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Home My WebLink AboutAir Pollution Control (2) SEP 9 2002 A G E N D A CITY OF LAUREL Air Pollution Control September 10, 2002 3306 2nd Avenue North 7:30 P.M. 1. Call Meeting to order 2. Approve minutes of previous meeting 3. Activity Report 4. Election of Officers Mhmtes of thc Yellowslm c County Air Pollution Control Board mceling held June I I, 20112 at thc Yellowslone Courtly Air Pollution Control Oflice. Melnbers Present: Mr. L.D. Collins, Dr. Mark Waddiagton, Ms. Micbele Rced, Mr. Nick Shyue, Mr. Rich Schil[, N.h'. Wade Stcinmclz, and Mr. Jack Johnson. Others l'resent: Mr. Russell Ih~schce Clmirman L.D. Collins called Iht mceling to order at 7:30 P.M. Ms. Reed moved to accept the minutes of the May 14~1 mecling wilh one additioa. Bom'd member Jack Johnson was present at lhe meeting. Mr. Shync seconded, and Ihe motion l}asscd. In the first order o[ business, I)r. Waddingtou moved lo hire Russell Boscbce as the Agency's Program I)ircctor. Mr. Schill'sectmtlcd, m~d the motion lmsscd. In the ncxl order oVbusiness, the Board discussed a collqmnsnlhm pnck~gc prescntcd by Director Boschcc. Dr. Waddinglou moved to set Director Boschcc's salary at $47,049 per year wilh a review of his salal3' no later than six months fi'om his hiri~g dale, n [ler classification by the Yellowstone Counly lluman l{csourccs Dcpartatent {~l'thc Ihogmm Director's position is done. Mr. Shyne seconded, and motion I~assed. In thc lust order ~[Imsiness, Mr. Schilf'movcd to adverlise the Enviromnenlal Specialist position tlu'ough the Yellowstone County l luman Resources Department at a grade 21, inilfimum salary $35,391 per year. Mr. Shyuc seconded, anti the motion passed. Concerning M~y's lndastrial t'tanl~liancc, Mr. Boschce said Mr. Dugnnz inspected Schessler Ready Mix in Ltmrcl and J'I'L (houp oa Shilolx Road, and he finmd both to be in compliance and no dust visible on their haul Concerning May's Adminislralion, Mr. Boscl~ec said oar agency's budget is in good shape, but the year-end budget may bc dislmlcd due lo Steve Duganz's retirement. Mr. Boschee said he and Mr. Duganz ulct with the Coullly U{anulissioacrs [or o~lr Agency's budget review. Money was taken out ol'rcscrvc Ik~r Steve Dugm~z's severm~ce pay, m~d to balance this year's budget. This should bring our Agency's lcscrvc fimds down to an acceptable accoanting reserve level. ., Regarding May's Air Quulily, Mr. Boschec said our agency issued 272 burning permits last month. Mr. Boschcc notcd the SO~ and CO levels were Iow this month, as they usually am during the summer months. In other business, Mr. Boschee noted the lerms of Board members~Reed, Schilf, Slfikany, Steimnetz--expire 6/30/02. Mr. Shyne moved to elecl at-la~ge members~Shikany, Steinmetz~ Io auother two year lei m slmli,g July I, 2002. Dr. Waddingloa seconded, and they were elected ti} new terms. Ms. Reed ami Mr. Schill' should contact Ihcir sponsoring agency lBr rcappoinlmcnt to the Board. Clmirmau L.D. Collins adjourned the meeting at 8:45 I'.M. YELLOWSTONE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (406) 256-6841 3306 Second Avenue North Fax (406) 256-689 I Billings. MT 5910 l Activity Report for the month of August 2002 for submittal to the Yellowstone County Air Pollution Control Board on September 11, 2002. I. INDUSTRIAL COMPLIANCE A. The asphalt plant at Empire Sand & Gravel was inspected and found in compliance. The Gencor baghouse is state-of-the-art, and no visible emissions were detected. This facility is on the Pioneer Road and Dover Road intersection. 13. The asphalt plant and concrete ready-mix plant at JTL Group, Inc. on Shiloh Road were inspected and found in compliance. Roger Godfrey, DEQ Compliance Coordinator, accompanied me on this inspection. The baghouse had some emissions, but they were well below the 20% allowable. C. The asphalt plant and crusher at Ostermiller, Inc. on Bitterroot were inspected and found in compliance. The asphalt plant is an old portable plant with a Venturi scrubber instead ora baghouse. The equipment was antiquated, but they were operating with little fugitive dust. 1I. ADMINISTRATION A. I investigated a complaint on Canary Sheet in Lockwood concerning painting a vehicle in his back yard.' B. I investigated a dust complaint on North 18~h St. at French's Sandblasting and Painting. Some sand was visible on the lot, so I talked with Mark French concerning his operation. C. I investigated dust complaints at Haaland's T-Bone Feeders and Weschenfelder's Feedlot near Shepherd. These complaints were forwarded to our agency by the DEQ. I found both feedlots in compliance. D. I investigated an odor complaint about Chassis Works paint shop on Anchor Street. The wind was calm, and the apartment complex is right next door so paint fumes were dropping right down on the complex. E. I investigated a dust complaint concerning Air Solutions on Erie Street. They were blowing out filters along their back fenceline. F. I investigated an odor complaint concerning Willard's Garage on Broadwater. The odor was coming from the roofing job on the old Gibson's building. IlL MEETINGS A. L.D. Collins and I met with various government agencies to determine who had jurisdiction in the Empire Steel sandblasting complaint. Since Empire Steel emits less than 25 tons per year, this complaint comes under our agency's jurisdiction. B. I met with Mr. Tom Breen, President of Empire Steel, to discuss possible solutions to the sandblasting problem at his facility. Enclosed is a letter concerning our discussions. C. I met with Mr. Ken Liston, Air Quality Specialist of the DEQ, concerning our agency's inspection of the Regulated Sources. IV. AIR QUALITY A. Our agency issued one burning permit for an essential agricultural burn during the month. The County Commissioners still have not lifted the ban on open burning. B. PMI0 Data for June: PM-10 Lockwood Park High 17 ug/m3 Low 9ug/m3 Average 12 ug/m3 Continuous Data for May: Sulfur Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Bridal Shop Bridal Shop High 1 hr .021 ppm High I hr 1.8 ppm High 24 hr .004 ppm High 8 hr 1.6 ppm Hourly Average .001 pprn Sulfur Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Mt. Olive Mt. Olive High 1 hr .017 ppm High 1 hr. 2.7 ppm High 24 hr .002 ppm High 8 hr. 1.3 ppm Hourly Average .001 ppm Sulfur Dioxide Sulfur Dioxide Cobum Road Lower Cobum High 1 hr .158 ppm High 1 hr .037 ppm High 24 hr .017 ppm High 24 hr .006 ppm Hourly Average .007 ppm Hourly Average .002 ppm Respectfully submitted, Director AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BUDGET Catego~ l'roposed 2002-2003 Adopted 2002-2003 Personnel Director $ 48,790 $ 50,253 Envirolmiental Specialist $ 35,827 $ 35,827 Secrelary $ 9,365 $ 9,365 Overtime $ 0 $ 0 Benefits $ 29,482 $ 29,481 Termination Pay $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $128,464 $129,926 Capital Outlay $ 0 $ 0 Operation mid Mah~tenance Office Rent $ 5,200 $ 5,800 Office Supplies $ 2,200 $ 2,200 Phone $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Power $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Lab & Other Supplies $ 2,000 $ 2,000 Travel $ 1,200 $ 1,200 Vehicle Expenses $ 1,000 $ 1,000 Membership Dues $ 400 $ 400 Software Maintenance $ 1,000 $ 3,000 $ 17,000 $ 19,600 TOTAL $145,464 $149,526 REVENUE BREAKDOWN.'. State of Monttma $ 9,776 $ 9,776 EPA $ 55,395 $ 55,395 City of Billings $ 40,000 $ 40,000 CountyofYellowstone $ 24,000 $ 24,000 CityofLaurel $ 2,667 $ 2,667 City-County Health Dept. $ $ 1.200 $131,838 $133,038