July 14, 1995

South Coast Air Quality

Management District Board

Recommendation to Allocate

Environmental Protection Agency Funds for the

Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations Program

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) regulations on February 12, 1993, as required by the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. Under these regulations, twenty-six areas nationwide, classified as serious, severe or extreme non-attainment for ozone, need to conduct ambient monitoring of speciated hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds, as well as make upper air meteorological and related measurements. Data derived from this program will help in tracking trends of hydrocarbon concentrations in ambient air, conducting source apportionment, and providing valuable input to our modeling effort for evaluation of the effectiveness of our control strategies. Five PAMS sites are required to be implemented over a five-year period.

In 1993, AQMD received $288,639 from EPA in supplemental grant funds to finance the first-year of the program. The first two sites at Pico Rivera and Upland went into service on June 1, 1994. For the second year PAMS implementation, AQMD received an additional $400,000 in supplemental grant funds to establish two additional sites at Azusa and Banning. For the third year implementation, AQMD was allocated an additional $671,361 in EPA grant funds for the enhancement and maintenance of existing sites. Staff has prepared a list of equipment and staff resources (see Atachment A) needed for the third-year effort. Staff recommends that $208,345 be appropriated from the Undesignated Fund Balance under the FY 1995-96 Budget for the purchases and leases as indicated in A through F of Attachment A. Staff resources for the third year program have already been incorporated in the FY 1994-95 and 1995-96 budgets. EPA grant funds for staffing will reimburse AQMD for that expense.

SCAQMD Board -2- July 14, 1995

These recommendations were reviewed by the Administrative Committee on June 23, 1995.

THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOUR BOARD

--Appropriate $208,345 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to the following Major Objects in the Applied Science and Technology FY 1995-96 budget and allocate as designated in Attachment A: $70,350 to Fixed Assets and $137,995 to Services and Supplies ($38,755 to Laboratory Supplies account, $79,540 to Rents and Leases of Equipment account, $3200 to Rents and Leases of Structures account, $10,000 to Professional and Special Services account, and $6500 to Building Maintenance account).

Respectfully,

James M. Lents, Ph.D.

Executive Officer

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