HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 3536-10-2007A RESOLUTION
N0.3536-10-2007
ASSIGNING PREFERENTIAL PURCHASE PRIORITY FOR CEMENT FROM KILNS WITH
AN EMISSION RATE OF 1.7 POUNDS OF NOx PER TON OF CLINKER OR LESS
WHEREAS, air pollution is a significant environmental issue that can threaten the health
of human beings and negatively impacts the ecological systems of the planet; and
WHEREAS the primary air pollutants of concern to the Dallas-Fort Worth region (DFW
Region) are nitrogen oxides (NOx) volatile organic compounds (VOCs) particulate matter
(PM) carbon dioxide (C02) and carbon monoxide (CO) (hereinafter Air Pollutants') and
these emissions of Air Pollutants are released from a variety of sources including but not
limited to vehicles construction equipment, power plants cement kilns and other stationary
sources and
WHEREAS emissions of green house gases such as C02 can contribute to climate
change that may cause the Earth's temperature to rise leading to a variety of environmental
concerns such as changing weather patterns rising sea levels and extinction of a variety of
species and
WHEREAS, emissions of NOx and VOC when combined in the presence of sunlight,
form ground level ozone which ozone can cause respiratory problems particularly for the
young and elderly and
WHEREAS the DFW region is classified as a moderate non-attainment area with
respert to the Environmental Protection Agency's eight hour ozone standard of 85 ppb and
WHEREAS, a State Implementation Plan (SIP) was submitted to the Environmental
Protection Agency by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in June of 2007 for the
purpose of reducing ozone levels in the DFW region to 85 ppb and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency allows the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality to take credit as part of the weight of evidence for those measures that
can not be easily quantified or regulated and could assist in lowering the levels to below 85
ppb and
WHEREAS, cement kilns make up 43°l0 of all point sources in the DFW region and
WHEREAS wet kilns use more energy and have higher emissions rates including
emissions of NOx, than dry kilns and
WHEREAS, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has proposed a new rule
setting the source cap limit for emissions at 1 7 pounds per ton of clinker produced for dry kilns
with a compliance date of March 2009 and
WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth is a national leader in environmental stewardship for
promoting better air quality and is recognized for its efforts and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has made significant progress in addressing air
quality issues through its comprehensive environmental programs and
WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth City Council reviewed and enacted numerous short
and long term measures for consideration that encourage reductions in Air Pollutants in the
DFW region
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, TEXAS
SECTION 1
That t:he City Manager is hereby authorized to specify the purchase of dry kiln cement as the
base bid in City of Fort Worth bid packages with an alternative bid for the purchase of cement
from a unspecified source and preferential purchasing for bids from a cement kiln with
emission rates of 1 7 pounds of NOx per ton of clinker or less
SECTION 2.
That the City Manager will report to the Fort Worth City Council in nine months on the results
of specifying purchase of dry kiln cement and preferential purchasing of cement from cement
kilns with emissions rates less than 1 7 pounds of NOx per ton of clinker or less
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