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2009 EQIP Air Quality Initiative in Lane County –Ranking Criteria

 

Applications for the Lane County EQIP Air Quality Initiative will be screened and then ranked for funding consideration. Forest land and orchard land are the primary landuses targeted in this initiative. Initially, applications will be screened into two groups based those with an existing plan for the management of their land and those needing a management plan. High priority applications will have an existing plan. Those without a plan will be second priority for funding consideration.

Application ranking consists of federal, state and local questions. The funding pool is designed to rank applications that will improve air quality through the use of conservation plans on non-industrial private forest land and orchards and cost-share contracts that will use a combination of conservation practices to reduce directly emitted PM 2.5 due to combustion.

NOTE: PM 2.5 is particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 micrometers. It is a pollutant regulated under the Clean Air Act.

Listed below are the local ranking questions used for evaluating applications for the Lane County EQIP Air Quality Initiative.

 

Local Ranking Criteria

Points
1 Will the project reduce directly emitted PM 2.5 due to combustion within the Oakridge non-attainment area? 50
2 Will the project reduce directly emitted PM2.5 due to combustion on forestland outside the Oakridge non-attainment area? 30
3 Will the project reduce directly emitted PM 2.5 due to combustion on orchards outside the Oakridge non-attainment area? 30
4 Will the project use a combination of practices that will reduce wildfire hazard and eliminate forest slash/orchard pruning burning? 30
5 Will the project reduce wildfire hazard? 20
6 Will the project eliminate forest slash/orchard pruning burning? 20
7 Is there a publicly maintained road within or adjacent to the project area? 10
8 Will slash/orchard pruning material generated be removed from the project area? 10
 

Total

 200

EQIP State and National Priorities

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