TAMS Steering Committee

2015 National Tribal Forum on Air Quality

May 19 to 21, 2015

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2010 TAMS 10 Year Anniversary

15 Years of Service

A Vision

A Partnership

A Future

A Vision

2000 - Charter Adopted By The First Steering Committee

• Randy Ashley• Les Benedict• TallChief Comet• Darrel Harmon• Rose Lee

• B. Bobby Ramirez

• Ben Stevens• Joy Wiecks

A Partnership

A Future

Increase Capability

Increase Capacity

Provide Needed Services

Keep the Vision Going

Important People

Virgil Masayesva Award Recipients Past and Present Steering Committee

Members Everyone Whom has utilized the TAMS

Center support and services and/or has taught at a TAMS Center training.

Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center

Technical Needs Assessment Report & Implementation Plan – Results & Conclusions

TAMS Technical Needs Assessment

Initiated at TAMS Steering Committee Meeting – Spring 2012 Changes created by reorganization at the EPA National

Center for Radiation Field Operations Identify technical support needs of Tribes and assess

services/support provided by TAMS Center

TAMS Technical Needs Assessment

Current and Past TAMS Center Services: Training courses Professional Assistance Equipment Loan Program Mercury Monitor Loan Program Tribal School Air Toxics Monitoring Gravimetric Laboratory Service IAQ Diagnostic Equipment Loan and Technical Support

TAMS Technical Needs Assessment

Needs Assessment distributed several ways

Responses accepted until June 1, 2013

46 respondents

Report summarizing results completed in 2015

Report shared

Results

Results

Results

Conclusions

Continuous ambient air monitoring is very important to Tribes

Showed need for: Inventory and purchase of additional equipment for loan

to Tribes Expand collaboration between agencies/entities Standardize QAPPs and other documents Expand IAQ support/services

Conclusions

Assistance with:Travel support Exchange network software (AQS)

and data acquisition systemsAudits QAPPsWalk-through assessmentsCollaboration and outreach with housing and health

programs

Conclusions

Technical support (Gaseous and continuous air monitoring) GIS mapping Exploring sensor technology Continuing gravimetric lab/filter weighing services Continuous input from Tribes on TAMS Center services

Conclusions

Current TAMS Center staff is at capacity but able to meet needs/demand of Tribes

ITEP trainings/courses are well received As staff retire, potential for loss of expertise/knowledge

Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center

TAMS Center Steering Committee Needs Assessment Report and Implementation Plan - Action Items

Action Item Tasks

Equipment inventory and list Regional tribal air monitoring equipment list Increase collaboration with EPA Tribal Air

Coordinators Obtained funds for equipment

Repair existing monitoring equipment available for loan Expand portable continuous monitor inventory Purchase equipment for air toxics monitoring program

(school)

Action Item Tasks

Standard operating documents, quick start guides, and QAPPs

Formation of an IAQ workgroup/sub-committee? Increase collaboration with NTAA Mapping – Ozone Research into sensor technology Development of several guidance and concept

documents Letters and discussion to reinstate services lost Greater guidance for TAMS Center Video recordings of TAMS Center staff

Action Items Implemented

Through Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, several action items were formed (“LIVING DOCUMENT”)

Action Items Addressed by TAMS SC Air Quality Filter Weighing Service Guidance Filter Weighing Service Concept Paper Summary of Tribal Air Quality Monitors

Action Items Implemented

Filter Weighing Service Concept Paper Provides the justification and steps to do so

Air Quality Filter Weighing Service Guidance Developed as first step in re-establishing the

service

Monitoring List Development

Continuous Ambient Air Monitoring a vital piece of many tribal air programs Professional Assistance, and Trainings

Equipment List developed in connection with TACs

Future updates and uses

Summary of Tribal Monitoring by EPA Region

Region Number of Tribes Monitoring Number of Pollutants/Networks Number of Monitors

1 5 10 182 1 4 54 3 3 95 9 8 276 4 13 407 6 5 128 9 10 439 28 7 95

10 15 7 45AK 5 2 13

Total 80 67 294

Number of Criteria Pollutants by EPA Region

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AK0

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COSO2LeadNO2OzonePM 2.5PM 10

EPA Region

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Pollutants Being Monitored

Region

PM 10

PM 2.5

Ozone

NO2Lea

dSO2 CO CO2

Mercury

Improve

NADP/

NTN

NADP/

MDN

NADP/

AMoN

CASTNE

TMET

Other

1 2 4 1   1 1 1 1 3 2 2        2 1 2 1   1                    4 2 3                   4  5 2 9 7 1   1     1     2     4  6 4 6 7 5 3 1 1   1 1   1 1 1 8  7 2       1 2 1 6  8 6 8 9 8   2 2     3   2     1 29 28 25 19 4   1               17 1

10 2 25 1 1         1         14 1AK 9 4                        

Total 51 84 52 21 3 7 4 1 3 8 3 7 3 2 54 4

Criteria Pollutant Monitors

PM 1023.0%

PM 2.537.8%

Ozone23.4%

NO29.5%

Lead1.4%

SO23.2%

CO1.8%

Percentage of Criteria Pollutant Mon-itors

Regional Criteria Pollutant Summary Statistics

Thanks for a GREAT FORUM!

Please do not hesitate to contact any Steering Committee member on services offered at the TAMS Center

QUESTIONS????

Thank You, Jed!