I ntrod uction . Air Quality Monitoring S tations in D elta LFV - PDF document

-- --- ~ Item B.01 Regular Meeting November 6, 2017 Ken Reid SUPERINTENDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SAMPLING 4 metrovancouver ........ Delta Council Meeting, November 6, 2017 SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A LIVABLE REGION I ntrod uction .• Air Quality Monitoring S tations in D elta • LFV Air Quality Monito r ing Network and Regional Trends • Measured Air Quality Levels (2016) • Air Quality Advisories (Summer 2017) • Other Air Monitoring S tudies Caring f or the Air Report (2017) • 1

l.lot~ 11/ 1/ 2017 Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Delta RJehmond .- . .. - r, " Tilbury .. , Weslham v = • • o o-- , ~ .. . Ish lnd / ./ Bounda ry B.y / ROMn S North Delta Station • Established in 1987 • Fine particulate monitoring added in 2011 • Provides air quality and weather information for the community • Relocation in 2 018 . \. He ll in gs Reservoir 2

11/1/2017 Tsawwassen Station • Established in 2010 to fulfill Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) com m itment - location recommended by a Technical Working Group • Funded by VFPA and operated by Metro Vancouver l, Pebble Hill Park • Provides air quality and weather information for the community Air Quality Monitoring Network • 29 stations collect air quality, visual air quality, and weather information • Metro Vancouver manages, operates and maintains the monitoring stations, equipment, and a centralized database • Monitoring network partners include federal, provincial and regional governments, as well as some industries 3

11/1/2017 Air Quality Reporting • Annual Reports • Comparison to Metro Vancouver's regional ambient air quality objectives • Air quality advisories and bulletins • Real - time and recent past data at ! . AirMap.ca Regional Air Quality Trends 6 5 1.2 1.0 4 0.8 0.6 3 0.4 0.2 o 4

~I .s~ w~s , s i! 1l 1 'f ~ ~ 11/1/2017 G rou nd-Level Ozone (0 3) - 2016 1 I I I l-Hour Objective Metro Vancouver a-Hour Objective (65 ppb) (82 ppb) ...... Maple Ridge r - 3 Agassiz ! Mission i Abbotsford Airport Chilliwack ! Hope Abbotsford -Mill lake Surrey East Port Moody ..... I ""l1lI Coqulttam Burnaby Mountain langley , --. . Pitt Meadows New Westminster N. Vancouver - 2nd Na rrows Richmond South ' -----, N. Vancouver-Mahon Park I , Nortl t Ilelta 'i j" Burnaby -Kensington Park , Burnaby South - Vancouver - Downtown , Richmond-Airport 10 10 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 • Maxi mum 8-Hour Rolling Average Concentration (ppb) Maximum i-Hour Average ;' t Fine Particulate (PM 2.5) - 2016 Abbotsford Airport Mission langley Hope Chilliwack Burnaby South Richmond South New Westminster Abbotsford- Mill lake Agassiz Pitt Meadows Richmond-Airport Surrey East I ' Noifl5 ' Dilt)l J I lsaWwassen·1 N. Vancouver-Mahon Park • Ma ximum 24 -Hour Burnaby-Kensington Park Rolling Av e rag e - N. Vancouver-2nd Narrows • Annual Average Port Moody Horseshoe Bay 10 15 20 25 30 3S concentration (",g/m') 5

l ' awas ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s~il s~h' 1 F 1'.s 11/1/2017 Nitrogen Dioxide (N02) - 2016 I I Metro Vancouver Annual Objective ( 22 ppb) I Metro Vancouver i- Hour Objective (107 ppbll I No rth :: befta I • - ..... Richmond-Airport N. Vancouver-2nd Narrows Vancouver-Downtown New Westminster - Richmond South Burnaby-Kensington Park - Port Moody ,. N. Vancouver-Mahon Park Burnaby South - - Abbotsford- Mill lake Chilliwack - Surrey East Burnaby Mountain - Coquitlam - Maple Ridlle - Mission Pitt Meadows - • Ma ximum i-Hour Average (.' Agassiz - • Annual Average langley Abbotsford Airport Hope o so 100 10 20 30 40 60 70 80 90 110 Concentration (ppb) Sulphur Dioxide (S02) - 2016 Metro Vancouver Annual Objective (12 ppb) I I I Metro Vancouver 1- Ho ur Object ive (75 ppb) Chilliw ack PortMo ody I Burnaby-Capito I Hill Burnaby N orth • - N. Vancouver-Mahon Park N. Vancouver-2nd Narr ows lan gley Abbotsford Air port Burnaby-Kensington Park l1li I Tsa\ilWa . l1li Richmond So uth Vancouver-Downt own Abbotsford- Mill lake ~ r- Burnaby So uth • Maximum 1-Hour Average Pitt Mead ows • Annual Average port Richmond-Air 10 20 30 40 50 60 '70 80 90 Concentration (ppb) 6

11/1/2017 Summary of 2016 Air Quality • Regional ambient air quality has generally improved • No air quality advisories issued in 2016 • Two monitoring stations as well as several specialized studies in Delta have helped our understanding of air quality in Delta • Air quality in Delta generally compares favourably to other areas • In 2016, the Tsawwassen and North Delta stations met all air quality objectives 2017 - An unprecedented summer of advisories July 2017 Su M T W Th F Sa F Sa 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 ~ 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IE 19 20 21 22 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 Ground Level Ozone Adviso~y Fine Particulate Matter Advisory III Fine Particulate Matter & Ground Level Ozone Advisory I " 7

. ~ ~ Efe~ated .~ ~ 11/ 1/ 20 17 Summer 2017 in historical context 16 14 12 f(eason for Adv I sory 10 _ Efev:;ted Ozone _ PM "0 '0 _ Elevated ozone and PM Local Fire :u B .c E S 6 c:- o 4 '0 ,;: 2 o 6 D . Satellite view of a "good air" day 8

11/1/2017 Satellite vi~w of September 6 wildfire smoke I r .1 '. , .. , Summer 2017 • Summer 2017 heavily influenced by out-of-region wildfire smoke • Significant impacts to both particulate matter and ozone • Changing climate may increase wildfire frequency / severity 9

11/1/2017 ! Air Monitoring Studies • Particulate matter monitoring on Annacis Island • Detailed report on coal monitoring in Delta • Pilot near-road air quality monitoring Caring for the Air - 2017 • Climate actions • Transportation effects and solutions • Marine ECA update • Backgrounders • Regulatory activity • Open burning • Air quality review 10

O. 1 ~ 11/1/2017 4.5% Sulphur Levels Allowed in Ma rine Fuel " ! t B EF OR E 20 12 JAN - JUL 20 2 AUG 2012 - D EC 2014 20 50 NINA RD Marine Emission Control Area update 11