Item 7a Supp
Item No. 7a supp. Date of Meeting August 25, 2009 Clean Air Program Update Wayne Grotheer Sarah Flagg Director, Seaport Seaport Air Quality Professional and Technical Program Manager Services Briefing Overview Last Commission Briefing: 6/23/2009 2008 Strategy Implementation Report Briefing: Summary of drayage truck issues Port of Seattle Clean Truck Program San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Truck Program ABC Fuels 2 What is a Drayage Truck? Heavy-duty diesel truck that move containers to and from marine terminals, intermodal yards, and distribution centers Short distances (1 to 25 miles) Operated by both independent owner/operators and employee drivers Hired by cargo owners, steamship lines, or 3rd party logistics (3PLs) No direct business relationship with ports 3 Particulate Matter Emissions from Drayage Trucks Drayage operations to/from terminals and intermodal yards contribute to port emission profiles: Port of Tacoma: 1% Port of Seattle: 3% Port of Oakland: 7% Port of Los Angeles: 40% Port of Long Beach: 36% Port of San Diego: 8% Port of Houston: 5.6% Port of New York/New Jersey: 12% Why do the percentages differ? Distance from terminals to intermodal yards Percent of containers moved by truck vs. on-dock rail Terminal turn times Regional traffic congestion 4 Regional Port Emission Contributions Port contributions to regional PM emissions from all sources: Tacoma: 7% Seattle: 9% Oakland: 6% Los Angeles: 9% Long Beach: 9% San Diego: <1% Houston: 3.4% New York/New Jersey: 1% 5 What is the Average Age of a Drayage Truck? Port Metro Vancouver: 2000 How do these Port of Seattle: 1996 compare to state averages? Port of Tacoma: 1998 Washington: 1996 South Coast San Pedro Bay Ports: 1995 California: 1995 Port of Houston: 1999 Port of New York/New Jersey: 1998 6 Why is Reducing Drayage Truck Emissions Important to Ports? Impacts on Public Health Combustion of diesel fuel emits pollutants such as particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NO ) x PM and NO are linked to increases in respiratory and x cardiovascular disease Proximity of drayage truck emissions to population centers Impact on Environment Climate impacts from contribution to greenhouse gas emissions 7 Federal Efforts to Reduce Truck Emissions Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Rule Implemented in 2006 Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Standards Final PM: MY 2007 Final NO : MY 2010 x U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership Focused on shippers, carriers, trucks and rail Promotes fuel saving and efficiency technologies 8 Port of Seattle Clean Air Program Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy Truck Performance Measures: 12/31/2010: All trucks must meet Federal 1994 PM emission standard 12/31/2015: 80% of trucks must meet Federal 2007 PM emission standard (100% by 2017) Standards will be enforced by MTOs at gates Fee Free Partnered with PSCAA on a buy-back and scrap program for pre-1994 trucks OSR Small Business Assistance program 9 Clean Air Program MTO Lease Amendments Received FMC approval on June 23rd to discuss truck program implementation Final version of lease amendments have been sent to MTOs for review and execution (as of 8/13/2009) 10 Clean Air Program PSCAA Buy-Back and Scrap PSCAA staff are developing program elements Focused on pre-1994 trucks Must have recently worked at Port of Seattle Provide a "bounty" of $5,000 or blue book value, whichever is greater Schedule: July/August: Develop RFP, obtain stakeholder input September: Issue RFP for 3-4 weeks October: Select operators, execute contracts November: Anticipated program launch date 11 Clean Air Program PSCAA Buy-Back and Scrap Key Considerations: Program gets the oldest trucks off the road first Avoids relocation of the emissions problem Gives owners fair compensation for their old truck Port legally can't fund a truck retrofit/replacement program 12 Clean Air Program OSR Small Business Assistance Hosted Trucker Resource Fair 6/3/2009 Brought together health insurance, community resources, and financial resources, Provided briefing on the Clean Truck Program Planning second Trucker Resource Fair for November Coincide with launch of buy-back and scrap program 13 Clean Air Program Truck Parking South Harbor Truck Parking Work Group Purpose: To provide input on south harbor neighborhood parking and routing issues. Partners include City, SDOT, community, industry, labor, and environmental groups. Recommendations presented to Commission and City Council in May 2009 Terminal 25 South interim truck parking facility 3 acres Opened July 1 No fees Used by 75 trucks, 15 cars (typical Monday 6 AM) 14 Program Comparison Port of Seattle San Pedro Bay CTP Ports CTP Air Quality In attainment for In severe non- Attainment PM2.5, pending non- attainment for U.S. EPA Status attainment for ozone criteria pollutants (NO , SO , PM, VOCs, CO) x x # of Drayage 1,500 known (2008) 16,000 Trucks Truck Emission 3% of Port of Seattle 40% of Port of L.A. Contribution inventory inventory 36% of Port of Long Beach inventory Dray Distances .5 to 2 miles 5 to 25 miles 15 Program Comparison Port of Seattle San Pedro Bay CTP Ports CTP Fleet Age 1996 average model 1995 average model year year (in 2008) (in 2008) 25% of trucks older than 1994 Truck Ban Dec 31, 2010: Ban all Oct 1, 2008: Ban all pre- pre-1994 trucks 1989 trucks Dates Dec 31, 2015: 80% of Jan 1, 2010: Ban all pre- trucks must meet 2007 1994 and unretrofitted PM emission standards 1994-2003 trucks (100% by 2017) Jan 1, 2012: Ban all trucks that don't meet 2007 CARB standard 16 Program Comparison Port of Seattle San Pedro Bay CTP Ports CTP State/ No state authority to State authority under implement truck U.S. Clean Air Act Regional standards CARB Drayage Truck Programs Voluntary efforts on Rule: all trucks must anti-idling programs meet 2007 standards by and exhaust retrofits 2013 Fees None $35 per TEU for containers hauled by pre-2007 trucks Collected by MTOs via PortCheck 17 Program Comparison Port of Seattle San Pedro Bay CTP Ports CTP Enforcement MTOs will enforce Port tariff standards at terminal Concession gates agreements Lease amendments **in litigation** with Port 18 Other Port Clean Air Programs Staff is monitoring development of port clean truck programs: Port of Tacoma Port Metro Vancouver Port of Oakland Port of San Diego Port of New York/New Jersey Port of Houston Authority Virginia Port Authority 19 Port of Seattle ABC Fuels At-Berth Clean Fuels Vessel Incentive Program Pilot program with Puget Sound Clean Air Agency $1,500 incentive for use of 0.5% sulfur fuel in auxiliary engines while at a Port of Seattle berth Eligible lines must call 5 or more times/year 7 Participating Lines: Hapag-Lloyd Maersk Matson Norwegian Cruise APL Line COSCO CMA-CGM Current participants represent 35% of all calls made in 2008 20
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