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voluntary pollution reduction program for gasoline marketing facilities
Since passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970, air quality has
been a major environmental regulatory issue. With the
passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, air quality
became one of the greatest environmental regulatory efforts
in this nation's history. Designed to achieve air quality
standards set by its predecessors, the new regulations impose
strict requirements on industry and the public. Two
classifications now apply to areas of the country according
to air quality. An area with acceptable air quality in
compliance with the standards is classified as an "attainment
area". An area exceeding acceptable levels of certain
pollutants during a specified period is classified as a
"nonattaninment area". Nonattainment status imposes far-
reaching controls on businesses and the community. Corpus
Christi is classified as an attainment area, but because of
the potential for ozone nonattainment, it is referred to as
"near-nonattainment". To improve air quality and preserve
attainment status, the City of Corpus Christi and a local
industry group, the Board of Trade implemented pollution
prevention strategies. To compliment these efforts, this
researcher created the Pollution Prevention Partnership to
provide small businesses information and technical support on
construction. modification, and operation of facilities to
comply with environmental regulations. The topic of this
dissertation is one Pollution Prevention Partnership program
aimed at the gasoline marketing industry. Identified as a
key contributor to emissions of air pollutants, this industry
was assisted in developing strategies for reducing emissions
from their operations. A key element of the program is Stage
I vapor recovery, or recovery of gasoline vapors displaced
during fuel deliveries to fueling facilities. Working in
cooperation with the industry, educational seminars were
developed and delivered to facility operators. These
seminars addressed the environmental, safety, and economic
considerations of pollution prevention using vapor recovery.
As a result of these seminars, industry upgraded gasoline
marketing facilities and requires the use of Stage I vapor
recovery controls. Through the combined efforts of the
Partnership, the City, and the Board of Trade, Corpus Christi
will enjoy improved air quality while maintaining attainment
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