Dust Emissions Joint Forum: Meetings & Calls

Dust Emissions Joint Forum Meeting
October 29 & 30, 2003, Las Vegas, NV
Flamingo Las Vegas
3655 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Agenda: PDF or DOC
Minutes: PDF or DOC

Interactive Agenda:

Wednesday, October 29

Introductions

Agenda Review

Final Report on Dust Project & Discussion of Future Efforts (Michael Uhl / ENVIRON) PDF (3.5 MB)

Road Dust and the Transportable Fraction of PM (Tom Pace, USEPA) PDF or PPT (1.0 MB)

Break

Discussion of Future Efforts & Action Items

Lunch

Role of the Dust Emissions Joint Forum Within the WRAP PDF (3 MB ) or PPT (2.2 MB)

• WRAP strategic plan
• Emissions inventory, source apportionment, and controls

Break

History of Dust Activities Within the WRAP

• 2001 Expert panel
• 2002 Las Vegas meeting
• Fire Emissions Joint Forum (and other forums’) experience

Thursday, October 30

Summary of Dust-Related Technical Activities and Data In the WRAP

• Ambient data and analysis PDF or PPT
• Emissions data and improvements
• Regional air quality modeling strengths and weaknesses

Break

Summary of Dust-Related Policy Issues In the WRAP

• Road dust (GCVTC recommendations and Section 309 SIPs)
• Agricultural dust (data collection barriers?)
• In and Near Forum activities
• Uncontrollable fraction (extreme events, international transport, natural/anthropogenic)

Next Steps for the Forum

• Mission statement
• Membership
• Definition of dust
• How and whether to “transfer” locally-oriented assessments and controls to regional ones
• Discuss/refine forum budget and projects

Lunch

Continue Next Steps

PM RFP for Study on Anthropogenic Sources of Dust

Activities for the Upcoming Year

Adjourn