Meeting was held on Thursday, June 10th at Tyco Electronics and hosted by Charles Johnson. Thank you for the use of your facility and hosting the meeting.
Guest Speaker:
Hoy Bohanon, PE
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Chair WSCC Environmental Issues Subcommittee
Early Action Compact and Nonattainment in the Triad: Early Action Compact
Process that allows the state and local areas to achieve clean air sooner.
Commitment by state and local area to adopt a control strategy and attain the 8 hour ozone standard by December 2007
Requires a State adopted and EPA approved State Implementation Plan (SIP)
What are the benefits of an EAC? Air is cleaner sooner, provides more flexibility for local area to determine strategy for cleaning up its air, and local area may postpone or avoid effects of EPA designation of "non-attainment".
North Carolina EAC Areas: Triad, Fayetteville, Mountain, Unifour, and NC County.
What does nonattainment mean? Restricts industrial air permits, industrial expansion requires expensive "offsets", new equipment or expansion requires more costly air pollution controls, and affects transportation plans and improvements.
Whats next in 8 hour Ozone Nonattainment? On April 15th, 2004 Implementation Rule Phase I was issued, EAC deferral rule was part of rule, and Rule was published April 30th, 2004.
April 30 Rule: EPA designated entire CMSAs; State strongly recommended partial counties, effective date June 15th, 2004, classifications marginal, moderate, serious, severe, and extreme, Subpart 1 or Subpart 2?, Triad Subpart 2 moderate, LAER, offsets, NSR (CAA), and RACT, VOC, and Nox.
EAC Deferral: effective date for EAC areas that met compact milestones will be September 30, 2005, if area continues to meet milestones, then additional deferrals will be granted until December 31st, 2007 at which time milestone is attainment, and if milestones not reached, then area immediately goes into non-attainment.
Possible EAC litigation: although many environmental groups are participating as stakeholders in EACs, some oppose the process, and may be suit in Federal Court challenging the legality of EAC process.
What is EPAs Policy? Any county with a violating PM2.5 monitor and nearby contributing areas need to be designated as non-attainment, EPA recommends the full Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or CMSA serve as the presumptive boundary for PM2.5 non-attainment areas, whole counties, and match 8 Hour Ozone Boundaries.
Factors to be Considered for Larger or Smaller than MSA: Emissions and AQ in Adjacent Areas, population density, monitoring data, location of emissions sources, traffic and commuting patterns, expected growth, meteorology. Geography/topography, jurisdictional boundaries, level of control of emission sources, and regional emission reductions
Recommendation: support Governors recommendations for non-attainment boundaries, governor should challenge EPA policy, policy for full MSA is arbitrary, and Division of Air Quality researched recommendation and justified boundaries
Next Steps: Encourage Governor to challenge EPA Policy and request for reconsideration must be filed with EPA before June 29th, 2004.
LEPC Meeting:
Treasurer Report Bill Nieland
- Balance as of 6/10/04 - $10,434.07
Web Page Dorothy Vannoy
- Need committee members list, goals, and objectives
- Any training/events you know of, please forward to Dorothy so she can add them to the web page
- Any other information you would like to add, please forward that as well
Education & Outreach Committee - Debbie Meurs
Golf Tournament Doug, Keith, Carin, and Kenn
Registration forms
Hole Sponsors
Select Golf Course and cost
Prizes
Speakers & Moderators Debbie, Donna, and George
Line up speakers
Class descriptions
It was discussed and decided that we would ask our sponsors and vendors to be moderators.
Brochure, web page, registration form Eddie, Debbie, and Doug
Update registration form
Distribution list (goal to be paperless and register on line)
Work with Dorothy on web page
Update conference brochure
Exhibitors Alice, Eric, and George
Update form
Solicit
Coordinate setup, vendor location, and take down, etc.
Sponsors Debbie, Buddy, and Larry
Solicit
Recognition
Signs, promotions, Tech Equipment Donna, Beth, and Larry
Door Prizes, Giveaways all members solicit (Eric & Eddie will take the lead, collect, & storage)
Safe Guard Shoes will donate bags this year
Coliseum & Catering Contact Debbie
Suggested that we get an extra room and hook up with Cone Hospital or Med Central & Red Cross to d a blood drive and offer free blood pressure checks as well as cholesterol screenings. Beth, Buddy and/or Eric to work on this
Suggestion - Platinum Sponsorship of $500.00 or more would include sponsorship of Golf Tournament as well as EH&S Conference
Guilford County Emergency Management Ron Campbell
- Incident Management/Unified Command Course (May) given by Department of Homeland Security through Texas Tech
- Department of Homeland Security FY-04 Grant County received over $817,000 for equipment, training, and exercises. Also, another assessment was completed by June 25th
- County Emergency Operations Plan is nearing completion. We will review it with agencies before it is presented to the County Board of Commissioners for approval
- Other grants will be discussed at another meeting
Citizens Core Committee Jennie Hege
- Ron and Jennie met on June 7th regarding the grant that Guilford County is receiving to help get the CERT/Citizens Corps Program up and running
- We are setting up a meeting with the members for Thursday, June 17th at the American Red Cross in High Point at 3:00 p.m.
Greensboro Fire Dept Warren Ritter
- Response - basic motor fuels/hydraulic oils
- Natural Gas
- Training FEMA Grant equipment (tank farm). Response plan development for tank farm community and looking for other possible applications.
- Haz Mat Tech Training in Aug/September
- CATS Training
- Other members of RRT 5 participation in tours of Duke Power/Belews Creek Facility
- Selective Catalytic Reduction System to reduce nitrous oxide from facility emissions
- Six-60,000 gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks at the facility used in SCR process
- Smoke Detectors Southeast Greensboro (3 Saturdays 1 in June and 2 in July)
High Point Fire Dept Barry Tilley
- Paint Vat Fire
- Haz Mat Tech Training
- WMD Haz Mat Tech Training
TERG Barry Tilley
Regulatory Review Alice Rimmer
By-Laws Chuck Mortimore
- Nothing to report at this time
Program Committee Kirk Weil
- Next LEPC Meeting will be held at Dow Corning Corporation on July 8th starting at 9:00 a.m. Speaker will be from the NC Dept of Labor Carolina Star
- Ciba has been recommended for Carolina Star Congratulations!
- Any suggestions for speakers in 2005 are welcome
Historical Committee Kevin Cowan
Executive Committee Clarice Garrett
- No meeting today. Clarice will set a meeting up in July
Guilford County Fire Dept Donald Rierson
- Home treatment pesticides truck cleanup
- One fuel spill
- Haz Mat Training completed
Law Enforcement no report
Greensboro Emergency Management Marilyn Braun
Guilford County Health Dept Cheryl Haigler
Board of County Commissioners Mary Rakestraw
- Things are quiet
- Budget Process
- Public Hearing on June 10th
- Approval for budget on June 13th
- No huge issues at this time
City Council T. Diane Bellamy Small
- Public Hearing regarding the budget on June 15th and adopt on June 22nd
- Projects sewer system
- Spring of 2005 waste transfer system
- Encourage employees to use the ride to work program
Old Business Clarice Garrett
- Education & Outreach Committee requirements to become a new member coming soon.
New Business Clarice Garrett
- Clarice was invited to the Truck Drivers Appreciation Luncheon at Magellan Midstream Partners
- They stressed the importance of training, emergency response, environmental concerns (diking, retention ponds)
- Letter from Jerry Harrison resigning from the LEPC due to busy retirement activities and consulting work. Thanks to Jerry for all of his hard work and help with the LEPCyou will be missed!
- OSHA extends comment period on Hazard Communication Guidance Documents for an additional 30 days. The agency encourages interested parties to comment on all aspects of the guidance documents by June 16th.
Guest Speaker Toni Plummer from the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Section Planning Dept.
Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000
- Major revision of the Stafford Act
- Rising disaster cost
- Increased state & local government responsibility
- Linking mitigation planning & funding/reward system
- Mitigation planning requirement 7% discretionary funding
- Pre-disaster mitigation
- HMPG Increase from 7% - 20% with an Enhanced State 322 Hazard Mitigation Plan)
- Quantifying losses avoided
Senate Bill 300
- Establishes disaster types
- Mitigation planning requirement
- NFIP requirement (National Flood Insurance Plan)
Access your Risk
- The North Carolina EMD has information on:
- Natural hazards which are likely to affect your area
- Where each hazard is likely to occur
- The relative frequency of occurrence of each hazard
- The intensity or strength of the hazard which is likely to occur in your area
- The potential impact of those hazards
For more information you can contact Toni Plummer at
- Telephone # - 919-715-9763 ext#200
- Email
tplummer@ncem.org
Toni did provide a handout, if you would like a copy, please see someone that attended the June Meeting or Penny Partido.
Thanks and have a Safe and Happy 4th of July Weekend!!
Dont forget next LEPC Meeting will be at Dow Corning Corporation on July 8th at 9:00 a.m.