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.

Regional Haze Implementation Plan Status Summary page updated (12/23/09)
The SIP Status page, used to track progress toward the completion of Regional Haze SIPs and FIPs across the WRAP region, has been updated after the December 17, 2009 Implementation WorkGroup call. Below the SIP Status Summary on the front page, there are direct links to the WRAP regional analysis documentation for §308 and §309 of the Regional Haze Rule are available, as well as to a status summary of BART determinations work by the states and EPA. Direct links to the TSS, VIEWS, EDMS, and FETS technical decision support systems are now available at the bottom of the lefthand button bar. Please contact Don Arkell or Lee Gribovicz with questions or to update the SIP or BART status tables.

WRAP BART Clearinghouse
For several years through 2009 the WRAP maintained a BART Clearinghouse and updated that clearinghouse with BART information as States promulgated their individual BART Rules, made preliminary BART determinations, required BART analyses from “Subject to BART” sources, and reviewed those analyses for making decisions on final BART control requirements. As this was a labor intensive effort to gather and summarize this BART information, and as WRAP funding is being reduced, the Implementation Workgroup determined that this effort was more demanding than could be sustained. Thus they gave direction to WRAP staff to “freeze” the BART Clearinghouse with the December 10, 2009 update of the BART Summary Spreadsheet and Detailed Discussion Document. As an alternative, the WRAP is providing website links to the individual State Regional Haze pages and where available, to those States’ BART determination pages, such that interested parties can get BART information directly from the States. The “frozen” December 10th Clearinghouse Update and the new State BART links are accessed from the “SIP Status Summary – BART” link found in the blue banner in the upper left of the WRAP homepage, and reside at the following address: http://www.wrapair.org/forums/ssjf/bart.html.

Oil & Gas Greenhouse Gas Protocol Project Update (12/19/08)
On behalf of the New Mexico Environment Department, the California Air Resources Board, and The Climate Registry, WRAP staff are coordinating an O&G exploration and production greenhouse gas reporting protocol development project. The project will support mandatory reporting requirements to be promulgated by NM and CA for the Western Climate Initiative (WCI). The project will also develop and support adoption of a comprehensive voluntary reporting protocol by TCR. Activities and work products are available on the O&G GHG Protocol project webpage. Please contact Tom Moore for more information.

Air Managers Committee completes Workshop on Regional Support for Air Quality Planning in the West (10/6/08)
The AMC has completed a workshop to review the work remaining to complete the foundational regional haze plans, as well as reviewing ideas for future technical work priorities and concepts for the WRAP organizational structure. The workshop participants reviewed key technical findings and recommendations for future WRAP workplans and updates on WRAP project activities to assist states with regional haze planning and implementation. Materials from the workshop are posted at: http://www.wrapair.org/forums/amc/meetings/080930m

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.