A. Air quality at “safe” levels for human health

1. Change public understanding/ behavior
2. Identify safe levels for human health
3. Promulgate regulations and incentives for all industries to keep emissions to a safe minimum 

EXISTING PROGRAMS:

1.      Outreach

·         DEQ

·         Air pollution control equipment tax exemption

·         Alternative fuel programs

·         Clean Air Partners

·         Office of Pollution Prevention outreach, training and publications

·         Project XL

·         Small Business Assistance Program

·         HRT regional education

·         MME energy division program – incentives for renewables

·         Ridefinders

·         Traffix

 

2.       Regulation 

·        DEQ

·        Air check Virginia

·        Air permits

·        Air toxics program

·        EPA non-attainment areas

·        SARA Title III

·        State Implementation Plan

·        Toxics Release Inventory

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

3.      Monitoring

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4.      Planning/coordination

·        Clean Air Partners

·        ECOS

·        State Implementation Plan

·         Regional Transportation Planning

·         SAMI Regional Haze Program

·         STAPPA- ALAPCO

·         VDOT local air quality requirement for planning

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5.      Research

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N/A

 

MISSING ELEMENTS:

1.   Outreach

·         Develop ozone alert/awareness program in tidewater

·         Enhance public education on subject of air quality

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2.  Regulation

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3.   Authority

·         Develop regulations  for “mobile source” pollution

 

 

4.  Monitoring

·         Establish statewide baseline of pollutant levels

 

 

5.  Planning/coordination

·         Develop state energy conservation plan

·         Coordinate state management efforts with local planning process

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6.  Research

·         Quantify ecosystem impacts to support  implementation of regulatory controls

 

 

7.  Definition of management targets

 

 

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