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(  Regardingthe"Natural"vsAnthropogenicDefinitionofDust,aScopeofWork   hasbeendevelopedtohireacontractorfor"testing"theDEJFsdefinitions O  ofdust.AtthismeetingwereviewedthecontentofthisSOW,andnotedthat H  theproposalsaredueNovember26th,fortheproject.  TherewasalsoapresentationondustemissionresearchintheNorthern o ChihuahuanDesert,whichlookedatthedustpotentialfromvariousvegetation 7h classesinthearea.Theconclusionwasthatmostofthevegetationclasses 0 dontallowgenerationoflargeamountsofdust,butthemesquiteclassisthe  exception.Andsincethemesquiteecosystemisthedominantareainthis  Chihuahuandesertregion,thereisthepotentialforsignificantdustdespite W thefactthatsignificantvegetationmaybepresent. P Participantswereremindedthatinordertoprepare308&309SIPs,the  DEJFmustmakeaProjectionoftheDustEmissionInventoryto2018.Therewas w discussionofplannedWRAPinventoryprojectiontechniquesforroaddustand ?p windblowndust,aswellasforstationary&areasources,andtherewas  8 discussionofftheimplicationsofdustissuesontheseprojections.Mike    EdwardsvolunteeredtobetheDEJFliaisontoworkontheseprojectionswith !! theEmissionForumandtheRegionalModelingCentertoensureaconsistent _"" approachandassumptionsregardingdustissues. '#X# AtthelastmeetingGailCookeofNewMexico,volunteeredtocoordinatea $% grouptoevaluatedustcontrolstrategiesforthe308&309SIPprocesses. %& Thisdateitwasreportedthattheeffortisjustgettingunderway. G&x' TheideahasbeenraisedforaFugitiveDustConferencetobeheldinthe ' ) Springof2005.Thisdatethegroupdiscussedanumberofpotential ( * conferencetopics,basicallyfollowingtheformatoftheFugitiveDust g)!+ Handbook(ie/sources,emissions&controloptions).Asubcommitteewas /*`", draftedfororganizingthisconference. *(#- Aproposaltoimplementa"DustWatch"systemdiscussed,whichwouldencourage ,$/  "fieldobservers"toreportdusteventstotheweb,toimproveour O-%0 understandingoftheoccurrenceoftheseeventsandtheircontributionto  RegionalHaze.   HighlightsoftherecentAshevilleVisibilityConferencewerereviewedfor ' X participants,anditwasnotedthatVicEtyemeziangaveapresentationonthe   WRAPdustworkatthemeeting.   RegardingtheAttributionofHazeReport,thecontractorexplainedthatthe G x purposewastoputtogetheracompilationofWRAPmonitoring,modelingand @ emissioninventorydata,andtoanalyzethosedatatoshowthegeographic   locationandtypesofsourcesaffectingeachoftheClassIareasintheWRAP   region.Thereisawebsitesetupforthisprojectat: g  @ 4 O  5  www.wrapair.org/forums/aoh/ars1/index.html6!O"   74"Ԁ (  Participantsweregivenanexplanationofthedatasetsthatarebeingused   fortheproject,andshowedavarietyofdisplaysthatthereportwill O  incorporatetoexplaintheimpactstotheWRAPClassIareas.TheAoH H  WorkgroupwillhavetheDraftFinalReportDecember14th.  Adiscussionwasheldonsomeoftheanalyticaltechniquesthatmightbeused o toidentify"natural"sourceofdustintheRegionalHazeattributionefforts, 7h andhowthisinformationmightbecommunicatedtoWRAPstakeholders. 0 ThefullAgendaforthisNovember1516thmeetingisattachedunderAppendixI  ofthismemo. W A) xdExA  @, MeetingDetails  ?p @ HDustEmissionResearchintheNorthernChihuahuanDesertH     DaleGillettebeganthemeetingwithapresentationondustemissionresearch _"" intheNorthernChihuahuanDesert(AppendixII).Heleadoffbysayingthat '#X# themainfocusofhistalkwasthatthereisdustgeneratednotonlyby # $ mechanicalmeansfromsourcessuchastrafficonunpavedroadsorindustrial $% activity,butalsofromwinderosionindesertareas,evenwheresignificant %& vegetationispresent.TheworkhedescribedwascompletedintheChihuahuan G&x' desertareaofnorthernNewMexico.Thevegetationclassesinthearea '@( includemesquite,creosotebush,snakeweed,tarbush,playagrammagrasses, ' ) otheruplandgrasses,yucca,mixedareas,andbarrenareas.Regardingdust ( * potential,mostofthesevegetationclassesdonthavealotofdust,but g)!+ mesquiteistheexception.Andinacreage,themesquiteecosystemisthe /*`", dominantareainthisChihuahuandesertregion(seemap).Thewinderosion *(#- beginsaboutatawindspeedofabout100cm/sec(2.2mph). +#.   ,$/ &     @  HUpdateonFugitiveDustHandbook&WebsiteH   RichardCountessistheconsultantwiththecontractforpreparingthe _  electronicFugitiveDusthandbook,andthisdatehegaveanupdateofthe ' X '+projectstatus(AppendixIII).Thisdatehedistributedhardcopyofthedraft   handbook,whichisnowupandondisplayattheHandbookWebsiteat:   @ #4 O  5  www.wrapair.org/forums/dejf/fdh6.O$.   7R.Ԁ G x Heemphasizedthattheintentofthishandbookwastocompileatonelocation,   ascompletearesourceaspossibleofdustemissionsources,emission   calculationmethods,controloptionsandcontrolcostestimates.The8 g  sourcesconsideredforthishandbookare: mechanicallygeneratedsources 󀄄 /`  agriculturaltilling,construction/demolition,materialshandling,paved& (  unpavedroads...and... windblowndustsources fromagriculturallands,other   openareasandstoragepilewinderosion.   HedemonstratedtheHandbookWebsiteformeetingparticipants,andsuggestions H  forimprovement/revisionsweretaken.Commentsaretobetakenthoughtheend  ofNovember,andthehandbookwillbefinalizedDecember15,2004.  @* HProjectUpdatesH  7h @)<PMFineFraction<  TheRFPisnowoutandproposalsareduebyNovember19,2004. W @ <Projectionof2018DustEmissionInventory<  ToinformDEJFmembersontheWRAPinventoryactivities,TomMooreleda w discussionontheprojectionofthe2018SIPinventories.Hishandout ?p (AppendixIV)liststhevariouscalculationmethodsfor:  8 1)0  roaddustEFwilladjustthecurrentinventoryw/newVMTprojections; !! nootherdatacollection)_""(#(# 2)0  windblowndust(RMCwillusethe2002inventoryasisfor2018[02met '#X# conditions,butnoadjustmentsforclimatetrend,Agacreage,etc])# $(#(# 3)0  stationary&areasources(SSJFwillcontractprojections,includingthe $% effectsof"rulesonthebooks)%&(#(# Therewasadiscussionontheimplicationsofdustissuesonthese '@( projections,anditwassuggestedthattheDEJFshoulddesignatealiaisonto ' ) workontheseprojectionstoensureaconsistentapproachandassumptions. ( * MikeEdwardsvolunteeredtotakeonthistask. g)!+ @\ \ <EvaluatingDustControlStrategies< *(#- GailCookeofNewMexicoiscoordinatingagrouptoevaluatedustcontrol ,$/ strategiesforthe308&309SIPprocesses.Thisdateitwasreportedthat O-%0 theeffortisjustgettingunderway. .H&1 Ї&  @'<2005DustConference<  DuaneOnodiscussedideasforaFugitiveDustConferencetobeheldinthe _  Springof2005.Hishandout(AppendixV)listsanumberofpotential ' X '9conferencetopics.Basicallyhethoughttheconferencewouldbasicallyfollow   theformatoftheFugitiveDustHandbook,talkingaboutthesources,the   emissionsandthecontroloptions.Volunteersfororganizingthistask   includedRobFarber,LeeAlter,SusanHardyandJeanPaulHuys. G x @JJ(<DustWatchProposal<   LeeAlterdiscussedaproposaltoimplementa"DustWatch"system,toimprove g  ourunderstandingofdusteventsandtheircontributiontoRegionalHaze /`  (AppendixVII).Parametersofconcernincludefrequency,magnitude,spatial (  extent,transportdistance,sourcelocation,sourcetypeandcomparisonof   eventsvs.backgroundlevels.Henotedthatdusteventsarehighlyepisodic   anddifficulttodocument,buthefeltthatthereisalargebodyof O  continuousdata(FASTNET)whichaninexpensivegraduatestudentorintern H  couldevaluateonarealtimebasis.TheWRAPwouldencourage"field  observers"toreporteventstotheweb,producingalogofevents.Thislog  wouldbeusedinconjunctionwithotherassessmentstoidentifythemost o appropriatecontrolstrategiesforSIPsandTIPs. 7h @* *  HHighlightsofAshevilleVisibilityConferenceH   LeeAltergaveanbriefoverviewoftheAshevilleVisibilityConferenceheld W earlierthismonth.HenotedthatVicEtyemeziangaveapresentationonthe P WRAPdustworkatthemeeting.Therewasapresentationonairpollution  attributionfortheCityofPhoenixusingreceptortechniques,showingamajor  sourceofPMemissionsisamineontheedgeofthecity.Thereweremaps w presentedof2003dataforvisibilitycomponentsinthecentralportionofthe ?p UnitedStates.Thewintermonthsshownitratebeingadominantcomponentin  8 thisCENRAPregion,whileSouthernCaliforniaistheonlyareaofelevated    nitrateintheWRAP.Ingeneral,sulfatetrendsshowreductionsoverthebulk !! ofthecountry. _"" CoarsemassalsoshowshighvaluesintheCENRAPregion,butthedatashows # $ thatSycamoreCanyoninNorthernArizonahasthehighestsoilmassinthe $% country.Mr.AlterdidsomefurtheranalysisonthisSycamoreCanyondata, %& andfoundthatthedataappearstoreflecttrueconditions.Hecomparedthe G&x' SycamoreCanyondatawithPhoenix,andwiththeGrandCanyon,withresults '@( showingthatSycamoreCanyonshowsnolinkagewitheitheroftheseother ' ) sites.Hetriedtoanalyzethechemicalcompositionofthesoilsdata,butit ( * willtakemoreevaluationtodrawgoodconclusions. g)!+ @  HOverviewofAttributionofHazeReportH  *(#- JoeAdlhochofAirResourceSpecialistsgaveapresentationonthestatusof ,$/ theAttributionofHazereport(AppendixVII).HeexplainedthatARSwas O-%0 hiredtoputtogetheracompilationofWRAPmonitoring,modelingandemission .H&1 inventorydata,andtoanalyzethosedatatoshowthegeographiclocationand  typesofsourcesaffectingeachoftheClassIareasintheWRAPregion.  Thereisawebsitesetupforthisprojectat: _  @ 48 O  5  www.wrapair.org/forums/aoh/ars1/index.html6JO$J   7RJԀ   ThisdateJoeexplainedthedatasetsthatarebeingusedfortheproject,and   showedavarietyofdisplaysthatthereportwillincorporatetoexplainthe G x impactstotheWRAPClassIareas.ThefulldraftoftheAoHreportwillbe @ giventotheAoHWorkgroupattheirmeetingfollowingthisone,andARSwill   submittheDraftFinaltotheworkgroupbyDecember_14th_.   @  HWindblownDustModeling&InventoryStatusH  /`  GerryMansellof_ENVIRON_Ԁgaveapresentation(AppendixVIII)ofstatusof   developmentofPhaseIIforaWRAPwindblowndustinventory.PhaseIIofthe   projectwastoimprovethegeneralwindtunnelbased"MacDougallMethod"for O  calculatingwindblowndust.ENVIRONwastoupdatethegriddedPMinventory H  for2002,refinethethresholdfrictionvelocitiesforgeneratingdust  emissions,developimprovedemissionsflux,improvevacantland  characterization(disturbance,landuse,dustreservoirs),andthenconducta o performanceevaluationofthePhasetomodel.Hecoveredthedatasetsthat 7h wereused,anddescribedtheassumptionsregardingsoilreservoirsand 0 responsestoprecipitationevents.  Gerrythendescribedthemodelsimulationsfortwoscenarios.UnderPhaseI, W thethresholdvelocitieswereuniform,butthesethresholdvelocitieswere P variedunderPhaseII.Scenario"C"hadnolimitationondusteventduration,  whileScenario"D"dusteventswerelimitedto10hours/day.Theyassumed  that10%ofthelandsweredisturbedforPhaseII.Thresholdvelocitieswere w ofthevaluesforundisturbedlandsongrasses/shrublandsand27%ofthe ?p undisturbedthresholdvelocitiesforbarrenlands.Windblowndustemission  8 totalswereover3MMTPYfortheWRAPstatesunderScenario"C",droppingto    alittlelessthan2.2_MM_ԀTPYunderScenario"D". !! GerryalsowentovertheModelPerformanceEvaluationworkthathasbeen '#X# completed.TheNextStepsrecommendedby_ENVIRONinclude_: # $ ̄0  completemodelperformanceevaluation(endof2004)%&(#(# Є0  addressdeficienciesinAgdataforEasternStatesG&x'(#(# Є0  rerunmodelwiththelatestMM5data'@((#(# Є0  makeuseof12KMresolutionMM5data' )(#(# Є0  applythemodeltosmallregionsforverificationofassumptions( *(#(# Є0  applythetransportfractionbycountyforairqualitymodelingg)!+(#(# @vv& HCausesofDustAnalysisH  *(#-  ,VicEtyemezianthengaveapresentationontheCausesofDustAnalysisthat ,$/ DRIisundertakingfortheDEJFutilizingdetailedevaluationofWRAP O-%0 monitoringdata(AppendixIX).DRIhasidentifiedthe20%worstvisibility .H&1 daysatWRAPClassIareaswheredustisthedominantcomponentofimpairment.  ForeachWorstDustDay,theScopeofWorkcallforthemtofindappropriate  criteria/toolstoclassifythecausesas: _  ̄0  AsianOrigin (#(# Є0  RegionalWindblownDust(morethan1siteaffected) (#(#   0  Dustmostlyfrom"near"monitor (#(#   0  DustmostlyfromotherareasinregionG x(#(# Є0  LocalWindblownDust(only1siteaffected)@(#(# Є0  Wildfire? (#(# Є0  Other/Unknown (#(# ThisdatehereviewedtheworkthatDRIhascompletedlookingatAsianDust /`  eventsandatwindblowndust.DRIhasdevelopedascoringmethodfor (  identifyingthechemicalsignatureofAsianDust(Al/Si,Al/Ca,K/Fe)ratios.   Regardingwindblowndust,theyhavebeenabletoestablishthatarelationship O  existsbetweenwindspeedanddustforalimitednumberofsites.Thebasic H  approachistoassociateasmanyWRAPIMPROVEsitesaspossiblewithanearby  meteorologystations(_RAWS_ԀandISHnetworks),andwherearelationshipexists  betweendustandwind,thentheygothroughthe20012003datasetandflag o sampledayswhendusthasprobablelocalwindblownorigin.Theylookatthe 7h spatialextentofthedusteventtoidentify:_sites_Ԁwherenearbysourcescause 0 dust,sitesinfluencedbydusttransportfromupwind,oracombinationof  thesetwoinfluences.Locallygeneratedwindblowndustconsidersonlywinds  abovea_14mph_Ԁthreshold.Thismethodidentifiesperiodswindsarehigh W enoughtocauselocaldust,andgivesveryapproximatevalueforhowmuchdust P generatedlocally.  Dr.Etyemizianthengaveanumberofexamplesofimplementationofthis w analyticaltechnique.Attheendofhispresentation,henotedthatDRImust ?p "cleanup"thismethodbytweaking,addingsitesandcheckingforerrors.  8 Thenthemethodwouldbeusedinconjunctionwith_Asiandustflag_,toassess    apparentcausesofdustforeasyepisodes. !! @* *  H"Natural"vsAnthropogenicDefinitionofDustH  '#X# ThisdateLee_Alter_ԀreviewedtheScopeofWorkthathasbeendevelopedtohire $% acontractorfor"testing"theDEJFsdefinitionsofdust.Thetasks_include_: %& 1FeasibilityAnalysis(evaluatefeasibilityofimplementingthedefinition) '@( 2RefinementoftheDefinitions(recommendrefinementsbasedonfeasibility) ' ) 3DefinitionFinalization(supportinpublicreview) ( * 4ImplementationSupport(supportinimplementationofthefinaldefinition) g)!+ AclarificationcallforpotentialcontractorswasscheduledforNovember_16th_ *(#- andproposalsaredueNovember26,2004undertheprojectRFP. +#.   ,$/ &     @ HAttributionofHazeto"Natural"&ManMadeSourcesH   TomMoore&JoeAdlhochleadadiscussiononsomeoftheanalyticaltechniques _  thatmightbeusedtoidentify"natural"sourceintheRegionalHaze ' X 'gattributionefforts,andhowthisinformationmightbecommunicatedtoWRAP   stakeholders.       _  W <l   @66*APPENDIXI  @  DustEmissionJointForumMeetingAgenda   @ #November1516,2004@LasVegas `  @3  @<   @)APPENDIXII  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   ̀@FFDaleGillettePresentationSlides:NorthernChihuahuanDesertDustResearch  ( x  <l   @)APPENDIXIII  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   @RichardCountessPresentationSlides:FugitiveDustHandbookUpdate  @<   @)APPENDIXIV  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   @. . TomMooreHandout:2018DustProjectionRecommendations       @66*APPENDIXV  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   @ DuaneOnoHandout:2005FugitiveDustConference  @ @3       @)APPENDIXVI  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   ̀@( ( LeeAlterPresentationSlides:DustWatchProposal  ( x _ <l   @)APPENDIXVII  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   @JoeAdlhochPresentationSlides:_AttributionofHazeProjectUpdate_Ԉ  @< _  @(APPENDIXVIII  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   @FFGerryMansellPresentationSlides:PhaseIIWindblownDustInventoryUpdate     _  @)APPENDIXIX  @llDustEmissionJointForumNovember1516,2004LasVegasMeeting   @ffVicEtyemeziansPresentationSlides:CausesofHazeUpdate