Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.17
Liaison Kara Holmstrom
Submission Date March 1, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Luther College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Jay Uthoff
Director of Facilities
Facilities Management
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1 

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
No

None
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
Not currently, although the city of Decorah is considering adopting an ordinance around vehicle idling. We are implementing battery powered leaf blowers, string trimmers, and chain saws for campus grounds use.

Part 2 

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

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 2.89 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.03 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 4.25 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.39 Tons
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Our air emissions inventory was completed by Iowa SPARS in 2015. This year (2018) we received notification that Luther was not required to submit.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
2015_96-01-007_Emissions_Report.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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