Corpus Christi Ozone Near Nonattainment Area

This page introduces Corpus Christi’s air quality challenges, air quality plan, and control strategies. It also contains links to rules, agreements, SIP revisions, and other documents that relate to the Corpus Christi area.

Report on Ozone Air Quality (PDF)
Background
History
Recent and Upcoming Activities (last updated: 5/31/2005)
Air Quality Control Measures
Air Quality Plans
Contacts

History

• the use of less volatile gasoline from May through September;
• the installation of vapor recovery and control systems at marine fuel transfers and loading facilities;
• the rescheduling of uncontrolled loading activities on ozone action days until evening or until another day;
• a pollution-prevention program that targeted small and large businesses;
• promotion of alternative fuels through the Clean Cities Program of the U.S. Department of Energy; and
• the promotion of reformulated gas for use in large fleets by a local refiner.

Local groups such as the Pollution Prevention Partnership3 Flex) Plan on September 18, 2002. O3 Flex is a voluntary local approach that encourages emission reductions to keep an area in attainment of the one-hour ozone standard, while providing the health benefits envisioned under the eight-hour ozone standard.  and Texas A&M University–Kingsville are spearheading outreach and educational efforts to maintain Corpus Christi’s attainment status. The TCEQ, EPA, and local authorities signed the Ozone Flex (or O3 Flex) Plan on September 18, 2002. O3 Flex is a voluntary local approach that encourages emission reductions to keep an area in attainment of the one-hour ozone standard, while providing the health benefits envisioned under the eight-hour ozone standard.

Recent and Upcoming Activities

Air Quality Plans

• SIP Revisions (see column titled “Other”)

Contacts

Pollution Prevention Partnership
Gretchen Arnold, Program Director
E-mail: garnold@falcon.tamucc.edu
Air Quality meetings are public and held on the third Thursday of each month.

Air Quality Committee of Corpus Christi
The Air Quality Committee of Corpus Christi is composed of representatives from local industry, local government, and Texas A&M. This committee has both a policy and a technical focus on local clean air initiatives.