STATUS OF THE AIR QUALITY IN BAJA CALIFORNIA.

Margarito Quintero / Raúl TovarSPABC

San Diego-Tijuana Air quality Task Force Meeting Community House, San Ysidro, CA

September 19 2019

Agenda

1-AQ monitoring in Baja California

2-AQ sampling results 2017-2019

3-Air quality information outreach

4- Smog check program

5- RETC

6-Forest Fires in BC

7-Profepa`s new role in AQ

8-National catalogue of elements of AQ management

9-Final observations

Baja California air quality monitoring net

Monitor Name Type Municipality

SPABC 12 UABC Automatic Mexicali

SPABC 14 COBACH Automatic Mexicali

SPABC 19 CESPM Automatic Mexicali

SPABC24 CETYS Manual Mexicali

SPABC10 ITM Manual Mexicali

SPABC01 ITT Manual Tijuana

SPABC03 LA MESA Automatic Tijuana

SPABC21 LAB. Automatic Tijuana

SPABC04 ROS. Automatic Rosarito

SPABC20 ENS. Automatic Ensenada

SPABC23 TECATE Automatic Tecate

8 automatic

monitors

measure:

CO

NO2

O3

SO2

PM10

PM2.5Monitors not operating (2)

Monitors that just sample PM10 in a manual way (3)

Monitors operating 100% (6)

The state air quality monitoring net is made of 11 stations:

3 mechanic monitors measure:

PM10

State air quality monitoring net

AQ monitors at Mexicali

SPABC14 (COBACH)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC19 (CESPM)

SPABC24 (CETYS)

SPABC10 (ITM)

AQ monitors at Tijuana

SPABC01 (ITT)

SPABC21 (LABORATORIO)

SPABC03 (LA MESA)

AQ monitors at Ensenada, Tecate and Rosarito

SPABC20 (ENSENADA) SPABC23 (TECATE) SPABC04 (ROSARITO)

COMPARISON OF AQ DATA BETWEEN MEXICALI AND TIJUANA

2016 - 2018

PM10 Comparison (HV Sampler)

• NOM-025-SSA1-2014

24 hours average

Annual average

Units

PM10 75 40 µg/m3

PM10 manual samples (61 samples a year)According with EPA sampling calendar

PM10 Comparison (HV Sampler)

33

3

3932

2

3831

4

4938

10

60

29 30

86

24

36

108

Dias SI se cumplio con la NOM Dias NO se cumplio con la

NOM

Promedio anual en µg/m3

2016

SPABC01 (ITT)

SPABC03 (LAM)

SPABC21 (LAB)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC14 (COBACH)

SPABC19 (CESPM)

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

Days with Regulation accomplished <=75 µg/m3

Days with Regulation violation >75µg/m3

Annual average violation >40 µg/m3

PM10 Comparison ( HV Sampler)

32

2

46

32

12

62

24 21

78

48

7

49

38

17

72

3324

96

2115

79

Dias SI se cumplio con la

NOM

Dias NO se cumplio con la

NOM

Promedio anual en µg/m3

2017

SPABC01 (ITT)

SPABC03 (LAM)

SPABC21 (LAB)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC14 (COBACH)

SPABC19 (CESPM)

SPABC24 (CETYS)

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

Days with Regulation

accomplished <=75

µg/m3

Days with Regulation

violation >75µg/m3Annual average

violation >40 µg/m3

PM10 Comparison (HV Sampler)

41

0

38

27

14

60

28

15

70

33

8

64

22 23

88

14

31

114

2621

80

Dias SI se cumplio con la NOM Dias NO se cumplio con la

NOM

Promedio anual en µg/m3

2018

SPABC01 (ITT)

SPABC03 (LAM)

SPABC21 (LAB)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC14 (COB)

SPABC19 (CES)

SPABC24 (CET)

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

Days with Regulation

accomplished <=75

µg/m3

Days with Regulation

violation >75µg/m3

Annual average

violation >40 µg/m3

PM2.5 Comparison

• NOM-025-SSA1-2014

24 hours average

Annual average

Units

PM2.5 45 12 µg/m3

PM2.5 Comparison

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

275

14 27

208

6 16

265

33 24

Dias SI cumplio NOM Dias NO cumplio NOM PROMEDIO ANUAL

µg/m3

2016

SPABC03 (La Mesa)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC14 (COBACH)

Days with Regulation

accomplished <=45

µg/m3

Days with Regulation

violation >45µg/m3Annual average

violation >12 µg/m3

PM2.5 Comparison

305

34 28

358

3 20

306

34 19

254

6424

Dias SI cumplio NOM Dias NO cumplio NOM PROMEDIO ANUAL

µg/m3

2017

SPABC03 (La Mesa)

SPABC21 (LAB)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC14 (COBACH)

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

Days with Regulation

accomplished <=45

µg/m3

Days with Regulation

violation >45µg/m3Annual average

violation >12 µg/m3

PM2.5 Comparison

326

12 22

348

220

319

24 24

138

218

27

Dias SI cumplio NOM Dias NO cumplio NOM PROMEDIO ANUAL

µg/m3

2018

SPABC03 (La Mesa)

SPABC21 (LAB)

SPABC12 (UABC)

SPABC14 (COBACH)

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

Days with Regulation

accomplished <=45

µg/m3

Days with Regulation

violation >45µg/m3Annual average

violation >12 µg/m3

Ozone Comparison

• NOM-020-SSA1-2014

1 hour average

8 hours movil average

Units

Ozono 0.95 0.070 PPM

Ozone Comparison

0,052

0,0680,061

0,078

Promedio movil 8 hrs PPM Promedio horario PPM

SPABC21-2016

SPABC14-2016

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

2016

(LAB)

(COBACH)

8 hrs movil average

limit 0.070 PPM Hr average limit

0.95 PPM

Ozone Comparison

0,040

0,0760,087

0,193

0,064

0,157

Promedio movil 8 hrs PPM Promedio horario PPM

SPABC03-2017

SPABC21-2017

SPABC14-2017

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

2017

SPABC21 at Tijuana4 times

(LAM)

(LAB)

(COBACH)

8 hrs movil average

limit 0.070 PPM Hr average limit

0.95 PPM

Ozone Comparison

0,0610,073

0,0520,068

0,088 0,092

Promedio movil 8 hrs PPM Promedio horario PPM

SPABC03-2018

SPABC21-2018

SPABC14-2018

Tijuana sites (blue) and Mexicali sites (orange)

2018

SPABC14 at Mexicali4 times

(LAM)

(LAB)

(COBACH)

8 hrs movil average

limit 0.070 PPM Hr average limit

0.95 PPM

Air quality divulgation in the web

http://www.spabc.gob.mx/calidad-del-aire/http://sinaica.inecc.gob.mx/

http://www.mexicali.gob.mx/xxi/pages/calidaddelaire.phphttp://www.imperialvalleyair.org/

http://www.ivan-imperial.org (página comunitaria)http://www.redspira.org.mx

One AQ report is released every day in Mexicali and sent to people interested

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Divulgation of air quality information

in the community

Publishing AQ information same platform Mxli-IV

Publishing AQ forecast same platform Mxli-IV

Binational Colaboration Baja California- California

Mexicali–Imperial Valley AQ Task Force(Border 2020 Program)

San Diego-Tijuana AQ Task Force (Border2020 Program)

Work Plan CARB-SPABC-DPA (Mexicali) toimprove the air quality of the ImperialValley- Mexicali border region (Feb 2019)on the following subjects:

Education/Divulgation

Monitoring

Unpaved Roads

Regulation of pollution sources in Mexicali.

Regulation ag residuals burnings

Projects and iniciatives at a binational level

MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION(MOC) BETWEEN THE CARB AND SPABCON PM10 AIR QUALITY MONITORINGAND ANALYSIS

Carry out specific activities to improve airquality (September 2019) in 16 areas ofcooperation:

1.Compare the PM10 pre- and post-sample filter weights (CARB)

2.Continue weighing PM10 filters and reporting data for the nine (9) PM10 monitors (CARB)

3.Provide PM10 mass data to AQS within 90 days of the end of each calendar quarter (SPABC)

4.Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and operate the laboratory in compliance with those procedures (SPABC)

Projects and iniciatives at a binational level

THE EMISSIONS REPORTED IN COA’S ARE:

ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS

GENERATORS OF SPECIAL HANDLING WASTE

(RME)

GENERATORS OF RESIDUAL WATER

DISCHARGES &

TRANSFERS.

Municipio COAS recibidas

TIJUANA 470

TECATE 30

ROSARITO 12

MEXICALI 155

ENSENADA 25

TOTAL 692

Registry of Emisssions and Transfer of Pollutants in B. C.

(RETC)

FIRST REPORT OF EMISSIONS AND TRANSFER OF POLLUTANTS

WITH 692 ANUAL OPERATION REPORTS (COA) FROM THE

INDUSTRIES THAT GENERATE EMISSIONS.

Registry of Emissions and Transference of Pollutants(RETC)

WITH THE START OF THE RETC IN THE STATE OF BAJA CALIFORNIA (2018), WILL BE POSSIBLE TO COUNT WITH AN ANNUAL REPORT OF EMISSIONS TO THE AIR, SOIL AND WATER THAT ARE GENERATED IN THE STATE.

LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE MUNICIPALITY TO FOLLOW SUIT

Smog Check Program (SCP)

Smog Check Centers

8 at Tijuana (2 s/o).

6 at Mexicali.

2 at Ensenada.

1 at Tecate (s/o)

1 at Rosarito.

Restrictions: The State Goverment (SPABC) does not count by law with the possibilty forinspection and enforcement of vehicles in the streets. It is a must for the municipalities.

2017 2018 2019*

312,309 291,339 278,111

*Period January – September 2019

Vehicular fleet in BC = 1 096 000

IN TERMS OF REGULATION DERIVED FROM MOVILE SOURCES POLLUTION, 278 111 VEHICLES HAVEBEING SUBJECTED TO THE SMOG CHECK PROGRAM WHICH REPRESENTS 28% OF THE TOTAL VEHICLESREGISTERED IN THE STATE.

THE SMOG CHECK PROGRAM CONTRIBUTES TO THE REDUCTION OF 22% AVERAGE OF POLLUTANTS GENERATED BY VEHICLES DRIVEN ABOUT IN THE STATE.

Forest fires in Baja California

FOREST FIRES IN 2018 79

FOREST FIRES IN 2019 59 (Up to end of august)

FOREST FIRES IN 2017 193

Source: Comisión Nacional Forestal, 2018

FROM SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 ALL THE A Q MONITORING

STATION IN MEXICO WILL BE AUDITED BY PROFEPA´S

PERSONNEL WHEREVER THERE IS A DEMAND FROM

THE COMMUNITY.

THIS INITIATIVE WAS BORN BASED ON THE

REQUEST OF HUMAN RIGHT ORGANIZATIONS

IN MEXICO THAT ARE VIGILANT ACTIVELY

BASED ON NOM-156-SEMARNAT-2012

CESPM XOCHIMILCO IN MEXICALI WAS AUDITED IN

SEPTEMBRE 2018 ON THAT ARGUMENT.

THE AIR QUALITY LAB MONITOR IN OTAY, TIJUANA IS

IN THE PROCESS OF BEING AUDITED AT THE MOMENT

PROFEPA`S new role in air quality auditing

National Catalogue of elements for air qualitymanagement

SEMARNAT IS INTEGRATING SISTEMATIC INFORMATION ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT CONCERNING:

a) LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUMENTS

a) TOOLS OF INFORMATION IN USE OR DEVELOPMENT BY THE STATE GOVERMENTS

IN ORDER TO HAVE DATA TO DEFINE STRATEGIES TO STRENGTHEN THE STATE INSTITUTIONS IN CHARGE OF MONITORING AIR POLLUTION.

Air quality news from Mexicali

NEWS MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT

AIR POLLUTION FROM NOVEMBER

TO JANUARY IN MEXICALI

“ENVIRONMENTALIZE YOU”.

IS MADE OF 6 VIDEO CLIPS THAT INVITE

PEOPLE (TV & RADIO) IN GENERAL

TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM VARIOS

SOURCES.

Ag residual burnings

• A POSTER/PAMPHLET FOR FARMERS FOCUSING ON AG BURNING (hour of the day, wind s/d, Hr) TO DIMISH AIR POLLUTION

Contingency Atmospheric Plan for Mexicali

A CONTINGENCY ATMOSPHERIC PLAN FOR PM10/PM2.5 FOR MEXICALI WAS PUBLISHED IN THE STATE OFICIAL NEWSPAPER ON DEC 21 2018

SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN PUT INTO PRACTICED SINCE ATMOSPHERICS CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN RIGHT DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS IN DECEMBER. THERE WERE STRONG WINDS ON DEC. 24 AND RAIN ON DEC. 31.

Mixed-funds Conacyt – State Goverment

IN 2018 THERE WAS A FUND FOR$752, 688 Dlls BY CONACYT AND THESTATE GOVERMENT TO REHABILITATETHE AIR QUALITY MONITORINGSYSTEM OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

THE PRIVATE FIRM (CIMA SA DE CV) WHICH GOT THE GRANT ADQUIERED SENSORS (AQ65) THAT DID NOT FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF NOM 156 SEMARNAT 2012.

THE SENSORS WERE REJECTED BY SPABC FROM THE START.

Weighing filters from the HV samplers for PM10 in Tijuana

THE PROCESS OF WEIGHING FILTERS USED BY THE HV SAMPLERS FOR PM10 IN BAJA CALIFORNIA IS IN PROGRESS

THE AIR QUALITY LAB IS TIJUANA IS TESTING THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING THE JOB IN MEXICO UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF CARB

COMPARATIVE TEST ARE BEING RUNNED IN TIJUANA AND SACRAMENTO TO MAKE IT SUCESSFUL

Final thoughts

THROUGH BINATIONAL COOPERATION WILL BE POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CLEANER COMMON ATMOSPHERE AT THE CA–BC BORDER

THERE HAS BEEN A GOOD RAPORT BETWEEN PARTNERS (CARB, SPABC, DPA, IVAQCD AND NGO’S) TO TACKLE THE AIR QUALITY POLLUTION.

LOOKING FORWARD FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION BETWEEN CARB AND SPABC