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What’s Up In Johnson County?

What’s Up In Johnson County?. Kansas Air Quality Conference March 2008 Jennifer Logan Johnson County Ozone Reduction Campaign Coordinator Environmental Department. Who We Are & What We Do?. Inspections Source Asbestos Complaints Mold Indoor Air Quality

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What’s Up In Johnson County?

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  1. What’s Up In Johnson County? Kansas Air Quality Conference March 2008 Jennifer Logan Johnson County Ozone Reduction Campaign Coordinator Environmental Department

  2. Who We Are & What We Do? • Inspections • Source • Asbestos • Complaints • Mold • Indoor Air Quality • Public Education • Consensus Building/Public Projects • One full-time + two part-time staff people

  3. Public Education • Ozone Reduction Campaign • Internal Campaign • Created in response to the Clean Air Action Plan • Events • Health/Safety Fair • Industry/Business • Earth Day • Municipalities-sponsored • Change-a-light

  4. Ozone Reduction Campaign • Began in 2004 • Internal Program • Goals to Educate/Inform • Introduced Simple Tools • Created Information Pieces • Created Incentive Programs • Accomplishments

  5. Brochure Charcoal Chimneys No-spill Gas Cans Intranet site Email Communications Desktop Alert Gas Cap Testing Tools

  6. Information Pieces • Lawn Care • No Idling • Car Care • Ozone Awareness • Newsletters

  7. Incentive Programs • For County Employees • At Work/Home • Supported by Management • Two Categories • If employee carpools, rides the bus, bikes, or walks to work 80% of work days from June-September: $100 gift certificate • Employees submit ballots of ozone reducing activities on Ozone Alert! Days: monthly drawings for prizes

  8. Accomplishments • Since 2004, 250 no-spill gas cans and 400 charcoal chimneys have been distributed to county and area residents. • Over 800,000 pounds of pollution has not been emitted due to participants’ activities • Over 800,000 miles have not been driven due to participants’ efforts • Over 3000 gas caps have been tested with approximate 10% failure rate • Participation in Campaign has increased over 300% since 2004.

  9. Consensus Building & Public Projects • Other Municipalities • County Focus Group • County Sustainability Group • Cool Communities • CMAQ • Girl Scouts-No Idling • Blue Skyways • Sustainable Skylines

  10. Other Johnson County Municipalities • Olathe - gas cap testing, bio-enzyme parts washer, operations and ozone alert! day policies, hybrids, CMAQ • Lenexa - low-maintenance lawn care, operations and ozone alert policies, hybrids, inclusive zoning, CMAQ • Overland Park - hybrids, new environmental policies, CMAQ • Shawnee - education, gas cap testing, hybrids, compressed natural gas fuel, no-spill gas cans, CMAQ • Missouri • Jackson County • Platte County

  11. Johnson County Focus Group • Members - Business, Industry, Governments, Educators, Citizens • Goals • Personal Car Use-Reducing Traffic Congestion and Vehicle Miles Traveled • Increase Use of Alternative Vehicles and Fuels • Low-Polluting/Maintenance Lawn & Garden Care • Public Education and Outreach • Improve Vehicle/Equipment Operation and Maintenance

  12. Johnson County Sustainability Group • Began in 2006 • Includes All Levels of Employees • Goals • Waste Reduction-0 waste by 2020 • Green Procurement-Best Value, Impact Vendors • Facilities Design, Maintenance, Operation-Carbon Neutral by 2030 in New/Renovated Facilities

  13. Cool Communities • Counterpart to Mayor’s Commitment to Climate Change • Endorsed by Board of County Commissioners • Pledge to Measure Green House Gases

  14. Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality - CMAQ • Federal Department of Transportation • Have Received Grants • Stage II Vapor Recovery • E85 Refueling Stations • Ozone Reduction Campaign • Partnered with Bridging the Gap for Kansas Clean Commute

  15. Girl Scout-No Idling Local Girl Scout Troop Effort-No Idling for Buses • Educated the Educators • In all Johnson County Schools • All Volunteers • Brought in Partners • Johnson County • Mid-America Regional Council • Girls Scouts of America

  16. Blue Skyways • Johnson County Became a Partner in 2007 • Gold LEED Sunset Bldg • Stage II Vapor Recovery • Ozone Reduction Campaign • Diesel Program • Collaborative includes 9 states, including Kansas

  17. Sustainable Skylines • Local Initiative-KC Air Shed • Collaborative for Funding Projects • KC IDLE FREE • Johnson County Staff • No-Idling for Trucks • Include Girl Scout Project

  18. On the Horizon…Diesel, Diesel, Diesel! Growing Transportation Concerns • Trucks, Buses, Trains • Intermodal Facility • Warehouses • Diesel Emission Reduction Funding (DERA) • I-35 Corridor

  19. Jennifer.Logan@jocogov.org Sharetheair.com

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