Air Quality Initiatives and Update Air

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Air QualityInitiatives and Update Air Waste
Management Association

• Iowa Air Quality Bureau
• Overview of Presentations
• Brief Introduction to AQ
• New Services - Process Improvement

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Todays Presentation

• Overview of program initiatives
• Program Development
• State Permitting and Reporting System
• Ambient Air Monitoring
• Compliance Assistance
• Emissions Inventory
• Operating Permits
• Construction Permits And Complex Project Kaizen

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Business Process Improvement (BPI)

• June 2003 Standard Construction Permit Process
• October 2004 Complex Construction Permit Process

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Work Groups

• Animal Feeding Operation Fall 04 Final
• Best Management Practices
• Emissions Characterization
• Dispersion Model(s) Selection
• PSD Reform Rules Fall 04 Final
• PALS
• BAE
• Clean Units
• Exemptions Early Winter 04-05

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Bureau OverviewBudget 11 million (SFY 05)3
funding sources (state funds, federal grants,
Title V)
Staff FTE
Air Quality Bureau 68.5
Administrative Services Bureau 2.0
Contractors (in-house) 3.0
Field Services Bureau 9.0
Legal Services (DNR AG) 2.5
Linn Polk Local Programs , UHL 38.0
UNI DED Small Business Asst. 8.0
Total 131.0
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Air Quality BureauSFY 2005 Funding
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Staffing Contact Information

• Organization Chart
• Phone Numbers

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Other News

• Air Quality Offices - Recarpeting Project
  Asbestos
• Go West
• Enter through East Door of Building, No
  Conference Rooms
• Move Wed. November 17 Monday November 22
• Doubled up and sharing, working at alternate
  locations
• Records Imaging Project Accelerated
• Call Ahead for Con 10-1 Permit files, Con 10-1-3
  Stack Test files
• Move Back By Jan. 1