Dallas/Fort Worth Photochemical Modeling Technical Committee

The Dallas/Fort Worth Photochemical Modeling Technical Committee (DFWPMTC) is a TCEQ advisory group organized to assist the agency in addressing technical and scientific issues relating to air quality modeling for the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The Committee includes representatives from industry, county and city government, and various environmental groups.

Participating in the DFWPMTC

Anyone who is interested in these topics may attend this advisory group’s meetings and participate in the discussion. If you have any question about this advisory group or would like to be added to a mailing list for the group, please send an e-mail to aqp@tceq.state.tx.us with “DFWPMTC” in the subject line.

Committee Members

Committee Meetings

The DFWPMTC holds bimonthly meetings to share and discuss technical issues related to the photochemical modeling of air quality. Meeting notifications, agendas, and pertinent materials from those meetings will be available on this page.

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held at the offices of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, 616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington.Exit the TCEQ The tentative agenda will be posted as a PDF file one week prior to each meeting. (Help with PDF.)

Next DFWPMTC meeting: to be announced.

Agendas, Minutes, and Presentations

Following are the SETPMTC meeting agendas, minutes, and presentations. All files are in PDF, unless otherwise specified.

Title Presenter
September 15, 2006
Agenda
Condition that Favor High Ozone in DFW Fernando Mercado
Update on DFW Design Value Calculations Pete Breitenbach
August 11 , 2006
Agenda
TCEQ Modeling Update Pete Breitenbach
July 6 , 2006
Agenda   Minutes
DFW Modeling Update Pete Breitenbach
April 7, 2006
Agenda   Minutes
DFW Future Case Modeling: 2009 Update and Sensitivity Tests Pete Breitenbach
March 2, 2006
Agenda   Minutes
2009 Future Case Modeling Pete Breitenbach
New EPA Proposals for Particulate Pollution Standards Kasey Savanich/Erik Gribbin
February 2, 2006
Agenda
DFW Modeling Update Pete Breitenbach
DFW Modeling Status Pete Breitenbach
EPA Presentation on DFW SIP David Schanbacher
Path Forward - DFW Emissions Inventory Candy Garrett
November 3, 2005
Agenda
DFW Modeling: Update on Modeling Sensitivity Tests Pete Breitenbach
September 1, 2005
Agenda
DFW Modeling: Status Report Modeling and Field Studies Pete Breitenbach
July 7, 2005
Agenda
DFW Future Case Modeling: APCA, CAIR, and Response Curves Pete Breitenbach
DFW SIP Revision Time Line - 2009 Future Inventory Tom Lawshae
TCEQ Modeling Update (Presentation at June 30, 2005 North Texas Clean Air Steering Committee Meeting) Brian Foster
May 5, 2005
Agenda
Preparing Point Source EI for Ozone SIP Modeling Ron Thomas
Modeling Area and Nonraod EI Jim MacKay
PM 2.5 Design Value in Texas Kasey Savanich and Fernando Mercado
TERC Project H35 Update Jay Olaguer
Outline for a Scope of Work / Statement of Work for Cement Kilns (draft) Karen Hill
Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) EPA Region 6
March 3, 2005
Agenda
DFW Modeling Update and Episode Extension Comparison Pete Breitenbach
Quantitative Comparison of VOC:NOx Ratios in DFW Fernando Mercado
January 16, 2005
Agenda
DFW Ozone Season Review Brian Foster
November 19, 2004
Agenda
DFW 1999 Base Case Modeling Evaluation Pete Breitenbach
Process Analysis of CAMx Modeling of DFW 1999 Episode Mark Estes
DFW New Episode Considerations and Screening Pete Breitenbach
DFW SIP Revision Time Line - 2009 Future Inventory Tom Lawshae

Contact Information and Links

If you have any questions on the DFWPMTC, please contact Pete Breitenbach at (512) 239-1468.

DFW air quality information can be found at the following web pages: