Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.02
Liaison Beth Klein
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

State University of New York at Cortland
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Matt Brubaker
Energy Manager
Facilites Management
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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:
SUNY Cortland is part of the State University System, therefore, State and Federal guidelines for outdoor air quality and monitoring have jurisdiction over SUNY Cortland's operations. In New York State these are governed by the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition to these departments and the associated guidelines administered by the respected agencies, SUNY Cortland also must comply with various Executive Orders which provide goals and or best practices for how to manager outdoor air pollution. For mobile sources, Executive Order 4 and 16 define general best practices for pollution by mobile sources.

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) 6.44 Metric tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.17 Metric tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 5.35 Metric tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0.49 Metric tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Metric tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Metric tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0.35 Metric tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Metric tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Metric tons

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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Analysis completed based on survey of combustion equipment installed and used on campus. The survey took into account source and quantity.

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