Eastern Kern APCD CDAWG UPDATE NOVEMBER 6 2019
Eastern Kern APCD CDAWG UPDATE NOVEMBER 6, 2019 1 WWW. KERNAIR. ORG
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District Information q. Area: 3, 707 square miles q. Population: 137, 000 (approximate) q. Staff: 10 1 3 WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 3
Title V Sources (10) q. Cal Portland Cement q. Lehigh Cement q. National Cement ØGolden Queen Mining Company (40 CFR 63, Subpart EEEEEEE (7 E)) ØUS Borax §Naval Air Weapons Station §Edwards Air Force Base v. Mojave – Rosamond Recycling & Sanitary Landfill v. Ridgecrest Recycling & Sanitary Landfill v. Tehachapi Sanitary Landfill (40 CFR Part 60, subpart WWW) WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 4
Cannabis ØStarted permitting cannabis operations in 2018 ØWhy are permits required? ØPTO required for both cannabis cultivation and processing. ØRule 201, Cannabis cultivation and processing produces VOCs. ØRule 201, odor control is used as a control device, thus requiring a permit per Rule 201. ØEngines/generators require additional permit. WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 5
Cannabis Cultivation Ø California City ordinance § Indoor cultivation only (Greenhouse or industrial building) § Odor control device required Ø District Policy § One PTO per building, greenhouse, etc. § BACT https: //www. urbanorganicyield. com/best-carbon-filter-size/ WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 6
Cannabis Extraction Ø Hash-Oil Extraction –VOC § Most common extraction method § Solvent based (Propane, Butane, Ethanol) Ø Concentrate types Shatter Crumble & honeycomb Budder & badder CO 2 oil THC oil Butane-Honey Oil (BHO) Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) Ø Emissions ≈ 0. 07 lb solvent/ lb of material https: //coloradocannabistours. com/guides/concentrates-oil-wax-dabs / https: //bhogart. com/product/bfo-pilot-extraction-system / WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 7
Cannabis Permitting Projects ØCurrently for 2019: Category # of ATC Issued # of PTO Issued # of Facilities Cultivation 20 0 10 Extraction 0 2 # of PTO Issued # of Facilities Cultivation 1 0 1 Extraction 0 1 2 ØTotal for 2018 Category # of ATC Issued 1 WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 8
Air Monitor Upgrades-Canebrake q. New EBAM plus w/ data logger q High Volume Air Sampler § § External AC Vacuum Pump § Continuous Monitoring § Satellite data communication Required weekly maintenance WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 9
Air Monitor Upgrade. Canebrake Continued… q. New meteorological tower q. Wind Speed and wind direction q. Temperature and Relative Humidity https: //metone. com/products/air-quality-weather-station/ WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 10
Air Monitor Upgrades-Ridgecrest q. New Sonic Wind Sensor q Rebuild for old sensor was not cost effective q. New real time data logger q Communication system provided by Agilaire q Live Air Data will soon be available in our website WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 11
AB 617 Status q District in the process of deploying 15 purple air monitors throughout the district. q Primary locations: schools, fire stations § Monitor requires Wi-Fi and accessible power WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 12
Attainment Information q. Indian Wells Valley PM 10 attainment area changed from Attainment to Attainment Maintenance § Area designated attainment back in 2002 § District currently working on second attainment maintenance plan § Plan to be presented to the Board of Directors in 2020 WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 13
New office ØOfficial move in July, 2019! ØAlso: Now able to process credit card payments! EASTERN KERN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT, 2700 M STREET, SUITE 302, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301 14
Contact Information Miguel Sandoval Air Quality Engineer Sandovalm@kerncounty. com (661) 862 -5250 WWW. KERNAIR. ORG 15
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