Appendixes o the draft environmental impact statement, environmental impact report for the Eagle Mountain Landfill Project, specific plan no. 252 v. 2

604 Pages·1991·96.8 MB·English

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Appendixes to the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report
for the Eagle Mountain Landfill Project
(Volume II of II)
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Appendixes Volume
II
E: Air Quality Report
F: Biology Technical Report
G: Mining and Mineral Resources
H: Noise Technical Report
I: Cultural Resource Survey
J: Paleontological Resource Assessment
K: Mitigation and Monitoring Program

APPENDIX E

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AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF PROPOSED
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SIERRA RESEARCH, INC
1521 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
PART I ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 1
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1 GEOGRAPHY/TOPOGRAPHY 1
A. South Coast Air Basin 1
B Southeast Desert Air Basin 1
2 METEOROLOGY 2
A. South Coast Air Basin 2
B Southeast Desert Air Basin 3
3 EXISTING AIR QUALITY - OVERVIEW 5
4 CRITERIA POLLUTANTS - AIR QUALITY TRENDS 8
A. Ozone 8
B. Nitrogen Dioxide 11
C Carbon Monoxide 16
D Sulfur Dioxide 22
E Particulate Sulfates 30
F. Fine Particulates (PM10) 35
5 OTHER AIR QUALITY ISSUES 40
A. Regional Visibility 40
B. Acid Deposition 43
C Toxic Air Pollutants 44
D Interbasin Transport 46
E Global Warming 50
6 REGULATORY SETTING 51
A. Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration
Program 51
B. Federal New Source Performance Standards 54
C California Clean Air Act 55