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### 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, C abinet 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,

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Promot i ng a hea l thy 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 

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.. Unclassifiable West Virginia Sulfur Dioxide Preliminary Designations Attachment May 2011 page A-1 of 5West 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 J ackson 2,640 Unclassifiable J efferson 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

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### 0 Attainment Hardy 4 Attainment Lewis 

### 1 Attainment Lincoln 

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### 0 Attainment Mcdowell 

### 62 Attainment Mercer 

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### 0 Attainment Monroe 

### 0 Attainment Morgan 

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### 2 Attainment Ohio 

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