November 5, 2002

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RE: Maintenance Plans and EQC meeting on October 4, 2002

Dear :

On October 4, 2002, the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) adopted PM10 a maintenance plan for Grants Pass, along with industrial rules for former PM10 nonattainment areas. It was due to your efforts on the Grants Pass Air Quality Advisory Committee that we were able to develop a sound package. Consequently, we acknowledged your participation at the EQC meeting. Thank you and congratulations.

Adoption of the maintenance plan allows us to request the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to redesignate the Grants Pass area from nonattainment to attainment. The plan ensures that the area will continue to meet air quality standards for at least 10 years, and allow for more flexibility in siting new major industry and transportation projects. We recognize redesignation is important to Grants Pass because it rewards the community for the hard work it took to gain good air quality.

The plan and rules have been submitted to EPA for their review and approval. Once approved, EPA will redesignate Grants Pass as in attainment. EPA has 18 months to approve or disapprove plans. DEQ will work with EPA to encourage them to move as quickly as possible in their review.

If you have any questions on the process or the plans, please feel free to call me at 503-229-6919.

Sincerely,

Annette Liebe

Air Quality Planning Manager

Grants Pass Air Quality Advisory Committee

(as of September 18, 2001)

Mark Amrhein

City of Grants Pass

101 NW ‘A’ Street

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541) 474-6355, fax (541) 479-0812

Vince Carrow

ODOT

1158 Chemeketa St., NE

Salem, OR 97310

(503) 986-3485, fax (503) 986-3524

Roy Childers

U.S. Forest Industries, Inc.

PO Box 2380

Grants Pass, OR 97528

(541) 956-6408, fax (541) 479-5659

Angela Harding

RVCOG

PO Box 3275

Central Point, OR 97502

(541) 664-6674, fax (541) 664-7927

Dwight Ellis

Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 970

Grants Pass, OR 97528

(541) 476-7717, fax (541) 476-9574  

Greg Gilpin

Oregon Department of Forestry

5375 Monument Drive

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541) 474-3152, fax (541) 474-3158

Gary Grimes

Timber Products Co.

PO Box 1669

Medford, OR 97501

(541)   773-6681, fax (541) 618-3680

Steve Hodge

Josephine County Public Works

201 River Heights Way

Grants Pass, OR 97527

(541) 474-5460, fax (541) 474-5472

Bill Olson

Josephine County Department of Health & Community Action

714 NW ‘A’ Street

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541) 474-5325, fax (541) 474-5353

Rob Pochert

SOREDI

332 W. 6^th Street

Medford, OR 97501

(541) 773-8946, fax (541) 779-0953

Chris Sorensen

Three Rivers Community Hospital

500 SW Ramsey

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541)  472-7240, fax (541) 472-7138

Dennis Krois

Copeland Paving, Inc.

PO Box 608

Grants Pass, OR 97528-0261

(541) 476-4441, fax (541) 479-4881

Dr. Bob Palzer

Sierra Club

501 Euclid Avenue

Ashland, OR 97520

(541) 482-2492, fax (541) 482-0152

Mike Walker

Hugo Neighborhood Association & Historical Society

3338-B Merlin Road, #195

Grants Pass, OR 97526

(541) 471-8271  hugo@cdsnet.net