SAVE THE DATE

PUBLIC DISCUSSION AT CITY COUNCIL

Council Member Raquel Castaneda-Lopez is introducing legislation
to regulate how pet-coke, carbonaceous materials and other
potentially harmful materials can be stored and transported in our
city.

Monday, May 1st at 10:00am

Location: Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48226
Thelaw would require companies to:
Keep dust off our streets and out of our homes;
Clean trucks before entering our neighborhoods;
Sweep streets around their companies;
Prevent products, like pet-coke, from being stored uncovered or on the
Riverfront.
Keep large piles of carbonaceous materials, construction materials and asphalt
millings from blighting our neighborhoods.

Come out to tell City Council your opinion on the

proposed ordinance! We deserve to have dust free
homes and clean air to breathe!

If you have any questions, please contact Nicholas Leonard by email at

nicholas.leonard@glelc.org
 Detroit Fugitive Dust Ordinance Fact Sheet
Basics of the Ordinance

1.) What is the Detroit Fugitive Dust OrdinanceThe Detroit Fugitive Dust Ordinance is a
proposed ordinance being considered by Detroits city council to regulate facilities
that store large piles of bulk solid material, such as petcoke, asphalt millings, gravel,
sand, and limestone. These types of facilities can create highly-localized hotspots of
particulate matter (PM) pollution due to wind blowing dust from the facility into
nearby neighborhoods and homes.

2.) General Requirements for All Facilities All facilities that have large piles of bulk solid
materials:
a. Prohibited from permitting visible fugitive dust to be discharged into the
atmosphere or beyond the property line of the facility
b. Must submit and follow a fugitive dust plan, which is subject to the approval of
BSEED
c. Must install, operate, and maintain PM10 monitors at the facility at upwind and
downwind locations at the facility
d. Must install, operate, and maintain a wind monitor at the facility
e. Must utilize at least one fugitive dust control measure at each conveyor and
material transfer point
f. All outgoing material transport trucks must pass through a wheel wash station
and over a rumble strip
g. Must use a street sweeper to clean any paved road that is used to transport
material inside or within one quarter mile of the perimeter of the facility

3.) Specific Requirements for Petcoke Facilities Requirements only for facilities that
store any petcoke, coke breeze, met coke, or nut coke:
a. Must store a fully enclosed structure in accordance with an enclosure plan
prepared by the facility and subject to BSEED approval
b. Must conduct all material loading and unloading in regards to trucks and
railcars in an enclosed structure

4.) Specific Requirements for Outdoor Storage Piles Requirements for facilities that
store bulk solid material other than carbonaceous material outdoors:
a. Pile height cannot exceed 35 feet
b. Piles must be set back at least 100 feet from any waterway
c. Must suspend all handling activities when wind speeds exceed 25 MPH
d. Must install dust suppressant systems to control fugitive dust from all outdoor
piles

5.) ExemptionsA facility may apply to BSEED for an exemption from any requirement
of the ordinance (in the draft ordinance, this is referred to as a variance). The
request for an exemption must be in writing and granting an exemption is in the
discretion of the BSEED director. The BSEED director shall not grant any exemption
until after a public hearing at which members of the public have had an opportunity
to comment on the exemption application. BSEED shall provide notice of all
exemption applications.
 Detroit Fugitive Dust Ordinance Fact Sheet
Talking Points

1.) A study commissioned by the City of Chicago found that bulk material piles can, in
general, be a significant source of particulate matter and contribute to localized
exceedances of ambient air quality standards. The national ambient air quality
standard for PM10 is 150 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The study found that
that maximum predicted concentration of PM10 from a facility storing petcoke would
be as high as 5,297 micrograms per cubic meter of air.

2.) The EPAs 2009 Integrated Science Assessment for particulate matter linked short-
term PM10 exposure to increased hospital and emergency department visits for
cardiovascular and respiratory health issues.

3.) According to the EPAs 2009 Integrates Science Assessment, the evidence from
scientific studies linking short-term increases in PM concentration with respiratory
hospitalizations and emergency department visits is consistent across studies. Recent
studies have provided further support for this relationship and have found children
and the elderly to be particularly vulnerable. More specifically, recent scientific
studies have shown a significant association between short-term PM10 exposure and
respiratory-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations, particularly
amongst children. Another study conducted in Detroit found that increased
particulate matter pollution is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization for
congestive heart failure amongst seniors.

4.) Detroit has been labeled the epicenter of asthma by the Michigan Department of
Community Health. The rate of asthma hospitalizations in Detroit is three times the
state average. The rate of asthma deaths in Detroit is two times the state average.
The rate of asthma hospitalization for Detroit children is 50% higher than that of
Detroit adults.

5.) Chicago has adopted similar regulations to those included in the proposed fugitive
dust ordinance. The regulations have resulted in reductions in particulate matter
pollution from petcoke storage facilities. Residents in Los Angeles have complained
about the negative health impacts caused by an outdoor storage pile of asphalt
millings, which blows into the homes of nearby residents. Several other communities
have also adopted ordinances to regulate fugitive dust from bulk solid material
facilities.