The goal of the Collaborative is to leverage federal funds to strategically reduce emissions from the most polluting diesel sources in impacted
communities. The Collaborative seeks to improve air quality and public health by targeting the highest polluting engines with the most cost effective
control strategies.

DERA 2020: Clean Air
Construction Collaborative
Heavy- and Medium-Duty
Truck Replacement Project

Under the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded
the Professional Business Development Group (PBDG) a
$541,234 grant with Fiscal Year 2020 funding. This grant
will fund the replacement of diesel-powered trucks that
operate in Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington
County, Oregon and Clark County Washington, to
support reduced emissions and improve air quality. The
project will be implemented with a cost share of $960,000
from the project partners for a total project cost of
$1,501,234.

What is the Project?

The Professional Business Development Group (PBDG) will work in
partnership with four companies to scrap and replace one (1)
medium-duty and seven (7) heavy-duty diesel-powered trucks with
newer, lower-emitting trucks. This project supports reduced diesel
emissions and improved air quality within priority National Air Toxics
Assessment priority areas.

Why is this Project Important?

In the EPA's 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment Clackamas,
Multnomah, and Washington County, Oregon and Clark County,
Washington were identified as areas where all or part of the
population is exposed to diesel particulate matter concentrations
above the 80th percentile and are on the EPA 2020 National Priority
Area list. These truck replacements will result in diesel emission
reductions in communities disproportionately impacted by diesel
emissions.

What are the Estimated Environmental
Benefits?

The replacement of these medium- and heavy-duty trucks is
projected to reduce the fleet's annual diesel emissions of nitrogen
oxides (NOx) by 11.07 tons, particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) by 0.48
tons, hydrocarbons (HC) by 0.42 tons, carbon monoxide (CO) by
2.65 tons, and carbon dioxide (CO2) by 89.2 tons. Over the lifetime of
the vehicles, this will result in estimated cumulative emission
reductions of 64.86 tons of NOx, 2.8 tons of PM2.5, 2.42 tons of HC,
15.33 tons of CO, and 506.8 tons of CO2.

How is this Project Funded?

The West Coast Collaborative is a partnership between leaders from
federal, tribal, state, and local government, the private sector, and
environmental groups committed to reducing diesel emissions along
the West Coast and is part of the National Clean Diesel Campaign:
www.epa.gov/cleandiesel.

Where can I find more information?

For more information on the West Coast Collaborative, please visit
our website at: www.westcoastcollaborative.org. For more
information about this project, please contact Sarah Frederick at
frederick.sarah@epa.gov

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