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Corpus Christi Air Monitoring and Surveillance Camera Project Fourth Annual Report to the US District Court by Center for Energy and Environmental Resources David T. Allen, Principal Investigator Vincent M. Torres, Project Manager Dave Sullivan, Quality Assurance Manager January 22, 2008 1

Today’s Presentation • Introductions • Project Overview • Project Budget • Project Financial Status • Statement by Representatives of the Project Voluntary Advisory Board • What Have We Learned from this Project? • Ways to Improve the Network • Q & A Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 2 Surveillance Camera Project

Project Overview • Year 1 – Hired contractors and began construction of 7 sites – Established Voluntary Advisory Board • Year 2 – Completed construction of sites, acceptance testing of sites & began reporting data April 1, 2005 (collected data for 6 months of Year 2) through TCEQ & project websites • Years 3 & 4 – Continued collection & reporting of data; optimized operation of sites to maximize use of project funds – Project remains on schedule & within budget Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 3 Surveillance Camera Project

Air Monitoring Network, Site Designations and Major Instrumentation Major Monitoring Equipment/Systems TCEQ Contract Event CAMS Description of Site Location H2S & SO2 Meteorology Surveillance Reference Auto GC Triggered No. Monitor Station Camera Sampler Oak Park Recreation Center 1.a 634 Yes Yes Grain Elevator @ Port of 1.b 629 Yes Yes Yes Corpus Christi J. I. Hailey Site @ Port of 1.c 630 Yes Yes Yes Corpus Christi TCEQ Monitoring Site C199 @ 1.d 635 Yes Yes Yes Yes Dona Park West End of CC Inner Harbor 1.e 631 Yes Yes Yes @ Port of Corpus Christi Off Up River Road on Flint Hills 1.f 632 Yes Yes Yes Resources easement Solar Estates Park at end of 1.g 633 Yes Yes Yes Yes Sunshine Road Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 4 Surveillance Camera Project

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Project Budget • Of total project costs for first 3 years, only site construction (1.5 years) and 1.5 year of operations & maintenance (O&M) costs have been funded by this project • Additional funds provided by a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) awarded by the TCEQ funded O&M costs for one year • Beginning October 2, 2006, all O&M costs are being charged to this project. • Total expenditures for the first 4 years of the project included only 1.5 year of O&M costs Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 6 Surveillance Camera Project

Project Financial Status Expenditures Total for prior years $2,416,589.38 Current year (ending 9/30/07) $782,424.65 Total* to date (9/30/07) $3,199,014.03 * Initial budget estimated $2,300,000 for site construction & deployment and $967,349 for operations & maintenance after construction for approximately 1.5 year for a total initial estimate of $3,267,349; Actual costs were $3,199,014.03. Funds Remaining Initial deposit (10/2/03) $6,761,718.02 Less expenditures to date (9/30/07) ($3,199,014.03) Plus interest earned to date (9/30/07) $533,138.93 Project funds remaining** $4,095,842.92 **The remaining project funds plus future interest earned are estimated to allow the project to operate for four more years (total of 8 years compared to initial estimate of 7 years) to September 2011, assuming no extraordinary costs arise. Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 7 Surveillance Camera Project

Statement by Representatives of the Volunteer Advisory Board Ms. Gretchen Arnold Mr. Ron Barnard Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 8 Surveillance Camera Project

What Have We Learned from this Project? • Established baseline quantitative air quality data • Increased understanding of the impact of the port & refinery operations on air quality • Ability to assess the impact of future port & refinery operation expansions (e.g., LNG) Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 9 Surveillance Camera Project

DATA ANALYSIS • Description of monitoring network & emission sources • Establishing an air quality baseline in Corpus Christi residential areas – How do baselines compare to effects screening levels and standards? – How do baselines compare to other Texas cities? – How are baselines changing over time? • Examining air pollution events in Corpus Christi as detected by the monitoring network • Conclusion Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 10 Surveillance Camera Project

Air Monitoring Network, Site Designations and Major Instrumentation Major Monitoring Equipment/Systems TCEQ Contract Event CAMS Description of Site Location H2S & SO2 Meteorology Surveillance Reference Auto GC Triggered No. Monitor Station Camera Sampler Oak Park Recreation Center 1.a 634 Yes Yes Grain Elevator @ Port of 1.b 629 Yes Yes Yes Corpus Christi J. I. Hailey Site @ Port of 1.c 630 Yes Yes Yes Corpus Christi TCEQ Monitoring Site C199 @ 1.d 635 Yes Yes Yes Yes Dona Park West End of CC Inner Harbor 1.e 631 Yes Yes Yes @ Port of Corpus Christi Off Up River Road on Flint Hills 1.f 632 Yes Yes Yes Resources easement Solar Estates Park at end of 1.g 633 Yes Yes Yes Yes Sunshine Road Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 11 Surveillance Camera Project

Air Monitoring Network Site Locations Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 12 Surveillance Camera Project

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Small Emission Sources Eastern Network Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 15 Surveillance Camera Project

Small Emission Sources Western Network Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 16 Surveillance Camera Project

Baseline for Volatile Organic Compounds (Hydrocarbon Chemicals) in the Air • No measured concentrations at or above TCEQ long-term health effects screening levels. Benzene occasionally above short-term ESL. • VOCs higher at Oak Park than at Solar Estates; Oak, Solar lower than Upper Gulf Coast cities, higher than other urban areas. • VOC concentrations relatively unchanged 2006- 2007. Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 17 Surveillance Camera Project

Comparing Mean Concentrations at Oak Park 2006-2007, ppbV Units with New Benzene Effects Screening Level 10 9 8 Note similarity one year to next 7 Oak 2006 Mean Parts per billion - Volume Oak 2007 Mean 6 5 4 Benzene ESL 3 1.4ppbV 2 1 0 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n e e e e e e e a a e e a a e e a a e a e e e e e e m a a l z z z z t t x x y l l t t t t t i t t t z u l c h y p n n n n n y u u u u u n d n n n y e e X u n l e t h o e e e p b B B B e e a e e e o e X E B h C H e - D t b b b r o p P t P P T B o - - P m - E P - - u B o - o r n 2 2 l l l - s 1 o - - - y y y B - - n l n P c - - n 2 2 l I s 1 y + h h h e c t y - - I - h t t t 3 n c t C e e e e t e , E n m m m 1 z e n i i i r r r l e y T T T X B - - - 3 4 5 - p l , , , y 2 2 3 p , , , 1 1 1 o r p o s Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 18 I Surveillance Camera Project

Comparing Mean Concentrations at Solar Estates 2006-2007, ppbV units, with New Benzene Effects Screening Level 10 9 8 Note similarity one year to next 7 Solar 2006 Mean Parts per billion - Volume Solar 2007 Mean 6 5 4 Benzene ESL 3 1.4 ppbV 2 1 0 Isopropyl Benzene - Cumene p-Xylene + m-Xylene 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene Cyclohexane Ethyl Benzene Ethylene Isobutane n-Butane c-2-Butene t-2-Butene Isopentane n-Pentane 1,3-Butadiene 1-Pentene c-2-Pentene t-2-Pentene n-Hexane Benzene Toluene o-Xylene Ethane Propane Propylene 1-Butene n-Decane Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 19 Surveillance Camera Project

Comparing Mean Concentrations at Solar vs Oak in 2007, ppbV units 10 9 Note similarity 8 between sites in prevailing 7 Solar 2007 Mean Parts per billion - Volume Oak 2007 Mean species, with 6 Solar < Oak 5 4 3 2 1 0 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e n e n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n e e e e e e e e a a a a e e a a e e e e e e a a a e e m l z z z z l t t t t t i t t t x x u y l c h l t t z y p y u u n n d n n n y n n n u u u n u e n e l X e t h o p e a e o X e e e b B B B e e e e E B H e h C - D t r b b b o o p P t P P T B - E - - - P o m P - u B - o r n 2 2 1 l l l - s o - - l - y y y B - - n n P c - - n 1 2 2 l I s y + h h h e c t y - - - I h 3 n t t t c t C e e e e t e , E m m m 1 n z e n i i i r r r l y e T T T X B - - - 3 4 5 - p l , , , y 2 2 3 p , , , 1 1 1 o Corpus Christi Air Monitoring & 20 r p o s Surveillance Camera Project I