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Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Initial Draft Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Initial Draft Diesel PM Mitigation Plan for the Diesel PM Mitigation Plan for the ICTF/Dolores ICTF/Dolores Railyards Railyards

California Environmental Protection Agency California Environmental Protection Agency

Air Resources Board Air Resources Board

November 12, 2008 November 12, 2008

Overview of Meeting Overview of Meeting

• ARB

ARB

• Background on the UP ICTF/Dolores

Background on the UP ICTF/Dolores railyard railyard health risk health risk assessment assessment

• Process for the development of draft railyard mitigation plans

Process for the development of draft railyard mitigation plans

• Explain existing locomotive and railyard regulations and

Explain existing locomotive and railyard regulations and agreements agreements

• UP

UP

• Present initial draft railyard mitigation plan for UP ICTF/Dolor

Present initial draft railyard mitigation plan for UP ICTF/Dolores es railyards railyards

• Discuss next steps to identify and discuss additional mitigation

Discuss next steps to identify and discuss additional mitigation measures measures

• Community members encouraged to discuss and provide

Community members encouraged to discuss and provide comments comments

Background Background

• This effort is part of our commitment to

This effort is part of our commitment to address pollution impacts on communities address pollution impacts on communities

• ARB Goods Movement Plan

ARB Goods Movement Plan

• Reduce risks by at least 85 percent by 2020

Reduce risks by at least 85 percent by 2020

• ARB/UP/BNSF Railroad Agreement

ARB/UP/BNSF Railroad Agreement

• Reduce exposure to toxic diesel PM as quickly as

Reduce exposure to toxic diesel PM as quickly as possible possible

• Railyard health risk assessments

Railyard health risk assessments

• 18 railyard health risk assessments finalized by

18 railyard health risk assessments finalized by July 2008 July 2008

Railyard Mitigation Plan Process Railyard Mitigation Plan Process

• Railroads prepare initial draft railyard mitigation plans

Railroads prepare initial draft railyard mitigation plans

• Pursuant to the 2005 Agreement

Pursuant to the 2005 Agreement

• ARB provides technical review of draft plans

ARB provides technical review of draft plans

• No

No ARB endorsement or approval of the draft plans ARB endorsement or approval of the draft plans

• Public meeting to discuss the draft plans and

Public meeting to discuss the draft plans and additional mitigation measures additional mitigation measures

• Revise the plans based on public comments

Revise the plans based on public comments

• UP finalizes the plans

UP finalizes the plans

Existing Control Measures Existing Control Measures

• Locomotives:

Locomotives:

• Statewide Railroad Agreement (2005)

Statewide Railroad Agreement (2005)

• ARB Diesel Fuel Regulation of Intrastate Locomotives (2007)

ARB Diesel Fuel Regulation of Intrastate Locomotives (2007)

• U.S. EPA Locomotive Emission Standards (2008)

U.S. EPA Locomotive Emission Standards (2008)

• 1998 South Coast Locomotive

1998 South Coast Locomotive NOx NOx Fleet Average Agreement (2010) Fleet Average Agreement (2010)

• Non

Non-

• Locomotives:

Locomotives:

• ARB Cargo Handling Equipment Regulation (2007)

ARB Cargo Handling Equipment Regulation (2007)

• ARB On

ARB On-

• Road Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Regulation (2007)

Road Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Regulation (2007)

• ARB Port and Intermodal

ARB Port and Intermodal Railyard Railyard Truck Regulation (2010) Truck Regulation (2010)

• ARB ATCM for Transport Refrigeration (2010)

ARB ATCM for Transport Refrigeration (2010)

• ARB Tier

ARB Tier-

• 4

4 Nonroad Nonroad Diesel Diesel-

• Fueled Emission Standards (2011

Fueled Emission Standards (2011-

• 15)

15)

• ARB

ARB’ ’s s Proposed Proposed Existing Private Truck Fleet Regulation (2010) Existing Private Truck Fleet Regulation (2010)

• ARB Board will consider in December 2008

ARB Board will consider in December 2008

Statewide Locomotive DPM Emissions Statewide Locomotive DPM Emissions

6.2 5.0 2.2

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Year Diesel PM Emission (TPD)

1) 1998 US EPA Locomotive Rulemaking 2) 2005 ARB /Railroad Statewide Agreement 3) 1998 Locomotive NOx Fleet Average Agreement in the SCAB 4) 2007 CARB Diesel Fuel Regulation for Intrastate Locomotives

Baseline (without controls) Baseline (with existing controls

1 , 2 , 3 & 4

) 2 8 E P A R u l e m a k i n g

Distribution of 18 Railyard Diesel PM Distribution of 18 Railyard Diesel PM Emissions by Source Category Emissions by Source Category

Cargo Handling Equipment

Locomotives HDD Trucks TRUs Other

2% 22% 26% 11% 39%

8 Intermodal Railyards DPM Emission Inventory (2005)

Locomotives 96%

10 Classification Railyards DPM Emission Inventory (2005)

Diesel PM Emissions from 18 Railyards Diesel PM Emissions from 18 Railyards (Assumes average 80% reduction by 2020) (Assumes average 80% reduction by 2020)

50 100 150 200 250 (tons pe r y e a r) 2005 2010 2015 2020

Total Locomotives Trucks Cargo TRUs Other

UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards

UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards Diesel PM Emissions Diesel PM Emissions

5 10 15 20 25 2005 2007 2010 2016

Off-road Vehicles & Equip. Cargo Handling Equipment On-road Diesel Trucks Locomotives

23.7 18.4 11.8 5.4

Tons per Year Year

Health Risk Assessments: Health Risk Assessments: Estimating Health Effects Estimating Health Effects

Predicted Diesel PM Level Number

• f People

X

Cancer Potency

=

Estimated Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk Cancer Effects Health Studies Estimated Cases per year Non-Cancer Effects

Do: Do:

• Provide an estimate of the amount of a pollutant in the air

Provide an estimate of the amount of a pollutant in the air

• Predict or estimate the lifetime cancer risk and other

Predict or estimate the lifetime cancer risk and other health impacts health impacts – – in this case for diesel PM in this case for diesel PM Don Don’ ’t: t:

• Actually measure amount of diesel PM in the air

Actually measure amount of diesel PM in the air

• Gather/use health data on local residents

Gather/use health data on local residents

Estimated Estimated Potential Potential Cancer Cancer Risks Risks in 2005 in 2005

Local and Regional Diesel PM Sources Local and Regional Diesel PM Sources

DPM Sources DPM Sources Locomotives Locomotives Cargo Cargo Handling Handling Equip. Equip. On On-

• Road

Road Diesel Diesel Trucks Trucks Off Off-

• Road

Road Diesel Diesel Engines and Engines and Others Others Total Total

South Coast Air South Coast Air Basin Basin 300 300 5,000 5,000 2,000 2,000 5,000 5,000 7,800 7,800 Ports of LA/LB Ports of LA/LB 20 20 170 170 40 40 1,570 1,570 1,800 1,800 UP ICTF/Dolores UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards Railyards 9.8 9.8 4.4 4.4 7.5 7.5 2.0 2.0 23.7 23.7 (tons per year in 2005)

UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards UP ICTF/Dolores Railyards Estimated Changes in DPM Cancer Risks by 2016 Estimated Changes in DPM Cancer Risks by 2016

(from existing measures) (from existing measures)

• MICR

MICR (Maximum Individual Cancer Risk)

(Maximum Individual Cancer Risk)

800 800 ~ 180 ~ 180

• Exposed Population

Exposed Population (> 10 in a million)

(> 10 in a million)

597,500 597,500 ~ 84,500 ~ 84,500

Summary Summary

• Diesel PM public health risks are still too high in 2015

Diesel PM public health risks are still too high in 2015

• The mitigation plan provides significant diesel PM

The mitigation plan provides significant diesel PM emissions reductions from 2010 to 2015 and later emissions reductions from 2010 to 2015 and later

• However, still need to accelerate and provide more

However, still need to accelerate and provide more diesel PM emissions reductions diesel PM emissions reductions

• ARB is preparing a technical document to evaluate:

ARB is preparing a technical document to evaluate:

• Feasibility and costs of additional locomotive and railyard

Feasibility and costs of additional locomotive and railyard mitigation measures mitigation measures

• Provide earlier and more locomotive and railyard emissions

Provide earlier and more locomotive and railyard emissions reductions reductions

ARB Technical Evaluation Document ARB Technical Evaluation Document

Strategies to Accelerate and Further Reduce Railyard and Strategies to Accelerate and Further Reduce Railyard and California Statewide Locomotive Emissions California Statewide Locomotive Emissions

• Separate and complementary effort

Separate and complementary effort

• Evaluate potential strategies based on the

Evaluate potential strategies based on the following criteria: following criteria:

• Technical feasibility

Technical feasibility

• Potential emission reductions

Potential emission reductions

• Costs and cost

Costs and cost-

• effectiveness

effectiveness

• Not

Not intended to address implementation issues (i.e., intended to address implementation issues (i.e., legal, regulatory, agreement, funding) legal, regulatory, agreement, funding)

• Hold public workshops and request comments

Hold public workshops and request comments Nov Nov-

• Dec 2008

Dec 2008

Contact Information Contact Information Comments and Questions Comments and Questions

• Mr. Harold Holmes,
• Mr. Harold Holmes, Manager, Engineering Evaluation

Manager, Engineering Evaluation Section, Stationary Source Division Section, Stationary Source Division

• 916.324.8029

916.324.8029

• hholmes@arb.ca.gov

hholmes@arb.ca.gov

• Mr. Eugene Yang,
• Mr. Eugene Yang, Lead

Lead Staff, Engineering Evaluation Staff, Engineering Evaluation Section, Stationary Source Division Section, Stationary Source Division

• 916.327.1510

916.327.1510

• eyang@arb.ca.gov

eyang@arb.ca.gov

• ARB Railyard HRA and Mitigation Plan Website

ARB Railyard HRA and Mitigation Plan Website

• http://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/hra/hra.htm

http://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/hra/hra.htm