WESTERN REGIONAL AIR PARTNERSHIP MEETING
December 14-15, 2005
Hilton Palm Springs Resort, Palm Springs, California
Meeting Documents:
| Wedneday, December 14 |
| 8:30 am |
Steve Owens - State of Arizona
Lloyd Irvine - Confederated Tribes of Salish and Kootenai
- Introductions
- Agenda Review
- Approve May 2005 Board Minutes
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| 8:45 |
Co-Directors Reports - Bob Gruenig and Patrick Cummins
- IOC and TOC Appointments
- Financial Status Reports XLS
- Future Funding Outlook PDF or PPT
- EPA's Draft Guidance on Demonstrating Reasonable Progress
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| 9:15 |
Results of WRAP Technical Analysis: Summary Presentation PDF or PPT |
| 10:00 |
Break |
| 10:15 |
Results of WRAP Technical Analysis (continued) |
| 11:00 |
Update and Discussion of Stationary Source Issues
- Status of EPA's rules on BART and Section 309 plans PDF or PPT
- Stationary Sources Forum Report and SIP/TIP Options PDF or PPT
- Overview of emissions trends and SIP scenarios for NOx and SO2 emissions from power plants PDF or PPT
- Final report on oil and gas sources in the WRAP region
- Stationary Sources Forum 2006 work plan to finalize stationary source strategies for regional haze plans
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:15 |
Update and Discussion of Stationary Source Issues (continued) |
| 2:15 |
Hot Topics
- EPA's proposed revisions to PM-2.5 and PM-10 NAAQS PDF (600K) or PPT (130K)
- WRAP Diesel Retrofit Program PDF or PPT
|
| 3:00 |
Adjourn WRAP Board Meeting |
| 3:15 |
WRAP Discussions on Climate Change — Next Steps |
| 4:45 |
Adjourn for the day |
| Thursday, December 15 |
| 8:00 am |
An Overview of Mercury
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- Introduction
- Mercury Transport, Fate and Health Impacts
Ellen Brown, Policy Analyst, Office of Policy, Analysis and Review, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Cost-Effective Strategies & Emerging State Regulations for Controlling Mercury from Western Coal-Fired Power Plants
Praveen Amar, Director, Science and Policy, NESCAUM
- Wet Deposition of Mercury Across the United States: Results from the Mercury Deposition Network
David Gay, Assoc. Research Scientist, Mercury Deposition Network
- Mercury Monitoring on the Fond du Lac Reservation
Joy Wiecks, Air Quality Technician, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Questions and Answers
|
| 10:25 |
Break |
| 10:40 |
Western Perspectives on Mercury - Panel Discussion
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- Leo Drozdoff, Administrator, Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
- Roger Turner, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
- Vickie Patton, Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense
- David Steele, WEST Associates
- Questions and Answers
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| 12:00 pm |
Next Steps |
| 12:30 |
Adjourn Meeting |
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