Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.84
Liaison Paul Edlund
Submission Date Feb. 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Montana State University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Duke Elliott
Resource Conservation Engineer
Facilities Services
"---" 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?:
Yes

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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
Facilities Services No Idling Policy 4.1. Unoccupied vehicles and equipment are not allowed to idle except during early morning warm-up periods as follows: 4.1.1. Above 32 degrees F – warm-up not permitted 4.1.2.Between 0 and 32 degrees F – 5 minute maximum 4.1.3.Colder than 0 degrees F – 10 minute maximum 4.2.Drivers violating this policy may be subject to disciplinary action. 4.3.Vendors, contractors and visitors who fail to comply with this policy may be asked to leave the campus, have access to the campus denied and/or other appropriate measures taken to ensure future compliance with the policy

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) 12.05 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.08 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 11.09 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 2.01 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 2.15 Tons

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
MSU does regular predictive emissions and testing at the heat plant for the three natural gas steam boilers.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data is from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Air Resources Management Bureau.

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