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west virginia department of environmental protection 

Executive Office 

60 I 57'h ST SE 

Charieston, WV 25304 

Mr. Shawn M. Garvin (3RAOO) 

Regional Administrator 

US EPA Region 3 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029 

Dear Administrator Garvin: 

May 23, 2011 

Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor 

Randy C. Huffman, Cabinet Secretary 

dep.wv.gov 

RE: West Virginia Area Designations 

Under the June 2010 Sulfur Dioxide 

NAAQS 

In a letter dated March 29, 2011 to DEP's Division of Air Quality Director, John 

Benedict, the Air Protection Division Director of EPA Region 3 advised that initial state 

designations under the June 20 I 0 Sulfur Dioxide (S02) National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) were required by June 3, 2011. The letter accompanied a related memo which 

provided detailed, but non-binding, guidance that states may consider in making their initial 

nonattainment and boundary designations. EPA suggests dispersion modeling as a tool for 

informing attainment decisions but acknowledges that it is not required, nor generally expected, 

for initial designations. DEP has primarily based its preliminary designations upon available 

monitoring and emissions data. 

Specifically, if a monitored county has data that indicates a violation during the period 

2008-2010, it is listed as nonattainment, with the presumptive area boundary identical to the 

county boundary. Unmonitored counties that have cumulative major point source emissions 

below 100 tons per year are presumed to be attainment areas. The remaining counties are 

designated as unc1assifiable. The designations and related documentation are attached. If you 

have any questions or need futiher information, please contact John Benedict at (304) 926-0462. 

cc: Diana Esher (3APOO) 

John Benedict 

Attachments 

Sincerely, 

iaCabinet Secretary ~ 

Promoting a healthy environment. 
State of West Virginia 

2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

Preliminary Area Designations 

May 2011 

WEST VIRGlNIA.-Sulfur Dioxide (S02) 

Designated area I Designation Type 

Brooke 

Hancock 

Marshall 

Monongalia 

Wood 

Barbour 

Boone 

Braxton 

Cabell 

Calhoun 

Clay 

Doddridge 

Gilmer 

Greenbrier 

Hampshire 

Hardy 

Lewis 

Lincoln 

Logan 

McDowell 

Mcrcer 

Mingo 

Monroe 

Morgan 

Nicholas 

Ohio 

Pendleton 

Pocahaontas 

Raleigh 

Randolph 

Ritchie 

Roane 

Summers 

Tucker 

Tyler 

Upshur 

Webster 

Wetzel 

Wirt 

Berkeley 

Fayette 

Grant 

Harrison 

Jackson 

Jefferson 

Kanawha 

Marion 

Mason 

Mineral 

Pleasants 

Preston 

Putnam 

Taylor 

Wayne 

Wyoming 

NONATIAINMENT 

...... . Nonattainment 

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... Nonattainment 

........ Nonattainmcnt 

............ . Nonattainmcnt 

ATIAINMENT 

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West Virginia Sulfur Dioxide Preliminary Designations Attachment May 2011 page A-1 of 5 
West Virginia Title V Major Source 

Cumulative SO, 

Emissions by County 

County CY 2008 SO, Monitor Status Designation 

tons per year 

Brooke 767 Violate Nonattalnment 

Hancock 613 Violate Nonattainmen! 

Marshall 51,576 Violate Nonattainmen! 

Monongalia 83,324 Violate Nonattalnment 

Wood 3,175 Violate Nonattainment 

Berkeley 6,103 Unclassifiable 

Fayette 1,164 Un classifiable 

Grant 3,659 Un classifiable 

Harrison 

4,500 Unclassifiable 

Jackson 2,640 Unclassifiable Jefferson 329 Unclassifiable 

Kanawha 20,015 Attaining Unclassifiable 

Marion 3,467 Unclassifiable 

Mason 38,329 Unclassifiable 

Mineral 211 Unclassifiable 

Pleasants 16

,980 Unclasslfiable 

Preston 12,497 Unclassifiable 

Putnam 93

,535 Unclassifiable 

Taylor 546 Unclassifiable 

Wayne 237 Unclassifiable 

Wyoming 136 Unclassifiable 

Barbour 0 Attainment 

Boone 0 Attainment 

raxton 13 Attainment 

Cabell 28 Attaining AltlIlnment 

Calhoun 0 Attainment 

Clay 0 Attainment 

Doddridge 0 Attainment 

Gilmer 0 Attainment 

Greenbrier 0 Allalnment 

HamPshire 0 Attainment 

Hardy 4 Attainment 

Lewis 1 Attainment 

Lincoln 0 Attainment 

Logan 0 Attainment 

Mcdowell 62 Attainment 

Mercer 0 Attainment 

Mingo 0 Attainment 

Monroe 0 Attainment 

Morgan 12 Attainment 

Nicholas 2 Attainment 

Ohio 1 Attainment 

endleton 6 Attainment 

Pocahontas 0 Attainment 

Raleigh 0 Attainment 

Randolph 2 Attainment 

itchle 0 Attainment 

0 Attainment 

0 Attainment 

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