# Presentation: 429698

## Transforming Air Quality Protection in the Greater Pacific Northwest

- Purpose
-    The Northwest Collaborative Air Priorities Partnership is made up of citizen, tribal, business, public interest and government leaders across the Greater Pacific Northwest who are working together to set priorities, and take action to improve and protect air quality in our region.

## Why NWCAPP?

- NW CAPP maximizes effective resource use
- Future trends demand an innovative strategy
- Collaboration is essential, because Air transcends jurisdictions

## Why Now?

- Shrinking budgets
- EPA Headquarters move toward local problem solving
- Emerging challenges
- Example: agriculture and forestry issues
- Completion of many Clean Air Act requirements

## Maximizes Effective Use of Resources

- Greater coordination reduces duplication
- Increased outreach gives communities tools to organize their own air projects
- Long term planning puts time and money where most needed

## 	NWCAPP is Innovative

- Non-traditional partnerships encourage creative problem solving
- Shared Leadership moves beyond Command and Control
- Unique process spurs quicker action

## NWCAPP is Collaborative

- 166 people reached consensus at the NW Air Summit
- Leadership Team used delegate input to develop Summit priorities
- CAPP involved people throughout the process, so they owned the end products

## NWCAPP in Three Steps

- Air quality leaders identify regional priorities for the next 5-10 years
- NW Air Summit delegates sign up to work on projects to improve air quality
- Energy from the Summit is channeled into concrete project results

## Leadership Team

- 19 “movers and shakers” from throughout the Greater Pacific Northwest, including Canada
- Three major tasks:
- Identify regional air priorities
- Enroll delegates for the NW Air Summit
- Sustain the momentum

## NW Air Summit Planning Teams

- Process Management Team
- Leadership Team
- Design Team

- Logistics Team
- Research and Information Team

## Research and Information Team Products

- Gathered the most complete collection of Region 10 air quality data
- Analyzed five critical areas:
- Current air data 	New regulatory programs
- Health risks		Ecosystems and environment
- Future trends
- Created GIS maps to display multiple data sets simultaneously

## Definition of Success

- Agree on regional air quality priorities
- Commit to take action on the priorities
- Learn and meet others
- Incorporate Summit information into the planning and budget process

## EPA Convened the Summit

- Recruited regional leaders
- Designed and facilitated the process
- Contributed resources
- Championed important issues
- Hired expert consultants

## Stood out as NWCAPP’s  landmark event
Brought together a large, diverse group of people, June 3-5, 2003 in Seattle 
Made history as the first collaborative air quality effort

- Brought together a large, diverse group of people, June 3-5, 2003 in Seattle
- Made history as the first collaborative air quality effort

- NW Air Summit

## Summit Participants

- 166 Delegates from all corners of the Pacific Northwest

## Summit Participants

- Public interest groups		         Small business
- Ag/Forestry sector		         Citizens
- Health professionals	  	         Industry
- Federal, state, and local officials	         Tribes
- Academia

## NWCAPP Costs

- $220,000 for consultants and logistical support
- Approximately 4 EPA FTEs over 2 years
- Organizations’ time and money
- For example, partners included Environment Canada, WA Department of Ecology, the University of Washington, BP, and Department of Defense, Local Air Agencies

## Greatest Challenges

- Overcoming fears and anxieties
- Fundraising
- Motivating people to rise up for the collective good
- Tribal participation
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s withdrawal

## Clean Air Priorities

## Priorities Cont.

## Quotes from delegates after the NW Air Summit:

- “The planning was exquisite.  That’s why it worked.”
- “The promising projects are realistic and compelling.”
- “I felt a general sense that this was everybody’s product, not just EPA’s.”

- NWCAPP ACHIEVEMENTS

## NW Summit Delegates Chose 18 “Promising” Projects

- Brainstormed 75 possible projects
- Selected the 18 most promising projects
- Committed time and energy to the projects
- Left the Summit inspired and energized

## Sample of Projects

- Complete Northwest Emissions Inventory
- Biodiesel Purchase
- Regional Smoke Management
- West Coast Diesel Emissions Reduction Collaborative

## Next Steps

- Continue Outreach
- Use priorities and projects in planning processes of organizations and agencies
- Hire Executive Director
- Establish Board of Directors
- Form Non Profit Organization

## Contact NWCAPP

- Website: _http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/homepage_
- Richard Stedman, Olympic Region Clean Air Agency - (360) 586-1044, Ext. 100