Breton Contribution Assessment

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BretonContribution Assessment
Draft May 29, 2007
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Coastal Class I Areas
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Hercules Glade, MO
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• Area of Influence
• Groupings
• OKEF (4)
• EVER
• ROMA
• 4. SWAN
• 5. BRET
• 6. BRIG

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Objectives

• Pollutant Contributions 2000-2004 20 Best and
  Worst Days
• New IMPROVE equation
• Natural Background Calculations
• Glidepath and Progress in 2018
• Emissions Sensitivities
• Areas of Influence
• Back Trajectory, Residence Time
• Source Sector Emissions
• List of Contributing Sources (states to supply)

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Extinction (Mm
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Average Extinction for 20 Best Days
New IMPROVE Algorithm (nia)
2000-2004
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50
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Sea Salt
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-1
CM
Soil
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EC
Extinction (Mm
POM
Amm NO3
Amm SO4
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Rayleigh
10
0
JARI1
LIGO1
SIPS1
BRIG1
MING1
ROMA1
OKEF1
EVER1
CHAS1
SAMA1
DOSO1
SHEN1
SHRO1
GRSM1
MACA1
BRET1
HEGL1
SWAN1
COHU1
UPBU1
CACR1
VISTAS coastal
VISTAS inland
non-VISTAS
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Breton IMPROVE monitor

• Monitor located on LA coast SW of Chandeleur
  Islands
• No year 2000-2004 with complete data
• Data substitution from Gulfport, AL mostly
  coarse, soil
• Back trajectories show that many 20 worst days
  from Gulf, non-US

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2000-2004 Reconstructed Extinction
New IMPROVE Algorithm
20 Worst Days
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2000-2004 Reconstructed Extinction
New IMPROVE Algorithm
20 Best Days
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Conclusions Contributions

• On 20 Worst Days
• SO4 dominates light extinction most days
• Organic carbon smaller contribution fire
  indicated on few days
• NO3 contribution on some winter days
• SO4 also dominates 20 Best Days
• Conclude Focus on reducing SO2 emissions

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New IMPROVE Equation

• Endorsed by IMPROVE Steering Committee as
  accounting for latest science
• Defines two terms each for SO4, NO3, and OC with
  higher extinction efficiencies (bext) associated
  with high mass and lower bext associated with low
  mass
• Increases mass multiplier for organic carbon from
  1.4 to 1.8
• Adds term for fine mass sea salt
• Adds term for absorption due to NO2 (only if NO2
  measurements available)
• Calculates site specific Rayleigh scattering

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New IMPROVE Equation

• Light scattering measured by nephelometer and
  calculated using new IMPEOVE equation show good
  correlation
• Original equation under estimated scattering on
  highest days and over estimated scattering on
  lowest days
• New equation generally indicates higher
  extinction on 20 worst days and lower extinction
  on 20 best days

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Natural Background Visibility

• Tombach reviewed for VISTAS the original
  assumptions by Trojonis et al. 1990 used to
  define natural background levels of visibility
  impairing pollutants and recent scientific
  developments. He also made recommendations for
  changes in assumptions. (Tombach and Brewer,
  2005)
• Hand and Malm (2005) reviewed assumptions for
  calculating light extinction in the original
  IMPROVE equation and made recommendations for
  revisions.
• The IMPROVE Steering Committee reviewed and
  approved new equation for calculating light
  extinction (2005).
• Ames (2006) reviewed methods to project natural
  background levels for 20 worst visibility days
  using the new IMPROVE equation and IMPROVE
  approved revised methods
• Revised glide paths calculated for reaching
  natural background conditions at Class I areas by
  2064.

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Breton glide path similar to that illustrated
below for Everglades
Everglades Glide Path to Natural Conditions
(2004-2064)
(5-yr Rolling Average for 20 Haziest Days - New
IMPROVE equation and NB II )
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Default Glide Path EVER
New Glide Path EVER
Default 5-yr Rolling Avg EVER
New 5-yr Rolling Avg EVER
Annual g90 - Old
Annual g90 - New
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25
20
Deciviews (dv)
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10
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Base old Base new
Default NB NB2
Everglades NP 21.4 22.3
11.13 dv 12.3 dv
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2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024
2026
2028
2030
2032
2034
2036
2038
2040
2042
2044
2046
2048
2050
2052
2054
2056
2058
2060
2062
2064
1986-1990
1988-1992
1990-1994
1992-1996
1994-1998
1996-2000
1998-2002
2000-2004
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VISTAS 2018 Base G2 Visibility Projections
(Delivered Mar 2007)

• CMAQ Air Quality Model 2018 Run
• Accounts for Clean Air Interstate Rule
• (utility controls)
• Does not include controls for BART
• (Best Available Retrofit Technology)
• VISTAS states inventories as of Feb 2007
• Inventories for neighboring states effective Aug
  2006

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Model Performance 20 Haziest Days in
2002 Observations (left) vs Modeled Base G2a
(right) Breton, LA
Ammonium Sulfate is under predicted on several
20 worst days. Generally, back trajectories for
days with poor SO4 model performance are from the
Gulf, not continental US.
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BRET Julian Day 179, 2002
Dust signature poor SO4 performance
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Modeled Responses to 2018 Base G2a Emissions on
20 Haziest Days Breton, LA
Relative reduction factors are small on days with
SO4 under predictions, trajectories from outside
continental US.
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Uniform Rate of Progress Glide Path
Breton - 20 Worst Days
New IMPROVE equation
Uniform rate of progress 2.6 dv by 2018
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Contribution from International Emissions

• Objective Account for contribution from
  international emissions in evaluating progress
  toward visibility improvement goals by 2018
• Approach GEOS-CHEM global model used to define
  boundary conditions for CMAQ 36-km modeling for
  continental US
• Zero out Boundary Conditions, Mexican, and
  Canadian emissions from VISTAS 2018 CMAQ run

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Uniform Rate of Progress Glide Path (Base G2
projections)
Breton, LA - 20 Worst Days New IMPROVE equation
Accounting for International Transport
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26.00
25.08
22.80
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23.36
20.52
21.62
18.23
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15.95
Haziness Index (Deciviews)
13.67
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12.30
10
5
0
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028
2032
2036
2040
2044
2048
2052
2056
2060
2064
Year
Glide Path
Natural Condition (Worst Days)
Observation
Method 1 Prediction
Method 1 Prediction w/ Intl. Trans.
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Species Contributions to Rate of Visibility
Improvement

• Examine rate of visibility improvement for each
  major component of PM2.5
• Calculate natural background value for each
  component for 20 worst days and draw glidepath
  from current to natural conditions
• Compare species glidepath to rate of improvement
  in 2018
• Consider as part of weight-of-evidence analysis

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Conclusion Species Rate of Improvement

• Accounting for all 20 worst days, SO4
  improvement in 2018 greater than uniform rate of
  progress for SO4
• Even including days influenced by emissions from
  outside US
• NO3 not projected to meet minimum rate of
  progress
• Consider options to reduce NH3 emissions
• Organic carbon already near assumed background
  levels
• little benefit expected from further controls

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VISTAS Source Sector Emissions Sensitivities
(Delivered Jan 2006)

• Evaluated responses to emissions reductions for
  specific pollutants and source sectors
• Greatest visibility improvement from further
  reducing SO2 emissions from utilities and
  industries

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Breton, LA (Jun-Jul) 30 reductions from 2009
emissions
Bio.
Antro.
BCs
-4.00
MRPO
-3.50
M-VU
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-3.00
CEN
-1
VISTAS
-2.50
Mm
WV
-2.00
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VA
-1.50
ext
B
TN
-1.00
D
SC
-0.50
NC
0.00
MS
0.50
KY
NH3
VOCs
GA
PC_Point
PC_Fires
SO2_EGU
NOx_Point
PC_Ground
NOx_Ground
SO2_nonEGU
FL
AL
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Breton, LA (Nov-Dec) 30 reductions from 2009
emissions
Bio.
Antro.
-6.00
BCs
-5.00
MRPO
M-VU
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-4.00
CEN
-1
VISTAS
(Mm
-3.00
WV
ext
VA
-2.00
B
TN
D
SC
-1.00
NC
0.00
MS
KY
1.00
GA
NH3
VOCs
FL
PC_Fires
SO2_EGU
PC_Point
PC_Ground
NOx_Point
SO2_nonEGU
NOx_Ground
AL
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Conclusion Emissions Sensitivities

• SO2 emissions from EGU and non-EGU are important
  contributors to visibility impairment
• SO2 from Boundary Conditions has large
  contribution to conditions at BRET
• In winter, may exceed impact from VISTAS and
  CENRAP sources
• In winter, reducing NH3 would have greater
  benefit than reducing NOx

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VISTAS Geographic Areas of Influence

• Hysplit model used to generate back trajectories
  for Class I areas (Air Resource Specialists)
• Back trajectories for individual 20 worst days
  in 2002
• Helpful for evaluating model performance in 2002
• Residence time plots for 20 worst days in
  2000-2004 indicate probable contribution
• Helpful to understand geographic area most likely
  to influence Class I areas
• SO2 Area of Influence defined from residence
  weighted by SO4 extinction and considering SO2
  emissions

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Back Trajectories for 20 Worst Days for
2002 Breton, LA
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Residence Time for 20 Worst Days in 2000-2004
Breton, LA
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SO2 Area of Influence for Breton, LA
Green circles indicate 100-km and 200-km radii
from Class I area. Red line perimeter indicate
Area of Influence with Residence Time gt 10
Orange line perimeter indicate Area of Influence
with Residence Time gt 5.
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2018 SO2 Emissions weighted by Residence
Time Breton, LA
Green circles indicate 100-km and 200-km radii
from Class I area. Red line perimeter indicate
Area of Influence with Residence Time gt
10. Orange line perimeter indicate Area of
Influence with Residence Time gt 5.
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Reasonable Progress Analysis

• States consider 4 Statutory Factors to determine
  what controls are reasonable
• Costs of Compliance
• Time to Comply
• Remaining Useful Life
• Energy and Other Environmental and Impacts

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Annual 2018 BaseG2 Emissions () Within Area of
Influence Breton, LA
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Annual 2018 BaseG2 Emissions () Within Area of
Influence Breton, LA
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4 Statutory Factors

• For Utilities and Industrial Boilers
• Switch to fuel with lower sulfur content
• Coal or Oil
• Post-combustion controls
• Flue Gas Desulfurization
• Modification trigger PSD review?

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4 Statutory Factors (continued)

• Costs of Compliance
• Fuel switch for coal or oil
• May have to blend low S fuel to maintain boiler
  performance
• Price difference for lower S fuel
• Cost of boiler modifications for lower S fuel
• lt1000/ton

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4 Statutory Factors (continued)

• Costs of Compliance
• Flue Gas Desulfurization
• Construction costs absorber tower, sorbent,
  waste handling facility
• Operational and maintenance costs
• Costs per ton vary with boiler size, type,
  facility
• Utility costs range 1,000 - 5,000/ton
• Industrial costs range 3,000 - 20,000/ton

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4 Statutory Factors (continued)

• Time for Compliance
• 2 years for fuel switching
• 3 years for post-combustion control (dependent
  on market and availability of labor and
  materials)
• Remaining Useful Life
• Facility specific

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4 Statutory Factors (continued)

• Energy and Non-Air Environmental Impacts
• Lower sulfur fuel may affect boiler operations
• FGD slightly reduces energy production
• Burn more coal per unit energy produced
• Increase disposal of sludge, wastewater
• Increase carbon emissions
• CO2 is released as byproduct from CaSO4 formation