Railyard Health Risk Assessments and
Mitigation Measures
This
page last reviewed April 08, 2013
Between 2000-2004, the ARB worked with UP to prepare a health risk assessment for the UP Roseville Railyard.
The UP Roseville Railyard is considered the largest classification
(i.e., putting trains together) yard in the west. The UP
Roseville Railyard health risk assessment served as an important
catalyst and basis for the development of the
2005 Statewide Railyard Agreement.
As
required by the 2005 Statewide Railyard Agreement, UP and BNSF prepared
emission inventories and air dispersion modeling results for 17 major
railyards in California. ARB staff reviewed and approved the
inventories and modeling results and used this information to prepare
health risk assessments for the 17
major railyards between 2007 and 2009. Based on the health risk
assessments, UP and BNSF prepared draft mitigation plans to identify
measures that would reduce the 17 major designated railyards diesel PM emissions
from
2005-2020.
To access the Community Meeting Announcements regarding the railyard health risk assessments, please go to the Community web page.
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Railyard
HRAs and Mitigation Plans
Union Pacific Railroad
- Oakland
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions and Dispersion
Modeling Report - Sierra Research (PDF
- 4.9mb)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- City of Industry
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- Colton
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- ICTF and Dolores
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- Roseville (2004)
- Commerce
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- HRA for the UP Commerce Railyard (PDF
- 9.4mb) (November 7, 2007)
- Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions and
Dispersion Modeling Report - Sierra Research (PDF
- 13mb)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- LATC
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- Mira Loma
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- Stockton
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
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BNSF Railway
- San Bernardino
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- HRA for the BNSF San Bernardino Railyard (PDF
- 10.8mb) (June 11, 2008)
- ARB Staff Presentation (PDF
- 1.5mb)
- Air Dispersion Modeling Assessment of Air
Toxic Emissions - ENVIRON International (PDF
- 18.2mb)
- Emissions Inventory - ENVIRON International
Report (PDF
- 2.5mb)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- Barstow
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- San Diego
- Health Risk Assessment (2008)
- HRA for the BNSF San Diego Railyard (PDF
- 8.2mb) (June 9, 2008)
- ARB Staff Presentation (PDF
- 5.8mb)
- Air Dispersion Modeling Assessment of Air
Toxic Emissions - ENVIRON International (PDF
- 13.4mb)
- Emissions Inventory - ENVIRON International
Report (PDF
- 335k)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- Four Combined Commerce
Railyards (UP
Commerce, BNSF Hobart, BNSF Eastern, and BNSF Sheila)
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Hobart
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- HRA for the BNSF Hobart Railyard (PDF
- 5.6mb) (November 2, 2007)
- Air Dispersion Modeling Assessment of Air
Toxic Emissions - ENVIRON International (PDF
- 10.4mb)
- Emissions Inventory - ENVIRON International
Report (PDF
- 2.6mb)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- Commerce Eastern
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- HRA for the BNSF Commerce Eastern Railyard (PDF
- 11.2mb) (November 2, 2007)
- Air Dispersion Modeling Assessment of Air
Toxic Emissions - ENVIRON International (PDF
- 8.6mb)
- Emissions Inventory - ENVIRON International
Report (PDF
- 2.3mb)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- Sheila Mechanical
Facility
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- HRA for the BNSF Sheila Railyard (PDF
- 7.1mb) (November 2, 2007)
- Air Dispersion Modeling Assessment of Air
Toxic Emissions - ENVIRON International (PDF
- 31.8mb)
- Emissions Inventory - ENVIRON International
Report (PDF
- 2.3mb)
- Mitigation Plan (2008)
- Watson
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- Stockton
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
- Richmond
- Health Risk Assessment (2007)
- Mitigation Plan (2009)
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Other
Health Risk Assessments
- West
Oakland Study (2008):
- West Oakland Community
Diesel PM Health Risk Assessment (PDF
- 3.7mb)
- Ports of LA and
Long Beach Study (2006):
- Diesel
Particulate Matter Exposure Assessment Study for the Ports of Los
Angeles and Long Beach (PDF
- 8.4mb)
- San
Diego (2005):
- Draft Health Risk Assessment San
Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad - San Diego Yard Impact to
Ballpark Village Project (PDF-1,300k)
- ARB's Emission
Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement
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Fact Sheets
- 2008
- Release of the California's Draft Health Risk
Assessments in Southern California (April 2008) - English (PDF-82k)
- Release of the California's Draft Health Risk
Assessments in Southern California (March 2008) - English (PDF-65k)
- Strategies to Reduce Locomotives and Associated
Railyards Emissions (March 2008) - English (PDF-53k)
- Health Risk Assessments for Railyards (March
2008) -
English (PDF-60k)
- 2007
- Release of the California's Draft Health Risk
Assessments in Southern California (May 2007) - English (PDF-49k),
Spanish (PDF-52k)
- Release of the California's Draft Health Risk
Assessments in Northern California (June 2007) (PDF-46k)
- Strategies to Reduce Locomotives and Associated
Railyards Emissions (May 2007) - English (PDF-46k),
Spanish (PDF-52k)
- Health Risk Assessments for Railyards (May 2007)
-
English (PDF-55k)
- 2006
- Health Risk Assessments for Railyards (Dec 2006) (PDF-57k)
OEHHA
Air Toxics Hot Spots Program Risk Assessment Guidelines |
Meeting/ Activities about Health
Risk Assessments
- ARB
Health
Risk Assessment Guidelines (Release
date: November, 2007)
- ARB Railyard Health Risk Assessment Guidelines (PDF-209k)
- ARB Emission Inventory Methodology (PDF-276k)
- Final
Draft
ARB Health Risk Assessment
Guidelines (Release date: September, 2006)
- Final Draft ARB Railyard Health Risk Assessment
Guidelines
- Final Draft Emission Inventory Methodology
- Public
Meetings for comments about the Drafts HRA
Guidelines and Emission Inventory Methodology
- Preliminary
Draft ARB Health Risk Assessment
Guidelines (Release date: July 18, 2006)
- Draft ARB Railyard Health Risk Assessment
Guidelines
- Draft Emission Inventory Methodology
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