Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.78
Liaison Lisa Mitten
Submission Date March 8, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

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

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 David Serino
Assistant Director
Office of Environmental, Health, and Safety
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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

A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:

The campus is compliant with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 6 NYCRR part 248 (best available retrofit technology rule). Under part 248 certain heavy duty diesel vehicles must be retrofitted with "best available technologies" to reduce diesel emissions from mobile sources. All applicable campus owned vehicles are equipped with such technology. In addition, any newly purchased vehicles are equipped by manufacturer prior to delivery. Lastly, all outside contractors are required to comply with said requirements. Reports are submitted to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Bureau of Mobile Sources and Technology Development.


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

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 0 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0 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 0 Tons

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

In accordance with federal laws, the college monitors the air emissions generated from the on-campus heating plant under its title V permit. The levels are well under the allowable emissions. Environmental Health and Safety did not provide the weight of the above categories of air emissions from stationary sources.


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