1 AIR QUALITY UPDATE - CITY OF BURBANK
Michael Cacciotti
Governing Board Vice Chair
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Council Member, South Pasadena
Representing the Cities of Los Angeles County, Eastern Region 34 Cities - 2 million residents
March 14, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.
SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
17 Million People
28,000 Permitted Sources
One-third of all US containerized cargo
67% of EJ population in
California lives in region
1976 - Formed to Meet Federal & State
Health Standards for Air Pollution
22 SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN DOES NOT MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR OZONE (aka SMOG) and PM2.5 (Particulate Matter)
Cleaners &
Solvents
Paint
Autobody
Gas Stations
Power Plant
& Industry
Refineries
Oceangoing
Vessels
Airplanes
Trains
Trucks
Off-road
Equipment
Cars
MOBILE SOURCES = 80%STATIONARY
SOURCES = 20%
3 AIR POLLUTION IN SOUTH COAST REGION
Source: U.S. EPA
Formed in atmosphere through chemical
reaction of air pollutants - nitrogen oxides
(NOx) and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs)
- in presence of sunlight.
o The largest source of NOx are ships,
aircraft, off-road equipment, heavy-duty
trucks and locomotives.
OZONE (aka SMOG) Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5)
Fine inhalable particles emitted directly or formed in
atmosphere through a chemical reaction of gases,
including NOx and other pollutants.
o Direct sources of air pollutants are road dust, diesel soot, combustion engines. 4
ULTRAFINE
.1μm (microns) combustion
particles, metals, etc
“Mom’s Exposure to Dirty Air in
Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler’s
Development” – USNews.com,
1/26/2023
“Even Brief Exposure to Air Pollution
has Rapid Impacts on the Brain” –
Neurosciencenews.com, 1/24/23
“Clearing Air Pollution Helps Clear the
Fog of Aging – And May Cut the Risk
of Dementia” – Kaiser Health News,
9/20/22
“Scientists Find Clues to How Air
Pollution May Trigger Lung Cancer” –
CNN Health, 9/12/22
5 HEALTH IMPACTS
RESPIRATORY, CARDIOVASCULAR, METABOLIC, INCREASED
CANCER RISK, COGNITIVE, PHYSICAL & COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
FOR CHILDREN
In comparison, ~1,350
traffic fatalities in 2019 in
South Coast region
Prevent Premature
Deaths
Prevent
Hospitalizations
Prevent Work and
School Loss Days
Potential Annual
Monetized Public
Health Benefits*
1,500 / year 8,700 / year 163,000 / year $19.4 Billion
Impacts are highest in
Environmental Justice
(EJ) communities
From higher cancer risk,
respiratory &
cardiovascular diseases,
greater susceptibility to
infections
Affects on children: Low
Birth Weight, Lung
Growth, Asthma
HEALTH IMPACTS
MEETING AIR STANDARDS = MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS
* http://www.aqmd.gov/home/air-quality/clean-air-plans/air-quality-mgt-plan/socioeconomic-analysis http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/mch/AsthmaCoalition/docs/BenefitsofMeetingCleanAirStandards_11_06_08.pdf 6 7
Progress & Challenges:
…MEETING HEALTH-BASED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
GOOD NEWS
• Air Pollution & Air Toxics Greatly
Reduced
CANCER CAUSING AIR TOXICS
From 2012 to 2018:
Cancer risk decreased from
997 in-a-million to 454 in-a-million
AIR POLLUTION
2012
2018
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Progress & Challenges:
…MEETING HEALTH-BASED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
BAD NEWS
• Our Region has Some of the Worst
Air Quality in Nation:
Mobile Sources Contribute Over
80% of Air Pollution in Region
TRUCKS
TRAINS
OFF-ROAD
PLANES
SHIPS 8
If South Coast Air Basin does not meet federal standards under Clean Air Act * … sanctions could be triggered. Preliminary estimated costs:
*There are several deadlines for multiple standards. Some impending deadlines are in 2023, 2031, 2037.
What If…?
Source: U.S. EPA
U.S. EPA
CARB
South Coast
AQMD
Stationary Sources:
$40-50 million per year
in additional fees or
permitting costs
Federal Highway
Funding: $600 million
per year before
considering Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law
Federal
Implementation Plan:
unknown costs, but
anticipated to be high
SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN DOES NOT MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR OZONE (aka SMOG) and PM2.5 (Particulate Matter)
• National air quality
standards
• Regulates sources
• Stationary
• Mobile
• Sanctions on states
• Regulates mobile
sources
• Incentivizes
Technologies
• Infrastructure
• Mobile Source
• Plans to meet national
air quality standards
• Regulates
• Stationary sources
• Mobile (limited)
• Incentivizes
• Mobile sources
9 Road to Clean Air
… Residential Incentives
10 Visit http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs or use QR Code to learn more about AQMD Incentive Programs
CLEAN FURNACE
ELECTRIC
LAWNMOWER
EV CHARGER
REPLACE YOUR
RIDE
* New program in development for zero-emission appliances for space and water heating.
Up to $1,500
for CLEANair
Furnace
Rebate
Program*
Up to $250
per
Electric
Lawnmower
$250 or more
Rebate for
Level 2
(240V) EV
Charger
Up to $9,500
for clean air
vehicle,
transit passes,
car-sharing, or
an e-bike
Road to Clean Air
… Commercial & City Incentives
Visit http://www.aqmd.gov/home/programs or use QR Code
to learn more about South Coast AQMD Incentive Programs Total investment program wide since 2008: $1.2B
11 Up to 85% Discount, New
program (March 2023):
Commercial Landscaping
Equipment
Charging & Fueling
Infrastructure
Vehicles: Light, Medium &
Heavy-Duty
Off-Road Equipment, Marine
Vessels & Locomotives
11 CLEAN AIR INVESTMENTS IN THE
CITY OF BURBANK
Clean Air Funds – 2008 to Present
• $1,306,935
• 136-unit count of equipment/vehicle/station
• Program: Replace Your Ride, Carl Moyer
• Funding available – Carl Moyer. Deadline: 5/9/23 www.aqmd.gov/moyer Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review
Committee (MSRC)
• $317,310 – Heavy-duty natural gas vehicles purchase, EV charging • Funding available – Implementation of New or Expanded Microtransit Service. Deadline: 3/24/23 www.CleanTransportationFunding.org AB 2766 Motor Vehicle Subvention Funds
(Funding to Cities to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles) • 2020-21 balance: $472,931
2021-22 disbursed: $134,363.68
• Recent projects: Employee transit/rideshare subsidies, bicycle rack installation program
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Access Services & Protect Your Health:
SOUTH COAST AQMD
Small Business
Assistance
800-388-2121
Complaint Hotline
1-800-CUT-SMOG or
1-800-288-7664
Free mobile
phone App
for real time air quality
information, alerts, and to
file complaints
Provides air quality
information at
community level
from 39 permanent
multi-pollutant and 4
single-pollutant air
monitoring sites
Free “Sensor
Educational Toolkit”
to the public to learn
about low-cost sensors
CONTACT US
Ways to Stay Connected
@SouthCoastAQMD
14 Michael Cacciotti
Vice Chair, South Coast AQMD
Councilmember, South Pasadena
Board Consultant: Bill Kelly
Email: [email protected]
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