MONITORING DATA REQUEST FORM

INSTRUCTIONS: APO: Please fill in shaded area on page 1. Reference the AQAO Wiki for relevant network plans, approval letters and technical system audits:

http://r9gisapps.r09.epa.gov:8080/display/airmonitoring/TSA+Reports or G: drive as directed by AQAO

AQAO: Please attach: Design Value Report, QuickLook Report and/or Raw Data Summary, as indicated below.

Date of Request: 10/24/12 Date Project Due: 11/9/12 APO Staff Lead: Ken Israels, Air-8

Purpose of Request: To determine if the Morongo Reservation is 

substantially different than South Coast and Coachella Valley in 

terms of the 1 hour ozone standard. In support of making 

Morongo its own separate NAA for 1 hour ozone.

**Please indicate if you do not need QA/TSA/EE information.**

AQAO Staff Lead: Meredith Kurpius

Date Request filled: 10/31/2012

Geographic Area(s): Morongo Reservation Pollutant: (Please check with an “X”.)

[ ] 8 hour O3 

[ x ] 1 hour O3

[ ] PM10

[ ] PM2.5

[ ] SO2

[ ] Lead

[ ] NO2

Year(s) Requested: All available data in order to identify trends.

Calculation of DV (excluding concurred on EE data; including nonconcurred EE-flagged data) and which years:

See trend charts for multi-year trends.

1-hour max values (3-year average) and DV values, respectively, for 

Morongo and the two closest monitors on either side of Banning 

Pass for 2009-2011 are:

Redlands (06-071-4003) – 0.141 ppm, 3 expected exceedences

Banning (06-065-0012) – 0.127 ppm, 1.4 expected exceedences

Palm Springs (06-065-5001) – 0.119 ppm, 0 expected exceedences

Data complete for the time period requested? 

[ X ] Yes – see notes

[ ] No (*if no, how many quarters were incomplete, and by 

how much?)

Data state-certified?

[X ] Yes – by SCAQMD

[ ] No

Were QA requirements met?

[ X ] Yes 

[ ] No (*if no, explain in 

comments below)

Basis of QA assessment:

[ X ] Recent TSA

[ ] Other (*explain in 

comments below)

Are monitoring data adequate for the purpose?

[ X ] Yes

[ ] No (*if no, explain in comments below)

Calculation of DV excluding data S/L/Ts have flagged as EEs, but 

EPA has not taken final action on:

NA

Comments*:

1-hour ozone does not have a completeness requirement. Missing 

days are statistically accounted for in the expected exceedances 

calculation. Completeness values for 2009-2011 are: Banning – 92%, 

Palm Springs - 96%, and Redlands – 93%

Exceptional Events:

Are there EE flags? No

What years include EE flags? NA

Are there other relevant flags? No

If there are EE flags, has documentation been submitted and reviewed?

Was a TSA or site visit conducted recently? If so, when?Final TSA report issued March 2010.
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Other Monitors:

Are there other monitors in the area (for example, Tribal monitors, Special Purpose Monitors, monitors run by the DoD)? There are South 

Coast monitors further away and the Morongo tribal monitor that tracks the Banning monitor.

Are data for those monitors available (SPM data, other nonregulatory data)? yes

Current Annual Network Plan and Approval Letter:

Date of Submittal: 7/13/2012

Status: (*If in review, provide date of most recent approved plan.) Review in process.

Location: G:\AIR-7\Monitoring\Network Plans\2012 Plans

Notes:

Form of Standard and Calculation of Attainment of the Standard:

8 hour O3 

 0.08 ppm (1997 std) - To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations 

measured at each monitor within an area over each year must not exceed 0.08 ppm. <0.085 ppm is attaining.

 0.075 ppm (2008 std) - To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average ozone concentrations 

measured at each monitor within an area over each year must not exceed 0.075 ppm. <0.076 ppm is attaining.

1 hour O3

 0.12 ppm - The standard is attained when the expected number of days per calendar year with maximum hourly average concentrations above 

0.12 ppm averaged over 3 years is < 1.0. <1.05 expected number of days is attaining.

PM-10

 150 μg/m3 24-hr standard - Not to be exceeded more than once per year on average over 3 years. 155 ug/m3is exceeding the standard, 154 

ug/m3is attainment. 1.04 exceedances over 3 years is attainment.

PM2.5

 15 ug/m3Annual (Arithmetic Average) - To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the weighted annual mean PM2.5 concentrations from 

single or multiple community-oriented monitors must not exceed 15.0 μg/m3. <15.05 ug/m3is attaining.

 65 ug/m31997 standard 24-hour - To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations at each 

population-oriented monitor within an area must not exceed 65 μg/m3. <65.5 ug/m3is attaining.

 35 ug/m32006 standard 24-hour - To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations at each 

population-oriented monitor within an area must not exceed 35 μg/m3(effective December 17, 2006). <35.5 ug/m3is attaining.

SO2

 1°: 0.03 ppm annual arithmetic average. <0.0305 is attaining. (Revoked. Effective August 23, 2010)

 1°: 0.14 ppm 24-hour average - Not to be exceeded more than once per year. <0.145 is attaining. (Revoked. Effective August 23, 2010)

 1°: 75 ppb 1-hour average - the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each monitor within an area must 

not exceed 75 ppb. <75.5 ppb is attaining.

Lead

 0.15 μg/m3 -rolling 3-month average. Must have 3 years of data to show attainment. <0.155 μg/m3is attaining.

 1.5 μg/m3 -quarterly average. (Revised to 0.15 ug/m3, effective January 12, 2009) <1.55 μg/m3is attaining.

NO2

 53 ppb annual arithmetic average; < 53.5 ppb is attaining.

 100 ppb – 1 hour average - the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of the daily maximum 1-hour average at each monitor within an area must 

not exceed 100 ppb (effective January 22, 2010). <100.5 ppb is attaining.
CO

 1 hour [35 ppm (40 mg/m3)] and 8-hour [9 ppm (10 mg/m3)] standard: Not to be exceeded more than once per year. 34.4 ppm is attaining for 1-

hour; 8.4 ppm is attaining for 8-hour.