Western U.S. regional analysis - emissions inventories for Regional Haze planning
- 1. Overview
- 2. Meetings
- 2.1 May 28, 2020 (12:30 pm PDT)
2.1 March2.2 March 26, 2020 (11 am PDT)2.2 Feb.2.3 Feb. 27, 2020 (11 am PST)2.3 Jan.2.4 Jan. 24, 2020 (11 am PST)2.4 Dec.2.5 Dec. 5, 2019 (11 am PDT)2.5 Oct.2.6 Oct. 31, 2019 (11 am PDT)2.6 Sep.2.7 Sep. 26, 2019 (11 am PDT)2.7 Aug.2.8 Aug. 29, 2019 (11 am PDT)2.8 July2.9 July 25, 2019 (11 am PDT)2.9 June2.10 June 27, 2019 (11 am PDT)2.10 May2.11 May 9, 2019 (11 am MDT)2.11 March2.12 March 28 2019. 11 am PDT - Workgroup Call 92.12 February2.13 February 28, 2019 - Workgroup Call 82.13 January2.14 January 31, 2019 - Workgroup Call 72.14 November2.15 November 29, 2018 - Workgroup Call 62.15 October2.16 October 30, 2018 - Workgroup Call 52.16 September2.17 September 26, 2018 - Workgroup Call 42.17 August2.18 August 30, 2018 - Workgroup Call 32.18 July2.19 July 26, 2018 - Workgroup Call 22.19 June2.20 June 28, 2018 - Workgroup Call 1
- 3. Shakeout v1 Emissions (2014)
- 4. Resources
- 5. 2016 Modeling Platform Review
Overview
For western U.S. regional analysis using photochemical modeling for Regional Haze, WESTAR-WRAP assisted state air agencies in their review of the 2014v2 NEI and determining needed updates. Further development of the Representative Baseline emissions and future case scenarios in ongoing. The process allows participants to review and provide updates to these emissions inventories. Feedback and revisions to the inventories may be incorporated into air quality modeling by the WRAP for regional photochemical modeling.- Subcommittee members Updated 10/30/2018
Meetings
May 28, 2020 (12:30 pm PDT)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Status update on RH modeling progress and data transfer to TSS
- Status update on TSS emissions sectors’ modeling data displays
- Review of May 14th OAQPS “Regional Haze Emissions Inventory State Implementation Plan” training (attached) – did people attend?, comments and feedback?
- Discussion of 2014/2017 NEI summaries to display on TSS (model sector summaries vs NAICS summaries) – See 2014 NEI modeling sectors summary (XLS) or IWDW 2016 MP EI Browser vs IWDW EI Browser using SCC vs NAICS. How should they be compared to the RH modeling emissions summaries on TSS Express?
- Reminder of upcoming 2nd PAC modeling scenario emissions submittal deadline
- Reminder of June 23 and 25, and July 22-23 Regional Haze results web meetings.
- Next Call: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 10 am PDT. Notes: New Mexico
Materials:
March 26, 2020 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Update on what states submitted for the 2028 PAC run (see materials) - Farren
- Reminder to attend RTOWG call/WebEx on March 31st at 11 am MDT (contact Tom Moore for info) – that call will review several items of interest to folks on the EI&MP Subcommittee list
- Next Call: Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 11 am PDT. Notes: New Mexico
Materials:
Feb. 27, 2020 (11 am PST)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Update from Ramboll – Ralph
- OAQPS “Regional Haze – 2nd Planning Period Questions and Answers” Feb. 25th doc (see materials) – Marc Houyoux
- Reminder: March 16th deadline for control emissions needed for modeling
- State Updates on progress for determining Potential Additional Controls – All
- Spec sheet review - Tom
- Next Call: Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 11 am PST. Notes: California
Materials:
- Ramboll - Modeling Update presentation
- EPA Answers to RPG Questions
- Recording of Meeting Webinar (95mb)
- Modeling Run Specification Sheets
Jan. 24, 2020 (11 am PST)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Agenda Review, Notes – Ryan Templeton (substitute for Utah)
- Mobile Source EI 2014 to 2028 projections summary data and emissions changes by state and mobile sector (John) - see materials
- General changes to source categories “2014 to representative baseline” by state (Tejas) - see materials
- Q&A on state inputs to "Potential Additional Controls” modeling scenario – (Farren) - see materials
- Next meeting – Feb. 27 at 11 am PST; Notes - Utah
Materials:
- Ramboll - Mobile Source Future Emissions Summary
- Ramboll - RepBasline Emissions Summary
- Controls Scenario Modeling Inputs Q&A
Dec. 5, 2019 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Agenda Review, Notes – WA
- List of OTB/OTW inputs received from states (Farren) - see materials
- Status update for modeling (Ralph) - see materials
- Next meeting – Jan. 30 at 11 am PST; Notes - Utah
Materials:
Oct. 31, 2019 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Agenda Review, Note taker for Oct SC call: Wyoming (Ben Way)
- List of OTB/OTW inputs received from states (Farren)
- Rep Baseline Modeling status update (Ralph Morris, Ramboll) – see materials
- Updating ship emissions for rep baseline (Farren)
- Progress report on mobile projections for future (John Grant, Ramboll) – see materials
- Next meeting – Dec. 5 at 11 am PST; Notes - Washington
Materials:
Sep. 26, 2019 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Roll call; note taker - Arizona
- Notes from August call meeting posted on wiki page – Farren
- Shakeout V2 and Representative Baseline modeling scenarios’ run progress - Ramboll (attached)
- Last Call for Representative Baseline EI inputs – Farren
- List of OTB/OTW inputs received from states – Farren
- 2028 mobile source future projections methodology update and outreach - Ramboll
- placeholder – time allowing – Any Updates / Next Steps on Guidance document updates – David Stroh
- Next meeting – Oct. 31 Halloween call; Notes - Wyoming
Materials:
Aug. 29, 2019 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Roll call; note taker - Colorado
- Notes from July 25 meeting on wiki page
- Modeling schedule update – Tom
- Review Shakeout V2 Memo - Farren
- Representative Baseline updates received from states – Farren
- EGU modeling methodology, temporal profile - Tom
- 2028 mobile source future projections methodology - Tom
- Guidance document updates – David Stroh
- Next call date and time – Sept. 26th, 1200 PM MDT / 1100 AM PDT
Materials:
- Shakeout Phase III Schedule Update
- Shakeout v2 Emissions Change - Draft Memo
- EGU Methodology
- WRAP MSEI Proposal method
- Future Emissions Guidance
July 25, 2019 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesDraft Agenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Review Notes from last call – Farren and all
- Note Taker is North Dakota
- Status report on current/representative baseline emissions updates received – Farren
- Is it OK to update nonpoint sources too?
- Review of attached “Future Emissions and Next Steps” first draft guidance doc – David Stroh
- Scope and timing to complete this document?
- SC and then RHPWG consensus, coordination with RTOWG and modeling plan
- Other, if any, similar documents needed from EIMP SC?, i.e., should this doc capture all SC guidance still needed?
- Continue drafting to finalize as EI&MP SC guidance document?
- Discuss possibility of doing a WEP analysis for Rep Baseline in addition to 2028 OTB/OTW? - Tom
- See: Weighted Emissions Potential (TSSv1 version) - potential for gridded emissions by species and source category to contribute at a Class I area, weighted by air mass residence times over upwind grid cells (NOx, SOx, POA, EC, PMfine, PMcoarse) http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss/Results/HazePlanning.aspx , select Class I area, then Emissions / Source Apportionment button, then Weighted Emission Potential tool
- Modeling Plan Date Revisions?
- Spring 2019 Regional Haze Modeling Plan update – June 2019 (PDF)
- Regional Haze Modeling Scenarios – June 27, 2019 (XLSX)
- Next call date and time – Aug 29th, 1200 PM MD
Materials:
June 27, 2019 (11 am PDT)
Meeting NotesDraft Agenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Agenda Review – Farren
- Wyoming Takes Notes
- Discuss the memo regarding Shakeout v2 emissions input updates - Farren
- Status report on current/representative baseline emissions updates received – Farren
- Review and solicit comment on spreadsheet of model scenarios/runs/details (attached) – Tom
- Review first draft of plans for 2028 source apportionment / sensitivity / Weighted Emission Potential analyses (see tab in attached spreadsheet)
- Next Subcommittee call – June 27th, 1200 PM MD
Materials:
May 9, 2019 (11 am MDT)
Meeting NotesDraft Agenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Agenda Review – Farren
- Note taking duties?
- Review late Spring 2019 Subcommittee work:
- Finalize actual 2014 EI input corrections for Shakeout v2 modeling scenario
- Each state to review and change from actual 2014 as needed, the EI data for point sources to then use in 2013-17 Current/Representative Baseline modeling scenario (review due date and procedural steps)
- Review Summer 2019 Subcommittee work:
- Preparing 2028 OTB EI inputs – discuss procedures and complete work over the Summer
- Discuss and begin documentation of 2028 source apportionment analysis during Summer
- Next Subcommittee call – June 27th, 1200 PM MD
Additional materials: Updated Guidance for Point Source Representativeness
March 28 2019. 11 am PDT - Workgroup Call 9
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Reminder of state/local data submission deadlines
- Disseminate Representative Guidance Document (no edits received) doc
- 3.Brief overview of inputs to next 2 Regional Modeling scenarios (Modeling Plan) – discussion to emphasize 2014 Shakeout v2 and 2013-17 Representative Baseline scenarios (Tom)
- State comments on how they are handling representative and future emissions (North Dakota and others).
- Discuss need for guidance by EI&MP SC for state projections of future emissions scenarios for 2028 OTB/OTW, for stationary sources
- Share Draft Reasonable Progress Source Identification and Analysis Protocol from Control Measures SC
Additional materials: Modeling Scenarios for RH2.xlsx
February 28, 2019 - Workgroup Call 8
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Welcome, Roll Call (Arizona note-taking) - Farren
- Modeling Timeline Review - Tom
- Review Representative Guidance Document draft ( attached) - Farren
- Determine Deadlines for Emissions Updates Data (v2 Base Year, Representativeness, OTW/OTB Future Case, Control Future Case) – Farren
- Washington’s method for representativeness screening and determination - Farren
- Discuss need for guidance by EI&MP SC for state projections of future emissions scenarios for 2028 OTB/OTW, for stationary sources – Farren and all
January 31, 2019 - Workgroup Call 7
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Welcome, Roll Call, Note-taking duties, Agenda Review – Farren (5 mins.)
- Review of 2014 NEI updates for contractor processing of emissions for Shakeout Modeling Platform – Farren (10 mins.)
- White paper review/updates for docketing process (WRAP Regional Haze SIP Emissions Inventory Review Documentation)
- Do western states want to give onroad / nonroad mobile model 2016 activity inputs for the 2016 national emissions modeling platform – Tom (5 mins.)
- Facility representativeness in the 2nd round of 2014 base year modeling – Farren (15 mins.)
- Timing (Modeling Timeline )
- Actual vs. representative emissions
- EI & MP Subcommittee memo or other documentation
- How to represent Pima County point sources in the second round of 2014 base year modeling – Janice Easley
- 2028 “Rules on the Books” emissions projection specification development process - Tom and Farren (10 mins.)
- Volunteers to work with Fire & Smoke WG on specifying representative baseline and future wildfire and prescribed fire emissions scenarios (Planning Baseline and Future Fire EIs white paper ) – Tom and Matt Mavko (5 mins.)
- Next call date and time, suggestions for topics – Farren and all (5 mins.)
November 29, 2018 - Workgroup Call 6
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Welcome and Roll Call
- Review and finalization of EI Review Checklist and Documentation (attached)
- Discussion of On-Road Inputs document (attached)
- Presentation of IWDW Emissions and Modeling process document (updated draft below)
- Issues Encountered During EI Development
- Next call – Dec. 27th, 1200 PM MST
Materials
- WRAP_TSC_RH_EI_Development_Dec5_2018.pptx
- Summary of the OnRoadInputs
- WRAP Regional Haze SIP Emissions Inventory Review Checklist
- WRAP Regional Haze SIP Emissions Inventory Review Documentation
- DRAFT IWDW Process for WRAP 2014 Modeling 11-30-2018.xlsx
October 30, 2018 - Workgroup Call 5
Meeting NotesAgenda
- Clarify Stack Parameter Review (Fugitive Sources have Erptype =1)
- Clarification on how EI data reported by tribes is handled in this database
- MOVES input analysis volunteer request
- Review EI & MP Review Checklist (see materials)
- Review EI & MP Base Year Inventory documentation (see materials)
- White paper to be presented at TSC WG Co-Chairs meeting December 4-6 in Utah
- Point Source Representativeness plans clarification (Tom)
- Next call date and time
Materials
- WRAP Regional Haze SIP Emissions Inventory Review Checklist
- See Summary Document (item #1 in Outcomes, above).
September 26, 2018 - Workgroup Call 4
August 30, 2018 - Workgroup Call 3
July 26, 2018 - Workgroup Call 2
June 28, 2018 - Workgroup Call 1
Shakeout v1 Emissions (2014)
The Regional Haze Planning Work Group for Emission Inventories and Modeling Protocol (RHPWG EI & MP) Subcommittee held four conference calls from July - September, 2018. The Subcommittee solicited comments from state and local air agencies in the WRAP region on EPA's 2014 NEIv2. The Work Group focused on pollutants and emissions sectors that had the potential to influence photochemical modeling for Regional Haze Planning, such as large PM sources and major point sources. Outcomes from the WG are listed below. WG meeting notes, an outline of the review process, and comments from participating agencies follow the WG summary.
Summary
Outcomes
- Summary Document (WRAP Regional Haze SIP Emissions Inventory Review Documentation)
- Unpaved road dust
- Updates for Oregon
- 2011 vs 2014 NEI PM10 Spreadsheet; 2014 NEIv2 PM10 Map; 2014 NEIv2 PM10 with Oregon revisions Map
- Construction dust
- Washington: updates to correct over-generalized EPA methodology
- Minor source submissions
- Agencies that submit minor source inventories to EPA Table
- Stack parameter review
- Default stack parameter lookups for WRAP states Spreadsheet
- California stack parameter updates
- Montana updates for Oldcastle facility
- North Dakota updates for a couple coal powered facilities
- Residential Wood Combustion
- Idaho: filled in missing pollutants (VOCs) in EPA's RWC estimates. WRAP modeling should check EPA estimates in other states.
- Washington: updates to fireplace emissions
- Facility updates
- California: Correction data for 13 facilities
- Wyoming: Updates for missing facilities; recommendations for representative point source emissions
- Nonpoint
- California updates for dust from solid waste, other sectors (see comments)
- Mobile sources
- Comments on California's use of EMFAC vs EPA's MOVES modeling
- Comments from Colorado on EPA methodology for determining vehicle age distributions
- Washoe County, NV indicated that their MOVES data, although submitted to EPA, was not included in NEI
- MOVES input submissions: Map showing states and counties that submitted CDBs for MOVES inputs. Figure 6-1 (2014 NEIv2TSD) Agencies that submitted local data for at least 1 CDB table are shown in dark blue. Note, California did their own MOVES runs and have their own MOVES output data file.
- Summary of the On Road Inputs to the 2014 NEIv2 pdf
- Updates from local agencies (generally not submitted to NEI)
- Pima County, Arizona ozone study
- LRAPA, Oregon provided updates for major point sources (pending confirmation that correct data are in NEI)
- Summary of updates received RHPWR EI & MP Subcommittee to the 2014 NEIv2
- Emissions update table (compares the magnitude of emissions in the NEI vs updates for key pollutants). See Summary Document (Item #1 in Outcomes, above), Table 2.
- The WG recommends that the contractor for WRAP AQ modeling process updates received through this process and provide a comparison to similar data in the 2014 NEIv2
- Comments submitted by state and local agencies
- Table 1 in Section 4 (below)
- 2014 NEIv2 datasets
- EPA's summary data for WRAP states Spreadsheet
- EPA's summary data at US State/County/Tribal levels: Web based map tool
- EPA's 2014 modeling platform, point inventories and facility data spreadsheets for WRAP states and tribes (see Option 3, below)
Pending Issues
- Various sources/sectors for Alaska as available
- Various sources/sectors for Pima County as available
Process
The initial review step for EPA's 2014v2 NEI following a three phase process is described in this May 22, 2018 memo. The initial review aspects listed in the memo can be evaluated using 3 data review options below. Option 1 is a high level review will look at tabular state and county inventories for key pollutants. Option 2 will enable a more detailed review to examine additional inventory parameters, such as individual point sources. Option 3 will allow review of a map-based emissions inventory review tool provided by the IWDW. Additional description and materials for the review process are provided below. Subsequent memoranda for additional review of 2014NEIv2 and other base and projection inventories will be added over time.Option 1
Sector summary spreadsheet and charting tool. State and county level emissions totals for pollutants CO, NH3, NOx, PM10, PM2.5 and SO2.
2014v2_allsector_summary_WRAP_crosstab.xlsx (provided by Farren Herron-Thorpe, Washington State Dept. of Ecology)
Modified version of the above spreadsheet that includes state/tribal summaries and calculations of anthropogenic totals and 80% threshold. (see the "Readme" tab)
FHT2014NEIv2_summary.xlsx (provided by Roslyn Higgin, NMENV)
Facility emissions summaries from 2014 NEI v2. Excel spreadsheet with a list of all the facilities in each state, broken down by EI Sector, so that comparisons can be made to the sector summary if desired. There is also a sheet that lists all the facilities with a “Q” greater than 1 Ton.
WRAP_Facility_CAPs_Summary.xlsx (provided by Farren Herron-Thorpe)
Option 2
Data for individual point sources for 16 pollutants from EPA's 2014v2 modeling platform. The point data are for non-fire inputs, e.g. pt_oilgas, ptegu, ptnonipm (and cmv_c3 for California, Oregon and Washington). The Excel spreadsheets contain parameters such as annual emissions, facility name and ID, and stack parameters where applicable.
- Alaska (7Mb)
- Arizona (3Mb)
- California (150Mb csv file)
- Colorado (8Mb)
- Hawaii (1Mb)
- Idaho (2Mb)
- MT Dakotas (2Mb)
- Nevada (6Mb)
- New Mexico (2Mb)
- Oregon (3Mb)
- Tribes (0.5Mb)
- Utah (3Mb)
- Washington (4Mb)
- Wyoming (4Mb)
Option 3
Emissions review tool for EPA's 2014 NEIv2 (data originate from EPA's "allsector" county and tribal level inventories). Note: these are the same data as were used in the spreadsheets in Option 1, above, although they include the entire US rather than just WRAP states. The NEI data are shown as tabular data, state and county maps, and pollutant and emissions sector pie charts.
2014 NEIv2 map tool: http://vibe.cira.colostate.edu/iwdwx/Emissions/2014NEIv2
Comment Memos from Reviewing Agencies
Comment memos from reviewing agencies are posted below by inventory reviewed. States may need to coordinate with tribes and local air agencies for review completeness. There may be multiple comment memos from an agency for the same inventory. These comments will be addressed in the processing of the inventories for regional haze modeling.
Note from Farren Herron-Thorpe regarding interpretation of the summary data spreadsheets under Option 1, above:
For example, if you look at the emissions totals for “Industrial Processes – Petroleum Refineries”, it will be less than the total facility emissions for all petroleum refineries. All boiler emissions are added into the “Fuel Combustion – Industrial Boilers, xxxxx” category, even if they are at a refinery facility.
If you would like to see how your facilities have been split up amongst the sector summary categories, I can send you out a table for your state.
Table 1
State | Reviewing Agency | 2014NEIv2 Inventory | Comments | Attachments | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | DAQ | Airport, marine, dust, wildfires, O&G | See attachment | Alaska comments | 7/25/2018 |
DAQ | Minor sources | List of minor sources reported for 2014 NEI | Alaska memo | 10/3/2018 | |
Arizona | AZDEQ | All sectors | No substitutions needed | Arizona comments | 6/27/2018 |
AZDEQ | Point source stack parameters | List of descriptors for non-airport SCCs with missing stack parameters | Comments on point source SCCs, AZSCCDescriptors | 8/3/2018 | |
AZDEQ | Point source stack parameters missing values | No updates | Review of missing stack parameters | 9/14/2018 | |
Maricopa County AQD | nonpoint; point source; onroad | nonpoint data are accurate; there are more accurate point source data that did not make it into the NEI due to a formmating error; onroad looks OK | Maricopa County comments, Maricopa County point source updates | 9/25/2018, 10/2/2018 | |
Pima County DEQ | Attached data were not submitted to EPA for inclusion into the 2014 NEIv2 dataset. These are Pima DEQ’s best estimates for 2014. Inventories include annual NOx and VOCs, along with OSD, estimates. Note that inventories represent the eastern portion of Pima County. | Pima County comments, Pima_County.zip | 7/30/2018 | ||
Pinal County | All sectors, including unpaved road dust | EI person is reviewing; will respond with comments | Pinal County comments | 9/24/2018 | |
Albuquerque | All sectors | No need for any changes | Albuquerque comments | 5/17/2018 | |
Albuquerque | ptnonipm | SO2 Albuquerque Southside Reclamation Plant | Albuquerque Southside Reclamation Plant_facility_id_145_SO2_total.xlsx | 12/27/2018 | |
California | CARB | Mobile Sources | Email thread regarding use of CA's EMFAC vs. EPA's MOVES model for mobile source emissions | CARB Comments | 5/1/2018 |
CARB | Facility point sources | Correction data file for point source emissions from 13 facilities | Facilities correction data file, Facilities correction memo | 7/18/2018 | |
CARB | Facility point sources | Stack parameter updates for point source emissions | Stack Parameters of CARB Point Sources Correction Data 8-14-2018, Stack Reference to Facility-Unit-Emissionsprocess 8-14-2018,Stack parameters update memo | 7/18/2018 | |
CARB | Nonpoint, Nonroad | see attachment | CARB Comments Huth | 7/20/2018 | |
CARB | nonpoint updates in FF10 format | Zip file containing one file to remove cattle husbandry dust from solid waste categories; three files with "hard zeros" for various pollutants and counties in sectors relating to industrial boilers, oil and gas, and poultry husbandry. | California FF10 updates; Memo Huth | 10/05/2018 | |
CARB | Anthro. sectors | Full replacement for anthropogenic sectors | Overview of CARB replacement data for 2014 and 2018 modeling, Wildfires and biogenics exceptions to CARB replacement data | 11/1/2018, 11/27/2018 | |
Colorado | CDPHE | All sectors | Sectors appear consistent with [Colorado] data | Colorado Comments | 5/16/2018 |
CDPHE | Onroad Mobile | Issue with how EPA treated vehicle age distributions in 2014 NEI | Colorado comments on MOVES vehicle age distribution | 10/3/2018 | |
Hawaii | HDoH | See comments and data attachments | See attached comments | Hawaii comments; Hawaii Comparison of Phase 1 spreadsheet to HI SLEIS; HI Data Pt Src review | 6/13/2018 |
Idaho | IDEQ | Residential wood combustion | Updates to 2014v2 RWC inventories for Idaho | Idaho Comments; 2014 NEIv2 RWC Corrected | 5/30/2018 |
Montana | MTDEQ | All sectors | No changes to 2014 NEI; potential issues with O&G inventories in Big Horn Basin (review pending) | Montana Comments | 6/14/2018 |
MTDEQ | Stack parameters | Updates for Oldcastle facility | Oldcastle update file, Montana memo | 10/5/2018 | |
MTDEQ | oilgas, ptegu, ptnonipm | Data missing from NEIv2 | MT updates for oilgas ptegu; MT updates for oilgas ptegu ptnonipm data | 1/16/2019;8/13/2018 | |
Nevada | NDEP | All sectors, emphasis on major point sources | No changes at this time; Washoe County indicated their MOVES inputs were not included | Nevada comments | 6/20/2018 |
Clark County | All sectors | Data are OK to use as is | Clark County comments | 9/26/2018 | |
Washoe County | all sectors | NEI data are correct for Washoe County | Washoe County comments | 9/25/2018 | |
NDEP | default stack parameters | Clarification on fields in default stack parameter file | NDEP Memo Harpring | 10/9/2018 | |
New Mexico | NMENV | All sectors | EPA’s change in methodology from 2011 to 2014 reduced road dust emissions by 50%. In 2014, VMT was obtained from a MOVES run instead of an NMIM run, and separated into paved and unpaved values based on census-region level ratios. | New Mexico Comments 1, New Mexico Comments 2 | 7/19/2018,7/23/2018 |
North Dakota | DoH | Point source stack parameters | Stack parameter replacements for a couple of their coal power facilities, noted in red (columns S thru W) | 2014NEIv2_stack_revisions_ND | 10/8/2018 |
DoH | Point sources and other sectors | Inventories look reasonable | North Dakota Comments | 5/30/2018 | |
Oregon | ODEQ | nonpoint nonroad onroad | EPA data is accurate for Oregon nonpoint, nonroad and onroad sources. See comments. | Oregon Comments | 7/25/2018 |
ODEQ | Point sources | EPA data are accurate for Oregon point sources | Oregon Comments Swab, Oregon Comments Stocum, Point source review materials | 8/6/2018 | |
ODEQ | Unpaved Road Dust | Review by the RHPWG EI & MP Subcommittee indicates abnormally high values for OR | Email correspondence indicating WA may provide updates for OR unpaved road dust emissions | 9/5/2018 | |
LRAPA | Major point sources | Updates provided to EPA. Pending confirmation that correct data is in NEI | Oregon LRAPA comments | 9/25/2018 | |
ODEQ | Unpaved roads | Adjustments made by WA-ECY | Unpaved road adjustments, map showing revisions, Memo | 10/3/2018 | |
South Dakota | DENR | All sectors | No changes | South Dadota Comments | 6/28/2018 |
Utah | UDEQ | non-point SOx, non-road mobile diesel locomotive SO2 | Updates provided, other sectors look OK for RH modeling | Utah Comments, SOxDiscrepancyOpenBurningLandClearing_Utah, On- and Non-road Mobile Sources Comparison | 8/9/2018 |
Washington | EYC | Construction Dust | EPA's emissions calculation methodology for construction dust is over-generalized for Washington state | Washington Comments, WA_2014_ConstructionDust_EI_Revisions.xlsx | 4/24/2018 |
EYC | Fireplace emissions | Updated fireplace emissions for four counties in the Puget Sound area | WA_2014_Fireplace_EI_Revisions.xlsx WA_2014_Fireplace_EI_Revisions.docx | 6/27/2018 | |
Wyoming | WDEQ | Unpaved road; point sources | Raised concerns for Unpaved Road Emission; recommendations for representativeness of point source emissions | Wyoming Comments | 6/14/2018 |
WDEQ | Facilities emissions not in NEI | See attached | 50 Buttes and House Creek Emissions | 7/6/2014 |
Resources
- Projecting Emissions Inventories for Air Quality Modeling of Future Years, EPA Course (Alison Eyth and Jeff Vukovich, Aug. 14, 2017) 2017ProjectionsPreparingEmisInvsForModelingTraining_081117_handouts.pdf
- Emissions Inventory Preparation for Air Quality Modeling (Base Year), EPA Course (Alison Eyth and Jeff Vukovich, Aug. 14, 2017) 2017BaseYearPreparingEmisInvsForModelingTraining_handouts_081117.pdf
- 2014 NEI v2 technical documentation (finalized in July, 2018) https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-07/documents/nei2014v2_tsd_05jul2018.pdf
- Nonpoint documentation for EPA's 2014 NEI (archive of zip files with NOMAD nonpoint tools documentation) ftp://ftp.epa.gov/EmisInventory/2014/doc/nonpoint/
- Now available! *2014 National Emissions Inventory (NEI) Report* This new highly visual and interactive Report shows graphs, tables, and maps that summarize national and state emission trends and emission profiles for states and counties based on the 2014 NEI v2 data. With this tool, users can explore the emissions data and answer basic questions they have about the NEI and emission trends by looking at what the data shows for national, state, and local areas. The Report distills a considerable amount of data detail inherent to the NEI and provides emission summaries for the criteria pollutants, black carbon, and 5 select HAPs. It is not a query tool for accessing all details of the entire 2014 NEI data. NEI data access query tools and detailed data files remain available on the EPA NEI program website. Please explore the 2014 NEI Report and bookmark it on https://gispub.epa.gov/neireport/2014/. The Report is also posted on the NEI program website https://www.epa.gov/air-emissions-inventories.
- The 2014v2 NEI Technical Support Document is posted on the 2014. NEI website
- SCC to emissions sector mapping table SCC Codes (Obtained from EPA's SCC download site, July 1, 2018)
2016 Modeling Platform Review
- The WRAP RHPWG initially considered using the 2016 Modeling Platform as the basis for regional haze modeling. However, it was determined that the completed platform would not be available in time for the contractor to conduct modeling simulations.
- Corrections to 2016 alpha nonroad emissions (May 31, 2018) (see 2016fd_inputs_nonroad_corrected.zip) ftp://newftp.epa.gov/Air/emismod/2016/alpha/2016fd/emissions/