Summary of Grants Pass PM-10 Maintenance Plan
Background
Grants Pass, Oregon, was designated nonattainment for PM10 upon enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990.
Oregon submitted a maintenance plan and redesignation request on November 4, 2002. EPA approved the maintenance plan and redesignation request on October 27, 2003 (68 FR 61111 (pdf)).
Summary
The plan relies on control strategies needed to maintain attainment of the PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard ( NAAQS) for particulate matter. The strategy focuses on residential wood combustion, open burning, road dust from motor vehicles, and a major new source review program for industry.
Rules
- OAR 340-204-0030 - Designation of Nonattainment Areas
- OAR 340-204-0040 - Designation of Maintenance Areas
- OAR 340-222 - Stationary Source Plant Site Emission Limits
- OAR 340-224 - Major New Source Review
- OAR 340-225 - Air Quality Analysis Requirements
Ordinances and Resolutions
- Grants Pass Ordinance 4982, Re-Codifying Regulations Prohibiting Open Burning and Providing for Permits, September 7, 1999
- Grants Pass Resolution 4502, Urging the Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation to Provide Equity in Funding, March 20, 2002
Contingency Measures
- Phase I – Require review of conditions that caused high concentrations, and recommendations of strategies to address them.
- Phase II – Require implementation of strategies identified in Phase I as well as nonattainment permitting requirements for all new or modified major sources.
EPA Effective Date
December 26, 2003