dep 

west virginia department of environmental protection 

Division of Air Quality 

601 57th ST SE 

Charleston, WV 24304 

Ms. Diana Esher, Director 

Air Protection Division 

U.S. EPA Region III (3APOO) 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 

/1/b?~ Dear Dir or Esher: 

May 27,2014 

RE: 

Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor 

Randy C. Huffman, Cabinet Secretary 

dep.wv.gov 

West Virginia Preliminary Area 

Designations Under the 2012 PM25 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

Supplemental Data 

West Virginia conveyed its preliminary area designations under the 2012 PM2.

5 National Ambient 

Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) with a letter dated December 10, 2013, from Secretary Huffman to 

Administrator Garvin. We have now finalized, certified and submitted the calendar year 2013 data to 

EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) such that complete 2011-2013 design values are now available for all 

our sites. 

I am pleased to inform you that our initial assessment has been confirmed and the entire state of West 

Virginia should be designated as attainment/unclassifiable under the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. I have attached 

a copy of the AQS AMP480 report for your convenience. 

If you have any questions regarding this submittal or require additional information, please 

contact me at (304) 926-0499 x1242. 

Acting Director 

cc: Shawn Garvin (3RAOO) 

Attachment 

Promoting a healthy environment. 
User ID: FKQ 

Report Request ID: 1216738 

Tribal 

Code 

PROTOCOL SELECTIONS 

State 

54 

Parameter 

Classification Parameter Method 

DESIGN VALUE 88101 

SELECTED OPTIONS 

Option Type 

County 

Duration 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

DESIGN VALUE REPORT 

Report Code: AMP480 

GEOGRAPHIC SELECTIONS 

Site Parameter POC City AQCR UAR 

I AGENCY SELECTIONS I 

West Virginia Air Pollution Control 

Commission 

Option Value 

CBSA 

SINGLE EVENT PROCESSING 

WORKFILE DELIMITER 

USER SITE METADATA 

MERGE PDF FILES 

QUARTERLY DATA IN WORKFILE 

AGENCY ROLE 

EXCLUDE REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENTS 

DATE CRITERIA 

Start Date End Date 

2013 2013 

STREET ADDRESS 

YES 

NO 

PQAO 

Selection Criteria Page 1 

CSA 

EPA 

Region 

APPLICABLE STANDARDS 

Standard Description 

PM25 24-hour 2006 

PM25 Annual 2006 

May. 27, 2014 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT 

~ 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

Report Date: May. 27, 2014 

2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis. 

3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*'). 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT 

Design Value Year: 2013 

Report Date: May. 27, 2014 

Pollutant: Site-LevelPM2.5 - Local Conditions(88101) 

Standard Units: Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) (105) 

NAAQS Standard: PM25 24-hour 2006 I PM25 Annual 2006 

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS. 

Statistic: Annual Weighted Mean Level: 15 

Statistic: Annual 98th Percentile Level: 35 State Name: 

2012 

West Virginia 

2013 

Site ID I 

STREET ADDRESS 

I Cred. Comp. 98th Wtd. 

I Days Qrtrs Perctil Mean 

Cert& I Cred. Comp. 98th Wtd. Cert& I Cred. Comp. 

Eval I Days Qrtrs Perctil Mean ~ I Days Qrtrs 

54-003-0003 121 4 21.7 9.8 114 4 29.5 11.3 120 4 

MARTINSBURG - BALL FIELD 

54-009-0005 122 4 

FOLLANSBEE - MAHAN LANE 

54-009-0011 121 4 

WEIRTON - MARLAND HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY 

54-011-0006 118 4 

HUNTINGTON - MARSHALL UNIVERSITY 

26.8 11.0 121 

26 . 8 10.3 117 

20.3 9 . 4 11 5 

54-029-1004 122 4 27.3 10.1 120 

WEIRTON - OAK ST AND OWINGS ST (BETWEEN DEAD ENDS) 

54-033-0003 119 4 19.1 8.8 115 

CLARKSBURG - WASHINGTON IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL - 443 LEE AVENUE 

54-039-0010 114 4 16.7 8.6 117 

CHARLESTON - 209 MORRIS STREET 

54-039-1005 117 4 19.7 

SOUTH CHARLESTON - PUBLIC LIBRARY 312 4TH AVE 

54-049-0006 122 4 18.4 

9 . 8 116 

9 . 3 122 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

JOHN MANCHIN SR. HEALTH CARE CTR - WV DEPT OF HEALTH - 401 GUFFEY STREET 

54-051-1002 118 4 23.2 10 . 4 121 4 

MOUNDSVILLE - NG ARMORY, 1501 NINTH STREET 

54-061-0003 118 4 19.0 8.9 113 4 

MORGANTOWN - AIRPORT US 119&AIRPORT BLVD. 

22 . 4 11.2 118 4 

21.9 10.6 75 2 

21.1 1 0 . 5 116 4 

20.7 10.1 116 4 

20.3 9.7 83 2 

20.8 9.8 108 4 

21.1 10 . 8 11 9 4 

19.7 10 . 3 121 4 

23.6 11.8 117 4 

17.7 8.9 121 4 

2011 

98th Wtd. 

Perctil ~ 

27.7 11.1 

27.4 12 . 6 

28 . 5* 9 . 4* 

23 . 0 11.1 

28.9 11.3 

20.7* 9.0* 

26.0 10.6 

26 . 4 12.0 

28 . 2 11 . 2 

28 . 6 12.6 

29.2 10.6 

24-Hour Annual 

Cert& !Design ValidiDesign Valid 

Eval I Value Ind. 1 Value Ind. 

26 y 10.7 y 

26 y 11.6 y 

2 6 N 10.1 N 

21 y 10.4 y 

26 y 10.5 y 

20 N 9.2 N 

21 y 9. 7 y 

22 y 10.8 y 

22 y 10.3 y 

25 y 11.6 y 

22 y 9. 5 y 

~ 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis . 

3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*') . 

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT 

Design Value Year: 2013 

Report Date: May. 27, 2014 

Pollutant: Site-LevelPM2.5 - Local Conditions(88101) 

Standard Units: Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) (105) 

NAAQS Standard: PM25 24-hour 2006 I PM25 Annual 2006 

REPORT EXCLUDES MEASUREMENTS WITH REGIONALLY CONCURRED EVENT FLAGS. 

Statistic: Annual Weighted Mean Level: 15 

Statistic: Annual 98th Percentile Level: 35 State Name: 

2012 

West Virginia 

2013 

Site ID I 

STREET ADDRESS 

I Cred. Comp. 98th Wtd. 

I Days Qrtrs Perctil Mean 

54-069-0010 121 4 24.9 10.1 

WHEELING - WARWOOD WATER PLANT 

54-081-0002 120 4 18.0 7.5 

BECKLEY - MAXWELL HILL ELEMENTARY 

54-107-1002 111 4 20.5 9.4 

VIENNA - NEALE ELEM SCHOOL 

Cert& I Cred. Comp. 98th Wtd. Cert& I Cred. Comp. 

~ I Days Qrtrs Perctil Mean Eval I Days Qrtrs 

120 4 20.0 10.4 121 4 

121 4 17.1 8. 3 116 4 

111 4 19.7 10.3 120 4 

2011 

98th Wtd. 

Perctil Mean 

27.5 11.3 

20.6 9.2 

25.1 11.6 

I 24-Hour I Annual 

Cert& !Design Valid!Design Valid 

Eval !Value Ind. !Value Ind. 

24 y 10.6 y 

19 y 8.3 y 

22 y 10.4 y 

Notes: 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Official report due to additional analysis. 

3. Annual Values not meeting completeness criteria are marked with an asterisk ('*') . 

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FLAG MEANING 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

AIR QUALITY SYSTEM 

PRELIMINARY DESIGN VALUE REPORT 

CERTIFICATION EVALUATION AND CONCURRENCE FLAG MEANINGS 

M The monitoring organization has revised data from this monitor since the 

most recent certification letter received from the state. 

N The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required 

summary reports, but the certifying agency and/or EPA has determined 

that issues r egarding the quality of the ambient concentration data cannot 

be resolved due to data comp l eteness, the lack o f performed quality 

assurance c h ecks or the resul ts of uncertaint y statistics shown in the 

AMP255 report or the certification and quality assurance report. 

S The certifying agency has submitted the certification letter and required 

summary reports. A value of 11 8'1 conveys no Regional assessment regarding 

data quality per se. This flag will remain until the Region provides an "N" or 

"Y" concurrence flag. 

U Uncertified. The certifying agency did not submit a required certification 

letter and summary reports for this monitor even though the due date has 

passed, or the state's certification letter specifically did not apply the 

certification to this monitor. 

X Certification is not required by 40 CFR 58 . 15 and no conditions apply to be 

the basis for assigning another flag value 

Y The certifying agency has submitted a certification letter, and EPA has no 

unresolved reservations about data quality (after reviewing the letter, the 

attached summary reports, the amount of quality assurance data 

submitted to AQS, the quality statistics, and the highest reported 

concentrations). 

~ 1. Computed design values are a snapshot of the data at the time the report was run (may not be all data for year). 

Report Date : May. 27, 2014 

2. Some PM2.5 24-hour DVs for incomplete data that are marked invalid here may be marked valid in the Offi c ial report due to additional analysis. 

3. Annual Values n o t meeting completeness crite ria are marked with an asterisk ('*'). 

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