Red Lake Band of Chippewa’s Emissions Inventory

1. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Red Lake Band of Chippewa’s Emissions Inventory Presented by Cody Charwood National Tribal Forum, Spokane, WA 2011

2. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Red Lake Band of Chippewa • 837,000 acres • 2% of Diminished Reservation lands developed • 10,000 Band members, 6,500 live on reservation • Historically, commercial fishing and logging two biggest industries

3. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Air Program Development • Received GAP funding in late 2007 to begin program, transitioned to CAA 103 funding • Began EI in early 2008 for the calendar year 2007 • First step in evaluating Red Lake’s air emissions for future management needs and baseline information • No local monitoring data

4. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources EI Process • Training • Also available: ITEP’s online TEISS tutorial http://www4.nau.edu/itep/air/aq_wbteiss.asp • Obtain tools • TEISS, GIS • Determine objectives • Inventory Preparation Plan (IPP) • Identify sources • Gather and input data into TEISS • Peer review • Submit to NEI & Report

5. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Red Lake’s Objectives • Evaluate Red Lake’s air emissions by identifying and quantifying air emissions with the Diminished Reservation boundaries • Identify point source air emissions within a 50 mile radius of the Diminished Reservation

6. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Step: Identifying Sources • Types of sources to include • point, nonpoint/area, mobile • TEISS Calculator List • Look list to get an idea what could be included • Phonebook • Local phonebook in digital format or online with search function • List from Tribal Secretary’s office of businesses with operating license to do business on Reservation • Local Reservation paper – business section • Windshield survey with cold Minnesota winter • Easily see exhaust • Other DNR staff • Other Reservation’s EIs for ideas

7. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Red Lake’s Sources • Small Stationary/Area Sources • Municipal waste combustion • Structural fires • Municipal wastewater treatment • Fugitive dust sources: paved and unpaved roads • Heating: schools/institutions and residential • Gasoline service stations • Prescribed burns and wildfires

8. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Area Sources Not Included • Mobile sources (vehicle emissions) • Agricultural activities • Road construction • General construction • Consumer products use • Food preparation • Open burning – yard waste – leaf and brush species • Lamp breakage

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12. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Gathering Data • Municipal waste combustion • Transfer Station • Structural fires • Fire Department • Municipal wastewater treatment • Municipal Sanitation • Fugitive dust sources; paved and unpaved roads • Engineering Department and MNDOT

13. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Gathering Data continued… • Commercial and Institutional Fuel Combustion • Fuel supplier and accounting office • Residential Fuel Combustion • Energy Assistance Program, US Census Data, Engineering • Gasoline service stations • Fuel Supplier, state tax revenue • Prescribed burns and wildfires • Wildland Fire Management Information System - DOI

14. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Enter Data / Calculating Emissions • TEISS • Sources not having a calculator in TEISS, look to Clearinghouse for Inventories & Emissions Factors (CHEIF) http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/index.html • AP-42 Calculators • http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/index.html • 2002 Nonpoint Emissions Inventory Documentation • Documentation For The Final 2002 Nonpoint Sector (Feb 06 Version) National Emission Inventory For Criteria And Hazardous Air Pollutants, including Appendix A: Criteria and HAP Emissions Estimation Methodology • Emission Inventory Improvement Program • http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/ • Always check units! • Keep records for review process

15. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Finishing Steps • Peer Review by Angelique Luedeker, ITEP • Emailed: • Compressed TEISS file • Excel spreadsheets used for emissions not calculated in TEISS and other estimations • Narrative explanation of data sources and calculation methods • Submit to NEI • Obtain login to review data in database • Presenting Results • Narrative Report • Display results via maps, charts, tables and graphs • Keep it simple and know your audience

16. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Example Emissions Inventory ReportTable of Contents • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • INTRODUCTION • Background • Climate • Towns and Transportation • Air Quality Management Program • Summary of Existing Air Quality Data and Conditions • Emission Inventory Program Objectives • SOURCE IDENTIFICATION • Large Stationary Source Identification • Small Stationary Source Identification • Schools/Institutions • Sources Not Covered In the Emission Inventory • EMISSION INVENTORY RESULTS • Large Stationary Source Emissions • Small Stationary Source Emissions • Schools/Institutions • QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL • SUMMARY OF CALCULATION METHODS

17. Red Lake Department of Natural Resources Final Tips • Check units • Keep records • Be ready to learn • Know what data you need from sources • Be prepared to personally visit sources • Check with vendors or accounting departments for throughput • Have fun!