Air Quality Surveillance Branch (AQSB).ppt

Air Quality Surveillance Branch (AQSB) Air Monitoring Operations Patrick Vaca Air Quality Surveillance Branch Branch Overview Air Monitoring Fundamentals Air Quality Monitoring Decisions Air Quality Monitoring Program Data Management AQSB Programs and Special Projects Air Quality Surveillance Branch Chief, Bill Oslund Mission: To support the Board’s control by providing air quality data to help define the nature, extent and trend of the state’s air pollution problem. Branch Sections (5) Air Quality Monitoring, North Manager, Larry Molek Air Quality Monitoring, Central Manager, Pete Ouchida Air Quality Monitoring, South Manager, Curt Schreiber Operations Support Section Manager, Vacant Special Purpose Monitoring Manager, Ken Stroud Regulations California Health and Safety Code USEPA 40 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) 50 - NAAQS 40 CFR 53 - Methods 40 CFR 58 - Monitoring criteria Definitions Reference Method Equivalent Method Accuracy Precision Standard Conditions Air Quality Monitoring Decisions Monitoring Objectives Network Design Purpose of Monitoring Sites Scales of Monitoring Monitoring Objectives To determine highest concentrations expected to occur in the area covered by network To determine representative concentrations in areas of high population density To determine impact on ambient pollution levels of significant source categories To determine background concentration levels Network Design Eventual Use of the Data Modeling Baseline conditions Land use decisions Planning decisions Previous Monitoring History Network Design Emission Sources Stationary sources Mobile sources Growth and projected new sources Fugitive Sources Re-entrained Sources Network Design Pollutant Transport Topography or Terrain Climatology and Meteorology Population Levels Population Centers Network Design Available Monitoring Sites Station Start-up Costs Equipment Lease space tenant improvements Station Operation Costs Equipment operation and maintenance Station costs (leas