FALL LINE AIR QUALITY STUDY

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FALL LINE AIR QUALITY STUDY
Michael E. Chang chang_at_eas.gatech.edu www.cure.gat
ech.edu/faqs.asp
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Air Quality in Georgia (2000)

• of days over the Federal Clean Air Standards
• Atlanta 45
• Macon. 17
• Columbus 7
• Augusta... 5
• North GA Mtns... 14
• South Central GA 6
• Savannah. 1
• South Coastal GA 0

GA EPD 2000
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Sources of Air Pollution in Middle Georgia
CIVILIAN INDUSTRY
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Sources of Air Pollution in Middle Georgia
CIVILIAN TRANSPORTATION
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Geography of Middle Georgia
AUGUSTA
FT. GORDON
COLUMBUS
MACON
ROBINS AFB
FT. BENNING
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Economic Activity in Middle Georgia
US Conference of Mayors and the National
Association of Counties 1999 Georgian Military
Affairs Coordinating Committee 2001
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Sources of Air Pollution in Middle Georgia
MILITARY
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Perceptions in Middle Georgia
Dateline Columbus, GA, August 18,
2000 Columbus violated federal air quality
standards Thursday for the second time this year
after a record high of 102 degrees combined with
haze from a controlled burn at Fort Benning, a
state air quality official said.
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Realties in Middle Georgia

• During previous Base Realignment
• and Closure (BRAC) rounds, Georgia
• did not lose a single base
• House Speaker Gingrich and Senate
• Armed Services Chair Nunn no
• longer serve in Congress
• BRAC Evaluation Criterion 8
• Environmental Impact

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FALL LINE AIR QUALITY STUDY
Michael E. Chang chang_at_eas.gatech.edu www.cure.gat
ech.edu/faqs.asp

• Over the next 3 years (2000-2002), the FAQS seeks
  to assess urban and regional air pollution,
  identify the sources of pollutants and pollutant
  precursors, and recommend solutions to realized
  and potential poor air quality in the Augusta,
  Macon, and Columbus metropolitan areas.

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What will the FAQS do?

• State Implementation Plan (SIP) relevant
• Enhanced Monitoring
• Emissions Inventory Development
• Air Quality Scenario Modeling
• Analysis

• Ozone (O3) and Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
• Open Participatory Process
• Integrated Strategy Development
• local w/ regional
• O3 w/ PM2.5
• regulatory w/ political
• economic w/ technological

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FAQS Stakeholders

• Central Savannah River Area RDC
• Middle GA RDC
• Lower Chattahoochee RDC
• GA Power / Southern Company
• Many Others

• Augusta AQ Task Force
• Macon AQ Task Force
• Columbus Environmental Task Force
• Georgia Tech
• GA Environmental Protection Div.
• GA Regional Transportation Auth.
• US EPA, Region IV
• Army Environmental Policy Inst.
• Southern Reg. Environmental Office
• Fort Gordon
• Robins Air Force Base
• Fort Benning
• SC Dept. of Health Env. Control
• AL Dept. of Environmental Mgt.
• Economic Development Institute