2014-028 - Approving General Plan Amendement No. 2014-01

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CW of Santa Ana -Park View at Town and Country Manor Draft EIR Federal and State Regulatory Agencies The EPA handles global, international, national, and interstate air pollution issues and policies. The EPA sets national vehicle and stationary source emission standards, oversees approval of all State Implementation Plans (SIP), provides research and guidance for air pollution programs, and sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS), also known as federal standards. There are NAAQS for six common air pollutants, called criteria air pollutants, which were identified from provisions of the Clean Air Act of 1970. The criteria pollutants are: • Ozone • Particulate matter (PM, and PM,.,) • Nitrogen dioxide • Carbon monoxide (CO) • Lead • Sulfur dioxide The NAAQS were set to protect public health, including that of sensitive individuals; thus, the standards continue to change as more medical research is available regarding the health effects of the criteria pollutants. Primary NAAQS are the levels of air quality necessary, with an adequate margin of safety, to protect the public health. A SIP is a document prepared by each state describing existing air quality conditions and measures that will be followed to attain and maintain NAAQS. The SIP for the State of California is administered by the ARB, which has overall responsibility for Statewide air quality maintenance and air pollution prevention. The ARB also administers California Ambient Air Quality Standards ( CAAQS) for the 10 air pollutants designated in the California Clean Air Act. The 10 State air pollutants are the six NAAQS listed above as well as the following: visibility- reducing particulates, hydrogen sulfide, sulfates, and vinyl chloride. The national and State ambient air quality standards, the most relevant effects, the properties, and sources of the pollutants are summarized in Table 4.2 -2. Several pollutants listed in the table are not addressed in this analysis. Analysis of lead is not included in this report because the project is not anticipated to emit lead. Visibility- reducing particles are not explicitly addressed in this analysis because particulate matter is addressed. The project is not expected to generate or be exposed to vinyl chloride because project uses do not utilize the chemical processes that create this pollutant and there are no such uses in the project vicinity. The project is not expected to cause exposure to hydrogen sulfide because it would not generate hydrogen sulfide in any substantial quantity. There is no generation of hydrogen sulfide usage in the project area. 4.2-4 Michael Brandman Associates H\Cl t(PN- Rnb327b327W3MMVB270030 Sec 2AvQ ity.DO