Briefing on Accelerating Seaport Clean Air Goals - Port of Seattle

• Diesel Particulate Emissions and Air Toxics • January Commission Motion to Accelerate Seaport Clean Air Goals to 2015 • 2011 Implementation • 2011 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory • Draft Recommendations to achieve Clean Air Goals by 2015 – Trucks – Ocean-Going Vessels – Cargo Handling Equipment • Community/Stakeholder Outreach • Next Steps Puget Sound Clean Air Agency 2010 Comprehensive Air Toxics Evaluation Diesel Particulate Matter 72% Other 4% Carbon Tetrachloride 7% Wood Smoke Particles 3% Formaldehyde 4% 1,3-Butadiene 4% Benzene 6% Air Toxic Source: ■ Mobile Sources – Cars, Trucks, Ships, etc. ■ Wood Combustion ■ Both Mobile Source and Wood Combustion ■ Other Seattle Duwamish Valley Total Potential Cancer Risk of 450 per million: 2005 Diesel Particulate Matter Puget Sound Region Source: 2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory Maritime Emissions = 29% Non-maritime sources 71% Ocean-going vessel hoteling 4% Ocean-going vessel maneuvering < 1% Ocean-going vessel transiting 4% Harbor vessels 14% Rail 2% Cargo handling equipment 3% Heavy-duty vehicles 1% Fleet vehicles < 1% 2005 Diesel Particulate Matter Port of Seattle Seaport Source: 2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory Cargo handling equipment 32% Heavy-duty vehicles 3% Fleet vehicles < 1% Ocean-going vessel hoteling 44% Ocean-going vessel maneuvering 9% Harbor vessels < 1% Rail, on-port, near-port 12% January 2011 Commission Motion to Accelerate Clean Air Goals • Motion intent is to call for the Port to implement an accelerated schedule in order to achieve our Clean Air goals by 2015. • CEO shall direct Port…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]