USING CRITICAL LOADS IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Access background information and a step-by-step guide for using critical loads for each topic below.
| CLs can be used to: | |
|---|---|
| All Agencies | |
NEPA | quantify ecosystem impacts related to existing and future air quality conditions |
PSD | determine air pollution effects on AQRVs (Air Quality Related Values) during permit review for Prevention of Significant Deterioration |
WILDERNESS CHARACTER MONITORING | calculate national level trends in wilderness character for the Air Quality Element |
FLAG—Federal Land Managers’ Air Quality Related Values Work Group | provides policies and processes to identify air quality related values (AQRVs) and evaluate the effects of air pollution on AQRVs |
| NPS | |
NATIONAL PARK MANAGEMENT | identify natural resources at risk of harm from current levels of air pollution and help guide management action to research and mitigate impacts |
| USFS | |
FOREST PLANNING | prepare air quality assessments for forest planning documents, establish current and desired air quality conditions, and meet 2012 Planning Directive requirements |
WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP PERFORMANCE | interpret WAQV (Wilderness Air Quality Value) monitoring data at the wilderness unit level to assess air pollution effects baselines and trends |
TERRESTRIAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT | assess deposition effects of acidifying and fertilizing air pollution on terrestrial condition |
WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK | assess deposition effects of acidifying and fertilizing air pollution on watershed condition |