Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0313-0032
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2022-05-12T04:00Z

EE Initial Notification Summary Information		PM10 Santa Barbara County
Submitting Agency: SBCAPCD (AQS Code 0948)  -  Exceptional Event Description "Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017"
Agency Contact: Joel Cordes CordesJ@sbcapcd.org & Molly Pearson PearsonM@sbcapcd.org

Date Submitted: 7/10/18 	
Applicable NAAQS: PM10 24-Hour 2006 Standard  -  Statistic Annual Estimated Days > Standard  -  150 ug/m3
Affected Regulatory Decision[1]: Attainment status in jeopardy due to Statistic Annual Estimated Days > Standard > than 1.
(for classification decisions, specify level of the classification with/without EE concurrence)
Area Name/Designation Status: Santa Barbara (South Central Coast) Current Status Attainment/Unclassified 
Design Value Period (list three year period): 2015-2017
(where there are multiple relevant design value periods, summarize separately)

A) Information specific to each flagged monitor day that may be submitted to EPA in support of the affected regulatory decision listed above
Date of Event 
Type of Event (high wind, volcano, wildfires/prescribed fire, other[2])
AQS Flag
Monitor AQS ID 
Monitor Name
Exceedance Concentration (with units)
Notes (e.g. event name, links to other events)
*20160616
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0008-81102-3
El Capitan
175 ug/m3
Sherpa fire smoke/ash/dust event 2016
*20160616
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-1025-81102-3
LFC1
436 ug/m3
Sherpa fire smoke/ash/dust event 2016
*20160617
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-1025-81102-3
LFC1
202 ug/m3
Sherpa fire smoke/ash/dust event 2016
*20160618
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-1025-81102-3
LFC1
206 ug/m3
Sherpa fire smoke/ash/dust event 2016
*20160619
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-1025-81102-3
LFC1
266 ug/m3
Sherpa fire smoke/ash/dust event 2016
*20160721
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-1025-81102-3
LFC1
212 ug/m3
Sherpa fire smoke/ash/dust event 2016
*20161018
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-4003-81102-3
VAFB
168 ug/m3
VAFB Canyon Fire ash/wind events 2016/2017
*20161019
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-4003-81102-3
VAFB
177 ug/m3
VAFB Canyon Fire ash/wind events 2016/2017
*20161023
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-4003-81102-3
VAFB
204 ug/m3
VAFB Canyon Fire ash/wind events 2016/2017
*20161116
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-4003-81102-3
VAFB
257 ug/m3
VAFB Canyon Fire ash/wind events 2016/2017
*20170108
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-4003-81102-3
VAFB
399 ug/m3
VAFB Canyon Fire ash/wind events 2016/2017
*20170202
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-4003-81102-3
VAFB
208 ug/m3
VAFB Canyon Fire ash/wind events 2016/2017
20171206
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
163 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171207
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
337 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171207
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-2011
Goleta
189 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171209
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
171 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171210
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
203 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171211
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
235 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171212
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
187 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017
20171216
High Wind/Wildfire
RT
06-083-0011
SBAR
252 ug/m3
Thomas fire smoke & ash event 2017

B) Violating Monitors Information 
  (listing of all violating monitors in the planning area, regardless of operating agency, and regardless of whether or not they are impacted by EEs)
Monitor (AQS ID) 

Design Value (without EPA concurrence on any of the events listed in table A above)
Design Value (with EPA concurrence on all events listed in table A above)
Santa Barbara PM10 STP (06-083-0011)
                                      2.3
                                      0.0
* VAFBSTS PM10 STP (06-083-4003)
                                      2.2
                                      0.0
* LFC 1 PM10 STP (06-083-1025)
                                      1.7
                                      0.0
Goleta PM10 STP (06-083-2011)
                                      0.3
                                      0.0
* El Capitan (06-083-0008)
                                      0.3
                                      0.0

[1] designation, classification, attainment determination, attainment date extension, or finding of SIP inadequacy leading to SIP call
[2] Provide additional information for types of event described as "other"
* Initial Notice for the events affecting these monitors were submitted to EPA Region 9 on August 15, 2017.  EPA Region 9 determined that "data from these events are not currently anticipated to affect any future regulatory decision" [email from G. Yoshimura, EPA, 10/23/2017].

C) Summary of Maximum Design Value (DV) Monitor Information (Effect of EPA Concurrence on Maximum Design Value Monitor Determination)
  (Two highest values from Table B)
Maximum DV monitor (AQS ID) without EPA concurrence on any of the events listed in table A above 
                                Design Value  
                                      2.3
                             Design Value Monitor
                     Santa Barbara PM10 STP (06-083-0011)
                                    Comment
Maximum DV monitor (AQS ID) with EPA concurrence on all events listed in table A above 
                                 Design Value
                                      0.0
                             Design Value Monitor
                     Santa Barbara PM10 STP (06-083-0011)
                                    Comment
                                       
   
D) List of any monitors (AQS ID) within planning area with invalid design values (e.g. due to data incompleteness)

Santa Barbara PM10 STP (06-083-0011)
VAFBSTS PM10 STP (06-083-4003)