Smelter Arbitration (dispute: 1898 - 1941)
• 1979 EC Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)
• 1991 Canada-USA Air Quality Agreement
• 1992 BC-WA Env. Co-operation Agreement
• 1994 BC, WA, GVRD, NWAPA MoU
• 2000 EC/EPA Joint Statement of Co-operation on the GB/PS ecosys.
• 2000 Ozone Annex to Can/USA AQ Agreement
• 2002 EC/EPA Statement of Intent on GB/PS IAS
• 2004 Ozone Annex comes up for renewal/ revision
4. When GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
air pollutants affect human health ...
• e.g. no lower threshold for PM
• e.g. concern re. toxics in diesel exhaust
... and natural env’t & economic resources ...
• e.g. tourism/ visibility
... plus link to GHG emissions
growing concern about issues, esp. link betw’n air pollution & health
• e.g. proposed 660 MW Sumas 2 power plant
5(i/ii). Why GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
• better air quality in many areas over previous decades from
gov’t initiatives & despite a nearly 50% growth in reg’l
pop
• incl. federal govt’s 10-year Agenda for Vehicles & Fuels
• however, growth in population and economy continues
5(ii/ii). Why
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GVRD Population Estimates (2001 - 2026)Source: BC Statistics Office
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FVRD Population Estimates (2001 - 2026)Source: BC Statistics Office
25 yr. Growth @ 36 %
GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
• began Feb. 2001
• addresses transboundary nature of air & x-border responsibility
• periodic meetings & progress on “early actions”
• 17 early actions ranked & 5 chosen for work, plus Airshed Char.:
• Issue Ranking and Identification system
• Clean Vehicles and Fuels
• Transboundary Data Exchange
• Transboundary New Source Review
• website (information clearinghouse)
6(i/iii). How GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
Project initiation / Statement of Intent
5 early actions
- Issue Ranking & Identification System- Clean Vehicle and Fuels- TRAnsboundary Data Exchange- Transboundary New Source Review- webpage
Airshed characterization
Assess Problems / Options
GB/PS Int’l Airshed Strategy
Range of outcomes- share information
- work collaboratively- formal agreements
6(ii/iii). How GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
priority issues identified Management
KEY PROGRESS Feb. 2001 1st meeting
May 2001 prioritize issues (17) & actions (6)
Oct. 2001 dev’d Statement of Intent & path forward
Mar. 2002 progress - early Airshed Characterization
Oct. 2002 progress - Clean Vehicles & Fuels/ website
FUTURE WORK May 2003 progress report
June 2003 consultations - NW-CAPP (US EPA R10)
Sept. 2003 review strategy options, complete A Char.
Dec. 2003 future modeling & management options
June 2004 strategy report
June 2004+ implementation plan
6(iii/iii). How GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
• regional AQ usually conforms with standards, • but still impacts public health (e.g. no lower thresholds for PM)
• emission reductions may be overwhelmed by rapid regional growth
• new sources may emerge as important as others are controlled
• planning at int’l level is required to maintain clean air in region
• successful International Airshed Strategy must :
- rely on sound science
- focus on specific, measurable, and attainable goals, and
- involve all agencies that have an AQ management mandate
Conclusion GB/ PS International Airshed Strategy
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