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Southeast Diesel Collaborative
Carol L. Kemker, Deputy Director
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division
Air Quality in Region 4
Air quality concerns
62 Counties in non-attainment for 8-hr
ozone, population ~16 million people
47 Counties not attaining PM2.5 standard,
population ~8 million people
Health concerns
Premature death
Diesel exhaust a possible human
carcinogen
Other respiratory system effects
Diesel in the Southeast
Diesel Success in Region 4
Region 4 diesel programs include:
Retrofits
Idle
reduction
Alternative
Outreach
fuels
Diesel Projects in Region 4
Region 4 Clean School Bus
One of the first school bus retrofit programs
in the country
$1.45M: ten projects totaling almost 2000
school bus retrofits
Georgia leveraged CSB-USA funds for other
ULSD efforts
North Carolina and Tampa, FL have their own
programs
Truck Stop Electrification
7 truck stops equipped with TSE technology
Interstates 40 and 85 are national idle free
corridors
30+ SmartWay partners
Future sites in TN, GA and FL
Biodiesel in Region 4
Coordinating with DOE and SEATF
Available in all Region 4 states
Municipal and state fleets: NCDOT, Knox
County, etc.
Airports: Ft. Lauderdale, currently; Orlando,
Miami coming soon
Corporate fleets: Georgia Power, Knoxville
Utilities, etc.
Where to go from here?
Building on Success
2004 Mobile Source PM2.5 Emissions, by Sector
other
21%
ground freight
32%
port
5%
school bus
2%
agricultural
19%
transit
0.4%
construction
21%
National Clean Diesel Campaign
Consolidating diesel clean-up efforts in order to
protect health and allow nonattainment areas
to meet the NAAQS
Two components:
Regulations for new engines
Voluntary programs for existing engines
Five sectors:
School buses, Ports, Construction, Freight and
Agriculture
Sector-Based Approach
Identify sector-specific incentives at
federal, state and local levels
Build broad-based regional collaboratives
For more information see:
www.epa.gov/cleandiesel
Southeast Diesel Collaborative
Coordinated effort to address the impacts
of diesel in the Southeast
Leverage resources to maximize benefits
Limit duplication of effort
Pool intellectual capital
Collaborative Partners
Government
Federal, State and local air quality,
transportation, energy and agriculture
agencies
Industry representatives
Non-governmental organizations (e.g.,
environmental organizations, community
groups, academia, etc.)
Potential Target Sectors
Construction
Agriculture
On-road—build on past successes
Construction
State and municipal fleet retrofits and
alternative fuels usage
Pilot projects
Contract language
Engage private sector in discussions
Sector Goal: Secure funding to establish
retrofit projects, work with DOTs to create
contract provision language
Agriculture
Potential to create closed-loop biofuel crop
industry
Increase availability of diesel
Can replace less profitable crops
Improves farmers’ bottom line, biodiesel better
for public health
SmartWay Transport Partnership
Retrofits
Sector Goal: Create partnerships, develop sector strategy
and pilot retrofit and other clean diesel projects
Potential Funding Sources
Federal: EPA (Clean School Bus, General
Retrofit), DoE (Clean Cities) and DOT
(CMAQ)
State
SEPs: Settlements at federal and state
levels
Local funding (Tampa, FL)
Corporate Sponsorship
Creative financing
Next Steps
Near Term
Outreach to potential partners
Sign Collaborative Partnership commitments
Convene Collaborative partners meeting
Solicit funding from within EPA for pilot projects
Develop specific project ideas milestones
Long Term
Implement collaborative plan to reduce diesel emissions
Increase availability of clean fuel
In Conclusion
There is interest!
There is commitment!
Need to reduce diesel emissions to protect
human health!
Need to increase renewable energy!
The Southeast is in a good position to
achieve results!
Calling interested partners
to join the
SOUTHEAST DIESEL
COLLABORATIVE!