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GREENHOUSE GAS ANALYSIS
CITY OF FONTANA
PREPARED BY:
Haseeb Qureshi
hqureshi@urbanxroads.com
Ali Dadabhoy
adadabhoy@urbanxroads.com
Shannon Wong
swong@urbanxroads.com
MARCH 31, 2023
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. I
APPENDICES II
LIST OF EXHIBITS .................................................................................................................................. II
LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................... II
LIST OF ABBREVIATED TERMS ............................................................................................................. III
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................... 9
ES.1 Summary of Findings ..................................................................................................................... 9
ES.2 Project Requirements ................................................................................................................... 9
ES.3 City of Fontana Industrial Commerce Centers Sustainability Ordinance .................................... 10
1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 12
1.1 Site Location ................................................................................................................................ 12
1.2 Project Description ...................................................................................................................... 12
2 CLIMATE CHANGE SETTING ....................................................................................................... 16
2.1 Introduction to Global Climate Change (GCC) ............................................................................ 16
2.2 Global Climate Change Defined .................................................................................................. 16
2.3 GHGs ........................................................................................................................................... 16
2.4 Global Warming Potential ........................................................................................................... 23
2.5 GHG Emissions Inventories ......................................................................................................... 23
2.6 Effects of Climate Change in California ....................................................................................... 24
2.7 Regulatory Setting ....................................................................................................................... 26
3 PROJECT GHG IMPACT .............................................................................................................. 52
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 52
3.2 Standards of Significance ............................................................................................................ 52
3.3 Models Employed To Analyze GHGs ........................................................................................... 52
3.4 Life-Cycle Analysis Not Required ................................................................................................ 52
3.5 Construction Emissions ............................................................................................................... 53
3.6 Operational Emissions ................................................................................................................ 55
3.7 GHG Emissions Findings and Recommendations ........................................................................ 59
4 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 63
5 CERTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 67
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 3.1: CALEEMOD PROPOSED PROJECT EMISSIONS MODEL OUTPUTS
APPENDIX 3.2: CALEEMOD EXISTING PROJECT EMISSIONS MODEL OUTPUTS
LIST OF EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 1-A: LOCATION MAP ............................................................................................................ 13
EXHIBIT 1-B: SITE PLAN...................................................................................................................... 14
EXHIBIT 2-A: SUMMARY OF PROJECTED GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT, 2070-2099 (AS COMPARED WITH
1961-1990) .................................................................................................................. 22
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE ES-1: SUMMARY OF CEQA SIGNIFICANCE FINDINGS .................................................................. 9
TABLE 2-1: GHGS ................................................................................................................................ 17
TABLE 2-2: GWP AND ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME OF SELECT GHGS ........................................................ 23
TABLE 2-3: TOP GHG PRODUCING COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION ...................................... 24
TABLE 3-1: CONSTRUCTION DURATION .............................................................................................. 53
TABLE 3-2: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ASSUMPTIONS .................................................................... 54
TABLE 3-3: AMORTIZED ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS ........................................................... 55
TABLE 3-4: PASSENGER CAR FLEET MIX .............................................................................................. 56
TABLE 3-5: TRUCK FLEET MIX ............................................................................................................. 57
TABLE 3-6: EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................... 58
TABLE 3-7: PROJECT GHG EMISSIONS ................................................................................................. 59
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LIST OF ABBREVIATED TERMS
% Percent
°C Degrees Celsius
°F Degrees Fahrenheit
(1) Reference
2017 Scoping Plan Final 2017 Scoping Plan Update
AB Assembly Bill
AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
AB 1493 Pavley Fuel Efficiency Standards
AB 1881 California Water Conservation Landscaping Act of 2006
Annex I Industrialized Nations
APA Administrative Procedure Act
AQIA Almond & Valley Distribution Center Air Quality Impact
Analysis
BAU Business as Usual
C2F6 Hexafluoroethane
C2H6 Ethane
C2H2F4 Tetrafluroethane
C2H4F2 Ethylidene Fluoride
CAA Federal Clean Air Act
CalEEMod California Emissions Estimator Model
CalEPA California Environmental Protection Agency
CAL FIRE California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CALGAPS California LBNL GHG Analysis of Policies Spreadsheet
CALGreen California Green Building Standards Code
CalSTA California State Transportation Agency
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
CAP Climate Action Plan
CAPCOA California Air Pollution Control Officers Association
CARB California Air Resource Board
CBSC California Building Standards Commission
CEC California Energy Commission
CCR California Code of Regulations
CEQA California Environmental Quality Act
CEQA Guidelines 2019 CEQA Statute and Guidelines
CDFA California Department of Food and Agriculture
CF4 Tetrafluoromethane
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CFC Chlorofluorocarbons
CFC-113 Trichlorotrifluoroethane
CH4 Methane
City City of Fontana
CNRA California Natural Resources Agency
CNRA 2009 2009 California Climate Adaptation Strategy
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CO2e Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
Convention United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change
COP Conference of the Parties
CPUC California Public Utilities Commission
CTC California Transportation Commission
DOF Department of Finance
DWR Department of Water Resources
EMFAC Emission Factor Model
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EV Electric Vehicle
FED Functional Equivalent Document
GCC Global Climate Change
Gg Gigagram
GHGA Greenhouse Gas Analysis
GO-Biz Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
gpd Gallons Per Day
gpm Gallons Per Minute
GWP Global Warming Potential
H2O Water
HFC Hydrofluorocarbons
HDT Heavy-Duty Trucks
HFC-23 Fluoroform
HFC-134a 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane
HFC-152a 1,1-difluoroethane
HHDT Heavy-Heavy-Duty Trucks
hp Horsepower
IBANK California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRP Integrated Resource Planning
ISO Independent System Operator
ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers
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kWh Kilowatt Hours
lbs Pounds
LBNL Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
LCA Life-Cycle Analysis
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LCFS Low Carbon Fuel Standard or Executive Order S-01-07
LDA Light-Duty Auto
LDT1/LDT2 Light-Duty Trucks
LEV III Low-Emission Vehicle
LHDT1/LHDT2 Light-Heavy-Duty Trucks
LULUCF Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry
MARB/IPA March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port Airport
MCY Motorcycles
MD Medium Duty
MDT Medium-Duty Trucks
MDV Medium-Duty Vehicles
MHDT Medium-Heavy-Duty Tucks
MMR Mandatory Reporting Rule
MMTCO2e Million Metric Ton of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
mpg Miles Per Gallon
MPOs Metropolitan Planning Organizations
MMTCO2e/yr Million Metric Ton of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Per Year
MT/yr Metric Tons Per Year
MTCO2e Metric Ton of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
MTCO2e/yr Metric Ton of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent Per Year
MW Megawatts
MWh Megawatts Per Hour
MWELO California Department of Water Resources’ Model Water
Efficient
N2O Nitrous Oxide
NDC Nationally Determined Contributions
NF3 Nitrogen Trifluoride
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NOX Nitrogen Oxides
Non-Annex I Developing Nations
OAL Office of Administrative Law
OPR Office of Planning and Research
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PFC Perfluorocarbons
ppb Parts Per Billion
ppm Parts Per Million
ppt Parts Per Trillion
Project Almond & Valley Distribution Center
RMC Riverside Municipal Code
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
SAFE Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule
SB Senate Bill
SB 32 California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
SB 375 Regional GHG Emissions Reduction Targets/Sustainable
Communities Strategies
SB 1078 Renewable Portfolio Standards
SB 1368 Statewide Retail Provider Emissions Performance
Standards
SCAB South Coast Air Basin
SCAG Southern California Association of Governments
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
SCE Southern California Edison
Scoping Plan California Air Resources Board Climate Change Scoping Plan
SCS Sustainable Communities Strategy
sf Square Feet
SF6 Sulfur Hexaflouride
SGC Strategic Growth Council
SHGC Solar Heat Gain Coefficient
SLPS Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy
SP Service Population
SWCRB State Water Resources Control Board
TA Almond & Valley Distribution Center (DPR20-00004) Traffic
Analysis
TDM Transportation Demand Measures
Title 20 Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards
Title 24 California Building Code
U.N. United Nations
U.S. United States
UNFCCC United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change
URBEMIS Urban Emissions
UTR Utility Tractors
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VFP Vehicle Fueling Positions
VMT Vehicle Miles Traveled
WCI Western Climate Initiative
WRCOG Western Riverside Council of Governments
WRI World Resources Institute
ZE/NZE Zero and Near-Zero Emissions
ZEV Zero-Emissions Vehicles
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ES.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
The results of this Almond & Valley Distribution Center Greenhouse Gas Analysis (GHGA) is
summarized below based on the significance criteria in Section 3 of this report consistent with
Appendix G of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (CEQA Guidelines (1).
Table ES‐1 shows the findings of significance for potential greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts under
CEQA.
TABLE ES‐1: SUMMARY OF CEQA SIGNIFICANCE FINDINGS
Analysis Report
Section
Significance Findings
Unmitigated Mitigated
GHG Impact #1: Would the Project generate
GHG emissions either directly or indirectly,
that may have a significant impact on the
environment?
3.7 Less Than Significant n/a
GHG Impact #2: Would the Project conflict
with an applicable plan, policy or regulation
adopted for the purpose of reducing the
emissions of GHGs?
3.7 Less Than Significant n/a
ES.2 PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
The Project would be required to comply with regulations imposed by the State of California and
the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) aimed at the reduction of air
pollutant emissions. Those that are directly and indirectly applicable to the Project and that
would assist in the reduction of GHG emissions include:
Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Assembly Bill (AB) 32) (2).
Regional GHG Emissions Reduction Targets/Sustainable Communities Strategies (Senate Bill (SB)
375) (3).
Pavley Fuel Efficiency Standards (AB 1493). Establishes fuel efficiency ratings for new vehicles (4).
California Building Code (Title 24 California Code of Regulations (CCR)) and CALGreen standards.
Establishes energy efficiency requirements for new construction (5).
Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 20 CCR). Establishes energy efficiency requirements
for appliances (6).
Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Requires carbon content of fuel sold in California to be 10
percent (%) less by 2020 (7).
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• California Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006 (AB 1881). Requires local agencies to
adopt the Department of Water Resources updated Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance or
equivalent by January 1, 2010, to ensure efficient landscapes in new development and reduced
water waste in existing landscapes (8).
• Statewide Retail Provider Emissions Performance Standards (SB 1368). Requires energy
generators to achieve performance standards for GHG emissions (9).
• Renewable Portfolio Standards (SB 1078 – also referred to as RPS). Requires electric corporations
to increase the amount of energy obtained from eligible renewable energy resources to 20% by
2010 and 33% by 2020 (10).
• California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (SB 32). Requires the state to reduce statewide
GHG emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, a reduction target that was first introduced in
Executive Order B-30-15 (11).
Promulgated regulations that will affect the Project’s emissions are accounted for in the Project’s
GHG calculations provided in this report. In particular, AB 1493, LCFS, and RPS, and therefore are
accounted for in the Project’s emission calculations.
ES.3 CITY OF FONTANA INDUSTRIAL COMMERCE CENTERS SUSTAINABILITY ORDINANCE
On January 25, 2022, the City of Fontana approved a municipal code amendment to include new
standards for industrial commerce projects that goes beyond current state and regional air
quality regulations. The ordinance requires the following standards to be implemented for
warehousing facilities within the City:
• Posting of signage to restrict idling to no more than 3 minutes;
• Facility operators are required to establish and enforce a truck routing plan and provide signs and
pavement markings to clearly identify internal circulation patterns;
• Install electrical outlets at all loading docks that serve Transportation Refrigeration Units (TRUs);
• Install signage that clearly identifies the contact information for a facility representative as well
as the SCAQMD;
• Install buffering and screening between the facility and any adjacent sensitive receptors;
• On-site motorized operational equipment shall be zero emission;
• Building roofs shall be solar-ready;
• At least 10 percent (%) of all passenger vehicle parking spaces shall be EV ready;
• Use of low VOC paints is required; and
• During construction, the highest rated California Air Resources Board (CARB) tier of construction
equipment available shall be utilized.
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1 INTRODUCTION
This report presents the results of the GHGA prepared by Urban Crossroads, Inc., for the
proposed Almond & Valley Distribution Center (Project). The purpose of this GHGA is to evaluate
Project-related construction and operational emissions and determine the level of GHG impacts
as a result of constructing and operating the Project.
1.1 SITE LOCATION
The proposed project is located at 9813 Almond Avenue in the City of Fontana. The Project
location is shown on Exhibit 1-A. The Project Site is located within an existing industrial area south
of the Auto Club Speedway less than one mile north of the I-10 Freeway. The site is occupied by
an existing tenant and is currently active. The site is occupied by a trucking company that provides
support distribution needs for their shipping partners.
1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed Project will redevelop the existing 11.28-acre property with a single 275,560
square foot (sf) warehouse building (269,560 sf of warehousing space and 6,000 sf of office space,
with mezzanine space included) as shown on Exhibit 1-B.
It is expected that the Project business operations would primarily be conducted within the
enclosed buildings, except for traffic movement, parking, as well as loading and unloading of
trucks at designated loading bays. This analysis includes a conservative assumption of on-site
Project-related emission sources for potential future tenants, including architectural coatings,
consumer products, landscape maintenance equipment, electricity, mobile operations, and on-
site cargo handling equipment. This analysis is intended to describe air quality impacts associated
with the expected typical operational activities at the Project site. To present a conservative
approach, this report assumes the Project would operate 24-hours daily for seven days per week.
Per the Almond & Valley Distribution Center Trip Generation Assessment prepared by Urban
Crossroads, Inc., the Project is expected to generate a total of approximately 592 vehicular trips
per day, which includes 130 truck trips per day (12).
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EXHIBIT 1-A: LOCATION MAP
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EXHIBIT 1-B: SITE PLAN
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2 CLIMATE CHANGE SETTING
2.1 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE (GCC)
GCC is defined as the change in average meteorological conditions on the earth with respect to
temperature, precipitation, and storms. The majority of scientists believe that the climate shift
taking place since the Industrial Revolution is occurring at a quicker rate and magnitude than in
the past. Scientific evidence suggests that GCC is the result of increased concentrations of GHGs
in the earth’s atmosphere, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O),
and fluorinated gases. The majority of scientists believe that this increased rate of climate change
is the result of GHGs resulting from human activity and industrialization over the past 200 years.
An individual project like the proposed Project evaluated in this GHGA cannot generate enough
GHG emissions to affect a discernible change in global climate. However, the proposed Project
may participate in the potential for GCC by its incremental contribution of GHGs combined with
the cumulative increase of all other sources of GHGs, which when taken together constitute
potential influences on GCC. Because these changes may have serious environmental
consequences, Section 3.0 will evaluate the potential for the proposed Project to have a
significant effect upon the environment as a result of its potential contribution to the greenhouse
effect.
2.2 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE DEFINED
GCC refers to the change in average meteorological conditions on the earth with respect to
temperature, wind patterns, precipitation, and storms. Global temperatures are regulated by
naturally occurring atmospheric gases such as water vapor, CO2, N2O, CH4, hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6). These particular gases are
important due to their residence time (duration they stay) in the atmosphere, which ranges from
10 years to more than 100 years. These gases allow solar radiation into the earth’s atmosphere,
but prevent radioactive heat from escaping, thus warming the earth’s atmosphere. GCC can occur
naturally as it has in the past with the previous ice ages.
Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are often referred to as GHGs. GHGs are released into
the atmosphere by both natural and anthropogenic activity. Without the natural GHG effect, the
earth’s average temperature would be approximately 61 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) cooler than it is
currently. The cumulative accumulation of these gases in the earth’s atmosphere is considered
to be the cause for the observed increase in the earth’s temperature.
2.3 GHGS
2.3.1 GHGS AND HEALTH EFFECTS
GHGs trap heat in the atmosphere, creating a GHG effect that results in global warming and
climate change. Many gases demonstrate these properties and as discussed in Table 2-1. For the
purposes of this analysis, emissions of CO2, CH4, and N2O were evaluated (see Table 3-1 later in
this report) because these gases are the primary contributors to GCC from development projects.
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Although there are other substances such as fluorinated gases that also contribute to GCC, these
fluorinated gases were not evaluated as their sources are not well-defined and do not contain
accepted emissions factors or methodology to accurately calculate these gases.
TABLE 2-1: GHGS
GHGs Description Sources Health Effects
Water Water is the most abundant, important, and variable GHG in
the atmosphere. Water vapor is
not considered a pollutant; in
the atmosphere it maintains a
climate necessary for life.
Changes in its concentration are
primarily considered to be a
result of climate feedbacks
related to the warming of the
atmosphere rather than a direct
result of industrialization.
Climate feedback is an indirect,
or secondary, change, either
positive or negative, that occurs within the climate system in
response to a forcing
mechanism. The feedback loop
in which water is involved is
critically important to projecting
future climate change.
As the temperature of the
atmosphere rises, more water is
evaporated from ground storage
(rivers, oceans, reservoirs, soil). Because the air is warmer, the
relative humidity can be higher
(in essence, the air is able to
‘hold’ more water when it is
warmer), leading to more water
vapor in the atmosphere. As a
GHG, the higher concentration of
water vapor is then able to
absorb more thermal indirect
energy radiated from the Earth,
thus further warming the
atmosphere. The warmer
atmosphere can then hold more
water vapor and so on and so
on. This is referred to as a
“positive feedback loop.” The
extent to which this positive
feedback loop would continue is
The main source of water vapor is
evaporation from
the oceans
(approximately
85%). Other sources
include evaporation
from other water
bodies, sublimation
(change from solid to
gas) from sea ice and
snow, and
transpiration from
plant leaves.
There are no known direct
health effects related to
water vapor at this time. It
should be noted however
that when some pollutants
react with water vapor, the
reaction forms a transport
mechanism for some of
these pollutants to enter the
human body through water
vapor.
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unknown as there are also
dynamics that hold the positive
feedback loop in check. As an
example, when water vapor
increases in the atmosphere,
more of it would eventually
condense into clouds, which are
more able to reflect incoming
solar radiation (thus allowing
less energy to reach the earth’s
surface and heat it up) (13).
CO2 CO2 is an odorless and colorless
GHG. Since the industrial
revolution began in the mid-
1700s, the sort of human activity
that increases GHG emissions
has increased dramatically in
scale and distribution. Data from
the past 50 years suggests a
corollary increase in levels and
concentrations. As an example,
prior to the industrial revolution, CO2 concentrations were fairly
stable at 280 parts per million
(ppm). Today, they are around
370 ppm, an increase of more
than 30%. Left unchecked, the concentration of CO2 in the
atmosphere is projected to
increase to a minimum of 540
ppm by 2100 as a direct result of
anthropogenic sources (14).
CO2 is emitted from
natural and
manmade sources.
Natural sources
include: the
decomposition of
dead organic matter;
respiration of
bacteria, plants,
animals, and fungus;
evaporation from oceans; and volcanic
outgassing.
Anthropogenic
sources include: the
burning of coal, oil,
natural gas, and
wood. CO2 is
naturally removed
from the air by
photosynthesis, dissolution into
ocean water,
transfer to soils and
ice caps, and
chemical weathering
of carbonate rocks
(15).
Outdoor levels of CO2 are not
high enough to result in
negative health effects.
According to the National
Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH)
high concentrations of CO2
can result in health effects
such as: headaches,
dizziness, restlessness,
difficulty breathing,
sweating, increased heart
rate, increased cardiac
output, increased blood
pressure, coma, asphyxia,
and/or convulsions. It should
be noted that current
concentrations of CO2 in the
earth’s atmosphere are
estimated to be
approximately 370 ppm, the
actual reference exposure
level (level at which adverse
health effects typically
occur) is at exposure levels
of 5,000 ppm averaged over
10 hours in a 40-hour
workweek and short-term
reference exposure levels of
30,000 ppm averaged over a
15 minute period (16).
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GHGs Description Sources Health Effects
CH4 CH4 is an extremely effective
absorber of radiation, although
its atmospheric concentration is
less than CO2 and its lifetime in
the atmosphere is brief (10-12
years), compared to other GHGs.
CH4 has both natural
and anthropogenic
sources. It is
released as part of
the biological
processes in low
oxygen
environments, such
as in swamplands or
in rice production (at
the roots of the
plants). Over the last
50 years, human
activities such as
growing rice, raising
cattle, using natural
gas, and mining coal have added to the
atmospheric
concentration of
CH4. Other
anthropocentric sources include
fossil-fuel
combustion and
biomass burning
(17).
CH4 is extremely reactive
with oxidizers, halogens, and
other halogen-containing
compounds. Exposure to
elevated levels of CH4 can
cause asphyxiation, loss of
consciousness, headache
and dizziness, nausea and
vomiting, weakness, loss of
coordination, and an
increased breathing rate.
N2O N2O, also known as laughing gas,
is a colorless GHG.
Concentrations of N2O also
began to rise at the beginning of
the industrial revolution. In
1998, the global concentration
was 314 parts per billion (ppb).
N2O is produced by
microbial processes
in soil and water,
including those
reactions which
occur in fertilizer
containing nitrogen.
In addition to
agricultural sources,
some industrial
processes (fossil
fuel-fired power
plants, nylon
production, nitric
acid production, and
vehicle emissions)
also contribute to its
atmospheric load. It
is used as an aerosol
spray propellant, i.e.,
in whipped cream
N2O can cause dizziness,
euphoria, and sometimes
slight hallucinations. In small
doses, it is considered
harmless. However, in some
cases, heavy and extended
use can cause Olney’s
Lesions (brain damage) (18).
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bottles. It is also
used in potato chip
bags to keep chips
fresh. It is used in
rocket engines and
in race cars. N2O can
be transported into
the stratosphere, be
deposited on the
earth’s surface, and
be converted to
other compounds by
chemical reaction
(18).
Chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs)
CFCs are gases formed
synthetically by replacing all
hydrogen atoms in CH4 or ethane
(C2H6) with chlorine and/or
fluorine atoms. CFCs are
nontoxic, nonflammable,
insoluble and chemically
unreactive in the troposphere
(the level of air at the earth’s
surface).
CFCs have no natural
source but were first
synthesized in 1928.
They were used for
refrigerants, aerosol
propellants and
cleaning solvents.
Due to the discovery
that they are able to
destroy
stratospheric ozone,
a global effort to halt
their production was undertaken and was
extremely
successful, so much
so that levels of the
major CFCs are now
remaining steady or
declining. However,
their long
atmospheric
lifetimes mean that
some of the CFCs
would remain in the
atmosphere for over
100 years (19).
In confined indoor locations,
working with CFC-113 or
other CFCs is thought to
result in death by cardiac
arrhythmia (heart frequency
too high or too low) or
asphyxiation.
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GHGs Description Sources Health Effects
HFCs HFCs are synthetic, man-made
chemicals that are used as a
substitute for CFCs. Out of all the
GHGs, they are one of three
groups with the highest global
warming potential (GWP). The
HFCs with the largest measured
atmospheric abundances are (in
order), Fluoroform (HFC-23),
1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-
134a), and 1,1-difluoroethane
(HFC-152a). Prior to 1990, the
only significant emissions were
of HFC-23. HCF-134a emissions
are increasing due to its use as a
refrigerant.
HFCs are manmade
for applications such
as automobile air
conditioners and
refrigerants.
No health effects are known
to result from exposure to
HFCs.
PFCs PFCs have stable molecular
structures and do not break
down through chemical
processes in the lower
atmosphere. High-energy
ultraviolet rays, which occur about 60 kilometers above
earth’s surface, are able to
destroy the compounds. Because
of this, PFCs have exceptionally
long lifetimes, between 10,000 and 50,000 years. Two common
PFCs are tetrafluoromethane
(CF4) and hexafluoroethane
(C2F6). The EPA estimates that
concentrations of CF4 in the
atmosphere are over 70 parts
per trillion (ppt).
The two main
sources of PFCs are
primary aluminum
production and
semiconductor
manufacture.
No health effects are known to result from exposure to
PFCs.
SF6 SF6 is an inorganic, odorless,
colorless, nontoxic,
nonflammable gas. It also has the highest GWP of any gas
evaluated (23,900) (20). The EPA
indicates that concentrations in
the 1990s were about 4 ppt.
SF6 is used for
insulation in electric
power transmission and distribution
equipment, in the
magnesium industry,
in semiconductor
manufacturing, and
as a tracer gas for
leak detection.
In high concentrations in
confined areas, the gas
presents the hazard of
suffocation because it
displaces the oxygen needed
for breathing.
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GHGs Description Sources Health Effects
Nitrogen Trifluoride
(NF3)
NF3 is a colorless gas with a
distinctly moldy odor. The World
Resources Institute (WRI)
indicates that NF3 has a 100-year
GWP of 17,200 (21).
NF3 is used in
industrial processes
and is produced in
the manufacturing of
semiconductors,
Liquid Crystal Display
(LCD) panels, types
of solar panels, and
chemical lasers.
Long-term or repeated
exposure may affect the liver
and kidneys and may cause
fluorosis (22).
The potential health effects related directly to the emissions of CO2, CH4, and N2O as they relate
to development projects such as the proposed Project are still being debated in the scientific
community. Their cumulative effects to GCC have the potential to cause adverse effects to human
health. Increases in Earth’s ambient temperatures would result in more intense heat waves,
causing more heat-related deaths. Scientists also purport those higher ambient temperatures
would increase disease survival rates and result in more widespread disease. Climate change
would likely cause shifts in weather patterns, potentially resulting in devastating droughts and
food shortages in some areas (23). Exhibit 2-A presents the potential impacts of global warming
(24).
EXHIBIT 2-A: SUMMARY OF PROJECTED GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT, 2070-2099 (AS COMPARED WITH 1961-1990)
Source: Barbara H. Allen-Diaz. “Climate change affects us all.” University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2009.
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2.4 GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL
GHGs have varying GWP values. GWP of a GHG indicates the amount of warming a gas cause over
a given period of time and represents the potential of a gas to trap heat in the atmosphere. CO2
is utilized as the reference gas for GWP, and thus has a GWP of 1. CO2 equivalent (CO2e) is a term
used for describing the difference GHGs in a common unit. CO2e signifies the amount of CO2
which would have the equivalent GWP.
The atmospheric lifetime and GWP of selected GHGs are summarized at Table 2-2. As shown in
the table below, GWP for the 6th Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)’s scientific and socio-economic assessment on climate change, range from 1 for
CO2 to 25,200 for SF6 (25).
TABLE 2-2: GWP AND ATMOSPHERIC LIFETIME OF SELECT GHGS
Gas Atmospheric Lifetime (years)
GWP (100-year time horizon)
6th Assessment Report
CO2 Multiple 1
CH4 12 .4 28
N2O 121 273
HFC-23 222 14,600
HFC-134a 13.4 1,526
HFC-152a 1.5 164
SF6 3,200 25,200
Source: IPCC Second Assessment Report, 1995 and IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, 2022
2.5 GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORIES
2.5.1 GLOBAL
Worldwide anthropogenic GHG emissions are tracked by the IPCC for industrialized nations
(referred to as Annex I) and developing nations (referred to as Non-Annex I). Human GHG
emissions data for Annex I nations are available through 2020. Based on the latest available data,
the sum of these emissions totaled approximately 28,026,643 gigagram (Gg) CO2e1 (26) (27) as
summarized on Table 2-3.
1 The global emissions are the sum of Annex I and non-Annex I countries, without counting Land-Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF).
For countries without 2020 data, the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) data for the most recent year were used U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, “Annex I Parties – GHG total without LULUCF,” The most recent GHG emissions for China and India are from 2014 and 2016, respectively.
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2.5.2 UNITED STATES
As noted in Table 2-3, the United States, as a single country, was the number two producer of
GHG emissions in 2020.
TABLE 2-3: TOP GHG PRODUCING COUNTRIES AND THE EUROPEAN UNION 2
Emitting Countries GHG Emissions (Gg CO2e)
China 12,300,200
United States 5,981,354
European Union (27-member countries) 3,706,110
India 2,839,420
Russian Federation 2,051,437
Japan 1,148,122
Total 28,026,643
2.5.3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA
California has significantly slowed the rate of growth of GHG emissions due to the
implementation of energy efficiency programs as well as adoption of strict emission controls but
is still a substantial contributor to the United States (U.S.) emissions inventory total (28). The
California Air Resource Board (CARB) compiles GHG inventories for the State of California. Based
upon the 2022 GHG inventory data (i.e., the latest year for which data are available) for the 2000-
2020 GHG emissions period, California emitted an average 369.2 million metric tons of CO2e per
year (MMTCO2e/yr) or 369,200 Gg CO2e (6.17% of the total United States GHG emissions) (29).
2.6 EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN CALIFORNIA
2.6.1 PUBLIC HEALTH
Higher temperatures may increase the frequency, duration, and intensity of conditions conducive
to air pollution formation. For example, days with weather conducive to ozone formation could
increase from 25 to 35% under the lower warming range to 75 to 85% under the medium
warming range. In addition, if global background ozone levels increase as predicted in some
scenarios, it may become impossible to meet local air quality standards. Air quality could be
further compromised by increases in wildfires, which emit fine particulate matter that can travel
long distances, depending on wind conditions. Based on Our Changing Climate Assessing the
Risks to California by the California Climate Change Center, large wildfires could become up to
55% more frequent if GHG emissions are not significantly reduced (30).
In addition, under the higher warming range scenario, there could be up to 100 more days per
year with temperatures above 90°F in Los Angeles and 95°F in Sacramento by 2100. This is a
2 Used http://unfccc.int data for Annex I countries. Consulted the CAIT Climate Data Explorer in https://www.climatewatchdata.org site to reference Non-Annex I countries of China and India.
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significant increase over historical patterns and approximately twice the increase projected if
temperatures remain within or below the lower warming range. Rising temperatures could
increase the risk of death from dehydration, heat stroke/exhaustion, heart attack, stroke, and
respiratory distress caused by extreme heat.
2.6.2 WATER RESOURCES
A vast network of man-made reservoirs and aqueducts captures and transports water throughout
the State from northern California rivers and the Colorado River. The current distribution system
relies on Sierra Nevada snowpack to supply water during the dry spring and summer months.
Rising temperatures, potentially compounded by decreases in precipitation, could severely
reduce spring snowpack, increasing the risk of summer water shortages.
If temperatures continue to increase, more precipitation could fall as rain instead of snow, and
the snow that does fall could melt earlier, reducing the Sierra Nevada spring snowpack by as
much as 70 to 90%. Under the lower warming range scenario, snowpack losses could be only half
as large as those possible if temperatures were to rise to the higher warming range. How much
snowpack could be lost depends in part on future precipitation patterns, the projections for
which remain uncertain. However, even under the wetter climate projections, the loss of
snowpack could pose challenges to water managers and hamper hydropower generation. It could
also adversely affect winter tourism. Under the lower warming range, the ski season at lower
elevations could be reduced by as much as a month. If temperatures reach the higher warming
range and precipitation declines, there might be many years with insufficient snow for skiing and
snowboarding.
The State’s water supplies are also at risk from rising sea levels. An influx of saltwater could
degrade California’s estuaries, wetlands, and groundwater aquifers. Saltwater intrusion caused
by rising sea levels is a major threat to the quality and reliability of water within the southern
edge of the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Delta – a major fresh water supply.
2.6.3 AGRICULTURE
Increased temperatures could cause widespread changes to the agriculture industry reducing the
quantity and quality of agricultural products statewide. First, California farmers could possibly
lose as much as 25% of the water supply needed. Although higher CO2 levels can stimulate plant
production and increase plant water-use efficiency, California’s farmers could face greater water
demand for crops and a less reliable water supply as temperatures rise. Crop growth and
development could change, as could the intensity and frequency of pest and disease outbreaks.
Rising temperatures could aggravate ozone pollution, which makes plants more susceptible to
disease and pests and interferes with plant growth.
Plant growth tends to be slow at low temperatures, increasing with rising temperatures up to a
threshold. However, faster growth can result in less-than-optimal development for many crops,
so rising temperatures could worsen the quantity and quality of yield for a number of California’s
agricultural products. Products likely to be most affected include wine grapes, fruits, and nuts.
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In addition, continued GCC could shift the ranges of existing invasive plants and weeds and alter
competition patterns with native plants. Range expansion could occur in many species while
range contractions may be less likely in rapidly evolving species with significant populations
already established. Should range contractions occur, new or different weed species could fill the
emerging gaps. Continued GCC could alter the abundance and types of many pests, lengthen
pests’ breeding season, and increase pathogen growth rates.
2.6.4 FORESTS AND LANDSCAPES
GCC has the potential to intensify the current threat to forests and landscapes by increasing the
risk of wildfire and altering the distribution and character of natural vegetation. If temperatures
rise into the medium warming range, the risk of large wildfires in California could increase by as
much as 55%, which is almost twice the increase expected if temperatures stay in the lower
warming range. However, since wildfire risk is determined by a combination of factors, including
precipitation, winds, temperature, and landscape and vegetation conditions, future risks would
not be uniform throughout the state. In contrast, wildfires in northern California could increase
by up to 90% due to decreased precipitation.
Moreover, continued GCC has the potential to alter natural ecosystems and biological diversity
within the state. For example, alpine and subalpine ecosystems could decline by as much as 60
to 80% by the end of the century as a result of increasing temperatures. The productivity of the
state’s forests has the potential to decrease as a result of GCC.
2.6.5 RISING SEA LEVELS
Rising sea levels, more intense coastal storms, and warmer water temperatures could
increasingly threaten the state’s coastal regions. Under the higher warming range scenario, sea
level is anticipated to rise 22 to 35 inches by 2100. Elevations of this magnitude would inundate
low-lying coastal areas with saltwater, accelerate coastal erosion, threaten vital levees and inland
water systems, and disrupt wetlands and natural habitats. Under the lower warming range
scenario, sea level could rise 12-14 inches.
2.7 REGULATORY SETTING
2.7.1 INTERNATIONAL
Climate change is a global issue involving GHG emissions from all around the world; therefore,
countries such as the ones discussed below have made an effort to reduce GHGs.
IPCC
In 1988, the United Nations (U.N.) and the World Meteorological Organization established the IPCC
to assess the scientific, technical, and socioeconomic information relevant to understanding the
scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts, and options for
adaptation and mitigation.
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UNITED NATION’S FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC)
On March 21, 1994, the U.S. joined a number of countries around the world in signing the
Convention. Under the UNFCCC, governments gather and share information on GHG emissions,
national policies, and best practices; launch national strategies for addressing GHG emissions and
adapting to expected impacts, including the provision of financial and technological support to
developing countries; and cooperate in preparing for adaptation to the impacts of climate
change.
INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE TREATIES
The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement linked to the UNFCCC. The major feature of the
Kyoto Protocol is that it sets binding targets for 37 industrialized countries and the European
community for reducing GHG emissions at an average of 5% against 1990 levels over the five-
year period 2008–2012. The Convention (as discussed above) encouraged industrialized
countries to stabilize emissions; however, the Protocol commits them to do so. Developed
countries have contributed more emissions over the last 150 years; therefore, the Protocol places
a heavier burden on developed nations under the principle of “common but differentiated
responsibilities.”
In 2001, President George W. Bush indicated that he would not submit the treaty to the U.S.
Senate for ratification, which effectively ended American involvement in the Kyoto Protocol. In
December 2009, international leaders met in Copenhagen to address the future of international
climate change commitments post-Kyoto. No binding agreement was reached in Copenhagen;
however, the UN Climate Change Committee identified the long-term goal of limiting the
maximum global average temperature increase to no more than 2 degrees Celsius (°C) above pre-
industrial levels, subject to a review in 2015. The Committee held additional meetings in Durban,
South Africa in November 2011; Doha, Qatar in November 2012; and Warsaw, Poland in
November 2013. The meetings gradually gained consensus among participants on individual
climate change issues.
On September 23, 2014, more than 100 Heads of State and Government and leaders from the
private sector and civil society met at the Climate Summit in New York hosted by the U.N. At the
Summit, heads of government, business and civil society announced actions in areas that would
have the greatest impact on reducing emissions, including climate finance, energy, transport,
industry, agriculture, cities, forests, and building resilience.
Parties to the UNFCCC reached a landmark agreement on December 12, 2015, in Paris, charting
a fundamentally new course in the two-decade-old global climate effort. Culminating a four-year
negotiating round, the new treaty ends the strict differentiation between developed and
developing countries that characterized earlier efforts, replacing it with a common framework
that commits all countries to put forward their best efforts and to strengthen them in the years
ahead. This includes, for the first time, requirements that all parties report regularly on their
emissions and implementation efforts and undergo international review.
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The agreement and a companion decision by parties were the key outcomes of the conference,
known as the 21st session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) 21. Together, the Paris
Agreement and the accompanying COP decision:
• Reaffirm the goal of limiting global temperature increase well below 2°C, while urging
efforts to limit the increase to 1.5 degrees;
• Establish binding commitments by all parties to make “nationally determined
contributions” (NDCs), and to pursue domestic measures aimed at achieving them;
• Commit all countries to report regularly on their emissions and “progress made in
implementing and achieving” their NDCs, and to undergo international review;
• Commit all countries to submit new NDCs every five years, with the clear expectation that
they would “represent a progression” beyond previous ones;
• Reaffirm the binding obligations of developed countries under the UNFCCC to support the
efforts of developing countries, while for the first time encouraging voluntary contributions
by developing countries too;
• Extend the current goal of mobilizing $100 billion a year in support by 2020 through 2025,
with a new, higher goal to be set for the period after 2025;
• Extend a mechanism to address “loss and damage” resulting from climate change, which
explicitly would not “involve or provide a basis for any liability or compensation;”
• Require parties engaging in international emissions trading to avoid “double counting;” and
• Call for a new mechanism, similar to the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto
Protocol, enabling emission reductions in one country to be counted toward another
country’s NDC (C2ES 2015a) (31).
Following President Biden’s day one executive order, the United States officially rejoined the
landmark Paris Agreement on February 19, 2021, positioning the country to once again be part
of the global climate solution. Meanwhile, city, state, business, and civic leaders across the
country and around the world have been ramping up efforts to drive the clean energy advances
needed to meet the goals of the agreement and put the brakes on dangerous climate change.
2.7.2 NATIONAL
Prior to the last decade, there have been no concrete federal regulations of GHGs or major
planning for climate change adaptation. The following are actions regarding the federal
government, GHGs, and fuel efficiency.
GHG ENDANGERMENT
In Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency 549 U.S. 497 (2007), decided on April 2,
2007, the United States Supreme Court (Supreme Court) found that four GHGs, including CO2,
are air pollutants subject to regulation under Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The
Supreme Court held that the EPA Administrator must determine whether emissions of GHGs from
new motor vehicles cause or contribute to air pollution, which may reasonably be anticipated to
endanger public health or welfare, or whether the science is too uncertain to make a reasoned
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decision. On December 7, 2009, the EPA Administrator signed two distinct findings regarding
GHGs under section 202(a) of the CAA:
• Endangerment Finding: The Administrator finds that the current and projected
concentrations of the six key well-mixed GHGs— CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6—in the
atmosphere threaten the public health and welfare of current and future generations.
• Cause or Contribute Finding: The Administrator finds that the combined emissions of these
well-mixed GHGs from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines contribute to
the GHG pollution, which threatens public health and welfare.
These findings do not impose requirements on industry or other entities. However, this was a
prerequisite for implementing GHG emissions standards for vehicles, as discussed in the section
“Clean Vehicles” below. After a lengthy legal challenge, the Supreme Court declined to review an
Appeals Court ruling that upheld the EPA Administrator’s findings (32).
CLEAN VEHICLES
Congress first passed the Corporate Average Fuel Economy law in 1975 to increase the fuel
economy of cars and light duty trucks. The law has become more stringent over time. On May
19, 2009, President Obama put in motion a new national policy to increase fuel economy for all
new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. On April 1, 2010, the EPA, and the Department of
Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a joint final
rule establishing a national program that would reduce GHG emissions and improve fuel
economy for new cars and trucks sold in the U.S.
The first phase of the national program applies to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-
duty (MD) passenger vehicles, covering model years 2012 through 2016. They require these
vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams of CO2 per mile,
equivalent to 35.5 miles per gallon (mpg) if the automobile industry were to meet this CO2 level
solely through fuel economy improvements. Together, these standards would cut CO2 emissions
by an estimated 960 million metric tons and 1.8 billion barrels of oil over the lifetime of the
vehicles sold under the program (model years 2012–2016). The EPA and the NHTSA issued final
rules on a second-phase joint rulemaking establishing national standards for light-duty vehicles
for model years 2017 through 2025 in August 2012. The new standards for model years 2017
through 2025 apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and MD passenger vehicles. The final
standards are projected to result in an average industry fleetwide level of 163 grams/mile of CO2
in model year 2025, which is equivalent to 54.5 mpg if achieved exclusively through fuel economy
improvements.
The EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation issued final rules for the first national
standards to reduce GHG emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks (HDT) and
buses on September 15, 2011, effective November 14, 2011. For combination tractors, the
agencies are proposing engine and vehicle standards that begin in the 2014 model year and
achieve up to a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions and fuel consumption by the 2018 model year.
For HDT and vans, the agencies are proposing separate gasoline and diesel truck standards, which
phase in starting in the 2014 model year and achieve up to a 10% reduction for gasoline vehicles
and a 15% reduction for diesel vehicles by the 2018 model year (12 and 17% respectively if
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accounting for air conditioning leakage). Lastly, for vocational vehicles, the engine and vehicle
standards would achieve up to a 10% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions from the
2014 to 2018 model years.
On April 2, 2018, the EPA signed the Mid-term Evaluation Final Determination, which declared
that the MY 2022-2025 GHG standards are not appropriate and should be revised (33). This Final
Determination serves to initiate a notice to further consider appropriate standards for MY 2022-
2025 light-duty vehicles. On August 2, 2018, the NHTSA in conjunction with the EPA, released a
notice of proposed rulemaking, the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model
Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule). The SAFE Vehicles Rule
was proposed to amend existing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and tailpipe CO2
standards for passenger cars and light trucks and to establish new standards covering model
years 2021 through 2026. As of March 31, 2020, the NHTSA and EPA finalized the SAFE Vehicle
Rule which increased stringency of CAFE and CO2 emissions standards by 1.5% each year through
model year 2026 (34). On December 21, 2021, after reviewing all the public comments submitted
on NHTSA’s April 2021 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, NHTSA finalizes the CAFE Preemption
rulemaking to withdraw its portions of the so-called SAFE I Rule. The final rule concludes that the
SAFE I Rule overstepped the agency’s legal authority and established overly broad prohibitions
that did not account for a variety of important state and local interests. The final rule ensures
that the SAFE I Rule will no longer form an improper barrier to states exploring creative solutions
to address their local communities’ environmental and public health challenges (35).
On March 31, 2022, NHTSA finalized CAFE standards for MY 2024-2026. The standards for
passenger cars and light trucks for MYs 2024-2025 were increased at a rate of 8% per year and
then increased at a rate of 10% per year for MY 2026 vehicles. NHTSA currently projects that the
revised standards would require an industry fleet-wide average of roughly 49 mpg in MY 2026
and would reduce average fuel outlays over the lifetimes of affected vehicles that provide
consumers hundreds of dollars in net savings. These standards are directly responsive to the
agency’s statutory mandate to improve energy conservation and reduce the nation’s energy
dependence on foreign sources (36).
MANDATORY REPORTING OF GHGS
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008, passed in December 2007, requires the
establishment of mandatory GHG reporting requirements. On September 22, 2009, the EPA
issued the Final Mandatory Reporting of GHGs Rule, which became effective January 1, 2010. The
rule requires reporting of GHG emissions from large sources and suppliers in the U.S. and is
intended to collect accurate and timely emissions data to inform future policy decisions. Under
the rule, suppliers of fossil fuels or industrial GHGs, manufacturers of vehicles and engines, and
facilities that emit 25,000 metric tons per year (MT/yr) or more of GHG emissions are required
to submit annual reports to the EPA.
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NEW SOURCE REVIEW
The EPA issued a final rule on May 13, 2010, that establishes thresholds for GHGs that define
when permits under the New Source Review Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V
Operating Permit programs are required for new and existing industrial facilities. This final rule
“tailors” the requirements of these CAA permitting programs to limit which facilities would be
required to obtain Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V permits. In the preamble to
the revisions to the Federal Code of Regulations, the EPA states:
“This rulemaking is necessary because without it the Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Title V requirements would apply, as of January 2, 2011, at the
100 or 250 tons per year levels provided under the CAA, greatly increasing the
number of required permits, imposing undue costs on small sources, overwhelming
the resources of permitting authorities, and severely impairing the functioning of
the programs. EPA is relieving these resource burdens by phasing in the
applicability of these programs to GHG sources, starting with the largest GHG
emitters. This rule establishes two initial steps of the phase-in. The rule also
commits the agency to take certain actions on future steps addressing smaller
sources but excludes certain smaller sources from Prevention of Significant
Deterioration and Title V permitting for GHG emissions until at least April 30,
2016.”
The EPA estimates that facilities responsible for nearly 70% of the national GHG emissions from
stationary sources would be subject to permitting requirements under this rule. This includes the
nation’s largest GHG emitters—power plants, refineries, and cement production facilities.
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR GHG EMISSIONS FOR NEW STATIONARY SOURCES: ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING
UNITS
As required by a settlement agreement, the EPA proposed new performance standards for
emissions of CO2 for new, affected, fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units on March 27,
2012. New sources greater than 25 megawatts (MW) would be required to meet an output-based
standard of 1,000 pounds (lbs) of CO2 per MW-hour (MWh), based on the performance of widely
used natural gas combined cycle technology. It should be noted that on February 9, 2016, the
Supreme Court issued a stay of this regulation pending litigation. Additionally, the current EPA
Administrator has also signed a measure to repeal the Clean Power Plan, including the CO2
standards. The Clean Power Plan was officially repealed on June 19, 2019, when the EPA issued
the final Affordable Clean Energy rule (ACE). Under ACE, new state emission guidelines were
established that provided existing coal-fired electric utility generating units with achievable
standards.
On January 19, 2021, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the EPA’s ACE Rule for GHG
emissions from power plants rested on an erroneous interpretation of the CAA that barred EPA
from considering measures beyond those that apply at and to an individual source. The court
therefore vacated and remanded the ACE Rule and adopted a replacement rule which regulates
CO2 emissions from existing power plants, potentially again considering generation shifting and
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other measures to more aggressively target power sector emissions.
CAP-AND-TRADE
Cap-and-trade refers to a policy tool where emissions are limited to a certain amount and can be
traded or provides flexibility on how the emitter can comply. Successful examples in the U.S.
include the Acid Rain Program and the N2O Budget Trading Program and Clean Air Interstate Rule
in the northeast. There is no federal GHG cap-and-trade program currently; however, some states
have joined to create initiatives to provide a mechanism for cap-and-trade.
The Regional GHG Initiative is an effort to reduce GHGs among the states of Connecticut,
Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and
Vermont. Each state caps CO2 emissions from power plants, auctions CO2 emission allowances,
and invests the proceeds in strategic energy programs that further reduce emissions, save
consumers money, create jobs, and build a clean energy economy. The Initiative began in 2008
and in 2020 has retained all participating states.
The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) partner jurisdictions have developed a comprehensive
initiative to reduce regional GHG emissions to 15% below 2005 levels by 2020. The partners were
originally California, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. However, Manitoba and
Ontario are not currently participating. California linked with Quebec’s cap-and-trade system
January 1, 2014, and joint offset auctions took place in 2015. While the WCI has yet to publish
whether it has successfully reached the 2020 emissions goal initiative set in 2007, SB 32 requires
that California, a major partner in the WCI, adopt the goal of reducing statewide GHG emissions
to 40% below the 1990 level by 2030.
SMARTWAY PROGRAM
The SmartWay Program is a public-private initiative between the EPA, large and small trucking
companies, rail carriers, logistics companies, commercial manufacturers, retailers, and other
federal and state agencies. Its purpose is to improve fuel efficiency and the environmental
performance (reduction of both GHG emissions and air pollution) of the goods movement supply
chains. SmartWay is comprised of four components (37):
1. SmartWay Transport Partnership: A partnership in which freight carriers and shippers commit to
benchmark operations, track fuel consumption, and improve performance annually.
2. SmartWay Technology Program: A testing, verification, and designation program to help freight
companies identify equipment, technologies, and strategies that save fuel and lower emissions.
3. SmartWay Vehicles: A program that ranks light‐duty cars and small trucks and identifies superior
environmental performers with the SmartWay logo.
4. SmartWay International Interests: Guidance and resources for countries seeking to develop
freight sustainability programs modeled after SmartWay.
SmartWay effectively refers to requirements geared towards reducing fuel consumption. Most
large trucking fleets driving newer vehicles are compliant with SmartWay design requirements.
Moreover, over time, all HDTs would have to comply with the CARB GHG Regulation that is
designed with the SmartWay Program in mind, to reduce GHG emissions by making them more
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fuel-efficient. For instance, in 2015, 53 foot or longer dry vans or refrigerated trailers equipped
with a combination of SmartWay-verified low-rolling resistance tires and SmartWay-verified
aerodynamic devices would obtain a total of 10% or more fuel savings over traditional trailers.
Through the SmartWay Technology Program, the EPA has evaluated the fuel saving benefits of
various devices through grants, cooperative agreements, emissions, and fuel economy testing,
demonstration projects and technical literature review. As a result, the EPA has determined the
following types of technologies provide fuel saving and/or emission reducing benefits when used
properly in their designed applications, and has verified certain products:
• Idle reduction technologies – less idling of the engine when it is not needed would reduce
fuel consumption.
• Aerodynamic technologies minimize drag and improve airflow over the entire tractor‐trailer
vehicle. Aerodynamic technologies include gap fairings that reduce turbulence between the
tractor and trailer, side skirts that minimize wind under the trailer, and rear fairings that
reduce turbulence and pressure drop at the rear of the trailer.
• Low rolling resistance tires can roll longer without slowing down, thereby reducing the
amount of fuel used. Rolling resistance (or rolling friction or rolling drag) is the force
resisting the motion when a tire rolls on a surface. The wheel would eventually slow down
because of this resistance.
• Retrofit technologies include things such as diesel particulate filters, emissions upgrades (to
a higher tier), etc., which would reduce emissions.
• Federal excise tax exemptions.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13990
On January 20, 2021, Federal agencies were directed to immediately review, and take action to
address, Federal regulations promulgated and other actions taken during the last 4 years that
conflict with national objectives to improve public health and the environment; ensure access to
clean air and water; limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides; hold polluters
accountable, including those who disproportionately harm communities of color and low-income
communities; reduce greenhouse gas emissions; bolster resilience to the impacts of climate
change; restore and expand our national treasures and monuments; and prioritize both
environmental justice and employment.
2.7.3 CALIFORNIA
2.7.3.1 LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS TO REDUCE GHGS
The State of California legislature has enacted a series of bills that constitute the most aggressive
program to reduce GHGs of any state in the nation. Some legislation such as the landmark AB 32
was specifically enacted to address GHG emissions. Other legislation such as Title 24 and Title 20
energy standards were originally adopted for other purposes such as energy and water
conservation, but also provide GHG reductions. This section describes the major provisions of the
legislation.
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AB 1881
The Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006 requires local agencies to adopt the updated
DWR model ordinance or equivalent. AB 1881 also requires the CEC to consult with the DWR to
adopt, by regulation, performance standards and labeling requirements for landscape irrigation
equipment, including irrigation controllers, moisture sensors, emission devices, and valves to
reduce the wasteful, uneconomic, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy or water.
SB 1368
California SB 1368 adds Sections 8340 and 8341 to the Public Utilities Code (effective January 1,
2007) with the intent “to prevent long-term investments in power plants with GHG emissions in
excess of those produced by a combined-cycle natural gas power plant” with the aim of “reducing
emissions of GHGs from the state’s electricity consumption, not just the state’s electricity
production.” SB 1368 provides a mechanism for reducing the GHG emissions of electricity
providers, both in-state and out-of-state, thereby assisting CARB in meeting its mandate under
AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.
AB 32
The California State Legislature enacted AB 32, which required that GHGs emitted in California
be reduced to 1990 levels by the year 2020 (this goal has been met3). GHGs as defined under AB
32 include CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6. Since AB 32 was enacted, a seventh chemical, NF3,
has also been added to the list of GHGs. CARB is the state agency charged with monitoring and
regulating sources of GHGs. Pursuant to AB 32, CARB adopted regulations to achieve the
maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective GHG emission reductions. AB 32 states the
following:
“Global warming poses a serious threat to the economic well-being, public health,
natural resources, and the environment of California. The potential adverse
impacts of global warming include the exacerbation of air quality problems, a
reduction in the quality and supply of water to the state from the Sierra snowpack,
a rise in sea levels resulting in the displacement of thousands of coastal businesses
and residences, damage to marine ecosystems and the natural environment, and
an increase in the incidences of infectious diseases, asthma, and other human
health-related problems.”
SB 375
On September 30, 2008, SB 375 was signed by Governor Schwarzenegger. According to SB 375, the
transportation sector is the largest contributor of GHG emissions, which emits over 40% of the total
GHG emissions in California. SB 375 states, “Without improved land use and transportation policy,
California would not be able to achieve the goals of AB 32.” SB 375 does the following: it (1) requires
metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to include sustainable community strategies in their
3 Based upon the 2019 GHG inventory data (i.e., the latest year for which data are available) for the 2000-2017 GHG emissions period, California
emitted an average 424.1 MMTCO2e (56). This is less than the 2020 emissions target of 431 MMTCO2e.
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regional transportation plans for reducing GHG emissions, (2) aligns planning for transportation and
housing, and (3) creates specified incentives for the implementation of the strategies.
SB 375 requires MPOs to prepare a Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) within the Regional
Transportation Plan (RTP) that guides growth while taking into account the transportation,
housing, environmental, and economic needs of the region. SB 375 uses CEQA streamlining as an
incentive to encourage residential projects, which help achieve AB 32 goals to reduce GHG
emissions. Although SB 375 does not prevent CARB from adopting additional regulations, such
actions are not anticipated in the foreseeable future.
Concerning CEQA, SB 375, as codified in Public Resources Code Section 21159.28, states that
CEQA findings for certain projects are not required to reference, describe, or discuss (1) growth
inducing impacts, or (2) any project-specific or cumulative impacts from cars and light-duty truck
trips generated by the project on global warming or the regional transportation network, if the
project:
1. Is in an area with an approved sustainable communities strategy or an alternative planning
strategy that CARB accepts as achieving the GHG emission reduction targets.
2. Is consistent with that strategy (in designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies).
3. Incorporates the MMs required by an applicable prior environmental document.
AB 1493 - Pavley Fuel Efficiency Standards
Enacted on July 22, 2002, California AB 1493, also known as the Pavley Fuel Efficiency Standards,
required CARB to develop and adopt regulations that reduce GHGs emitted by passenger vehicles
and light duty trucks. Implementation of the regulation was delayed by lawsuits filed by
automakers and by the EPA’s denial of an implementation waiver. The EPA subsequently granted
the requested waiver in 2009, which was upheld by the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia in 2011.
The standards phase in during the 2009 through 2016 MY. Several technologies stand out as
providing significant reductions in emissions at favorable costs. These include discrete variable
valve lift or camless valve actuation to optimize valve operation rather than relying on fixed valve
timing and lift as has historically been done; turbocharging to boost power and allow for engine
downsizing; improved multi-speed transmissions; and improved air conditioning systems that
operate optimally, leak less, and/or use an alternative refrigerant.
The second phase of the implementation for the Pavley bill was incorporated into Amendments
to the Low-Emission Vehicle Program (LEV III) or the Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) program. The
ACC program combines the control of smog-causing pollutants and GHG emissions into a single
coordinated package of requirements for MY 2017 through 2025. The regulation would reduce
GHGs from new cars by 34% from 2016 levels by 2025. The new rules would clean up gasoline
and diesel-powered cars, and deliver increasing numbers of zero-emission technologies, such as
full battery electric cars, newly emerging plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV) and hydrogen fuel
cell cars. The package would also ensure adequate fueling infrastructure is available for the
increasing numbers of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles planned for deployment in California.
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CLEAN ENERGY AND POLLUTION REDUCTION ACT OF 2015 (SB 350)
In October 2015, the legislature approved, and Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 350, which
reaffirms California’s commitment to reducing its GHG emissions and addressing climate change.
Key provisions include an increase in the RPS, higher energy efficiency requirements for buildings,
initial strategies towards a regional electricity grid, and improved infrastructure for EV charging
stations. Provisions for a 50% reduction in the use of petroleum statewide were removed from
the Bill because of opposition and concern that it would prevent the Bill’s passage. Specifically,
SB 350 requires the following to reduce statewide GHG emissions:
• Increase the amount of electricity procured from renewable energy sources from 33% to
50% by 2030, with interim targets of 40% by 2024, and 25% by 2027.
• Double the energy efficiency in existing buildings by 2030. This target would be achieved
through the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Energy Commission
(CEC), and local publicly owned utilities.
• Reorganize the Independent System Operator (ISO) to develop more regional electrify
transmission markets and to improve accessibility in these markets, which would facilitate
the growth of renewable energy markets in the western United States.
SB 32
On September 8, 2016, Governor Brown signed SB 32 and its companion bill, AB 197. SB 32
requires the state to reduce statewide GHG emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030, a
reduction target that was first introduced in Executive Order B-30-15. The new legislation builds
upon the AB 32 goal and provides an intermediate goal to achieving S-3-05, which sets a
statewide GHG reduction target of 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. AB 197 creates a legislative
committee to oversee regulators to ensure that CARB not only responds to the Governor, but
also the Legislature (11).
2017 CARB SCOPING PLAN
In November 2017, CARB released the Final 2017 Scoping Plan Update (2017 Scoping Plan), which
identifies the State’s post-2020 reduction strategy. The 2017 Scoping Plan reflects the 2030
target of a 40% reduction below 1990 levels, set by Executive Order B-30-15 and codified by SB
32. Key programs that the proposed Second Update builds upon include the Cap-and-Trade
Regulation, the LCFS, and much cleaner cars, trucks, and freight movement, utilizing cleaner,
renewable energy, and strategies to reduce CH4 emissions from agricultural and other wastes.
The 2017 Scoping Plan establishes a new emissions limit of 260 MMTCO2e for the year 2030,
which corresponds to a 40% decrease in 1990 levels by 2030 (38).
California’s climate strategy would require contributions from all sectors of the economy,
including the land base, and would include enhanced focus on zero and near-zero emission
(ZE/NZE) vehicle technologies; continued investment in renewables, including solar roofs, wind,
and other distributed generation; greater use of low carbon fuels; integrated land conservation
and development strategies; coordinated efforts to reduce emissions of short-lived climate
pollutants (CH4, black carbon, and fluorinated gases); and an increased focus on integrated land
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use planning to support livable, transit-connected communities and conservation of agricultural
and other lands. Requirements for direct GHG reductions at refineries would further support air
quality co-benefits in neighborhoods, including in disadvantaged communities historically
located adjacent to these large stationary sources, as well as efforts with California’s local air
pollution control and air quality management districts (air districts) to tighten emission limits on
a broad spectrum of industrial sources. Major elements of the 2017 Scoping Plan framework
include:
• Implementing and/or increasing the standards of the Mobile Source Strategy, which include
increasing zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) buses and trucks.
• LCFS, with an increased stringency (18% by 2030).
• Implementing SB 350, which expands the RPS to 50% RPS and doubles energy efficiency
savings by 2030.
• California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, which improves freight system efficiency, utilizes
near-zero emissions technology, and deployment of ZEV trucks.
• Implementing the proposed Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Strategy (SLPS), which focuses on
reducing CH4 and HCF emissions by 40% and anthropogenic black carbon emissions by 50%
by year 2030.
• Continued implementation of SB 375.
• Post-2020 Cap-and-Trade Program that includes declining caps.
• 20% reduction in GHG emissions from refineries by 2030.
• Development of a Natural and Working Lands Action Plan to secure California’s land base
as a net carbon sink.
Note, however, that the 2017 Scoping Plan acknowledges that:
“[a]chieving net zero increases in GHG emissions, resulting in no contribution to
GHG impacts, may not be feasible or appropriate for every project, however, and
the inability of a project to mitigate its GHG emissions to net zero does not imply
the project results in a substantial contribution to the cumulatively significant
environmental impact of climate change under CEQA.”
In addition to the statewide strategies listed above, the 2017 Scoping Plan also identifies local
governments as essential partners in achieving the State’s long-term GHG reduction goals and
identifies local actions to reduce GHG emissions. As part of the recommended actions, CARB
recommends that local governments achieve a community-wide goal to achieve emissions of no
more than 6 metric tons of CO2e (MTCO2e) or less per capita by 2030 and 2 MTCO2e or less per
capita by 2050. For CEQA projects, CARB states that lead agencies may develop evidence-based
bright-line numeric thresholds—consistent with the 2017 Scoping Plan and the State’s long-term
GHG goals—and projects with emissions over that amount may be required to incorporate on-
site design features and MMs that avoid or minimize project emissions to the degree feasible; or
a performance-based metric using a CAP or other plan to reduce GHG emissions is appropriate.
According to research conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and
supported by CARB, California, under its existing and proposed GHG reduction policies, could
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achieve the 2030 goals under SB 32. The research utilized a new, validated model known as the
California LBNL GHG Analysis of Policies Spreadsheet (CALGAPS), which simulates GHG and
criteria pollutant emissions in California from 2010 to 2050 in accordance to existing and future
GHG-reducing policies. The CALGAPS model showed that by 2030, emissions could range from
211 to 428 MTCO2e per year (MTCO2e/yr), indicating that “even if all modeled policies are not
implemented, reductions could be sufficient to reduce emissions 40% below the 1990 level [of
SB 32].” CALGAPS analyzed emissions through 2050 even though it did not generally account for
policies that might be put in place after 2030. Although the research indicated that the emissions
would not meet the State’s 80% reduction goal by 2050, various combinations of policies could
allow California’s cumulative emissions to remain very low through 2050 (39) (40).
CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM
The 2017 Scoping Plan identifies a Cap-and-Trade Program as one of the key strategies for
California to reduce GHG emissions. According to CARB, a cap-and-trade program would help put
California on the path to meet its goal of achieving a 40% reduction in GHG emissions from 1990
levels by 2030. Under cap-and-trade, an overall limit on GHG emissions from capped sectors is
established, and facilities subject to the cap would be able to trade permits to emit GHGs within
the overall limit.
CARB adopted a California Cap-and-Trade Program pursuant to its authority under AB 32. The
Cap-and-Trade Program is designed to reduce GHG emissions from regulated entities by more
than 16% between 2013 and 2020, and by an additional 40% by 2030. The statewide cap for GHG
emissions from the capped sectors (e.g., electricity generation, petroleum refining, and cement
production) commenced in 2013 and would decline over time, achieving GHG emission
reductions throughout the program’s duration.
Covered entities that emit more than 25,000 MTCO2e/yr must comply with the Cap-and-Trade
Program. Triggering of the 25,000 MTCO2e/yr “inclusion threshold” is measured against a subset
of emissions reported and verified under the California Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting
of GHG Emissions (Mandatory Reporting Rule or “MRR”).
Under the Cap-and-Trade Program, CARB issues allowances equal to the total amount of
allowable emissions over a given compliance period and distributes these to regulated entities.
Covered entities are allocated free allowances in whole or part (if eligible), and may buy
allowances at auction, purchase allowances from others, or purchase offset credits. Each covered
entity with a compliance obligation is required to surrender “compliance instruments” for each
MTCO2e of GHG they emit. There also are requirements to surrender compliance instruments
covering 30% of the prior year’s compliance obligation by November of each year (41).
The Cap-and-Trade Program provides a firm cap, which provides the highest certainty of
achieving the 2030 target. An inherent feature of the Cap-and-Trade program is that it does not
guarantee GHG emissions reductions in any discrete location or by any particular source. Rather,
GHG emissions reductions are only guaranteed on an accumulative basis. As summarized by
CARB in the First Update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan:
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“The Cap-and-Trade Regulation gives companies the flexibility to trade allowances
with others or take steps to cost-effectively reduce emissions at their own facilities.
Companies that emit more have to turn in more allowances or other compliance
instruments. Companies that can cut their GHG emissions have to turn in fewer
allowances. But as the cap declines, aggregate emissions must be reduced. In other
words, a covered entity theoretically could increase its GHG emissions every year
and still comply with the Cap-and-Trade Program if there is a reduction in GHG
emissions from other covered entities. Such a focus on aggregate GHG emissions
is considered appropriate because climate change is a global phenomenon, and
the effects of GHG emissions are considered cumulative.” (42)
The Cap-and-Trade Program covers approximately 80% of California’s GHG emissions (38). The
Cap-and-Trade Program covers the GHG emissions associated with electricity consumed in
California, whether generated in-state or imported. Accordingly, GHG emissions associated with
CEQA projects’ electricity usage are covered by the Cap-and-Trade Program. The Cap-and-Trade
Program also covers fuel suppliers (natural gas and propane fuel providers and transportation
fuel providers) to address emissions from such fuels and from combustion of other fossil fuels
not directly covered at large sources in the Program’s first compliance period. The Cap-and-Trade
Program covers the GHG emissions associated with the combustion of transportation fuels in
California, whether refined in-state or imported.
2022 CARB SCOPING PLAN
On December 15, 2022, CARB adopted the 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Carbon Neutrality
(2022 Scoping Plan) (43). The 2022 Scoping Plan builds on the 2017 Scoping Plan as well as the
requirements set forth by AB 1279, which directs the state to become carbon neutral no later
than 2045. To achieve this statutory objective, the 2022 Scoping Plan lays out how California can
reduce GHG emissions by 85% below 1990 levels and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. The
Scoping Plan scenario to do this is to “deploy a broad portfolio of existing and emerging fossil fuel
alternatives and clean technologies, and align with statutes, Executive Orders, Board direction,
and direction from the governor.” The 2022 Scoping Plan sets one of the most aggressive
approaches to reach carbon neutrality in the world. Unlike the 2017 Scoping Plan, CARB no
longer includes a numeric per capita threshold and instead advocates for compliance with a local
GHG reduction strategy (CAP) consistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15183.5.
The key elements of the 2022 CARB Scoping Plan focus on transportation - the regulations that
will impact this sector are adopted and enforced by CARB on vehicle manufacturers and outside
the jurisdiction and control of local governments. As stated in the Plan’s executive summary:
“The major element of this unprecedented transformation is the aggressive reduction of
fossil fuels wherever they are currently used in California, building on and accelerating
carbon reduction programs that have been in place for a decade and a half. That means
rapidly moving to zero-emission transportation; electrifying the cars, buses, trains, and
trucks that now constitute California’s single largest source of planet-warming pollution.”
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“[A]pproval of this plan catalyzes a number of efforts, including the development of new
regulations as well as amendments to strengthen regulations and programs already in
place, not just at CARB but across state agencies.”
Under the 2022 Scoping Plan, the State will lead efforts to meet the 2045 carbon neutrality goal
through implementation of the following objectives:
• Reimagine roadway projects that increase VMT in a way that meets community needs and
reduces the need to drive.
• Double local transit capacity and service frequencies by 2030.
• Complete the High-Speed Rail (HSR) System and other elements of the intercity rail network by
2040.
• Expand and complete planned networks of high-quality active transportation infrastructure.
• Increase availability and affordability of bikes, e-bikes, scooters, and other alternatives to light-
duty vehicles, prioritizing needs of underserved communities.
• Shift revenue generation for transportation projects away from the gas tax into more durable
sources by 2030.
• Authorize and implement roadway pricing strategies and reallocate revenues to equitably
improve transit, bicycling, and other sustainable transportation choices.
• Prioritize addressing key transit bottlenecks and other infrastructure investments to improve
transit operational efficiency over investments that increase VMT.
• Develop and implement a statewide transportation demand management (TDM) framework with
VMT mitigation requirements for large employers and large developments.
• Prevent uncontrolled growth of autonomous vehicle (AV) VMT, particularly zero-passenger miles.
• Channel new mobility services towards pooled use models, transit complementarity, and lower
VMT outcomes.
• Establish an integrated statewide system for trip planning, booking, payment, and user accounts
that enables efficient and equitable multimodal systems.
• Provide financial support for low-income and disadvantaged Californians’ use of transit and new
mobility services.
• Expand universal design features for new mobility services.
• Accelerate infill development in existing transportation-efficient places and deploy strategic
resources to create more transportation-efficient locations.
• Encourage alignment in land use, housing, transportation, and conservation planning in adopted
regional plans (RTP/SCS and RHNA) and local plans (e.g., general plans, zoning, and local
transportation plans).
• Accelerate production of affordable housing in forms and locations that reduce VMT and
affirmatively further fair housing policy objectives.
• Reduce or eliminate parking requirements (and/or enact parking maximums, as appropriate) and
promote redevelopment of excess parking, especially in infill locations.
• Preserve and protect existing affordable housing stock and protect existing residents and
businesses from displacement and climate risk.
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Included in the 2022 Scoping Plan is a set of Local Actions (Appendix D to the 2022 Scoping Plan)
aimed at providing local jurisdictions with tools to reduce GHGs and assist the state in meeting
the ambitious targets set forth in the 2022 Scoping Plan. Appendix D to the 2022 Scoping Plan
includes a section on evaluating plan-level and project-level alignment with the State’s Climate
Goals in CEQA GHG analyses. In this section, CARB identifies several recommendations and
strategies that should be considered for new development in order to determine consistency
with the 2022 Scoping Plan. Notably, this section is focused on Residential and Mixed-Use
Projects, in fact CARB states in Appendix D (page 4): “…focuses primarily on climate action plans
(CAPs) and local authority over new residential development. It does not address other land use
types (e.g., industrial) or air permitting.”
Additionally on Page 21 in Appendix D, CARB states: “The recommendations outlined in this
section apply only to residential and mixed-use development project types. California currently
faces both a housing crisis and a climate crisis, which necessitates prioritizing recommendations
for residential projects to address the housing crisis in a manner that simultaneously supports
the State’s GHG and regional air quality goals. CARB plans to continue to explore new approaches
for other land use types in the future.” As such, it would be inappropriate to apply the
requirements contained in Appendix D of the 2022 Scoping Plan to any land use types other than
residential or mixed-use residential development.
2.7.3.2 EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATED TO GHG EMISSIONS
California’s Executive Branch has taken several actions to reduce GHGs through the use of
Executive Orders. Although not regulatory, they set the tone for the state and guide the actions
of state agencies.
EXECUTIVE ORDER S-3-05
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on June 1, 2005, through Executive
Order S-3-05, the following reduction targets for GHG emissions:
• By 2010, reduce GHG emissions to 2000 levels.
• By 2020, reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels.
• By 2050, reduce GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels.
The 2050 reduction goal represents what some scientists believe is necessary to reach levels that
would stabilize the climate. The 2020 goal was established to be a mid-term target. Because this
is an executive order, the goals are not legally enforceable for local governments or the private
sector.
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EXECUTIVE ORDER S-01-07 (LCFS)
Governor Schwarzenegger signed Executive Order S-01-07 on January 18, 2007. The order
mandates that a statewide goal shall be established to reduce the carbon intensity of California’s
transportation fuels by at least 10% by 2020. CARB adopted the LCFS on April 23, 2009.
The LCFS was challenged in the U.S. District Court in Fresno in 2011. The court’s ruling issued on
December 29, 2011, included a preliminary injunction against CARB’s implementation of the rule.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the injunction on April 23, 2012, pending final ruling on
appeal, allowing CARB to continue to implement and enforce the regulation. The Ninth Circuit
Court’s decision, filed September 18, 2013, vacated the preliminary injunction. In essence, the
court held that LCFS adopted by CARB were not in conflict with federal law. On August 8, 2013,
the Fifth District Court of Appeal (California) ruled CARB failed to comply with CEQA and the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA) when adopting regulations for LCFS. In a partially published
opinion, the Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s judgment and directed issuance of a writ
of mandate setting aside Resolution 09-31 and two executive orders of CARB approving LCFS
regulations promulgated to reduce GHG emissions. However, the court tailored its remedy to
protect the public interest by allowing the LCFS regulations to remain operative while CARB
complies with the procedural requirements it failed to satisfy.
To address the Court ruling, CARB was required to bring a new LCFS regulation to the Board for
consideration in February 2015. The proposed LCFS regulation was required to contain revisions
to the 2010 LCFS as well as new provisions designed to foster investments in the production of
the low-carbon intensity fuels, offer additional flexibility to regulated parties, update critical
technical information, simplify, and streamline program operations, and enhance enforcement.
On November 16, 2015, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Final Rulemaking
Package. The new LCFS regulation became effective on January 1, 2016.
In 2018, CARB approved amendments to the regulation, which included strengthening the carbon
intensity benchmarks through 2030 in compliance with the SB 32 GHG emissions reduction target
for 2030. The amendments included crediting opportunities to promote zero emission vehicle
adoption, alternative jet fuel, carbon capture and sequestration, and advanced technologies to
achieve deep decarbonization in the transportation sector (44).
EXECUTIVE ORDER S-13-08
Executive Order S-13-08 states that “climate change in California during the next century is
expected to shift precipitation patterns, accelerate sea level rise and increase temperatures,
thereby posing a serious threat to California’s economy, to the health and welfare of its
population and to its natural resources.” Pursuant to the requirements in the Order, the 2009
California Climate Adaptation Strategy (CNRA 2009) was adopted, which is the “…first statewide,
multi-sector, region-specific, and information-based climate change adaptation strategy in the
United States.” Objectives include analyzing risks of climate change in California, identifying, and
exploring strategies to adapt to climate change, and specifying a direction for future research.
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EXECUTIVE ORDER B-30-15
On April 29, 2015, Governor Brown issued an executive order to establish a California GHG
reduction target of 40% below 1990 levels by 2030. The Governor’s executive order aligned
California’s GHG reduction targets with those of leading international governments ahead of the
U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris late 2015. The Order sets a new interim statewide GHG
emission reduction target to reduce GHG emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 in order
to ensure California meets its target of reducing GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050
and directs CARB to update the 2017 Scoping Plan to express the 2030 target in terms of
MMTCO2e. The Order also requires the state’s climate adaptation plan to be updated every three
years, and for the State to continue its climate change research program, among other provisions.
As with Executive Order S-3-05, this Order is not legally enforceable as to local governments and
the private sector. Legislation that would update AB 32 to make post 2020 targets and
requirements a mandate is in process in the State Legislature.
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-55-18 AND SB 100
SB 100 and Executive Order B-55-18 were signed by Governor Brown on September 10, 2018.
Under the existing RPS, 25% of retail sales of electricity are required to be from renewable
sources by December 31, 2016, 33% by December 31, 2020, 40% by December 31, 2024, 45% by
December 31, 2027, and 50% by December 31, 2030. SB 100 raises California’s RPS requirement
to 50% renewable resources target by December 31, 2026, and to achieve a 60% target by
December 31, 2030. SB 100 also requires that retail sellers and local publicly owned electric
utilities procure a minimum quantity of electricity products from eligible renewable energy
resources so that the total kilowatt hours (kWh) of those products sold to their retail end-use
customers achieve 44% of retail sales by December 31, 2024, 52% by December 31, 2027, and
60% by December 31, 2030. In addition to targets under AB 32 and SB 32, Executive Order B-55-
18 establishes a carbon neutrality goal for the state of California by 2045; and sets a goal to
maintain net negative emissions thereafter. The Executive Order directs the California Natural
Resources Agency (CNRA), California EPA (CalEPA), the California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA), and CARB to include sequestration targets in the Natural and Working Lands
Climate Change Implementation Plan consistent with the carbon neutrality goal.
2.7.3.3 CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS AND BUILDING CODES
California has a long history of adopting regulations to improve energy efficiency in new and
remodeled buildings. These regulations have kept California’s energy consumption relatively flat
even with rapid population growth.
TITLE 20 CCR SECTIONS 1601 ET SEQ. – APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS
The Appliance Efficiency Regulations regulate the sale of appliances in California. The Appliance
Efficiency Regulations include standards for both federally regulated appliances and non-
federally regulated appliances. 23 categories of appliances are included in the scope of these
regulations. The standards within these regulations apply to appliances that are sold or offered
for sale in California, except those sold wholesale in California for final retail sale outside the state
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and those designed and sold exclusively for use in recreational vehicles (RV) or other mobile
equipment (CEC 2012).
TITLE 24 CCR PART 6 – CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE
The California Energy Code was first adopted in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to
reduce California’s energy consumption.
The standards are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of
new energy efficient technologies and methods.
TITLE 24 CCR PART 11 – CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 24 Part 6: The California Energy Code was first
adopted in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California’s energy consumption.
The standards are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of
new energy efficient technologies and methods. CCR, Title 24, Part 11: California Green
Building Standards Code (CALGreen) is a comprehensive and uniform regulatory code for all
residential, commercial, and school buildings that went in effect on August 1, 2009, and is
administered by the California Building Standards Commission.
CALGreen is updated on a regular basis, with the most recent approved update consisting of the
2022 California Green Building Code Standards that will be effective on January 1, 2023. The CEC
anticipates that the 2022 energy code will provide $1.5 billion in consumer benefits and reduce
GHG emissions by 10 million metric tons (45). The Project would be required to comply with the
applicable standards in place at the time building permit document submittals are made. These
require, among other items (46):
NONRESIDENTIAL MANDATORY MEASURES
• Short-term bicycle parking. If the new project or an additional alteration is anticipated to
generate visitor traffic, provide permanently anchored bicycle racks within 200 feet of the
visitors’ entrance, readily visible to passers-by, for 5% of new visitor motorized vehicle
parking spaces being added, with a minimum of one two-bike capacity rack
(5.106.4.1.1).
• Long-term bicycle parking. For new buildings with tenant spaces that have 10 or more
tenant-occupants, provide secure bicycle parking for 5% of the tenant-occupant vehicular
parking spaces with a minimum of one bicycle parking facility (5.106.4.1.2).
• Designated parking for clean air vehicles. In new projects or additions to alterations that
add 10 or more vehicular parking spaces, provide designated parking for any combination of
low-emitting, fuel-efficient and carpool/van pool vehicles as shown in Table 5.106.5.2 (5.106.5.2).
• EV charging stations. New construction shall facilitate the future installation of EV supply
equipment. The compliance requires empty raceways for future conduit and documentation that
the electrical system has adequate capacity for the future load. The number of spaces to be
provided for is contained in Table 5.106. 5.3.3 (5.106.5.3). Additionally, Table 5.106.5.4.1
specifies requirements for the installation of raceway conduit and panel power requirements for
medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle supply equipment for warehouses, grocery stores, and
retail stores.
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• Outdoor light pollution reduction. Outdoor lighting systems shall be designed to meet the
backlight, uplight and glare ratings per Table 5.106.8 (5.106.8).
• Construction waste management. Recycle and/or salvage for reuse a minimum of 65% of
the nonhazardous construction and demolition waste in accordance with Section
5.408.1.1. 5.405.1.2, or 5.408.1.3; or meet a local construction and demolition waste
management ordinance, whichever is more stringent (5.408.1).
• Excavated soil and land clearing debris. 100% of trees, stumps, rocks and associated
vegetation and soils resulting primarily from land clearing shall be reuse or recycled. For a
phased project, such material may be stockpiled on site until the storage site is developed
(5.408.3).
• Recycling by Occupants. Provide readily accessible areas that serve the entire building and are
identified for the depositing, storage, and collection of non-hazardous materials for
recycling, including (at a minimum) paper, corrugated cardboard, glass, plastics, organic
waste, and metals or meet a lawfully enacted local recycling ordinance, if more restrictive
(5.410.1).
• Water conserving plumbing fixtures and fittings. Plumbing fixtures (water closets and
urinals) and fittings (faucets and showerheads) shall comply with the following:
o Water Closets. The effective flush volume of all water closets shall not exceed
1.28 gallons per flush (5.303.3.1)
o Urinals. The effective flush volume of wall-mounted urinals shall not exceed
0.125 gallons per flush (5.303.3.2.1). The effective flush volume of floor- mounted or
other urinals shall not exceed 0.5 gallons per flush (5.303.3.2.2).
o Showerheads. Single showerheads shall have a minimum flow rate of not more than 1.8
gallons per minute and 80 psi (5.303.3.3.1). When a shower is served by more than one
showerhead, the combine flow rate of all showerheads and/or other shower outlets
controlled by a single valve shall not exceed 1.8 gallons per minute at 80 psi (5.303.3.3.2).
o Faucets and fountains. Nonresidential lavatory faucets shall have a maximum flow
rate of not more than 0.5 gallons per minute at 60 psi (5.303.3.4.1). Kitchen faucets shall
have a maximum flow rate of not more than 1.8 gallons per minute of 60 psi
(5.303.3.4.2). Wash fountains shall have a maximum flow rate of not more than 1.8
gallons per minute (5.303.3.4.3). Metering faucets shall not deliver more than 0.20
gallons per cycle (5.303.3.4.4). Metering faucets for wash fountains shall have a
maximum flow rate not more than 0.20 gallons per cycle (5.303.3.4.5).
• Outdoor potable water uses in landscaped areas. Nonresidential developments shall comply
with a local water efficient landscape ordinance or the current California Department of
Water Resources’ Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO), whichever is more
stringent (5.304.1).
• Water meters. Separate submeters or metering devices shall be installed for new
buildings or additions in excess of 50,000 sf or for excess consumption where any tenant
within a new building or within an addition that is project to consume more than 1,000
gallons per day (GPD) (5.303.1.1 and 5.303.1.2).
• Outdoor water uses in rehabilitated landscape projects equal or greater than 2,500 sf.
Rehabilitated landscape projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than
2,500 sf requiring a building or landscape permit (5.304.3).
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• Commissioning. For new buildings 10,000 sf and over, building commissioning shall be
included in the design and construction processes of the building project to verify that the
building systems and components meet the owner’s or owner representative’s project
requirements (5.410.2).
CARB REFRIGERANT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CARB adopted a regulation in 2009 to reduce refrigerant GHG emissions from stationary sources
through refrigerant leak detection and monitoring, leak repair, system retirement and
retrofitting, reporting and recordkeeping, and proper refrigerant cylinder use, sale, and disposal.
The regulation is set forth in sections 95380 to 95398 of Title 17, CCR. The rules implementing
the regulation establish a limit on statewide GHG emissions from stationary facilities with
refrigeration systems with more than 50 pounds of a high GWP refrigerant. The refrigerant
management program is designed to (1) reduce emissions of high-GWP GHG refrigerants from
leaky stationary, non-residential refrigeration equipment; (2) reduce emissions from the
installation and servicing of refrigeration and air-conditioning appliances using high-GWP
refrigerants; and (3) verify GHG emission reductions.
TRACTOR-TRAILER GHG REGULATION
The tractors and trailers subject to this regulation must either use EPA SmartWay certified
tractors and trailers or retrofit their existing fleet with SmartWay verified technologies. The
regulation applies primarily to owners of 53-foot or longer box-type trailers, including both dry-
van and refrigerated-van trailers, and owners of the HD tractors that pull them on California
highways. These owners are responsible for replacing or retrofitting their affected vehicles with
compliant aerodynamic technologies and low rolling resistance tires. Sleeper cab tractors MY
2011 and later must be SmartWay certified. All other tractors must use SmartWay verified low
rolling resistance tires. There are also requirements for trailers to have low rolling resistance tires
and aerodynamic devices.
PHASE I AND 2 HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE GHG STANDARDS
In September 2011, CARB has adopted a regulation for GHG emissions from HDTs and engines
sold in California. It establishes GHG emission limits on truck and engine manufacturers
and harmonizes with the EPA rule for new trucks and engines nationally. Existing HD vehicle
regulations in California include engine criteria emission standards, tractor-trailer GHG
requirements to implement SmartWay strategies (i.e., the Heavy-Duty Tractor-Trailer GHG
Regulation), and in-use fleet retrofit requirements such as the Truck and Bus Regulation. The
EPA rule has compliance requirements for new compression and spark ignition engines, as well
as trucks from Class 2b through Class 8. Compliance requirements began with MY 2014 with
stringency levels increasing through MY 2018. The rule organizes truck compliance into three
groupings, which include a) HD pickups and vans; b) vocational vehicles; and c) combination
tractors. The EPA rule does not regulate trailers.
CARB staff has worked jointly with the EPA and the NHTSA on the next phase of federal GHG
emission standards for medium-duty trucks (MDT) and HDT vehicles, called federal Phase 2. The
federal Phase 2 standards were built on the improvements in engine and vehicle efficiency
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required by the Phase 1 emission standards and represent a significant opportunity to achieve
further GHG reductions for 2018 and later MY HDT vehicles, including trailers. The EPA and
NHTSA have proposed to roll back GHG and fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks,
which suggests a similar rollback of Phase 2 standards for MDT and HDT vehicles may be pursued.
SB 97 AND THE CEQA GUIDELINES UPDATE
Passed in August 2007, SB 97 added Section 21083.05 to the Public Resources Code. The code
states “(a) On or before July 1, 2009, the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) shall prepare,
develop, and transmit to the Resources Agency guidelines for the mitigation of GHG emissions or
the effects of GHG emissions as required by this division, including, but not limited to, effects
associated with transportation or energy consumption. (b) On or before January 1, 2010, the
Resources Agency shall certify and adopt guidelines prepared and developed by the OPR
pursuant to subdivision (a).”
In 2012, Public Resources Code Section 21083.05 was amended to state:
“The Office of Planning and Research and the Natural Resources Agency shall
periodically update the guidelines for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions
or the effects of greenhouse gas emissions as required by this division, including,
but not limited to, effects associated with transportation or energy consumption,
to incorporate new information or criteria established by the State Air Resources
Board pursuant to Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health
and Safety Code.”
On December 28, 2018, the Natural Resources Agency announced the OAL approved the
amendments to the CEQA Guidelines for implementing CEQA. The CEQA Amendments provide
guidance to public agencies regarding the analysis and mitigation of the effects of GHG emissions
in CEQA documents. The CEQA Amendments fit within the existing CEQA framework by amending
existing CEQA Guidelines to reference climate change.
Section 15064.4 was added the CEQA Guidelines and states that in determining the significance
of a project’s GHG emissions, the lead agency should focus its analysis on the reasonably
foreseeable incremental contribution of the project’s emissions to the effects of climate change.
A project’s incremental contribution may be cumulatively considerable even if it appears
relatively insignificant compared to statewide, national, or global emissions. The agency’s
analysis should consider a timeframe that is appropriate for the project. The agency’s analysis
also must reasonably reflect evolving scientific knowledge and state regulatory schemes.
Additionally, a lead agency may use a model or methodology to estimate GHG emissions resulting
from a project. The lead agency has discretion to select the model or methodology it considers
most appropriate to enable decision makers to intelligently take into account the project’s
incremental contribution to climate change. The lead agency must support its selection of a
model or methodology with substantial evidence. The lead agency should explain the limitations
of the particular model or methodology selected for use (47).
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2.7.4 REGIONAL
The project is within the SCAB, which is under the jurisdiction of the SCAQMD.
SCAQMD
SCAQMD is the agency responsible for air quality planning and regulation in the SCAB. The
SCAQMD addresses the impacts to climate change of projects subject to SCAQMD permit as a
lead agency if they are the only agency having discretionary approval for the project and acts as
a responsible agency when a land use agency must also approve discretionary permits for the
project. The SCAQMD acts as an expert commenting agency for impacts to air quality. This
expertise carries over to GHG emissions, so the agency helps local land use agencies through the
development of models and emission thresholds that can be used to address GHG emissions.
In 2008, SCAQMD formed a Working Group to identify GHG emissions thresholds for land use
projects that could be used by local lead agencies in the SCAB. The Working Group developed
several different options that are contained in the SCAQMD Draft Guidance Document – Interim
CEQA GHG Significance Threshold, which could be applied by lead agencies. The working group
has not provided additional guidance since release of the interim guidance in 2008. The SCAQMD
Board has not approved the thresholds; however, the Guidance Document provides substantial
evidence supporting the approaches to significance of GHG emissions that can be considered by
the lead agency in adopting its own threshold. The current interim thresholds consist of the
following tiered approach:
• Tier 1 consists of evaluating whether or not the project qualifies for any applicable
exemption under CEQA.
• Tier 2 consists of determining whether the project is consistent with a GHG reduction plan.
If a project is consistent with a qualifying local GHG reduction plan, it does not have
significant GHG emissions.
• Tier 3 consists of screening values, which the lead agency can choose, but must be
consistent with all projects within its jurisdiction. A project’s construction emissions are
averaged over 30 years and are added to the project’s operational emissions. If a project’s
emissions are below one of the following screening thresholds, then the project is less than
significant:
o Residential and commercial land use: 3,000 MTCO2e/yr
o Industrial land use: 10,000 MTCO2e/yr
o Based on land use type: residential: 3,500 MTCO2e/yr; commercial: 1,400
MTCO2e/yr; or mixed use: 3,000 MTCO2e/yr
• Tier 4 has the following options:
o Option 1: Reduce Business-as-Usual (BAU) emissions by a certain percentage; this
percentage is currently undefined.
o Option 2: Early implementation of applicable AB 32 Scoping Plan measures
o Option 3: 2020 target for service populations (SP), which includes residents and
employees: 4.8 MTCO2e per SP per year for projects and 6.6 MTCO2e per SP per
year for plans;
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o Option 3, 2035 target: 3.0 MTCO2e per SP per year for projects and 4.1 MTCO2e per
SP per year for plans
• Tier 5 involves mitigation offsets to achieve target significance threshold.
The SCAQMD’s interim thresholds used the Executive Order S-3-05-year 2050 goal as the basis
for the Tier 3 screening level. Achieving the Executive Order’s objective would contribute to
worldwide efforts to cap CO2 concentrations at 450 ppm, thus stabilizing global climate.
SCAQMD only has authority over GHG emissions from development projects that include air
quality permits. At this time, it is unknown if the project would include stationary sources of
emissions subject to SCAQMD permits. Notwithstanding, if the Project requires a stationary
permit, it would be subject to the applicable SCAQMD regulations.
SCAQMD Regulation XXVII, adopted in 2009 includes the following rules:
• Rule 2700 defines terms and post global warming potentials.
• Rule 2701, SoCal Climate Solutions Exchange, establishes a voluntary program to
encourage, quantify, and certify voluntary, high quality certified GHG emission reductions
in the SCAQMD.
• Rule 2702, GHG Reduction Program created a program to produce GHG emission reductions
within the SCAQMD. The SCAQMD would fund projects through contracts in response to
requests for proposals or purchase reductions from other parties.
SCAQMD is the agency responsible for air quality planning and regulation in the SCAB. The
SCAQMD addresses the impacts to climate change of projects subject to SCAQMD permit as a
lead agency if they are the only agency having discretionary approval for the project and acts as
a responsible agency when a land use agency must also approve discretionary permits for the
project. The SCAQMD acts as an expert commenting agency for impacts to air quality. This
expertise carries over to GHG emissions, so the agency helps local land use agencies through the
development of models and emission thresholds that can be used to address GHG emissions.
SCAQMD RULE 2305
The SCAQMD adopted Rule 2305, the Warehouse Indirect Source Rule, on May 7, 2021. Owners
and operators associated with warehouses 100,000 square feet (sf) or larger are required to
directly reduce NOX and PM emissions, or to otherwise facilitate emission and exposure
reductions of these pollutants in nearby communities. While NOX and PM emissions are the
target of this regulation, GHG emission reductions would also be realized through the
implementation of zero-emission and/or near-zero emissions trucks, solar panels, and electric
vehicle chargers.
CITY OF FONTANA INDUSTRIAL COMMERCE CENTERS SUSTAINABILITY ORDINANCE
On January 25, 2022, the City of Fontana approved a municipal code amendment to include new standards
for industrial commerce projects that goes beyond current state and regional air quality regulations. The
City strengthened the ordinance on March 22, 2022, through Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 21-
001R1, which passed on April 12, 2022. The ordinance requires the following standards to be implemented
for commerce center facilities within the City:
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• Posting of signage to restrict idling to no more than 3 minutes;
• Facility operators are required to establish and enforce a truck routing plan and provide signs and
pavement markings to clearly identify internal circulation patterns;
• Install electrical outlets at all loading docks that serve TRUs;
• Install signage that clearly identifies the contact information for a facility representative as well
as the SCAQMD;
• On-site motorized operational equipment shall be zero emission;
• Building roofs shall be solar-ready;
• At least 10% of all passenger vehicle parking spaces shall be EV ready;
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3 PROJECT GHG IMPACT
3.1 INTRODUCTION
The Project has been evaluated to determine if it will result in a significant GHG impact. The
significance of these potential impacts is described in the following sections.
3.2 STANDARDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The criteria used to determine the significance of potential Project-related GHG impacts are
taken from the Initial Study Checklist in Appendix G of the State CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR of
Regulations §§15000, et seq.). Based on these thresholds, a project would result in a significant
impact related to GHG if it would (1):
• Generate GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the
environment?
• Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the
emissions of GHGs?
3.3 MODELS EMPLOYED TO ANALYZE GHGS
3.3.1 CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS ESTIMATOR MODEL (CALEEMOD)
In May 2022 California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) in conjunction with
other California air districts, including SCAQMD, released the latest version of CalEEMod version
2022.1. The purpose of this model is to calculate construction-source and operational-source
criteria pollutants and GHG emissions from direct and indirect sources; and quantify applicable
air quality and GHG reductions achieved from mitigation measures (48). Accordingly, the latest
version of CalEEMod has been used for this Project to determine GHG emissions. Output from
the model runs for construction and operational activity are provided in Appendix 3.1. CalEEMod
includes GHG emissions from the following source categories: construction, area, energy, mobile,
waste, water, refrigerants.
3.4 LIFE-CYCLE ANALYSIS NOT REQUIRED
A full life‐cycle analysis (LCA) for construction and operational activity is not included in this
analysis due to the lack of consensus guidance on LCA methodology at this time (49). Life‐cycle
analysis (i.e., assessing economy‐wide GHG emissions from the processes in manufacturing and
transporting all raw materials used in the Project development, infrastructure, and on-going
operations) depends on emission factors or econometric factors that are not well established for
all processes. At this time, an LCA would be extremely speculative and thus has not been
prepared.
Additionally, the SCAQMD recommends analyzing direct and indirect project GHG emissions
generated within California and not life-cycle emissions because the life-cycle effects from a
project could occur outside of California, might not be very well understood, or documented, and
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would be challenging to mitigate (50). Additionally, the science to calculate life cycle emissions
is not yet established or well defined; therefore, SCAQMD has not recommended, and is not
requiring, life-cycle emissions analysis.
3.5 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS
Project construction actvities would generate CO2 and CH4 emissions. The report Almond & Valley
Distribution Center Air Quality Impact Analysis (AQIA) contains detailed information regarding
Project construction activities (51). As discussed in the AQIA, Construction related emissions are
expected from the following construction activities:
• Demolition
• Site Preparation
• Grading
• Building Construction
• Paving
• Architectural Coating
3.5.1 CONSTRUCTION DURATION
For purposes of analysis, construction of Project is expected to commence in November 2024
and be completed in October 2025. The construction schedule utilized in the analysis, shown in
Table 3-1, represents a “worst-case” analysis scenario should construction occur any time after
the respective dates since emission factors for construction decrease as time passes and the
analysis year increases due to emission regulations becoming more stringent4. The duration of
construction activity and associated equipment represents a reasonable approximation of the
expected construction fleet as required per CEQA Guidelines (52).
TABLE 3-1: CONSTRUCTION DURATION
Construction Activity Start Date End Date Days
Demolition 11/1/2024 12/12/2024 30
Site Preparation 12/13/2024 12/19/2024 5
Grading 1/28/2025 3/3/2025 25
Building Construction 3/3/2025 10/24/2025 170
Paving 9/22/2025 10/10/2025 15
Architectural Coating 9/15/2025 10/10/2025 20
4 As shown in the CalEEMod User’s Guide Version 2022.1, Section 4.3 “OFFROAD Equipment” as the analysis year increases, emission factors for the same equipment pieces decrease due to the natural turnover of older equipment being replaced by newer less polluting equipment and new regulatory requirements.
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3.5.2 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT
A summary of construction equipment by phase is provided at Table 3-2. Consistent with industry
standards and typical construction practices, each piece of equipment listed in Table 3-2 will
operate up to a total of eight (8) hours per day, or more than two-thirds of the period during
which construction activities are allowed pursuant to the code.
TABLE 3-2: CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ASSUMPTIONS
Construction Activity Equipment Amount Hours Per Day
Demolition
Concrete/Industrial Saws 1 8
Excavators 3 8
Rubber Tired Dozers 2 8
Site Preparation Rubber Tired Dozers 3 8
Crawler Tractors 4 8
Grading
Excavators 2 8
Graders 1 8
Rubber Tired Dozers 1 8
Scrapers 2 8
Crawler Tractors 2 8
Building Construction
Cranes 1 8
Forklifts 3 8
Generator Sets 1 8
Tractors/Loaders/Backhoes 3 8
Welders 1 8
Paving
Pavers 2 8
Paving Equipment 2 8
Rollers 2 8
Architectural Coating Air Compressors 1 8
1 In order to account for fugitive dust emissions, Crawler Tractors were used in lieu of Tractors/Loaders/Backhoes.
3.5.3 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS SUMMARY
For construction phase Project emissions, GHGs are quantified and amortized over the life of the
Project. To amortize the emissions over the life of the Project, the SCAQMD recommends
calculating the total GHG emissions for the construction activities, dividing it by a 30-year Project
life then adding that number to the annual operational phase GHG emissions (53). As such,
construction emissions were amortized over a 30-year period and added to the annual
operational phase GHG emissions. The amortized construction emissions are presented in Table
3-3.
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TABLE 3-3: AMORTIZED ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS
Year Emissions (MT/yr)
CO2 CH4 N2O Refrigerants Total CO2e5
2024 67.40 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 67.90
2025 494.00 0.02 0.02 0.31 500.00
Total GHG Emissions 561.40 0.02 0.02 0.32 567.90
Amortized Construction Emissions 18.71 0.00 0.00 0.01 18.93
Source: CalEEMod annual construction-source emissions are presented in Appendix 3.1. A CalEEMod reports the most common GHGs emitted which include CO2, CH4, N2O and R. These GHGs are then converted into CO2e by
multiplying the individual GHG by the GWP.
3.6 OPERATIONAL EMISSIONS
Operational activities associated with the Project will result in emissions of CO2, CH4, N2O and R
from the following primary sources:
• Area Source Emissions
• Energy Source Emissions
• Mobile Source Emissions
• Water Supply, Treatment, and Distribution
• Solid Waste
• Refrigerants
• Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Emissions
3.6.1 AREA SOURCE EMISSIONS
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
Landscape maintenance equipment would generate emissions from fuel combustion and
evaporation of unburned fuel. Equipment in this category would include lawnmowers,
shedders/grinders, blowers, trimmers, chain saws, and hedge trimmers used to maintain the
landscaping of the Project. The emissions associated with landscape maintenance equipment
were calculated based on assumptions provided in CalEEMod.
3.6.2 ENERGY SOURCE EMISSIONS
COMBUSTION EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY
GHGs are emitted from buildings as a result of activities for which electricity and natural gas are
typically used as energy sources. Combustion of any type of fuel emits CO2 and other GHGs
directly into the atmosphere; these emissions are considered direct emissions associated with a
5 CalEEMod reports the most common GHGs emitted which include CO2, CH4, N2O and R. These GHGs are then converted into the CO2e by multiplying the individual GHG by the GWP.
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building; the building energy use emissions do not include street lighting6. GHGs are also emitted
during the generation of electricity from fossil fuels; these emissions are considered to be indirect
emissions. It should be noted that for the proposed Project, CalEEMod default parameters were
used.
3.6.3 MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONS
The Project related operational air quality emissions derive primarily from vehicle trips generated
by the Project, including employee trips to and from the site and truck trips associated with the
proposed uses. Trip characteristics available from the Almond & Valley Distribution Center Trip
Generation Assessment were utilized in this analysis (12). Per the Almond & Valley Distribution
Center Trip Generation Assessment the proposed Project expected to generate approximately
592 total trips per day which include 462 passenger car trips per day and 130 truck trips per day.
APPROACH FOR ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT
To determine emissions from passenger car vehicles, the CalEEMod defaults were utilized for trip
length and trip purpose for the proposed industrial land uses. For the proposed industrial uses,
it is important to note that although the Almond & Valley Distribution Center Traffic Study does
not breakdown passenger cars by type, as a conservative measure this analysis assumes that
passenger cars include Light-Duty-Auto vehicles (LDA), Light-Duty-Trucks (LDT17 & LDT28),
Medium-Duty-Vehicles (MDV), and Motorcycles (MCY) vehicle types. To account for emissions
generated by passenger cars, the following fleet mix was utilized in this analysis:
TABLE 3-4: PASSENGER CAR FLEET MIX
Land Use % Vehicle Type
LDA LDT1 LDT2 MDV MCY
Warehouse 54.21 4.28 22.60 16.64 2.27
Note: The Project-specific passenger car fleet mix used in this analysis is based on a proportional split utilizing the default CalEEMod percentages assigned to LDA, LDT1, LDT2, and MDV vehicle types.
To determine emissions from trucks for the proposed industrial uses, the analysis incorporated
the SCAQMD recommended truck trip length of 15.3 miles for 2-axle (LHDT1, LHDT2) trucks, 14.2
miles 3-axle (MHDT) trucks and 40 miles for 4+-axle (HHDT) trucks and weighting the average trip
lengths using traffic trip percentages taken from the Almond & Valley Distribution Center Trip
Generation Assessment. The trip length function for the proposed industrial building use has
been calculated to 32.20 miles and an assumption of 100% primary trips. This trip length
assumption is higher than the CalEEMod defaults for trucks.
6 The CalEEMod emissions inventory model does not include indirect emission related to street lighting. Indirect emissions related to street
lighting are expected to be negligible and cannot be accurately quantified at this time as there is insufficient information as to the number and type of street lighting that would occur. 7 Vehicles under the LDT1 category have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 6,000 lbs. and equivalent test weight (ETW) of less
than or equal to 3,750 lbs. 8 Vehicles under the LDT2 category have a GVWR of less than 6,000 lbs. and ETW between 3,751 lbs. and 5,750 lbs.
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In order to be consistent with the Almond & Valley Distribution Center Trip Generation
Assessment, trucks are broken down by truck type. The truck fleet mix is estimated by
apportioning the trip rates for each truck type based on information provided in the Almond &
Valley Distribution Center Trip Generation Assessment. Heavy trucks are broken down by truck
type (or axle type) and are categorized as either Light-Heavy-Duty Trucks (LHDT19 & LHDT2 10)/2-
axle, Medium-Heavy-Duty Trucks (MHD)/3-axle, and Heavy-Heavy-Duty Trucks (HHD)/4+-axle. To
account for emissions generated by trucks, the following fleet mix was utilized in this analysis:
TABLE 3-5: TRUCK FLEET MIX
Land Use % Vehicle Type
LHDT1 LHDT2 MHDT HHDT
Warehouse 15.11 4.12 11.54 69.23
Note: Project-specific truck fleet mix is based on the number of trips generated by each truck type (LHDT1, LHDT2, MHDT, and HHDT) relative to the total number of truck trips.
3.6.4 TRU EMISSIONS
In order to account for the possibility of refrigerated uses, trucks associated with the cold-storage
land use are assumed to also have TRUs. For modeling purposes, 23 truck trips during have been
estimated to include TRUs (e.g., all truck trips that would be associated with up to 50,000-sf of
high-cube cold storage use, as summarized in the Almond & Valley Distribution Center Traffic
Analysis (12). TRUs are accounted for during on-site and off-site travel. The TRU calculations are
based on EMissions FACtor Model version 2021 (EMFAC2021), developed by the CARB.
EMFAC2021 does not provide emission rates per hour or mile as with the on-road emission model
and only provides emission inventories. Emission results are produced in tons per day while all
activity, fuel consumption and horsepower hours were reported at annual levels. The emission
inventory is based on specific assumptions including the average horsepower rating of specific
types of equipment and the hours of operation annually. These assumptions are not always
consistent with assumptions used in the modeling of project level emissions. Therefore, the
emissions inventory was converted into emission rates to accurately calculate emissions from
TRU operation associated with project level details. This was accomplished by converting the
annual horsepower hours to daily operational characteristics and converting the daily emission
levels into hourly emission rates based on the total emission of each criteria pollutant by
equipment type and the average daily hours of operations.
3.6.5 WATER SUPPLY, TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION
Indirect GHG emissions result from the production of electricity used to convey, treat, and
distribute water and wastewater. The amount of electricity required to convey, treat, and
9 Vehicles under the LHDT1 category have a GVWR of 8,501 to 10,000 lbs. 10 Vehicles under the LHDT2 category have a GVWR of 10,001 to 14,000 lbs.
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distribute water depends on the volume of water as well as the sources of the water. Unless
otherwise noted, CalEEMod default parameters were used.
3.6.6 SOLID WASTE
Industrial land uses will result in the generation and disposal of solid waste. A percentage of this
waste will be diverted from landfills by a variety of means, such as reducing the amount of waste
generated, recycling, and/or composting. The remainder of the waste not diverted will be
disposed of at a landfill. GHG emissions from landfills are associated with the anaerobic
breakdown of material. GHG emissions associated with the disposal of solid waste associated
with the proposed Project were calculated by CalEEMod using default parameters.
3.6.7 REFRIGERANTS
Air conditioning (A/C) equipment associated with the building are anticipated to generate GHG
emissions. CalEEMod automatically generates a default A/C and refrigeration equipment
inventory for each project land use subtype based on industry data from the USEPA (2016b).
CalEEMod quantifies refrigerant emissions from leaks during regular operation and routine
servicing over the equipment lifetime and then derives average annual emissions from the
lifetime estimate. Note that CalEEMod does not quantify emissions from the disposal of
refrigeration and A/C equipment at the end of its lifetime. Per 17 CCR 95371, new facilities with
refrigeration equipment containing more than 50 pounds of refrigerant are prohibited from
utilizing refrigerants with a GWP of 150 or greater as of January 1, 2022. GHG emissions
associated with refrigerants were calculated by CalEEMod using default parameters.
3.6.8 EMISSIONS SUMMARY
EXISTING GHG EMISSIONS
The site is currently occupied with existing uses that are currently active. The estimated GHG
emissions from the existing development are summarized on Table 3-6.
TABLE 3-6: EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING DEVELOPMENT
Emission Source Emissions (MT/yr)
CO2 CH4 N2O Refrigerants Total CO2e
Mobile Source 3,356.00 0.28 0.49 3.76 3,514.00
Area Source 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Energy Source 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Water Usage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Waste 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total CO2e (All Sources) 3,514.00
Source: CalEEMod output, See Appendix 3.2 for detailed model outputs.
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PROJECT GHG EMISSIONS
The annual GHG emissions associated with the Project are summarized in Table 3-7. It should be
noted that the existing development emissions were subtracted from the Project operational
emissions to determine the new emissions from the proposed Project. As shown in Table 3-7,
construction and operation of the Project would generate a net decrease of approximately 51.37
MTCO2e/yr.
TABLE 3-7: PROJECT GHG EMISSIONS
Emission Source Emissions (MT/yr)
CO2 CH4 N2O Refrigerants Total CO2e
Annual construction-related emissions amortized over 30 years 18.71 6.67E-04 6.67E-04 1.07E-02 18.93
Mobile Source 2,339.00 0.16 0.26 3.02 2,425.00
Area Source 5.59 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 5.75
Energy Source 360.00 0.03 < 0.005 0.00 362.00
Water Usage 88.80 2.08 0.05 0.00 156.00
Waste 23.10 2.31 0.00 0.00 80.90
Refrigerants 0.00 0.00 0.00 46.50 46.50
TRUs 367.55
Total CO2e (All Sources) 3,462.63
Existing Emissions 3,514.00
Net Emissions (Proposed – Existing) -51.37
Source: CalEEMod output, See Appendix 3.1 for detailed model outputs.
3.7 GHG EMISSIONS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
GHG Impact #1: The Project would have the potential to generate direct or indirect GHG
emissions that would result in a significant impact on the environment.
The City has determined the development size that would be too small to be able to provide GHG
emission reductions. To do this the City determined the GHG emissions allowed by a project such
that 90 percent of the emissions on average from all projects would exceed that level and be
“captured” and exceed this level and require further mitigation.
A 90 percent emission capture rate means that 90 percent of total emissions from all projects
would be subject to a CEQA analysis, including a negative declaration, a mitigated negative
declaration, or an environmental impact report, which includes analyzing feasible alternatives
and imposing feasible mitigation measures.
A GHG significance threshold based on a 90 percent emission capture rate may be more
appropriate to address the long-term adverse impacts associated with global climate change
because most projects will be required to implement GHG reduction measures. Further, a 90
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percent emission capture rate sets the emission threshold low enough to capture a substantial
fraction of future stationary source projects that will be constructed to accommodate future
statewide population and economic growth, while setting the emission threshold high enough to
exclude small projects that will in aggregate contribute a relatively small fraction of the
cumulative statewide GHG emissions.
In determining this level of emissions, data available from South Coast Air Quality Management
District (SCAQMD) was utilized. SCAQMD used a database of projects kept by the Governor’s
Office of Planning and Research (OPR). That database contained 798 projects, 60 of which were
extremely large General Plan Updates, Master Plans, or Specific Plan Projects. The 60 very large
projects were removed from the database in order not to skew the emissions value, leaving a net
of 738 projects. In addition, 27 projects were found to be outliers that would skew the emission
value too high, leaving 711 as the sample population to use in determining the 90th percentile
capture rate.
The SCAQMD analysis of the 711 projects within the sample population combined commercial,
residential, and mixed-use projects. It should be noted that the sample of projects included
warehouses and other light industrial land uses but did not include industrial processes (i.e., oil
refineries, heavy manufacturing, electric generating stations, mining operations, etc.). Emissions
from each of these projects were calculated by SCAQMD to provide a consistent method of
emissions calculations across the sample population and from projects within the sample
population, construction period GHG emissions were amortized over 30 years (the average
economic life of a development project). further reduce potential errors in the statistical analysis.
In calculating the emissions
The SCAQMD analysis determined that the 90th percentile ranged from 2,983 to 3,143 MT CO2e
per year. Therefore, a 3,000 MT CO2e per year value is the low-end value within that range
rounded to the nearest hundred tons of emissions and is used in defining small projects that are
considered less than significant and do not need to provide further analysis.
Lastly, we understand that the 3,000 MT CO2e per year threshold for residential/commercial uses
was proposed a decade ago and was never adopted. However, the 3,000 MT CO2e per year
threshold was developed and recommended by SCAQMD, an expert agency, based on substantial
evidence as provided in the Draft Guidance Document – Interim CEQA Greenhouse Gas
Significance Threshold (2008) document and subsequent Working Group meetings (latest in
2010). This threshold uses the Executive Order S-3-05 goal as the basis, so it is not tied to only
the 2020 target year and is thus not outdated. This threshold is also based on the 90% capture
rate methodology, which means that 90% of total emissions from all new or modified projects
would be subject to some type of CEQA analysis, which was the approach taken by SCAQMD to
establish the stationary/industrial source threshold, as well as by the California Air Resources
Board (for interim threshold for stationary source projects) and one of the options suggested by
the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (quantitative threshold based on market
capture). Further, this threshold has been used for hundreds, if not thousands of GHG analyses
performed for projects located within the SCAQMD jurisdiction.
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The Project would result in a net decrease of approximately 51.37 MTCO2e/yr; the proposed
Project would not exceed the SCAQMD’s numeric threshold of 3,000 MTCO2e/yr. Thus, the
Project would result in a less than significant impact with respect to GHG emissions.
GHG Impact #2: The Project would not conflict with any applicable plan, policy or regulation of
an agency adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases.
As previously stated, pursuant to 15604.4 of the CEQA Guidelines, a lead agency may rely on
qualitative analysis or performance-based standards to determine the significance of impacts
from GHG emissions (47). As such, the Project’s consistency with the 2022 Scoping Plan, is
discussed below. It should be noted that the Project’s consistency with the 2022 Scoping Plan
also satisfies consistency with AB 32 since the 2022 Scoping Plan is based on the overall targets
established by AB 32 and SB 32. Consistency with the 2008 and 2017 Scoping Plan is not
necessary, since both of these plans have been superseded by the 2022 Scoping Plan. For reasons
outlined herein, the proposed Project would result in a less than significant impact with respect
to GHG emissions for GHG Impact #2.
2022 SCOPING PLAN CONSISTENCY
The Project would not impede the State’s progress towards carbon neutrality by 2045 under the
2022 Scoping Plan. The Project would be required to comply with applicable current and future
regulatory requirements promulgated through the 2022 Scoping Plan. Some of the current
transportation sector policies the Project will comply with (through vehicle manufacturer
compliance) include: Advanced Clean Cars II, Advanced Clean Trucks, Advanced Clean Fleets, Zero
Emission Forklifts, the Off-Road Zero-Emission Targeted Manufacturer rule, Clean Off-Road Fleet
Recognition Program, In-use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation, Off-Road Zero-Emission
Targeted Manufacturer rule, Clean Off-Road Fleet Recognition Program, Amendments to the In-
use Off-Road Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation, carbon pricing through the Cap-and-Trade
Program, and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Additionally, the Project includes design features
related to water and solid conservation that will further reduce Project GHG emissions. As such,
the Project would not be inconsistent with the 2022 Scoping Plan.
The Project would not have the potential to conflict with any applicable plan, policy or
regulation of an agency adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of GHGs.
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5 CERTIFICATIONS
The contents of this GHG study report represent an accurate depiction of the GHG impacts
associated with the proposed Almond & Valley Distribution Center Project. The information
contained in this GHG report is based on the best available data at the time of preparation. If you
have any questions, please contact me directly at hqureshi@urbanxroads.com.
Haseeb Qureshi
Principal
URBAN CROSSROADS, INC.
hqureshi@urbanxroads.com
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Environmental Studies
California State University, Fullerton • May 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Analysis and Design
University of California, Irvine • June, 2006
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AEP – Association of Environmental Planners
AWMA – Air and Waste Management Association
ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Planned Communities and Urban Infill – Urban Land Institute • June 2011
Indoor Air Quality and Industrial Hygiene – EMSL Analytical • April 2008
Principles of Ambient Air Monitoring – California Air Resources Board • August 2007
AB2588 Regulatory Standards – Trinity Consultants • November 2006
Air Dispersion Modeling – Lakes Environmental • June 2006
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APPENDIX 3.1:
CALEEMOD PROPOSED PROJECT EMISSIONS MODEL OUTPUTS
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Table of Contents
1. Basic Project Information
1.1. Basic Project Information
1.2. Land Use Types
1.3. User-Selected Emission Reduction Measures by Emissions Sector
2. Emissions Summary
2.1. Construction Emissions Compared Against Thresholds
2.2. Construction Emissions by Year, Unmitigated
2.4. Operations Emissions Compared Against Thresholds
2.5. Operations Emissions by Sector, Unmitigated
3. Construction Emissions Details
3.1. Demolition (2024) - Unmitigated
3.3. Site Preparation (2024) - Unmitigated
3.5. Grading (2025) - Unmitigated
3.7. Building Construction (2025) - Unmitigated
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3.9. Paving (2025) - Unmitigated
3.11. Architectural Coating (2025) - Unmitigated
4. Operations Emissions Details
4.1. Mobile Emissions by Land Use
4.1.1. Unmitigated
4.2. Energy
4.2.1. Electricity Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
4.2.3. Natural Gas Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
4.3. Area Emissions by Source
4.3.2. Unmitigated
4.4. Water Emissions by Land Use
4.4.2. Unmitigated
4.5. Waste Emissions by Land Use
4.5.2. Unmitigated
4.6. Refrigerant Emissions by Land Use
4.6.1. Unmitigated
4.7. Offroad Emissions By Equipment Type
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4.7.1. Unmitigated
4.8. Stationary Emissions By Equipment Type
4.8.1. Unmitigated
4.9. User Defined Emissions By Equipment Type
4.9.1. Unmitigated
4.10. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type
4.10.1. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type - Unmitigated
4.10.2. Above and Belowground Carbon Accumulation by Land Use Type - Unmitigated
4.10.3. Avoided and Sequestered Emissions by Species - Unmitigated
5. Activity Data
5.1. Construction Schedule
5.2. Off-Road Equipment
5.2.1. Unmitigated
5.3. Construction Vehicles
5.3.1. Unmitigated
5.4. Vehicles
5.4.1. Construction Vehicle Control Strategies
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5.5. Architectural Coatings
5.6. Dust Mitigation
5.6.1. Construction Earthmoving Activities
5.6.2. Construction Earthmoving Control Strategies
5.7. Construction Paving
5.8. Construction Electricity Consumption and Emissions Factors
5.9. Operational Mobile Sources
5.9.1. Unmitigated
5.10. Operational Area Sources
5.10.1. Hearths
5.10.1.1. Unmitigated
5.10.2. Architectural Coatings
5.10.3. Landscape Equipment
5.11. Operational Energy Consumption
5.11.1. Unmitigated
5.12. Operational Water and Wastewater Consumption
5.12.1. Unmitigated
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5.13. Operational Waste Generation
5.13.1. Unmitigated
5.14. Operational Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
5.14.1. Unmitigated
5.15. Operational Off-Road Equipment
5.15.1. Unmitigated
5.16. Stationary Sources
5.16.1. Emergency Generators and Fire Pumps
5.16.2. Process Boilers
5.17. User Defined
5.18. Vegetation
5.18.1. Land Use Change
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
5.18.1. Biomass Cover Type
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
5.18.2. Sequestration
5.18.2.1. Unmitigated
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6. Climate Risk Detailed Report
6.1. Climate Risk Summary
6.2. Initial Climate Risk Scores
6.3. Adjusted Climate Risk Scores
6.4. Climate Risk Reduction Measures
7. Health and Equity Details
7.1. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores
7.2. Healthy Places Index Scores
7.3. Overall Health & Equity Scores
7.4. Health & Equity Measures
7.5. Evaluation Scorecard
7.6. Health & Equity Custom Measures
8. User Changes to Default Data
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1. Basic Project Information
1.1. Basic Project Information
Data Field Value
Project Name 15256 - 9813 Almond Ave
Lead Agency —
Land Use Scale Project/site
Analysis Level for Defaults County
Windspeed (m/s)2.80
Precipitation (days)6.40
Location 9813 Almond Ave, Fontana, CA 92335, USA
County San Bernardino-South Coast
City Fontana
Air District South Coast AQMD
Air Basin South Coast
TAZ 5286
EDFZ 10
Electric Utility Southern California Edison
Gas Utility Southern California Gas
1.2. Land Use Types
Land Use Subtype Size Unit Lot Acreage Building Area (sq ft)Landscape Area (sq
ft)
Special Landscape
Area (sq ft)
Population Description
Refrigerated
Warehouse-No Rail
55.1 1000sqft 1.27 55,112 38,020 ———
Unrefrigerated
Warehouse-No Rail
220 1000sqft 5.06 220,448 0.00 ———
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Parking Lot 198 Space 1.78 0.00 0.00 ———
Other Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
3.09 Acre 3.09 0.00 0.00 ———
User Defined
Industrial
276 User Defined Unit 0.00 0.00 0.00 ———
1.3. User-Selected Emission Reduction Measures by Emissions Sector
No measures selected
2. Emissions Summary
2.1. Construction Emissions Compared Against Thresholds
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Un/Mit.TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
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Unmit.1.49 17.4 19.9 40.2 0.05 0.23 2.29 2.53 0.22 0.55 0.77 —7,506 7,506 0.34 0.27 10.9 7,605
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
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Unmit.1.91 17.3 30.9 59.7 0.10 0.29 5.90 6.00 0.28 2.74 2.84 —12,156 12,156 0.55 0.32 0.28 12,265
Average
Daily
(Max)
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Unmit.0.55 1.36 6.99 14.1 0.02 0.07 1.06 1.13 0.07 0.28 0.34 —2,983 2,983 0.14 0.12 1.88 3,023
Annual
(Max)
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Unmit.0.10 0.25 1.28 2.57 < 0.005 0.01 0.19 0.21 0.01 0.05 0.06 —494 494 0.02 0.02 0.31 500
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Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Year TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily -
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
2025 1.49 17.4 19.9 40.2 0.05 0.23 2.29 2.53 0.22 0.55 0.77 —7,506 7,506 0.34 0.27 10.9 7,605
Daily -
Winter
(Max)
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2024 0.74 0.73 14.9 29.4 0.05 0.21 5.90 6.00 0.19 2.74 2.84 —5,558 5,558 0.23 0.10 0.05 5,581
2025 1.91 17.3 30.9 59.7 0.10 0.29 4.77 5.06 0.28 1.49 1.77 —12,156 12,156 0.55 0.32 0.28 12,265
Average
Daily
——————————————————
2024 0.05 0.05 1.23 2.00 < 0.005 0.02 0.13 0.15 0.02 0.05 0.06 —407 407 0.02 0.01 0.07 410
2025 0.55 1.36 6.99 14.1 0.02 0.07 1.06 1.13 0.07 0.28 0.34 —2,983 2,983 0.14 0.12 1.88 3,023
Annual ——————————————————
2024 0.01 0.01 0.22 0.37 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.03 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 —67.4 67.4 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 67.9
2025 0.10 0.25 1.28 2.57 < 0.005 0.01 0.19 0.21 0.01 0.05 0.06 —494 494 0.02 0.02 0.31 500
2.4. Operations Emissions Compared Against Thresholds
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Un/Mit.TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Unmit.5.36 10.1 13.2 42.6 0.15 0.21 3.80 4.02 0.21 0.77 0.98 262 19,117 19,379 27.8 2.14 329 21,041
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
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Unmit.3.13 7.99 13.8 26.1 0.15 0.20 3.80 4.00 0.19 0.77 0.96 262 18,650 18,911 27.8 2.15 282 20,528
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——————————————————Average
Daily
(Max)
Unmit.4.20 9.09 12.3 31.8 0.13 0.18 3.34 3.52 0.18 0.68 0.86 262 16,753 17,015 27.7 1.92 299 18,579
Annual
(Max)
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Unmit.0.77 1.66 2.24 5.81 0.02 0.03 0.61 0.64 0.03 0.12 0.16 43.3 2,774 2,817 4.58 0.32 49.5 3,076
2.5. Operations Emissions by Sector, Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Sector TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
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Mobile 3.23 2.09 13.1 30.7 0.15 0.20 3.80 4.00 0.19 0.77 0.96 —16,478 16,478 1.09 1.81 48.2 17,093
Area 2.13 7.97 0.10 12.0 < 0.005 0.02 —0.02 0.02 —0.02 —49.3 49.3 < 0.005 < 0.005 —50.7
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —2,175 2,175 0.21 0.03 —2,187
Water ———————————122 415 537 12.6 0.30 —941
Waste ———————————140 0.00 140 14.0 0.00 —488
Refrig.————————————————281 281
Total 5.36 10.1 13.2 42.6 0.15 0.21 3.80 4.02 0.21 0.77 0.98 262 19,117 19,379 27.8 2.14 329 21,041
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Mobile 3.13 1.99 13.8 26.1 0.15 0.20 3.80 4.00 0.19 0.77 0.96 —16,060 16,060 1.09 1.82 1.25 16,631
Area —6.00 ————————————————
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —2,175 2,175 0.21 0.03 —2,187
Water ———————————122 415 537 12.6 0.30 —941
Waste ———————————140 0.00 140 14.0 0.00 —488
Refrig.————————————————281 281
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Total 3.13 7.99 13.8 26.1 0.15 0.20 3.80 4.00 0.19 0.77 0.96 262 18,650 18,911 27.8 2.15 282 20,528
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Mobile 2.74 1.74 12.2 23.6 0.13 0.17 3.34 3.51 0.16 0.68 0.84 —14,130 14,130 0.96 1.59 18.2 14,647
Area 1.46 7.35 0.07 8.21 < 0.005 0.01 —0.01 0.01 —0.01 —33.8 33.8 < 0.005 < 0.005 —34.7
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —2,175 2,175 0.21 0.03 —2,187
Water ———————————122 415 537 12.6 0.30 —941
Waste ———————————140 0.00 140 14.0 0.00 —488
Refrig.————————————————281 281
Total 4.20 9.09 12.3 31.8 0.13 0.18 3.34 3.52 0.18 0.68 0.86 262 16,753 17,015 27.7 1.92 299 18,579
Annual ——————————————————
Mobile 0.50 0.32 2.22 4.31 0.02 0.03 0.61 0.64 0.03 0.12 0.15 —2,339 2,339 0.16 0.26 3.02 2,425
Area 0.27 1.34 0.01 1.50 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —5.59 5.59 < 0.005 < 0.005 —5.75
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —360 360 0.03 < 0.005 —362
Water ———————————20.2 68.6 88.8 2.08 0.05 —156
Waste ———————————23.1 0.00 23.1 2.31 0.00 —80.9
Refrig.————————————————46.5 46.5
Total 0.77 1.66 2.24 5.81 0.02 0.03 0.61 0.64 0.03 0.12 0.16 43.3 2,774 2,817 4.58 0.32 49.5 3,076
3. Construction Emissions Details
3.1. Demolition (2024) - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Location TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Onsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
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Daily,
Winter
(Max)
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Off-Road
Equipment
0.41 0.41 11.9 18.2 0.03 0.20 —0.20 0.19 —0.19 —3,425 3,425 0.14 0.03 —3,437
Demolitio
n
——————0.26 0.26 —0.04 0.04 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.03 0.03 0.98 1.49 < 0.005 0.02 —0.02 0.02 —0.02 —282 282 0.01 < 0.005 —282
Demolitio
n
——————0.02 0.02 —< 0.005 < 0.005 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.01 0.01 0.18 0.27 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —46.6 46.6 < 0.005 < 0.005 —46.8
Demolitio
n
——————< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Offsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.08 0.07 0.09 0.96 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.05 0.05 —198 198 0.01 0.01 0.02 200
Vendor 0.02 < 0.005 0.22 0.12 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.05 0.05 < 0.005 0.01 0.02 —188 188 0.01 0.03 0.01 197
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Hauling 0.03 < 0.005 0.27 0.14 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.06 0.06 < 0.005 0.02 0.02 —209 209 0.02 0.03 0.01 220
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Worker 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —16.5 16.5 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.03 16.7
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —15.5 15.5 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 16.2
Hauling < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —17.2 17.2 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 18.1
Annual ——————————————————
Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.00 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —2.73 2.73 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 2.77
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —2.56 2.56 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 2.68
Hauling < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —2.84 2.84 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 2.99
3.3. Site Preparation (2024) - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Location TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Onsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.64 0.64 14.7 28.3 0.05 0.10 —0.10 0.10 —0.10 —5,296 5,296 0.21 0.04 —5,314
Dust
From
Material
Movement
——————5.66 5.66 —2.69 2.69 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
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Off-Road
Equipment
0.01 0.01 0.20 0.39 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —72.5 72.5 < 0.005 < 0.005 —72.8
Dust
From
Material
Movement
——————0.08 0.08 —0.04 0.04 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
< 0.005 < 0.005 0.04 0.07 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —12.0 12.0 < 0.005 < 0.005 —12.1
Dust
From
Material
Movement
——————0.01 0.01 —0.01 0.01 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Offsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.10 0.09 0.10 1.12 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.23 0.00 0.05 0.05 —231 231 0.01 0.01 0.03 234
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 0.04 0.02 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —31.4 31.4 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 32.8
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.00 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —3.21 3.21 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 3.25
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —0.43 0.43 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.45
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
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Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —0.53 0.53 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.54
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —0.07 0.07 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.07
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.5. Grading (2025) - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Location TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Onsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.80 0.80 19.4 35.3 0.06 0.18 —0.18 0.18 —0.18 —6,599 6,599 0.27 0.05 —6,622
Dust
From
Material
Movement
——————2.67 2.67 —0.98 0.98 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.05 0.05 1.33 2.42 < 0.005 0.01 —0.01 0.01 —0.01 —452 452 0.02 < 0.005 —454
Dust
From
Material
Movement
——————0.18 0.18 —0.07 0.07 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
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Off-Road
Equipment
0.01 0.01 0.24 0.44 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —74.8 74.8 < 0.005 < 0.005 —75.1
Dust
From
Material
Movement
——————0.03 0.03 —0.01 0.01 ———————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Offsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.10 0.09 0.10 1.17 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.26 0.00 0.06 0.06 —258 258 0.01 0.01 0.03 262
Vendor 0.02 < 0.005 0.18 0.09 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.04 0.05 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 —154 154 0.01 0.02 0.01 162
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Worker 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —17.9 17.9 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.03 18.2
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —10.6 10.6 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 11.1
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.00 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —2.97 2.97 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 3.01
Vendor < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 —1.75 1.75 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 1.83
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.7. Building Construction (2025) - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Location TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
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Onsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.35 0.35 9.48 15.7 0.03 0.09 —0.09 0.09 —0.09 —2,630 2,630 0.11 0.02 —2,639
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.35 0.35 9.48 15.7 0.03 0.09 —0.09 0.09 —0.09 —2,630 2,630 0.11 0.02 —2,639
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.16 0.16 4.42 7.30 0.01 0.04 —0.04 0.04 —0.04 —1,225 1,225 0.05 0.01 —1,229
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.03 0.03 0.81 1.33 < 0.005 0.01 —0.01 0.01 —0.01 —203 203 0.01 < 0.005 —204
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Offsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.59 0.53 0.51 9.01 0.00 0.00 1.51 1.51 0.00 0.35 0.35 —1,631 1,631 0.07 0.06 6.05 1,656
Vendor 0.10 0.03 1.13 0.61 0.01 0.01 0.28 0.30 0.01 0.08 0.09 —1,018 1,018 0.08 0.15 2.87 1,069
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.55 0.50 0.56 6.79 0.00 0.00 1.51 1.51 0.00 0.35 0.35 —1,495 1,495 0.07 0.06 0.16 1,514
Vendor 0.10 0.03 1.18 0.61 0.01 0.01 0.28 0.30 0.01 0.08 0.09 —1,019 1,019 0.08 0.15 0.07 1,067
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Worker 0.26 0.23 0.28 3.34 0.00 0.00 0.70 0.70 0.00 0.16 0.16 —706 706 0.03 0.03 1.22 716
Vendor 0.05 0.01 0.55 0.28 < 0.005 0.01 0.13 0.14 0.01 0.04 0.04 —474 474 0.04 0.07 0.58 497
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Worker 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.61 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.13 0.00 0.03 0.03 —117 117 0.01 < 0.005 0.20 119
Vendor 0.01 < 0.005 0.10 0.05 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.02 0.03 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 —78.5 78.5 0.01 0.01 0.10 82.3
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.9. Paving (2025) - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Location TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Onsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.23 0.23 7.21 10.6 0.01 0.09 —0.09 0.08 —0.08 —1,511 1,511 0.06 0.01 —1,517
Paving —0.31 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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——————————————————Daily,
Winter
(Max)
Off-Road
Equipment
0.23 0.23 7.21 10.6 0.01 0.09 —0.09 0.08 —0.08 —1,511 1,511 0.06 0.01 —1,517
Paving —0.31 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.01 0.01 0.30 0.44 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —62.1 62.1 < 0.005 < 0.005 —62.3
Paving —0.01 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
< 0.005 < 0.005 0.05 0.08 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —10.3 10.3 < 0.005 < 0.005 —10.3
Paving —< 0.005 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Offsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.08 0.07 0.07 1.17 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.05 0.05 —211 211 0.01 0.01 0.78 215
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.05 0.05 —194 194 0.01 0.01 0.02 196
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Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —8.08 8.08 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 8.19
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 0.00 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —1.34 1.34 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 1.36
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3.11. Architectural Coating (2025) - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Location TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Onsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.03 0.03 1.43 1.28 < 0.005 0.04 —0.04 0.04 —0.04 —178 178 0.01 < 0.005 —179
Architect
ural
Coatings
—15.7 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
0.03 0.03 1.43 1.28 < 0.005 0.04 —0.04 0.04 —0.04 —178 178 0.01 < 0.005 —179
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Architect
Coatings
—15.7 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
< 0.005 < 0.005 0.08 0.07 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —9.76 9.76 < 0.005 < 0.005 —9.79
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.86 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Off-Road
Equipment
< 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 0.01 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —1.62 1.62 < 0.005 < 0.005 —1.62
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.16 ————————————————
Onsite
truck
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Offsite ——————————————————
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.12 0.11 0.10 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.30 0.00 0.07 0.07 —326 326 0.01 0.01 1.21 331
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Worker 0.11 0.10 0.11 1.36 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.30 0.00 0.07 0.07 —299 299 0.01 0.01 0.03 303
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Worker 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —16.6 16.6 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.03 16.9
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Worker < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.01 0.00 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.00 < 0.005 < 0.005 —2.75 2.75 < 0.005 < 0.005 < 0.005 2.79
Vendor 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Hauling 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
4. Operations Emissions Details
4.1. Mobile Emissions by Land Use
4.1.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.33 0.30 0.19 3.89 0.01 < 0.005 0.32 0.33 < 0.005 0.06 0.06 —872 872 0.03 0.02 2.85 881
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
1.68 1.53 0.94 19.8 0.04 0.02 1.65 1.67 0.02 0.28 0.30 —4,427 4,427 0.14 0.10 14.5 4,474
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Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
1.22 0.27 12.0 7.01 0.10 0.17 1.83 2.01 0.17 0.44 0.60 —11,180 11,180 0.92 1.69 30.8 11,738
Total 3.23 2.09 13.1 30.7 0.15 0.20 3.80 4.00 0.19 0.77 0.96 —16,478 16,478 1.09 1.81 48.2 17,093
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.32 0.29 0.21 3.14 0.01 < 0.005 0.32 0.33 < 0.005 0.06 0.06 —802 802 0.03 0.02 0.07 809
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
1.60 1.45 1.05 15.9 0.04 0.02 1.65 1.67 0.02 0.28 0.30 —4,075 4,075 0.14 0.11 0.38 4,111
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
1.21 0.26 12.5 7.02 0.10 0.18 1.83 2.01 0.17 0.44 0.60 —11,183 11,183 0.92 1.69 0.80 11,711
Total 3.13 1.99 13.8 26.1 0.15 0.20 3.80 4.00 0.19 0.77 0.96 —16,060 16,060 1.09 1.82 1.25 16,631
Annual ——————————————————
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1190.18< 0.005< 0.005118118—0.010.01< 0.0050.050.05< 0.005< 0.0050.520.030.050.05Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.26 0.23 0.17 2.67 0.01 < 0.005 0.26 0.27 < 0.005 0.05 0.05 —601 601 0.02 0.02 0.91 607
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
0.19 0.04 2.02 1.12 0.02 0.03 0.29 0.32 0.03 0.07 0.10 —1,620 1,620 0.13 0.25 1.93 1,698
Total 0.50 0.32 2.22 4.31 0.02 0.03 0.61 0.64 0.03 0.12 0.15 —2,339 2,339 0.16 0.26 3.02 2,425
4.2. Energy
4.2.1. Electricity Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————1,145 1,145 0.11 0.01 —1,151
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971—0.010.09966966————————————Unrefrige
rated
Parking
Lot
————————————64.5 64.5 0.01 < 0.005 —64.9
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ————————————2,175 2,175 0.21 0.03 —2,187
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————1,145 1,145 0.11 0.01 —1,151
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————966 966 0.09 0.01 —971
Parking
Lot
————————————64.5 64.5 0.01 < 0.005 —64.9
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ————————————2,175 2,175 0.21 0.03 —2,187
Annual ——————————————————
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191—< 0.0050.02189189————————————Refrigera
ted
Warehou
Rail
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————160 160 0.02 < 0.005 —161
Parking
Lot
————————————10.7 10.7 < 0.005 < 0.005 —10.7
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ————————————360 360 0.03 < 0.005 —362
4.2.3. Natural Gas Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Annual ——————————————————
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0.00—0.000.000.000.00—0.00—0.000.00—0.000.000.000.000.000.00Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
4.3. Area Emissions by Source
4.3.2. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Source TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Consum
er
Products
—5.91 ————————————————
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.09 ————————————————
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50.7—< 0.005< 0.00549.349.3—0.02—0.020.02—0.02< 0.00512.00.101.972.13Landsca
pe
Total 2.13 7.97 0.10 12.0 < 0.005 0.02 —0.02 0.02 —0.02 —49.3 49.3 < 0.005 < 0.005 —50.7
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Consum
er
Products
—5.91 ————————————————
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.09 ————————————————
Total —6.00 ————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Consum
er
Products
—1.08 ————————————————
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.02 ————————————————
Landsca
pe
Equipme
nt
0.27 0.25 0.01 1.50 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —5.59 5.59 < 0.005 < 0.005 —5.75
Total 0.27 1.34 0.01 1.50 < 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 < 0.005 —< 0.005 —5.59 5.59 < 0.005 < 0.005 —5.75
4.4. Water Emissions by Land Use
4.4.2. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
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——————————————————Daily,
Summer
(Max)
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————24.4 85.4 110 2.51 0.06 —191
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————97.7 329 427 10.0 0.24 —750
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————122 415 537 12.6 0.30 —941
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————24.4 85.4 110 2.51 0.06 —191
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————97.7 329 427 10.0 0.24 —750
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————122 415 537 12.6 0.30 —941
Annual ——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————4.04 14.1 18.2 0.42 0.01 —31.6
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————16.2 54.5 70.7 1.66 0.04 —124
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————20.2 68.6 88.8 2.08 0.05 —156
4.5. Waste Emissions by Land Use
4.5.2. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
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Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————27.9 0.00 27.9 2.79 0.00 —97.7
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————112 0.00 112 11.2 0.00 —391
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————140 0.00 140 14.0 0.00 —488
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————27.9 0.00 27.9 2.79 0.00 —97.7
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————112 0.00 112 11.2 0.00 —391
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————140 0.00 140 14.0 0.00 —488
Annual ——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————4.62 0.00 4.62 0.46 0.00 —16.2
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
———————————18.5 0.00 18.5 1.85 0.00 —64.7
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Other
Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Industrial
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————23.1 0.00 23.1 2.31 0.00 —80.9
4.6. Refrigerant Emissions by Land Use
4.6.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
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Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————————56.2 56.2
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————————225 225
Total ————————————————281 281
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————————56.2 56.2
Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————————225 225
Total ————————————————281 281
Annual ——————————————————
Refrigera
ted
Warehou
se-No
Rail
————————————————9.30 9.30
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37.237.2————————————————Unrefrige
rated
Warehou
se-No
Rail
Total ————————————————46.5 46.5
4.7. Offroad Emissions By Equipment Type
4.7.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Equipme
nt
Type
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.8. Stationary Emissions By Equipment Type
4.8.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Equipme
nt
Type
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
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Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.9. User Defined Emissions By Equipment Type
4.9.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Equipme
nt
Type
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.10. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type
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4.10.1. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Vegetatio
n
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.10.2. Above and Belowground Carbon Accumulation by Land Use Type - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
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4.10.3. Avoided and Sequestered Emissions by Species - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Species TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Avoided ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Sequest
ered
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Remove
d
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
———————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Avoided ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Sequest
ered
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Remove
d
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
———————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Avoided ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
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Sequest ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Remove
d
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
———————————————————
5. Activity Data
5.1. Construction Schedule
Phase Name Phase Type Start Date End Date Days Per Week Work Days per Phase Phase Description
Demolition Demolition 11/1/2024 12/12/2024 5.00 30.0 20
Site Preparation Site Preparation 12/13/2024 12/19/2024 5.00 5.00 10
Grading Grading 1/28/2025 3/3/2025 5.00 25.0 30
Building Construction Building Construction 3/3/2025 10/24/2025 5.00 170 300
Paving Paving 9/22/2025 10/10/2025 5.00 15.0 20
Architectural Coating Architectural Coating 9/15/2025 10/10/2025 5.00 20.0 20
5.2. Off-Road Equipment
5.2.1. Unmitigated
Phase Name Equipment Type Fuel Type Engine Tier Number per Day Hours Per Day Horsepower Load Factor
Demolition Concrete/Industrial
Saws
Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 33.0 0.73
Demolition Excavators Diesel Tier 4 Interim 3.00 8.00 36.0 0.38
Demolition Rubber Tired Dozers Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 367 0.40
Site Preparation Rubber Tired Dozers Diesel Tier 4 Interim 3.00 8.00 367 0.40
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Site Preparation Crawler Tractors Diesel Tier 4 Interim 4.00 8.00 84.0 0.37
Grading Excavators Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 36.0 0.38
Grading Graders Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 148 0.41
Grading Rubber Tired Dozers Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 367 0.40
Grading Scrapers Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 423 0.48
Grading Crawler Tractors Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 84.0 0.37
Building Construction Cranes Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 367 0.29
Building Construction Forklifts Diesel Tier 4 Interim 3.00 8.00 82.0 0.20
Building Construction Generator Sets Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 14.0 0.74
Building Construction Tractors/Loaders/Backh
oes
Diesel Tier 4 Interim 3.00 8.00 84.0 0.37
Building Construction Welders Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 46.0 0.45
Paving Pavers Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 81.0 0.42
Paving Paving Equipment Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 89.0 0.36
Paving Rollers Diesel Tier 4 Interim 2.00 8.00 36.0 0.38
Architectural Coating Air Compressors Diesel Tier 4 Interim 1.00 8.00 37.0 0.48
5.3. Construction Vehicles
5.3.1. Unmitigated
Phase Name Trip Type One-Way Trips per Day Miles per Trip Vehicle Mix
Demolition ————
Demolition Worker 15.0 18.5 LDA,LDT1,LDT2
Demolition Vendor 6.00 10.2 HHDT,MHDT
Demolition Hauling 2.97 20.0 HHDT
Demolition Onsite truck ——HHDT
Site Preparation ————
Site Preparation Worker 17.5 18.5 LDA,LDT1,LDT2
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Site Preparation Vendor 1.00 10.2 HHDT,MHDT
Site Preparation Hauling 0.00 20.0 HHDT
Site Preparation Onsite truck ——HHDT
Grading ————
Grading Worker 20.0 18.5 LDA,LDT1,LDT2
Grading Vendor 5.00 10.2 HHDT,MHDT
Grading Hauling 0.00 20.0 HHDT
Grading Onsite truck ——HHDT
Building Construction ————
Building Construction Worker 116 18.5 LDA,LDT1,LDT2
Building Construction Vendor 33.0 10.2 HHDT,MHDT
Building Construction Hauling 0.00 20.0 HHDT
Building Construction Onsite truck ——HHDT
Paving ————
Paving Worker 15.0 18.5 LDA,LDT1,LDT2
Paving Vendor —10.2 HHDT,MHDT
Paving Hauling 0.00 20.0 HHDT
Paving Onsite truck ——HHDT
Architectural Coating ————
Architectural Coating Worker 23.1 18.5 LDA,LDT1,LDT2
Architectural Coating Vendor —10.2 HHDT,MHDT
Architectural Coating Hauling 0.00 20.0 HHDT
Architectural Coating Onsite truck ——HHDT
5.4. Vehicles
5.4.1. Construction Vehicle Control Strategies
Non-applicable. No control strategies activated by user.
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5.5. Architectural Coatings
Phase Name Residential Interior Area Coated
(sq ft)
Residential Exterior Area Coated
(sq ft)
Non-Residential Interior Area
Coated (sq ft)
Non-Residential Exterior Area
Coated (sq ft)
Parking Area Coated (sq ft)
Architectural Coating 0.00 0.00 413,340 137,780 12,739
5.6. Dust Mitigation
5.6.1. Construction Earthmoving Activities
Phase Name Material Imported (cy)Material Exported (cy)Acres Graded (acres)Material Demolished (Building
Square Footage)
Acres Paved (acres)
Demolition 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,665 —
Site Preparation ——17.5 0.00 —
Grading ——100 0.00 —
Paving 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.87
5.6.2. Construction Earthmoving Control Strategies
Control Strategies Applied Frequency (per day)PM10 Reduction PM2.5 Reduction
Water Exposed Area 3 74%74%
5.7. Construction Paving
Land Use Area Paved (acres)% Asphalt
Refrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 0.00 0%
Unrefrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 0.00 0%
Parking Lot 1.78 100%
Other Non-Asphalt Surfaces 3.09 0%
User Defined Industrial 0.00 0%
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5.8. Construction Electricity Consumption and Emissions Factors
kWh per Year and Emission Factor (lb/MWh)
Year kWh per Year CO2 CH4 N2O
2024 0.00 349 0.03 < 0.005
2025 0.00 349 0.03 < 0.005
5.9. Operational Mobile Sources
5.9.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Type Trips/Weekday Trips/Saturday Trips/Sunday Trips/Year VMT/Weekday VMT/Saturday VMT/Sunday VMT/Year
Refrigerated
Warehouse-No Rail
76.0 44.6 42.8 24,372 1,218 714 686 390,476
Unrefrigerated
Warehouse-No Rail
386 220 226 123,902 6,184 3,528 3,620 1,985,116
Parking Lot 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Non-Asphalt
Surfaces
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
User Defined
Industrial
130 74.7 71.7 41,544 3,928 2,256 2,164 1,254,632
5.10. Operational Area Sources
5.10.1. Hearths
5.10.1.1. Unmitigated
5.10.2. Architectural Coatings
Residential Interior Area Coated (sq ft)Residential Exterior Area Coated (sq ft)Non-Residential Interior Area Coated
(sq ft)
Non-Residential Exterior Area Coated
(sq ft)
Parking Area Coated (sq ft)
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0 0.00 413,340 137,780 12,739
5.10.3. Landscape Equipment
Season Unit Value
Snow Days day/yr 0.00
Summer Days day/yr 250
5.11. Operational Energy Consumption
5.11.1. Unmitigated
Electricity (kWh/yr) and CO2 and CH4 and N2O and Natural Gas (kBTU/yr)
Land Use Electricity (kWh/yr)CO2 CH4 N2O Natural Gas (kBTU/yr)
Refrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 1,206,701 346 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
Unrefrigerated Warehouse-No
Rail
1,018,184 346 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
Parking Lot 67,999 346 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
Other Non-Asphalt Surfaces 0.00 346 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
User Defined Industrial 0.00 346 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
5.12. Operational Water and Wastewater Consumption
5.12.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Indoor Water (gal/year)Outdoor Water (gal/year)
Refrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 12,744,650 610,568
Unrefrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 50,978,600 0.00
Parking Lot 0.00 0.00
Other Non-Asphalt Surfaces 0.00 0.00
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User Defined Industrial 0.00 0.00
5.13. Operational Waste Generation
5.13.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Waste (ton/year)Cogeneration (kWh/year)
Refrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 51.8 0.00
Unrefrigerated Warehouse-No Rail 207 0.00
Parking Lot 0.00 0.00
Other Non-Asphalt Surfaces 0.00 0.00
User Defined Industrial 0.00 0.00
5.14. Operational Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
5.14.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Type Equipment Type Refrigerant GWP Quantity (kg)Operations Leak Rate Service Leak Rate Times Serviced
Refrigerated
Warehouse-No Rail
Cold storage User Defined 150 7.50 7.50 7.50 25.0
Unrefrigerated
Warehouse-No Rail
Cold storage User Defined 150 7.50 7.50 7.50 25.0
5.15. Operational Off-Road Equipment
5.15.1. Unmitigated
Equipment Type Fuel Type Engine Tier Number per Day Hours Per Day Horsepower Load Factor
5.16. Stationary Sources
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5.16.1. Emergency Generators and Fire Pumps
Equipment Type Fuel Type Number per Day Hours per Day Hours per Year Horsepower Load Factor
5.16.2. Process Boilers
Equipment Type Fuel Type Number Boiler Rating (MMBtu/hr)Daily Heat Input (MMBtu/day)Annual Heat Input (MMBtu/yr)
5.17. User Defined
Equipment Type Fuel Type
——
5.18. Vegetation
5.18.1. Land Use Change
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
Vegetation Land Use Type Vegetation Soil Type Initial Acres Final Acres
5.18.1. Biomass Cover Type
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
Biomass Cover Type Initial Acres Final Acres
5.18.2. Sequestration
5.18.2.1. Unmitigated
Tree Type Number Electricity Saved (kWh/year)Natural Gas Saved (btu/year)
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6. Climate Risk Detailed Report
6.1. Climate Risk Summary
Cal-Adapt midcentury 2040–2059 average projections for four hazards are reported below for your project location. These are under Representation Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 which assumes GHG
emissions will continue to rise strongly through 2050 and then plateau around 2100.
Climate Hazard Result for Project Location Unit
Temperature and Extreme Heat 21.7 annual days of extreme heat
Extreme Precipitation 5.25 annual days with precipitation above 20 mm
Sea Level Rise 0.00 meters of inundation depth
Wildfire 0.00 annual hectares burned
Temperature and Extreme Heat data are for grid cell in which your project are located. The projection is based on the 98th historical percentile of daily maximum/minimum temperatures from observed
historical data (32 climate model ensemble from Cal-Adapt, 2040–2059 average under RCP 8.5). Each grid cell is 6 kilometers (km) by 6 km, or 3.7 miles (mi) by 3.7 mi.
Extreme Precipitation data are for the grid cell in which your project are located. The threshold of 20 mm is equivalent to about ¾ an inch of rain, which would be light to moderate rainfall if received over a full
day or heavy rain if received over a period of 2 to 4 hours. Each grid cell is 6 kilometers (km) by 6 km, or 3.7 miles (mi) by 3.7 mi.
Sea Level Rise data are for the grid cell in which your project are located. The projections are from Radke et al. (2017), as reported in Cal-Adapt (2040–2059 average under RCP 8.5), and consider different
increments of sea level rise coupled with extreme storm events. Users may select from four model simulations to view the range in potential inundation depth for the grid cell. The four simulations make
different assumptions about expected rainfall and temperature are: Warmer/drier (HadGEM2-ES), Cooler/wetter (CNRM-CM5), Average conditions (CanESM2), Range of different rainfall and temperature
possibilities (MIROC5). Each grid cell is 50 meters (m) by 50 m, or about 164 feet (ft) by 164 ft.
Wildfire data are for the grid cell in which your project are located. The projections are from UC Davis, as reported in Cal-Adapt (2040–2059 average under RCP 8.5), and consider historical data of climate,
vegetation, population density, and large (> 400 ha) fire history. Users may select from four model simulations to view the range in potential wildfire probabilities for the grid cell. The four simulations make
different assumptions about expected rainfall and temperature are: Warmer/drier (HadGEM2-ES), Cooler/wetter (CNRM-CM5), Average conditions (CanESM2), Range of different rainfall and temperature
possibilities (MIROC5). Each grid cell is 6 kilometers (km) by 6 km, or 3.7 miles (mi) by 3.7 mi.
6.2. Initial Climate Risk Scores
Climate Hazard Exposure Score Sensitivity Score Adaptive Capacity Score Vulnerability Score
Temperature and Extreme Heat 2 0 0 N/A
Extreme Precipitation N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sea Level Rise 1 0 0 N/A
Wildfire 1 0 0 N/A
Flooding N/A N/A N/A N/A
Drought N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Snowpack Reduction N/A N/A N/A N/A
Air Quality Degradation 0 0 0 N/A
The sensitivity score reflects the extent to which a project would be adversely affected by exposure to a climate hazard. Exposure is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the greatest
exposure.
The adaptive capacity of a project refers to its ability to manage and reduce vulnerabilities from projected climate hazards. Adaptive capacity is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the
greatest ability to adapt.
The overall vulnerability scores are calculated based on the potential impacts and adaptive capacity assessments for each hazard. Scores do not include implementation of climate risk reduction measures.
6.3. Adjusted Climate Risk Scores
Climate Hazard Exposure Score Sensitivity Score Adaptive Capacity Score Vulnerability Score
Temperature and Extreme Heat 2 1 1 3
Extreme Precipitation N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sea Level Rise 1 1 1 2
Wildfire 1 1 1 2
Flooding N/A N/A N/A N/A
Drought N/A N/A N/A N/A
Snowpack Reduction N/A N/A N/A N/A
Air Quality Degradation 1 1 1 2
The sensitivity score reflects the extent to which a project would be adversely affected by exposure to a climate hazard. Exposure is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the greatest
exposure.
The adaptive capacity of a project refers to its ability to manage and reduce vulnerabilities from projected climate hazards. Adaptive capacity is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the
greatest ability to adapt.
The overall vulnerability scores are calculated based on the potential impacts and adaptive capacity assessments for each hazard. Scores include implementation of climate risk reduction measures.
6.4. Climate Risk Reduction Measures
7. Health and Equity Details
7.1. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores
The maximum CalEnviroScreen score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects a higher pollution burden compared to other census tracts in the state.
Indicator Result for Project Census Tract
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Exposure Indicators —
AQ-Ozone 95.3
AQ-PM 93.5
AQ-DPM 89.8
Drinking Water 66.7
Lead Risk Housing 48.2
Pesticides 0.00
Toxic Releases 75.3
Traffic 70.0
Effect Indicators —
CleanUp Sites 86.3
Groundwater 30.9
Haz Waste Facilities/Generators 97.5
Impaired Water Bodies 0.00
Solid Waste 95.4
Sensitive Population —
Asthma 72.1
Cardio-vascular 85.8
Low Birth Weights 31.5
Socioeconomic Factor Indicators —
Education 79.1
Housing 48.1
Linguistic 73.7
Poverty 73.3
Unemployment 85.8
7.2. Healthy Places Index Scores
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The maximum Health Places Index score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects healthier community conditions compared to other census tracts in the state.
Indicator Result for Project Census Tract
Economic —
Above Poverty 19.81265238
Employed 14.93648146
Median HI 31.91325549
Education —
Bachelor's or higher 4.824842808
High school enrollment 17.87501604
Preschool enrollment 64.42961632
Transportation —
Auto Access 92.6344155
Active commuting 46.54176825
Social —
2-parent households 66.99602207
Voting 15.74489927
Neighborhood —
Alcohol availability 51.89272424
Park access 21.5193122
Retail density 38.36776594
Supermarket access 40.97266778
Tree canopy 5.51777236
Housing —
Homeownership 52.16219684
Housing habitability 24.6888233
Low-inc homeowner severe housing cost burden 17.34890286
Low-inc renter severe housing cost burden 82.47144874
Uncrowded housing 10.95855255
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Health Outcomes —
Insured adults 8.392146798
Arthritis 41.4
Asthma ER Admissions 18.4
High Blood Pressure 53.6
Cancer (excluding skin)68.9
Asthma 21.6
Coronary Heart Disease 40.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27.0
Diagnosed Diabetes 27.5
Life Expectancy at Birth 23.5
Cognitively Disabled 24.2
Physically Disabled 50.9
Heart Attack ER Admissions 7.0
Mental Health Not Good 19.7
Chronic Kidney Disease 27.1
Obesity 22.5
Pedestrian Injuries 90.7
Physical Health Not Good 21.1
Stroke 34.3
Health Risk Behaviors —
Binge Drinking 50.7
Current Smoker 20.8
No Leisure Time for Physical Activity 23.4
Climate Change Exposures —
Wildfire Risk 0.0
SLR Inundation Area 0.0
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Children 39.2
Elderly 91.2
English Speaking 19.9
Foreign-born 77.9
Outdoor Workers 50.5
Climate Change Adaptive Capacity —
Impervious Surface Cover 77.1
Traffic Density 71.4
Traffic Access 46.8
Other Indices —
Hardship 86.0
Other Decision Support —
2016 Voting 29.4
7.3. Overall Health & Equity Scores
Metric Result for Project Census Tract
CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Score for Project Location (a)93.0
Healthy Places Index Score for Project Location (b)19.0
Project Located in a Designated Disadvantaged Community (Senate Bill 535)Yes
Project Located in a Low-Income Community (Assembly Bill 1550)Yes
Project Located in a Community Air Protection Program Community (Assembly Bill 617)No
a: The maximum CalEnviroScreen score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects a higher pollution burden compared to other census tracts in the state.
b: The maximum Health Places Index score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects healthier community conditions compared to other census tracts in the state.
7.4. Health & Equity Measures
No Health & Equity Measures selected.
7.5. Evaluation Scorecard
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Health & Equity Evaluation Scorecard not completed.
7.6. Health & Equity Custom Measures
No Health & Equity Custom Measures created.
8. User Changes to Default Data
Screen Justification
Construction: Construction Phases Taken from client provided data
Construction: Off-Road Equipment T/L/B replaced with Crawler Tractor to accurately calculate disturbance for Site Preparation and
Grading phases
Standard 8 hours work days
Tier 4 Interim used per City of Fontana Ordinance
Construction: Trips and VMT Vendor Trips adjusted based on CalEEMod defaults for Building Construction and number of days for
Demolition, Site Preparation, Grading, and Building Construction
Construction: Architectural Coatings Per City of Fontana Ordinance:
Use of super-compliant VOC architectural and industrial maintenance coatings (e.g., paints) shall be
required.
Operations: Vehicle Data Trip characteristics based on information provided in the Traffic Analysis
Operations: Fleet Mix Passenger Car Mix estimated based on CalEEMod default fleet mix and the ratio of the vehicle
classes (LDA, LDT1, LDT2, MDV, MCY)
Truck Fleet Mix based on 2, 3 and 4 axle trucks
Operations: Architectural Coatings Per City of Fontana Ordinance:
Use of super-compliant VOC architectural and industrial maintenance coatings (e.g., paints) shall be
required.
Operations: Refrigerants As of 1 January 2022, new commercial refrigeration equipment may not use refrigerants with a GWP
of 150 or greater. Further, R-404A (the CalEEMod default) is unacceptable for new supermarket and
cold storage systems as of 1 January 2019 and 2023, respectively.
Operations: Energy Use No Natural Gas will be utilized based on Project applicant information
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APPENDIX 3.2:
CALEEMOD EXISTING PROJECT EMISSIONS MODEL OUTPUTS
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Table of Contents
1. Basic Project Information
1.1. Basic Project Information
1.2. Land Use Types
1.3. User-Selected Emission Reduction Measures by Emissions Sector
2. Emissions Summary
2.4. Operations Emissions Compared Against Thresholds
2.5. Operations Emissions by Sector, Unmitigated
4. Operations Emissions Details
4.1. Mobile Emissions by Land Use
4.1.1. Unmitigated
4.2. Energy
4.2.1. Electricity Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
4.2.3. Natural Gas Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
4.3. Area Emissions by Source
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4.3.2. Unmitigated
4.4. Water Emissions by Land Use
4.4.2. Unmitigated
4.5. Waste Emissions by Land Use
4.5.2. Unmitigated
4.6. Refrigerant Emissions by Land Use
4.6.1. Unmitigated
4.7. Offroad Emissions By Equipment Type
4.7.1. Unmitigated
4.8. Stationary Emissions By Equipment Type
4.8.1. Unmitigated
4.9. User Defined Emissions By Equipment Type
4.9.1. Unmitigated
4.10. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type
4.10.1. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type - Unmitigated
4.10.2. Above and Belowground Carbon Accumulation by Land Use Type - Unmitigated
4.10.3. Avoided and Sequestered Emissions by Species - Unmitigated
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5. Activity Data
5.9. Operational Mobile Sources
5.9.1. Unmitigated
5.10. Operational Area Sources
5.10.1. Hearths
5.10.1.1. Unmitigated
5.10.2. Architectural Coatings
5.10.3. Landscape Equipment
5.11. Operational Energy Consumption
5.11.1. Unmitigated
5.12. Operational Water and Wastewater Consumption
5.12.1. Unmitigated
5.13. Operational Waste Generation
5.13.1. Unmitigated
5.14. Operational Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
5.14.1. Unmitigated
5.15. Operational Off-Road Equipment
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5.15.1. Unmitigated
5.16. Stationary Sources
5.16.1. Emergency Generators and Fire Pumps
5.16.2. Process Boilers
5.17. User Defined
5.18. Vegetation
5.18.1. Land Use Change
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
5.18.1. Biomass Cover Type
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
5.18.2. Sequestration
5.18.2.1. Unmitigated
6. Climate Risk Detailed Report
6.1. Climate Risk Summary
6.2. Initial Climate Risk Scores
6.3. Adjusted Climate Risk Scores
6.4. Climate Risk Reduction Measures
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7. Health and Equity Details
7.1. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores
7.2. Healthy Places Index Scores
7.3. Overall Health & Equity Scores
7.4. Health & Equity Measures
7.5. Evaluation Scorecard
7.6. Health & Equity Custom Measures
8. User Changes to Default Data
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1. Basic Project Information
1.1. Basic Project Information
Data Field Value
Project Name 15265 Almond Ave. (Existing)
Lead Agency —
Land Use Scale Project/site
Analysis Level for Defaults County
Windspeed (m/s)2.80
Precipitation (days)6.40
Location 9813 Almond Ave, Fontana, CA 92335, USA
County San Bernardino-South Coast
City Fontana
Air District South Coast AQMD
Air Basin South Coast
TAZ 5286
EDFZ 10
Electric Utility Southern California Edison
Gas Utility Southern California Gas
1.2. Land Use Types
Land Use Subtype Size Unit Lot Acreage Building Area (sq ft)Landscape Area (sq
ft)
Special Landscape
Area (sq ft)
Population Description
Parking Lot 1.00 1000sqft 0.00 0.00 0.00 ———
User Defined Parking 1.00 User Defined Unit 0.00 0.00 0.00 ———
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1.3. User-Selected Emission Reduction Measures by Emissions Sector
No measures selected
2. Emissions Summary
2.4. Operations Emissions Compared Against Thresholds
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Un/Mit.TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Unmit.3.64 1.18 29.6 24.6 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 0.00 28,499 28,499 2.39 4.15 73.6 29,870
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Unmit.3.58 1.12 31.0 22.8 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 0.00 28,356 28,356 2.39 4.16 1.91 29,656
Average
Daily
(Max)
——————————————————
Unmit.2.56 0.81 22.4 16.5 0.18 0.27 3.16 3.44 0.26 0.71 0.98 0.00 20,272 20,272 1.71 2.97 22.7 21,222
Annual
(Max)
——————————————————
Unmit.0.47 0.15 4.08 3.01 0.03 0.05 0.58 0.63 0.05 0.13 0.18 0.00 3,356 3,356 0.28 0.49 3.76 3,514
2.5. Operations Emissions by Sector, Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Sector TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
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Mobile 3.64 1.18 29.6 24.6 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 —28,499 28,499 2.39 4.15 73.6 29,870
Area 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Water ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Waste ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 3.64 1.18 29.6 24.6 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 0.00 28,499 28,499 2.39 4.15 73.6 29,870
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Mobile 3.58 1.12 31.0 22.8 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 —28,356 28,356 2.39 4.16 1.91 29,656
Area —0.00 ————————————————
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Water ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Waste ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 3.58 1.12 31.0 22.8 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 0.00 28,356 28,356 2.39 4.16 1.91 29,656
Average
Daily
——————————————————
Mobile 2.56 0.81 22.4 16.5 0.18 0.27 3.16 3.44 0.26 0.71 0.98 —20,272 20,272 1.71 2.97 22.7 21,222
Area 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Water ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Waste ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 2.56 0.81 22.4 16.5 0.18 0.27 3.16 3.44 0.26 0.71 0.98 0.00 20,272 20,272 1.71 2.97 22.7 21,222
Annual ——————————————————
Mobile 0.47 0.15 4.08 3.01 0.03 0.05 0.58 0.63 0.05 0.13 0.18 —3,356 3,356 0.28 0.49 3.76 3,514
Area 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Energy 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Water ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Waste ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Total 0.47 0.15 4.08 3.01 0.03 0.05 0.58 0.63 0.05 0.13 0.18 0.00 3,356 3,356 0.28 0.49 3.76 3,514
4. Operations Emissions Details
4.1. Mobile Emissions by Land Use
4.1.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
0.76 0.69 0.48 9.34 0.02 0.01 0.64 0.65 0.01 0.11 0.12 —1,845 1,845 0.06 0.05 7.92 1,868
User
Defined
Parking
2.87 0.49 29.1 15.2 0.24 0.38 3.78 4.16 0.36 0.89 1.25 —26,654 26,654 2.32 4.11 65.7 28,002
Total 3.64 1.18 29.6 24.6 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 —28,499 28,499 2.39 4.15 73.6 29,870
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
0.73 0.65 0.54 7.50 0.02 0.01 0.64 0.65 0.01 0.11 0.12 —1,697 1,697 0.07 0.05 0.21 1,714
User
Defined
Parking
2.85 0.47 30.4 15.3 0.24 0.38 3.78 4.16 0.36 0.89 1.25 —26,659 26,659 2.32 4.11 1.70 27,943
Total 3.58 1.12 31.0 22.8 0.26 0.38 4.42 4.81 0.37 1.00 1.37 —28,356 28,356 2.39 4.16 1.91 29,656
Annual ——————————————————
Parking
Lot
0.09 0.08 0.07 1.02 < 0.005 < 0.005 0.08 0.08 < 0.005 0.01 0.02 —204 204 0.01 0.01 0.40 206
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3,3083.350.490.273,1533,153—0.160.120.050.540.490.050.031.984.010.060.37User
Defined
Parking
Total 0.47 0.15 4.08 3.01 0.03 0.05 0.58 0.63 0.05 0.13 0.18 —3,356 3,356 0.28 0.49 3.76 3,514
4.2. Energy
4.2.1. Electricity Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Parking
Lot
————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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0.00—0.000.000.000.00————————————User
Defined
Parking
Total ————————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
4.2.3. Natural Gas Emissions By Land Use - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Parking
Lot
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
4.3. Area Emissions by Source
4.3.2. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Source TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Consum
er
Products
—0.00 ————————————————
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.00 ————————————————
Landsca
pe
Equipme
nt
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Consum
er
Products
—0.00 ————————————————
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.00 ————————————————
Total —0.00 ————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
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————————————————0.00—Consum
er
Architect
ural
Coatings
—0.00 ————————————————
Landsca
pe
Equipme
nt
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00 0.00 —0.00 —0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
4.4. Water Emissions by Land Use
4.4.2. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Total ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Annual ——————————————————
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
4.5. Waste Emissions by Land Use
4.5.2. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
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Annual ——————————————————
Parking
Lot
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
User
Defined
Parking
———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
Total ———————————0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 —0.00
4.6. Refrigerant Emissions by Land Use
4.6.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.7. Offroad Emissions By Equipment Type
4.7.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
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CO2eRN2OCH4CO2TNBCO2BCO2PM2.5TPM2.5DPM2.5EPM10TPM10DPM10ESO2CONOxROGTOGEquipme
nt
Type
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.8. Stationary Emissions By Equipment Type
4.8.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Equipme
nt
Type
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
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4.9. User Defined Emissions By Equipment Type
4.9.1. Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Equipme
nt
Type
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.10. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type
4.10.1. Soil Carbon Accumulation By Vegetation Type - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Vegetatio
n
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
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Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.10.2. Above and Belowground Carbon Accumulation by Land Use Type - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Land
Use
TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Total ——————————————————
4.10.3. Avoided and Sequestered Emissions by Species - Unmitigated
Criteria Pollutants (lb/day for daily, ton/yr for annual) and GHGs (lb/day for daily, MT/yr for annual)
Species TOG ROG NOx CO SO2 PM10E PM10D PM10T PM2.5E PM2.5D PM2.5T BCO2 NBCO2 CO2T CH4 N2O R CO2e
Daily,
Summer
(Max)
——————————————————
Avoided ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Sequest
ered
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
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Remove ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
———————————————————
Daily,
Winter
(Max)
——————————————————
Avoided ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Sequest
ered
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Remove
d
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
———————————————————
Annual ——————————————————
Avoided ——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Sequest
ered
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
Remove
d
——————————————————
Subtotal ——————————————————
———————————————————
5. Activity Data
5.9. Operational Mobile Sources
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5.9.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Type Trips/Weekday Trips/Saturday Trips/Sunday Trips/Year VMT/Weekday VMT/Saturday VMT/Sunday VMT/Year
Parking Lot 150 0.55 0.02 39,137 2,403 8.81 0.35 627,038
User Defined Parking 261 0.10 0.04 68,053 8,339 3.04 1.21 2,174,305
5.10. Operational Area Sources
5.10.1. Hearths
5.10.1.1. Unmitigated
5.10.2. Architectural Coatings
Residential Interior Area Coated (sq ft)Residential Exterior Area Coated (sq ft)Non-Residential Interior Area Coated
(sq ft)
Non-Residential Exterior Area Coated
(sq ft)
Parking Area Coated (sq ft)
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 —
5.10.3. Landscape Equipment
Season Unit Value
Snow Days day/yr 0.00
Summer Days day/yr 250
5.11. Operational Energy Consumption
5.11.1. Unmitigated
Electricity (kWh/yr) and CO2 and CH4 and N2O and Natural Gas (kBTU/yr)
Land Use Electricity (kWh/yr)CO2 CH4 N2O Natural Gas (kBTU/yr)
Parking Lot 0.00 349 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
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User Defined Parking 0.00 349 0.0330 0.0040 0.00
5.12. Operational Water and Wastewater Consumption
5.12.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Indoor Water (gal/year)Outdoor Water (gal/year)
Parking Lot 0.00 0.00
User Defined Parking 0.00 0.00
5.13. Operational Waste Generation
5.13.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Waste (ton/year)Cogeneration (kWh/year)
Parking Lot 0.00 0.00
User Defined Parking 0.00 0.00
5.14. Operational Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Equipment
5.14.1. Unmitigated
Land Use Type Equipment Type Refrigerant GWP Quantity (kg)Operations Leak Rate Service Leak Rate Times Serviced
5.15. Operational Off-Road Equipment
5.15.1. Unmitigated
Equipment Type Fuel Type Engine Tier Number per Day Hours Per Day Horsepower Load Factor
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5.16. Stationary Sources
5.16.1. Emergency Generators and Fire Pumps
Equipment Type Fuel Type Number per Day Hours per Day Hours per Year Horsepower Load Factor
5.16.2. Process Boilers
Equipment Type Fuel Type Number Boiler Rating (MMBtu/hr)Daily Heat Input (MMBtu/day)Annual Heat Input (MMBtu/yr)
5.17. User Defined
Equipment Type Fuel Type
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5.18. Vegetation
5.18.1. Land Use Change
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
Vegetation Land Use Type Vegetation Soil Type Initial Acres Final Acres
5.18.1. Biomass Cover Type
5.18.1.1. Unmitigated
Biomass Cover Type Initial Acres Final Acres
5.18.2. Sequestration
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5.18.2.1. Unmitigated
Tree Type Number Electricity Saved (kWh/year)Natural Gas Saved (btu/year)
6. Climate Risk Detailed Report
6.1. Climate Risk Summary
Cal-Adapt midcentury 2040–2059 average projections for four hazards are reported below for your project location. These are under Representation Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 which assumes GHG
emissions will continue to rise strongly through 2050 and then plateau around 2100.
Climate Hazard Result for Project Location Unit
Temperature and Extreme Heat 21.7 annual days of extreme heat
Extreme Precipitation 5.25 annual days with precipitation above 20 mm
Sea Level Rise 0.00 meters of inundation depth
Wildfire 0.00 annual hectares burned
Temperature and Extreme Heat data are for grid cell in which your project are located. The projection is based on the 98th historical percentile of daily maximum/minimum temperatures from observed
historical data (32 climate model ensemble from Cal-Adapt, 2040–2059 average under RCP 8.5). Each grid cell is 6 kilometers (km) by 6 km, or 3.7 miles (mi) by 3.7 mi.
Extreme Precipitation data are for the grid cell in which your project are located. The threshold of 20 mm is equivalent to about ¾ an inch of rain, which would be light to moderate rainfall if received over a full
day or heavy rain if received over a period of 2 to 4 hours. Each grid cell is 6 kilometers (km) by 6 km, or 3.7 miles (mi) by 3.7 mi.
Sea Level Rise data are for the grid cell in which your project are located. The projections are from Radke et al. (2017), as reported in Cal-Adapt (2040–2059 average under RCP 8.5), and consider different
increments of sea level rise coupled with extreme storm events. Users may select from four model simulations to view the range in potential inundation depth for the grid cell. The four simulations make
different assumptions about expected rainfall and temperature are: Warmer/drier (HadGEM2-ES), Cooler/wetter (CNRM-CM5), Average conditions (CanESM2), Range of different rainfall and temperature
possibilities (MIROC5). Each grid cell is 50 meters (m) by 50 m, or about 164 feet (ft) by 164 ft.
Wildfire data are for the grid cell in which your project are located. The projections are from UC Davis, as reported in Cal-Adapt (2040–2059 average under RCP 8.5), and consider historical data of climate,
vegetation, population density, and large (> 400 ha) fire history. Users may select from four model simulations to view the range in potential wildfire probabilities for the grid cell. The four simulations make
different assumptions about expected rainfall and temperature are: Warmer/drier (HadGEM2-ES), Cooler/wetter (CNRM-CM5), Average conditions (CanESM2), Range of different rainfall and temperature
possibilities (MIROC5). Each grid cell is 6 kilometers (km) by 6 km, or 3.7 miles (mi) by 3.7 mi.
6.2. Initial Climate Risk Scores
Climate Hazard Exposure Score Sensitivity Score Adaptive Capacity Score Vulnerability Score
Temperature and Extreme Heat 2 0 0 N/A
Extreme Precipitation N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sea Level Rise 1 0 0 N/A
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Wildfire 1 0 0 N/A
Flooding N/A N/A N/A N/A
Drought N/A N/A N/A N/A
Snowpack Reduction N/A N/A N/A N/A
Air Quality Degradation 0 0 0 N/A
The sensitivity score reflects the extent to which a project would be adversely affected by exposure to a climate hazard. Exposure is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the greatest
exposure.
The adaptive capacity of a project refers to its ability to manage and reduce vulnerabilities from projected climate hazards. Adaptive capacity is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the
greatest ability to adapt.
The overall vulnerability scores are calculated based on the potential impacts and adaptive capacity assessments for each hazard. Scores do not include implementation of climate risk reduction measures.
6.3. Adjusted Climate Risk Scores
Climate Hazard Exposure Score Sensitivity Score Adaptive Capacity Score Vulnerability Score
Temperature and Extreme Heat 2 1 1 3
Extreme Precipitation N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sea Level Rise 1 1 1 2
Wildfire 1 1 1 2
Flooding N/A N/A N/A N/A
Drought N/A N/A N/A N/A
Snowpack Reduction N/A N/A N/A N/A
Air Quality Degradation 1 1 1 2
The sensitivity score reflects the extent to which a project would be adversely affected by exposure to a climate hazard. Exposure is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the greatest
exposure.
The adaptive capacity of a project refers to its ability to manage and reduce vulnerabilities from projected climate hazards. Adaptive capacity is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, with a score of 5 representing the
greatest ability to adapt.
The overall vulnerability scores are calculated based on the potential impacts and adaptive capacity assessments for each hazard. Scores include implementation of climate risk reduction measures.
6.4. Climate Risk Reduction Measures
7. Health and Equity Details
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7.1. CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Scores
The maximum CalEnviroScreen score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects a higher pollution burden compared to other census tracts in the state.
Indicator Result for Project Census Tract
Exposure Indicators —
AQ-Ozone 95.3
AQ-PM 93.5
AQ-DPM 89.8
Drinking Water 66.7
Lead Risk Housing 48.2
Pesticides 0.00
Toxic Releases 75.3
Traffic 70.0
Effect Indicators —
CleanUp Sites 86.3
Groundwater 30.9
Haz Waste Facilities/Generators 97.5
Impaired Water Bodies 0.00
Solid Waste 95.4
Sensitive Population —
Asthma 72.1
Cardio-vascular 85.8
Low Birth Weights 31.5
Socioeconomic Factor Indicators —
Education 79.1
Housing 48.1
Linguistic 73.7
Poverty 73.3
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Unemployment 85.8
7.2. Healthy Places Index Scores
The maximum Health Places Index score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects healthier community conditions compared to other census tracts in the state.
Indicator Result for Project Census Tract
Economic —
Above Poverty 19.81265238
Employed 14.93648146
Median HI 31.91325549
Education —
Bachelor's or higher 4.824842808
High school enrollment 17.87501604
Preschool enrollment 64.42961632
Transportation —
Auto Access 92.6344155
Active commuting 46.54176825
Social —
2-parent households 66.99602207
Voting 15.74489927
Neighborhood —
Alcohol availability 51.89272424
Park access 21.5193122
Retail density 38.36776594
Supermarket access 40.97266778
Tree canopy 5.51777236
Housing —
Homeownership 52.16219684
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Housing habitability 24.6888233
Low-inc homeowner severe housing cost burden 17.34890286
Low-inc renter severe housing cost burden 82.47144874
Uncrowded housing 10.95855255
Health Outcomes —
Insured adults 8.392146798
Arthritis 41.4
Asthma ER Admissions 18.4
High Blood Pressure 53.6
Cancer (excluding skin)68.9
Asthma 21.6
Coronary Heart Disease 40.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27.0
Diagnosed Diabetes 27.5
Life Expectancy at Birth 23.5
Cognitively Disabled 24.2
Physically Disabled 50.9
Heart Attack ER Admissions 7.0
Mental Health Not Good 19.7
Chronic Kidney Disease 27.1
Obesity 22.5
Pedestrian Injuries 90.7
Physical Health Not Good 21.1
Stroke 34.3
Health Risk Behaviors —
Binge Drinking 50.7
Current Smoker 20.8
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No Leisure Time for Physical Activity 23.4
Climate Change Exposures —
Wildfire Risk 0.0
SLR Inundation Area 0.0
Children 39.2
Elderly 91.2
English Speaking 19.9
Foreign-born 77.9
Outdoor Workers 50.5
Climate Change Adaptive Capacity —
Impervious Surface Cover 77.1
Traffic Density 71.4
Traffic Access 46.8
Other Indices —
Hardship 86.0
Other Decision Support —
2016 Voting 29.4
7.3. Overall Health & Equity Scores
Metric Result for Project Census Tract
CalEnviroScreen 4.0 Score for Project Location (a)93.0
Healthy Places Index Score for Project Location (b)19.0
Project Located in a Designated Disadvantaged Community (Senate Bill 535)Yes
Project Located in a Low-Income Community (Assembly Bill 1550)Yes
Project Located in a Community Air Protection Program Community (Assembly Bill 617)No
a: The maximum CalEnviroScreen score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects a higher pollution burden compared to other census tracts in the state.
b: The maximum Health Places Index score is 100. A high score (i.e., greater than 50) reflects healthier community conditions compared to other census tracts in the state.
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7.4. Health & Equity Measures
No Health & Equity Measures selected.
7.5. Evaluation Scorecard
Health & Equity Evaluation Scorecard not completed.
7.6. Health & Equity Custom Measures
No Health & Equity Custom Measures created.
8. User Changes to Default Data
Screen Justification
Land Use Traffic associated trips accounted for only
Operations: Vehicle Data Taken from Trip Generation Assessment
Operations: Fleet Mix Passenger Car Mix estimated based on CalEEMod default fleet mix and the ratio of the vehicle
classes (LDA, LDT1, LDT2, MDV, MCY). Truck Fleet Mix based on 2, 3 and 4 axle trucks
Almond & Valley Distribution Center Greenhouse Gas Analysis
15256-03 GHG Report
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