QUESNEL AIRSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN 20042014

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QUESNEL AIRSHEDMANAGEMENT PLAN 2004-2014

• Presented by
• Dora McMillan of the
• Quesnel Air Quality Roundtable

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Poor AQ In Quesnel
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Why the Concern

• The Quesnel Air Quality Roundtable was formed
  because
• Quesnel experiences some of the worst air quality
  in the province (fine particulate matter)
• A growing awareness of the health issues
• The negative reputation of the community due to
  air pollution

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1997

• Wood Residue Strategy Conference
• Industry on Board

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1998

• 38 Community Presentations
• Quesnel Environmental Society tabled project
  proposal to funding agencies
• Six Year Project

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1999

• Funding received
• Formal written agreement signed by funding
  partners
• Air Quality Roundtable formed

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Participants

• Environmental Groups
• Local Government
• 3 Provincial Ministries
• Health Agencies
• 11 Commercial/Industrial participants
• Other Stakeholders

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Format Used

• Roundtable - everyone is equal
• Decisions made by consensus

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Steps Used

• Conducted a thorough scientific study of all
  major air pollutants
• Tackle all identified sources of air pollution
• Goal - No job loss

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Methods Used

• New state of the art monitoring equipment
• Hired a technician
• Air technician was funded by the partnership
  agreement

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Methods Used

• Improved scientific understanding of sources
  causing poor air quality through
• detailed inventory of emission sources
• reviewing existing data on air quality
• computer dispersion modeling of all air pollution
  sources
• ranking of various source contributions

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Quesnel Airshed Plan 2004 - 2014
Implement Airshed Plan Recommendations1
Review CWS Health Reference Levels and Other
Information to Establish 2014 Targets
Pollution Control Upgrades by All Sectors
Implement Short-term Airshed Plan
Recommendations
Further Pollution Control Upgrades by All Sectors
PM10 gt503 503
402 PM2.5 lt302
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As Established in 2010
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2012
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Ensure All Permits Consistently Meet Current
Standards and are in Compliance
Review Current Health Information
Establish 2014 Targets in Light of Health Info,
New Technology, and Monitoring Data
Burner Phase-out
Restrict Burning within Airshed
Confirm 2010 Targets
Annual Reviews of Activities to Meet Airshed Plan
Goals
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Where To Now

• Annual written updates answering the following
  questions
• What have you done in the last 12 months?
• What are you planning to do in the next 12
  months?
• What are your long term plans for meeting the
  2014 goal?

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Successes

• Reaching consensus with this many players at the
  table
• Hiring a qualified air technician
• Support from the MLWAP
• Key MWLAP staff in place for entire process
• A core group who sat at the table for 5 years

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Successes

• Using a scientific base for the recommendations
• Enhanced monitoring
• Using state of the art monitoring equipment

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Challenges

• Reaching consensus with this many people at the
  table
• Skepticism in Community
• Will all governing bodies enact and enforce all
  recommendations?
• Maintain technical support from WLAP through
  implementation stage
• Continual extension of the Beehive Burner Permits
  

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Tools

• MONEY
• Ongoing funds for monitoring
• Funds for education and implementation
• Technical assistance from MWLAP staff

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We are All Part of the Air Quality Solution