Franklin County Board MRDD

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Franklin County Board MRDD

• Clean Air Initiatives
• Our Story

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Franklin County 2003/2004

• Out of Compliance Ozone 2003
• Out of Compliance PM 2004
• Out of Compliance requires County to create and
  implement an improvement plan.
• Possibly affect Area Growth and Expansion

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Monday, February 07, 2005 Bus fumes not healthy,
but schools policies vary. Many districts seek
to reduce exposure, but cost limits options
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Franklin County

• Air-quality alert issued for central Ohio
• Wednesday,  May 30, 2007 921 AM
• WBNS-10TV
• Expect another hot and humid day across central
  Ohio today.
• Live Doppler 10 meteorologist Mike Davis said
  that the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission
  declared Wednesday as an Air Quality Alert day. 
  That means that sensitive groups, such as young
  children and the elderly, should not remain
  outdoors for extended periods.

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Changes Coming

• Not something FCBMRDD could change
• Non-Compliance Areas ..Franklin County
• Laws Regulations 2007-2010
• New Materials
• Engines
• Fuels
• Exhaust Systems

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Franklin County 2003/2004

• Clean Fuels Ohio The Ohio Environmental Council
  aggressively promoted clean air fuel
  initiatives
• 2003 Franklin County Takes Pro-Active Stance
• Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy involved in Clean Air
• Coordinated meetings with key county agencies
  depts.
• 2004 MRDD Supports County
• Superintendent Jed Morison and FCBMRDD Board
  support Clean Air for Clients Franklin County.
• Board approves 60,000.00 fuel subsidy for
  BIODIESEL

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FCBMRDD Clean Air Initiatives

• Green Improvement Plan Requires
• Desire
• Fuels
• Retrofits
• Strategies

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Desire Supportive Environment

• Board approved Funds
• Superintendent Involved
• County Commissioners Focused on Issue
• Health Sensitive Client Base
• Involved and Committed Parents and Care Givers
• Supportive Agency Staff at all levels

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FCBMRDD Fuel

• March 2004 FCBMRDD switched all diesel fuel to
  low sulfur BIODIESEL
• Fleet size 200 diesel powered lift equipped
  School busses, 4 diesel powered delivery trucks
• 5 FCBMRDD operated fueling sites
• Annual Diesel usage 425,000 gallons
• Total annual Miles 3,400,000
• Estimated cost premium at conversion for B-20
  .20 gallon

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Desire Spells Success

• BIODIESEL has traveled over 5 million miles at
  FCBMRDD
• No difference from previous fuel
• Average Cost Premium gt.08 gal
• Emissions reduction est. at 20-30
• No change in MPG
• No infrastructure changes required
• Business as Usual

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v Biodiesel Conversion

• Bio-Fuel Cleans Everything
• FCBMRDD replace fuel filters with every PM for
  the first 90 days
• FCBMRDD conversion was on the fly
• One bus in the first 30 days of use reported
  sluggish performance . Solved with fuel
  filter replacement
• Experienced one cold weather issue. but so
  did others not using Biodiesel
• Older rubber fuel lines experienced deterioration

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Reducing Diesel Emissions

• Desire
• Cleaner Fuels
• Retrofit
• Strategies

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FCBMRDD Retrofit

• Explore Grants Available
• Use Resources to find Grants and help with
  Submission
• Try

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FCBMRDD Retrofit

• April 2005 FCBMRDD awarded
  Toyota Clean School Bus Grant
• Total Award 593,600.00
• 565,600.00 for 80 DPF conversions
• 28,000.00 for fuel subsidy
• Included 80 Spiracle Crankcase Filters
• Required fuel switch to ULSD

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Diesel Particulate Filters

• Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF)
• Direct fit OEM muffler replacement
• Use only with ultra-low sulfur fuel

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FCBMRDD Strategies

• Maintain Equipment in good working order
• Obey speed laws to increase fuel efficiency
• Set the vehicle computers to 55 mph
• Encouraged use of cruise control on freeways
• Have Idling Policy
• Reduce Idling
• Replace older vehicles
• Build Alliances

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v OHIO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
OPERATION AND SAFETY RULES

• 3301-83-20 General rules.
• (O) Districts shall adopt engine idling time
  policies that minimize the amount of time diesel
  engines shall be left idling.
• (Eff. 10-01-04)

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FCBMRDD Idling Policy

• Initiated in 2004
• In-Service Training March 2005,06,07
• Used free CD from the EPA on idling
• Simple, Healthy Cost Effective
• Warm up not to exceed 10 minutes
• Whenever possible turn them off
• Post reminders in compounds for Staff
• Install No-Idling signs at drop off locations
• Inspect compliance

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Vehicle Replacement

• Newer the better
• Older engines are higher polluters
• Model Year PM Regulation
  FCB
• (g/bhp-hr)
• Pre-1988 Unregulated 0
• 1988-1990 0.60 0
• 1991-1993 0.25 15
• 1994-2006 0.10 185
• 2007 0.01 16

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Alliances

• Meets Franklin County goals
• April 2005 - The Franklin County Library Board
• June 2006 - Franklin County Educational Service
  Center
• Will purchase low emission fuel from FCBMRDD
  fueling sites.

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Changes are Coming

• Unhealthy Air Quality
• Laws are changing
• Twelve (12) million diesel engines
• EPA has stated a goal of retrofitting all
  appropriate pre-2007 vehicles by 2014
• Fuel costs will remain high

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School Industry Bus Facts

• A School Bus is the safest mode of vehicle
  transportation in the world today
• Half (1/2) million school buses in the U.S.
• 24 million kids travel on buses daily
• 4 Billion miles annually
• Average ride time is 1 hour
• Ohio 2006/7 School Year 1 million children were
  safely transported to and from school, traveling
  1 million miles each school day.
• Riders emissions exposure is 5-15 times greater
  than non-riders.
• Lifetime Cancer risk is estimated 4-6 greater
  due to un-treated exposure levels

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u School Bus Facts

• Its the safest
• Were working on it also being the healthiest v
• Clean Air Initiatives can work for everyone
  (Driver, Rider and Community)