Welcome to the Western Regional Air Partnership
The purpose of the WRAP is to develop data, tools, and policies needed by states and tribes to improve visibility in parks and wilderness areas across the West.

Technical Oversight Committee holds workshop series to develop detailed 2009 WRAP Workplan (5/27/08)
During 2008, 3 workshops are planned, beginning with the Workshop on Monitoring & Data for Regional Analysis, held May 15-16 in Chandler, AZ. The next workshop in the series will be July 29-30 in Denver, on Regional Emissions & Air Quality Modeling Studies. The 3rd workshop will in late September, on Regional Support for Air Quality Planning in the West. Each workshop will have a report for review and comment. The purpose of the workshop series is to define details of projects and budget for the WRAP 2009 Workplan.

Diesel Retrofit Grant Availability Notice (04/09/08)

Northwest and Pacific Southwest Regions - through the West Coast Collaborative – have announced the availability of approximately $5.1 million to deploy EPA or CARB verified or certified technologies to significantly reduce diesel emissions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the U.S. Pacific island territories, including tribal lands belonging to federally-recognized tribes in those areas. The closing date and time for submission of proposals is Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 5 P.M. more

Intermountain Region - through the Rocky Mountain Collaborative - has announced the availability of approximately $1,600,000 - $2,000,000 to be awarded through a competitive process for projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. EPA Region 8 anticipates awarding approximately 6-10 assistance agreements from this announcement, subject to availability of funds and the quality of proposals received, ranging from $100,000 to $750,000. The closing date and time for receipt of proposals is June 16, 2008, 6 P.M. more

Board adopts 2008-12 Strategic Plan at February 19-20 Meeting (3/10/08) The WRAP 2008-12 Strategic Plan addresses implementation of the Regional Haze SIPs and one-atmosphere analysis in the West for the next 5 years.

WRAP Board Meeting materials - February 19-20, 2008

WRAP BART Clearinghouse (Updated 02/15/08) XLS
This spreadsheet identifies all the BART eligible sources in the WRAP region and tracks their individual status as they proceed through the BART process. This includes the status of “Subject to BART” modeling and determinations, the modeling entities, the impact thresholds used, any BART control limits developed for the source, and the person to contact for further information in each state. The spreadsheet is meant to promote consistency and information sharing among WRAP states and tribes and EPA as they implement BART or alternatives to BART. The clearinghouse will be updated periodically and States, Tribes, and the EPA are encouraged to submit new BART status information to Lee Gribovicz as it becomes available.

Phase III Oil & Gas Emissions Inventory
This joint project of the WRAP and the Independent Petroleum Association of the Mountain States (IPAMS) will continue to improve the quality and expand the completeness of the emissions data from field O&G operations. Information and project updates are available on the Stationary Source Joint Forum's Oil/Gas Area Source Emissions/Controls page (1/28/08)

The complete text of the Regional Haze Rule (§51.300 - §51.309) and Appendix Y “BART Guidelines” is now available. This page may also be accessed through either the “§308 Haze Planning” or the “§309 Haze Planning” pages. (10/31/07)