DEP awarded funding to four recipients under Round 1 of the CY2018-2019 Class 8 Truck and Transit Bus Grant Program, totaling $3,981,862. Combined, these projects are expected to reduce annual emissions by approximately 0.329 tons of hydrocarbons (HC), 0.266 tons of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), 5.380 tons of oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and 1.171 tons of carbon monoxide (CO). The combined expected lifetime emission reductions are: 1.552 tons of HC, 1.502 tons of PM2.5, 33.777 tons of NOX, and 6.615 tons of CO.
Under Round 1 of the CY2018-2019 Class 8 Truck and Transit Bus Grant Program, DEP awarded $2,093,042 to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) as the project manager for a joint project between the City of Philadelphia and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to replace five diesel-powered waste haulers and 5 diesel-powered SEPTA service vehicles with five CNG-powered waste haulers and 5 SEPTA diesel-powered service vehicles, including 1 bulk fuel delivery truck with hybrid battery idle mitigation. These replacements will reduce exposure to emissions for the operators and occupants of the vehicles and the residents where these vehicles operate. The waste haulers will operate in the City of Philadelphia. The SEPTA vehicles operate throughout the SEPTA service area including Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. The project will result in improved air quality, including expected annual emission reductions of: 0.037 tons (74 lbs) of HC, 0.030 tons (61 lbs) of PM2.5, 0.868 tons (1,736 lbs) of NOX, and 0.189 tons (378 lbs) of CO. The expected lifetime emission reductions for this project are: 0.146 tons (292 lbs) of HC, 0.106 tons (212 lbs) of PM2.5, 4.584 tons (9,169 lbs) of NOX, and 0.709 tons (1,418 lbs) of CO.
Under Round 1 of the CY2018-2019 Class 8 Truck and Transit Bus Grant Program, DEP awarded $352,500 to the City of Harrisburg to purchase two new diesel-powered waste collection trucks with boom arms and clam shells (bulk collection trucks) to replace two similar diesel-powered trucks within their fleet. These replacements will reduce exposure to emissions for the operators of the vehicles and residents where these vehicles operate. The vehicles that are to be replaced are used for various activities across the City of Harrisburg, including bulk sanitation pick-up of large items; clean-up and removal of urban blight and illegal dumping; removal of downed trees after storms and tree/limb removal; and transloading of tree and yard waste to a local yard waste composting facility. The project will result in improved air quality, including expected annual emission reductions of: 0.003 tons (5.6 lbs) of HC, 0.001 tons (1 lbs) of PM2.5, 0.178 tons (355 lbs) of NOX, and 0.010 tons (19.6 lbs) of CO. The expected lifetime emission reductions for this project are: 0.014 tons (28 lbs) of HC, 0.003 tons (5 lbs) of PM2.5, 0.888 tons (1,776 lbs) of NOX, and 0.049 tons (98 lbs) of CO.