Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 76.34
Liaison Elida Erickson
Submission Date March 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of California, Santa Cruz
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Justin Delemus
EH&S
EH&S
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Part 1 

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
Yes

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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
UCSC maintains over 80 air permits from the Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD). Equipment required to have an air permit to regulate emissions include: Cogeneration engines, hot water boilers, dust collection systems, emergency generator engines, spray paint booths and gasoline dispensing pumps.

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Yes

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 6.35 Metric tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.09 Metric tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 15.42 Metric tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.73 Metric tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Metric tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Metric tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 1.91 Metric tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0.24 Metric tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
In most cases, equipment specifications, EPA emissions factors and fuel consumption are use to estimate emission potential. In other cases, actual emissions are calculated from emission factors based on use.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/environmental/emissions.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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