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5.9 PUBLIC HEALTH <br /> TABLE 5.9-1 <br /> Laws,Ordinances, Regulations,and Standards for Public Health <br /> Requirements/ Administering <br /> LORS Applicability Agency AFC Section Explaining Conformance <br /> 40 CFR Part 68(Risk Public exposure EPA Region 9 As discussed in Section 5.5, Hazardous <br /> Management Plan) to acutely Materials Handling, a Risk Management <br /> hazardous San Joaquin County Plan (RMP)is in place for the existing <br /> materials Office of Emergency ammonia tank at the STIG facility. <br /> Services <br /> The RMP will be updated to include the <br /> LEC prior to commencement of facility <br /> operations. <br /> Health and Safety Code, Public exposure San Joaquin County As discussed in Section 5.5, Hazardous <br /> Article 2, Chapter 6.95, to regulated Office of Emergency Materials Handling, a RMP is in place for <br /> Sections 25531 to 25541; substances Services the existing ammonia tank at the STIG <br /> CCR Title 19(Public facility. <br /> Safety), Division 2(Office <br /> of Emergency Services), The RMP will be updated to include the <br /> Chapter 4.5(California LEC prior to commencement of facility <br /> Accidental Release operations. <br /> Prevention Program) <br /> Health and Safety Code Limit public SJVAPCD Non-criteria pollutant concentrations will <br /> Sections 44360 to 44366 exposure to toxic not exceed acceptable levels, based on <br /> (Air Toxics"Hot Spots" air contaminants CARE; the emission inventory for the existing <br /> Information and based on a NCPA Lodi power plant and proposed for <br /> Assessment Act— priority rating LEC, and previous SJVAPCD annual <br /> AB 2588) system. health risk assessment ratings per <br /> CARB/OEHHA guidelines. <br /> 5.9.3 Affected Environment <br /> Because health risks from operation of LEC will be below public health significance criteria <br /> thresholds,no residential,workplace or sensitive receptors will be impacted. Sensitive <br /> receptors are locations where groups of individuals—including infants, children, the elderly <br /> and chronically ill—who may be more susceptible than the general population to health <br /> risks from air pollution may be found. Schools, day-care facilities, convalescent homes and <br /> hospitals are of particular concern. In accordance with guidance from the CEC,6 a search <br /> was conducted for sensitive receptors within 3 miles of the LEC site. Daycare,preschool, <br /> and school receptors found within 3 miles are listed in Appendix 5.9A,Tables 5.9A-1 and <br /> 5.9A-2,with their Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates, and as shown in <br /> Appendix 5.9A,Figures 5.9A-1 and 5.9A-2.7 The combined set of all sensitive receptors is <br /> shown on Figure 5.9-1, and in more detail on the scale of 1:24,000 in Appendix 5.9A, <br /> Figure 5.9A-3. The figure shows no public health impacts because indices of cancer risk and <br /> non-cancer chronic and acute health hazards are less than significant at and beyond the <br /> project boundary (see Section 5.9.4). <br /> 6 Personal communication from Michael Ringer,CEC staff to Eric Walther,January 29, 1999. <br /> 7 No nursing homes or hospitals were found within 3 miles of the facility. <br /> SAC/371322/082340007(LEC_5.9_PUBLIC_HEALTH.DOC) 5.9-3 <br />