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ACTIVITY REPORT JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2014 I. Communications and Education Activity Report Community/School Presentations and Events: Air quality educational programs and materials were provided at the following events during January: Washington Green Schools Teacher’s Workshop Girl Scout troop program Three school science nights at Otis Orchards, Glover Middle School and Sunrise Elementary Print/Online Materials: “Welcome to the Neighborhood” packets were distributed via arrangements with A Grand Welcome Reordered pencils for distribution at school and community events Updated Asbestos Service Providers list, hard copy and online version Compliance Assistance to Businesses: Finalized script, news release and article for the 2014 Clean Air Award Recipient, Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. The award will be formally presented on February 6, 2014, at the Spokane County Way to Go awards program. Special Projects: State Wood Smoke Reduction Grants, stats as of January 31, 2013: o 31 wood stoves have been replaced under the renewed state grant we began to tap into in November. This brings our total since Jan 2012 to 225 old stoves scrapped (140 gas; 70 wood, 14 pellet, 1 heat pump) and PM2.5 reduction of 9.95 tons. o There are currently ~8 “active vouchers” not yet redeemed. o Two new, HD spots were produced (a 15 and 30 second) for the media placements in Jan and Feb. Wood Heating Season: Our media schedule is underway featuring two new spots produced locally with funding from three other local clean air agencies. Our “burn ban” email list continues to grow with another 85 new subscribers added during January. Subscribers have increased by almost 50% since September. No-Idle Zone program: Delivered signs, parent packets and key rings to Cheney Middle School, our latest school to sign-on to the program. There are now over 40 schools with NIZ programs. Grant writing: On behalf of Local Partners for Smart Commuting, we developed and submitted a grant application to EPA Regional 10 Environmental Education Model Programs. We should know in the spring if we are among the 2-3 projects selected for funding. It is a highly-competitive grant funding source. Media: News release distributed on our upcoming event with Mobius on February 13. Community/School Events & Presentations: 5 Print Materials: 1 Media: 1

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ACTIVITY REPORT

JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2014

I. Communications and Education Activity Report

Community/School Presentations and Events:

Air quality educational programs and materials were provided at the following events during January:

Washington Green Schools Teacher’s Workshop

Girl Scout troop program

Three school science nights at Otis Orchards, Glover Middle School and Sunrise Elementary

Print/Online Materials:

“Welcome to the Neighborhood” packets were distributed via arrangements with A Grand Welcome

Reordered pencils for distribution at school and community events

Updated Asbestos Service Providers list, hard copy and online version

Compliance Assistance to Businesses:

Finalized script, news release and article for the 2014 Clean Air Award Recipient, Providence Sacred Heart

Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. The award will be formally presented on February 6, 2014, at the

Spokane County Way to Go awards program.

Special Projects:

State Wood Smoke Reduction Grants, stats as of January 31, 2013: o 31 wood stoves have been replaced under the renewed state grant we began to tap into in November. This

brings our total since Jan 2012 to 225 old stoves scrapped (140 gas; 70 wood, 14 pellet, 1 heat pump) and

PM2.5 reduction of 9.95 tons.

o There are currently ~8 “active vouchers” not yet redeemed.

o Two new, HD spots were produced (a 15 and 30 –second) for the media placements in Jan and Feb.

Wood Heating Season: Our media schedule is underway featuring two new spots produced locally with funding

from three other local clean air agencies. Our “burn ban” email list continues to grow with another 85 new

subscribers added during January. Subscribers have increased by almost 50% since September.

No-Idle Zone program: Delivered signs, parent packets and key rings to Cheney Middle School, our latest

school to sign-on to the program. There are now over 40 schools with NIZ programs.

Grant writing: On behalf of Local Partners for Smart Commuting, we developed and submitted a grant

application to EPA Regional 10 – Environmental Education Model Programs. We should know in the spring if we

are among the 2-3 projects selected for funding. It is a highly-competitive grant funding source.

Media:

News release distributed on our upcoming event with Mobius on February 13.

Community/School Events & Presentations: 5

Print Materials: 1

Media: 1

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January 2014 Activity Report

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II. Compliance Activity Report

Facility Inspections

Date Inspection Type of

Completed Business Inspection Type of Process

10/15/2013 ETERNAL PAWS LLC ICI-NOC #1590 Incinerator

10/25/2013 PRO SIGN INC ICI - NOC #1586 Surface Coating (Metal)

10/28/2013 NOVATION INC CCI Metal Plating, Surface Coating (Metal)

11/7/2013 WALKERS FURNITURE INC ICI - NOC #1595 Surface Coating (Metal)

12/23/2013 HUNTWOOD INDUSTRIES CCI Emergency Generator, Surface (Metal)

12/27/2013 FREEDOM TRUCK CENTERS CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/8/2014 WILSON OIL D/B/A WILCOX & FLEGEL CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/8/2014 DAVE'S AUTO CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/9/2014 ADVANCED AUTO BODY CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/9/2014 NICHOLS BROTHERS BODY SHOP CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/10/2014 MR TOUCH UP CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/13/2014 WATSON PAINT AND BODY WORKS INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/13/2014 DEPAOLO'S PAINTING INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/14/2014 GOBEES AUTO BODY CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/14/2014 CENTURYLINK QC - 2ND CCI Emergency Generator

1/14/2014 NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL SERVICES CCI Backup Generator, Stump Grinding

1/15/2014 GERBER COLLISION AND GLASS CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/15/2014 CITY OF SPOK SOLID WASTE-S.S.LANDFILL FL CCI Organ Vapor Collect.

1/16/2014 DEALER'S AUTO AUCTION CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/16/2014 KOP CABINET SHOP CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/17/2014 REMCON EQUIPMENT INC CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

1/22/2014 MASTER BLASTERS CCI Abrasive Blasting, Materials Handling

1/22/2014 CANNON HILL INDUSTRIES CCI Backup Generator, Stump Grinding

1/24/2014 AFFORDABLE CUSTOM CABINETS FCE Materials Handling, Fuel Burning Equipment,

Surface Coating (Metal)

1/30/2014 J & M AUTO COLLISION REPAIR CCI Surface Coating (Metal)

CCI – Continuing Compliance Inspection – 21 FCE – Full Compliance Investigation – 1

ICI – Initial Compliance Inspection – 3 IR – Initial Registration – 0

I – Information – 0 PCE – Partial Compliance Evaluation – 0

STAFF INITIATED ACTIVITY & COMPLAINT SUMMARY

Staff Initiated Activity Complaints

Agricultural Burning 0 0

Air quality /smoke in the air 0 1

Asbestos 12 5

Dust from source/tracking 1 2

Dust from unpaved public road 0 0

Odors 0 2

Other/miscellaneous 1 0

Outdoor burning 2 13

Solid fuel burning device 9 13

Surface Coatinging 0 1

TOTAL 62

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January 2014 Activity Report

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ASBESTOS PROGRAM NOTIFICATION

PROJECT SIZE OR TYPE # OF NOTIFICATIONS

> 10 ln ft and/or > 48 sq ft asbestos project (OOSFR) 14

OOSFR Abatement or OOSFR Demolition 1

All Demolition 1

10-259 ln ft and/or 48-159 sq ft with/without Demolition 4

260-999 ln ft and/or 160-4,999 sq ft with/without Demolition 12

GE 1000 ln ft and/or GE 5,000 sq ft 2

Emergency Notification 0

Alternate Asbestos Project Work Practices 0

Amendments 43

Exception for Hazardous Conditions 0

TOTAL 77

ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS/PRESENTATIONS

DATE NAME LOCATION CITY TYPE

1/8/2014 Phil Berg 222 W Mission Spoknae NI

1/13/2014 Specialty Environmental 8401 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane Valley NI

1/13/2014 Belfor USA Group 1004 N Atlantic Spokane NI

1/17/2014 Northwest Mailing / Dwayne Alexander

/ Mark Lidbeck / Phil Berg

3016 E Queen Spokane NI

1/17/2014 Spokane Discount 4001 E. Broadway Spokane NI

1/17/2014 Phalon Abatement 2903 E Queen Spokane OI

1/17/2014 BNSF Parcel 35032.4501 Hillyard Spokane NI

1/17/2014 Paul and Rachel Nibarger 15207 N. Newport Hwy Spokane NI

1/23/2014 IRS / Fulcrum (survey) / DSHS Pine Lodge Apts, Eastern State

Hospital

Medical Lake NI

1/28/2014 Servicemaster by Compass / Specialty

Environmental (survey) / Adams Square

Apartments

221 S. Adams Rd Apt A-106 Spokane Valley NI

1/28/2014 Neighborhood Lawn & Tree / Pinehurst

Motel / Richard Chang

1502 1st St. Cheney NI

1/29/2014 General Store & Lowes Home

Improvement (labeling)

General Store & Lowes

(Division Street Spokane)

Spokane NI

1/31/2014 Jeaneete Slate-Hammel 922 E. Ermina Ave. Spokane NI

1/31/2014 Compass Construction / T1 - Empire

Foods

5434 N. Nevada St. Spokane NI

NI – Non Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection – 14 IP – Informational Presentation – 0

OI – Owner Occupied, Single Family Residence Asbestos Inspection – 1 OT – Other – 0

Asbestos Fees Collected – $10,845.00

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January 2014 Activity Report

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NOTICES OF VIOLATION

Issued – 10

Asbestos Control Standards 2

Dust Control 1

Odors 0 Resolved – 9

Outdoor Burning 2 Appealed – 0

Solid Fuel Burning Device Emissions 0

Installation of Air Pollution Source w/o a Permit/Registration 2

Not Complying with NOC/NOI Permit Requirements 3

Failure to Comply with Other Standards 0

Civil Penalties Collected – $6,024.00 Burning Permits Issued – $4,500.94

Agricultural/Spot Burn – $0 Wood Stove Exemptions – $0

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January 2014 Activity Report

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III: Permitting & Air Quality

A. Notices of Construction Received – 3

Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type

1/17/14 #1624 Evtech, Inc., 5511 E. Broadway Ave., Paint Booth

1/23/14 #1625 Spokane Galvanizing Inc., 2727 S. Garfield Rd., Baghouse

1/31/14 #1626 Valley Equipment Co. Inc., 3720 E. Trent Ave., Paint Booth

B. Notices of Construction Approved – 4

Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type

1/2/14 #1617 St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institution, 711 S. Cowley St., Boiler

1/6/14 #1613 Southside Landfill/City of Spokane Solid Waste Management, 2424 E. 65th

Ave., General Operations

1/16/14 #1609 Wagstaff, Inc., 3910 N. Flora Rd. Bldg. C West, Furnace/Oven

1/17/14 #1623 Western States Asphalt, 4327 N. Thor St., Boiler/Heating Unit

C. NEHAPS/MACT – None

D. Temporary Sources Received – 4

Date NOI# Applicant, Site Address & Type

1/10/14 #T523 DeAtley Crushing Co., S. Cheney Plaza Rd., Rock Crusher

1/16/14 #T524 Interstate Concrete & Asphalt, 1180 W. Sprague, Rock Crusher

1/22/14 #T525 Seubert Excavators Inc., S. Grove Rd.–Marshall Pit #42-16, Rock Crusher

1/22/14 #T526 Seubert Excavators Inc., Farwell Rd.–Old Coral Pit, Rock Crusher

Temporary Sources Approved – 2

Date NOC# Applicant, Site Address & Type

1/23/14 #T523 DeAtley Crushing Co., S. Cheney Plaza Rd., Rock Crusher

1/27/14 #T524 Interstate Concrete & Asphalt, 1180 W. Sprague, Rock Crusher

E. Paving Waiver Requests – 1

F. Surface Coatinging Regulation Exemption – 0

G. Number of Sources Registered – 204

Registration Fees Collected - $132,098.70

Notice of Construction/SEPA/NOI Fees Collected – $22,140.00

Air Operating Permits Issued – 0 Air Operating Permits Renewed – 0

AOP Permit Fees – $17,518.28

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January 2014 Activity Report

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Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency

Air Quality Report - January 2014

Low clouds and stagnant air under strong high atmospheric pressure hung over the Spokane area on January 15 and

persisted through the latter half of January. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) mass concentrations remained in or near the

moderate range of the Air Quality Index (AQI) through most of the period (Figure 1). Particulate matter (PM10) remained

in the good range of the AQI though the month, but rose well above normal levels on January 15th

as a result of windy

conditions and blowing dust associated with a storm system. Carbon monoxide remained in the “good” range of the AQI.

See Appendix 1 of this report for information about federal air quality standards or Appendix 2 for a description of the

AQI.

Figure 1: Air Quality Index (AQI) values for January 2014

The particulate matter data used to determine the AQI and for other day-to-day operations are obtained using a network of

automated particulate matter monitors consisting of Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalances (TEOM) and

nephelometers. Daily mass concentrations of PM2.5 monitored in January throughout the network are shown in Figure 2.

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Figure 2: PM2.5 multi-station time series for January 2014

The January daily air quality data for all monitoring stations in the Spokane region are provided in Appendix 3. Current

and historical air quality data can be obtained electronically from Ecology via their air monitoring data website,

https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/enviwa/Default.htm.

Table 1 contains the maximum AQI values for each pollutant for the month. Table 2 summarizes the year to date daily

AQIs by category and compares them to last year’s AQIs.

Table 1: Maximum AQI values and pollutant concentrations for this reporting period

Pollutant AQI/Concentration Location Date

CO 18/1.6 ppm (8 hour) Spokane, 3rd

& Washington 1/14

PM10 44/48 µg/m3 Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 1/11

PM2.5 66/19.0 µg/m3 Spokane, Augusta & Fiske 1/5

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Table 2: AQI summary as of January 31, 2014.

Category Number of

Days This

Year

Last Year to

Date

(using post-

3/18/2013 AQI)

Good (0-50) 19 10

Moderate (51-100) 12 20

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-

150)

0 1

Unhealthy (151-200) 0 0

Very Unhealthy (201-300) 0 0

Hazardous (>300) 0 0

In January, hourly PM2.5 mass concentrations generally increased under light wind conditions, usually with northerly (N) to

northwesterly (NW) air flow measured at the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency’s office location (Figures 3 and 4). Fine

particulate matter mass concentration data are from the monitoring station located at Monroe St and Wellesley Ave in

Spokane.

Figure 3: The wind rose depicts the variation of hourly average wind speed (mph) with the direction from which the

wind was blowing in January.

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Figure 4: The PM2.5 pollution rose depicts the variation of hourly average PM2.5 (g/m3) with the direction from which the wind

was blowing in January.

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are a group of highly reactive gases that contain nitrogen and oxygen. In ambient air, they consist primarily of

nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The 2005 emissions inventory estimated that, on an annual basis, 59% of NOx emissions

in Spokane County are from on-road mobile sources, cars and trucks, and 24% are from non-road mobile sources, e.g., construction

heavy equipment. The remaining 17% comes from a variety of sources, such as natural emissions from soil and vegetation (6%),

industrial, commercial and institutional point sources (5%), residential fuel use (4%), e.g., natural gas and oil for heating and cooking,

wood stoves and fireplaces (1%) and open burning, wildfires and structure and vehicle fires (1%). Nitrogen oxides react with volatile

organic compounds (VOCs) in the presence of sunlight to form ozone.

The SRCAA monitors nitrogen oxides at the Spokane Augusta & Fiske monitoring station. Nitrogen dioxide is a criteria air pollutant

defined in the NAAQS (see Appendix 1 of this report), but is not a significant problem in the Spokane area. The one-hour maximum

concentrations of the nitrogen oxides monitored in January at the Augusta & Fiske monitoring station are shown in figure 5.

Figure 5: One hour maximum concentrations of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons for Spokane Augusta Ave monitoring station

in January. The federal standard daily 1-hour maximum for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is 100 ppb. The NAAQS does not set limits

on the other air pollutants shown here.

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Appendix 1 – National Ambient Air Quality Standards

The Clean Air Act requires EPA to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants,

carbon monoxide (CO), lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), ground-level ozone (O3)

and sulfur dioxide (SO2; Table A-1). These are known as “criteria” pollutants because the US EPA established regulatory

limits to concentrations in ambient air using human health or environmentally based criteria. Carbon monoxide, particulate

matter and ozone are monitored in Spokane County by the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency (SRCAA) and the

Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).

Table A-1: National Ambient Air Quality Standards

Primary Standards Secondary Standards

Pollutant Level Averaging Time Level Averaging Time

Carbon Monoxide 9 ppm (10 mg/m3) 8-hour

(1) None

35 ppm (40 mg/m3) 1-hour

(1)

Lead 0.15 µg/m3 (2)

Rolling 3-Month Average Same as Primary

1.5 µg/m3 Quarterly Average Same as Primary

Nitrogen Dioxide 53 ppb (3)

Annual (Arithmetic Average) Same as Primary

100 ppb 1-hour (4)

None

Particulate Matter

(PM10)

150 µg/m3 24-hour

(5) Same as Primary

Particulate Matter

(PM2.5)

12.0 µg/m3 Annual

(6,12) (Arithmetic Average) Same as Primary

35 µg/m3 24-hour

(7) Same as Primary

Ozone 0.075 ppm (2008 std) 8-hour (8)

Same as Primary

0.08 ppm (1997 std) 8-hour (9)

Same as Primary

0.12 ppm 1-hour (10)

Same as Primary

Sulfur Dioxide 0.03 ppm Annual (Arithmetic Average)

0.5 ppm 3-hour (1)

0.14 ppm 24-hour

(1)

75 ppb (11)

1-hour None

(1) Not to be exceeded more than once per year. (2) Final rule signed October 15, 2008. (3) The official level of the annual NO2 standard is 0.053 ppm, equal to 53 ppb, which is shown here for the purpose of clearer comparison to the 1-hour

standard (4) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each monitor within an area must not exceed

100 ppb (effective January 22, 2010). (5) Not to be exceeded more than once per year on average over 3 years. (6) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the weighted annual mean PM2.5 concentrations from single or multiple community-oriented monitors

must not exceed 12.0 µg/m3. (7) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations at each population-oriented monitor within an area must not

exceed 35 µg/m3 (effective December 17, 2006). (8) To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations measured at each monitor within

an area over each year must not exceed 0.075 ppm. (Effective May 27, 2008) (9) (a) to attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations measured at each monitor

within an area over each year must not exceed 0.08 ppm. (b) The 1997 standard—and the implementation rules for that standard—will remain in place for implementation purposes as EPA undertakes

rulemaking to address the transition from the 1997 ozone standard to the 2008 ozone standard.

(c) EPA is in the process of reconsidering these standards (set in March 2008). (10) (a) EPA revoked the 1-hour ozone standard in all areas, although some areas have continuing obligations under that standard ("anti-backsliding").

(b) The standard is attained when the expected number of days per calendar year with maximum hourly average concentrations above 0.12 ppm is < 1. (11) (a) Final rule signed June 2, 2010. To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each

monitor within an area must not exceed 75 ppb. (12) EPA revised the annual PM2.5 standard from 15 to 12 µg/m3, effective March 18, 2013.

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Appendix 2 – Air Quality Index

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is EPA’s color-coded tool for communicating daily air quality to the public and can be

calculated for any of the criteria pollutants except lead, provided monitoring data are available. An index value above 100

indicates that the concentration of a criteria pollutant exceeded the limit established in the NAAQS. Categories of the AQI

are “good” (green, 0-50), “moderate” (yellow, 51-100), “unhealthy for sensitive groups” (orange, 101-150), “unhealthy”

(red, 151-200), “very unhealthy” (purple, 201-300) and “hazardous” (maroon, 301-500; Table A-2). The breakpoint -3

, effective March 18,

2013.

Table A-2: Air pollutant breakpoints for the Air Quality Index.

Air Quality

Index

Levels of

Health Concern

Color

Code

Index

Numerical

Value

Breakpoints Health Effects

O3 (ppm)

8-hour

O3 (ppm)

1-hour(1) PM2.5

3)

24-hour

PM10 3)

24-hour

CO (ppm)

8-hour

Good Green 0-50 0.000-0.059 (3) 0.0-12.0 0-54 0.0-4.4 Air quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution poses

little or no risk.

Moderate Yellow 51-100 0.060-0.075 (3) 12.1-35.4 55-154 4.5-9.4 Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a

moderate health concern for a very

small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

Unhealthy for

Sensitive

Groups

Orange 101-150 0.076-0.095 0.125-0.164 35.5-65.4 155-254 9.5-12.4 People especially sensitive to air

pollution may experience health effects. The general public is not

likely to be affected. An AQI in

this category or above indicates that air pollution exceeds levels

acceptable under federal air quality

standards.

Unhealthy Red 151-200 0.096-0.115 0.165-0.204 65.5-150.4 255-354 12.5-15.4 Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of

sensitive groups may experience

more serious health effects.

Very

Unhealthy

Purple 201-300 0.116-0.374 0.205-0.404 150.5-

250.4

355-424 15.5-30.4 Health alert: everyone may

experience more serious health effects.

Hazardous Maroo

n

>300 (2) 0.405+ 250.5+ 425+ 30.5+ Health warnings of emergency

conditions. The entire population

is more likely to be affected.

1Areas are generally required to report the AQI based on 8-hour ozone values. However, there are a small number of areas

where an AQI based on 1-hour ozone values would be more precautionary. In these cases, in addition to calculating the 8-

hour ozone index value, the 1-hour ozone index value may be calculated, and the maximum of the two values reported.

28-hour O3 values do not define higher AQI values (≥ 301). AQI values of 301 or greater are calculated with 1-hour O3

concentrations.

3There is no AQI for 1-hour O3 concentrations below the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level.

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Appendix 3

Table A-3: Summary air quality data for January for air monitoring stations in Spokane County. The carbon

monoxide data are 8-hour maximums in parts per million (ppm) and the PM data are 24-hour averages in micrograms per 3). Missing PM2.5 data for the Spokane Valley – E Broadway and Augusta & Fiske stations

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1/4 0.7 4.1 4.9 4.3 7.7 3.8 4.6 11 9

1/5 1.0 19 12.2 8.9 9.5 4.2 16.1 7.7 31 5

1/6 1.0 9.0 8.4 8.1 7.1 10.3 7.4 25 9

1/7 0.6 9.8 9.5 9.1 2.3 9.8 9.9 20 4

1/8 1.2 8.7 8.5 6.1 3.0 12.9 7.8 10 2

1/9 0.9 4.2 3.9 4.3 3.6 6.5 3.9 6 6

1/10 0.7 4.3 3.8 4.1 1.3 3.1 4.3 8 5

1/11 0.5 3.1 4.8 3.7 4.6 3.3 2.5 3.2 48 36

1/12 0.4 5.3 4.6 4.8 0.1 1.8 5.5 12 7

1/13 0.4 5.8 5.8 5.9 0.7 3.0 5.3 34 10

1/14 1.6 6.4 6.8 6.5 2.9 9.2 5.1 36 4

1/15 1.4 11.9 10.1 5.1 15.4 9.2 34 6

1/16 0.8 8.7 7.4 7.1 9.7 10.7 10 8

1/17 11.2 9.3 6.9 5.2 5.3 10.9 8.9 12 6

1/18 8.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 13.9 7.5 10 5

1/19 8.0 8.0 6.6 3.5 14.3 9.3 10 4

1/20 8.2 8.0 7.9 6.9 11.6 7.7 12 8

1/21 11.9 10.0 8.2 6.3 17.7 8.5 17 7

1/22 5.8 8.2 5.1 2.1 12.0 7.1 8 3

1/23 13.4 10.8 9.2 9.1 6.6 16.0 9.1 15 7

1/24 0.7 6.5 6.6 3.4 16.3 7.5 11 4

1/25 0.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 2.8 10.2 4.3 6 3

1/26 0.6 5.8 4.6 5.0 2.1 9.0 5.1 12 2

1/27 0.7 6.2 6.8 5.8 3.2 10.2 9.1 14 4

1/28 0.8 7.7 7.4 6.6 3.2 13.0 6.8 10 4

1/29 0.8 7.6 5.1 4.9 4.5 3.7 9.4 4.4 6 4

1/30 0.9 7.5 5.7 6.5 1.3 8.4 5.5 8 2

1/31 0.9 8.8 8.3 8.1 3.2 10.4 8.7 14 4

AVG 0.8 10.9 7.6 7.0 6.2 3.7 10.5 6.8 16 6

MAX 1.6 19.0 12.2 10.1 9.5 7.7 18.2 10.7 48 36