HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 7364 INFORMAL REPORT TO CIT'ZOUNCIL MEMBERS No.7364 g.1
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council Maxch 7, 1989
Subject: AIR QUALITY UPDATE
BACKGROUND
In December, 1987, the Texas Air Control Board in cooperation with
local leaders from Fort Worth and Dallas, submitted to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an Interim State
Implementation Plan (SIP) showing ozone attainment for this region
by 1992. Mr. Lee Thomas, EPA Administrator, notified the Mayors
from both Fort Worth and Dallas that he would delay sanctions due
to the cooperation shown by all parties and the adoption of
specific programs as outlined in the Interim SIP. In the February
9, 1989, issue of the Federal Register, EPA stated "Based on the
subsequent efforts and cooperation put forth by the State of
Texas, and the additional control measures and commitments in the
Post-82 Interim SIP, EPA today defers the proposed finding that
Texas did not adequately revise its Post-82 SIP and thus defers
the proposed sanctions , pending successful and timely completion
of each of the commitments outlined in the Post-82 Interim SIP."
EPA also states that despite deferral of sanctions, additional SIP
revisions will be required for the Dallas/Fort Worth area in
accordance with the May 26, 1988, Post-87 SIP call . The
metropolitan area has begun to- meet these requirements by
developing an updated emission inventory and revising the Volatile
Organic Compound (VOC) regulations in the Texas Air Control Board
Rule 115 in accordance with EPA's guidance document.
EPA is proposing to approve the stationary source VOC regulation
revisions associated with the initial Post-82 SIP and the Interim
SIP to the extent that they represent an improvement over the
previously approved regulations. The rule revisions , however, do
not in all cases constitute Reasonable Available Control
Technology (RACT) as required in the SIP call areas and are not
being proposed for approval as RACT. The notice also proposes to
approve the commitments to the gasoline volatility program. The
commitments related to the Inspection and Maintenance (I/M)
program, the commitments to the Transportation Control Measures
(TCM) , the contingency provisions, and the schedules for the VOC
regulation revision and I/M program submitted as part of the
Post-82 Interim SIP.
EPA, however, is not recommending approval of the pollution
control strategy as a whole since the modeled required reduction
reflected in the Interim SIP was based on the 1983 emission
inventory.
[ ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 7, 1989
Subject: AIR QUALITY UPDATE
Staff will submit this information to EPA under the Mayor's
signature.
Additional information will be provided upon request.
Sincerely ,
ouglas Harm7
City Manager
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ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS