| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.50 |
| Liaison | Marina Zdobnova |
| Submission Date | Aug. 16, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Berkeley
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Kira
Stoll Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Part 1
Yes
None
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
UC Berkeley has policies in place such as the “Off-Road Diesel Powered Equipment Idling Standard Operating Procedure” and “Statement of our Commitment to the Environment." In addition, UC Berkeley is regulated by California Air Resources Board regulations for mobile sources (Off Road Diesel Equipment and Portable Equipment Registration Program). Retirement or upgrade of vehicles is required by Off Road Diesel Vehicle regulation, which reduces overall fleet emissions. Garbage trucks have been upgraded with diesel particulate filters.
Part 2
Yes
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 1.86 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 2.65 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0.00 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0.70 Tons |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
UC Berkeley follows methodologies as required by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's regulatory permit conditions to complete its air emissions inventory (example: AP-42 factors, manufacturer specifications or emissions testing reports). In addition, California Air Resources Board methodologies are used as described in various regulations such as the Regulation for the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Refrigerant Management Program.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Weight data is for the 2016 calendar year for all UC Berkeley sites which includes permitted sources, with the exclusion of three permitted co-generation plant auxiliary boilers due to operational control by a third party. Regulatoy reporting for permitted boilers requires documentation of annual therm usage and therm usage is not part of this submission. Some stationary source data was estimated based on typical operating usage.
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations includes ~0.5 tons of sand used in sandblasting operations and ~0.21 tons of Precursor Organic Compounds (POC). Both have been combined since there is only one field to input data.
For the weights for Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Particular Matter (PM), Ozone (O3), Lead (Pb), Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) are not required to be inventoried per permit conditions, so "0" tons has been reported in each category.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.