Infrastructure, rule, & program plans

We submit plans as well as state and local rules to EPA that demonstrate Washington has the tools in place to meet National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Once approved by EPA, these plans for infrastructure, rules, and programs become part of Washington's State Implementation Plan (SIP) for air quality. Plans and rules in Washington's State Implementation Plan are enforceable by EPA and the public.

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We propose revisions to Washington's air quality State Implementation Plan. These revisions show Washington's ability to attain, maintain, enforce, and implement federal air quality standards for 2015 ozone and 2010 sulfur dioxide through infrastructure requirements, including:

Permitting programs
Fees
Personnel
Funding
Monitoring

SIP document	How to comment
Draft SIP Revision: Infrastructure State Implementation Plan for 2015 Ozone and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide	Public comment period: July 15, 2019 – August 30, 2019 • Comment online • Mail comments to: Jacob Berkey, Air Quality Program Washington State Department of Ecology P.O. Box 47600; Olympia, WA 98501-7600 Public hearing (if requested by August 15, 2019 at 5 p.m.): Aug. 29, 2019, 3 p.m. Department of Ecology (map to location) 300 Desmond Drive SE Lacey, WA 98503 For more information, contact Jacob Berkey at 360-407-7086.

SIP document

How to comment

Draft SIP Revision: Infrastructure State Implementation Plan for 2015 Ozone and 2010 Sulfur Dioxide

Public comment period: July 15, 2019 – August 30, 2019

• Comment online
• Mail comments to:
Jacob Berkey, Air Quality Program
Washington State Department of Ecology
P.O. Box 47600; Olympia, WA 98501-7600

Public hearing (if requested by August 15, 2019 at 5 p.m.):
Aug. 29, 2019, 3 p.m.
Department of Ecology (map to location)
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503

For more information, contact Jacob Berkey at 360-407-7086.

Public hearing
We have scheduled a tentative public hearing for Aug. 29, 2019, at 3 p.m. If we do not receive a request for a public hearing by 5 p.m. on August 15, 2019, we will cancel the hearing. We will update this web page with hearing information.

To request a public hearing, use one of the ways listed above.

Accessibility
To request ADA accommodation for the public hearing, email Ecology's ADA coordinator by August 15, 2019. Or call 360-407-6831, 711 (relay service), or 800-833-6384 (TTY).

Infrastructure state implementation plans

When EPA revises or issues a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard, the federal Clean Air Act requires each state to adopt and submit to EPA a plan, called an Infrastructure State Implementation Plan. An infrastructure plan shows how the state will implement, meet, and enforce federal standards for specific air pollutants, such as nitrogen dioxide, particles (also called particulate matter), lead, and ozone. The plan describes the infrastructure Washington has in place to protect air quality, such as:

Legal authority to implement federal standards.
Rules adopted in the plan to meet federal standards.
Air monitors to measure air pollution and determine compliance with the federal standards.
Funding and resources.
Permitting and other programs.
Studies about how air pollution travels to neighboring states.

Español (Spanish)

Ecología propone revisiones al Plan de Implementación Estatal (SIP por sus siglas en inglés) de la calidad del aire. Estas revisiones contienen programas de control de emisiones adicionales o revisados y son únicamente para asegurar que el Estado de Washington tenga el marco básico, incluyendo la autoridad legal y los recursos para poder lograr el cumplimiento con las Normas Nacionales para la Calidad del Aire Ambiental (NAAQS por sus siglas en inglés). Este documento demuestra la capacidad del Estado de Washington para alcanzar, mantener, hacer cumplir e implementar las NAAQS federales para el ozono 2015 (O₃) y el dióxido de azufre 2010 (SO₂). Esta actualización del Plan de Implementación del Estado de Washington para la Infraestructura (ISIP por sus siglas en inglés) muestra nuestros requisitos de infraestructura para la reducción de el dióxido y el dióxido de azufre, que incluyen:

Programas de permisos
Tarifas
Personal
Financiamiento
Monitoreo

Para más información, por favor comuníquese con Jacob Berkey al 360-407-7086 y solicite un intérprete.

中文 (Chinese)

華盛頓州生態管理署提議修訂華盛頓州空氣質量實施計劃。這些修訂包含額外的，或修訂的排放控制計劃，以便能夠符合國家環境空氣質量標準（NAAQS）。本文件顯示華盛頓州有能力獲得，維持，執行和實施聯邦的2015年臭氧（O3）和2010年二氧化硫（SO2）的環境空氣質量標準。華盛頓州基礎設施實施計劃（ISIP）有減少O3和SO2的更新要求。這些包括以下項目:

許可證申請程序
費用
人員
資金
監測

若需更多訊息, 請聯絡 Jacob Berkey 電話: 360-407-7086 並要求提供翻譯員服務。

Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)

Bộ Môi Sinh bang Washington đề xuất sửa đổi Kế hoạch Thực hiện chất lượng không khí (SIP). Những sửa đổi này bao gồm các bổ sung hoặc sửa đổi cho chương trình kiểm soát khí để đảm bảo Bang Washington có cấu trúc cơ bản, bao gồm cả cơ quan pháp lý và tài nguyên, để có thể tuân thủ Tiêu Chuẩn Môi Trường Chất Lượng Không Khí Quốc Gia (NAAQS). Tài liệu này cho thấy bang Washington đủ khả năng đạt được, duy trì, thi hành và triển khai NAAQS của Liên bang cho Ozone 2015 (O3) và Sulfur Dioxide 2010 (SO2). Bản cập nhật Kế Hoạch Triển Khai Cơ Sở Hạ Tầng (ISIP) của Tiểu bang Washington cho thấy các yêu cầu về cơ sở hạ tầng của chúng tôi đối với việc giảm O3 và SO2, bao gồm:

Các chương trình cấp giấy phép
Lệ phí
Nhân viên
Kinh phí
Giám sát

Để biết thêm thông tin hoặc cần thông dịch viên, xin liên hệ Jacob Berkey tại số 360-407-7086.

한국어 (Korean)

와싱턴 주 환경부에서는 대기오염 대책 집행안 을 개정한다. 개정안은 추가혹은 변경된 배출규제 정책을 담고있는데 연방정부의 국가대기 오염 한계치 (NAAQS) 를 준수하기 위한 법적인 제도와 법적인 권한을 주정부에 부여하기 위한것이다. 본 간행물은 연방정부가 규제하는 오존과 유황 물질의 한계치를 와싱턴주가 지킬수 있고, 관련 법을 집행 할 수 있음을 보여주기 위한것이다. 와싱턴주 산업구조 개선 정책 (ISIP) 은 오존과 유황물질배출을 줄이기위해서는 다음의 여러사항들을 개선한다:

인허가 업무
허가비용
업무 인력
재정보조
관리관찰

보다 자세한 정보를 원하시면 Jacob Berkey 씨에게 전화해서 통역을 요청하십시오 (360-407-7086).

Date submitted to EPA	Plan
2/7/18	Interstate Transport of Sulfur Dioxide and Ground-Level Ozone
2/7/18	Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter
5/11/15	Interstate Transport of Lead, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ground-Level Ozone
5/11/15	Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter
9/22/14	Infrastructure SIP for the 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide, 2008 Ozone, and 1997, 2006, and 2012 Fine Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard
4/14/14	Infrastructure SIP Certification for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standard
1/24/12	Infrastructure SIP Certification for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard

See the status of EPA action on infrastructure plans.

Rule state implementation plans

Washington’s plan includes current state and local rules to reduce air pollution and meet federal air quality standards. When state and local agencies revise or add new rules in the plan, we submit those updates to EPA.

Date submitted to EPA	Plan
12/20/16	Updates to Southwest Clean Air Agency Rules (SWCAA 400)
12/20/16	Updates to Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Rules (Chapter 463-78 WAC)
6/24/16	Updates to Ecology Rules (Chapters 173-400 and 173-476 WAC)
8/24/15	Updates to Benton Clean Air Agency Rules (Regulation 1)
7/9/15	Updates to Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency Rules (Regulation 1, Article 8)
1/27/14	Updates to Ecology Rules (Chapter 173-400 WAC) Letter to EPA for Partial Withdrawal of State Implementation Plan Submittal
1/30/14	Updates to Ecology Rules (Chapter 173-433 WAC)
11/20/13	Updates to Ecology Rules (Chapter 173-476 WAC)

See the status of EPA action on rule plans.

Program state implementation plans

A program state implementation plan describes specific programs to protect air quality and meet federal air quality standards.

Plan	Description
Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program (also known as the Emission Check Program)	This program is required for carbon monoxide and ozone nonattainment areas. A nonattainment area is an area that does not meet an air quality standard. In May 2019, we submitted our plan to remove the vehicle inspection and maintenance program from the state implementation plan.
Regional Haze State Implementation Plan	This defines a strategy to improve visibility in our national parks and wilderness areas (Class 1 Areas). It documents existing conditions and identifies key sources of air pollution. We update this strategy periodically.
DNR's Smoke Management Plan	This is another part of the plan to improve visibility. It regulates forestry (silvicultural) burning on land managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

Contact information

Jason Alberich
Rules & Planning Unit
jason.alberich@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6082