Transcript MontgomeryCoIAQProgram.ppt

Montgomery County, Maryland
Indoor Air Quality Program
National Environmental Health Association
Indoor Air Quality Workshop
February 18 – 20,2004
Washington, DC
DEP – Division of Environmental
Policy and Compliance (DEPC)
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Field
Indoor Environments
Noise
Air
Pollution Prevention
& Brownfields
• Stormwater
• Energy
Indoor Environments
Program
• Compliance
• Public
Outreach and
Education
Program Inititiatives
RADON
Pesticides Integrated Pest
Management
Environmental Asthma
Triggers
Indoor Painting Practices
Carbon Monoxide
Indoor Mold
Compliance
Local Executive Ordinances
Chapter 3
Air/Indoor Air
Quality
Chapter 33-B
Pesticides
Basic Language of Chapter 3
• Section 3.10 Control and prohibition of
indoor air pollution.
• (a) A person must not cause or allow the
emission of indoor air pollutants beyond the
person’s property line in a manner that creates
indoor air pollution.
• (b) subsection (a) does not apply to:
The residential use of personal hygiene
products;
Smoking in non-restricted areas; or
Residential cooking odors.
Chapter 3
Continued - Property Line Defined:
•“Property line” means the boundary of a
residential or non-residential area that a
person legally uses or owns. For a property
divided into more than one legal unit, such
as multi-family housing or a multi-tenant
commercial property, “property line” also
includes any boundary between a unit and a
common area or between units.
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A Common IAQ Occurrence
Who Would be Affected?
Some Examples:
A car repair shop is next to a day care enter and
fumes from the paint spray booth are entering the
day care center.
A nail salon is next to an office and fumes from
the nail salon are entering the neighboring offices.
A tenant in an apartment building is concerned
with visible mold growth on the interior surfaces of
the unit caused by water damage due to a roof
leak.
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Montgomery County’s Indoor Air
Quality Strategy …
• Typical examples
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Strategy ContinuedDEPs IAQ enforcement is complaint driven. Therefore,
when we receive a complaint that falls within our
jurisdiction, DEP will:
Perform a preliminary investigation that includes,
interviews, IAQ testing with appropriate meters, and
ventilation testing.
If DEPs preliminary investigation reveals a problem,
we will require that the facility perform further monitoring,
utilizing a professional industrial hygiene firm, and
submit a corrective action plan to DEP for approval.
If the facility fails to comply, DEP has the ability to
issue citations and proceed with enforcement actions.
Guidance Documents
Mold … Instrumentation
Tramex Survey
Encounter
SURVEY ENCOUNTER
METER FOR MEASURING
MOISTURE IN WOOD, DRYWALL, PLASTER, BRICK,
ROOFING, SIDING AND
OTHER CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS
Additional Tools …
Indoor Air Quality
Building Education
and Assessment
Model (I-BEAM)
Software
What is I-BEAM?
I-BEAM is computer
software for use by
building professionals
and others interested in
indoor air quality in
commercial buildings.
The Second Aspect of Our Program and the
MOST EMPHASIZED is Public Outreach
MOLD
Developing a
Local
Community
Program
Why Develop a Public Outreach Program for
Indoor Mold?
To Educate the Public
on Sane Approaches
to Handling Mold.
Developing a Successful Public
Outreach Program Things to Consider…
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Conduct information needs analysis
Who is most at risk?
What do they need to know?
Determine Goals/Objectives
Determine what you are trying to accomplish.
Identify an intended or “target” audience
Who needs this information?
What public outreach materials will be needed to reach
your target audience?
D. Identify partnerships
• Are there other agencies and organizations with similar
interests?
E. Develop overall theme/message
• The theme will be the overall approach that sets the tone
for the outreach program. Example: Mold – The Fungus
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Among Us!
Conduct information needs analysis
• DEP receives over 3,000
indoor air related inquiries
per year. Over half are
mold related.
Determine Goals/Objectives
• Educate our Residents on
Sane Approaches to
Mold.
Identify an intended or
“target” audience
• Residents, Property
Mangers, Business
Owners and Operators
Sept. 17th 2002 edition of the Washington
Post
D. Identify partnerships
• Child Care Resource Center, Public Schools,Health
Department, Housing Authority, Building Officials,
Park and Recreational Centers, Community and
Homeowner Associations, Realtors, Property
Managers, EPA and NACo.
Aspects of DEP’s Public
Outreach Campaign- Mold
– Development of fact
sheets
– Responding to
telephone inquiries
Dissemination of the
Mass Mailings to information…
County Agencies
Colorful
Newspaper Ads
Health Fairs
Use of DEP’s Website
Potential Sources of Water Intrusion
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DEP’s County Cable Station
Additional Ideas
Create a Healthy
Indoor Air Action Kit
using FREE EPA
Documents
Lessons Learned
Be prepared! We
didn’t anticipate the
volume of calls and
requests for
information
concerning mold.
We Need to Focus
More Activities on
Mold Prevention.
A Few Things to Remember…
Educate your residents.
Network!
Partner with County Agencies and other
interested parties.
Use EPA Documents
Make information easily accessible to
your residents
And finally,
 Develop a Website
Indoor Air Quality and Mold
Resources
Montgomery County, MD Department of
Environmental Protection
www.ASKDEP.com
Montgomery County Executive Ordinance
Search for Chapter 3 and Chapter 33-B
http://www.amlegal.com/montgomery_county_
md/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Indoor
Air Quality – Mold/Moisture/Mildew
www.epa.gov/iaq/molds
Parting Thoughts…Mushrooms
Should Not Grow in Your
Buildings
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If They Do, Water is in Your
Walls
THANK YOU!
Michele Courville
240.777.7757
[email protected]