Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0061-0614
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Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-12-17T05:00Z

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6.3
Region
3
Nonattainment
Areas
6.3.1
EPA
9­
Factor
Analyses
for
Delaware
for
the
Designation
of
Nonattainment
Areas
for
PM2.5
Enclosure
A
The
fourth
column
of
the
following
table
identifies
the
individual
county
within
Delaware
that
EPA
intends
to
designate
as
nonattainment.

Area
Delaware
Counties
in
1999
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
State
of
Delaware
Recommendation
PM2.5
Designation
Philadelphia
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
New
Castle
New
Castle*
New
Castle
Total
Number
of
Counties
1
1
1
*
Delaware
recommended
New
Castle
County
not
be
included
as
part
of
the
Philadelphia
CMSA
State
Summary
The
State
of
Delaware,
in
a
Governor
Minner
letter
dated
February,
17,
2004,
recommended
New
Castle
County
as
nonattainment.
The
state
suggested
that
New
Castle
should
be
designated
as
a
separate
nonattainment
area
from
the
Philadelphia
metropolitan
area.

Philadelphia
Area­
New
Castle
County
Discussion
The
Philadelphia
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
five
counties
in
Pennsylvania,
New
Castle
County
in
Delaware,
and
additional
counties
in
Maryland
and
New
Jersey.
The
table
below
lists
the
counties
in
the
MSA.
Four
counties
in
this
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Philadelphia
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
New
Castle
County
monitored
a
violation.
Philadelphia
County
monitored
16.4
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
value
is
being
considered
the
Design
Value
for
the
Philadelphia
nonattainment
area.

The
State
of
Delaware
recommended
New
Castle
County,
part
of
the
Philadelphia
MSA,
be
designated
as
a
separate
nonattainment
area.

EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
and
intends,
based
on
the
national
guidance
and
the
information
reviewed,
to
designate
New
Castle
County
as
nonattainment
with
the
Philadelphia
nonattainment
area.
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Summary
of
Evaluation
of
the
Philadelphia
MSA
The
New
Jersey
counties
have
been
evaluated
and
are
discussed
in
a
separate
document
prepared
by
Region
2.
New
Castle
County,
DE
and
Chester
and
Montgomery
Counties
in
Pennsylvania
have
moderate
to
high
emissions
contribution
to
the
area,
based
on
the
weighted
emissions
factor.
Therefore,
EPA
has
reviewed
these
counties
based
on
the
remaining
8
factors
to
determine
the
appropriate
designation.
The
population
density,
growth
and
commuting
patterns
when
compared
to
the
core
MSA
counties
in
this
area
support
including
these
counties
in
the
nonattainment
area.
Existing
EPA
National
Policy
suggests
retaining
at
least
the
MSA
boundaries
as
the
nonattainment
area.
The
tables
below
summarize
the
data
used
to
determine
the
designation
status
of
New
Castle
County.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
Although
additional
information
was
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
New
Castle
County
as
part
of
the
Philadelphia
MSA.

PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Status
of
Counties:
Alphabetical
by
State
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
DE
New
Castle
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
MD
Cecil
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
A
tlantic
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Burlington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Camden
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Cape
May
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Cumberland
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
G
loucester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Salem
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Bucks
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Chester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Delaware
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Montgomery
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
P
hiladelphia
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
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SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**

Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
PM2.5
Designation
3
DE
New
Castle
4,558
61,499
34,640
24,088
2,605
2,276
1,645
18.6
Nonattainment
3
PA
Philadelphia
3,944
16,861
55,011
50,439
3,506
2,116
1,200
14.0
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
3,173
24,882
33,259
19,071
903
1,458
1,225
11.1
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
3,910
8,721
21,191
32,545
1,293
1,905
1,700
8.7
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
3,716
11,391
16,909
17,697
2,267
1,228
2,226
6.9
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
3,100
6,870
16,852
23,024
1,124
1,443
1,444
6.8
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
1,909
9,154
21,849
15,087
741
1,035
697
6.5
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
2,151
4,120
17,025
20,904
887
1,286
727
5.9
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
2,298
2,330
15,113
18,139
913
1,326
836
5.6
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
2,157
14,578
7,894
11,886
206
938
1,044
5.5
Attainment
2
NJ
A
tlantic
1,404
1,905
8,676
11,906
437
773
563
3.3
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
1,374
1,941
7,054
9,279
423
638
669
2.8
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
1,243
4,485
5,457
8,229
534
487
653
2.6
Attainment
3
MD
Cecil
950
948
5,502
4,441
505
401
518
1.8
Attainment
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SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
PHILADELPHIA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Highest
DV
**

Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
PA
Philadelphia
16.4
NA
16.8
NA
16.6
NA
3
DE
New
Castle
16.2
NA
16.5
NA
16.6
NA
3
PA
Delaware
15.6
NA
15.7
NA
15.0
a
3
PA
Chester
15.1
na
14.6
a
2
NJ
Camden
14.6
a
14.8
a
14.6
a
3
PA
Bucks
14.6
A
14.3
a
13.4
a
3
PA
Montgomery
14.3
A
14.2
A
13.8
a
2
NJ
Gloucester
13.8
a
14.2
A
14.3
a
3
MD
Cecil
13.0
a
13.4
A
12.5
a
2
NJ
Atlantic
11.6
a
11.4
a
11.2
a
2
NJ
Burlington
No
Monitor
2
NJ
C
ape
May
No
Monitor
2
NJ
Cumberland
No
Monitor
2
NJ
Salem
No
Monitor
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
1,492,231
135
11,054
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
483
1,587
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
610,440
608
1,004
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
553,435
184
3,008
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
512,370
426
1,203
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
511,957
222
2,306
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
450,160
756
595
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
437,871
805
544
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
262,049
325
806
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
259,423
561
462
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
147,768
489
302
Attainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
102,013
255
400
Attainment
3
MD
Cecil
90,335
348
260
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
64,438
338
191
Attainment
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SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Number
of
Commuters
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
10,213
23
129,902
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
4,677
32
120,472
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
3,513
44
111,594
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
4,332
43
98,432
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
3,830
31
93,563
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
3,128
32
70,486
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
2,312
51
62,141
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
3,748
29
60,278
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
4,957
11
27,598
Nonattainment
3
MD
Cecil
1,340
39
16,195
Attainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
2,236
13
14,237
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
734
48
13,922
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
1,166
22
12,911
Attainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
749
26
11,360
Attainment
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Growth
Rate
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
PM2.5
Designation
3
MD
Cecil
90,335
14,604
20
60
4
Attainment
3
PA
Chester
450,160
57,105
15
785
25
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
512,370
58,319
13
1,273
26
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
259,423
28,225
13
805
36
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
262,049
24,591
11
262
11
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
71,986
11
1,344
29
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
610,440
56,461
10
957
25
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
102,013
7,237
8
179
24
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
437,871
28,328
7
388
10
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
147,768
8,385
6
227
19
Attainment
2
NJ
Camden
511,957
6,108
1
782
18
Attainment
3
PA
Delaware
553,435
3,213
1
1,022
29
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
64,438
­
1,009
­
2
139
19
Attainment
3
PA
Philadelphia
1,492,231
­
68,027
­
4
2,763
27
Nonattainment
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Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Philadelphia
MSA
was
designated
Subpart
(
Basic)
1
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Delaware
has
provided
information
supporting
a
designation
as
a
separate
area.
Based
on
EPA
guidance
issued
April
1,
2003,
EPA
intends
to
designate
New
Castle
County
with
the
Philadelphia
MSA.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
There
are
many
sources
in
the
metropolitan
area;
the
level
of
control
of
sources
was
not
a
significant
issue.

6.3.2
EPA
9­
Factor
Analyses
for
the
District
of
Columbia
for
the
Designation
of
Nonattainment
Areas
for
PM2.5
Enclosure
A
The
fourth
column
of
the
following
table
identifies
the
individual
counties
and
cities
that
EPA
intends
to
designate
as
nonattainment.
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Area
Washington
DC
MSA
in
1999
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
District
of
Columbia/
Maryland/
Virginia
Recommendations
EPA
Designating
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC
MSA
(
Part
of
the
Washington­
Baltimore
CMSA)
District
of
Columbia
District
of
Columbia
District
of
Columbia
Maryland
portion
of
the
Washington
DC
MSA
Calvert
Charles
Frederick
Montgomery
Prince
Georges
Prince
Georges
Charles
Frederick
Montgomery
Prince
Georges
Virginia
portion
of
the
Washington
DC
MSA
Alexandria
(
City)
Arlington
Clarke
Culpeper
Fairfax
Fairfax
(
City)
Falls
Church
(
City)
Fauquier
Fredericksburg
King
George
Loudoun
Manassas
(
City)
Manassas
Park
(
City)
Prince
William
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Warren
None
Recommended
Arlington
Alexandria
(
City)
Fairfax
Fairfax
(
City)
Falls
Church
(
City)
Loudoun
Manassas
(
City)
Manassas
Park
(
City)
Prince
William
Total
Number
of
Areas
23
2
14
Enclosure
B
Washington
DC
Area
State
Summary
Washington
DC's
recommendation
was
submitted
on
February
13,
2004,
by
Mayor
Anthony
Williams.
Washington
DC
recommended
that
the
entire
MSA
be
designated
as
nonattainment.

Discussion
The
Baltimore­
Washington
CMSA
has
been
split
into
three
smaller
MSA
areas
for
planning
purposes
and
for
consistency
with
the
8­
hour
ozone
designations.
The
Washington
DC
MSA
is
comprised
of
23
areas:
5
in
Maryland,
17
in
Virginia,
and
the
District
of
Columbia.
Washington
DC
and
Prince
Georges
County
in
Maryland
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Washington
DC
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
Washington
DC
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
this
MSA.
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EPA's
recommendations
for
the
Maryland
and
Virginia
portions
of
the
MSA
are
summarized
in
the
above
table.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
agrees
with
Washington
DC's
recommendation
of
nonattainment
for
the
District
based
on
the
air
quality
data
for
the
years
2001­
2003.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
the
District
of
Columbia
as
part
of
the
Washington
DC
nonattainment
area.

6.3.3
EPA
9­
Factor
Analyses
for
Maryland
for
the
Designation
of
Nonattainment
Areas
for
PM2.5
The
fourth
column
of
the
following
table
identifies
the
counties
within
Maryland
that
EPA
intends
to
designate
as
nonattainment.

Area
Maryland
Counties
in
1999
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
State
of
Maryland
Recommendation
EPA
Designating
Nonattainment
Baltimore
MSA
(
Part
of
Washington­
Baltimore
CMSA)
Anne
Arundel
Baltimore
City
Baltimore
Carroll
Harford
Howard
Queen
Anne's
Anne
Arundel
Baltimore
City
Baltimore
Anne
Arundel
Baltimore
City
Baltimore
Carroll
Harford
Howard
Washington
DC
MSA
(
Part
of
Washington­
Baltimore
CMSA
Calvert
Charles
Frederick
Montgomery
Prince
Georges
Prince
Georges
Charles
Frederick
Montgomery
Prince
Georges
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
*
Washington
(
Also
Berkeley,
WV
and
Morgan,
WV)
None
Washington
Total
number
of
areas
in
Maryland
13
4
11
*
Washington
County
was
included
as
part
of
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
2003
CBSA.

Enclosure
B
State
Summary
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Governor
Robert
Ehrlich,
Jr.
submitted
Maryland's
initial
recommendation
on
February
23,
2004.
The
submission
identified
two
options
for
designation.
The
first
option
recommended
14
counties
as
nonattainment
and
10
counties
as
attainment,
consistent
with
the
ozone
nonattainment
areas.
The
second
option
recommended
only
four
nonattainment
areas.
Maryland's
subsequent
letter
of
May
28,
2004,
from
Thomas
Snyder,
recommended
Option
2
as
the
State's
preferred
option.

Based
on
the
air
quality
data
for
the
years
2001­
2003,
there
are
three
presumptive
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
nonattainment
areas
consisting
of
13
counties
in
Maryland.
EPA
agrees
with
Maryland's
recommended
designation
of
attainment
for
the
Cecil
County
portion
of
the
Philadelphia
CMSA.
However,
in
addition
to
the
four
counties
the
State
has
recommended
to
be
designated
as
nonattainment,
EPA
recommends
that
three
additional
counties
in
the
Baltimore
MSA,
three
additional
counties
in
the
Washington
DC
MSA,
and
one
additional
county
in
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
CBSA
also
be
designated
as
nonattainment.
The
following
discussion
provides
EPA's
rationale
for
considering
the
modification
to
Maryland's
recommendation.

6.3.3.1
Philadelphia
Area
Discussion
Cecil
County
is
part
of
the
Philadelphia
Area
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Maryland's
revised
recommendation
for
the
Philadelphia
CMSA
included
Cecil
County
as
attainment
for
the
PM2.5
standard.

Summary
of
Evaluation
Cecil
County
has
monitored
attainment
of
13.0
µ
g/
m3
compared
to
the
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
A
review
of
the
remaining
factors
indicates
that
the
county
is
well
below
the
other
counties
of
the
Philadelphia
Area,
and
provides
sufficient
evidence
to
modify
the
nonattainment
boundary
to
exclude
Cecil
County.

PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Status
of
Counties:
Alphabetical
by
State
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
DE
New
Castle
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
MD
Cecil
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
A
tlantic
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Burlington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Camden
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Cape
May
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Cumberland
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
G
loucester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Salem
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Bucks
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
6­
46
3
PA
Chester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Delaware
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Montgomery
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Philadelphia
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
6­
47
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**

Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
PM2.5
Designation
3
DE
New
Castle
4,558
61,499
34,640
24,088
2,605
2,276
1,645
18.6
Nonattainment
3
PA
Philadelphia
3,944
16,861
55,011
50,439
3,506
2,116
1,200
14.0
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
3,173
24,882
33,259
19,071
903
1,458
1,225
11.1
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
3,910
8,721
21,191
32,545
1,293
1,905
1,700
8.7
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
3,716
11,391
16,909
17,697
2,267
1,228
2,226
6.9
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
3,100
6,870
16,852
23,024
1,124
1,443
1,444
6.8
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
1,909
9,154
21,849
15,087
741
1,035
697
6.5
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
2,151
4,120
17,025
20,904
887
1,286
727
5.9
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
2,298
2,330
15,113
18,139
913
1,326
836
5.6
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
2,157
14,578
7,894
11,886
206
938
1,044
5.5
Attainment
2
NJ
A
tlantic
1,404
1,905
8,676
11,906
437
773
563
3.3
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
1,374
1,941
7,054
9,279
423
638
669
2.8
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
1,243
4,485
5,457
8,229
534
487
653
2.6
Attainment
3
MD
Cecil
950
948
5,502
4,441
505
401
518
1.8
Attainment
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
PHILADELPHIA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Highest
DV
**

Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
16.4
NA
16.8
NA
16.6
NA
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
16.2
NA
16.5
NA
16.6
NA
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
15.6
NA
15.7
NA
15.0
a
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
15.1
na
14.6
a
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
14.6
a
14.8
a
14.6
a
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
14.6
A
14.3
a
13.4
a
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
14.3
A
14.2
A
13.8
a
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
13.8
a
14.2
A
14.3
a
Nonattainment
3
MD
Cecil
13.0
a
13.4
A
12.5
a
Attainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
11.6
a
11.4
a
11.2
a
Attainment
2
NJ
Burlington
No
Monitor
Nonattainment
2
NJ
C
ape
May
No
Monitor
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
No
Monitor
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
No
Monitor
Attainment
6­
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SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
1,492,231
135
11,054
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
483
1,587
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
610,440
608
1,004
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
553,435
184
3,008
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
512,370
426
1,203
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
511,957
222
2,306
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
450,160
756
595
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
437,871
805
544
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
262,049
325
806
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
259,423
561
462
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
147,768
489
302
Attainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
102,013
255
400
Attainment
3
MD
Cecil
90,335
348
260
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
64,438
338
191
Attainment
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Number
of
Commuters
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
10,213
23
129,902
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
4,677
32
120,472
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
3,513
44
111,594
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
4,332
43
98,432
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
3,830
31
93,563
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
3,128
32
70,486
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
2,312
51
62,141
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
3,748
29
60,278
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
4,957
11
27,598
Nonattainment
3
MD
Cecil
1,340
39
16,195
Attainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
2,236
13
14,237
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
734
48
13,922
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
1,166
22
12,911
Attainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
749
26
11,360
Attainment
6­
49
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Growth
Rate
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
PM2.5
Designation
3
MD
Cecil
90,335
14,604
20
60
4
Attainment
3
PA
Chester
450,160
57,105
15
785
25
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
512,370
58,319
13
1,273
26
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
259,423
28,225
13
805
36
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
262,049
24,591
11
262
11
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
71,986
11
1,344
29
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
610,440
56,461
10
957
25
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
102,013
7,237
8
179
24
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
437,871
28,328
7
388
10
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
147,768
8,385
6
227
19
Attainment
2
NJ
Camden
511,957
6,108
1
782
18
Attainment
3
PA
Delaware
553,435
3,213
1
1,022
29
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
64,438
­
1,009
­
2
139
19
Attainment
3
PA
Philadelphia
1,492,231
­
68,027
­
4
2,763
27
Nonattainment
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
entire
Philadelphia
MSA
has
recently
been
designated
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Cecil
County
was
included
with
the
Philadelphia
MSA
in
the
ozone
designation.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
EPA
identified
large
sources
greater
than
1000
tons
per
year
for
any
pollutant
and
evaluated
its
distance
to
a
violating
monitor
for
fine
particulate.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Cecil
County
is
not
a
significant
contributor
to
the
Philadelphia
nonattainment
area.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Cecil
County,
MD
as
attainment.
6­
50
6.3.3.2
Baltimore
Area
Discussion
The
Baltimore
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
part
of
the
Washington
DC
Consolidated
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
CMSA).
Because
of
the
large
size
of
the
CMSA,
it
has
been
split
into
three
smaller
areas
to
be
more
consistent
with
the
ozone
designations
and
to
facilitate
planning
in
the
areas.
Maryland
has
recommended
that
the
smaller
MSA
be
the
basis
for
the
Maryland
designations.

The
Baltimore
MSA
is
comprised
of
6
counties
and
one
city:
Anne
Arundel,
Baltimore
(
City),
Baltimore,
Carroll,
Harford,
Howard,
and
Queen
Anne's.
Baltimore
County,
Anne
Arundel
County,
and
Baltimore
City
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Baltimore
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
Baltimore
City
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
this
MSA.

Maryland's
revised
recommendation
included
only
Anne
Arundel,
Baltimore,
and
Baltimore
(
City)
as
nonattainment.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
reviewed
the
9
factors
for
the
counties
within
the
Metropolitan
area
as
well
as
counties
adjacent
to
the
Metropolitan
area
in
order
to
determine
the
appropriate
nonattainment
area.
Based
on
analysis
of
the
factors,
EPA
agrees
with
the
State's
recommendation
that
Queen
Anne's
be
designated
as
attainment,
and
excluded
from
the
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
EPA
also
agrees
with
the
State
that
Anne
Arundel,
Baltimore
and
Baltimore
(
City)
should
be
designated
as
nonattainment;
however,
EPA
intends
to
designate
three
additional
counties
as
nonattainment:
Carroll,
Harford,
and
Howard.

Carroll
and
Howard
counties
have
low
to
moderate
emissions,
and
Harford
has
monitored
attainment
for
2001
­
2003
(
13.1
µ
g/
m3).
However,
these
counties
have
significant
population
and
are
the
areas
showing
the
highest
population
growth
in
the
MSA.
They
also
have
high
commuting
into
other
areas
of
the
metropolitan
area.
The
combined
factor
analysis
shows
the
potential
for
these
counties
to
contribute
to
nonattainment
of
the
area,
thus
EPA
intends
to
designate
them
as
nonattainment.

Carroll,
Harford,
and
Howard
have
recently
been
designated
as
nonattainment
for
8­
hour
ozone.
6­
51
SUMMARY
OF
BALTIMORE,
MD
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
MD
Anne
Arundel
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Baltimore,
MD
3
MD
Baltimore
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Baltimore,
MD
3
MD
Baltimore
(
City)
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Baltimore,
MD
3
MD
Carroll
Attainment
Nonattainment
Baltimore,
MD
3
MD
Harford
Attainment
Nonattainment
Baltimore,
MD
3
MD
Howard
Attainment
Nonattainment
Baltimore,
MD
3
MD
Q
ueen
Annes
Attainment
Attainment
Baltimore,
MD
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
BALTIMORE,
MD
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor/
CMSA
3
MD
Baltimore
8,510
42,719
43,464
26,217
1,607
3,370
3,935
11.8
3
MD
Anne
Arundel
5,572
71,439
36,715
18,182
962
2,228
2,715
9.4
3
MD
Baltimore
(
City)
2,446
10,686
34,810
21,256
1,581
1,473
726
4.8
3
MD
Carroll
2,563
3,266
12,165
6,312
1,776
754
1,517
2.5
3
MD
Harford
1,517
1,946
8,662
8,606
1,008
754
705
2.4
3
MD
Howard
1,179
2,702
9,987
9,467
435
776
361
2.4
3
MD
Queen
Annes
879
428
2,149
2,636
1,128
289
572
0.9
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
BALTIMORE
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
MD
Anne
Arundel
15.4
NA
15.8
NA
15.9
na
3
MD
Baltimore
15.3
NA
15.1
NA
16.0
na
3
MD
Baltimore
(
City)
16.7
NA
17.0
NA
17.8
NA
3
MD
Carroll
No
Monitor
3
MD
Harford
13.1
a
14.0
a
14.5
a
3
MD
Howard
No
Monitor
3
MD
Queen
Annes
No
Monitor
6­
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SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
BALTIMORE,
MD
MSA
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
MD
Anne
Arundel
508,388
416
1,210
3
MD
Baltimore
638,614
599
1,286
3
MD
Baltimore
(
City)
770,298
81
7,884
3
MD
Carroll
159,025
449
354
3
MD
Harford
227,713
440
518
3
MD
Howard
260,117
252
1,032
3
MD
Queen
Annes
42,835
372
115
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
BALTIMORE,
MD
MSA
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
MD
Anne
Arundel
4,394
43
108,856
3
MD
Baltimore
6,912
46
172,129
3
MD
Baltimore
(
City)
6,707
37
92,988
3
MD
Carroll
1,614
53
41,060
3
MD
Harford
2,208
44
49,021
3
MD
Howard
2,184
61
82,322
3
MD
Queen
Annes
514
42
8,681
6­
53
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
BALTIMORE,
MD
MSA
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
MD
Anne
Arundel
503,388
62,417
15
751
17
3
MD
Baltimore
770,298
62,158
9
1,448
21
3
MD
Baltimore
(
City)
638,614
­
84,860
­
12
1,651
25
3
MD
Carroll
159,025
27,525
22
134
8
3
MD
Harford
227,713
36,458
20
­
28
­
1
3
MD
Howard
260,117
60,514
32
211
10
3
MD
Queen
Annes
42,835
6,610
19
171
33
Factors
6,
7,
8
and
9
are
addressed
together
with
the
Washington
DC
MSA
below.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Anne
Arundel,
Baltimore
City,
Baltimore,
Carroll,
Harford
and
Howard
counties
as
nonattainment
as
the
Baltimore
nonattainment
area.

6.3.3.3
Washington
DC
Area
Discussion
As
noted
above,
the
Washington
DC
MSA
has
been
split
from
the
larger
Baltimore­
Washington
CMSA
for
planning
purposes
and
for
consistency
with
the
8­
hour
ozone
designations.

The
Washington
DC
MSA
is
comprised
of
23
areas,
five
of
which
are
located
in
Maryland.
These
counties
are:
Calvert,
Charles,
Frederick,
Montgomery,
and
Prince
Georges.
Washington
DC
and
Prince
Georges
County
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Washington
DC
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
Washington
DC
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
this
MSA.

Maryland's
revised
recommendation
for
the
Washington
DC
MSA
included
only
Prince
Georges
County
as
nonattainment.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
reviewed
the
9
factors
for
the
counties
within
the
Metropolitan
area
as
well
as
counties
adjacent
to
the
Metropolitan
area
in
order
to
determine
the
appropriate
nonattainment
area.
EPA
agrees
with
the
State
that
Calvert
County
should
be
designated
as
attainment.
Based
on
weighted
emissions
screening,
this
county
has
a
fairly
low
contribution
to
the
nonattainment
area
and
6­
54
should
be
excluded
from
the
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
low
levels
of
the
other
factors
further
support
this.
EPA
agrees
with
the
State
that
Prince
Georges
should
be
designated
as
nonattainment.

EPA
also
intends
to
recommend
that
three
additional
counties
be
designated
as
nonattainment:
Charles,
Frederick,
and
Montgomery.
Charles
County
has
emissions
associated
with
the
Chalk
Point
Power
Plant,
and
along
with
Frederick,
has
population
and
commuting
levels
that
contribute
to
nonattainment
in
the
MSA.
Montgomery
County
has
high
population
and
high
commuting
levels
into
the
metropolitan
area,
and
has
the
highest
VMT
growth
in
the
MSA.
The
combined
factor
analysis
of
these
three
areas
indicates
contribution
to
nonattainment
of
the
MSA.

SUMMARY
OF
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
DC
Washington
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Calvert
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Charles
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
F
rederick
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Montgomery
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
P
rince
Georges
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Washington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
3
VA
Alexandria
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Arlington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Clarke
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Culpeper
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fairfax
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Falls
Church
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fauquier
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fredericksburg
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
King
George
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Loudoun
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Manassas
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Manassas
Park
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Prince
William
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Spotsylvania
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Stafford
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Warren
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
WV
Berkeley
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg**
3
WV
Jefferson
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
**
Note:
Berkeley
County
in
West
Virginia
and
Washington
County
in
Maryland
are
included
in
the
Washington
MSA;
However,
due
to
existing
planning
boundaries,
Berkeley
and
Washington
will
be
designated
nonattainment
in
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
Area
(
2003
CBSA)
6­
55
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
DC
C/
MSA
3
MD
Montgomery
7,414
41,024
32,890
30,424
1,108
3,478
3,254
12.0
3
MD
Prince
Georges
6,880
44,813
34,698
24,878
1,122
3,083
2,918
11.0
3
MD
Charles
7,916
79,120
20,928
5,146
204
1,974
4,773
9.0
3
VA
Fairfax
3,213
3,428
33,000
37,533
1,172
2,201
877
6.8
3
MD
Frederick
2,523
10,114
12,701
8,765
2,270
988
1,347
3.4
3
MD
Washington
1,822
6,256
13,064
7,379
1,556
713
938
3.2
3
VA
Prince
William
1,942
22,555
16,359
10,150
528
817
881
3.3
3
DC
Washington
1,839
8,200
14,823
17,750
1,398
895
767
3.0
3
WV
Berkeley
1,390
2,554
9,099
4,303
319
558
738
1.8
3
VA
Spotsylvania
864
296
4,278
4,625
223
525
316
1.6
3
VA
Alexandria
996
15,627
10,693
4,378
280
305
552
1.5
3
VA
Loudoun
1,286
530
5,987
6,381
518
466
787
1.5
3
VA
Stafford
889
359
5,562
4,591
204
485
378
1.5
3
VA
Arlington
577
748
7,460
6,753
1,160
408
139
1.3
3
MD
Calvert
870
647
3,146
3,342
153
377
465
1.2
3
VA
Fauquier
830
239
4,082
3,711
935
401
409
1.2
3
WV
Jefferson
758
906
2,918
2,105
321
255
488
0.8
3
VA
Culpeper
488
143
1,818
2,133
441
216
243
0.7
3
VA
Warren
345
160
2,441
2,299
190
194
140
0.6
3
VA
Clarke
228
68
760
927
230
95
126
0.3
3
VA
King
George
263
514
1,436
942
107
106
141
0.3
3
VA
Manassas
155
52
944
1,021
26
82
60
0.3
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
113
39
417
941
28
56
55
0.2
3
VA
Fredericksburg
83
108
1,383
1,300
40
55
22
0.2
3
VA
Falls
Church
59
17
250
580
9
36
20
0.1
3
VA
Manassas
Park
23
11
247
236
5
13
9
0.0
6­
56
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
'
01­'
03
MSA
Design
Value
=
16.3
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
to
Lowest
Monitored
or
Estimated
Value
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
MD
Prince
Georges
17.7
na
17.4
NA
17.3
na
3
WV
Berkeley
16.3
NA
16.2
NA
16.0
NA
3
DC
Washington
15.8
NA
16.4
NA
16.6
NA
3
VA
Arlington
14.6
A
14.9
A
14.5
a
3
MD
Washington
14.0
A
14.8
A
13.5
a
3
VA
Fairfax
14.1
A
13.9
A
14.6
a
3
VA
Loudoun
13.6
A
13.8
A
13.6
a
3
MD
Montgomery
12.6
A
13.4
A
13.5
a
3
WV
Jefferson
No
monitor
3
MD
Frederick
No
monitor
3
VA
Alexandria
No
monitor
3
VA
Clarke
No
monitor
3
VA
Fauquier
No
monitor
3
MD
Charles
No
monitor
3
VA
Prince
William
No
monitor
3
VA
Warren
No
monitor
3
MD
Calvert
No
monitor
3
VA
King
George
No
monitor
3
VA
Stafford
No
monitor
3
VA
Spotsylvania
No
monitor
3
VA
Culpeper
No
monitor
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
No
monitor
3
VA
Falls
Church
No
monitor
3
VA
Fredericksburg
No
monitor
3
VA
Manassas
No
monitor
3
VA
Manassas
Park
No
monitor
6­
57
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3A:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
highest
to
lowest
Actual
Population
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
VA
Fairfax
997,580
396
2519
3
MD
Montgomery
910,156
495
1839
3
MD
Prince
Georges
833,084
486
1,714
3
DC
Washington
570,898
61
9,359
3
VA
Prince
William
311,892
338
923
3
MD
Frederick
209,125
663
315
3
VA
Loudoun
204,054
520
392
3
VA
Arlington
189,927
26
7305
3
MD
Washington
134,246
458
293
3
VA
Alexandria
130,804
15
8720
3
MD
Charles
129,040
461
280
3
VA
Stafford
104,823
270
388
3
VA
Spotsylvania
102,570
401
256
3
WV
Berkeley
81,262
321
253
3
MD
Calvert
80,906
215
376
3
VA
Fauquier
59,245
650
91
3
WV
Jefferson
44,926
210
214
3
VA
Manassas
37,288
10
3729
3
VA
Culpeper
36,893
381
97
3
VA
Warren
32,910
214
154
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
22,055
6
3,676
3
VA
Fredericksburg
20,076
11
1,825
3
VA
King
George
17,657
180
98
3
VA
Clarke
13,290
177
75
3
VA
Manassas
Park
10,909
2
5,455
3
VA
Falls
Church
10,659
2
5,330
6­
58
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3B:
POPULATION
DENSITY/
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
Counties
sorted
by
highest
to
lowest
Population
Density
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
DC
Washington
570,898
61
9,359
3
VA
Alexandria
130,804
15
8,720
3
VA
Arlington
189,927
26
7,305
3
VA
Manassas
Park
10,909
2
5,455
3
VA
Falls
Church
10,659
2
5,330
3
VA
Manassas
37,288
10
3,729
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
22,055
6
3,676
3
VA
Fairfax
997,580
396
2,519
3
MD
Montgomery
910,156
495
1,839
3
VA
Fredericksburg
20,076
11
1,825
3
MD
Prince
Georges
833,084
486
1,714
3
VA
Prince
William
311,892
338
923
3
VA
Loudoun
204,054
520
392
3
VA
Stafford
104,823
270
388
3
MD
Calvert
80,906
215
376
3
MD
Frederick
209,125
663
315
3
MD
Washington
134,246
458
293
3
MD
Charles
129,040
461
280
3
VA
Spotsylvania
102,570
401
256
3
WV
Berkeley
81,262
321
253
3
WV
Jefferson
44,926
210
214
3
VA
Warren
32,910
214
154
3
VA
King
George
17,657
180
98
3
VA
Culpeper
36,893
381
97
3
VA
Fauquier
59,245
650
91
3
VA
Clarke
13,290
177
75
6­
59
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
highest
VMT
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
VA
Fairfax
10,532
46
242,944
3
MD
Prince
Georges
7,120
60
238,274
3
MD
Montgomery
7,398
41
184,513
3
VA
Prince
William
2,786
65
98,427
3
VA
Arlington
1,807
69
79,757
3
DC
Washington
3,802
26
67,157
3
VA
Alexandria
978
73
56,449
3
VA
Loudoun
1,431
57
52,719
3
MD
Frederick
2,508
39
40,199
3
MD
Charles
1,006
56
34,316
3
VA
Stafford
1,430
68
33,083
3
VA
Spotsylvania
1,270
57
25,808
3
MD
Calvert
848
50
18,711
3
VA
Fauquier
1,005
56
15,753
3
VA
Manassas
130
75
13,576
3
MD
Washington
2,249
22
13,268
3
WV
Berkeley
852
34
12,098
3
WV
Jefferson
362
51
10,665
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
124
76
9,014
3
VA
Culpeper
405
40
6,393
3
VA
Warren
339
39
6,019
3
VA
Fredericksburg
451
54
5,188
3
VA
Manassas
Park
17
89
4,925
3
VA
Falls
Church
32
83
4,868
3
VA
King
George
263
41
3,329
3
VA
Clarke
252
41
2,701
6­
60
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
Number
of
Commuters
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
VA
Fairfax
10,532
46
242,944
3
MD
Prince
Georges
7,120
60
238,274
3
MD
Montgomery
7,398
41
184,513
3
VA
Prince
William
2,786
65
98,427
3
VA
Arlington
1,807
69
79,757
3
DC
Washington
3,802
26
67,157
3
VA
Alexandria
978
73
56,449
3
VA
Loudoun
1,431
57
52,719
3
MD
Frederick
2,508
39
40,199
3
MD
Charles
1,006
56
34,316
3
VA
Stafford
1,430
68
33,083
3
VA
Spotsylvania
1,270
57
25,808
3
MD
Calvert
848
50
18,711
3
VA
Fauquier
1,005
56
15,753
3
VA
Manassas
130
75
13,576
3
MD
Washington
2,249
22
13,268
3
WV
Berkeley
852
34
12,098
3
WV
Jefferson
362
51
10,665
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
124
76
9,014
3
VA
Culpeper
405
40
6,393
3
VA
Warren
339
39
6,019
3
VA
Fredericksburg
451
54
5,188
3
VA
Manassas
Park
17
89
4,925
3
VA
Falls
Church
32
83
4,868
3
VA
King
George
263
41
3,329
3
VA
Clarke
252
41
2,701
6­
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SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
Growth
Rate
Population
VMT
EPA
RegST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
VA
Loudoun
204,054
83,470
97
­
217
­
15
3
VA
Spotsylvania
102,570
32,992
57
204
16
3
VA
Manassas
Park
10,909
3,556
53
3
VA
Stafford
104,823
31,210
51
­
225
­
16
3
MD
Calvert
80,906
23,191
45
144
17
3
VA
Prince
William
311,892
65,127
30
999
36
3
MD
Frederick
209,125
45,069
30
­
311
­
12
3
WV
Berkeley
81,262
16,652
28
­
111
­
13
3
VA
Manassas
37,288
7,178
26
3
VA
King
George
17,657
3,276
24
50
19
3
VA
Culpeper
36,893
6,471
23
46
11
3
VA
Warren
32,910
5,442
21
­
1
0
3
MD
Charles
129,040
19,392
19
­
77
­
8
3
VA
Fairfax
997,580
151,165
18
1,653
16
3
WV
Jefferson
44,926
6,264
17
123
34
3
MD
Montgomery
910,156
116,314
15
2,258
31
3
VA
Alexandria
130,804
17,100
15
649
66
3
VA
Fauquier
59,245
6,398
13
16
2
3
VA
Arlington
189,927
18,517
11
693
38
3
MD
Prince
Georges
833,084
72,247
10
2,023
28
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
22,055
1,876
10
163
131
3
MD
Washington
134,246
10530
9
4,754
4
3
VA
Falls
Church
10,659
799
8
3
VA
Clarke
13,290
551
5
­
41
­
16
3
VA
Fredericksburg
20,076
252
1
3
DC
Washington
570,898
­
34,841
­
6
738
19
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Baltimore­
Washington
CMSA
has
recently
been
designated
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
In
those
designations,
the
CMSA
was
divided
along
MSA
boundaries.
These
boundaries
will
also
be
used
for
PM2.5
designations.
These
areas
are
the
Baltimore
MSA,
the
Washington
DC
MSA,
and
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
MSA.
These
three
areas
are
under
the
jurisdiction
of
separate
planning
organizations.
The
nonattainment
boundaries
that
EPA
intends
to
use
will
facilitate
planning
for
ozone
and
PM2.5
by
these
separate
organizations.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
EPA
identified
large
sources
greater
than
1000
tons
per
year
for
any
pollutant
and
evaluated
its
distance
to
a
violating
monitor
for
fine
particulate.
6­
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Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Charles,
Frederick,
Montgomery
and
Prince
Georges
counties
as
nonattainment
as
the
Maryland
portion
of
the
Washington,
DC
nonattainment
area.

6.3.3.4
Hagerstown
­
Martinsburg
Discussion
As
noted
above,
this
area
is
part
of
the
Baltimore­
Washington
CMSA,
which
has
been
split
into
the
smaller
MSA
areas
for
planning
purposes
and
for
consistency
with
the
8­
hour
ozone
designations.
The
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
Area
is
comprised
of
two
counties
in
West
Virginia,
and
one
county
in
Maryland.
Berkeley
County
in
West
Virginia
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
area
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
Berkeley
County
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
this
MSA.

Washington
County
is
part
of
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
CBSA,
as
defined
by
OMB
in
2003.
In
its
letter
of
February
23,
2004,
Maryland
recommended
that
Washington
County
be
designated
as
nonattainment;
however,
in
its
revised
recommendation
of
May
28,
2004,
Maryland
recommended
a
designation
of
attainment.

Summary
of
Evaluation
Washington
County
has
monitored
attainment
for
2001
­
2003
(
14.0
µ
g/
m3).
However,
weighted
emissions
screening
indicates
that
this
county
potentially
contributes
to
the
nonattainment
area.

Despite
low
population
growth,
population
is
the
highest
compared
to
other
areas
of
the
CBSA.
VMT
and
VMT
growth
are
also
high
compared
to
the
other
counties
in
the
CBSA.
The
combined
factor
analysis
indicates
potential
contribution
to
the
nonattainment
area;
therefore
EPA
intends
to
designate
Washington
County
as
nonattainment.

Our
analysis
of
Morgan
County
shows
that
it
is
low
in
all
areas
of
the
combined
factor
analysis
Allegany
County
is
an
adjacent
area
that
has
low
population,
negative
growth,
and
negligible
commuting
into
the
CBSA,
and
was
therefore
excluded.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
Please
see
tables
in
Section
6.3.5.1
(
Washington,
DC
area)
for
specific
data
on
Berkeley
and
Washington
County.
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
6­
63
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
EPA
is
designating
Washington
County,
MD
and
Berkeley
County,
WV
as
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsville
nonattainment
area.

6.3.4
EPA
9­
Factor
Analyses
for
Pennsylvania
for
the
Designation
of
Nonattainment
Areas
for
PM2.5
Enclosure
A
The
fourth
column
of
the
following
table
identifies
the
counties
in
Pennsylvania
that
EPA
intends
to
designate
as
nonattainment.

Area
Counties
included
in
the
1999
MSA
Pennsylvania
Recommended
Nonattainment
Counties
Nonattainment
Counties
Harrisburg
Cumberland
Dauphin
Lebanon
Perry
Cumberland
Dauphin
Cumberland
Dauphin
Lebanon
Johnstown
Cambria
Somerset
Cambria
Cambria
Indiana
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Lancaster
Philadelphia
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
Philadelphia
Delaware
Montgomery
Chester
Bucks
Philadelphia
Delaware
Chester
Philadelphia
Delaware
Montgomery
Chester
Bucks
Pittsburgh
Allegheny
Beaver
Westmoreland
Washington
Butler
Fayette
Allegheny
Beaver
Westmoreland
Washington
Allegheny
Beaver
Butler
Westmoreland
Washington
Armstrong
Greene
Lawrence
Reading
Berks
Berks
Berks
York
York
York
York
Youngstown,
OH
Mahoning,
OH
Trumbull,
OH
Mercer,
PA
Total
21
13
22
*
We
have
included
in
our
recommended
nonattainment
areas
counties
in
your
state
that
are
contiguous
to
a
CMSA
or
MSA
with
a
violating
monitor,
that
are
generally
rural
in
character,
and
that
contain
an
identifiable
large
emitting
facility
or
facilities
(
e.
g.,
power
plants)
which
we
believe
contribute
to
the
nearby
nonattainment
problem.
We
have
included
these
counties
in
our
initial
recommendations
in
order
to
ensure
that
a
sufficient
portion
of
those
counties,
including
6­
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such
large
facilities,
is
included
within
the
boundaries
of
the
nonattainment
area
as
part
of
the
final
designations.
We
invite
you
to
submit
to
us
a
recommendation
as
to
what
portion
of
such
contiguous
counties,
encompassing
the
large
facility
or
facilities,
should
be
designated
nonattainment.
The
county
or
counties
in
your
state
that
we
have
included
for
this
purpose
are:
Indiana,
Armstrong
and
Greene.

Enclosure
B
State
Summary
The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
16
counties
to
be
designated
nonattainment.
On
June
2,
2004,
Secretary
McGinty
revised
the
recommendation
to
exclude
three
metropolitan
counties:
Bucks,
Montgomery
and
Lebanon
counties.

Based
on
the
air
quality
data
for
the
years
2001­
2003,
there
are
eight
presumptive
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
nonattainment
areas
consisting
of
21
counties
in
Pennsylvania.
EPA
agrees
with
Pennsylvania
on
the
13
counties
recommended
to
be
designated
nonattainment.
Based
on
the
review
of
the
recommendation
as
well
as
the
additional
information
described
below,
EPA
intends
to
designate
nine
additional
counties
as
nonattainment:
one
additional
county
in
the
Harrisburg
MSA,
one
additional
county
in
the
Johnstown
MSA,
two
additional
counties
in
the
Philadelphia
CMSA,
four
additional
counties
in
the
Pittsburgh
CMSA
and
one
county
in
the
Youngstown,
OH
MSA.
The
following
discussion
provides
our
rationale
for
considering
the
modification
to
Pennsylvania's
recommendation.

6.3.4.1
Harrisburg
Area
Discussion
The
Harrisburg
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
four
counties:
Cumberland,
Dauphin,
Lebanon
and
Perry.
Two
counties
in
this
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Harrisburg
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Cumberland
County
has
monitored
17.6
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
The
data,
however,
are
incomplete
at
this
time
so
this
value
will
not
be
used
as
the
Design
Value.
Dauphin
County
has
monitored
15.8
µ
g/
m3
for
the
2001­
2003
time
period.
The
Dauphin
County
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Harrisburg
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
three
counties
to
be
included
in
the
Harrisburg
nonattainment
area:
Cumberland,
Dauphin,
and
Lebanon.
On
June
2,
2004,
Pennsylvania
indicated
a
revised
recommendation
including
only
two
counties
for
this
area:
Cumberland
and
Dauphin.

EPA
has
reviewed
the
Commonwealth's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
and
agrees
with
the
original
recommendation.
EPA
intends,
based
on
the
information
reviewed,
to
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designate
three
counties
as
nonattainment
in
the
Harrisburg
area:
Cumberland,
Dauphin,
and
Lebanon.

Summary
of
Evaluation
Based
on
a
review
of
the
nine
factors,
EPA
supports
Pennsylvania's
attainment
recommendation
for
Perry
County
even
though
it
is
part
of
the
presumptive
nonattainment
area
(
as
described
in
the
April
2003
and
February
2004
EPA
guidance).
As
seen
in
the
tables
below,
Perry
County
is
among
the
lowest
ranking
counties
in
the
Harrisburg
area,
for
most
of
the
nine
criteria.
The
county
has
monitored
attainment
at
12.0
µ
g/
m3.
The
emissions
are
very
low,
when
compared
with
other
counties
in
the
area.
Considering
the
meteorology
and
distance
to
the
monitor,
the
weighted
emissions
factor
slightly
rises;
but
the
emission
factor
is
still
one­
third
of
the
larger
emissions
contributing
counties
in
the
area.
The
population
and
urban
density
data
are
among
the
lowest
in
the
MSA.
The
commuting
data
indicates
significant
commuting,
compared
to
population,
but
the
relative
vehicle
miles
traveled
is
low.
Comparatively,
this
county
is
lower
in
vehicle
miles
than
the
other
3
metropolitan
counties
as
well
as
several
of
the
surrounding
attainment
counties.
Inclusion
of
the
county
is
not
supported
by
the
analysis
of
the
9
factors.
Therefore,
EPA
intends
to
designate
Perry
County,
part
of
the
metropolitan
area,
as
attainment/
unclassifiable.

In
addition
to
the
counties
included
in
the
MSA,
EPA
has
reviewed
the
counties
adjacent
to
the
MSA.
Berks,
Lancaster,
and
York
Counties
are
adjacent
to
the
MSA
and
are
each
single­
county
MSA's
with
monitored
violations
of
the
PM2.5
NAAQS.
The
Commonwealth
recommended
nonattainment
for
these
counties.
They
will
be
discussed
separately.

The
adjacent
counties
of
Franklin,
Adams,
Schuylkill,
Northumberland
and
Juniata
were
evaluated
for
potential
contribution
to
the
nonattainment
area.
Northumberland
and
Juniata
were
similar
to
Perry
County
ranking
very
low
in
all
factors.
Although
the
weighted
emissions
score
showed
moderate
contribution
to
the
area
from
Franklin,
Adams,
and
Schuylkill,
review
of
the
remaining
criteria,
including
an
attaining
monitor
in
Adams
County,
support
Pennsylvania's
recommendation
of
attainment.
EPA
intends,
based
on
this
review,
not
to
add
any
surrounding
counties
to
the
Harrisburg
MSA
nonattainment
area.

Lebanon
County
is
part
of
the
Harrisburg
metropolitan
area.
Unlike
Perry
County,
it
is
located
adjacent
to
several
other
nonattainment
areas.
The
inclusion
of
Lebanon
County
completes
a
contiguous
nonattainment
boundary.

A
summary
of
the
data
that
supports
the
intended
designations
is
provided
below.
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66
SUMMARY
OF
HARRISBURG,
PA
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
C/
MSA
Total
(
excluding
surrounding)
=
4
counties
3
PA
Cumberland
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Harrisburg­
Lebanon­
Carlisle,
PA
3
PA
Dauphin
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Harrisburg­
Lebanon­
Carlisle,
PA
3
PA
L
ebanon
Attainment
Nonattainment
Harrisburg­
Lebanon­
Carlisle,
PA
3
PA
P
erry
Attainment
Attainment
Harrisburg­
Lebanon­
Carlisle,
PA
3
PA
Lancaster
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Lancaster,
PA
3
PA
Berks
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Reading,
PA
3
PA
York
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
York,
PA
3
PA
Adams
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
F
ranklin
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Juniata
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Northumberland
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Schuylkill
Attainment
Attainment
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
HARRISBURG,
PA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
Area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
3
PA
York
7,251
60,065
32,847
22,101
3,029
1,991
4,166
82.8
3
PA
Lancaster
5,673
10,786
20,901
27,383
17,154
1,746
3,569
66.7
3
PA
Berks
4,806
17,143
21,834
21,506
4,133
1,520
2,821
60.8
3
PA
Cumberland
2,638
3,265
14,246
11,526
2,050
1,020
1,393
40.5
3
PA
Dauphin
1,812
4,079
13,425
13,695
1,703
786
913
33.1
3
PA
Franklin
1,827
1,501
6,280
7,423
4,558
591
1,154
22.0
3
PA
Adams
1,608
793
3,645
4,518
2,617
641
901
21.4
3
PA
Schuylkill
1,441
8,390
7,857
7,212
1,311
483
833
20.0
3
PA
Lebanon
1,451
2,758
6,284
6,931
4,593
468
903
18.4
3
PA
Northumberland
1,156
2,004
4,143
6,046
1,229
441
644
16.0
3
PA
Perry
561
647
2,750
1,925
1,709
206
330
8.1
3
PA
J
uniata
337
351
1,873
1,314
2,121
123
198
5.0
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SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
HARRISBURG
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
PA
Cumberland
17.6
na
15.8
na
15.8
na
3
PA
Dauphin
15.8
NA
15.6
NA
15.5
NA
3
PA
Lebanon
No
Monitor
3
PA
Perry
13.0
A
12.7
A
12.5
a
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3A:
POPULATION
Sorted
Highest
to
Lowest
EPA
Reg
ST
County
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
EPA
Designation
3
PA
Dauphin
252,933
525
482
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cumberland
217,743
550
396
Nonattainment
3
PA
Schuylkill
148,505
779
191
Attainment
3
PA
Franklin
131,598
772
170
Attainment
3
PA
Lebanon
121,199
362
335
Nonattainment
3
PA
Adams
94,437
520
182
Attainment
3
PA
Northumberland
93,371
460
203
Attainment
3
PA
Perry
43,876
554
79
Attainment
3
PA
J
uniata
22,760
392
58
Attainment
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3B:
Population
Density
Sorted
Highest
to
Lowest
EPA
Reg
ST
County
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
EPA
Designation
3
PA
Dauphin
252,933
525
482
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cumberland
217,743
550
396
Nonattainment
3
PA
Lebanon
121,199
362
335
Attainment
3
PA
Northumberland
93,371
460
203
Attainment
3
PA
Schuylkill
148,505
779
191
Nonattainment
3
PA
Adams
94,437
520
182
Attainment
3
PA
Franklin
131,598
772
170
Attainment
3
PA
Perry
43,876
554
79
Attainment
3
PA
J
uniata
22,760
392
58
Attainment
6­
68
Factor
4:
Commuting
Patterns:
Sorted
by
VMT
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
EPA
Designation
3
PA
Dauphin
2,869
16
19,284
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cumberland
2,594
22
23,237
Nonattainment
3
PA
Schuylkill
1,463
6
3,964
Attainment
3
PA
Franklin
1,419
6
3,971
Attainment
3
PA
Lebanon
1,136
24
14,209
Nonattainment
3
PA
Northumberland
797
4
1,802
Attainment
3
PA
Adams
734
6
2,738
Attainment
3
PA
Perry
397
63
13,452
Attainment
3
PA
J
uniata
205
26
2,667
Attainment
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4B:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
Sorted
by
Number
of
Commuters
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
EPA
Designation
3
PA
Cumberland
2,594
22
23,237
Nonattainment
3
PA
Dauphin
2,869
16
19,284
Nonattainment
3
PA
Lebanon
1,136
24
14,209
Nonattainment
3
PA
Perry
397
63
13,452
Attainment
3
PA
Franklin
1,419
6
3,971
Attainment
3
PA
Schuylkill
1,463
6
3,964
Attainment
3
PA
Adams
734
6
2,738
Attainment
3
PA
J
uniata
205
26
2,667
Attainment
3
PA
Northumberland
797
4
1,802
Attainment
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH:
HARRISBURG,
PA
MSA
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
EPA
Designation
3
PA
Northumberland
93,371
­
2,215
­
2
­
54
­
7
Attainment
3
PA
Schuylkill
148,505
­
2,249
­
1
­
139
­
10
Attainment
3
PA
Lebanon
252,933
13,985
6
46
4
Nonattainment
3
PA
P
erry
121,199
6,583
6
227
57
Attainment
3
PA
Cumberland
635,751
41,415
7
59
2
Nonattainment
3
PA
Franklin
131,598
8,231
7
­
94
­
7
Attainment
3
PA
Dauphin
217,743
18,417
9
857
30
Nonattainment
3
PA
J
uniata
22,760
2,196
11
90
44
Attainment
3
PA
Adams
94,437
13,018
17
213
29
Attainment
6­
69
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Harrisburg
area
has
recently
been
designated
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Included
with
the
four
MSA
counties,
Franklin,
Adams
and
Perry
were
included
in
the
ozone
nonattainment
area.
In
the
ozone
review,
Franklin
County
monitored
violations
of
the
ozone
standard.
For
fine
particulate,
there
are
no
monitored
violations
in
the
surrounding
counties.
Lebanon
County
is
part
of
the
Harrisburg
metropolitan
area.
Unlike
Perry
County,
it
is
located
adjacent
to
several
other
nonattainment
areas.
The
inclusion
of
Lebanon
County
completes
a
contiguous
nonattainment
boundary.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
PA
identified
large
sources
greater
than
1000
tons
per
year
for
any
pollutant
and
evaluated
its
distance
to
a
violating
monitor
for
fine
particulate.
This
screening
identified
a
source
in
Schuylkill
County
as
37
miles
from
a
violating
monitor.
The
wind
and
direction
analysis,
however,
confirmed
that
this
source
is
not
significantly
contributing
to
the
nonattainment
area.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
Pennsylvania
presented
additional
comments
that
Lebanon
County
should
not
be
included.
EPA
reviewed
the
information
but
disagrees.
Lebanon
County
is
part
of
the
core
metropolitan
area.
The
population
density
is
similar
to
that
of
Dauphin
and
Cumberland
Counties.
Twenty
four
percent
of
the
population
commutes
within
the
nonattainment
area.
In
addition,
the
juxtaposition
of
two
nonattainment
areas
suggests
Lebanon
County
is
not
only
contributing
to,
but
is
estimated
to
have
elevated
air
quality
similar
to
the
nonattainment
counties
in
Eastern
Pennsylvania.
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Cumberland,
Dauphin,
and
Lebanon
Counties
as
the
Harrisburg
nonattainment
area.

6.3.4.2
Johnstown
Area
Discussion
The
Johnstown
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
two
counties:
Cambria
and
Somerset.
Cambria
County
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Johnstown
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Cambria
has
monitored
15.8
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Johnstown
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
Cambria
County
to
be
included
in
the
Johnstown
nonattainment
area.

EPA
has
reviewed
the
Commonwealth's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
on
June
1,
2004.
EPA
agrees
with
the
recommendation
of
Cambria
as
nonattainment
and
Somerset
6­
70
County
as
attainment.
EPA
intends,
based
on
the
information
reviewed,
to
designate
an
adjacent
county,
Indiana,
as
nonattainment
in
the
Johnstown
area.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
has
identified
Somerset
County
part
of
the
metropolitan
area,
as
well
as
the
adjacent
counties
of
Blair
and
Bedford
Counties
in
Pennsylvania
and
Garrett
County,
MD
to
have
very
low
contribution
from
all
factors
to
the
metropolitan
area.
There
is
sufficient
evidence
to
alter
the
presumptive
boundaries
the
nonattainment
area
to
exclude
Somerset
County.

EPA
has
reviewed
the
adjacent
counties
to
the
Johnstown
MSA.
There
are
no
distinguishing
characteristics
for
the
area
when
comparing
the
population
density,
growth
and
commuting
patterns.
Indiana
County
is
adjacent
to
the
MSA
and
shows
a
large
emissions
contribution
to
the
area.
Indiana
County
contributes
a
comparatively
large
portion
of
emissions
to
the
Johnstown
area.
The
disproportionate
amount
of
emissions
provides
substantial
evidence
to
include
Indiana
County
in
the
nonattainment
area.
Moderate
emissions
contribution
from
Clearfield
County,
PA
and
Allegany
County,
MD
counties
suggested
possible
inclusion,
however,
the
inclusion
of
these
counties
is
not
supported
by
analysis
of
the
nine
factors.
The
weighted
emissions
factor,
considering
meteorology
and
distance,
is
less
than
half
the
value
for
Cambria.
This
difference
highlights
the
significance
of
geography
and
meteorology
in
this
designation
analysis.
Geography
and
topography,
however,
provide
justification
for
the
intended
nonattainment
boundaries.
The
topography
of
the
area
isolates
the
city
from
inter­
urban
transport
of
low­
level
emissions.
Over
34
square
miles
of
mountain
upland
drains
down
into
the
City
and
then
out
the
deepest
river
gap
in
the
eastern
United
States.
The
city
itself
is
in
the
approximately
two­
mile
wide
flood
plane
formed
by
the
junction
of
the
Stonycreek
and
Little
Conemaugh
Rivers,
and
the
narrow
Conemaugh
River
Gap
where
water
flows
out
of
the
City.
The
Conemaugh
River
Gap
is
over
1600
feet
deep
when
measured
from
the
top
of
Rager
Mountain
and
the
level
of
the
river
at
its
outfall
from
the
Gap
in
Robinson,
Indiana
County.
The
basin
within
which
the
city
lies
is
about
300
feet
below
the
surrounding
ridgelines.
The
city
is
effectively
isolated
from
inter­
urban
transport
of
low
level
emissions.

Geography
also
plays
a
role.
The
emissions
from
the
Shawville
Power
Plant,
suggest
a
moderate
emissions
contribution
from
Clearfield
County.
This
plant,
however,
is
located
60
miles,
predominantly
downwind,
from
the
nearest
violating
monitor.
This
distance,
along
with
a
low
frequency
of
potential
impact,
provides
additional
justification
for
considering
Clearfield
attainment.
Based
on
review
of
the
factors,
EPA
intends
to
add
Indiana
County
alone
to
the
nonattainment
area
boundaries.
6­
71
The
data
supporting
the
modification
to
the
Pennsylvania
recommendation
to
include
Indiana
County
is
provided
in
the
tables
below.

SUMMARY
OF
JOHNSTOWN,
PA
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
PA
Cambria
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Johnstown,
PA
3
PA
Somerset
Attainment
Attainment
Johnstown,
PA
3
MD
A
llegany
Attainment
Attainment
Cumberland,
MD­
WV
3
PA
Bedford
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Blair
Attainment
Attainment
Altoona,
PA
3
PA
C
learfield
Attainment
Attainment
3
MD
Garrett
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Indiana
Attainment
Nonattainment
Adjacent
County
6­
72
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
Johnstown
MSA**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
3
PA
Indiana
10,981
158,311
52,550
4,683
692
2,428
6,868
629.7
3
PA
Clearfield
3,466
43,394
11,437
5,124
344
1,000
2,020
111.2
3
PA
Westmoreland
3,320
3,593
18,461
17,371
1,119
1,533
1,564
68.4
3
MD
Allegany
3,041
20,453
12,262
4,991
393
943
1,636
119.5
3
PA
Cambria
1,594
8,716
8,287
7,229
490
679
804
181.5
3
PA
Fayette
1,600
2,053
6,788
6,625
458
641
856
31.6
3
PA
Blair
1,044
4,434
6,395
6,456
1,203
461
523
46.6
3
PA
Somerset
1,139
1,548
4,706
4,769
1,494
415
659
43.9
3
PA
Bedford
730
888
4,869
3,927
1,440
307
389
25.0
3
MD
Garrett
571
709
4,445
2,424
719
275
268
22.2
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
Johnstown,
PA
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
PA
Cambria
15.8
NA
15.8
NA
15.3
NA
3
PA
Somerset
No
Monitor
3
PA
Indiana
No
Monitor
3
PA
C
learfield
No
Monitor
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
JOHNSTOWN,
PA
MSA
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Westmoreland
368,428
1,023
360
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cambria
150,452
688
219
Nonattainment
3
PA
Fayette
146,654
790
186
Attainment
3
PA
Blair
127,840
526
243
Attainment
3
PA
Indiana
88,780
830
107
Nonattainment
3
PA
Clearfield
83,203
1,147
73
Attainment
3
PA
Somerset
79,456
1,075
74
Attainment
3
MD
Allegany
74,203
425
175
Attainment
3
PA
Bedford
49,944
1,015
49
Attainment
3
MD
Garrett
29,878
648
46
Attainment
6­
73
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4A:
Vehicle
Miles
Traveled:
Sorted
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
PA
Westmoreland
3,217
1
1,223
3
MD
Allegany
1,297
0
17
3
PA
Blair
1,220
2
1,205
3
PA
Cambria
1,176
4
2,649
3
PA
Fayette
1,139
1
431
3
PA
Clearfield
1,056
1
519
3
MD
Garrett
963
2
243
3
PA
Bedford
943
3
563
3
PA
Somerset
932
15
5,174
3
PA
Indiana
727
5
1,804
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4B:
Percent
of
Commuters:
Sorted
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
PA
Somerset
932
15
5,174
3
PA
Indiana
727
5
1,804
3
PA
Cambria
1,176
4
2,649
3
PA
Bedford
943
3
563
3
PA
Blair
1,220
2
1,205
3
MD
Garrett
963
2
243
3
PA
Westmoreland
3,217
1
1,223
3
PA
Fayette
1,139
1
431
3
PA
Clearfield
1,056
1
519
3
MD
Allegany
1,297
0
17
6­
74
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH:
JOHNSTOWN,
PA
MSA
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
PA
Clearfield
83,203
5,285
7
­
180
­
17
3
PA
Fayette
146,654
3,293
2
431
38
3
PA
Bedford
49,944
2,065
4
­
300
­
32
3
PA
Somerset
79,456
1,805
2
8
1
3
MD
Garrett
29,878
1,708
6
­
380
­
39
3
MD
Allegany
74,203
­
16
­
0
­
370
­
29
3
PA
Westmoreland
368,428
­
328
­
0
762
24
3
PA
Indiana
88,780
­
389
­
0
306
42
3
PA
Blair
127,840
­
1,398
­
1
95
8
3
PA
Cambria
150,452
­
10,431
­
6
513
44
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Johnstown
MSA
was
designated
Subpart
(
Basic)
1
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Indiana
and
Clearfield
were
included
in
the
ozone
designation.
Clearfield
County
was
included
in
the
ozone
nonattainment
boundary
as
it
had
a
violating
monitor.
Clearfield
is
estimated
to
be
within
the
fine
particulate
standard.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
The
Shawville
Power
Plant,
located
in
the
northern
portion
of
Clearfield
County,
has
installed
a
wet
limestone
scrubber
on
one
of
its
three
units.
The
plant
is
located
over
100
kilometers
to
the
northeast
of
the
violating
monitor
in
the
Johnstown
area.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
In
the
June
2004
letters
from
EPA
to
the
States
responding
to
their
designation
recommendations,
EPA
expressed
intent
to
designate
a
number
of
counties
nonattainment
primarily
because
of
high
pollutant
emissions
from
power
plants.
Most
of
these
plants
were
located
in
counties
outside
but
near
to
the
metropolitan
area.
EPA
suggested
that
a
State
could
provide
a
partial
county
boundary
that
would
extend
to
the
relevant
power
plant
to
include
it
in
the
nonattainment
area.

A
number
of
states
responded
to
this
suggestion
with
a
series
of
connected
townships
or
other
unique
boundaries.
Some
states
also
suggested
an
alternative
approach
in
which
partial
county
areas
for
power
plants
in
some
cases
could
be
small
"
free­
standing"
boundaries
that
are
considered
part
of
the
nearby
nonattainment
area.
In
this
way,
it
would
not
be
necessary
to
include
additional
townships
or
other
minor
civil
divisions
comprising
an
odd­
shaped
"
land
connector"
extending
from
the
main
part
of
the
nonattainment
area
to
the
power
plant.
6­
75
After
considering
these
comments
from
the
States,
EPA
agrees
that
such
an
approach
is
preferable
in
cases
where
a
partial
county
nonattainment
boundary
has
not
already
been
established
for
that
source
(
e.
g.
partial
county
boundaries
recently
established
for
8­
hour
ozone
nonattainment
areas),
or
where
the
source
is
not
located
close
enough
to
where
the
partial
county
boundary
could
be
contiguous
to
the
rest
of
the
nonattainment
area.
Such
free­
standing
portions
of
nonattainment
areas
should
only
be
established
based
on
a
pre­
existing
boundary
for
a
minor
civil
division
such
as
a
township,
tax
district,
or
other
defined
boundary
recognized
for
other
governmental
use.
Accordingly,
this
kind
of
partial
county
boundary
should
not
be
defined
simply
as
the
boundary
of
the
facility.

Indiana
County;
an
adjacent
county
proposed
to
be
added
to
the
Johnstown
area
has
been
evaluated
with
information
provided
by
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania.
The
emissions
in
Indiana
County
are
predominantly
from
three
power
plants,
Seward,
Conemaugh
and
Homer
City.
EPA,
after
consultation
with
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania,
has
defined
partial
county
boundaries
which
include
the
power
plants
and
are
associated
with
the
Johnstown
nonattainment
area.
In
Indiana
County,
the
Townships
of
Center,
East
Wheatfield
and
West
Wheatfield
are
nonattainment
and
the
remainder
of
Indiana
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.

EPA
is
designating
Cambria
County
and
part
of
Indiana
County
as
the
Johnstown
nonattainment
area.

6.3.4.3
Lancaster
Area
Discussion
The
Lancaster
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
a
single
county
area.
Lancaster
County
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Lancaster
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Lancaster
has
monitored
17.0
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Lancaster
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
Lancaster
County
to
be
designated
nonattainment
as
a
single
county
MSA.
EPA
agrees
with
the
Commonwealth's
recommendation
for
this
area.
Counties
in
other
MSAs
surround
Lancaster
County.
Therefore,
additional
review
of
this
area
is
unnecessary.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Lancaster
County
as
the
Lancaster
nonattainment
area.
6­
76
6.3.4.4
New
York
Area
Pike
County,
PA
has
been
included
in
the
New
York
Metropolitan
Area.
A
review
of
the
area,
however,
shows
that
Pike
and
the
next
closest
county
in
New
Jersey
are
not
contributing
to
the
area.
EPA
agrees
with
Pennsylvania's
recommendation
that
this
county
not
be
included
with
the
New
York
nonattainment
area.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
As
Pike
County
is
not
a
significant
contributor
to
the
New
York
nonattainment
area,
EPA
is
designating
Pike
County
as
attainment.

6.3.4.5
Philadelphia
Area
Discussion
The
Philadelphia
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised,
in
part,
of
five
counties
in
Pennsylvania.
Additional
counties
in
Delaware,
Maryland,
and
New
Jersey
are
included
in
the
MSA.
The
table
below
lists
the
counties
in
the
MSA.
Four
counties
in
this
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Philadelphia
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
three
Pennsylvania
Counties
monitoring
violations
are
Philadelphia,
Delaware
and
Chester
Counties.
In
addition,
New
Castle
County,
DE
monitored
a
violation.
Philadelphia
County
monitored
16.4
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
value
is
being
considered
the
Design
Value
for
the
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
five
metropolitan
counties
to
be
included
in
the
Philadelphia
nonattainment
area:
Philadelphia,
Delaware,
Montgomery,
Chester
and
Bucks
Counties.
On
June
1,
2004,
Pennsylvania
indicated
a
revised
recommendation
excluding
two
counties
from
this
area:
Bucks
and
Montgomery.

EPA
has
reviewed
the
Commonwealth's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
and
agrees
with
the
original
recommendation.
EPA
intends,
based
on
the
information
reviewed,
to
designate
five
counties
as
nonattainment
in
the
Philadelphia
area:
Philadelphia,
Delaware,
Montgomery,
Chester
and
Bucks
Counties.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
has
identified
Cecil
County,
MD,
part
of
the
presumptive
area,
as
having
very
low
contribution
to
the
area.
The
county
has
an
attaining
monitor
(
13.0
µ
g/
m3
compared
to
the
National
Standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3).
A
review
of
the
remaining
factors
provides
sufficient
evidence
to
modify
the
nonattainment
boundary
to
exclude
Cecil
County,
MD.
The
New
Jersey
counties
have
been
evaluated
and
are
discussed
in
a
separate
document
prepared
by
EPA
Region
6­
77
2.
New
Castle
County,
DE
and
Chester
and
Montgomery
Counties
in
Pennsylvania
have
moderate
to
high
emissions
contribution
to
the
area,
based
on
the
weighted
emissions
factor.
EPA
has
reviewed
these
counties
based
the
nine
factors
to
determine
the
appropriate
designation.
The
population
density,
growth
and
commuting
patterns
when
compared
to
the
core
MSA
counties
in
this
area
support
including
these
counties
in
the
nonattainment
area.
The
tables
below
summarize
the
data
used
support
the
modification
of
Pennsylvania's
recommendation
to
include
Bucks
and
Montgomery
Counties
with
the
three
Pennsylvania
violating
counties
in
the
MSA.
6­
78
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Status
of
Counties:
Alphabetical
by
State
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
DE
New
Castle
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
MD
Cecil
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
A
tlantic
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Burlington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Camden
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Cape
May
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Cumberland
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
G
loucester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
2
NJ
Salem
Attainment
Attainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Bucks
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Chester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Delaware
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Montgomery
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
3
PA
Philadelphia
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia­
Wilmington­
Atlantic
City,
PA­
NJ­
DE­
MD
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**

Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
PM2.5
Designation
3
DE
New
Castle
4,558
61,499
34,640
24,088
2,605
2,276
1,645
18.6
Nonattainment
3
PA
Philadelphia
3,944
16,861
55,011
50,439
3,506
2,116
1,200
14.0
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
3,173
24,882
33,259
19,071
903
1,458
1,225
11.1
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
3,910
8,721
21,191
32,545
1,293
1,905
1,700
8.7
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
3,716
11,391
16,909
17,697
2,267
1,228
2,226
6.9
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
3,100
6,870
16,852
23,024
1,124
1,443
1,444
6.8
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
1,909
9,154
21,849
15,087
741
1,035
697
6.5
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
2,151
4,120
17,025
20,904
887
1,286
727
5.9
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
2,298
2,330
15,113
18,139
913
1,326
836
5.6
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
2,157
14,578
7,894
11,886
206
938
1,044
5.5
Attainment
2
NJ
A
tlantic
1,404
1,905
8,676
11,906
437
773
563
3.3
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
1,374
1,941
7,054
9,279
423
638
669
2.8
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
1,243
4,485
5,457
8,229
534
487
653
2.6
Attainment
3
MD
Cecil
950
948
5,502
4,441
505
401
518
1.8
Attainment
6­
79
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
PHILADELPHIA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Highest
DV
**

Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
16.4
NA
16.8
NA
16.6
NA
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
16.2
NA
16.5
NA
16.6
NA
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
15.6
NA
15.7
NA
15.0
a
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
15.1
na
14.6
a
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
14.6
a
14.8
a
14.6
a
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
14.6
A
14.3
a
13.4
a
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
14.3
A
14.2
A
13.8
a
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
13.8
a
14.2
A
14.3
a
Nonattainment
3
MD
Cecil
13.0
a
13.4
A
12.5
a
Attainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
11.6
a
11.4
a
11.2
a
Attainment
2
NJ
Burlington
No
Monitor
Nonattainment
2
NJ
C
ape
May
No
Monitor
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
No
Monitor
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
No
Monitor
Attainment
6­
80
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
1,492,231
135
11,054
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
483
1,587
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
610,440
608
1,004
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
553,435
184
3,008
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
512,370
426
1,203
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
511,957
222
2,306
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
450,160
756
595
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
437,871
805
544
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
262,049
325
806
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
259,423
561
462
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
147,768
489
302
Attainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
102,013
255
400
Attainment
3
MD
Cecil
90,335
348
260
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
64,438
338
191
Attainment
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS:
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Number
of
Commuters
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
PM2.5
Designation
3
PA
Philadelphia
10,213
23
129,902
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
4,677
32
120,472
Nonattainment
3
PA
Delaware
3,513
44
111,594
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Camden
4,332
43
98,432
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
3,830
31
93,563
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
3,128
32
70,486
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
2,312
51
62,141
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
3,748
29
60,278
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
4,957
11
27,598
Nonattainment
3
MD
Cecil
1,340
39
16,195
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
2,236
13
14,237
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
734
48
13,922
Attainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
1,166
22
12,911
Attainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
749
26
11,360
Attainment
6­
81
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH:
PHILADELPHIA,
PA
MSA
Counties
Listed
Highest
to
Lowest
Growth
Rate
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
PM2.5
Designation
3
MD
Cecil
90,335
14,604
20
60
4
Nonattainment
3
PA
Chester
450,160
57,105
15
785
25
Nonattainment
3
DE
New
Castle
512,370
58,319
13
1,273
26
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Atlantic
259,423
28,225
13
805
36
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Gloucester
262,049
24,591
11
262
11
Nonattainment
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
71,986
11
1,344
29
Nonattainment
3
PA
Bucks
610,440
56,461
10
957
25
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cape
May
102,013
7,237
8
179
24
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Burlington
437,871
28,328
7
388
10
Nonattainment
2
NJ
Cumberland
147,768
8,385
6
227
19
Attainment
2
NJ
Camden
511,957
6,108
1
782
18
Attainment
3
PA
Delaware
553,435
3,213
1
1,022
29
Attainment
2
NJ
Salem
64,438
­
1,009
­
2
139
19
Attainment
3
PA
Philadelphia
1,492,231
­
68,027
­
4
2,763
27
Nonattainment
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Philadelphia
MSA
was
designated
Subpart
(
Basic)
1
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
There
are
many
sources
in
the
metropolitan
area;
the
level
of
control
of
sources
was
not
a
significant
issue.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Pennsylvania
has
refuted
the
nonattainment
designation
of
Bucks
and
Chester
counties.
EPA
disagrees.
Bucks
and
Montgomery
counties
are
part
of
the
core
metropolitan
area.
Both
counties
are
among
the
highest
population
and
commuting
in
the
Philadelphia
area.
Bucks
County
has
experienced
a
10
percent
growth
rate.
EPA
is
designating
Philadelphia,
Bucks,
Montgomery,
Delaware
and
Chester
as
the
Pennsylvania
portion
of
the
Philadelphia
area.
6­
82
6.3.4.6
Pittsburgh
Area
Discussion
The
Pittsburgh
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
six
counties.
The
MSA
was
adjusted
in
2003
to
add
Armstrong
County
to
the
metropolitan
area.
Also
in
2003,
the
Pittsburgh­
New
Castle,
PA
Combined
Statistical
Area
was
formed
with
the
addition
of
Lawrence
County.
Four
counties
in
this
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Pittsburgh
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
four
counties
monitoring
violations
are
Allegheny,
Beaver,
Westmoreland
and
Washington.
Allegheny
County
monitored
21.2
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
value
is
being
considered
the
Design
Value
for
the
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
the
four
violating
metropolitan
counties
to
be
included
in
the
Pittsburgh
nonattainment
area.

EPA
has
reviewed
the
Commonwealth's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
and
agrees
with
the
recommendation
of
the
four
MSA
counties.
EPA
also
agrees
with
the
recommendation
that
Fayette
County,
although
part
of
the
presumptive
nonattainment
area
be
excluded
from
the
nonattainment
boundary.
EPA
intends,
based
on
the
information
reviewed,
to
designate
an
additional
MSA
county,
Butler,
with
Allegheny,
Beaver,
Westmoreland
and
Washington
as
nonattainment
in
the
Pittsburgh
area.
In
addition,
EPA
intends
to
add
three
adjacent
counties,
Armstrong,
Greene
and
Lawrence
to
the
nonattainment
area.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
has
identified
Fayette
County
part
of
the
presumptive
area
as
having
very
low
contribution
to
the
area.
A
review
of
the
factors
provides
sufficient
evidence
to
modify
the
nonattainment
boundary
to
exclude
these
counties.

The
adjacent
counties
of
Armstrong
and
Greene
showed
high
emissions
contribution
to
the
area,
based
on
the
weighted
emissions
factor.
EPA
has
reviewed
these
counties
based
on
all
the
factors
to
determine
the
appropriate
designation.
The
population
density,
growth
and
commuting
patterns
when
compared
to
the
core
MSA
counties
in
this
area
support
including
these
counties
in
the
nonattainment
area.
In
addition,
a
review
of
the
data
suggests
contribution
to
the
area
from
Lawrence
County
as
well.
The
tables
below
summarize
the
data
used
support
the
modification
of
Pennsylvania's
June
1
revision
to
the
recommendations
to
include
Armstrong,
Butler,
Greene
and
Lawrence
as
nonattainment
with
the
four
violating
counties
in
the
MSA.
6­
83
SUMMARY
OF
PITTSBURGH,
PA
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
DESIGNATION
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
PA
Allegheny
**
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
3
PA
Beaver
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
3
PA
Westmoreland
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
3
PA
W
ashington
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
3
PA
Butler
Attainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
3
PA
F
ayette
Attainment
Attainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
3
PA
Armstrong
Attainment
Nonattainment
3
PA
G
reene
Attainment
Nonattainment
3
PA
Indiana
Attainment
Nonattainment
3
WV
Marshall
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Wheeling,
WV­
OH
3
WV
Monongalia
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
3
PA
Lawrence
Attainment
Nonattainment
3
WV
Preston
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Hancock
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Steubenville­
Weirton,
OH­
WV
5
OH
Mahoning
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Youngstown­
Warren,
OH
3
PA
Cambria
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Johnstown,
PA
5
OH
Columbiana
Attainment
Attainment
Youngstown­
Warren,
OH
3
PA
M
ercer
Attainment
Nonattainment
Sharon,
PA
3
PA
Somerset
Attainment
Attainment
Johnstown,
PA
3
PA
Venango
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Clarion
Attainment
Attainment
3
MD
Garrett
Attainment
Attainment
3
PA
Jefferson
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Brooke
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Steubenville­
Weirton,
OH­
WV
3
WV
Ohio
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Wheeling,
WV­
OH
**
Note:
In
the
final
designations,
EPA
is
designating
4Glassport,
Liberty,
Lincoln,
and
Portvue
Boroughs
and
the
City
of
Clairton
in
Allegheny
County
as
a
separate
Liberty­
Clairton
Nonattainment
area.
The
remaining
portions
of
the
county
will
be
included
with
the
Pittsburgh
nonattainment
area.
6­
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SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
PITTSBURGH,
PA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Largest
Weighted
Emissions
Contribution
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
PM2.5
DESIGNATION
3
PA
Armstrong
12,338
191,070
26,670
3,531
555
2,701
7,726
60.3
Nonattainment
3
PA
Greene
11,626
186,481
31,832
2,756
256
2,548
7,223
59.2
Nonattainment
3
PA
Indiana
10,981
158,311
52,550
4,683
692
2,428
6,868
55.1
Nonattainment
3
PA
Allegheny
10,837
61,168
81,166
54,821
2,655
4,570
4,576
46.6
Nonattainment
3
WV
Marshall
5,596
113,921
44,521
4,125
122
1,319
3,417
38.2
Nonattainment
3
WV
Monongalia
5,459
81,413
17,545
5,606
185
1,320
3,331
27.3
Nonattainment
3
PA
Beaver
4,948
40,380
39,564
8,738
543
1,368
2,900
21.3
Nonattainment
3
PA
Lawrence
3,173
35,620
13,065
4,890
647
681
1,833
13.2
Nonattainment
3
PA
Westmoreland
3,320
3,593
18,461
17,371
1,119
1,533
1,564
10.7
Nonattainment
3
PA
Washington
3,011
8,221
22,097
9,392
813
1,190
1,505
10.6
Nonattainment
3
WV
Preston
1,715
21,864
6,528
1,874
271
465
1,021
8.1
Attainment
3
WV
Hancock
4,335
1,982
4,961
3,585
571
1,243
1,747
7.2
Nonattainment
5
OH
Mahoning
1,849
3,511
12,210
15,043
845
920
804
6.8
Nonattainment
3
PA
B
utler
2,166
4,798
9,706
8,697
751
806
1,224
6.4
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cambria
1,594
8,716
8,287
7,229
490
679
804
6.4
Nonattainment
3
PA
F
ayette
1,600
2,053
6,788
6,625
458
641
856
4.5
Attainment
5
OH
Columbiana
1,187
1,291
5,825
5,881
1,250
442
696
3.3
Attainment
3
PA
Mercer
1,271
874
7,459
8,110
1,095
412
760
3.3
Nonattainment
3
PA
Somerset
1,139
1,548
4,706
4,769
1,494
415
659
3.0
Attainment
3
PA
Venango
661
3,261
3,896
3,945
232
284
332
2.6
Attainment
3
PA
Clarion
790
1,629
4,031
3,030
435
291
396
2.3
Attainment
3
MD
Garrett
571
709
4,445
2,424
719
275
268
2.1
Attainment
3
PA
Jefferson
691
936
4,044
2,906
425
253
341
2.0
Attainment
3
WV
Brooke
527
1,663
2,500
4,358
439
191
277
1.6
Nonattainment
3
WV
Ohio
351
514
3,609
2,779
123
192
135
1.5
Nonattainment
6­
85
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
PITTSBURGH,
PA
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
Monitored
and
Estimated
Air
Quality
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
PA
Allegheny
21.2
NA
21.4
NA
21.0
NA
3
WV
Hancock
17.4
NA
17.5
NA
17.4
NA
3
PA
Beaver
16.0
NA
16.0
NA
16.4
na
3
PA
Cambria
15.8
NA
15.8
NA
15.3
NA
3
WV
Marshall
15.7
NA
16.0
NA
16.5
NA
3
PA
Westmoreland
15.5
NA
15.6
NA
15.6
NA
3
PA
Washington
15.5
NA
15.7
NA
15.5
NA
5
OH
Mahoning
15.2
NA
15.7
NA
16.4
NA
3
WV
Monongalia
14.9
A
15.0
A
15.0
A
3
PA
Mercer
14.3
A
14.6
a
14.9
a
5
OH
Columbiana
No
Monitor
3
PA
F
ayette
No
Monitor
3
PA
Armstrong
No
Monitor
3
PA
G
reene
No
Monitor
3
PA
Indiana
No
Monitor
3
PA
Lawrence
No
Monitor
3
PA
B
utler
No
Monitor
3
WV
Preston
No
Monitor
6­
86
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
PA
Allegheny
1,269,904
730
1,740
3
PA
Westmoreland
368,428
1,023
360
5
OH
Mahoning
253,308
415
610
3
PA
Washington
204,110
857
238
3
PA
Beaver
179,351
435
412
3
PA
B
utler
178,078
789
226
3
PA
Cambria
150,452
688
219
3
PA
F
ayette
146,654
790
186
3
PA
Mercer
119,514
672
178
5
OH
Columbiana
111,806
533
210
3
PA
Lawrence
94,104
361
261
3
PA
Indiana
88,780
830
107
3
WV
Monongalia
82,895
361
230
3
PA
Armstrong
71,673
654
110
3
PA
Greene
40,520
576
70
3
WV
Marshall
34,898
307
114
3
WV
Hancock
32,082
83
387
3
WV
Preston
29,460
648
45
6­
87
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
PITTSBURGH,
PA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
VMT
­
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
DESIGNATION
3
PA
Allegheny
10,522
6
35,095
Nonattainment
3
PA
Westmoreland
3,217
31
51,192
Nonattainment
5
OH
Mahoning
2,576
1
842
Nonattainment
3
PA
Washington
2,057
36
32,606
Nonattainment
3
PA
B
utler
1,634
29
23,908
Nonattainment
3
PA
Beaver
1,582
36
29,617
Nonattainment
3
PA
Mercer
1,410
4
2,100
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cambria
1,176
2
990
Nonattainment
3
PA
F
ayette
1,139
30
17,491
Attainment
5
OH
Columbiana
928
5
2,676
Nonattainment
3
PA
Lawrence
822
18
7,307
Nonattainment
3
WV
Monongalia
810
2
601
Nonattainment
3
PA
Indiana
727
11
4,008
Nonattainment
3
PA
Armstrong
624
34
10,096
Nonattainment
3
PA
Greene
560
24
3,605
Nonattainment
3
WV
Preston
294
1
177
Attainment
3
WV
Marshall
233
4
495
Nonattainment
3
WV
Hancock
212
16
2,281
Nonattainment
6­
88
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
PA
Westmoreland
3,217
31
51,192
3
PA
Allegheny
10,522
6
35,095
3
PA
Washington
2,057
36
32,606
3
PA
Beaver
1,582
36
29,617
3
PA
B
utler
1,634
29
23,908
3
PA
F
ayette
1,139
30
17,491
3
PA
Armstrong
624
34
10,096
3
PA
Lawrence
822
18
7,307
3
PA
Indiana
727
11
4,008
3
PA
Greene
560
24
3,605
5
OH
Columbiana
928
5
2,676
3
WV
Hancock
212
16
2,281
3
PA
Mercer
1,410
4
2,100
3
PA
Cambria
1,176
2
990
5
OH
Mahoning
2,576
1
842
3
WV
Monongalia
810
2
601
3
WV
Marshall
233
4
495
3
WV
Preston
294
1
177
6­
89
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
PITTSBURGH,
PA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Growth
Rate
­
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
EPA
INTENDED
PM2.5
DESIGNATION
3
PA
Allegheny
1,269,904
­
54,783
­
4
3,233
31
Nonattainment
3
PA
Beaver
179,351
­
4,681
­
3
420
27
Nonattainment
3
PA
Westmoreland
368,428
­
328
­
0
762
24
Nonattainment
3
PA
Washington
204,110
­
1,687
­
1
264
13
Nonattainment
3
PA
B
utler
178,078
22,070
15
­
156
­
10
Nonattainment
3
PA
F
ayette
146,654
3,293
2
431
38
Attainment
3
PA
Armstrong
71,673
­
1,086
­
1
280
45
Nonattainment
3
PA
Greene
40,520
1,122
3
­
52
­
9
Nonattainment
3
PA
Indiana
88,780
­
389
­
0
306
42
Nonattainment
3
WV
Marshall
34,898
­
1,837
­
5
241
103
Nonattainment
3
WV
Monongalia
82,895
6,357
8
­
180
­
22
Nonattainment
3
PA
Lawrence
94,104
­
1,603
­
2
59
7
Nonattainment
3
WV
Preston
29,460
297
1
71
24
Attainment
3
WV
Hancock
32,082
­
2,566
­
7
192
91
Nonattainment
5
OH
Mahoning
253,308
­
7,251
­
3
242
9
Nonattainment
3
PA
Cambria
150,452
­
10,431
­
6
513
44
Nonattainment
5
OH
Columbiana
111,806
3,799
4
215
23
Nonattainment
3
PA
Mercer
119,514
­
710
­
1
­
182
­
13
Nonattainment
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Pittsburgh
MSA
was
designated
Subpart
(
Basic)
1
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Butler
and
Mercer
County
were
included
in
the
ozone
nonattainment
area.
Lawrence
County
was
designated
attainment.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
There
are
a
number
of
significant
emission
sources
in
the
Pittsburgh
metropolitan
area.
Many
do
not
have
state
of
the
art
controls.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
In
the
June
2004
letters
from
EPA
to
the
States
responding
to
their
designation
recommendations,
EPA
expressed
intent
to
designate
a
number
of
counties
nonattainment
primarily
because
of
high
pollutant
emissions
from
power
plants.
Most
of
these
plants
were
located
in
counties
outside
but
near
to
the
metropolitan
area.
EPA
suggested
that
a
State
could
provide
a
partial
county
boundary
that
would
extend
to
the
relevant
power
plant
to
include
it
in
the
nonattainment
area.
6­
90
A
number
of
states
responded
to
this
suggestion
with
a
series
of
connected
townships
or
other
unique
boundaries.
Some
states
also
suggested
an
alternative
approach
in
which
partial
county
areas
for
power
plants
in
some
cases
could
be
small
"
free­
standing"
boundaries
that
are
considered
part
of
the
nearby
nonattainment
area.
In
this
way,
it
would
not
be
necessary
to
include
additional
townships
or
other
minor
civil
divisions
comprising
an
odd­
shaped
"
land
connector"
extending
from
the
main
part
of
the
nonattainment
area
to
the
power
plant.

After
considering
these
comments
from
the
States,
EPA
agrees
that
such
an
approach
is
preferable
in
cases
where
a
partial
county
nonattainment
boundary
has
not
already
been
established
for
that
source
(
e.
g.
partial
county
boundaries
recently
established
for
8­
hour
ozone
nonattainment
areas),
or
where
the
source
is
not
located
close
enough
to
where
the
partial
county
boundary
could
be
contiguous
to
the
rest
of
the
nonattainment
area.
Such
free­
standing
portions
of
nonattainment
areas
should
only
be
established
based
on
a
pre­
existing
boundary
for
a
minor
civil
division
such
as
a
township,
tax
district,
or
other
defined
boundary
recognized
for
other
governmental
use.
Accordingly,
this
kind
of
partial
county
boundary
should
not
be
defined
simply
as
the
boundary
of
the
facility.

All
of
the
adjacent
counties
in
the
proposed
nonattainment
area
are
predominantly
rural
in
nature.
The
primary
reason
for
including
the
adjacent
counties
of
Armstrong,
Greene
and
Lawrence
is
the
contribution
of
emissions
from
power
plants
The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
has
submitted,
as
requested,
an
identification
of
partial
counties
to
include
the
Armstrong,
Keystone,
Hatfields
Ferry
and
New
Castle
power
plants.
In
Armstrong
County
the
Townships
of
Plumcreek
and
Washington
are
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Armstrong
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.
In
Greene
County
the
Township
of
Monongahela
is
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Greene
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.
In
Lawrence
County
the
Township
of
Taylor
is
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Lawrence
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.

Justifications
for
Separate
Nonattainment
Area
(
Liberty­
Clairton)

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
provided
extensive
documentation
to
support
a
recommendation
that
a
separate,
distinctively
local­
source
impacted,
nonattainment
area
be
designated
within
the
Pittsburgh
nonattainment
area.
The
recommended
Liberty
Borough
area
is
specified
as
the
five
municipalities
which
comprise
the
area
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Clairton
Coke
Works
which
were
previously
designated
nonattainment
for
PM­
10.

The
complexity
of
the
largest
metallurgical
coke
plant
in
the
United
States
contributes
a
combination
of
particulates,
sulfur
dioxide
,
ammonia,
and
hundreds
of
volatile
organic
chemicals,
in
an
atmosphere
actually
created
by
the
large
plant
 
high
humidity,
gases
and
materials
discharged
at
temperatures
well
above
1000
degrees.
Although
the
coke
plant
is
well­
controlled,
the
combination
of
low­
level
emissions
in
a
narrow
river
valley
creates
a
local
air
quality
problem
which
is
uniquely
different
from
the
remainder
of
the
area.

The
analysis
of
speciation
data,
initiated
in
October
2003,
demonstrates
that
the
sulfate
and
6­
91
nitrate
components
are
consistent
with
the
larger
area
but
the
elemental
and
organic
carbon
fractions
are
consistently
much
greater
than
the
regional
data.
The
excess
of
carbon
is,
on
average,
approximately
equal
to
the
difference
between
the
Liberty
Borough
design
concentration
and
the
average
PM2.5
concentration
for
the
remainder
of
Allegheny
County.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
conducted
an
analysis
of
the
meteorology
of
the
more
than
200
days
during
a
three­
year
period
when
the
concentration
at
the
Liberty
Borough
monitor
was
at
least
one
standard
deviation
greater
than
the
regional
average.
On
more
than
80%
of
the
days
the
wind
flows
from
the
southwest
which
would
cause
the
coke
plant
to
impact
the
Liberty
Borough
monitor.

EPA
agrees
with
the
Commonwealth's
recommendation
is
designating
Glassport,
Liberty,
Lincoln
and
Port
Vue
Boroughs
and
the
City
of
Clairton
as
the
separate
Liberty/
Clairton
nonattainment
area.
The
remainder
of
Allegheny
County
is
in
the
Pittsburgh
nonattainment
area.
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92
6.3.4.7
Reading
Area
Discussion
The
Reading
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
a
single
county
area.
Berks
County
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Reading
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Berks
has
monitored
16.4
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Reading
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
Berks
County
to
be
designated
nonattainment
as
a
single
county
MSA.
EPA
agrees
with
the
Commonwealth's
recommendation
for
this
area.

EPA
reviewed
the
surrounding
counties
of
Lehigh
and
Northampton.
The
other
surrounding
counties
were
reviewed
as
part
of
other
potential
nonattainment
areas.
Based
on
the
review
of
the
factors,
EPA
intends
to
designate
Lehigh
and
Northampton
counties
as
attainment.

The
tables
below
substantiate
Pennsylvania's
recommendation
for
the
Reading
area.

SUMMARY
OF
Reading,
PA
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
C/
MSA
Total
(
excluding
surrounding)
=
1
county
3
PA
Berks
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Reading,
PA
3
PA
Chester
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia,
PA­
NJ
3
PA
Lancaster
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Lancaster,
PA
3
PA
Lebanon
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Harrisburg­
Lebanon­
Carlisle,
PA
3
PA
Lehigh
Attainment
Attainment
Allentown­
Bethlehem­
Easton,
PA
3
PA
Montgomery
Attainment
Nonattainment
Philadelphia,
PA­
NJ
3
PA
Northampton
Attainment
Attainment
Allentown­
Bethlehem­
Easton,
PA
3
PA
Schuylkill
Attainment
Attainment
6­
93
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3A:
POPULATION
Sorted
Highest
to
Lowest
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
483
1,587
3
PA
Lancaster
478,561
949
504
3
PA
Chester
450,160
756
595
3
PA
Berks
382,108
859
445
3
PA
Lehigh
317,533
347
915
3
PA
Northampton
273,324
374
731
3
PA
Schuylkill
148,505
779
191
3
PA
Lebanon
121,199
362
335
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
READING,
PA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
Area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
3
PA
Berks
4,806
17,143
21,834
21,506
4,133
1,520
2,821
100
3
PA
Chester
3,716
11,391
16,909
17,697
2,267
1,228
2,226
77.5
3
PA
Lancaster
5,673
10,786
20,901
27,383
17,154
1,746
3,569
99.5
3
PA
Lebanon
1,451
2,758
6,284
6,931
4,593
468
903
28.2
3
PA
Lehigh
1,844
6,027
12,154
14,418
792
624
1,018
47.7
3
PA
Montgomery
3,910
8,721
21,191
32,545
1,293
1,905
1,700
102.8
3
PA
Northampton
5,646
55,105
24,051
10,401
805
1,212
3,374
3
PA
Schuylkill
1,441
8,390
7,857
7,212
1,311
483
833
35.8
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
READING
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
PA
Berks
16.4
NA
16.7
NA
15.6
NA
3
PA
Chester
15.1
na
14.6
a
3
PA
Lancaster
17.0
NA
17.1
NA
16.9
NA
3
PA
Lebanon
3
PA
Lehigh
14.6
a
14.3
A
13.8
a
3
PA
Montgomery
14.3
A
14.2
A
13.8
a
3
PA
Northampton
14.8
A
14.6
a
14.0
a
3
PA
Schuylkill
6­
94
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3B:
POPULATION
DENSITY
Sorted
Highest
to
Lowest
EPA
Reg
ST
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
P
AMontgomery
766,517
483
1,587
3
P
ALehigh
317,533
347
915
3
P
ANorthampton
273,324
374
731
3
P
AChester
450,160
756
595
3
P
ALancaster
478,561
949
504
3
P
ABerks
382,108
859
445
3
P
ALebanon
121,199
362
335
3
P
ASchuylkill
148,505
779
191
2002
Percent
Number
3
PA
Montgomery
4,677
1
4,231
3
PA
Lancaster
4,004
2
4,074
3
PA
Berks
3,952
3
PA
Chester
3,128
1
1,916
3
PA
Lehigh
2,738
2
3,266
3
PA
Northampton
2,132
3
3,766
3
PA
Schuylkill
1,463
9
5,790
3
PA
Lebanon
1,136
5
2,799
Factor
4:
Commuting
Patterns:
Sorted
by
VMT
Highest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
PA
Berks
3,952
3
PA
Schuylkill
1,463
9
5,790
3
PA
Montgomery
4,677
1
4,231
3
PA
Lancaster
4,004
2
4,074
3
PA
Northampton
2,132
3
3,766
3
PA
Lehigh
2,738
2
3,266
3
PA
Lebanon
1,136
5
2,799
3
PA
Chester
3,128
1
1,916
Factor
4B:
Commuting
Patterns:
Sorted
by
Number
of
Commuters
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
6­
95
2,002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
2002
Projected
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
PA
Montgomery
766,517
71,986
11
4,677
1,344
29
3
PA
Chester
450,160
57,105
15
3,128
785
25
3
PA
Lancaster
478,561
47,836
11
4,004
850
21
3
PA
Berks
382,108
37,115
11
3,952
­
230
­
6
3
PA
Lehigh
317,533
20,960
7
2,738
517
19
3
PA
Northampton
273,324
19,961
8
2,132
631
30
3
PA
Lebanon
121,199
6,583
6
1,136
46
4
3
PA
Schuylkill
148,505
­
2,249
­
1
1,463
­
139
­
10
Summary
Factor
5:
Expected
Growth:
Sorted
by
'
90­'
00
Growth
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Population
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Reading
MSA
was
designated
Subpart
(
Basic)
1
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
The
Martins
Creek
Power
Plant
has
a
state
order
to
shut
down
coal
units
by
the
year
2007.
This
conversion
will
greatly
reduce
the
emissions
from
Northampton
County.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Berks
County
as
the
Reading
nonattainment
area.

6.3.4.8
York
Area
The
York
metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
a
single
county
area.
York
County
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
monitored
violations,
the
York
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
York
has
monitored
17.3
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
York
nonattainment
area.

The
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
recommended,
in
the
Governor
Edward
Rendell
correspondence
of
March
5,
2004,
York
County
to
be
designated
nonattainment
as
a
single
county
MSA.
EPA
agrees
with
the
Commonwealth's
recommendation
for
this
area.
6­
96
Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
York
County
as
the
York
nonattainment
area.

6.3.4.9
Youngstown
Area
Discussion
The
Youngstown,
OH
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
was
adjusted
by
OMB
in
2003
to
include,
in
part,
one
county
in
Pennsylvania.
The
core
metropolitan
counties,
Trumbull,
Mahoning
and
Columbiana
counties
in
Ohio,
have
been
reviewed
by
EPA
Region
5
and
are
discussed
in
a
separate
document.
Two
Ohio
counties
in
this
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Youngstown
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.

Review
of
the
factors
for
Mercer
County
have
identified
that
although
emissions
contribution
is
comparatively
low,
there
is
moderate
population
and
commuting.
The
inclusion
of
this
county
in
the
2003
urban
area
adds
additional
evidence
to
the
conclusion
that
Mercer
is
part
of
the
metropolitan
area.
The
factors
suggest
inclusion
of
Mercer
County
with
the
Youngstown
area.
6­
97
SUMMARY
OF
Youngstown,
OH
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
Region
3
INTENDED
PM2.5
DESIGNATION
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
5
OH
Trumbull
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Youngstown­
Warren,
OH
5
OH
Mahoning
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Youngstown­
Warren,
OH
5
OH
Columbiana
Attainment
Nonattainment
Y
oungstown­
Warren,
OH
3
PA
M
ercer
Attainment
Nonattainment
Sharon,
PA
3
PA
Lawrence
Attainment
Nonattainment
3
PA
Crawford
Attainment
Attainment
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
Youngstown,
OH
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Largest
Weighted
Emissions
Contribution
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
5
OH
Trumbull
2,882
30,327
19,010
17,417
808
1,217
1,365
52.9
3
PA
Lawrence
3,173
35,620
13,065
4,890
647
681
1,833
41.2
5
OH
Mahoning
1,849
3,511
12,210
15,043
845
920
804
31.2
3
PA
Crawford
1,367
1,231
8,034
5,665
1,370
413
772
17.3
3
PA
Mercer
1,271
874
7,459
8,110
1,095
412
760
16.7
5
OH
Columbiana
1,187
1,291
5,825
5,881
1,250
442
696
15.9
6­
98
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
Monitored
and
Estimated
Air
Quality
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
5
OH
Jefferson
17.8
NA
18.2
NA
18.9
5
OH
Stark
17.3
NA
17.9
NA
18.3
NA
3
PA
Beaver
16.0
NA
16.0
NA
16.4
na
5
OH
Mahoning
15.2
NA
15.7
NA
16.4
NA
5
OH
Trumbull
15.0
A
15.6
NA
16.2
NA
3
PA
Mercer
14.3
A
14.6
a
14.9
a
5
OH
Portage
14.2
A
15.1
NA
15.3
NA
3
PA
Lawrence
No
monitor
3
PA
Crawford
No
monitor
5
OH
Columbiana
No
monitor
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
PITTSBURGH,
PA
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Population
­
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
5
OH
Jefferson
72,402
410
177
3
PA
Beaver
179,351
435
412
5
OH
Trumbull
223,518
616
363
3
PA
Lawrence
94,104
361
261
5
OH
Mahoning
253,308
415
610
3
PA
Crawford
89,856
1,013
89
3
PA
Mercer
119,514
672
178
5
OH
Columbiana
111,806
533
210
6­
99
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4A:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
YOUNGSTOWN,
PA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
VMT
­
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
5
OH
Stark
3,135
1
1,970
5
OH
Mahoning
2,576
21
22,894
5
OH
Trumbull
2,108
13
12,347
5
OH
Portage
1,796
3
2,234
3
PA
Butler
1,634
0
249
3
PA
Beaver
1,582
1
689
3
PA
Mercer
1,410
8
3,949
5
OH
Ashtabula
1,107
1
636
3
PA
Crawford
981
0
168
5
OH
Columbiana
928
18
9,090
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4B:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
YOUNGSTOWN,
PA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Number
of
Commuters:
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
5
OH
Mahoning
2,576
21
22,894
5
OH
Trumbull
2,108
13
12,347
5
OH
Columbiana
928
18
9,090
3
PA
Mercer
1,410
8
3,949
5
OH
Jefferson
741
3
726
3
PA
Beaver
1,582
1
689
3
PA
Crawford
981
0
168
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
YOUNGSTOWN
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Growth
Rate
­
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
PA
Butler
178,078
22,070
15
­
156
­
10
3
PA
Crawford
89,856
4,197
5
­
29
­
3
5
OH
Columbiana
111,806
3,799
4
215
23
5
OH
Trumbull
223,518
­
2,697
­
1
428
20
3
PA
Mercer
119,514
­
710
­
1
­
182
­
13
3
PA
Lawrence
94,104
­
1,603
­
2
59
7
3
PA
Beaver
179,351
­
4,681
­
3
420
27
5
OH
Mahoning
253,308
­
7,251
­
3
242
9
6­
100
6.3.5
EPA
9­
Factor
Analyses
for
Virginia
for
the
Designation
of
Nonattainment
Areas
for
PM2.5
The
fourth
column
of
the
following
table
identifies
the
counties
and
cities
in
Virginia
that
EPA
intends
to
designate
as
nonattainment.

Area
Virginia
Counties
and
Cities
in
1999
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
State
of
Virginia
Recommendation
EPA
Recommendation
of
Virginia
Counties
and
Cities
Washington,
DC
MSA
(
Part
of
the
Washington­
Baltimore
CMSA)
Alexandria
(
City)
Arlington
Clarke
Culpeper
Fairfax
Fairfax
(
City)
Falls
Church
(
City)
Fauquier
Fredericksburg
King
George
Loudoun
Manassas
(
City)
Manassas
Park
(
City)
Prince
William
Spotsylvania
Stafford
Warren
None
Recommended
Arlington
Alexandria
(
City)
Fairfax
Fairfax
(
City)
Falls
Church
(
City)
Loudoun
Manassas
(
City)
Manassas
Park
(
City)
Prince
William
Total
number
of
areas
17
0
9
State
Summary
6.3.5.1
Washington
DC
Area
The
Commonwealth
of
Virginia's
recommendation
was
submitted
on
February
13,
2003,
in
a
letter
from
Robert
B.
Burnley.

Based
on
the
air
quality
data
for
the
years
2001­
2003,
the
Washington
DC
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
nonattainment
area
consists,
in
part,
of
the
17
northern
counties/
cities
in
Virginia.
Virginia
has
recommended
that
all
areas
in
the
State
be
designated
as
attaining
the
PM2.5
standard.
While
EPA
agrees
with
the
State's
recommendations
in
part,
we
intend
to
modify
the
recommendations
for
the
Virginia
portion
of
the
Washington
DC
MSA.
EPA
has
identified
five
counties
and
four
cities
in
Virginia
that
we
recommend
as
nonattainment.
The
following
discussion
provides
EPA's
rationale
for
considering
the
modification
to
Virginia's
recommendation.

Discussion
The
Washington
DC
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
part
of
the
Washington
DC
Consolidated
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
CMSA).
Because
of
the
large
size
of
the
CMSA,
it
6­
101
has
been
split
into
three
smaller
areas
to
be
more
consistent
with
the
ozone
designations
and
to
facilitate
planning
in
the
areas.

The
Washington
DC
MSA
is
comprised
of
23
areas:
5
in
Maryland,
17
in
Virginia,
and
the
District
of
Columbia.
Washington
DC
and
Prince
Georges
County
in
Maryland
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
standard
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Washington
DC
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
Washington
DC
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
this
MSA.

Summary
of
Evaluation
EPA
reviewed
the
9
factors
for
the
counties
within
the
Metropolitan
area
as
well
as
counties
adjacent
to
the
Metropolitan
area
in
order
to
determine
the
appropriate
nonattainment
area.
EPA
agrees
with
Virginia's
recommendation
of
attainment
for
the
following
counties
in
the
Washington
DC
MSA:
Clarke,
Culpeper,
Fauquier,
Fredericksburg,
King
George,
Spotsylvania,
Stafford,
and
Warren.
Based
on
weighted
emissions
screening,
EPA
considers
these
counties
to
have
low
contribution
to
the
nonattainment
area.
The
combined
factor
analysis
supports
exclusion
of
these
counties
from
the
presumptive
boundaries
of
the
nonattainment
area.

The
9­
factor
analysis
for
Arlington,
Alexandria,
Fairfax,
Fairfax
(
City),
Falls
Church,
Loudoun,
Manassas,
Manassas
Park,
and
Prince
William
support
a
designation
of
nonattainment,
thus
EPA
intends
to
designate
these
counties
as
nonattainment.

Arlington
and
Alexandria
have
significant
populations
and
commuting
into
the
nonattainment
area
(
despite
monitored
attainment
in
Arlington),
Fairfax
has
the
highest
population
and
commuting
levels
in
the
MSA
and
has
moderate
levels
of
emissions.
Prince
William
has
a
high
level
of
emissions,
high
population
and
population
growth.
Fairfax
(
City),
Falls
Church,
Manassas,
and
Manassas
Park
are
small
areas
(
10
square
miles
or
less)
with
high
density
populations
that
are
entirely
within
the
nonattainment
area.
The
combined
factor
analysis
for
these
areas
indicate
potential
contribution
to
the
violations
in
the
nonattainment
area,
therefore
EPA
intends
to
designate
them
as
nonattainment.

Loudoun
County
has
low
emissions
and
has
monitored
attainment
for
2001­
2003
(
13.6
µ
g/
m3).
However,
Loudoun
County
has
experienced
high
growth,
having
had
the
highest
population
growth
percentage
in
the
MSA.
The
amount
of
population
growth
ranks
third
in
the
MSA
from
1990­
2000,
and
there
is
high
population
density
in
the
eastern
portion
of
the
county.
VMT
growth
is
moderate,
and
a
large
percentage
of
the
commuters
are
entering
the
other
areas
of
the
MSA.
The
combined
factor
analysis
for
Loudoun
indicates
potential
contribution
to
the
violations
in
the
nonattainment
area,
therefore
EPA
intends
to
designate
Loudoun
County
as
nonattainment.
6­
102
SUMMARY
OF
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
DC
Washington
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Calvert
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Charles
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
F
rederick
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Montgomery
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
P
rince
Georges
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
MD
Washington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Hagerstown
MD
3
VA
Alexandria
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Arlington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Clarke
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Culpeper
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fairfax
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Falls
Church
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fauquier
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Fredericksburg
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
King
George
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Loudoun
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Manassas
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Manassas
Park
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Prince
William
Attainment
Nonattainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Spotsylvania
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Stafford
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
VA
Warren
Attainment
Attainment
Washington,
DC­
MD­
VA­
WV
3
WV
Berkeley
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Hagerstown,
MD
3
WV
Jefferson
Attainment
Attainment
6­
103
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
DC
C/
MSA
3
MD
Montgomery
7,414
41,024
32,890
30,424
1,108
3,478
3,254
12.0
3
MD
Prince
Georges
6,880
44,813
34,698
24,878
1,122
3,083
2,918
11.0
3
MD
Charles
7,916
79,120
20,928
5,146
204
1,974
4,773
9.0
3
VA
Fairfax
3,213
3,428
33,000
37,533
1,172
2,201
877
6.8
3
MD
Frederick
2,523
10,114
12,701
8,765
2,270
988
1,347
3.4
3
MD
Washington
1,822
6,256
13,064
7,379
1,556
713
938
3.2
3
VA
Prince
William
1,942
22,555
16,359
10,150
528
817
881
3.3
3
DC
Washington
1,839
8,200
14,823
17,750
1,398
895
767
3.0
3
WV
Berkeley
1,390
2,554
9,099
4,303
319
558
738
1.8
3
VA
Spotsylvania
864
296
4,278
4,625
223
525
316
1.6
3
VA
Alexandria
996
15,627
10,693
4,378
280
305
552
1.5
3
VA
Loudoun
1,286
530
5,987
6,381
518
466
787
1.5
3
VA
Stafford
889
359
5,562
4,591
204
485
378
1.5
3
VA
Arlington
577
748
7,460
6,753
1,160
408
139
1.3
3
MD
Calvert
870
647
3,146
3,342
153
377
465
1.2
3
VA
Fauquier
830
239
4,082
3,711
935
401
409
1.2
3
WV
Jefferson
758
906
2,918
2,105
321
255
488
0.8
3
VA
Culpeper
488
143
1,818
2,133
441
216
243
0.7
3
VA
Warren
345
160
2,441
2,299
190
194
140
0.6
3
VA
Clarke
228
68
760
927
230
95
126
0.3
3
VA
King
George
263
514
1,436
942
107
106
141
0.3
3
VA
Manassas
155
52
944
1,021
26
82
60
0.3
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
113
39
417
941
28
56
55
0.2
3
VA
Fredericksburg
83
108
1,383
1,300
40
55
22
0.2
3
VA
Falls
Church
59
17
250
580
9
36
20
0.1
3
VA
Manassas
Park
23
11
247
236
5
13
9
0.0
6­
104
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
'
01­'
03
MSA
Design
Value
=
16.3
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
to
Lowest
Monitored
or
Estimated
Value
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
MD
Prince
Georges
17.7
na
17.4
NA
17.3
na
3
WV
Berkeley
16.3
NA
16.2
NA
16.0
NA
3
DC
Washington
15.8
NA
16.4
NA
16.6
NA
3
VA
Arlington
14.6
A
14.9
A
14.5
a
3
MD
Washington
14.0
A
14.8
A
13.5
a
3
VA
Fairfax
14.1
A
13.9
A
14.6
a
3
VA
Loudoun
13.6
A
13.8
A
13.6
a
3
MD
Montgomery
12.6
A
13.4
A
13.5
a
3
WV
Jefferson
No
monitor
3
MD
Frederick
No
monitor
3
VA
Alexandria
No
monitor
3
VA
Clarke
No
monitor
3
VA
Fauquier
No
monitor
3
MD
Charles
No
monitor
3
VA
Prince
William
No
monitor
3
VA
Warren
No
monitor
3
MD
Calvert
No
monitor
3
VA
King
George
No
monitor
3
VA
Stafford
No
monitor
3
VA
Spotsylvania
No
monitor
3
VA
Culpeper
No
monitor
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
No
monitor
3
VA
Falls
Church
No
monitor
3
VA
Fredericksburg
No
monitor
3
VA
Manassas
No
monitor
3
VA
Manassas
Park
No
monitor
6­
105
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3A:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
highest
to
lowest
Actual
Population
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
VA
Fairfax
997,580
396
2519
3
MD
Montgomery
910,156
495
1839
3
MD
Prince
Georges
833,084
486
1,714
3
DC
Washington
570,898
61
9,359
3
VA
Prince
William
311,892
338
923
3
MD
Frederick
209,125
663
315
3
VA
Loudoun
204,054
520
392
3
VA
Arlington
189,927
26
7305
3
MD
Washington
134,246
458
293
3
VA
Alexandria
130,804
15
8720
3
MD
Charles
129,040
461
280
3
VA
Stafford
104,823
270
388
3
VA
Spotsylvania
102,570
401
256
3
WV
Berkeley
81,262
321
253
3
MD
Calvert
80,906
215
376
3
VA
Fauquier
59,245
650
91
3
WV
Jefferson
44,926
210
214
3
VA
Manassas
37,288
10
3729
3
VA
Culpeper
36,893
381
97
3
VA
Warren
32,910
214
154
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
22,055
6
3,676
3
VA
Fredericksburg
20,076
11
1,825
3
VA
King
George
17,657
180
98
3
VA
Clarke
13,290
177
75
3
VA
Manassas
Park
10,909
2
5,455
3
VA
Falls
Church
10,659
2
5,330
6­
106
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3B:
POPULATION
DENSITY/
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
Counties
sorted
by
highest
to
lowest
Population
Density
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
DC
Washington
570,898
61
9,359
3
VA
Alexandria
130,804
15
8,720
3
VA
Arlington
189,927
26
7,305
3
VA
Manassas
Park
10,909
2
5,455
3
VA
Falls
Church
10,659
2
5,330
3
VA
Manassas
37,288
10
3,729
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
22,055
6
3,676
3
VA
Fairfax
997,580
396
2,519
3
MD
Montgomery
910,156
495
1,839
3
VA
Fredericksburg
20,076
11
1,825
3
MD
Prince
Georges
833,084
486
1,714
3
VA
Prince
William
311,892
338
923
3
VA
Loudoun
204,054
520
392
3
VA
Stafford
104,823
270
388
3
MD
Calvert
80,906
215
376
3
MD
Frederick
209,125
663
315
3
MD
Washington
134,246
458
293
3
MD
Charles
129,040
461
280
3
VA
Spotsylvania
102,570
401
256
3
WV
Berkeley
81,262
321
253
3
WV
Jefferson
44,926
210
214
3
VA
Warren
32,910
214
154
3
VA
King
George
17,657
180
98
3
VA
Culpeper
36,893
381
97
3
VA
Fauquier
59,245
650
91
3
VA
Clarke
13,290
177
75
6­
107
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
highest
VMT
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
VA
Fairfax
10,532
46
242,944
3
MD
Prince
Georges
7,120
60
238,274
3
MD
Montgomery
7,398
41
184,513
3
VA
Prince
William
2,786
65
98,427
3
VA
Arlington
1,807
69
79,757
3
DC
Washington
3,802
26
67,157
3
VA
Alexandria
978
73
56,449
3
VA
Loudoun
1,431
57
52,719
3
MD
Frederick
2,508
39
40,199
3
MD
Charles
1,006
56
34,316
3
VA
Stafford
1,430
68
33,083
3
VA
Spotsylvania
1,270
57
25,808
3
MD
Calvert
848
50
18,711
3
VA
Fauquier
1,005
56
15,753
3
VA
Manassas
130
75
13,576
3
MD
Washington
2,249
22
13,268
3
WV
Berkeley
852
34
12,098
3
WV
Jefferson
362
51
10,665
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
124
76
9,014
3
VA
Culpeper
405
40
6,393
3
VA
Warren
339
39
6,019
3
VA
Fredericksburg
451
54
5,188
3
VA
Manassas
Park
17
89
4,925
3
VA
Falls
Church
32
83
4,868
3
VA
King
George
263
41
3,329
3
VA
Clarke
252
41
2,701
6­
108
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
Number
of
Commuters
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
VA
Fairfax
10,532
46
242,944
3
MD
Prince
Georges
7,120
60
238,274
3
MD
Montgomery
7,398
41
184,513
3
VA
Prince
William
2,786
65
98,427
3
VA
Arlington
1,807
69
79,757
3
DC
Washington
3,802
26
67,157
3
VA
Alexandria
978
73
56,449
3
VA
Loudoun
1,431
57
52,719
3
MD
Frederick
2,508
39
40,199
3
MD
Charles
1,006
56
34,316
3
VA
Stafford
1,430
68
33,083
3
VA
Spotsylvania
1,270
57
25,808
3
MD
Calvert
848
50
18,711
3
VA
Fauquier
1,005
56
15,753
3
VA
Manassas
130
75
13,576
3
MD
Washington
2,249
22
13,268
3
WV
Berkeley
852
34
12,098
3
WV
Jefferson
362
51
10,665
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
124
76
9,014
3
VA
Culpeper
405
40
6,393
3
VA
Warren
339
39
6,019
3
VA
Fredericksburg
451
54
5,188
3
VA
Manassas
Park
17
89
4,925
3
VA
Falls
Church
32
83
4,868
3
VA
King
George
263
41
3,329
3
VA
Clarke
252
41
2,701
6­
109
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
WASHINGTON,
DC
MSA/
PART
OF
WASHINGTON
DC
CMSA
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Highest
Growth
Rate
Population
VMT
EPA
RegST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
VA
Loudoun
204,054
83,470
97
­
217
­
15
3
VA
Spotsylvania
102,570
32,992
57
204
16
3
VA
Manassas
Park
10,909
3,556
53
3
VA
Stafford
104,823
31,210
51
­
225
­
16
3
MD
Calvert
80,906
23,191
45
144
17
3
VA
Prince
William
311,892
65,127
30
999
36
3
MD
Frederick
209,125
45,069
30
­
311
­
12
3
WV
Berkeley
81,262
16,652
28
­
111
­
13
3
VA
Manassas
37,288
7,178
26
3
VA
King
George
17,657
3,276
24
50
19
3
VA
Culpeper
36,893
6,471
23
46
11
3
VA
Warren
32,910
5,442
21
­
1
0
3
MD
Charles
129,040
19,392
19
­
77
­
8
3
VA
Fairfax
997,580
151,165
18
1,653
16
3
WV
Jefferson
44,926
6,264
17
123
34
3
MD
Montgomery
910,156
116,314
15
2,258
31
3
VA
Alexandria
130,804
17,100
15
649
66
3
VA
Fauquier
59,245
6,398
13
16
2
3
VA
Arlington
189,927
18,517
11
693
38
3
MD
Prince
Georges
833,084
72,247
10
2,023
28
3
VA
Fairfax
(
City)
22,055
1,876
10
163
131
3
MD
Washington
134,246
10530
9
4,754
4
3
VA
Falls
Church
10,659
799
8
3
VA
Clarke
13,290
551
5
­
41
­
16
3
VA
Fredericksburg
20,076
252
1
3
DC
Washington
570,898
­
34,841
­
6
738
19
6­
110
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
Baltimore­
Washington
CMSA
has
recently
been
designated
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
In
those
designations,
the
CMSA
was
divided
along
MSA
boundaries.
These
boundaries
will
also
be
used
for
the
PM2.5
designations.
These
areas
are
the
Baltimore
MSA,
the
Washington
DC
MSA,
and
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsburg
MSA.
These
three
areas
are
under
the
jurisdiction
of
separate
planning
organizations.
The
nonattainment
boundaries
that
EPA
intends
to
use
will
facilitate
planning
for
ozone
and
PM2.5
by
these
separate
organizations.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
of
emission
sources
Virginia
submitted
additional
information
on
the
control
of
emissions
in
Prince
William
County.
EPA
reviewed
the
additional
information.
The
emissions
contribution
from
point
sources
have
been
reduced
based
on
control
technology
installed
in
2002.
Population
and
commuting
patterns,
however,
still
indicate
that
Prince
William
is
a
significant
contributor
to
the
violations
in
the
DC
nonattainment
area.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
nine
Virginia
Counties
and
cities
as
the
Virginia
portion
of
the
Washington,
DC
nonattainment
area.

6.3.6
EPA
9­
Factor
Analyses
for
West
Virginia
for
the
Designation
of
PM2.5
Nonattainment
Areas
The
fourth
column
of
the
following
table
identifies
the
individual
counties
within
West
Virginia
that
EPA
intends
to
designate
as
nonattainment.

Area
West
Virginia
Counties
in
1999
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
State
of
West
Virginia
Recommendation
PM2.5
Designation
Charleston
Kanawha
Putnam
Kanawha
Putnam
Kanawha
Putnam
Huntington,
WV­
KY­
OH
Cabell
Wayne
Cabell
Wayne
Cabell
Wayne
Mason
*

Marion
County,
WV
(
Fairmont)
Marion
Marion
Marion
Monongalia
*
Harrison
*

Parkersburg,
WV­
OH
Wood
Wood
Wood
Pleasants
*

Steubenville,
OH­
WV
Brooke
Hancock
Brooke
Hancock
Brooke
Hancock
6­
111
Hagerstown,
MD
Berkeley
(
Washington,
MD)
Berkeley
Berkeley
Wheeling,
WV­
OH
Marshall
Ohio
Marshall
Ohio
Marshall
Ohio
Total
Number
of
Counties
11
11
15
*
Portions
of
these
counties
are
being
designated
as
nonattainment.
*
We
have
included
in
our
recommended
nonattainment
areas
a
county
or
counties
in
your
state
that
are
contiguous
to
a
CMSA
or
MSA
with
a
violating
monitor,
that
are
generally
rural
in
character,
and
that
contain
an
identifiable
large
emitting
facility
or
facilities
(
e.
g.,
power
plants)
which
we
believe
contribute
to
the
nearby
nonattainment
problem.
We
have
included
these
counties
in
our
initial
recommendations
in
order
to
ensure
that
a
sufficient
portion
of
those
counties,
including
such
large
facilities,
is
included
within
the
boundaries
of
the
nonattainment
area
as
part
of
the
final
designations.
We
invite
you
to
submit
to
us
a
recommendation
as
to
what
portion
of
such
contiguous
counties,
encompassing
the
large
facility
or
facilities,
should
be
designated
nonattainment.
The
counties
in
your
state,
which
we
have
included
for
this
purpose,
are
Mason,
Harrison,
Monongalia,
and
Pleasants.

State
Summary
The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
12
counties
as
nonattainment.
Additional
data
was
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
2004.
In
the
June
3
correspondence,
West
Virginia
revised
its
recommendation
to
11
counties;
excluding
Jefferson
County
from
the
nonattainment
recommendation.

Based
on
the
air
quality
data
for
the
years
2001­
2003,
there
are
seven
presumptive
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
nonattainment
areas
consisting
of
11
counties
in
West
Virginia.
EPA
agrees
with
the
recommendation
that
all
11
counties
be
designated
nonattainment.
In
addition,
EPA
intends
to
modify
the
recommendations
for
the
Charleston,
Marion
County,
and
Parkersburg
areas
with
the
addition
of
four
adjacent
counties.
The
following
provides
a
rationale
for
EPA's
intended
modification
to
the
West
Virginia
recommendations.

6.3.6.1
Charleston
Area
Discussion
The
Charleston
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
two
counties:
Putnam
and
Kanawha.
Kanawha
County,
part
of
the
MSA
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Charleston
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Kanawha
County
has
monitored
17.1
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Charleston
nonattainment
area.

The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
the
two
MSA
counties
to
be
included
in
the
Charleston
nonattainment
area.
EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
2004
and
agrees
with
the
original
recommendation.
EPA
agrees
with
the
recommendation
to
include
these
two
counties.
EPA,
however,
intends
to
add
an
adjacent
county,
Mason,
to
the
nonattainment
area.
6­
112
Summary
of
Evaluation
Based
on
weighted
emissions
screening,
EPA
has
identified
Jackson,
Roane,
Clay,
Nicholas,
Fayette,
Raleigh,
Boone
and
Lincoln
to
have
relatively
low
emissions
contribution
to
the
metropolitan
area.
A
review
of
the
remaining
factors,
including
monitored
attainment
in
Raleigh
County,
provides
additional
evidence
for
the
designation
of
attainment
for
these
surrounding
counties.

Mason
and
Putnam
Counties,
however,
show
higher
contributions
to
the
area,
based
on
the
weighted
emissions
factor.
Therefore,
EPA
has
reviewed
these
counties
based
on
the
remaining
8
factors
to
determine
the
appropriate
designation.
Putnam
County,
part
of
the
MSA,
and
Mason,
an
adjacent
county,
show
comparable
emissions
and
similar
air
quality
estimates.
The
population
density
and
commuting
patterns
of
Mason
when
compared
to
the
core
MSA
counties
in
this
area
are
not,
however,
substantial.

As
seen
in
the
attached
data
summary,
considering
wind
and
distance,
Mason
County
has
twice
the
estimated
emission
contribution
as
the
next
highest
attainment
county.
Mason
County
is
located
between
the
Huntington
presumptive
nonattainment
area
and
the
Charleston
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
The
addition
of
Mason
County
to
the
Charleston
area
creates
a
contiguous
area.

As
seen
in
the
topographic
map
below,
the
natural
advective
air
flow
along
the
Kanawha
River
valley
may
also
enhance
the
contribution
of
emissions
from
Mason
County
into
the
nonattainment
area.
6­
113
EPA
intends,
based
on
this
review,
to
modify
the
West
Virginia
recommended
nonattainment
boundary
and
include
Mason
County
with
the
Charleston
MSA.
A
summary
of
the
data
that
supports
the
addition
of
Mason
County
to
the
State's
recommendation
is
provided
below.
6­
114
SUMMARY
OF
CHARLESTON,
WV
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
DESIGNATION
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
3
WV
P
utnam
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Charleston,
WV
3
WV
Kanawha
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Charleston,
WV
3
WV
Mason
Attainment
Nonattainment
(
Huntington)
3
WV
Fayette
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Raleigh
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Jackson
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Nicholas
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
B
oone
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Lincoln
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Roane
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Clay
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Logan
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Wyoming
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Mingo
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Braxton
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
C
alhoun
Attainment
Attainment
6­
115
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
CHARLESTON,
WV
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Largest
Weighted
Emissions
Contribution
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOx
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
3
WV
P
utnam
4,395
80,150
39,795
3,752
97
1,165
2,604
20.3
3
WV
K
anawha
2,683
24,109
27,119
16,506
396
1,266
1,182
18.0
3
WV
Cabell
2,365
5,155
27,903
7,080
181
1,318
774
17.7
3
WV
Mason
3,610
70,053
31,327
2,831
264
899
2,162
16.2
3
WV
Fayette
1,536
4,485
5,065
3,134
100
479
950
6.3
3
WV
Raleigh
930
456
4,595
5,220
170
472
417
6.0
3
WV
Jackson
1,780
3,464
3,947
2,394
158
451
1,128
5.9
3
WV
Wayne
550
1,023
6,485
2,620
56
317
199
4.2
3
WV
Logan
410
152
1,620
2,158
49
214
181
2.7
3
WV
Nicholas
434
193
1,102
1,720
84
206
208
2.6
3
WV
W
yoming
470
430
3,981
1,807
142
197
238
2.6
3
WV
Boone
412
118
1,571
1,298
30
197
190
2.5
3
WV
Mingo
437
281
2,842
1,379
150
191
217
2.5
3
WV
Braxton
312
138
2,265
1,597
91
185
109
2.4
3
WV
Lincoln
259
67
1,314
1,128
37
143
108
1.8
3
WV
Roane
213
106
1,083
1,108
99
119
87
1.5
3
WV
Clay
155
41
533
542
28
94
57
1.2
3
WV
Calhoun
114
43
937
512
35
68
42
0.9
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
CHARLESTON
,
WV
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
WV
P
utnam
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
K
anawha
17.1
NA
17.8
NA
18.4
NA
3
WV
Mason
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
Fayette
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
Raleigh
13.1
A
13.5
A
14.0
A
3
WV
Jackson
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
Nicholas
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
B
oone
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
Lincoln
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
R
oane
NO
MONITOR
3
WV
C
lay
NO
MONITOR
6­
116
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
URBANIZATION
CHARLESTON,
WV
MSA
Counties
Sorted
by
Population
­
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
WV
K
anawha
195,790
903
217
3
WV
Raleigh
78,899
607
130
3
WV
P
utnam
52,230
346
151
3
WV
Fayette
47,129
664
71
3
WV
Jackson
28,204
466
61
3
WV
Nicholas
26,404
649
41
3
WV
Mason
26,004
432
60
3
WV
Boone
25,554
503
51
3
WV
Lincoln
22,256
438
51
3
WV
Roane
15,267
484
32
3
WV
Clay
10,357
342
30
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
CHARLESTON,
WV
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
VMT
­
Highest
to
Lowest
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
WV
K
anawha
2,600
4
3,500
3
WV
Raleigh
1,028
2
643
3
WV
Fayette
605
12
1,904
3
WV
P
utnam
578
48
11,367
3
WV
Jackson
511
19
2,152
3
WV
Nicholas
359
5
468
3
WV
Boone
300
35
2,972
3
WV
Mason
270
8
763
3
WV
Roane
183
25
1,319
3
WV
Lincoln
154
33
2,324
3
WV
Clay
116
30
925
6­
117
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
CHARLESTON,
WV
MSA
Counties
sorted
by
Growth
Rate
­
Highest
to
Lowest
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
WV
P
utnam
52,230
8,754
20
53
9
3
WV
Jackson
28,204
2,062
8
­
231
­
45
3
WV
Mason
26,004
779
3
23
9
3
WV
Raleigh
78,899
2,401
3
­
199
­
19
3
WV
Lincoln
22,256
726
3
141
92
3
WV
Clay
10,357
347
3
21
19
3
WV
Roane
15,267
326
2
26
14
3
WV
Fayette
47,129
­
373
­
1
­
18
­
3
3
WV
Nicholas
26,404
­
213
­
1
­
50
­
14
3
WV
Boone
25,554
­
335
­
1
24
8
3
WV
K
anawha
195,790
­
7,546
­
4
432
17
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
1999
MSA
was
expanded
in
2003
to
include
Lincoln,
Boone
and
Clay
counties.
The
review
of
these
counties,
however,
did
not
provide
sufficient
evidence
to
include
these
counties
in
the
nonattainment
area.
The
Charleston
area
has
recently
been
designated
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Similar
to
the
fine
particulate
monitoring,
Kanawha
monitored
a
violation
of
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Kanawha
and
Putnam
were
included
in
the
ozone
nonattainment
area.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
EPA
identified
large
sources
greater
than
1000
tons
per
year
for
any
pollutant
and
evaluated
its
distance
to
a
violating
monitor
for
fine
particulate.
This
screening
identified
the
closest
large
source
to
be
37
miles
from
the
Kanawha
violating
monitor.
West
Virginia
has
provided
additional
information
on
the
level
of
control
of
the
Mountaineer
and
Philip
Sporn
power
plants.
There
was
a
reduction
in
NOx
in
2002
due
to
installation
of
NOx
controls
on
the
Mountaineer
plant
(
1300
MW).
Additional
SO2
controls
are
also
planned
in
2007
for
this
plant.
The
Philip
Sporn
plant
(
1050
MW)
does
not
currently,
nor
has
plans
to
install,
state­
of­
the­
art
controls.
A
review
of
the
reductions
from
the
controls
added
to
Mountaineer
does
not
substantially
change
the
estimated
emissions
contribution
to
the
nonattainment
area.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
Mason
County
was
an
adjacent
county
proposed
to
be
included
with
the
nonattainment
area
largely
because
of
the
emissions
from
two
power
plants.
The
State
of
West
Virginia
has
provided
additional
information
and
rationale
for
including
a
portion
of
the
County
containing
the
power
plants
to
the
adjacent
Huntington­
Ashland
nonattainment
area.
The
6­
118
two
power
plants,
Mountaineer
and
Philip
Sporn,
are
located
at
the
northern
edge
of
Mason
County.
Apart
from
the
emissions
of
the
power
plants
the
County
is
mostly
rural
and
the
parameters
of
the
factors
relating
to
population,
vehicle
miles
traveled
and
commuting
rank
well
below
the
factors
for
the
two
counties
in
the
Charleston
MSA.
The
partial
county
associated
with
the
Huntington­
Ashland
area
is
described
in
section
6.3.6.2.

EPA
is
designating
Putnam
and
Kanawha
as
the
Charleston
nonattainment
area.

6.3.6.2
Huntington
Ashland
(
KY­
WV­
OH)
Area
Discussion
The
Huntington
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
six
counties
including
two
counties
in
West
Virginia.
Two
counties
in
this
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m3.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Huntington
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Cabell
County,
WV
is
part
of
the
MSA
and
monitored
16.6
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
value
is
being
considered
the
Design
Value
for
the
nonattainment
area.

The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
the
two
MSA
counties
to
be
included
in
the
Huntington
nonattainment
area.
EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
EPA
agrees
with
the
recommendation
to
include
Cabell
and
Wayne
Counties.
Additional
counties
in
Kentucky
and
Ohio
have
been
reviewed
and
designated
by
EPA
Regions
4
and
5,
respectively.
A
summary
of
the
designations
is
found
in
the
table
below;
however,
data
and
analysis
on
those
counties
are
found
in
separate
documents
generated
by
each
respective
region.

Summary
of
Evaluation
Based
on
weighted
emissions,
EPA
estimates
that
Mingo
and
Lincoln
counties,
adjacent
to
the
Huntington
MSA
have
relatively
low
emissions
contribution
to
the
metropolitan
area.
A
review
of
the
remaining
factors
provided
additional
evidence
for
the
designation
of
attainment
for
these
surrounding
counties.

Data
supporting
EPA's
intended
designation
for
the
West
Virginia
counties
as
part
of
the
Huntington
nonattainment
area
is
provided
below.
6­
119
Summary
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
4
KY
B
oyd
"
Defer"
Nonattainment
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
3
WV
Cabell
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
4
KY
Carter
Attainment
Attainment
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
4
KY
Greenup
Attainment
Attainment
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
5
OH
Lawrence
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
3
WV
Wayne
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
5
OH
Adams
Attainment
Nonattainment
4
KY
Elliott
Attainment
Attainment
5
OH
Gallia
Attainment
Nonattainment
5
OH
Jackson
Attainment
Attainment
4
KY
Lawrence
Attainment
Nonattainment
4
KY
Lewis
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Lincoln
Attainment
Attainment
Adjacent
County
4
KY
Martin
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Mingo
Attainment
Attainment
Adjacent
County
5
OH
Pike
Attainment
Attainment
4
KY
Rowan
Attainment
Attainment
5
OH
Scioto
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Adjacent
County
with
Violating
Monitor
6­
120
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
Harrisburg
CMSA**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
PM2.5
Designation
5
OH
Gallia
10,010
164,984
61,079
1,839
300
2,171
6,238
141.4
Nonattainment
5
OH
Adams
6,417
125,136
52,992
1,508
431
1,435
3,973
102.4
Nonattainment
5
KY
Lawrence
2,903
56,066
21,265
919
56
745
1,718
48.3
Nonattainment
3
WV
Cabell
2,365
5,155
27,903
7,080
181
1,318
774
40.3
Nonattainment
5
KY
B
oyd
2,314
11,740
13,478
8,620
467
689
1,242
25.2
Nonattainment
5
OH
Scioto
1,053
2,790
5,566
4,703
350
400
559
12.5
Nonattainment
3
WV
Wayne
550
1,023
6,485
2,620
56
317
199
9.6
Nonattainment
5
KY
G
reenup
477
2,519
4,336
1,795
156
295
160
9.5
Attainment
5
OH
Lawrence
770
841
4,399
4,366
207
293
379
8.6
Nonattainment
5
KY
Lewis
429
469
2,873
990
222
285
121
8.1
Attainment
5
KY
Carter
506
237
2,615
1,996
223
242
249
6.8
Attainment
5
OH
Pike
425
4,203
2,081
1,311
149
172
237
6.8
Attainment
5
KY
Rowan
336
313
1,691
1,535
91
204
123
5.7
Attainment
3
WV
Mingo
437
281
2,842
1,379
150
191
217
5.5
Attainment
5
OH
Jackson
404
461
1,320
1,717
165
164
219
4.7
Attainment
5
KY
Martin
281
661
1,236
706
762
136
131
4.0
Attainment
3
WV
Lincoln
259
67
1,314
1,128
37
143
108
4.0
Attainment
5
KY
Elliott
164
115
393
313
42
114
46
3.1
Attainment
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
Huntington­
Ashland,
WV­
KY­
OH
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
4
KY
B
oyd
15.0
A
15.7
NA
15.5
NA
3
WV
Cabell
16.6
NA
17.3
NA
17.8
NA
4
KY
Carter
12.2
A
13.1
A
12.9
A
4
KY
Greenup
No
Monitor
5
OH
Lawrence
15.8
NA
16.7
NA
17.4
na
3
WV
Wayne
No
Monitor
5
OH
Scioto
17.2
NA
17.5
NA
20.0
NA
Region
III
in
agreement
with
West
Virginia
Recommendation
for
Huntington
MSA
6­
121
Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
In
the
June
2004
letters
from
EPA
to
the
States
responding
to
their
designation
recommendations,
EPA
expressed
intent
to
designate
a
number
of
counties
nonattainment
primarily
because
of
high
pollutant
emissions
from
power
plants.
Most
of
these
plants
were
located
in
counties
outside
but
near
to
the
metropolitan
area.
EPA
suggested
that
a
State
could
provide
a
partial
county
boundary
that
would
extend
to
the
relevant
power
plant
to
include
it
in
the
nonattainment
area.

A
number
of
states
responded
to
this
suggestion
with
a
series
of
connected
townships
or
other
unique
boundaries.
Some
states
also
suggested
an
alternative
approach
in
which
partial
county
areas
for
power
plants
in
some
cases
could
be
small
"
free­
standing"
boundaries
that
are
considered
part
of
the
nearby
nonattainment
area.
In
this
way,
it
would
not
be
necessary
to
include
additional
townships
or
other
minor
civil
divisions
comprising
an
odd­
shaped
"
land
connector"
extending
from
the
main
part
of
the
nonattainment
area
to
the
power
plant.

After
considering
these
comments
from
the
States,
EPA
agrees
that
such
an
approach
is
preferable
in
cases
where
a
partial
county
nonattainment
boundary
has
not
already
been
established
for
that
source
(
e.
g.
partial
county
boundaries
recently
established
for
8­
hour
ozone
nonattainment
areas),
or
where
the
source
is
not
located
close
enough
to
where
the
partial
county
boundary
could
be
contiguous
to
the
rest
of
the
nonattainment
area.
Such
free­
standing
portions
of
nonattainment
areas
should
only
be
established
based
on
a
pre­
existing
boundary
for
a
minor
civil
division
such
as
a
township,
tax
district,
or
other
defined
boundary
recognized
for
other
governmental
use.
Accordingly,
this
kind
of
partial
county
boundary
should
not
be
defined
simply
as
the
boundary
of
the
facility.

As
noted
in
section
6.3.6.1
above,
after
consultation
with
the
State
of
West
Virginia
EPA
has
added
the
portion
of
Mason
County
which
contains
the
Mountaineer
and
Philip
Sporn
power
plants
to
the
Huntington­
Ashland
area.
Mason
County
has
population,
vehicle
miles
traveled
and
commuting
factors
which
are
lower
than
the
factors
for
the
six
counties
in
the
three­
state
MSA.
The
primary
reason
for
including
the
adjacent
county
of
Mason
is
the
contribution
of
emissions
from
two
power
plants.
The
state
of
West
Virginia
has
submitted,
as
requested,
an
identification
of
a
partial
county
to
include
the
Mountaineer
and
Philip
Sporn
power
plants.
In
Mason
County
the
Tax
District
of
Graham
is
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Mason
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.

Tax
District
Boundaries
were
selected
as
the
minor
civil
division
to
identify
partial
county
areas.
Tax
district
boundary
lines
were
adopted
by
the
West
Virginia
Legislature
in
1978
as
a
general
reference
to
delineate
rural
tax
district
boundaries.
The
boundaries
were
drawn
from
1:
24,000­
scale
USGS
topographic
maps
in
1978
and
coincide
with
county
magisterial
districts
as
of
July
1,
1973.
Unlike
magisterial
districts
that
are
realigned
every
ten
years
following
the
census,
the
tax
district
boundary
does
not
follow
equal
representation
requirements.
6­
122
6.3.6.3
Marion
Area
(
Fairmont
CSA)

Discussion
The
Marion
area
is
a
county
that
is
not
part
of
a
1999
Metropolitan
Statistical
area.
In
2003,
however,
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
delineated
new
boundaries
using
the
2000
Census
Data.
Marion
was
included
in
the
Fairmont
CBSA
in
2003.
Harrison
and
Preston
Counties,
part
of
the
2003
Clarksburg
CBSA
are
included
with
Marion
in
the
larger
2003
Combined
Statistical
Area
(
CSA).
Marion
County
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m
³
.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Fairmont
CSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Marion
County
has
monitored
15.4
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Marion
nonattainment
area.

The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
the
single
county
as
a
nonattainment
area
EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
2004.
EPA
agrees
with
the
recommendation
for
Marion
County,
however,
EPA
intends
to
add
two
adjacent
counties,
Harrison
and
Monongalia,
to
the
nonattainment
area.

Summary
of
Evaluation
Based
on
weighted
emissions
screening,
EPA
has
identified
Wetzel
County
and
Taylor
County
to
have
relatively
low
emissions
contribution
to
the
metropolitan
area.
Review
of
the
remaining
factors,
provides
additional
evidence
for
the
designation
of
attainment
for
these
surrounding
counties.

Harrison,
Preston
and
Monongalia
counties,
however,
show
higher
contribution
to
the
area,
based
on
the
weighted
emissions
factor.
Population
density
and
commuting
patterns
are
relatively
small
in
this
rural
area.
Although
both
Harrison
and
Monongalia
have
monitored
attainment,
estimates
show
potential
exceedances
of
the
standard
in
other
parts
of
Monongalia
County.
The
actual
emissions
from
Harrison
and
Monongalia
counties,
are
estimated
to
substantially
contribute
to
the
monitored
violations
in
Marion
County
when
reviewed
with
topography
and
meteorology.
EPA
intends
to
modify
the
West
Virginia
recommended
nonattainment
boundary
and
include
Harrison
and
Monongalia
counties
with
the
Marion
MSA.
A
summary
of
the
data
that
supports
the
modification
of
the
State's
recommendation
is
provided
below.
6­
123
SUMMARY
OF
MARION,
WV
AREA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
N/
A
2003
CBSA
Area
Listed
3
WV
Marion
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Fairmount
CBSA
3
WV
Monongalia
Attainment
Nonattainment
Morgantown,
WV
CBSA
3
WV
Harrison
Attainment
Nonattainment
Clarksburg,
WV
CBSA
3
WV
Wetzel
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Taylor
Attainment
Attainment
Clarksburg,
WV
CBSA
6­
124
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
MARION,
WV
AREA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
3
WV
Monongalia
5,459
81,413
17,545
5,606
185
1,320
3,331
54.7
3
WV
Harrison
2,781
7,671
35,477
4,641
240
657
1,748
28.1
3
WV
Preston
1,715
21,864
6,528
1,874
271
465
1,021
17.4
3
WV
M
arion
777
7,953
6,069
3,075
102
295
413
10.0
3
WV
Wetzel
260
698
4,323
1,720
45
160
79
4.8
3
WV
Lewis
244
372
4,095
1,795
123
143
87
4.3
3
WV
Upshur
342
141
1,583
1,676
90
178
150
4.0
3
WV
Barbour
294
84
800
740
200
131
145
2.8
3
WV
T
yler
292
176
1,233
1,869
44
122
126
2.8
3
WV
T
aylor
253
416
2,595
721
67
73
128
2.5
3
WV
Ritchie
166
118
713
636
75
97
63
2.1
3
WV
G
ilmer
122
24
1,088
640
47
73
44
1.8
3
WV
Doddridge
123
30
798
434
39
73
46
1.7
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
MARION,
WV
AREA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
WV
M
arion
15.4
NA
15.7
NA
15.9
na
3
WV
Monongalia
14.9
A
15.0
A
15.0
A
3
WV
Harrison
14.0
A
14.5
A
14.8
A
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
UBANIZATION
MARION,
WV
AREA
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
WV
M
arion
56,433
310
182
3
WV
Monongalia
82,895
361
230
3
WV
Harrison
67,856
416
163
6­
125
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
MARION,
WV
AREA
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
WV
M
arion
475
3
WV
Monongalia
810
3
1,234
3
WV
Harrison
707
6
1,651
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
MARION,
WV
AREA
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
3
WV
M
arion
56,433
­
651
­
1
95
20
3
WV
Monongalia
82,895
6,357
8
­
180
­
22
3
WV
Harrison
67,856
­
719
­
1
­
47
­
7
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
1999
MSA
was
expanded
in
2003
to
include
Harrison,
Taylor
and
Doddridge
Counties.
The
review
of
Taylor
and
Doddridge
Counties,
however,
did
not
provide
sufficient
evidence
to
include
these
counties
in
the
nonattainment
area.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
EPA
identified
large
sources
greater
than
1000
tons
per
year
for
any
pollutant
and
evaluated
its
distance
to
a
violating
monitor
for
fine
particulate.
There
are
large
uncontrolled
sources
in
Monongalia
and
Harrison
counties.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
In
the
June
2004
letters
from
EPA
to
the
States
responding
to
their
designation
recommendations,
EPA
expressed
intent
to
designate
a
number
of
counties
nonattainment
primarily
because
of
high
pollutant
emissions
from
power
plants.
Most
of
these
plants
were
located
in
counties
outside
but
near
to
the
metropolitan
area.
EPA
suggested
that
a
State
could
provide
a
partial
county
boundary
that
would
extend
to
the
relevant
power
plant
to
include
it
in
the
nonattainment
area.

A
number
of
states
responded
to
this
suggestion
with
a
series
of
connected
townships
or
other
unique
boundaries.
Some
states
also
suggested
an
alternative
approach
in
which
partial
county
areas
for
power
plants
in
some
cases
could
be
small
"
free­
standing"
boundaries
that
are
considered
part
of
the
nearby
nonattainment
area.
In
this
way,
it
would
not
be
necessary
to
include
additional
townships
or
other
minor
civil
divisions
comprising
an
odd­
shaped
"
land
connector"
extending
from
the
main
part
of
the
nonattainment
area
to
the
power
plant.
6­
126
After
considering
these
comments
from
the
States,
EPA
agrees
that
such
an
approach
is
preferable
in
cases
where
a
partial
county
nonattainment
boundary
has
not
already
been
established
for
that
source
(
e.
g.
partial
county
boundaries
recently
established
for
8­
hour
ozone
nonattainment
areas),
or
where
the
source
is
not
located
close
enough
to
where
the
partial
county
boundary
could
be
contiguous
to
the
rest
of
the
nonattainment
area.
Such
free­
standing
portions
of
nonattainment
areas
should
only
be
established
based
on
a
pre­
existing
boundary
for
a
minor
civil
division
such
as
a
township,
tax
district,
or
other
defined
boundary
recognized
for
other
governmental
use.
Accordingly,
this
kind
of
partial
county
boundary
should
not
be
defined
simply
as
the
boundary
of
the
facility.

All
of
the
counties
in
the
proposed
Marion
County
(
AKA
Fairmont
CBSA)
nonattainment
area
are
predominantly
rural
in
nature.
The
primary
reason
for
including
the
adjacent
counties
of
Monongalia
and
Harrison
is
the
contribution
of
emissions
from
power
plants.
The
state
of
West
Virginia
has
submitted,
as
requested,
an
identification
of
partial
counties
to
include
the
Fort
Martin
and
Harrison
power
plants.
In
Monongalia
County
the
Tax
District
of
Cass
is
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Monongalia
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.
In
Harrison
County
the
Tax
District
of
Clay
and
Eagle
is
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Harrison
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.

Tax
District
Boundaries
were
selected
as
the
minor
civil
division
to
identify
partial
county
areas.
Tax
district
boundary
lines
were
adopted
by
the
West
Virginia
Legislature
in
1978
as
a
general
reference
to
delineate
rural
tax
district
boundaries.
The
boundaries
were
drawn
from
1:
24,000­
scale
USGS
topographic
maps
in
1978
and
coincide
with
county
magisterial
districts
as
of
July
1,
1973.
Unlike
magisterial
districts
that
are
realigned
every
ten
years
following
the
census,
the
tax
district
boundary
does
not
follow
equal
representation
requirements.

6.3.6.4
Parkersburg
Area
Discussion
The
Parkersburg
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
two
counties:
Wood
County,
WV
and
Washington
County,
OH.
Wood
County,
part
of
the
MSA
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m
³
.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Parkersburg
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Wood
County
has
monitored
16.0
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Parkersburg
nonattainment
area.
Review
of
the
Ohio
counties
has
been
done
by
EPA
Region
5
and
is
specified
in
documentation
generated
by
that
Region.
The
EPA
intended
designation
for
Ohio
counties
is
provided
in
the
table
below.

The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
Wood
County
to
be
included
in
the
Parkersburg
nonattainment
area.
EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
2004
and
agrees
with
the
recommendation
for
Wood
County,
however,
EPA
intends
to
add
an
adjacent
county,
Pleasants
County,
WV,
to
the
nonattainment
area.
6­
127
Summary
of
Evaluation
Based
on
weighted
emissions
screening,
EPA
has
identified
Tyler,
Ritchie,
and
Roane
and
Calhoun
counties
in
West
Virginia
to
have
relatively
low
emissions
contribution
to
the
metropolitan
area.
Review
of
the
remaining
factors
provided
additional
evidence
for
the
designation
of
attainment
for
these
surrounding
counties.

Pleasants
and
Wirt
counties
were
added
to
the
Parkersburg
metropolitan
area
in
the
revised
2003
OMB
metropolitan
definition.
Closer
examination
highlights
the
emissions
contribution
by
Pleasants
County
to
the
area.
Wirt
County,
in
contrast,
has
low
estimated
emissions
contribution
to
the
area.

Wood
County,
part
of
the
MSA,
and
Pleasants
County,
an
adjacent
county,
show
comparable
emissions
and
similar
air
quality
estimates.
The
population
density
and
commuting
patterns
of
Pleasants
when
compared
to
the
core
MSA
counties
in
this
area
are
not,
however,
substantial.
The
geography,
however,
does
provide
supporting
information
for
designation
of
nonattainment
as
a
contributing
county.
A
small
portion
of
Pleasants
County
juts
into
the
metropolitan
area.
This
portion
of
the
county
contains
a
major
emitting
source.
EPA
intends,
based
on
this
review,
to
modify
the
West
Virginia
recommended
nonattainment
boundary
and
include
Pleasants
County
with
the
Parkersburg
MSA.
A
summary
of
the
data
that
supports
the
addition
of
Pleasants
County
to
the
State's
recommendation
is
provided
below.

Parkersburg
WV­
OH
MSA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
5
OH
Washington
Attainment
Nonattainment
Parkersburg­
Marietta,
WV­
OH
3
WV
W
ood
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Parkersburg­
Marietta,
WV­
OH
5
OH
Athens
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
C
alhoun
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Jackson
Attainment
Attainment
5
OH
Meigs
Attainment
Attainment
5
OH
Monroe
Attainment
Attainment
5
OH
Morgan
Attainment
Attainment
5
OH
Noble
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Pleasants
Attainment
Nonattainment
Parkersburg
2003
CBSA
3
WV
R
itchie
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Roane
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Tyler
Attainment
Attainment
3
WV
Wirt
Attainment
Attainment
Parkersburg
2003
CBSA
6­
128
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
PARKERSBURG
WV­
OH
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
5
OH
Washington
10,743
173,312
37,020
5,274
565
2,415
6,711
48.4
3
WV
Pleasants
2,602
68,264
23,398
1,337
29
823
1,411
17.7
3
WV
Wood
1,144
6,514
6,943
7,148
243
591
482
10.3
3
WV
Jackson
1,780
3,464
3,947
2,394
158
451
1,128
7.7
5
OH
Athens
417
733
3,166
2,400
204
176
222
3.1
5
OH
Monroe
715
4,532
2,809
1,166
230
162
504
3.0
5
OH
Meigs
309
375
2,244
1,051
164
147
145
2.5
3
WV
T
yler
292
176
1,233
1,869
44
122
126
2.1
3
WV
Ritchie
166
118
713
636
75
97
63
1.6
5
OH
Morgan
217
81
558
921
228
88
122
1.5
5
OH
Noble
219
144
1,622
1,377
197
87
127
1.5
3
WV
Wirt
84
19
206
406
45
46
36
0.8
3
WV
Roane
213
106
1,083
1,108
99
119
87
2.0
3
WV
Calhoun
114
43
937
512
35
68
42
1.2
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
PARKERSBURG
WV­
OH
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
5
OH
Washington
No
monitor
3
WV
Wood
16.0
NA
17.0
NA
17.6
NA
3
WV
Pleasants
No
monitor
3
WV
Wirt
No
monitor
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
UBANIZATION
PARKERSBURG
WV­
OH
MSA
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
5
OH
Washington
62,561
635
99
3
WV
Wood
87,306
367
238
3
WV
Pleasants
7,579
131
58
3
WV
Wirt
5,935
233
25
6­
129
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
PARKERSBURG
WV­
OH
MSA
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
5
OH
Washington
737
21
5,927
3
WV
Wood
911
9
3,316
3
WV
Pleasants
78
35
1,026
3
WV
Wirt
44
54
1,215
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
PARKERSBURG
WV­
OH
MSA
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­
'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
5
OH
Washington
62,561
997
2
19
3
3
WV
Wood
87,306
1,071
1
108
12
3
WV
Pleasants
7,579
­
32
­
0
26
33
3
WV
Wirt
5,935
681
13
28
64
Factor
8:
Jurisdictional
Boundaries
The
1999
MSA
was
expanded
in
2003
to
include
Pleasants
and
Wirt
counties.
The
review
of
Wirt
County,
however,
did
not
provide
sufficient
evidence
to
include
these
counties
in
the
nonattainment
area.

The
Parkersburg
area
has
recently
been
designated
nonattainment
for
the
8­
hour
ozone
standard.
Wood
County,
WV
and
Washington
County,
OH
both
monitored
violations
of
the
ozone
standard.

Factor
9:
Level
of
Control
EPA
identified
large
sources
greater
than
1000
tons
per
year
for
any
pollutant
and
evaluated
its
distance
to
a
violating
monitor
for
fine
particulate.
This
screening
identified
the
Pleasants
Power
Plant
13
miles
from
the
violating
monitor.
West
Virginia
has
provided
additional
information
on
the
level
of
control
of
the
Pleasants
plant.
Additional
NOX
controls
have
recently
been
added
to
the
power
plant.
The
1200
MW
plant
is
now
well
controlled.
There
is
a
15%
scrubber
bypass
currently
operating
on
the
plant,
however.
The
much
smaller
Willow
Island
power
plant
(
228
MW)
is
located
in
Pleasants
County
and
is
not
well
controlled.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
In
the
June
2004
letters
from
EPA
to
the
States
responding
to
their
designation
recommendations,
EPA
expressed
intent
to
designate
a
number
of
counties
nonattainment
primarily
because
of
high
pollutant
emissions
from
power
plants.
Most
of
these
plants
were
6­
130
located
in
counties
outside
but
near
to
the
metropolitan
area.
EPA
suggested
that
a
State
could
provide
a
partial
county
boundary
that
would
extend
to
the
relevant
power
plant
to
include
it
in
the
nonattainment
area.

A
number
of
states
responded
to
this
suggestion
with
a
series
of
connected
townships
or
other
unique
boundaries.
Some
states
also
suggested
an
alternative
approach
in
which
partial
county
areas
for
power
plants
in
some
cases
could
be
small
"
free­
standing"
boundaries
that
are
considered
part
of
the
nearby
nonattainment
area.
In
this
way,
it
would
not
be
necessary
to
include
additional
townships
or
other
minor
civil
divisions
comprising
an
odd­
shaped
"
land
connector"
extending
from
the
main
part
of
the
nonattainment
area
to
the
power
plant.

After
considering
these
comments
from
the
States,
EPA
agrees
that
such
an
approach
is
preferable
in
cases
where
a
partial
county
nonattainment
boundary
has
not
already
been
established
for
that
source
(
e.
g.
partial
county
boundaries
recently
established
for
8­
hour
ozone
nonattainment
areas),
or
where
the
source
is
not
located
close
enough
to
where
the
partial
county
boundary
could
be
contiguous
to
the
rest
of
the
nonattainment
area.
Such
free­
standing
portions
of
nonattainment
areas
should
only
be
established
based
on
a
pre­
existing
boundary
for
a
minor
civil
division
such
as
a
township,
tax
district,
or
other
defined
boundary
recognized
for
other
governmental
use.
Accordingly,
this
kind
of
partial
county
boundary
should
not
be
defined
simply
as
the
boundary
of
the
facility.

All
of
the
counties
in
the
proposed
Parkersburg
nonattainment
area
are
predominantly
rural
in
nature.
The
primary
reason
for
including
the
adjacent
county
of
Pleasants
is
the
contribution
of
emissions
from
the
Pleasants
power
plant
The
state
of
West
Virginia
has
submitted,
as
requested,
an
identification
of
partial
counties
to
include
the
power
plant.
In
Pleasants
County
the
Tax
District
of
Grant
is
nonattainment.
The
remainder
of
Pleasants
County
is
attainment/
unclassifiable.

Tax
District
Boundaries
were
selected
as
the
minor
civil
division
to
identify
partial
county
areas.
Tax
district
boundary
lines
were
adopted
by
the
West
Virginia
Legislature
in
1978
as
a
general
reference
to
delineate
rural
tax
district
boundaries.
The
boundaries
were
drawn
from
1:
24,000­
scale
USGS
topographic
maps
in
1978
and
coincide
with
county
magisterial
districts
as
of
July
1,
1973.
Unlike
magisterial
districts
that
are
realigned
every
ten
years
following
the
census,
the
tax
district
boundary
does
not
follow
equal
representation
requirements.

EPA
is
designating
Wood
and
part
of
Pleasants
counties
as
the
West
Virginia
portion
of
the
Parkersburg
nonattainment
area.

6.3.6.5
Steubenville
OH­
WV
Area
Discussion
The
Steubenville­
Weirton
MSA
includes
three
counties.
Two
counties
in
West
Virginia,
Brooke
and
Hancock,
as
well
as
Jefferson
County,
OH.
The
surrounding
counties
have
been
evaluated
and
designated
as
part
of
the
Pittsburgh
and
Wheeling
nonattainment
areas.
Hancock
and
Brooke
counties
both
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
6­
131
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m
³
.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Steubenville
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Jefferson
County,
OH
has
monitored
17.8
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Steubenville
nonattainment
area.

The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
Hancock
and
Brooke
counties
as
part
of
the
Steubenville
nonattainment
area.
EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
2004.
EPA
agrees
with
the
recommendation.

Summary
of
Evaluation
Both
counties
recommended
by
the
State
have
monitored
violations
of
the
standard.
Adjacent
counties
are
for
the
most
part
have
been
analyzed
under
other
metropolitan
areas.
Data
supporting
EPA's
intended
nonattainment
boundaries
and
West
Virginia's
recommendation
is
provided
below.

STATUS
OF
STEUBENVILLE
MSA
AND
SURROUNDING
AREA
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
State
Recommend
PM2.5
Designation
PM2.5
Designation
Area
­
'
99
C/
MSA
eparegion
stpostal
county_
name
state_
rec
msa_
name
C/
MSA
Total
(
excluding
surrounding)
=
3
counties
3
WV
B
rooke
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Steubenville­
Weirton,
OH­
WV
3
WV
Hancock
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Steubenville­
Weirton,
OH­
WV
5
OH
Jefferson
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Steubenville­
Weirton,
OH­
WV
3
PA
Beaver
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
5
OH
Belmont
Attainment
Nonattainment
Wheeling,
WV­
OH
5
OH
Columbiana
Attainment
Nonattainment
Youngstown­
Warren,
OH
3
WV
Ohio
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Wheeling,
WV­
OH
3
PA
Washington
Nonattainment
Nonattainment
Pittsburgh,
PA
5
OH
Carroll
Attainment
Attainment
Canton­
Massillon,
OH
5
OH
Harrison
Attainment
Attainment
6­
132
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
STEUBENVILLE
MSA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
5
OH
Jefferson
12,247
217,794
61,402
4,082
287
2,723
7,529
39.9
3
PA
Beaver
4,948
40,380
39,564
8,738
543
1,368
2,900
18.8
3
PA
Washington
3,011
8,221
22,097
9,392
813
1,190
1,505
12.5
5
OH
Belmont
2,797
51,374
13,036
4,211
464
734
1,667
9.6
3
WV
H
ancock
4,335
1,982
4,961
3,585
571
1,243
1,747
9.4
5
OH
Columbiana
1,187
1,291
5,825
5,881
1,250
442
696
4.2
3
WV
Ohio
351
514
3,609
2,779
123
192
135
1.9
3
WV
Brooke
527
1,663
2,500
4,358
439
191
277
1.8
5
OH
Carroll
363
386
1,886
1,422
375
120
234
1.2
5
OH
Harrison
191
258
712
786
254
70
116
0.6
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
STEUBENVILLE
MSA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
3
WV
Brooke
16.8
NA
16.8
NA
17.4
NA
3
WV
H
ancock
17.4
NA
17.5
NA
17.4
NA
5
OH
Jefferson
17.8
NA
18.2
NA
18.9
NA
The
two
Region
3
counties
to
be
evaluated
as
part
of
the
Steubenville
MSA
have
monitored
violations
of
the
PM2.5
Standard.
Evaluation
of
the
remaining
factors
is
not
necessary.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Brooke
and
Hancock
counties
as
the
West
Virginia
portion
of
the
Steubenville
nonattainment
area.

6.3.6.6
Hagerstown­
Martinsville
Area
Discussion
Berkeley
County,
WV
has
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m
³
.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
this
county
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Berkeley
County
has
monitored
16.3
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
monitor
is
intended
to
be
used
as
the
Design
Value
monitor
for
the
Hagerstown
nonattainment
area.
6­
133
Berkeley
County
is
actually
part
of
the
large
Washington­
Baltimore
CMSA.
For
planning
purposes
and
consistency
with
existing
ozone
boundaries,
EPA
intends
to
separate
Berkeley
from
the
CMSA.
The
existing
ozone
nonattainment
boundary
includes
Berkeley
and
Jefferson
counties
as
an
independent
area,
referred
to
as
the
Eastern
WV
panhandle.
Berkeley
County
was
defined
by
OMB
in
2003
as
part
of
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsville
CBSA
with
Washington
County,
MD.

West
Virginia
recommended
both
Jefferson
and
Berkeley
counties
as
nonattainment
in
the
February
13,
2004
recommendation
letter.
On
June
1,
2004,
the
state
revised
its
recommendation
to
exclude
Jefferson
County.
Washington
County,
MD
has
also
been
recommended
attainment
by
the
state
of
Maryland.
Berkeley
County
has
monitored
violations,
EPA
agrees
with
the
West
Virginia
recommendation
of
nonattainment
for
Berkeley
County;
however,
EPA
intends
to
designate
Berkeley
County
with
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsville
CBSA
following
EPA
April
1,
2003
guidance
suggesting
that
single
counties
be
included
with
the
nearest
metropolitan
area.

Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
Please
see
tables
in
Section
6.3.5.1
(
Washington,
DC
area)
for
specific
data
on
Berkeley
and
Washington
County.
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
EPA
is
designating
Washington
County,
MD
and
Berkeley
County,
WV
as
the
Hagerstown­
Martinsville
nonattainment
area.

6.3.6.7
Wheeling,
WV­
OH
Area
Discussion
The
Wheeling
Metropolitan
Statistical
Area
(
MSA)
is
comprised
of
three
counties
including
two
counties
in
West
Virginia.
The
table
below
lists
the
counties
in
the
MSA.
Two
counties
in
this
MSA,
Marshall
and
Ohio
counties
in
West
Virginia
have
monitored
violations
of
the
fine
particulate
(
PM2.5)
National
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standard
(
NAAQS)
of
15.0
µ
g/
m
³
.
Based
on
the
monitored
violations,
the
Wheeling
MSA
is
considered
a
presumptive
nonattainment
area.
Marshall
County,
WV
is
part
of
the
MSA
and
monitored
15.7
µ
g/
m3
for
the
time
period
2001­
2003.
This
value
is
being
considered
the
Design
Value
for
the
nonattainment
area.

The
State
of
West
Virginia,
in
the
Secretary
Timmermeyer
correspondence
of
February
13,
2004,
recommended
the
two
MSA
counties
to
be
included
in
the
Wheeling
nonattainment
area.
EPA
has
reviewed
the
State's
recommendations
as
well
as
additional
data
provided
by
West
Virginia
on
June
3,
EPA
agrees
with
the
State
recommendation
to
include
Marshall
and
Ohio
Counties
in
the
Wheeling
nonattainment
area.
Belmont,
Ohio
has
been
reviewed
and
designated
nonattainment
by
EPA
Region
5.
6­
134
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
1:
EMISSIONS
WHEELING,
WV
AREA
**
Counties
Listed
by
Percent
Contribution
to
area**
Total
Emissions,
2001
(
tons)
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
PM
SO2
NOX
VOC
Amm
Carbon
Crustal
Weighted
Emissions
Factor
5
OH
Jefferson
12,247
217,794
61,402
4,082
287
2,723
7,529
119.6
3
PA
Greene
11,626
186,481
31,832
2,756
256
2,548
7,223
99.2
3
WV
M
arshall
5,596
113,921
44,521
4,125
122
1,319
3,417
65.0
3
PA
Washington
3,011
8,221
22,097
9,392
813
1,190
1,505
35.4
5
OH
Belmont
2,797
51,374
13,036
4,211
464
734
1,667
29.5
5
OH
Guernsey
503
1,164
5,643
3,602
367
229
261
7.3
5
OH
Monroe
715
4,532
2,809
1,166
230
162
504
5.5
3
WV
O
hio
351
514
3,609
2,779
123
192
135
5.5
3
WV
Brooke
527
1,663
2,500
4,358
439
191
277
5.3
3
WV
Wetzel
260
698
4,323
1,720
45
160
79
5.2
5
OH
Noble
219
144
1,622
1,377
197
87
127
2.5
5
OH
Harrison
191
258
712
786
254
70
116
1.8
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
2:
AIR
QUALITY
WHEELING,
WV
AREA
Design
Values
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
'
01­'
03
'
00­'
02
'
99­'
01
5
OH
Jefferson
17.8
NA
18.2
NA
18.9
NA
3
WV
Brooke
16.8
NA
16.8
NA
17.4
NA
3
WV
M
arshall
15.7
NA
16.0
NA
16.5
NA
3
PA
Washington
15.5
NA
15.7
NA
15.5
NA
5
WV
O
hio
15.2
NA
15.3
NA
15.7
NA
5
OH
Harrison
No
Monitor
5
OH
Belmont
No
Monitor
3
PA
G
reene
No
Monitor
3
OH
Monroe
No
Monitor
3
WV
Wetzel
No
Monitor
5
OH
Guernsey
No
Monitor
5
OH
Noble
No
Monitor
6­
135
SUMMARY
OF
FACTOR
3:
POPULATION
DENSITY
AND
DEGREE
OF
UBANIZATION
WHEELING,
WV
AREA
Population
&
Area
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Area
(
sq
miles)
Density
'
02
3
PA
Washington
204,110
857
238
5
OH
Jefferson
72,402
410
177
5
OH
Belmont
69,448
537
129
3
WV
O
hio
46,126
106
435
5
OH
Guernsey
40,987
522
79
3
PA
Greene
40,520
576
70
3
WV
M
arshall
34,898
307
114
3
WV
Brooke
25,179
89
283
3
WV
Wetzel
17,363
359
48
5
OH
Harrison
15,890
404
39
5
OH
Monroe
14,973
456
33
5
OH
Noble
14,088
399
35
SUMMARY
FACTOR
4:
COMMUTING
PATTERNS
WHEELING,
WV
AREA
VMT
Commuting
to
Other
Metro
Counties
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Percent
Number
3
PA
Washington
2,057
0
386
5
OH
Belmont
1,066
20
5,667
5
OH
Guernsey
1,026
2
365
5
OH
Jefferson
741
7
2,045
3
PA
Greene
560
1
101
3
WV
O
hio
437
15
2,964
5
OH
Noble
362
2
103
3
WV
Brooke
313
9
962
3
WV
M
arshall
233
37
5,233
5
OH
Harrison
143
7
473
5
OH
Monroe
142
15
852
3
WV
Wetzel
111
8
519
6­
136
SUMMARY
FACTOR
5:
EXPECTED
GROWTH
WHEELING,
WV
AREA
Population
VMT
EPA
Reg
ST
COUNTY
2002
Growth
'
90­'
00
Pct
chng
'
90­'
00
Growth
'
02­'
10
Pct
chng
'
02­'
10
5
OH
Noble
14,088
2,722
24
229
172
5
OH
Guernsey
40,987
1,768
5
636
163
3
PA
Greene
40,520
1,122
3
161
40
5
OH
Harrison
15,890
­
229
­
1
3
2
5
OH
Monroe
14,973
­
317
­
2
2
1
5
OH
Belmont
69,448
­
848
­
1
290
37
3
WV
Brooke
25,179
­
1,545
­
6
94
43
3
WV
Wetzel
17,363
­
1,565
­
8
4
4
3
PA
Washington
204,110
­
1,687
­
1
168
9
3
WV
Marshall
34,898
­
1,837
­
5
­
57
­
20
3
WV
Ohio
46,126
­
3,444
­
7
­
83
­
16
5
OH
Jefferson
72,402
­
6,404
­
8
­
48
­
6
Justifications
for
Changes
to
EPA
Recommendations
Contained
in
the
June
29,
2004
Letters
to
States
After
consideration
of
all
information
provided,
EPA
has
determined
that
the
recommendation
of
June
29,
2004
as
described
above
is
still
valid.
Therefore,
EPA
is
designating
Marshall
and
Ohio
counties
as
the
West
Virginia
portion
of
the
Wheeling
nonattainment
area.