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SUSANA MARTINEZ 

Governor 

JOHN A. SANCHEZ 

Lieutenant Governor 

July 15,2013 

Thomas H. Diggs 

Associate Director for Air 

USEP A Region 6-6PDQ 

525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite I 

Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505 

Phone (505) 476-4300 Fax (505) 476-4375 

www.nmenv.state.nm.us 

1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 

Dallas, Texas 75202 

Mr. Thomas H. Diggs: 

RYAN FLYNN 

Cabinet Secretary-designate 

BUTCHTONGATE 

Deputy Secretary 

The purpose of this document is to provide information conceruing the operation of the ambient 

air monitoring network by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Air Quality 

Bureau (AQB) in 2012. 

Under 40 CFR, Part 58, Subpart B, States are required to submit an annual monitoring network 

review to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office in Dallas Texas. This 

network plan is required to provide the framework for establishment and maintenance of an air 

quality surveillance system. The annual monitoring network plan must be made available for 

public inspection for at least 30 days prior to submission to EPA. The plan was posted June 1, 

2013 through June 30, 2013. 

No comments were received. 

Any comments pertaining to this document should be sent to the following contact: 

Richard L. Goodyear, PE 

Bureau Chief 

New Mexico Environment Department 

Air Quality Bureau 

525 Camino de los Marquez - Suite 1 

Santa Fe, NM 87505 

Or email at: 

richard.goodyear@state.nm.us 
Regards, 

~~ Bureau Chief 

Air Quality Bureau 

xc: Donna Intermont; Operations Section Chief 
2012-2013 Network Review 

Air Quality Bureau 

New Mexico Environment Department 

July 1, 2013 

Prepared by 

Terry Hertel, Manager, Ambient Air Monitoring Program 

The purpose of this document is to provide infonnation concerning the operation of the 

ambient air monitoring network by the New Mexico Enviromnent Department (NMED) Air 

Quality Bureau (AQB) in 2012. 

Under 40 CFR, Part 58, Subpart B, States are required to submit an annual monitoring 

network review to the Enviromnental Protection Agency (EPA) regional office in Dallas 

Texas. This network review is required to provide the framework for establishment and 

maintenance of an air quality surveillance system. The annual monitoring network review 

must be made available for public inspection for at least 30 days prior to submission to EPA 

1.0 Overview 

At the end of2012 the Bureau operated 25 criteria air pollutant monitoring sites located in 11 

of the State's 33 counties. Each air monitoring location is sited to meet the three basic 

monitoring objectives and at least one of the six federal criteria for ambient air monitoring 

networks. 

In 2012 the Ambient Air Monitoring Section worked with a full-time staff of six, holding one 

vacancy. 

Table 1 contains a listing of all New Mexico Enviromnent Department, Air Quality Bureau 

ambient air monitoring sites operating at the end of2012. 

2.0 PM2.5 FRM Network 

The Bureau operated six PM2.5 FRMs at five monitoring locations at the end of2012. 

Farmington 

Santa Fe 

Hobbs 

Las Cruces 

Sunland Park 

35-045-0019 (Collocation) 

35-049-0020 

3 5-025-0008 

3 5-013-0025 

35-013-0017 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review Pagel 
NMED proposes to change the collocation site from the Farmington site (AQS#35-045-00I9) 

to the Sunland Park site (AQS#35-013-00I7)tomeet40 CFRS8, App. A, 3.2.5.3 

requirements. The sampling frequency of the FRM monitor would be I in every 3 days. 

The Bureau intends to begin shifting from sequential FRM sampling to continuous FEM 

sampling in 20I3. The FEM samplers that the Bureau intends to deploy are BAM I 020s 

manufactured by MetOne. 

NMED plans to deploy and operate a BAM I020 as a SLAMS monitor at the Sunland Park 

site (AQS#35-013-00I7). The BAM I 020 will operate with an FRM to meet collocation 

requirements. The continuous FEM meets the requirements for daily operation as required by 

40 CFR S8.I2 (d)(I)(iii); therefure the primary FRM would not need to operate on a daily 

frequency. The sampling frequency of the FRM monitor would be I in every 3 days. 

NMED proposes to discontinue the FRM samplers at Santa Fe Runnels (AQS#35-049-0020) 

due to historical low data concentrations. 

3.0 Continuous PM2.5 Network 

The Bureau operated continuous 1EOM analyzers for PM2.5 at eleven monitoring locations at 

the end of20I2. 

Santa Fe Runnels 

Taos 

Carlsbad 

Anthony 

Sunland Park 

Desert View 

Santa Teresa 

Hobbs 

Navajo Lake 

Los Lunas 

Santa Fe Airport 

35-049-0020 (Collocated with FRM) 

3 5-0S 5-0005 

35-0IS-IOOS 

3 S-0 13-00 I6 

35-013-00I? (Collocated with FRM) 

3S-013-002I 

35-013-0022 

35-025-0008 

35-04S-OOI8 

3S-06I-0008 

35-049-002I 

Changes that the Bureau intends to make to this network include the placement of a BAM 

I 020 at the Anthony site. This is for the purpose ofNAAQS-comparable data coUection to 

assess possible changes to non-attainment boundaries. Other changes include discontinuing 

PM2.5 1EOMs at Runnels, Hobbs, and Sunland Park. 

Discontinuing the PM 2.5 1EOM at Runnels will also serve the purpose of consolidating 

Santa Fe area PM 2.5 monitoring since there has been "overlap" with the Santa Fe Airport site 

in the monitoring ofPM 2.5. 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review Page2 
NMED intends to deploy and operate BAM 1020s as Special Purpose Monitors at the Desert 

View site (AQS#35-013-0021), Anthony site (AQS#35-013-0016) and Santa Teresa site 

(AQS#35-013-0022) as part of a Border Project Study. NMED plans to continue operation of 

the TEOMs at these sites. 

NMED proposes to discontinue samplers at Carlsbad (AQS#35-015-1005), Navajo Lake 

(AQS#35-045-0018), Los Lunas (AQS#35-061-0008) due to historical low data 

concentrations. 

4.0 PMlO FRM Network 

The Bureau operated a total of eleven PM1 0 samplers at nine monitoring locations at the end 

of2012. 

Farmington 

Bernalillo 

Santa Fe 

Taos 

Hobbs 

Anthony 

Sunland Park 

Deming 

Hurley Smelter 

35-045-0019 

35-043-0001 

35-049-0020 (Collocation) 

35-055-0005 

35-025-0008 

35-013-00I6 

35-013-00I7 

35-029-0001 (Collocation) 

35-0I7-I003 

The northern counties continue to report relatively low values when compared to the southern 

counties. 

In 2013 the Bureau intends to begin phasing out the PM1 0 FRM monitors and replacing them 

with BAM 1 020s to sample for PM1 0. This shift to continuous sampling will allow quicker 

data submittal to EPA 

PMI 0 samplers will be discontinued at Deming. 

Discontinuing the PM I 0 Wedding samplers at the Deming post office will also serve the 

purpose of consolidating Deming area PM I 0 monitoring since there has been "overlap" with 

the Deming Airport site in the monitoring ofPM 10. 

NMED proposes to discontinue the samplers at Hurley Smelter (AQS#35-0I7-1003), Santa 

Fe Runnels (AQS#35-049-0020) and Taos (35-055-0005) due to historical low data 

concentrations 

NMED proposes moving collocation to Sunland Park. 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review Page3 
5.0 Continuous PMlO Network 

The Bureau operated a total of seven continuous TEOM PM! 0 analyzers at the end of20 12. 

Anthony 

Sunland Park 

Chaparral 

Holman Road 

West Mesa 

Deming Airport 

Desert View 

35-013-0016 

35-013-0017 

35-013-0020 

35-013-0019 

3 5-013-0024 

3 5-029-0003 

35-013-0021 

In 2013 the Bureau intends to begin phasing out the continuous TEOM PM! 0 monitors and 

replacing them with BAM 1 020s to sample for PM! 0. 

6.0 CO Network 

The Bureau no longer conducts carbon monoxide monitoring. 

7.0 S02 Network 

The Bureau operated a total of three S02 monitoring stations at the end of2012. 

Substation 

Bloomfield 

Hurley Smelter 

35-045-1005 

35-045-0009 

35-017-1003 

In 2012 the Bureau upgraded the S02 monitors at all three sites. Monitoring for S02 at 

Hurley continues under a maintenance plan, even though there is no longer a source at Hurley. 

The Bureau is now reporting "five minute" data fur S02. 

8.0 N02 Network 

The Bureau operated a total of eight N02 monitoring stations at the end of2012. 

Substation 

Bloomfield 

Carlsbad 

Desert View 

Santa Teresa 

Hobbs 

Navajo Lake 

Deming Airport 

35-045-1005 

35-045-0009 

35-015-1005 

35-013-0021 

3 5-013-0022 

3 5-025-0008 

35-045-0018 

35-029-0003 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review Page4 
In 2012 the Bureau upgraded six of the N02 monitors, at Substation, Bloomfield, Navajo 

Lake, Carlsbad, Desert View, and Santa Teresa. 

9.0 03 Network 

The Bureau operated sixteen 03 monitoring stations in its statewide network in 2012. 

Substation 

Bloomfield 

Bernalillo 

Carlsbad 

La Union 

Solano Road 

Sunland Park 

Chaparral 

Desert View 

Santa Teresa 

Hobbs 

Navajo Lake 

Deming Airport 

Santa Fe Airport 

Hurley Smelter 

Los Lunas 

35-045-1005 

35-045-0009 

35-043-1001 

35-015-1005 

3 5-013-0008 

3 5-013-0023 

35-013-0017 

35-013-0020 

35-013-0021 

3 5-013-0022 

3 5-025-0008 

35-045-0018 

3 5-029-0003 

35-049-0021 

35-017-1003 

3 5-061-0008 

In 2012 the Bureau upgraded 12 of the 03 monitors: at Substation, Navajo Lake, Los Lunas, 

Bernalillo, Santa Fe Airport, Carlsbad, Hobbs, La Union, Chaparral, Desert View, Santa 

Teresa, and Solano. 

NMED proposes to discontinue Ozone at the Deming Airport site (AQS#35-029-0003) and 

the Hurley Smelter site (AQS#35-017-0003) due to historical low concentrations of ozone 

data. 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review PageS 
10.0 Network Changes 

The Coyote ozone site was commissioned. 

11.0 Other Projects 

There is one other monitoring projects underway in New Mexico that are supported by 

NMED/ AQB air monitoring staff. 

1. Northern air monitoring staffis continuing a second NADP-sponsored project to 

collect passive ammonia monitoring data in San Juan County, New Mexico. This 

project will hopefully continue for the next two years. Ammonia is a precursor of fine 

particulate matter which adversely affects public health and visibility. This continued 

study will augment the baseline data collected in 2007 to assess any significant 

changes in ambient ammonia levels. 

12.0 Summary 

The intention of the Bureau is to continue to focus on pollutants of concern while also striving 

to continue to serve the public health needs and to satisfy the expectations of the New Mexico 

communities. The Bureau will inform Region VI staff early in the process of any plans to 

make changes to the ambient air monitoring network, other than those described in this 

review, to ensure that state and federal priorities continue to be aligned. 

13.0 Addressing New Monitoring Requirements in Monitoring Network 

13.1 Lead (Pb) 

Two federal criteria have been set up for Pb monitoring: 

• Source-oriented- For sources over 0.5 Tons per year. 

• "Non-source" -oriented in every urban area with NCore monitoring sites, that have a 

population of 500,000 or more. 

Based on these criteria, no Pb monitors are required in regions under NMED I AQB 

jurisdiction. 

13.2 Nitrogen Dioxide 

Two federal criteria have been set up for N02 monitoring: 

• Near-road N02 monitoring; 1 micro-scale site would be required in Core Based 

Statistical Areas (CBSA) >= 500,000 at a location of expected highest hourly N02 

concentrations sited near a major road with high Annual Average Daily Traffic 

(AADT) counts. 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review Page6 
• Community-wide; required in CBSAs >= 1 million at a location of expected highest 

N02 concentrations representing neighborhood or larger (urban) spatial scale. 

Based on these criteria, no new N02 monitors are required in regions under NMED I AQB 

jurisdiction. 

13.3 Sulfur Dioxide 

A federal criteria has been set up for S02 monitoring: 

• Based on population per CBSA and amount of S02 emissions within that CBSA, that 

is, the Population Weighed Emissions fudex (PWEl) and 

Based on the PWEI criteria, NMED I AQB would not need to deploy any new monitors. 

Based on the 2005 NEI criteria, NMED I AQB would need one monitor. This requirement is 

already being complied with by virtue of the Substation site. 

13.4 Ozone 

Previous to this writing three federal criteria had been set up for ozone monitoring. Although 

these criteria are no longer required, one is still listed because NMEDI AQB set up a new 

ozone site based on that criterion. 

• 1 monitor in an area ofhigh ozone concentration outside of currently monitored MSAs 

and Micropolitan areas. 

NMED I AQB has been working with the US Forest Service to commission a site at the 

Coyote Ranger Station on the Santa Fe National Forest. Commissioning of the site began in 

the FaJJ of2011 and was completed in the Spring of2013. Data collection has been 

established. 

14.0 Other Issues 

The Bureau filled one of the two vacant operator positions in 2012. 

A draft of this document will be made available to the public in May of2013, at 

http:/lwww.nmenv.state.nm.us/aqbl. Any comments pertaining to this document should be 

sent to the following contact: 

Terry Hertel 

Monitoring Program Manager 

New Mexico Environment Department 

Air Qna1ity Bureau 

525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review Page7 
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505 

Or email at: 

ten:y. hertel@ state. nm us 

NMED Air Quality Bureau's 2012-2013 Network Review PageS 
Continuous Monitors 

SltaAQS# Site Nama 

35.Q45-1005 1H Substation 

35445-0009 128 Bloomfleid 

Non-Continuous Particulate Sites 

Station 

SLAMS 

SLAMS 

SLAMS 

sLAMs 

SLAMS 

Site Address 

Shiprock Electrical Substation, Waterflow, NM 

2200 N18fStreet, Bloomflei(NM 

AI NMED/AQB sites and monitOrs conform to 40 CFR. SubehaptarC, Part 58 appendix A 

TABLE1 

New Mexico Monitoring Network in 2012 

Latitude Longitude 

36.797631 -168:4Slff5 

36.742019 -107.97748 

Pollutants Measured 

OzO-ne 

Nitrogen O!oxlde 

SUI:fur DioXIde 

Sulfur Dioxide (stopped 10109!06) PM~.o PM1o 

PMH 

Nitrogen DioXIde PM~.~ Cheml\umlneseence Continuous; TEOM 

~ 

Continuous; 

Ia a

Schedule 

Continuous 

Continuous