Example Demonstrations and EPA Responses Prepared under the 2016 Exceptional Events Rule
This table contains examples of air agency submitted exceptional events demonstrations and responsive EPA decision documents that have been prepared and/or acted upon under the 2016 Exceptional Events Rule. These examples may help agencies develop demonstrations that support requests for data exclusion due to the influence of exceptional events; however, the provided examples may not contain the minimum level of data or case-specific analyses necessary for other exceptional events demonstrations. This table is not intended to serve as a database for all Agency actions on exceptional events.
Please note that not all concentrations addressed in the demonstrations in this table may have resulted in EPA concurrences.
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| Event | Agency | Location | Available Documentation |
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| 2015 and 2016 Wildfires | Washoe County Health District | Reno, Nevada |
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| 2016 Canadian Wildfire | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CDEEP) | State of Connecticut |
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| Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) |
State of Massachusetts |
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| New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | State of New Jersey |
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Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) |
State of Rhode Island |
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Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) |
State of Maryland |
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| Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) | State of Pennsylvania |
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| 2017 Northwest Wildfires |
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) |
State of Louisiana |
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| Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) | State of Colorado |
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| Event | Agency | Location | Available Documentation |
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| 2015 Wildfires | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) | Klamath Falls, Oregon |
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| 2015 High Wind Dust Event | Washington Department of Ecology (WDE) | Kennewick, Washington |
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| 2016 High Wind Dust Events in the City of Albuquerque | City of Albuquerque (CoA) | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| August 2020 Wildfire Events in the San Joaquin Valley | California Air Resources Board | San Joaquin Valley, California |
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| 2021 Prescribed Fire | California Air Resources Board | Nevada County, California |
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EPA Exceptional Events Contact:
Gobeail McKinley
U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Email: McKinley.Gobeail@epa.gov
(919) 541-5246