Petition and Revised Recommendationsto the Regional AdministratorUnited States Environmental Protection Agency - Region VConcerning Designations for Ozone Air Pollutionin the Shoreline Counties of the Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michiganpursuant to the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §7407
February 6, 2004
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI)
Lee A. Sprague, Ogema
(231)398-6823
William Brooks, Tribal Attorney
(231)398-6821
LRBOI Tribal Government Offices375 River Street, Manistee, MI 49660
Prepared by:Contributor:
Alexander J. SagadyJimmie Mitchell, Traditionalist & Chair,Environmental ConsultantNatural Resources Commission, LRBOIPO Box 39, East Lansing, MI 48823375 River St., Manistee, MI 49660(517)332-6971;ajs@sagady.comhttp://www.sagady.com
Table of Contents
1Introduction.......................................................12The Tribe’s Revised Recommendation to EPA Concerning Michigan’s Manisteeand Oceana Counties...............................................32.1Authority, Policy and Factual Context Underlying the Tribe’s Petition toEPA.......................................................32.1.2Overwhelming Long Range Transport over Lake Michigan is thePrimary Cause of Elevated Ozone Air Pollution in All ShorelineCounties of Michigan’s Northwestern Lower Peninsula.........42.1.3Discussion of the Qualitative Physical Nature of Long RangeTransport of Ozone Air Pollution and Ozone Formation Precursorsto Northwest Michigan Shoreline Counties...................52.2EPA’s Guidance Documents Concerning Boundary Designations for the 8Hour Average Ozone National Ambient Air Quality as such GuidanceRelates to Manistee and Oceana Counties.........................102.2.1Factual Exposition Concerning Northwestern Michigan ShorelineCounty Ozone Air Quality Monitors.......................102.2.2An Exposition of Year 2001-2003 Ozone Data for the Muskegon,Scottville and Benzonia Ozone Monitors Using EPA AIRNOW Peak 8-Hour Average Concentration Interpolation Imagery PredictsNAAQS Violations and the Resulting Need for Non-AttainmentDesignations for Manistee and Oceana Counties .............113Discussion of the Elevent Factors in the July 18, 2000 EPA Seitz Memo onDesignation Guidance for Indian Country..............................153.1Emissions and Air Quality in Adjacent Areas......................153.2Population Density and Degree of Urbanization....................153.3Monitoring Data Representing Ozone Concentrations in Local Areas andLarge Areas................................................153.4Location of Emission Sources..................................153.5Traffic and Commuting Patterns................................163.6Expected Growth............................................16
3.7Factors of Meteorology, Geography/Topography...................173.8Jurisdictional Boundaries......................................173.9Level of Control of Emission Sources............................173.10Regional Emission Reduction Impacts...........................174The Tribe Supports EPA's Ozone Nonattainment Designations for Michigan’sBenzie, Mason and Muskegon Counties................................17
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