| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.84 |
| Liaison | Troy Goodnough |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Morris
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
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Troy
Goodnough Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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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?:
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:
The University of Minnesota, Morris encourages the use of lower impact transportation alternatives that increase fuel efficiency, provide more sustainable fuel options and help reduce the miles traveled on-campus, to campus and as part of the University of Minnesota enterprise. The University also strives to reduce emissions to the environment.
UMM anti-idling guidelines:
Unnecessary idling of Morris department vehicles is not permitted and may only be idled under certain circumstances. Idling is allowable only if there is a business justification (e.g., running a liftgate). A general rule is that if the vehicle will be stopped for longer than a wait at a stop light the vehicle should be shut off. Under normal weather conditions no vehicle shall idle for more than two minutes.
For non-diesel fueled vehicles if the temperature is below positive twenty degrees Fahrenheit a warm up of three minutes will be allowed if the vehicle has been shut off for more than four hours. All vehicle manufacturers agree that vehicles do not need a warm up period before starting a trip.
For diesel-fueled vehicles an appropriate warm-up period is allowed. However, once the engine is properly warmed up it can be shut-off for stops.
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Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
Yes
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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
We submit data to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency each year with this data. The data below is from the 2012 GHG inventory, which is consistent with public data submitted to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) database in January 2015.
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Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 7.72 Metric tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 2.62 Metric tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 9.02 Metric tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 1.05 Metric tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Metric tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Metric tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 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 institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Please, see the most recent ACUPCC profile update.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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