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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the Health Impacts of Air Pollution in the San Joaquin ValleySan Joaquin Valley

• Failing to meet the current health-based standards each year results in– 823 premature deaths– 452 hospital admissions– 68,740 lost work days– 151,510 school absences– 505 emergency room visits

• Annual economic cost of $5.7 billion

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SJV Air Quality ProgressSJV Air Quality Progress

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Valley Self-Help Efforts Have Valley Self-Help Efforts Have Significantly Increased Grant Significantly Increased Grant

FundingFundingSchool Buses (replace & retrofit) $ 54,506,400

Energy Efficiency 3,844,300

Gross polluting vehicle repair & replacement 4,700,000

Residential lawn mower replacements 912,300

Commercial lawn equipment 500,000

Fireplace change-out 500,000

Vanpools, hybrid/electric/CNG vehicles, bike paths, park & ride, public transit subsidies

2,809,800

Public service clean air projects through local government and universities 10,000,000

GHG support for cities and counties 250,000

Technology Advancement 3,000,000

Agricultural Pumps (repower & electrification) 7,202,400

Farm Equipment (Ag tractors, harvesters, etc.) 27,272,400

Trucks (replace, repower, & retrofit) 63,170,000

Locomotives (line haul, passenger, switcher) 31,000,000

Construction Equipment (replace, repower, & retrofit) 4,950,000

Alternative Fuel Infrastructure 3,255,700

Total Incentive Grants $ 217,873,300

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County

8-hr Ozone NAAQS PM2.5 NAAQS

1997: 84

ppb

2008: 75 ppb

2011Reconsiderati

on

1997:65

µg/m³

2006:

35 µg/

m³

2011, low:

25 µg/m³70

ppb

60 ppb

Fresno 21 49 74 121 1 28 63

Kern 36 71 94 138 3 28 61

Kings 17 38 53 98 1 17 40

Madera 3 10 14 55 1 14 24

Merced 6 17 33 71 0 15 40

San Joaquin

1 6 9 330

9 25

Stanislaus 4 12 19 64 0 20 41

Tulare 36 79 102 130 0 11 38

Basin-wide 49 95 114 150 3 48 96

New Standards Will Pose Significant New Standards Will Pose Significant Challenges Valley-WideChallenges Valley-Wide

Based on 2010 measurements