STATE OF MONTANA
 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
 

STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
 

LIBBY ANNUAL
 

PM2.5 CONTROL PLAN
 

POLLUTANT: Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
 

STANDARD: Primary Annual NAAQS
 

EPA SUBMITTAL DATE: April 1, 2008
 
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27.1 INTRODUCTION 

27.1 .1	 Table of Contents 

27.1.2	 List of Figures 

27.1.3	 List of Tables 

27.2 LEGAL AUTHORITY 

27.2.1	 October 1991 Stipulation between the Department of Health and 

Environmental Sciences, the Lincoln County Commission, and the 

Libby City Council. 

27.2.2	 November 1991 Board of Health and Environmental Sciences Findings 

of Fact, Conclusions, and Order. 

27.2.3	 Assistant Attorney General's Opinion: Local Air Pollution Control 

Programs. 

27.2.4	 March 1991 Stipulation between the Department of Health and 

Environmental Sciences, the Lincoln County Commission, and the 

Libby City Council. 

27.2.5	 March 1993 Board of Health and Environmental Sciences Findings of 

Fact, Conclusions, and Order. 

27.2.6	 December 16, 1994 Board of Health and Environmental Sciences 

Findings of Fact, Conclusions, and Order Adopting Libby Contingency 

Measures. 

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27.2.6.1 December 16,1994 Board of Health and Environmental 

Sciences Findings of Fact, Conclusions, and Order Adopting 

a Stipulation Between the Department of Health and 

Environmental Sciences and the Stimson Lumber Company. 

27.2.6.2 December 16, 1994 Stipulation between the Department of 

Health and Environmental Sciences and the Stimson Lumber 

Company. 

27.2.7 February 1, 1996 Board of Environmental Review Findings of Fact, 

Conclusions, and Order Adopting an Amendment to the County Air 

Pollution Control Program to Include the State Open Burning 

RegUlations. 

27.2.8 March 23, 2006 Board of Environmental Review Findings of Fact, 

Conclusions, and Order Adopting an Amendment to the County Air 

Pollution Control Program to restructure existing rules and to include 

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27.3 RESOURCES 

27.4 PROCEDURES FOR ADOPTING LOCAL REGULATIONS AND SIP CHANGES 

27.5 REPORTING AND TRACKING 

27.6 AREA DESIGNATION 

27.6.1 Designations 

27.7 AMBIENT MONITORING 

27.8 EMISSION MONITORING 

27.9 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROVISIONS 

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27.9.1 Local Regulations 

27.10 LIBBY AND VICINITY PM-10 CONTROL PLAN 

27.10.1 Area Description 

27.10.2 Air Quality Monitoring 

27.10.3 Chemical Mass Balance Study (CMB) 

27.10.4 Optical Microscopy Study 

27.10.5 Libby Base Year PM-10 Emission Inventory 

27.10.6 Dispersion Modeling 

27.10.7 Comparison of Source Apportionment Studies for Libby 

27.10.8 Design Concentration 

27.10.9 Historical Controls 

27.10.10 Control Strategies 

27.10.10.1	 Residential Wood Combustion Detailed Control 

Efficiency Demonstration 

27.10.10.2	 Re-entrained Road Dust Detailed Control Efficiency 

Demonstration 

27.10.10.3	 Prescribed Burning Control Efficiency Annual 

Demonstration 

27.10.10.4	 Champion International Control Efficiency Demonstration 

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27.10.10.5 Federal Tailpipe Standards Control Efficiency 

Demonstration 

27.10.11	 Reasonably Available Control Technology/Measures Analysis 

(RACT/RACM) 

27.10.12	 Enforceability 

27.10.13 Alternatives Considered 

27.10.14 Contingency Plans and Control Effectiveness Evaluation 

27.10.15	 Demonstration of Attainment and Maintenance 

27.10.15.1 Background 

27.10.15.2 24-Hour Demonstration of Attainment and Maintenance 

27.10.15.3 Annual Demonstration of Attainment and Maintenance 

27.10.16	 Reasonable Fwther Progress 

27.11 PM-10 MAINTENANCE PLAN 

27.12 LIBBY AND VICINITY PM2.5 CONTROL PLAN 

27.12.1	 Area Description 

27.12.2	 Air Quality Monitoring 

27.12.3	 Chemical Mass Balance Study (CMB) 

27.12.4	 Carbon 14 Study Results 

27.12.5	 Libby Base Year PM2.5 Emission Inventory 

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27.12.6	 Historical PM1Q Controls 

27.12.7	 PM2.5 Control Strategies 

27.12.7.1 Space Heating Wood Combustion Control Program 

27.12.7.2 Prescribed Burning Control Program 

27.12.7.3 Federal Tailpipe Standards Control Program 

27.12.8	 Reasonably Available Control Technologyl Reasonably Available 

Control Measures (RACT/RACM) Analysis 

27.12.9	 Enforceability 

27.12.10	 Contingency Plans and Control Effectiveness Evaluation 

27.12.11	 Annual Demonstration of Attainment and Maintenance 

27.12.11.1 PM2.5 Design Value Calculation 

27.12.11.2 Calculation of PM2.5Annual Background Concentration 

27.12.11.3 PM2.5Annual Demonstration of Compliance 

27.12.11.4 PM2.52010 Demonstration of Compliance 

27.12.12	 Reasonable Further Progress 

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27.1.2 List of Figures 

FIGURE 27.3A LINCOLN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 

FIGURE 27.10.1A LIBBY PM-10 NONATTAINMENT AREA 

FIGURE 27.10.2A LIBBY AREA AIR MONITORING SITES 

FIGURE 27.10.3A LIBBY PM-10 SOURCE APPORTIONMENT (October 31, 1987 

- December 30, 1988) 

FIGURE 27.10.3B UBBY PM-10 SOURCE APPORTIONMENT (Days Exceeding 

NMQS) 

FIGURE 27.10.4A OPTICAL STUDY RESULTS 

FIGURE 27.10.5A LIBBY PM-10 EMISSION INVENTORY ANNUAL EMISSIONS 

BY SOURCE CATEGORY - FIGURE 27.10.7A CMB STUDY RESULTS FOR 26-DAYS COINCIDING WITH 

OPTICAL STUDY 

FIGURE 27.10.7B OPTICAL STUDY RESULTS 

FIGURE 27.10.7C LIBBY CMB SOURCE APPORTIONMENT (October 31,1987­

December 30, 1988) 

FIGURE 27.10.70 EMISSION INVENTORY SOURCE APPORTIONMENT 

FIGURE 27.12.1 LIBBY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOUNDARIES 

FIGURE 27.12.3 LIBBY PM2.5CMB MODEL RESULTS (11/11/03 -2/27/04) 

FIGURE 27.12.11.1 PM2.5 DESIGN VALUE CALCULATION 

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FIGURE 27.12.11.2 IMPROVE CAB1 AND LIBBY COURTHOUSE ANNEX SITE 

LOCATIONS 

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27.1.3 List of Tables 

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TABLE 27.10.2A 

TABLE 27.1 0.2B 

TABLE 27.10.2C 

TABLE 27.10.2D 

TABLE 27.10.2E 

TABLE 27.10.5A 

TABLE 27.10.5B 

TABLE 27.10.7A 

TABLE 27.10.7B 

TABLE 27.10.7C 

TABLE 27.10.7D 

TABLE 27.10.7E 

LIBBY TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE DATA ANNUAL 

ARITHMETIC AVERAGE (~g/m3)
 

LIBBY TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATE DATA MAXIMUM
 

24-HOUR CONCENTRATION (~g/m3)
 

DESCRIPTION OF LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE SITE 

SUMMARY OF PM-10 CONCENTRATIONS AT THE LINCOLN 

COUNTY COURTHOUSE SITE 

EXPECTED PM-10 EXCEEDANCES AT THE LINCOLN 

COUNTY COURTHOUSE SITE 

BREAKDOWN OF 20 HIGHEST PM-10 EMISSION GRIDS 

PM-10 EMISSIONS BY QUARTER (TONS BY ACTIVITY) - COMPARISON WITH ALL CATEGORIES IDENTIFIED 

STUDY PERIOD COMPARISON OF OPTICAL AND CMB 

STUDIES 

SEASONAL COMPARISON BETWEEN THE OPTICAL AND 

CMB STUDIES 

DAILY COMPARISON FOR THE OPTICAL AND CMB 

STUDIES 

EMISSION INVENTORY I CMB COMPARISONS FOR STUDY 

PERIOD 

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TABLE 27.10.7F SEASONAL COMPARISON BETWEEN THE CHEMICAL 

MASS BALANCE STUDY AND THE EMISSION INVENTORY 

TABLE 27.10.7G SEASONAL COMPARISON BETWEEN CMB STUDY AND 

EMISSION INVENTORY FOR MAJOR CATEGORIES 

TABLE 27.10.7H COMPARISON OF SOURCE APPORTIONMENT AS 

DETERMINED BY THE OPTICAL STUDY, CMB STUDY AND 

EMISSION INVENTORY FOR LIBBY 

TABLE 27.10.71 SEASONAL COMPARISON BETWEEN THE OPTICAL 

STUDY, CMB STUDY, AND EMISSION INVENTORY FOR 

LIBBY 

TABLE 27.10.8A PM-10 DATA (\-Ig/m3 

) USED IN ANNUAL DESIGN 

CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION 

TABLE 27.10.8B PM-10 CONCENTRATIONS (\-Ig/m 3 

) USED IN 24-HOUR 

DESIGN CONCENTRATION DETERMINATION 

TABLE 27.10.10.1A CHANGE IN TYPE OF WOOD BURNING DEVICE 1988 TO 

1998 

TABLE 27.10.15A CONTROL STRATEGY CREDITS 

TABLE 27.10.15.1A 24-HOUR BACKGROUND SOURCE APPORTIONMENT 

TABLE 27.10.15.1B ANNUAL BACKGROUND SOURCE APPORTIONMENT 

TABLE 27.10.15.2A LIBBY 24-HOUR DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE 

TABLE 27.10.15.3A LIBBY ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE 

TABLE 27.12.4 AVERAGE LIBBY 14C RESULTS (11/11/03 ­ 2/27104) 

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TABLE 27.12.11.2 WESTERN MONTANA IMPROVE SITES' ANNUAL 

AVERAGES 

TABLE 27.12.11.3A CALCULATED SEASONAL PM2.5DESIGN VALUES 

TABLE 27.12.11.3B CALCULATED SEASONAL PM2.5BACKGROUND VALUES 

TABLE 27.12.11.3C WINTER SEASON ROLLBACK DATA 

TABLE 27.12.11.4A LINCOLN COUNTY POPULATION AND HOUSING UNITS 

2000 - 2010 

TABLE 27.12.11.4B PM2.5 ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE 

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27.9.1 Local Regulations 

The implementation, administration, and enforcement of the following local regulations 

constitute the Lincoln County Air Pollution Control Program. 

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HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT REGULATIONS 

CHAPTER 1: Control of Air Pollution 

(Revised 27 February 2006) 

SUBCHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS 

75.1.101 INTENT: The purpose of this chapter is to achieve and maintain such levels of air 

quality as will protect human health and safety and, to the greatest degree practicable, prevent injury to 

plant and animal life and property, and facilitate the enjoyment of the natural attractions of Lincoln County. 

75.1.102: SCOPE: Unless otherwise indicated, the rules of Chapter 1 apply to activities and 

sources within the Air Pollution Control District. 

75.1.103 DEFINITIONS: As used in this chapter, unless indicated otherwise, the following 

definitions apply: 

(1) "Air Contaminant" means dust. ash, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor or any particulate matter or a 

combination thereof present in the outdoor atmosphere. 

(2) "Air Pollution Control District" means the geographical area designated on the attached map and 

as defined by the following Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates: 

Begin, 600000mE, 5370000mN; east to 620000mE, 5370000mN; south to 620000mE, 5340000mN; west 

to 600000mE, 5340000mN; north to 600000mE, 5370000mN. 

(3) "Department" means the Lincoln County Environmental Health Department. 

(4) "DEQ" means the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. 

(5) "Emission" means a release into the outdoor atmosphere of an air contaminant. 

(6) "EPA" means the US Environmental Protection Agency. 

(7) "MAAQS" means Montana Ambient Air Quality Standards. 

(8) "NAAQS" means National Ambient Air Quality Standards. 

(9) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a firm, an association, a municipality, a public or 

private corporation, the state or a subdivision or agency of the state, a trust, an estate, an interstate body, 

the federal government or an agency of the federal government, or any other legal entity and includes 

persons resident in Canada. 

(10) "PM10" means particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to a nominal 

10 micrometers. 

(11) "PM2.5" means particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to a 

nominal 2.5 micrometers. 

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75.1.104 SELECTION & IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTINGENCY MEASURE PROGRAMS: 

(1) Upon notification by DEQ or EPA that the Air Pollution Control District has failed to attain 

NAAQS/MAAQS or make reasonable further progress in reducing emissions, the Department shall 

determine the source(s) contributing to the violation and designate the associated contingency measure(s) 

to be implemented. The Department shall identify sources of contribution based upon documented 

observations of emission sources and corresponding EPA reference method monitoring data. 

(2) Unless otherwise prohibited by Section 75.1.1 04(2)(d), and within 60 days of notification from 

DEQ or EPA, the Department shall implement the following contingency measure(s) to reduce emissions 

from a source(s) identified as a contributor. 

(a) If residential wood burning is determined to be a contributing source, the Department shall 

implement Section 75.1.208. 

(b) If re-entrained dust is determined to be a contributing source, the Department shall 

implement Section 75.1.307. 

(c) If industrial facility emissions are determined to be a contributing source, DEQ shall 

initiate contingency measures to reduce emissions. 

(d) The Department shall address failure to attain NAAQS or to make reasonable further 

progress in reducing emissions attributable to natural events or impacts generating activities 

occurring outside state or local jurisdictional control according to EPA policy while initiating interim 

contingency measures at the local level. 

(e) If no emission source(s) can be identified as a contributor, the Department shall conduct 

a comprehensive review, including chemical and microscopic filter analysis. Until such time as 

the review and analyses have been completed, the Department shall implement at least one of 

the above contingency measures on an interim basis. Any selected interim contingency 

measure(s) shall remain in effect until the Department completes a comprehensive review and 

determines whether a permanent contingency measure is necessary. 

(3) Early voluntary implementation of a contingency measure shall not result in a requirement 

to develop additional moderate area contingency measures if the area later fails to attain the 

NAAQS/MAAQS or make reasonable further progress in reducing emissions. However, 

redesignation could necessitate additional control measures including Best Available Control 

Measures (BACM), Best Available Control Technology (BACT) and/or additional contingency 

measures. 

75.1.105 ENFORCEABILITY:
 

The provisions of the regulations in this ordinance are enforceable by the Lincoln County Environmental
 

Health Department authorities and/or appropriate law enforcement officials.
 

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75.1.106 CONFLICT OF ORDINANCES: 

(1) In any case where a provision of these regulations is found to be in conflict with a provision of any 

zoning, building, fire, safety or health ordinance or code of any City of, Town of, or of the County of 

Lincoln, the provision which, in the judgment of the Health Officer, established the higher standard for the 

promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people shall prevail. 

(2) If any portion of these regulations should be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such 

decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion(s) of the ordinance and such portions shall 

remain in full force and effect. 

SUBCHAPTER 2: SOLID FUEL BURNING DEVICE REGULATIONS 

75.1.201 INTENT: 

(1) A regulation reducing the levels of particulate air pollutants to or below levels of the 

NAAQS/MAAQS. 

(2) This regulation is necessary to preserve, protect, improve, achieve and maintain such levels of air 

quality as will protect the health and welfare of the citizens of Lincoln County. 

75.1.202 SCOPE AND EFFECTIVE DATE: 

(1) This regulation applies to all persons, agencies, institutions, businesses, industries or government 

entities living in or located within the Air Pollution Control District except for sources exempt from local 

regulation under 75-2-301 (5), MCA. 

(2) The effective date of this sub-chapter is January 1, 2007. 

75.1.203 DEFINITIONS: As used in this subchapter, unless indicated otherwise, the following 

definitions apply: 

(1) "Opacity" means a measurement of visible emissions defined as the degree expressed in percent 

to which emissions reduce the transmission of light and obscure the view of an object in the background. 

(2) "Operating Permit" means a permit issued by the Department that allows the use of a solid fuel 

burning device within the boundaries of the Air Pollution Control District. 

(3) "Pellet Fuel Burning Device" means a solid fuel burning device that burns only automatically fed 

biomass, pelletized fuels. 

(4) "Solid Fuel Burning Device" means any fireplace, fireplace insert, wood stove, pellet stove, pellet 

furnace, wood burning heater, wood-fired boiler, wood or coal-fired furnace, coal stove, or similar device 

burning any solid fuel used for aesthetic, cooking or heating purposes which has a rated capacity of less 

than 1,000,000 BTU's per hour. 

(5) "Standard Catalytic Device" means a solid fuel burning device with a catalytic emissions control 

system that has been certified by EPA test method as having emissions <4.1 grams/hour. 

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(6) "Standard Non-Catalytic Device" means a solid fuel burning device with a non-catalytic emissions 

control system that has been certified by EPA test method as having emissions <7.5 grams/hour. 

75.1.204 OPERATING & EMISSION LIMITS: 

(1) No person may install or operate any type of solid fuel burning device without a valid Operating 

Permit issued by the Department. 

(2) No person may burn any material in a solid fuel burning device except uncolored newspaper, 

untreated wood and lumber, and products manufactured for the sole purpose of use as a solid fuel. 

Products manufactured or processed for use as solid fuels must conform to any other applicable 

provisions of this subchapter. 

(3) In the absence of an Air Pollution Alert, no person operating a solid fuel burning device may cause 

or allow the discharge of visible emissions greater than twenty percent opacity. The provisions of this 

section do not apply to visible emissions during the building of a new fire, for a period or periods 

aggregating no more than twenty minutes in any four-hour period. 

(4) During an Air Pollution Alert, no person operating a solid fuel burning device that is permitted for 

use during an Alert may cause or allow the discharge of visible emissions greater than ten percent opacity. 

The provisions of this subsection shall not apply during the building of a new fire, for a period or periods 

aggregating no more than twenty minutes in any four-hour period. No person may operate a standard 

catalytic or non-catalytic solid fuel burning device during an Air Pollution Alert. 

75.1.205 SOLID FUEL BURNING DEVICE PERMITS: 

- (1) Prior to installing or operating a solid fuel burning device in any residential or commercial property, 

a person shall apply to the Department for a permit and provide the following information:
 

the owner/operator of the device;
 

contact information for the device owner/operator;
 

location of the device;
 

device manufacturer & model;
 

type of device (rating); and
 

any other relevant information for the Department to determine whether it satisfies the reqUirements of this
 

regulation.
 

(2) The Department may issue Operating Permits for the following types of solid fuel burning devices: 

(a) Standard catalytic devices. The Department may issue an Operating Permit for a 

catalytic solid fuel burning device. Standard catalytic devices may not be operated during an Air 

Pollution Alert. Implementation of the contingency measure in 75.1.208 would automatically 

invalidate the operating permit for this type of device. . 

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(b) Standard non-catalytic devices. The Department may issue an Operating Permit for a 

non-catalytic solid fuel burning device. Standard non-catalytic devices may not be operated 

during an Air Pollution Alert. Implementation of the contingency measure in 75.1.208 would 

automatically invalidate the operating permit for this type of device. 

(c) Pellet fuel burning devices. The Department may issue an operating permit for a 

biomass pellet fuel burning device. Pellet fuel burning devices may be operated during an Air 

Pollution Alert. Implementation of the contingency measure in 75.1.208 would not invalidate the 

operating permit for this type of device. 

(3) Unless otherwise invalidated by implementation of a contingency measure or future changes in 

solid fuel burning device regulations, Operating Permits are valid until the named owner/operator changes 

or the device is removed or modified in any way. Permits may not be transferred from person to person or 

from place to place. 

(4) An Operating Permit for a solid fuel burning device may be revoked by the Department for noncompliance with these regulations or Operating Permit conditions. 

75.1.206 AIR POLLUTION ALERTS: 

(1) The Department may declare an Air Pollution Alert to be in effect whenever ambient PM 

concentrations, as averaged over a four hour period, exceed a level 20 percent below any state or federal 

ambient 24-hour standard established for particulate matter; and when scientific and meteorological data 

indicate the average concentrations will remain at or above these levels over the next 24 hours. 

(2) The Department may also declare an Air Pollution Alert to be in effect whenever scientific and 

meteorological 

twenty-four hours 

data 

may 

indicate 

reasonably 

that the 

be 

ambient 

expected 

PM concentrations 

to exceed a level 

over 

20 

any 

percent 

four-hour 

below 

period 

any state 

within 

or 

the 

federal 

next - ambient 24-hour standard established for particUlate matter. 

(3) No person shall be subject to any violation of 75.1.204(4) for three hours after the Department 

declares an Air Pollution Alert and makes that information reasonably available to the publi~.

75.1.207 PENALTV ASSESSMENTS: 

(1) The Department shall issue a "Notice of Violation" for any documented violation. The first notice 

of violation issued is a warning to the violator and will include educational and compliance information on 

air pollution regUlations. 

(2) For a second and any subsequent violations, the Department shall process each notice of 

violation for a Civil Penalty Assessment of $25.00 per violation. 

(3) No person or entity may be cited for a violation more than once in any calendar day. However, the 

Department may issue a notice of violation for each calendar day of violation and each such notice is 

considered as a separate violation. 

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75.1.208 CONTINGENCY MEASURES: 

(1) If compliance with NAAQS/MAAQS are not achieved or compliance levels are not maintained, and 

the Department determines that solid fuel burning device emissions are a contributor to non-compliance, 

the Department shall implement the following control measure: 

(a). No person may operate a solid fuel burning device except a biomass pellet fuel burning 

device with a valid operating permit issued by the Department. 

SUBCHAPTER 3: DUST CONTROL REGULATIONS: 

Control Measures For Roads, Parking Lots And Commercial Lots 

75.1.301 INTENT: Regulations enacting an emission control plan within the Air Pollution 

Control District to meet NAAQS for particulate matter by requiring dust abatement and control. 

75.1.302 SCOPE & EFFECTIVE DATE: 

(1) This regUlation applies to all persons, agencies, institutions, businesses, industries or government 

entities living in or located within the "Regulated Road Sanding and Sweeping District." 

(2) The effective date of this subchapter is January 1, 2007. 

75.1.303 DEFINITIONS: As used in this subchapter, unless indicated otherwise, the following 

definitions apply: 

(1) "Areas of Public Safety Concern" means specific areas that may include, but are not necessarily 

limited to: roadways with steep grade hills; roadways around public school facilities; and parking areas for 

medical, senior or public school facilities. 

(2) "Commercial Yard/Lot" means a parcel of land located off the public right-of-way with uses that 

may include, but are not necessarily limited to, logging yards, bus lots, store and shopping parking areas, 

construction firms, trucking/transportation firms, and industrial facility sites. 

(3) "Emergency Situation" means a situation when: 

(a) Liquid de-icing agents and/or de-icing salts become unavailable due to circumstances 

beyond the control of the person, government or private entity maintaining a roadway, alley, 

parking lot or commercial yardllot or; 

(b) due to extreme weather conditions, or hazardous roadways, liquid de-icing agents and/or 

de-icing salts do not provide adequate traction for public safety. 

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(4) "Parking Lot" means a parcel of land located off of the public right-of-way which is not less than 

5,000 square feet in size and which is primarily used for the temporary storage of motor vehicles. A 

parking lot as used in this regulation does not include lots for the storage of special mobile equipment as 

defined in 61-1-101(59), MCA. 

(5) "Prioritized Street Sweeping and Flushing" means a schedule of street sweeping and/or flushing 

which cleans streets with the highest traffic volumes first and proceeds in descending order of traffic 

volume to streets with the lowest traffic volume. When all ice-free streets have been cleaned the cycle is 

immediately repeated. 

(6) "Reasonably Available Control Technology" means 

(a) During winter, prioritized street sweeping and flushing of streets with accumulated carry-on or 

applied materials shall commence on the first working day after the roadbed becomes ice-free and 

temperatures remain above freezing. 

(b) During summer, street sweeping and/or flushing which is accomplished on an as-needed basis to 

remove any accumulated carry-on or applied materials, with priority given to streets with the highest traffic 

volumes. 

(7) "Regulated Road Sanding and Sweeping District" means the geographical area designated by the 

attached map, wherein the regulations of this sub-chapter apply, and defined as follows: 

Point of beginning: intersection of Pipe Creek Road and Highway 37 North, follow Highway 37 south to 

Thomas Road then west-northwest along the Kootenai River to the west end of Jay-Effar Road; then westsouthwest across Highway 2 to Parsnix Way; then south-southeast along the base of the foothills, 

crossing Flower Creek Road and Main Avenue, to Reese court; then south along Cabinet Heights Road 

and Westgate to Snowshoe Road; then North-northeast on Shaughnessy Road to Highway 2; then east to - Libby Creek; then north following the streambank of Libby Creek to the Kootenai River; then westnorthwest along the Kootenai River to Highway 37; then north on Highway 37 to the point of beginning. 

(8) "Road" means any road or alley which is greater than 50-feet in length and which has or is 

projected to have an average traffic volume greater than 50 vehicles per day. 

(9) "Summer" means the months of May, June, July, August, September and October. 

(10) "Winter" means the months of November, December, January, February, March and April. 

75.1.304 LIMITATION ON USE AND ON APPLICATION OF MATERIALS: 

(1) No person may allow vehicular operation on any road, parking lot or commercial yard/lot that is 

not paved or otherwise surfaced or treated to prevent vehicular carry-on and wind-borne entrainment of 

dust. 

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(a) If an emergency situation arises that requires vehicular operation in/on an untreated area, the 

Department may authorize utilization of the area during the course of the emergency provided 

alternative methods are implemented to minimize carry-on or entrainment. 

(2) With the exception of "Emergency Situations" and "Areas of Public Safety Concern", sanding 

materials may not be applied. Only liqUid de-icing agents and/or de-icing salts may be used on roads, 

parking lots and commercial yards/lots. 

(3) No person may place any sanding or chip seal material on any road, parking lot or commercial 

yardllot which has a durability, as defined by the Montana Modified LA Abrasion Test, of greater than 7, 

and a fines content of material smaller than 200 mesh, as determined by standard wet sieving methods, 

that exceeds 3 percent oven dry weight. 

(4) A person, prior to application, shall test materials proposed for use as sanding or chip seal 

material and provide the Department laboratory test data demonstrating that the material meets the 

specified requirements for durability and fines content. 

75.1.305 STREET SWEEPING & FLUSHING: 

(1) Any person responsible for the maintenance of a road shall implement and maintain a schedule of 

prioritized street sweeping and flushing. 

(2) Reasonably available control technology shall be utilized to assure timely removal of carry-on or 

applied accumulations from all roads. 

75.1.306 SPECIFIC MEASURES FOR COMMERCIAL YARDS/LOTS: 

-	 (1) Operators of all commercial yards/lots shall implement measures to prevent the collection and 

deposition of dust from eqUipment wheels and chassis. 

(2) Operators of all commercial yardsllots shall implement dust suppression measures (chemical dust 

suppressants, dust oiling, watering, etc.) in bare, undeveloped areas of the property(ies) to eliminate 

fugitive air-born dust. 

(3) Operators of all commercial yards/lots shall clean carry-on material generated from their facility 

from adjoining roadways in a timely manner. 

75.1.307 CON·r1NGENCY MEASURES: 

(1) If compliance with NAAQS is not achieved or compliance levels are not maintained, and the 

Department determines that re-entrained dust emissions contribute to non-compliance, the Department 

shall implement the following control measure: 

(a) The Regulated Road Sanding and Sweeping District shall be extended to the boundaries 

of the Air Pollution Control District. 

(b) Control measures in place for the RegUlated Road Sanding and Sweeping District shall 

apply throughout the entire Air Pollution Control District. 

75.1.308 MATERIALS APPLICATION OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT: 

(1) For all areas of the Air Pollution Control District that lie outside of the Regulated Sanding and 

Sweeping District, each person or government or private entity is strongly 

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encouraged to reduce the amount of sanding materials applied, taking into consideration public safety and 

air quality. 

(2) Outlying areas and low traffic volume roads should have a low priority. 

(3) Residential areas may receive less sanding material because of lower speeds. 

(4) Adding salt compounds to conventional sanding materials reduces the total amount of sand 

applied. 

(5) Vehicles used for winter driving should be equipped with winter tires or traction devices. 

SUBCHAPTER 4: OUTDOOR BURNING REGULATIONS 

75.1.401 INTENT: 

(1) Local geographic features and concentrations of populations in Libby and the immediate 

surrounding area necessitate rules and regulations concerning the outdoor burning of waste materials. 

(2) Experience has demonstrated that air quality degradation and public health problems are often 

associated with the improper burning of waste materials in both urban and suburban areas. 

(3) The purpose of this regulation is to improve air quality and meet NAAQS/MAAQS for particulate 

matter by restricting non-essential outdoor burning, promoting alternative disposal methods and recycling, 

and setting standards to minimize emissions when outdoor burning is required. 

75.1.402: SCOPE AND EFFECTIVE DATE: 

(1) This regulation applies to all persons, agencies, institutions, businesses, industries or government -

entities living in or located within the boundaries of the Air Pollution Control District and Impact Zone Land 

to all licensed landfills within the boundaries of Lincoln County. 

(2) The effective date of this sub-chapter is April 15, 2006. 

75.1.403 DEFINITIONS: 

(1) "Best Available Control Technology" (BACT) means those techniques and methods of controlling 

emissions of pollutants from an existing or proposed outdoor burning source which limit those emissions 

to the maximum degree which the Department determines, on a case-by-case basis, is achievable for that 

source, taking into account impacts on energy use, the environment, and the economy, and any other 

costs, including cost to the source. 

Such techniques and methods may include the following: scheduling of burning during periods and 

seasons of good ventilation; applying dispersion forecasts; utilizing predictive modeling results performed 

by and available from DEQ to minimize smoke impacts; limiting the amount of burning to be performed 

during anyone time; using ignition and 

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burning techniques which minimize smoke production; selecting fuel preparation methods that will 

minimize dirt and moisture content; promoting fuel configurations which create an adequate air to fuel 

ratio; prioritizing burns as to air quality impact and assigning control techniques accordingly; promoting 

alternative treatments and uses of materials to be burned; and selecting sites that will minimize smoke 

impacts.	 BACT for all residential and management outdoor burning includes burning only as authorized 

by and during the time periods specified by the Department. 

(2) "Bonfire" means a ceremonial fire or small recreational fire, in which the materials burned are 

cordwood or clean untreated dimensional wood and which is conducted by an educational, fraternal or 

religious organization for the purpose of celebrating a particular organization-related event or for a social 

gathering, picnic, campout, fireside singalong, etc. 

(3) "Christmas Tree Waste" means wood waste from commercially grown Christmas trees left in the 

field where the trees were grown, after harvesting and on-site processing. 

(4) "Conditional Open Burning Permit" means a permit issued to conduct outdoor burning at a 

licensed landfill. 

(5) "Emergency outdoor burning" means an event beyond individual control that necessitates the use 

of outdoor burning in order to dispose of a substance that poses an immediate threat to public health and 

safety, or plant or animal life, and for which no alternative method of disposal is reasonably available. 

(6) "Impact Zone L" means all of the land within the following boundaries: Beginning at Kootenai 

Falls, going southeast to Scenery Mountain, then south to Indian Head, then south to Treasure Mountain, 

then south to Mount Snowy, then east to Double N Lake, then across Highway 2 going northeast to 

McMillan Mountain, then north to Swede Mountain, then northeast across Highway 37 to the Vermiculite 

-	 Mine, then west to Sheldon Mountain, then west-northwest to Flagstaff Mountain, then southwest to 

Kootenai Falls, the point of beginning. 

(7) "Libby Outdoor Burning Control Area" means all of the land included with the boundaries of the Air 

Pollution Control District and Impact Zone L, including the City of Libby. 

(8) "Licensed Landfill" means a solid waste disposal site that is licensed for operation by DEQ. 

(9) "Licensed Landfill Outdoor Burning" means burning at a licensed landfill pursuant to a conditional 

outdoor burning permit. 

(10) "Major Open Burning Source" means any person, agency, institution, business or industry 

conducting any outdoor burning that, on a statewide basis, will emit more than 500 tons per calendar year 

of carbon monoxide or 50 tons per calendar year of any other pollutant regUlated under ARM 17.8.101 et 

seq., except hydrocarbons. 

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(11) "Management Burning" means any person, agency, institution, business or industry conducting 

any outdoor burning for any purpose except residential burning, including forestry/wildlife management, 

licensed landfill management, firefighter training exercises, commercial film productions, or fuel hazard 

reduction which is designated as necessary by a fire protection agency. 

(12) "Outdoor Burning" means the combustion of any material directly in the open air without a 

receptacle, or in a receptacle other than a furnace, multiple chambered incinerator, or wood waste burner, 

with the exception of unexploded ordnance, small recreational fires (inclUding bonfires), construction site 

heating devices used to warm workers, or safety flares used to combust or dispose of hazardous or toxic 

gases at industrial facilities, such as refineries, gas sweetening plants, oil and gas wells, sulfur recovery 

plants or elemental phosphorus plants. 

(13) "Residential Burning" means any outdoor burning conducted on a residential, farm or ranch 

property to dispose of vegetative wastes. 

(14) "Salvage operation" means any operation conducted in whole or in part to salvage or reclaim any 

product or material, except the silvicultural practice commonly referred to as a salvage cut. 

(15) "Trade wastes" means solid, liquid or gaseous material resulting from construction or operation of 

any business, trade, industry or demolition project. Wood product industry wastes such as sawdust, bark, 

peelings, chips, shavings, branches, limbs and cull wood are considered trade wastes. Trade wastes do 

not include Christmas tree waste or wastes generally disposed of by residential outdoor burning or 

management outdoor burning, as defined in these regulations. 

75.1.404 OUTDOOR BURNING CONTROL AREAS: 

(1) Outdoor burning regulations shall apply to all outdoor burning activities within the boundaries of - the Air Pollution Control District and/or Impact Zone L. The Department may issue restrictions and 

prohibit outdoor burning activities within these boundaries. 

(2) Restrictions and permitting regulations for Licensed landfills shall apply throughout the boundaries 

of Lincoln County. 

75.1.405 PROHIBITED MATERIALS & ACTIVITIES: 

(1) 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 261, which identifies and defines hazardous wastes, 

is hereby incorporated by reference. 

(2) Except as specifically prOVided under ARM 17.8.604 for firefighter training, commercial film 

production and licensed landfills; the following materials may not be disposed of by outdoor burning: 

(a) any waste moved from the premises where it was generated; 

(b) food wastes; 

(c) styrofoam and other plastics; 

(d) wastes generating noxious odors; 

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(e) wood and wood by-products that have been treated, coated, painted, stained, or 

contaminated by a foreign material, such as papers, cardboard, or painted or stained wood; 

(f) poultry litter; 

(g) animal droppings; 

(h) dead animals or dead animal parts; 

(i) tires; . 

0) rubber materials; 

(k) asphalt shingles; 

(I) tar paper; 

(m) automobile or aircraft bodies and interiors; 

(n) insulated wire; 

(0) oil or petroleum products; 

(p) treated lumber and timbers; 

(q) pathogenic wastes; 

(r) hazardous wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 261; 

(s) trade wastes; 

(t) any materials resulting from a salvage operation; 

(u) chemicals; 

(v) Christmas tree waste; 

(w) asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; 

(x) standing or demolished structures; and 

(y) paint. 

(3) The burning of stumps, the burning of grass clippings and leaves, and overnight smoldering of 

burns is prohibited. 

(4) Burning on any city or county street, road or alley is prohibited. 

(5) The use of burn barrels, or other unapproved devices, is prohibited. 

75.1.406 OUTDOOR BURNING PERIODS: Various types of outdoor burning activities are limited 

to the following time periods: 

(1) Residential burning - April 1 through April 30: 

(a) Residential Outdoor Burning may be conducted during the month of April. 

(b) In the event of unduly wet or Wintry weather conditions during the month of April, the 

Department may extend the residential burning season into the month of May. 

(c) No person may conduct residential outdoor burning at any other time during the year. 

(2) Management Burning - April 1 through October 31: 

(a) Management burns may be conducted throughout the management burning season of 

April 1 through October 31. 

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(3) Closed Burning Periods - November 1 through March 31: 

(a) No person may conduct outdoor burning during the months of November, December, 

January, February and March. 

(b) The Department may authorize exceptions for emergency outdoor burning after receiving 

the following information: 

(i) facts establishing that alternative methods of disposing of the substance are not 

reasonably available; 

(ii) facts establishing that the substance to be burned poses an immediate threat to 

human health and safety or plant or animal life; 

(iii) the legal description or address of the site where the burn will occur; 

(iv) the amount of material to be burned; 

(v) the date and time of the proposed burn; and 

(vi) the date and time that the spill or incident giving rise to the emergency was first 

noticed. 

(c) Management burning in closed burning periods may be conducted based on a written 

demonstration of need from a fire protection agency and approval from the Department prior to 

each ignition. 

75.1.407 GENERAL COMPLIANCE & PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS: 

(1) Outdoor burning is allowed only on days with good ventilation/dispersion forecasts. The 

Department will make this determination based on available interagency meteorological information and 

local ambient particulate concentrations. ­

(2) All residential burners shall apply for and receive an Air Quality Permit from the Department prior . 

to initiating any outdoor burn. 

(3) All burners shall apply for and receive any necessary fire permit(s) from the jurisdictional fire 

protection agency prior to initiating any burn. 

(4) All burners shall use alternative disposal methods when reasonably available. 

(5) All burners shall utilize BACT. 

(6) All residential burners shall call the Air Quality Hotline at 293-5644 prior to ignition and comply 

with established burning hours and any burning bans or other announced restrictions. 

(7) All management burners shall contact the Department and receive approval prior to ignition of a 

planned burn. The Department may authorize, restrict, or prohibit proposed burns after reviewing 

meteorological dispersion forecasts and local conditions. 

(8) Prior to conducting any outdoor burning, all major open burning sources shall apply for and 

receive an air quality major open burning permit pursuant to ARM 17.8.610. 

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75.1.408 SPECIAL COMPLIANCE & PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS: 

(1) Firefighter Training: 

(a) Prior to conducting outdoor burning sessions as part of their training program, Fire 

Departments shall apply for and receive a Firefighter Training Permit issued by DEQ. 

(b) Any person planning Firefighter Training outdoor burning shall contact the Department 

and receive approval prior to conducting the training burn. The Department may authorize, 

restrict, or prohibit proposed burns after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts and local 

conditions. 

(c) Any person planning Firefighter training outdoor burning shall provide at least three weeks 

advance notice to all residents within a 1/4-mile or four-block radius of the proposed training site. 

The Department and County Health Officer shall evaluate any concerns about environmental or 

health impacts presented by surrounding residents prior to authorization or denial of the outdoor 

burning. 

(2) Commercial Film Production Burns: 

(a) Anyone planning to conduct Commercial Film Production outdoor burning shall apply for 

and receive a Commercial Film Production Permit issued by DEQ. 

(b) Anyone planning Commercial Film Production outdoor burning shall contact the 

Department and receive approval prior to conducting outdoor burning. The Department may 

authorize, restrict, or prohibit proposed burns after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts 

and local conditions. 

(3) Fuel Hazard Reduction: 

(a) Any proposed burn for fuel hazard reduction must be designated as necessary by a fire 

protection agency. 

(b) Anyone planning Fuel Hazard Reduction outdoor burning shall contact the Department 

and receive approval prior to conducting outdoor burning. The Department may authorize, restrict, 

or prohibit proposed burns after reviewing meteorological dispersion forecasts and local 

conditions. 

(4) Licensed Landfill Burns: 

(a) All licensed landfills within the boundaries of Lincoln County must: 

(i) Have an approved burn site, as designated in the solid Waste Management 

System License issued by the DEQ, pursuant to ARM Title 17, chapter 50, subchapter 5, 

before a Conditional Air Quality Open Burning permit may be issued. 

(ii) Obtain a Conditional Air Quality Outdoor Burning Permit from the Department 

before burning. A new permit must be obtained for each burn. 

(iii) Comply with all conditions of the permit. 

(b) No licensed landfill within the boundaries of Lincoln County shall cause or allow the 

burning of untreated wood waste unless they have first applied for and received a permit for such 

outdoor burning from the Department. 

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(c) The Department may issue a conditional air quality open burning permit if the Department 

determines that: 

(i) alternative methods of disposal would result in extreme economic hardship to the 

applicant; and 

(ii) emissions from open burning will not endanger public health or welfare or cause 

or contribute to a violation of any NAAQS/MAAQS. 

(d) The Department must be reasonable when determining whether alternative methods of 

disposal would result in extreme economic hardship to the applicant. 

(e) Conditional outdoor burning must conform with BACT. 

(f) The Department may issue a conditional air quality outdoor permit to dispose of untreated 

wood waste at a licensed landfill site, if the Department determines that: 

(i) the proposed open burning will occur at an approved burn site as designated in the solid 

waste management system license issued by DEQ pursuant to ARM title 17, chapter 50, 

subchapter 5; and 

(ii) prior to the issuance of the air quality open burning permit, the wood waste pile is 

inspected by the Department or its designated representative and no prohibited materials 

listed in 75.1.405(2), other than wood waste, are present. 

(g) A permit issued under this rule is valid for a single burn of untreated wood waste at 

licensed landfill sites. A new permit must be obtained for each burn. 

(h) The Department may place any reasonable requirements in a conditional air quality open 

burning permit that it determines will reduce emissions of air pollutants or minimize the impact of 

emissions 

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burning permit must be made on a - form provided by the Department. The applicant shall provide adequate information to 

enable the Department to determine whether the application satisfies the requirements for 

a conditional air quality open burning permit contained in this rule. Proof of publication of 

public notice, as required in section U) of this rule, must be submitted to the Department 

before an application will be considered complete. 

U) An applicant for a conditional air quality open burning permit shall notify the public of the 

application by legal publication, at least once, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area 

affected by the application. The notice must be published no sooner than 10 days prior to 

submittal of an application and no later than ten days after submittal of an application. Form of 

the notice must be provided by the Department and must include a statement that public 

comments 

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may be submitted to the Department concerning the application within 20 days after publication of notice 

or filing of the application, whichever is later. A single public notice may be published for multiple 

applications. 

(k) When the Department approves or denies the application for a permit under 75.1.408(4), 

a person who is jointly or severally adversely affected by the decision may request a hearing 

before the Lincoln County Board of Health. The request for hearing must be filed within 15 days 

after the Department renders its decision and must include an affidavit setting forth the grounds 

for the request. The Department's decision on the application is not final unless 15 days have 

elapsed from the date of the decision and there is no request for a hearing under this section. 

The filing of a request for a hearing postpones the effective date of the Department's decision until 

the conclusion of the hearing and issuance of a final decision by the Lincoln County Board of 

Health. 

75.1.409 PENALTY ASSESSMENTS: 

(1) Any person who violates any provision of these regulations or any provision of any directive, 

action, permit, or approval adopted pursuant to the authority granted by these regulations, except for 

intentional violations of Section 75.1.405(2)(r), shall be, upon conviction, punished by a fine not less than 

$25 and not more than $200 for each offense. Violations of Section 75.1.405(2)(r), burning hazardous 

wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 261, shall be, upon conviction, punished by a fine not to exceed 

$10,000 per day per violation. 

(2) Each day of violation shall be considered a separate offense. 

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27.12 LIBBY AND VICINITY PM2.5 CONTROL PLAN 

27.12.1 Area Description 

Libby is a small, rural community located in Lincoln County with a population of 2,626 in 

2000 (U.S. Census). The town is located in a narrow, triangular valley created by the 

confluence of Libby Creek and the Kootenai River. The Kootenai Valley runs east and 

west in the vicinity of Libby with lesser valleys extending north and south along Pipe 

and Libby Creeks. Libby lies at an elevation of 2,100 feet with the surrounding 

mountains rising to over 7,000 feet. Historically, agriculture and the timber industry 

have been the economic basis for the area. 

Libby is the county seat of Lincoln County - a large, rural county of 3,613 square miles 

located in the northwestern corner of Montana. The vast majority of the county is ·forest 

land owned by either the U.S. Forest Service or private timber companies. According to 

the 2000 U.S. census, the population of Lincoln County was 18,837. 

_. The population growth that is occurring is located mostly within the PM2.5 nonattainment 

. area (NAA). Over the ten-year period from 1990 to 2000, the city of Libby's population 

only grew 3.71%. If that rate continued from 2000 to 2005, the city's population would 

be estimated at 2,674. Over the ten-year period from 1990 to 2000, Lincoln County's 

population only grew 7.76%. If that rate continued from 2000 to 2005, the population of 

the 'Libby Valley' would be estimated at 9,484. Traffic and commuting patterns are 

localized, mostly concentrated within the Libby Valley itself. Those patterns are not 

expected to change. 

Climatic conditions and Libby's location in a deep mountain valley subject the 

community to some of the poorest atmospheric dispersion in Montana. During the late 

fall, winter and early spring, winds are light or nonexistent. Temperature inversions are 

common and can last for days or weeks trapping particulate matter in the Libby Valley. 

Figure 27.12.1 illustrates the various Libby Air Pollution Control Boundaries. 

Specifically, Impact Zone "l"; PM10 NAA; PM-10 control area; Air Pollution Control 

District; and the PM2.5 NAA. 

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27.12.2 Air Quality Monitoring 

In Lincoln County, ambient air monitoring is conducted using Federal Reference 

Method (FRM) PM2.5 samplers at the Courthouse Annex site in downtown Libby. The 

site is located at Latitude 48.3842, Longitude -115.5481, with an elevation of 

approximately 2,100 feet. The monitoring began in January 1999 and the results have 

shown consistently high PM2.5concentrations. This site has been assigned the 

identification number 30-053-0018 in EPA's national air quality database (AIRS). Data 

from the years 2001 to 2003 is illustrated in Figure 27.12.11.1 with the 3-year annual 

design value calculated to be 15.9 1J9/m3. That value is a violation of the annual PM2.5 

National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NMQS). The 3-year average of the 24-hour 

98th percentile values for the same time period is 44.7 IJg/m3, which was below the 1997 

24-hr NMQS (65 IJg/m3

) previously in existence at that time. 

In February 2002, DEQ initiated speciation monitoring at the Libby Courthouse Annex 

site to determine possible PM2.5 emission sources. The results identified organic 

carbon (OC) as the main component of the wintertime PM2.5 samples. Potential OC 

emission sources in the area included industry, wood combustion and biogenic sources. 

Given the high OC percentage in the samples, the Stimson Lumber Mill (Libby's only 

major industrial source) was suspected of being a major contributor to ambient 

PM2.5.concentrations. However, ambient PM2.5 concentrations did not significantly 

decrease after Stimson ceased operations in December 2002. 

Further ambient monitoring was conducted from November 2003 to February 2004 to 

determine the geographic distribution of PM2.5concentrations. Additional monitoring 

sites were established in various locations beyond Libby city limits for one month 

periods. These FRM monitors each collected samples on the same schedule as the 

compliance FRM monitor at the Libby Courthouse Annex site. The sites were located 

within the two major stream drainages of the Kootenai River and Libby Creek. The 

PM2.5 samples from these temporary sites were analyzed and compared to the PM2.5 

data collected at the Libby Courthouse Annex site in downtown Libby. 

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A meteorological station was also installed at the Libby Courthouse Annex site to 

measure weather data parameters such as temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and 

wind direction. The results of the study indicated that the Libby Courthouse Annex site 

represented the worst-case ambient PM2.5 levels in the area and justified the selection 

of the Libby PM2.5 NAA boundary (70 FR 986 on January 5, 2005). 

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27.12.3 Chemical Mass Balance Study (CMB) 

During the winter of 2003-2004, The University of Montana, Center for Environmental 

Health Sciences (UM-CEHS) conducted a PM2.5 CMS study in Libby. 

The goal of the CMS study was to identify those emission sources in the Libby area that 

contributed to elevated PM2.5concentrations. Using chemical 'fingerprints' of the local 

and regional PM2.5 emission sources, and similar chemical analyses of the ambient 

samples as inputs to a computer program, a CMS model apportions the contributions of 

various emission sources back to the measured PM2.5concentrations in the ambient air. 

The PM2.5 chemical speciation sampler at the Libby Courthouse Annex site measured 

the mass and chemical composition (including elements, ions and organic and 

elemental carbon) of the ambient aerosol every six days from November 11, 2003 

through February 27,2004. A collocated FRM PM2.5 monitor used quartz filters to 

collect particulate matter which was later analyzed for polar organic compounds, many 

of which are signature chemical markers emitted by local sources in the Libby airshed. 

In addition, a high volume (hivol) polyurethane foam (PUF) monitor was installed at the 

Courthouse Annex site to collect samples that were later analyzed for polycyclic -"""­

aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds. The majority of this information was used as 

data inputs to the CMS model. 

The average PM2.5 concentration measured during the CMS study was 28.2 1J9/m3, with 

the highest concentration (40.9 IJg/m3

) sampled on January 16,2004. The CMS model 

runs indicated that emissions from residential wood combustion were the major source 

of the fine particles on the PM2.5filters, averaging 82% during the CMS study period 

(Le., the winter months). This conclusion was also supported by the results of the polar 

organics and PAH sampling program, where many of the organic species with the 

highest measured concentrations were also signature chemical markers for wood 

combustion. Other contributing PM2.5 sources identified by the CMS model were 

automobile exhaust (7%), ammonium nitrate (5%), diesel exhaust (4%), and sulfate 

(2%). Figure 27.12.3 illustrates the CMS results. 

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27.12.4 Carbon 14 Study Results 

4 Carbon 14 CC) analyses conducted as part of the CMS study provided further 

evidence that wood combustion for space heating was the major source of PM2.5 

emissions in Libby. The University of Arizona analyzed various Libby samples for 14C 

and the results indicate that wood smoke emissions contributed an average of 82% to 

the PM2.5concentrations during the 2003-2004 CMS study. 

Table 27.12.4 Average Libby 14C Results (11/11/03 - 2/27/04) 

Sample 10 Modern Carbon 

Fraction 

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Wood Stove Source 

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Source: Ward, Tony. The Libby, Montana PM25 Source Apportionment Research Study, The 

University of Montana-Missoula, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, 2005, pg. 20. 

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27.12.5 Libby Base Year PM2.5 Emission Inventory 

As part of developing the Libby PM2.

5control plan, an emission inventory (EI) and 

technical support documents were developed to quantify the fine particulate emissions 

from all sources in the Libby airshed. The EI objectives were: 

• Accurately quantify the actual PM2.5 emissions within the Libby NAA. 

• Apportion the actual PM2.5 emissions on a seasonal and annual basis. 

• Apportion the actual PM2.5emissions on a point and area sources basis. 

Normally, the primary reason for inventorying emissions is to develop a database that 

can serve as inputs to an air pollution dispersion model. However, since dispersion 

modeling will not be utilized for the Libby annual demonstration of compliance, the EI 

will support a "roll back" calculation for an emission control plan that will demonstrate 

attainment in Libby with the annual PM2.5 NAAQS. 

DEQ used 2005 as the base year for the EI. Critical information such as activity levels 

for residential wood combustion, as well as other home and commercial fuel use in the ­

Libby NAA was not available for 2002; thus the EI was developed for 2005. That year 

was also when the State of Montana surveyed residents in the Libby NAA about their 

wood burning usage as part of the Libby, MT Woodstove Changeout Program. 

Additionally, DEQ obtained other fuel use data for home heating, and a CMS study was 

conducted to determine the contribution of various emission sources to the ambient 

PM2.5concentrations. 

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27.12.6 Historical PM10 Controls 

Libby was designated as nonattainment for PM10 by operation of law on November 15, 

1990 under authority of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments, Section 107 

(d)(4)(B). Libby was classified as 'Moderate' on November 6, 1991. The Libby PM10 

control plan was approved by EPA on August 30, 1994,59 FR 44627. The control plan 

focuses upon re-entrained road dust, outdoor burning, and residential wood stove 

emissions. 

The Lincoln County Environmental Health Department administers the local air pollution 

control regulations. These regulations are incorporated into the federally-approved 

PM10 control plan (59 FR 44627 on August 30, 1994). PM10 emissions were reduced 

through aggressive street sweeping and flushing, traction sand durability requirements, 

and implementation of solid fuel burning device (residential wood stove) regulations. 

Additional controls include federal programs designed to reduce tailpipe emissions from 

motor vehicle through engine controls and fuel specifications. 

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27.12.7 PM2.5 Control Strategies 

The speciation monitoring data indicated that a large portion of the PM2.5samples, 

especially in the wintertime, was organic carbon. Potential local sources of organic 

carbon included biogenic emissions, condensable Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), 

and the combustion of biomass and fossil fuels. Stimson Lumber was the only large 

industrial source in Libby (hog fuel boilers & veneer dryers) but when they ceased 

operation in 2002 there was no appreciable effect on the ambient PM2.5 monitoring 

data. The ambient monitoring continued to indicate that PM2.5 concentrations were 

much higher in the winter months. That information, combined with the results of the 

1987-1988 PM10 CMS Source Apportionment study strongly suggested that the current 

wintertime PM2.5 problem stems from the combustion of biomass or fossil fuels for 

space heating. 

DEQ funded a follow-up CMS study in 2003-2004 and the results revealed the majority 

of PM2.5emissions came from wood combustion for space heating followed by motor 

vehicle tailpipe emissions. Therefore, the PM2.5control plan focuses on reducing 

emissions from wood burning from space heating (both residential and commercial) and _ 

open burning, and the federal programs designed to reduce tailpipe emissions from 

motor vehicle through engine controls and fuel specifications. 

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27.12.7.1 Space Heating Wood Combustion Control Program 

As part of the earlier PM10 SIP, Lincoln County developed regulations to control 

emissions from wood burning devices used for space heating purposes. The 

regulations applied to wood burning in both residential and light commercial buildings 

but both types are commonly lumped together and referred to as residential wood 

combustion or RWC. For the PM2.5 SIP, those original RWC regulations were 

enhanced and strengthened (see section 27.9.1). Some highlights of the revised 

regulations included: 

•	 An episodic control (a.k.a. air pollution alert) program operated during the winter 

months. 

•	 No solid fuel burning devices (a.k.a. 'wood stoves') are allowed to be installed or 

operated within the Air Pollution Control District unless an operating permit for 

each individual wood stove has been issued by the local air program. 

•	 Wood stove operating permits are only issued for EPA-certified wood stoves or 

pellet fuel burning devices. 

.- • During air pollution alerts, only pellet fuel burning devices are allowed to operate. 

In addition to the RWC control regulations, Lincoln County, in conjunction with other 

government agencies and private business entitres, completed a wood stove changeout 

program. From 2005 through 2007, the program swapped out approximately 1,130 

uncertified wood burning devices for new, EPA-certified, low emissions wood stoves or 

pellet fuel burning devices. The uncertified wood burning devices were permanently 

removed from use by being recycled as scrap metal. The result of the changeout 

program was a reduction in PM2.5 emissions from approximately 138.78 tons/year to 

57.21 tons/year, a decrease of approximately 59%. See section 27.12.11.3, PM2.5 

.Annual Demonstration of Compliance. 

Source: Cain, Cyra and James Carlin. libby Annual PM2.

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27.12.7.2 Prescribed Burning Control Program 

Originally, any prescribed burning conducted within the Libby Impact Zone had to be 

approved by the Lincoln County Environmental Health Department. That requirement 

and the review process for prescribed burning controls have now been expanded to 

include both the original impact zone and the PM2.5 NAA. Since it is difficult to quantify 

emission reductions due to heightened scrutiny on every proposed prescribed burn, no 

control credits will be taken for this program. 

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27.12.7.3 Federal Tailpipe Standards Control Program 

As part of the Libby PM2.5 control plan, DEQ could claim a small control credit for 

reductions resulting from existing federal tailpipe standards (not including those 

mandated by the 1990 CAA) and projected fleet turnover rates. Emission reductions 

from existing federal tailpipe standards will continue over the next several years due to 

fleet turnover, which will result in lower PM2.5emission rates. However, the 2004 Libby 

CMS study identified tailpipe emissions as only representing approximately 7% of the 

total PM2.5 emissions during the winter months. Therefore, no credit will be taken from 

reductions from federal tailpipe standards because the effort to implement these credits 

would only result in a minor reduction in PM2.5emissions. 

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27.12.8 Reasonably Available Control Technology I Reasonably Available 

Control Measures (RACT/RACM) Analysis 

RACT 

Unlike the PM10 SIP requirements in section 190 of the CAA, there is nothing in 

Section 172 that requires identification of the sources, either by type or size, for 

which a RACT analysis must be conducted. There are no major stationary 

sources located within the Libby PM2.5 NAA, so RACT analyses are not needed. 

Minor stationary sources in Montana with potential emissions above 15 tons/year 

for portables or 25 tons/year for others are permitted under the requirements of 

DEQ's minor source program, and those rules reqlJire a Best Available Control 

Technology (BACT) review. Since BACT is more stringent than RACT, any 

minor air pollution source permitted within the Libby PM2.5NAA complies with 

RACT. 

RACM 

EPA's RACM guidance as it applies to PM2.5 NAAs is contained in 79 FR 20586 

(April 25, 2007) beginning on page 20609. EPA's RACM guidance covers three 

general source categories: stationary, mobile and area. The Libby PM2.5 CMB 

study did not identify any emissions from local stationary sources, only a minor 

amount from mobile sources and a significant amount from an area source 

category - RWC. 

RACM for stationary sources is covered under the RACT section above. 

Mobile source PM emissions can be divided into two general groups: reentrained road dust and tailpipe emissions. Re-entrained road dust was not 

identified in the latest CMB study as a contributor to ambient PM2.5 levels in 

Libby (refer to Figure 27.12.3). However, the road dust control regulations in the 

existing Libby PM10 SIP remain in effect, and as such, constitute RACM for the 

road dust source category. The CMB study identified motor vehicle tailpipe 

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of the diesel emissions were attributed to motor vehicles. As discussed in 

Section 27.12.7.3, motor vehicle emissions will decrease over the next several 

years from existing and new federal tailpipe standards for motor vehicles and 

projected fleet turnover rates. Given the very minor contribution from mobile 

sources to the ambient PM2.5 concentrations in Libby, DEQ believes the federal 

tailpipe standards and natural turnover rates in the local vehicle fleet constitute 

RACM for mobile sources. 

EPA's area source RACM guidance (79FR20586, 20621) covers four categories: 

• Reduced solvent usage or solvent substitution. 

• Controls on charbroiling or other commercial cooking operations. 

• Controls on woodstoves and fireplaces. 

• New or improved regulations on open biomass burning. 

DEQ reviewed the solvent and cooking categories, and quickly dismissed them 

because Libby's small size (a few thousand people) only supports a few 

- commercial businesses in those two categories. In 2005, there were 

approximately four auto body repair & painting shops and one drycleaner - all 

very small operations, and no other commercial solvent users in the Libby area. 

There are approximately 20 eating establishments in Libby, only a few of them 

use char-broiling grills and there are no commercial cooking operations. 

The State of Montana has operated a smoke management program for decades 

that regulates the open burning of biomass. All RACM regulations for open 

burning are incorporated into the Montana-Idaho Smoke Management Plan 

contained in Appendix G-3 of the Montana SIP at 59 FR 2988 dated January 20, 

1994. Additionally, the state open burning rules (ARM 17.8.601 et seq.) set forth 

regulations by which regulated open burning may occur. Furthermore, Lincoln 

County has adopted local open burning regulations that are more stringent than 

the state rules (see section 27.9.1). The local regulations apply within the Air 

Pollution Control District and Impact Zone L (see Figure 27.12.1). Taken 

together, this suite of regulations constitutes RACM for open burning. 

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For the Libby PM10 SIP, RACM measures were adopted to control emissions 

from RWC. Those PM10 RACM requirements were strengthened and expanded 

for the PM2.5 SIP. The RWC control measures now include: 

•	 Public education measures. 

•	 Episodic control program including a ban on the operation of any solid fuel
 

burning device (except for pellet stoves) during an Air Pollution Alert.
 

•	 Operating permits are required for the installation and operation of any
 

solid fuel burning device within the Air Pollution Control District.
 

In addition to the RWC control regulations, Lincoln County, in conjunction with 

other government agencies and private business entities, completed a wood 

stove changeout program. From 2005 through 2007, the program swapped out 

approximately 1,130 dirty, uncertified wood burning devices for new, EPAcertified, low emissions wood stoves. The result was an annual decrease in 

PM2.5 emissions from approximately 138.78 tons to 57.21 tons, a decrease of 

approximately 59% (see Section 27.12.11.3). Taken together, the new RWC 

regulations and the stove changeout program constitute RACM for RWC -. 

emissions. 

Source: Cain, Cyra and James Carlin. Libby Annual PM2.

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Document. Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, 2007. 

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27.12.9 Enforceability 

The air pollution control ordinances are legally enforceable by Lincoln County. Violation 

of any section of the local regulations, except those regulating hazardous materials, can 

result in a civil penalty not to exceed $200 per offense. Violation of the local regulations 

regulating combustion of hazardous materials can result in a civil penalty not to exceed 

$10,000 per day per violation. The Lincoln County air pollution control ordinances are 

also enforceable by DEQ if Lincoln County fails to administer the local program. Since 

the program has been approved by the Montana Board of Environmental Review in 

accordance with Section 75-2-301 of MCA, DEQ has backup enforcement powers. 

Sections 27.2 and 27.9.1 ofthis plan provides additional documentation of these 

regulations. 

DEQ also has the authority to enforce all other statewide air pollution control regulations 

which assist in controlling PM2.5 emissions. These regulations are contained in Title 17, 

Chapter 8, ARM. Violations of these rules are punishable by civil penalties in an 

amount up to $10,000 per day and criminal penalties in an amount of up to $1,000 per 

day. 

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27.12.10 Contingency Plans and Control Effectiveness Evaluation 

In the event the NAAQS standards are exceeded after implementing these control 

strategies, it is necessary to have an additional control measure or measures identified 

that can be used in conjunction with the existing control measures. These additional 

control measures are called 'contingency measures'. They are, in a sense, control 

measures used only in an extreme situation in which the existing control measures fail 

to clean the air. Once a contingency measure is initiated, it must remain active until the 

Libby PM2.5control plan demonstration is revised and resubmitted to EPA for approval. 

The Libby PM2.5 control plan contains one contingency measure for wood burning for 

space heating purposes. If it is determined that wood burning emissions contributed to 

an exceedance of the PM2.5 NAAQS, then only biomass pellet fuel burners (a.k.a., 

wood pellet stoves) may operate within the Air Pollution Control District. Refer to 

Section 27.9.1 for further details of these enforceable contingency measures. 

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27.12.11 Annual Demonstration of Attainment and Maintenance 

The rollback method was determined to be the best tool for demonstrating compliance 

and maintenance with the annual PM2.5 standard. The following sections outline the 

methodology used to calculate the design value and background concentration. 

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27.12.11.1 PM2.5 Design Value Calculation 

Using EPA's calculation method and the monitoring data from the required years of 

2001, 2002 and 2003, the annual average design value for Libby was calculated at 15.9 

1J9/m3. This value is 10% over the annual standard of 15.0 1J9/m3. Figure 27.12.11.1 

illustrates the design value calculation method. 

2001 2001 

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37.1 13.1 7.0 7. 48.0 12. 3.3 11. 

47.4 13.6 5.9	 11.3 42.3 13.7 7.5 16. 

30.6 130 7.2 9. 42.2 7.5 5.9 13. 

41.6 6.6	 10.0 1\.3 12.9 9.4 6. 9. 

13.3 87 7.4 7( 29.4 13.5 9.8 22 

35.7 14. 4.5 261 21.7 5.3 9.5 21. 

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16.3 14.1 5.9 10. 22.7 14 8.8 20.1 

15.7 27 7.3 20. 16.6 6.7	 15A 27. 

38.4 5.5 5.0 9. 31.0 131 6.4 6. 

29.3 28 7.9	 9.1 18A 10. 3.5 30. 

13.8 7. 5.1 24.3 3.3 4 5.6 46. 

28.0 10.7 6.3 33.5 18A 9. 7.4 64.1 

33.2 9.3	 12.8 45. 10.2 4.5 7.2 21. 

17.0 9.3	 23.9 16. 17.4 9.5 4. 32.5 

37.9 3. 24.6 27.1 14.6 4.8 4.8 27. 

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2001 ArmuaJ Average	 Quarter 1 28.0 2002 Annual Ave'age Quarter I 21.9 2003 Annual Average Quarter 1 247 

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Average: 16.1 Awrage: 15.9 Average: 15.6 

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27.12.11.2 Calculation of PM2.5 Annual Background Concentration 

The background PM2.

5concentration was determined by reviewing data collected at the 

U.S. Forest Service's Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments 

(IMPROVE) Cabinet Mountains (CAB1) monitoring site. The IMPROVE monitoring 

program is a cooperative monitoring effort amongst several agencies to collect air 

quality data used in the development of control plans for visibility protection in Federal 

Class I areas. As such, these sites are generally sited in remote locations well away 

from populated areas. IMPROVE monitoring seeks to establish current visibility and 

aerosol conditions and to identify chemical species and emission sources responsible 

for existing man-made visibility impairment, and these goals mesh well with the needs 

of the state and local ambient air monitoring networks. Table 27.12.11.2 compares the 

3-year annual average PM2.5 concentrations between the Cabinet Mountains site and 

other IMPROVE sites in western Montana. The average PM2.5 concentration at CAB1 

is consistent with the data from the other IMPROVE stations in western Montana. 

Table 27.12.11.2 Western Montana IMPROVE Sites Annual Averages1 

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Gates of the Mountains (GOM1) 2.64 

1 These averages reflect all data, including samples affected by wildland fire smoke. 

2 Calculated by averaging all quarters from 2001 to 2003, not annual averages. 

The Cabinet Mountains IMPROVE site is located at Latitude 47.9549, Longitude 

115.6709, at an elevation of approximately 4,728 feet. The CAB1 site is located 

approximately 30 air miles south of the Libby and monitoring began in July 2000. 

Figure 27.12.11.2 illustrates the location of the CAB1 and Libby monitoring sites. 

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For the 3-year period of 2001-2003, the average PM2.5 concentration from CAB1 was 

determined to be 3.7 ug/m3

. However, during that time, some of the CAB1 samples 

were adversely affected (i.e., concentrations increased) by smoke from local and 

regional wildland fires. DEQ excluded the data affected by smoke from wildland fires 

and recalculated a value of 3.0 ug/m3 for the 2001-2003 period, and selected that value 

(3.0 ug/m3

) as the appropriate annual background PM2.5 concentration for Libby. 

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27.12.11.3 PM2.5 Annual Demonstration of Compliance 

I.	 Assumptions 

(1) For the purposes of this compliance demonstration: 

•	 "WINTER" is defined as the first and fourth calendar quarters; i.e., 

January, February, March, October, November, & December. 

•	 "SUMMER" is defined as the second and third calendar quarters; i.e., 

April, May, June, July, August, & September. 

(2) The ambient data used to calculate the Libby PM2.5 annual design value for
 

NAAQS compliance was reapportioned into WINTER and SUMMER seasons
 

and separate, 3-yr averages were calculated for both seasons. (see Table
 

27.12.11.3A).
 

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Table 27.12.11.3A Calculated Seasonal PM2.5 Design Values (J.lg/m3

) 

SEASON 2001 2002 2003 

3-Year 

Average 

WINTER 24.3 23.4 23.6 23.8 

SUMMER 8.1 8.4 7.6 8.0 

Note: See Section 27.12.11.1 Calculation of PM2.5 Design Value (15.9IJg/m3). Monitoring data 

from Lincoln County Courthouse Annex site (AIRS #30-053-0018) with wildfire affected data 

excluded. 

(3) The ambient data used to calculate the annual PM2.5 background value was 

reapportioned into WINTER and SUMMER seasons and separate, 3-yr averages 

were calculated for both seasons. (see Table 27.12.11.38). 

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Table 27.12.11.3B Calculated Seasonal PM2.5 Background Values (J,lg/m3

) 

SEASON 2001 2002 2003 

3-Year 

Average 

WINTER 1.7 2.2 1.9 1.9 

SUMMER 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 

Note: See Section 27.12.11.2 Calculation of PM25 Background Value (3.0 IJg/m\ Monitoring 

data from IMPROVE-Cabinet Mountains (CAB1) site with wildfire affected data excluded. 

(4) During the winter of 2004-2005, Global Engineering and Technology, PPLC 

surveyed Libby residents about their wood burning practices. This telephone 

survey (2004 Survey) queried Libby residents about their wood burning practices 

in the Libby PM2.5 nonattainment area (NAA). Information gathered from the 

2004 Survey is considered to be the best information available on the wood 

burning practices prior to the wood stove changeout program. The 2004 Survey 

gathered information about the amount of wood burned during the 2004-2005 

wood burning season. 

Source: Ganesan, Dr. Kumar, Cyra Cain, and James Carlin. PM~ Emissions from Residential 

Wood Burning In Libbv. Montana, DEQ Contract #505029, Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality, 2006. 

(5) During July, 2007, a telephone survey (2007 Survey) was conducted in Libby by 

the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Air Resources 

Management Bureau (ARMB). This survey queried Libby residents about their 

wood burning practices after the wood stove changeout program. Information 

gathered from the 2007 Survey is the best available information on the wood 

burning practices after the wood stove changeout in Libby. 

Source: Cain, Cyra and James Carlin. Libby Annual PM2.

5 Standard Technical Support
 

Document. Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, 2007.
 

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(6) The Libby PM2.5 base year for regulatory purposes is 2005. Information
 

regarding wood burning prior to the wood stove changeout was obtained during
 

the winter of 2004-2005. DEQ assumed that the 2004-2005 wood burning data
 

can be applied directly to 2005 base year in a 1:1 ratio as conservative
 

estimates.
 

(7) Approximately 82% of the WINTER PM2.5 emissions within the Libby PM2.5 NAA,
 

with the exception of background emissions, result from the operation of solid
 

fuel biomass burning devices (a.k.a. wood stoves).
 

Source: Ward, Tony. The Libby, Montana PM? 5 Source Apportionment Research Study, The 

University of Montana-Missoula, Center for Environmental Health Sciences, 2005, page 5. 

(8) All of the particulate matter emissions from wood burning for space heating in
 

Libby is assumed to be equal to or smaller than 2.5 microns.
 

Source: STAPPAIALAPCO/EPA. Emission Inventory Improvement Program, Vol. III, Chapter 2, 

Residential Wood Combustion, Jan. 2001, pg. 2.4-4. 

(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiip/techreport/volume03/iii02_apr2001.pdf) - (9) In this compliance demonstration, all of the PM2.5 emissions, excluding
 

background, originate from within the Libby PM2.5 NAA where the PM2.5 ambient
 

monitor is located. All PM2.5 emissions from sources located outside the NAA
 

are considered part of background PM2.5emissions.
 

II.	 Summary of Wood Stove Emission Data Before and After The Wood Stove 

Changeout Program 

(1) DEQ determined that before the wood stove changeout program, on the
 

average, 138.78 tons/year of PM2.5were generated during the winter season by
 

wood stoves in the Libby PM2.

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(2) DEQ ARMB determined that after the wood stove changeout program, on the 

average, 57.21 tons/year of PM2.5were generated during the winter season by 

wood stoves in the Libby PM2.5 NAA. 

Source: Cain, Cyra and James Carlin. Libby Annual PM2.5 Standard Technical Support 

Document. Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, 2007. 

III. Rollback Calculation for the Annual PM2.5 Mean 

(1) The reduction in ambient PM2.5 concentrations was calculated using a 

proportional rollback technique. Since 82% of the PM2.5 emissions in Libby are 

from wood stoves, the rollback only uses wood stove PM2.5 emission data 

calculated from the results of the wood stove changeout program (pre and post, 

see Table 27.12.11.1 C). The remaining 18% of the PM2.5emissions in Libby are 

assumed to remain practically constant due to very low annual population growth 

rates in Libby and Lincoln County. 

(2) Using seasonally adjusted data from the 2001-2003 time period and prior to the 

stove changeout, the WINTER Design Average was 23.8 IJg/m3. This includes 

the seasonally calculated WINTER background value of 1.9 IJg/m3. WINTER 

season PM2.5 emissions are projected to permanently decrease as a result of the 

wood stove change-out program. Refer to Table 27.12.11.3A and Table 

27.12.11.3B. 

(3) During the SUMMER season, the PM2.5 emissions remain the same as they were 

before the stove changeout program. Using seasonally adjusted data from the 

2001 - 2003 time period, the SUMMER Design Average = 8.0 IJg/m3. This 

includes the seasonally calculated SUMMER background of 4.1 IJg/m3. 

Therefore, assume that the SUMMER deslgn average remains unchanged at 8.0 

IJg/m3. Refer to Table 27.12.11.3A and Table 27.12.11.3B. . 

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(4) The 'target' for demonstrating compliance with the annual PM2.5 NAAQS is 14.9 

1J9/m3, and this value includes the annual PM2.5 background of 3.0 1J9/m3. The 

annual PM2.5 background of 3.0 1J9/m3 is assumed to not change, and therefore, 

the seasonally-calculated background values for WINTER and SUMMER also 

remain unchanged. 

Table 27.12.11.3C Winter Season Rollback Data Relationship 

Time Period 

WINTER PM2.5 

Stove Emissions 

WINTER PM2.5 

Ambient Average 

(without background) 

Pre-changeout 138.78 tons 21.9 IJg/m~

Post-changeout 57.21 tons X? IJg/m;' 

(5) Calculate the average PM2.5 concentration for the WINTER season resulting 

from the 'rolled back' emissions due to the wood stove changeout program, as 

follows: ­ Pre-changeout WINTER Stove Emissions divided by Pre-changeout WINTER 

Ambient PM2.

5 Average = Post-changeout WINTER Stove Emissions divided by 

Post-changeout WINTER PM2.5 Ambient Average 

138.78 tons/21.9 1J9/m3 = 57.21 tons/Post-changeout WINTER PM2.5 Ambient
 

Avg. IJg/m3
 

Post-changeout WINTER PM2.5 Ambient Average =9.0 1J9/m3 (without winter
 

background)
 

(6) Post-changeout WINTER PM2.5 Background Concentration = 1.9 1J9/m3 (same 

as pre-changeout) 

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(7) Post-changeout WINTER Design Average = 9.0 + 1.9 = 10.9 1J9/m3 (reflects 

PM2.5 emission reductions from wood stove changeout) 

(8) SUMMER Design Average = 8.0 1J9/m3 (pre & post-changeout assumed to be 

the same due to minor wood stove emissions in SUMMER) 

(9) Post-changeout PM2.5 Annual Mean = (WINTER + SUMMER)/2 = (10.9 + 8.0)1 

2 =9.5 1J9/m3 

Therefore, given zero or very little growth in the minor source categories, the Libb¥ 

area is projected to be in compliance with the annual PM2.5 NAAQS (of 15.0 IJg/m ). 

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27.12.11.4 PM2.5 2010 Demonstration of Compliance 

Compliance with the annual standard in the future is demonstrated using a 'roll-forward' 

technique. The projected increases in human population and housing units for the 

Libby area are used as the basis to 'roll forward' or grow the emissions in the various 

area and source categories identified by the CMB model (e.g., RWC, motor vehicle and 

diesel emissions). Table 27.12.11.4A contains the latest data and growth projections 

on human population and housing units for Lincoln County obtained from the Census 

and Economic Information Center (CEIC) of the Montana Department of Commerce. 

Due to the small size of Libby, there is no data currently available projecting growth 

. forward to 2010. 

TABLE 27.12.11.4A Lincoln County Population & Housing Units, 2000 to 2010 

Source/Data 

Type 

2000 

Census 

2005 

Estimate 

2000 to 

200511% 

2010 

Projected 

2005 to 

201011% 

NPA-Pop' 18,837 19,193 1.89 19,590 2.07 

CEIC - Pop': 18,837 19,182 1.83 No data No data 

CEIC - UnitsJ 9,319 9,389 0.75 No data No data 

1 NPA Data Services, Inc., 2006 Regional Economic Projections Series, MT Population Projections.
 

2 Montana Dept. of Commerce, Census &Economic Information Center, Table 4. Annual Estimates of Housing
 

Units for Counties in Montana: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (HU-EST2006-04-30).
 

3 Montana Dept. of Commerce, Census & Economic Information Center, Table 1. Annual Estimates of
 

Population for Counties in Montana: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CO-EST2006-01-30).
 

The highest projected Lincoln County growth rate was approximately 2.1 % for human 

population. DEQ used that rate as a conservative estimate for increases in emissions 

from area and mobile sources in Libby during the 2005 to 2010 time period. Since 

secondary particles in Libby are predominantly from long range transport, they were 

assumed not to increase significantly during the 2005 to 2010 time period. Emissions 

from gasoline-powered motor vehicles and diesel-powered sources were assumed to 

increase at the same rate as population. In addition, DEQ conservatively did not claim 

any reduction credits for federal control emission controls on motor vehicles and clean 

diesel regulations. As discussed in section 27.12.11.3, the greatest change in PM 

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emissions comes from the wood stove changeout program with emissions from that 

source category decreasing approximately 59% on an annual basis. 

Source: Cain, Cyra and James Carlin. Libby Annual PM2.5 Standard Technical Support Document. 

Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, 2007. 

Therefore, based on those assumptions, the data in Table 27.12.11.48 illustrates future 

compliance in Libby with the annual PM2.

5 NAAQS. 

TABLE 27.12.11.4B PM2.5 ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION OF COMPLIANCE 

Source 

Cateaorv1 

2003 - 2004 

CMS Source 

Percents2 

Design 

Concentration3 

(lJa/m3

) 

Percent 

Reduction in 

Emissions Due 

to Control 

Strateaies 

Estimated 

percent growth 

in emissions 

over the 2005 ­

2010 time 

period 

2010 

Compliance 

Year 

Contributions 

with Control 

Strategies4 

(IJQ/m3 

) 

Residential 

Wood Stoves 82 13.0 -59% +2.1% 5.44 

Motor Vehicle 

Tailpipe 7 1.1 No credit taken +2.1% 1.12 

Ammonium 

Nitrate 5 0.8 None assumed None assumed 0.8 

Diesel Exhaust 4 0.7 No credit taken +2.1% 0.71 

Secondary 

Sulfate 2 0.3 None assumed None assumed 0.3 

TOTALS 100 15.9 Not applicable Not applicable 8.37 

1 Source categories as determined by the 2003-2004 CMS study.
 

2 Percent contribution assigned to source categories by 2003-2004 CMS study.
 

3 Design concentration mUltiplied by CMS contribution percent.
 

4 2010 is the designated compliance year for the initial PM2.

5 SIPs.
 

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27.12.12. Reasonable Further Progress 

EPA's Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) guidance as it applies to PM2.5 NAAs is 

contained in 79 FR 20586 (April 25, 2007) beginning on page 20633. The guidance 

states: [a]n area that demonstrates attainment by 2010 will be considered to have 

satisfied the RFP requirement and need not submit any additional material to satisfy the 

RFP requirement. The EPA will view the attainment demonstration as also 

demonstrating that the area is making reasonable further progress toward attainment. 

The Libby control plan demonstrates attainment by 2010, thus no further RFP submittal 

is required. Progress will be tracked by the ambient air monitoring data which DEQ 

submits annually into EPA's national air database (Le., AIRS-AQS). 

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