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Environment
Clean Air Action Plan
San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP)
Background
On November 20, 2006, the governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach voted to approve the landmark San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, the most comprehensive strategy to cut air pollution and reduce health risks ever produced for a global seaport complex. The historic vote committed the ports to an aggressive plan to reduce pollution by at least 45 percent within five years. In moving ahead with the plan, commissioners approved amendments directing staff to develop:
- A truck replacement program to phase out all “dirty” diesel trucks from the ports within five years, replaced with a new generation of clean or retrofitted vehicles and driven by people who earn at least the prevailing wage. (View more information on Clean Truck Program.)
- Aggressive milestones with measurable goals for air quality improvements. (View 2010 Air Emissions Inventory Report.)
- Recommendations to eliminate emissions of ultra-fine particulates.
- A technology advancement program to reduce emissions, including green house gases.
- A public participation process with environmental organizations and the business community.
The five-year, $2-billion Clean Air Action Plan was created with the cooperation and participation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, California Air Resources Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, with investments by the two ports for air quality programs, extensive use of ship-to-shore electricity at the ports within five years, a commitment to use pollution-based impact fees pollution-based impact fees so that polluters pay their part to improve air quality.
In four years, the Port of Los Angeles has made significant progress toward meeting its emission reduction goals. (View 2005-2010 Air Quality Report Card.)
For more information, visit www.cleanairactionplan.org.
2010 CAAP Update
On April 7, 2010, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released for public review a proposed, updated document, the 2010 San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP Update) that includes new, far-reaching goals for curbing port-related air pollution over the next decade.
The focus areas of the Draft CAAP Update remain the same as the original CAAP. The CAAP Update includes information on the ports’ overall progress in implementing the original CAAP strategies, as well as updates based on changes in federal and state regulations. The most significant addition to the Draft CAAP Update is the San Pedro Bay Standards, which establish long-term goals for emissions and health-risk reductions for the ports. Also, the Draft CAAP Update identifies milestone dates and forecasts potential emissions reductions and budget commitments for the next five years, through the end of 2013. Finally, the CAAP Update is consistent with the ports' pledge in the original CAAP that the plan would be updated periodically to make sure it remains current and forward-thinking.
The Clean Air Action Plan’s goals for 2014 include cutting Port-related DPM emissions by 72 percent, NOx emissions by 22 percent, and SOx emissions by 93 percent below 2005 levels. Further decreases including reducing the population-weighted residential cancer risk of port-related DPM emissions by 85% are targeted by 2020. The CAAP goals are closely tied into the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s plan to meet federal air quality standards.
The Los Angeles and Long Beach Boards of Harbor Commissioners unanimously adopted the 2010 CAAP Update on November 22, 2010.
For more information, visit www.cleanairactionplan.org.
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