Industrial Wood Gasification versus Wood Burning Outdoor Wood Boilers (OWBs), in Wisconsin and U.S. Black Carbon Reduction

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U.S. States OWB laws

12 states with wood burning laws: CA, CO, CT, MA, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, VT, WA, WI


Monitoring of an OWB in Boston, MA 2006

NESCAUM on OWBs 2006

NY pamphlet on OWBs 2005

CT, MA, MD, MI, NJ, NY, VT ask for federal regulations of OWBs The attorneys general of Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Vermont petitioned the EPA in August 2005 to set limits on emissions from outdoor wood boilers. Vermont (in 2005) proposed its own limits. 2009 EPA responds?

NESCAUM web site Northeast States for Coordinatied Air Use Managementr formed in in 1967: in 2005 attorney generals of 7 states to petition for nationwide law on OWBs

EPA map of OWB (hydronic heaters) regulations by state Environmental Protection Agency

Washington ban! Washington State ban on OWBs

WA website State of Washington website

CT statewide wood smoke nuisance law passed March 2009 passage. Allows health departments to deal with wood smoke nuisance.

Connecticut regulation

Connecticut letter 5-8-2008 Discusses Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine laws on OWBs and Connecticut OWB law

IN Indiana Indiana has some municipality bans, cleanairlaporte is a citizen website which is informative

Maine

Massachusetts

MD Maryland on OWB pollution

Massachusetts 5-8-2008 amendment Background information about OWBs for use in proposed statewide Massachusetts law

Michigan http://www.westmichiganrising.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=310

New Hampshire

NJ smoke from OWB prohibited, local ordinances passed

New York

Vermont regulation

CA Bay Area guide Don't burn wood, switch to natural gas

CA cities with no wood burning in fireplaces & stoves between Nov.1 2008 and Feb. 2009 on Spare the Air Days and Nights: Berkeley, Fremont, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Martinez, Mill Valley, Oakland, Rohnert Park, San Pablo, Union City, and Sacramento

CA Los Angeles Ban on burning on bad air days (approximately 24 days a year) and ban on building of fireplaces in new homes

CO ban on wood-burning on bad air days. Denver no exemption for sole source of heat.

Woodsmoke Health Effects


American Lung Association on OWBs Page 22: Expand measures to reduce emissions of outdoor air pollutants - diesel - coal-fired power plants - outdoor wood boilers - agricultural processes including burning

Wisconsin Asthma Coalition recommends legislation versus outdoor wood boilers

Particulate Matter (PM) Toxicology: Latest findings (DOE, 2003)

Lung cancer pathogenesis associated with wood smoke exposure (from Chest journal, 2005)

Wood smoke inhalation causes alveolar instability in a dose-dependent fashion (from Respiratory Care Journal, 2005)

Cause and effect in lung cancer: Fueling the fire (from Chest journal, 2005)

A case of wood-smoke-related pulmonary disease (from Environmental Health Perspectives, 2006)

Particulate Air Pollution (from Environmental Health Perspectives, 2007)

Woodsmoke Health Effects (from Inhalation Toxicology, 2007)

Industrial Gasification information


Honda 2009 $25,000 compressed natural gas car for sale natural gas could be a stopgap before less polluting transportation methods can be found

No Clean Coal Technology says Al Gore 2008 Dec. 4 Gore org. TV ads say "there is no clean coal technology"

Canada, British Columbia, City of Victoria plan for Nexterra wood gasification Some opposition because would produce 1 ton of particulates. For more pollution controls to bring wood gasification of this unit to levels of natural gas, price tag would be higher.

Swiss Industrial Wood Gasifier

Clean Coal proposed with Coal gasification (health concerns) Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) for Coal is not perfected yet. There are health and environmental concerns.

Forestry Dept. (FAO) on gasification for electrification application of gasification for electrical stations in 3rd world countries

FAO Report on gasification for fuel for transport Health and environmental hazards by production of producer gases (for transport)

Venturi Scrubber used in large-scale gasification plants scrubber removes some tar

Energos gasification plant on Isle of Wight (UK)

Wood gasification in Wikipedia

Japanese Woodgas heat & power plant

An Industrial Gasification company

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2009 Sept. 28: U.S. Senate passes Black Carbon Study Act 77-21: requires report back to congress 1 year after law enacted

2009 Sept. 22: WI State Assembly Vote on WI independent DNR Secretary passes 61 to 32 Bill goes next to WI State Senate for vote

2009 June 26: the Black Carbon Reduction act of 2009 passed the U.S. House of Representatives! The Black Carbon Reduction Act of 2009, part of the ACES American Climate, Energy & Security Act (Waxman-Markey bill) was passed by the U.S. House of Reps. It now goes to the Senate, then to conference between House and Senate, then to the President

Until 2009 July 13 email your public comments on wood burning and PM10 to the EPA here Public comment on PM 10 from wood burning to the EPA (in California, and not PM2.5)

email President Obama email the President your story of wood smoke pollution

2009 March 15: Sen. Carper's bill (S. 849) asking for report on Black Carbon within 1 year from EPA, passes out of committee Go to RAWSEP to email your senators in support of this U.S. Senate Bill

2009 May 15: Contact Rep. Jay Inlsee (D-WA) in support of the Black Carbon Act Email or phone. Don't send Postal Mail.

Ban Outdoor Wood Boilers and Wood Smoke Nuisance Please sign this petition

2009 May 2: "vent" to the American Lung Association Have your "vent" about particulate pollution in your life displayed on the American Lung Association site. Read other "vents" on the site.

2009 April 29: Amer. Lung. Assoc. petition to the EPA sign this petition asking the EPA to toughen particulate emission standards. The ALA now also has a forum for you to "vent" about the particulate pollution in your life.

2009 April 22: email THIS to congress! Tell congress to put explicit wording about domestic residential wood burning in the Climate Change Bill in the next 3 working days of congress

2009 April 6: Sign a petition to cut wood smoke particulate emissions in half In 2009 the EPA is reviewing its wood smoke particulate emission standards. Sign this petition which will be presented to the EPA during its comment period.

2009 April 5: Petition asking Pres. Obama to overrule Senate vote pro filibuster of climate change bill so 2009 bill may fail It's time for President Obama to use his executive power through the EPA to reduce carbon emissions

http://rawsep.spaces.live.com RAWSEP Residents against wood smoke emission particulates. RAWSEP-WI is a group of private citizens organized to pass a wood burning emissions law in Wisconsin. Join today.

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Contact by email

Write to congress;


2009 March 26: email, phone & fax for WI Legislators Feingold, Kohl, Baldwin, etc... email them, phone or fax them from this site

Click on this to email wood burning pollution facts to the EPA and the White House Educate the people who will make the laws NOW

Sign petition at care2care Ban Outdoor Wood Boilers and wood smoke nuisance from residences

2009 Jan. 28. Al Gore asks you to email to congress As a constituent, I am writing to urge you to champion clean energy in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. will create new jobs for Americans, demonstrate clean energy , and provide solutions to the climate crisis.

Particulate Alerts WI 2009


2009 Nov. 21: WI 6 (more) counties: Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange) BROWN, KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, MILWAUKEE, OZAUKEE AND SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES

2009 Nov. 21: WI 8 counties: Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange)‏ Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix and Taylor counties

2009 Nov. 21-23: WI 59 counties: Air Quality Watch for Particle Pollution:‏ Including Dane County These fine particles come primarily from combustion sources, such as power plants, factories and other industrial sources, vehicle exhaust, and wood burning.

2009 Nov. 8-9: WI Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine & Waukesha counties: Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange) 7pm-noon

2009 Sept. 8: WI 41 counties: DNR Particulate Air Quality Watch for 41 counties including Dane county How can I help? Minimize wood burning.

2009 Sept. 5-8: WI 59 counties: DNR Air Quality Watch for Particle Pollution: 59 counties including Dane (Orange) AdmsBarnBrwnBufloClmtChpwaClrkClmbaCrwfrdDaneDdgeDrDnEClreFndDLcGrntGrnGrnLkeIwaJcksnJffersn,JunuKnshaKwaneLCrseLfyteLngldeLincnMntowcMrthnMrnteMqteMnmneMilwkeMnre etc How Can I help? Minimize wood burning

2009 Sept. 4-5: WI Brown County: WI DNR Air Quality Advisory for Particle Pollution (Orange) How Can I help? Minimize wood burning.

2009 June 23-24: WI: DNR ozone alert: minimize wood burning: comments

WI: 2009 March 16-17 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: Particulate Air Quality Watch (Orange): 6 Counties minimize wood burning. Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Washington and Waukesha counties.

WI: 2009 March 15 10:49 a.m. to 11 p.m.: WI Milwaukee County: Particulate air quality advisory (Orange) minimize wood burning

2009 March 7 9:59 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Particulate Air Quality Advisory (Orange): Brown, Milwaukee, Ozaukee & Waukesha counties minimize wood burning

2009 March 6 8:24 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Particulate air quality advistory (orange): for Brown & St. Croix counties minimize wood burning

2009 Feb. 10: WI Dane County & 8 other counties: Particulate Air Quality Advisory (Orange): 11 a.m. Feb. 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 10 minmize wood burning. Brown, Columbia, Dane, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Sauk & Waukesha counties

2009 Feb. 9: WI all counties: Particulate Air Quality Watch (Orange) from 12:01 a.m. to 11 p.m. minimize wood burning

2009 Feb. 7: WI St. Croix & Taylor counties: Particulate Air Quality Advisory (Orange) 3:59 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. minimize wood burning

2009 Feb. 6: WI Brown County Particulate Air Quality Advisory (Orange) noon to 11 p.m. minimize wood burning

2009 8 a.m. to midnight Jan. 28: WI Brown County: Particulate air quality advisory (Orange) minimize outdoor wood burning

2009 midnight Jan. 28 to midnight Jan. 29: WI all counties. Particulate Air Quality watch (Orange) minimize outdoor wood fires.

2009 Jan. 22 6 p.m. WI 51 counties under Particulate Air Quality Advisory (Orange) until 9 a.m. Jan.23 minimize outdoor wood burning

2009 Jan. 22 to Jan. 23 noon WI Dane County (City of Madison) Particulate Air Quality Watch (Orange) minimize outdoor wood fires (see photos of neighbor's wood burning Jan. 22)

Wood Smoke Inversion Photo smoke held near to ground by temperature differences

2009 Jan. 12: WI 6 counties given Air Particulate Quality Advisory (Orange) Brown, Kenosha, Outagamie, Milwaukee, Racine & Waukesha counties. Alert from 3:36 to 11:59. Minimize outdoor wood fires.

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WIOWBbansPart2(A-Z)


WI Buchanan, town of: ord. on OWBs

2006: WI Brillion: Calumet County: OWB ord. must be 100 feet from neighboring property.

2009 Jan. 5: WI Brown County soot non-attainment will be addressed by 111th Congress "It's from fuel combustion", A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, cutting emissions likely addressed in the 111th Congress, as part of a national energy policy, energy conservation, efficiency, and investment in renewable energy resources.

2009 Feb. 4: WI Cedarburg OWB regulations

WI Chippewa County 2008 Dec. 14: County zoning committee Clary indicated that he had received some phone calls regarding the outdoor burners from residents and one from Lafayette Township . he would be looking into the regulation of the wood burners and possibly present an ordinance for their use.

2009 March 5: WI Clifton (Pierce County): OWB cited many times, still not shut down a batch of 30 to 40 tickets at $150 each, (total) $6,000. clear that the stove was installed after an ordinance was passed prohibiting people to use an outdoor boiler in a high density population area.

WI Clifton Dec. 2 2008 Jerry Dockendorf, N6385 1297th St., came to the Dec. 2 meeting to express his concern to board members that neighbor, Warren Quade, N6904 County Road F, is still using an illegal outdoor furnace afterwarnings from the board to cease. the illegal burning

2008 April 13: WI Eau Claire email v. OWBs

2009 Feb. 4: WI Ellsworth (Pierce County) UDC 41.49 new EPA guidelines about inspections of OWBs

WI Evansville 2006 Jan. 3: 1 year moratorium: special interest tainting or conflict of interest in drafting otherOWB ordinances? 1 year moratorium on OWBs in Evansville. Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Assoc. possibly involved in drafting of some WI ordinances (Fort Atkinson, Deerfield and Cambridge, perhaps Evansville) or keeping ordinances from being drafted

2008: WI Fennimore: OWB regulations passed

WI Fontana OWB regulations Feb. 2, 2009

2006: WI Genesee, town of: OWB ord. put on agenda of next meeting

2008 March 6: WI Green Bay, town of: stack height on OWB not satisfactory Charlotte Gilson not satisfied with the stack put on the outdoor wood furnace of the neighbor. she would like to see the smoke stack fixed to her satisfaction, she had documents from Health Dept. Chairman would visit property. issue at next meeting.

WI Hales Corners OWB ban 2006 Jan. 9 OWB ban

2009 Jan. 12: WI Howard, village of, passed indoor solid-fuel heating devices (indoor wood burner) ordinance Ordinance 2009-3, “An ordinance creating section 10.03(14) of the Howard Municipal Code of Ordinances relating to indoor solid fuel heating devices.” smoke emitted thick noxious and is irritating to live with. become sick several times

2009 Feb. 25: WI Kenosha (Wheatland) OWB ban urged For Schultz, the issue is a matter of health. She presented a letter from her daughter’s doctor indicating fumes from a neighbor’s outdoor wood-burning furnace are detrimental to the girl’s health.

WI Madison 2009 Feb. 3 OWBs now regulated in Madison

2006: WI Mazomanie: public protection meeting about OWBs

WI Oshkosh 2006 Nov. City of Oshkosh residents should also be aware that Outdoor Wood Burning Boilers, which are a popular alternative in rural areas, are prohibited in the City of Oshkosh.

2009 Oct. 21: WI Pleasant Prairie (Kenosha County): New OWBs banned, older OWBs require fee Wheatland mentioned

2008 May 27: WI Pleasant Prairie: 3 month moratorium smoke enters those windows, said village Fire Chief Paul Guilbert. "That could be construed as a nuisance," he said. the Village Board passed a 90-day moratorium on installing the furnaces to give staff time to research a way to regulate them.

2008 Sept. 13: WI Port Edwards (WI Rapids area) on OWBs Request by Chris and Deena Freedlund for exemption to the nuisance ordinance to permit an outdoor wood boiler in a R-1 zoned district;

2009 May 21: WI Portage: OWBs facing limitations

2009 April 24: WI Portage (Columbia County) 90 day moratorium on OWBs, later may be complete ban. "(don't want) somebody to spend their tax return on an outdoor wood-fired furnace and then have us two months from now decide that we wanted to ban them like all other communities are doing

2009 March 29: WI Portage (Columbia) Portage, city of, considering ban on OWBs, designation of OWB as public nuisance

2006: WI Portage OWB regulations passed

2006: WI Rhinelander: Public Library exposure to OWB smoke, OWB owner told to shut down

2008: WI Stevens Point: OWB ordinance passed

2005 WI Vernon, town of: (VIDEO)Lori Schiltz talks about stopping OWB of neighbor (VIDEO) Her speech begins at 34 minutes into the video and lasts 16 minutes.

2005 April 21: WI Vernon, town of: OWB discussion by Lori Schiltz, who weeks after this meeting obtained a restraining order She stated the units are expensive and do not save money,the health of her family deteriorated, the furnace has been shut down because she took the neighbor to court., she hopes that the Town Board will ban.

2009 Jan. 20: Vilas County: newspaper article on OWBs environmental experts still are worried about the impact on air quality in the state.

WI Viroqua: loophole closed on existing OWB ban

WI Viroqua 2009 Jan. 15: house fire caused by wood stove 2009 Jan. 15 WI Viroqua house fire casued by wood stove

2009 Feb. 25: WI Wheatland: woman urges ord. v. OWBs For Schultz, the issue is a matter of health. She presented a letter from her daughter’s doctor indicating fumes from a neighbor’s outdoor wood-burning furnace are detrimental to the girl’s health.

DNR NR ordinances 415, 431, 445 as of Jan. 2009

If these ordinances NR 415, NR 431 and NR 445 are enforced, the WI DNR could control the emissions of OWBs in WI. So far, the WI DNR has not chosen to enforce these regulations regarding Outdoor Wood Boilers.


NR 415 WI DNR control of particulate emissions

NR 431 WI DNR control of visible emissions

NR 445 WI DNR control of hazardous pollutants

Outdoor Wood Boilers called:

1. Outdoor Wood Boiler or Outdoor Wood Furnace 2. Outdoor Wood fired boiler or Outdoor wood-fired boiler or Wood fired boiler or Wood-fired boiler or Outdoor wood fired furnace or Outdoor wood-fired furnace or Wood-fired furnace or Wood fired furnace 3. Water stove 4. Wood furnace or Outdoor wood furnace 5. Solid-fuel heater or solid fuel heater 6. Solid-fuel furnace or solid fuel furnace 7. Solid-fuel boiler or solid fuel boiler 8. stationary indirect heat exchangers


2009 Feb. 6: WI Clinton township: OWB causes woodshed fire

OWB bans in WI

passed (or in process*): 38 WI counties out of 72 have OWB ordinances in 74(plus 13*) municipalities


2009 March 29: WI Portage (Columbia) OWB ban in draft form

Antigo no. 14.1382 pop. 8,276 Langlade County

Appleton pop. 65,695 Outagamie County

Bellevue pop. 13,836 Brown County

Beloit pop. 35,573 Rock County

Black Wolf Winnebago County

2006: WI Brillion: OWB ord. must be 100 feet from neighboring property pop. 2.937 Calumet County

Brown County* pop. 226,778

Cambridge* pop. 1,100 Dane & Jefferson Counties

WI Buchanan, town of

Cedarburg Ozaukee County pop. 9,895

Chilton pop. 3,240 Calumet County

Chippewa County* pop. 55,195

WI Clifton Pierce County

Clinton pop. 1,849 Rock County

Deerfield*, village or town of pop. 1,971 Dane County village ; pop. 1,470 town

Door Co. Ch, 31.18 pop. 27.961

Elkhorn pop. 5,337 Walworth County

Evansville pop. 3,174 Rock County

Fort Atkinson* pop. 3,174

Fredonia 2005 pop. 1,558 Ozaukee County

Germantown pop. 1,174 Juneau County or pop. 18,260 Washington County

Gillett pop. 1,085 Oconto County

Glendale pop. 14,088 Milwaukee County

Grafton* pop. 4,132 Ozaukee County

Grant County* pop. 49,597

Green County* pop. 33,647

Green Bay 2007 pop. 96,466 Brown County

Greendale pop. 14,088 Milwaukee County

WI Hales Corners 2006 Jan. 9 OWB ban

Hartland, village of pop. 8,689 Waukesha County

Hazel Green 1,183 Grant County & Lafayette County pop.

Hewitt pop. 595 Wood County

Hobart pop. 5,090 Brown County

Hortonville* pop. 2,357 Outagamie County

Janesville pop. 52,133 Rock County

2009 Jan. 12: WI Howard, Village of, passed OWB ord. 13,546 Brown & Outagamie Counties, pop.

Lacrosse Co. No. 32 pop. 109,404

LaFarge? pop. 799 Vernon County

LaFayette? pop. 5,199 Chippewa County

Lake Hallie pop. 4,703 Chippewa County

Lake Mills no. 999a 2006 pop. 4,143 Jefferson County

LeRoy no. 05-01 pop. 1,116 Dodge County

Lowville pop. 987 Columbia County

Lyndon 2005 pop. 1217 in Juneau County or pop. 1468 in Sheboygan County

WI Madison, City of pop. 228,775 Dane County

Manitowoc County* pop. 82,887

Mazomanie* pop. 1,185 Dane County

McFarland (Town of Dunn)* Dane County: pop. 7,665 McFarland ; pop. 5,270 Town of Dunn

Melrose pop. 551 Jackson County

Menasha 14,711 Calumet & Winnebago Counties pop.

Middleton pop. 13,289 Dane County

Milton pop. 5,167 Rock County

Mineral Point pop. 2,428 Iowa County

Mitchell no. 39 pop. 1,132 Sheboygan County

Monona pop. 8.637 Dane County

WI Monroe* Green County

Morrison pop. 1,651 Brown County

Mount Horeb* pop. 5,860 Dane County

Mukwonago pop. 4,457 Waukesha County

Newburg pop. 875 Ozaukee & Washington Counties

Onalaska zoning code 13-1-140 pop. 875 LaCrosse County

Oneida County pop. 36,776

Osceola pop. 1,802 Fond du Lac County ; or pop. 2,421 Polk County

Oshkosh pop. 65,000 Winnebago County

Oostburg pop. 2,660 Sheboygan County

2009 Oct. 21: WI Pleasant Prairie (Kenosha County): New OWBs banned, older OWBs require fee Wheatland mentioned

Plymouth 31-1-75 2005 pop. 6,769 Sheboygan County

Portage no. 05-018 pop. 8,640 Columbia County

WI River Falls township Pierce county

Rudolph, village of pop. 423 Wood County

Saint Croix County pop. 63,155

Saint Croix Falls 2007 pop. 1,640 Polk County

Saint Germain pop. 1,932 Vilas County

Sevastopol pop. 2,667 Door County

Sheboygan pop. 49,676 Sheboygan County

Shelby pop. 4,592 LaCrosse County

Shorewood Hills pop. 1,680 Dane County

Slinger pop. 3,901 Washington County

Spring Green 2007 pop. 1,283 Sauk County

Stevens Point pop. 23,006 Portage County

Sun Prairie pop. 20,369 Columbia County

Thiensville pop. 3,301 Ozaukee County

Two Rivers pop. 12,639 Manitowoc County

Union? pop. 805 Waupaca County

Vernon pop. 7,227 Waukesha County

Verona pop. 5,374 Dane County

Viroqua pop. 4335 Vernon County. loophole closed in existing OWB ban

West Point pop. 1,634 Columbia County

Wilson pop. 163 Saint Croix County

Wind Point pop. 1,853 Racine County

Wisconsin Dells pop. 2,393 Adams, Columbia, Juneau & Sauk Counties

Industrial Wood gasification in Madison, WI


10-31-2008 Syngas from wood in WI, wind farms new ideas for renewable energy in WI, some less polluting than others

2008 July 31 Plan for Madison Power Plant with some gasification Nexterra gasification included.

Wood Gasification diagram from Nexterra

Gasification in Canada

9-16-08 Madison clean energy funding

WSJ article

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WSJ comment

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WSJ article

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WSJ article

CT article

Madison air quality


2008 Dec. 5 WI Madison Clean Air Action Days could be called this winter

Menomonee Falls, WI, attempt at leaf burning ordinance

10-20-08 Dane County residential wood burning # cause of particulates in air

Dane County Clean Air Coalition 8-19-08 Press release Dane and Columbia Counties declared "non-attainment" areas under Federal fine particle standards set in Sept. 2006

UW-Extension thinks OWB particulates are unhealthy

8-19-08 Largest 3 cities in WI miss air standards

Madison Air Quality May 2008 WSJ

Air alert December 2007

Pro wind & solar

Wood fired boilers choking neighbors CT April 2008

Wood fired boilers choking neighbors April 2008

Particulates across WI March 2008

Ozone alerts July 2008

Mercury in coal June 2008

Madison air quality May 2008

CA Bay Area Wood Burning


2008 Nov. 24 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert story

2008 Nov. 24 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert

2008 Nov. 19 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert

2008 Dec. 25 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert

2008 Dec. 26 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert

2008 Dec. 11 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert

2008 Dec. 10 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert

2008 Dec. 7 CA Bay Area Spare the Air Alert No wood burning in CA Bay Area allowed on Spare the Air Alert days

WIOWBbanspart1(A-Z)

click on websites with legal language, entries from news reports of OWB bans passed or in process: If OWB statute not found after searching ordinances the local nuisance statute was placed here (Ord. exists, just not found here)


WI Antigo OWB ordinance

Appleton, WI Health & Sanitation code 7.26

WI Athens neighbor quoted (Marathon County) A neighbor who lives about a half-mile away complained, causing state regulators and police to check whether something other than wood was being burned.

Bellevue WI, Village of, passed smoke ban 10-24-2005 Section 10.07(3) Dense smoke from chimney or smokestack of any bldg. in village declared a public nuisance and prohibited

Beloit, WI 3-21-2005 Beloit City Council prohibits installation and use of OWBs #5.e. ordinance

WI Black Wolf OWB & wood stove ord. The Town adopted a Solid Fuel-Fired Heating Devices Local Ordinance Regulating the Use of Solid Fuel-fired Outdoor Heating Devices within the Town Limits on June 12, 2006. Copies of the Ordinance are available at the Town Hall.

Brown County, WI Brown County OWB ban proposed by Health Dept.

WI Caledonia burning regulations 4. Fires that create dense smoke, you could be subject to a citation if you burn materials that create dense smoke and cause a nuisance to your neighbors or impair visibility for drivers.

WI Cambridge neighbor quote on OWB Robert Lins & Meredith of Cambridge, one winter with smoke from a wood boiler, 200 feet from their home. I had pretty chronic bronchitis. I had headaches,the 64-year-old doctor said. "A couple of nights we had to leave and go sleep at my father’s

WI Cambridge 8.04.020 Abatement of health nuisances. A. Defined. A health nuisance is any source of filth or cause of sickness. B. Duty to Abate. The board of health shall abate health nuisances,

2009 WI Cassville ban on solid fuel heating device in garage or other non-principal building Municipal Actions - January 2009 Burning The Cassville Village Board adopted an ordinance banning any kind of solid fuel fired heating device in any building other than the principal structure on a property.

2009 Feb. 4 Cedarburg, WI 2009 Feb. 4: OWB regulations passed city council

Cedarburg WI 11-26-2008 posted meeting 12-3-2008

Chilton WI, City of 3-25-2008 Chilton Municipal Codes Chapter 10 10.08 OWBs prohibited in entire city

Chippewa County, WI on OWBs Chippewas County publicizes DNRs model OWB ordinance

WI Clifton (Pierce County) OWB ord. 2008 passed

Clinton, WI, OWB ban 09-04-2008 SECTION 9: OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED FURNACES 9.00 Outdoor wood-fired furnaces. No person shall install, use or maintain an outdoor wood-fired furnace in the Village of Clinton.

WI Deerfield ordinances on nuisances of smoke, soot, cinders WI Deerfield ordinances on nuisances of smoke, soot, cinders

DNR model ordinance v. wood-fired boilers 2005

Door County OWB ordinance

Elkhorn, WI (Walworth County) 5-20-2005 Agenda i. Request from Town of Richmond regarding OWBS - Michael Cotter (enclosure)

WI Emerald, Village of (St. Croix County) Discussion of wood burning furnaces, stoves 11-11-2008

WI Germantown (Washington County) OWB ban (7) AIR POLLUTION. smoke, soot, cinders in the Village limits or within one mile therefrom in such quantities as to endanger the health of persons of ordinary sensibilities or to threaten or cause substantial injury to property.

Gillette, WI OWB ordinance § 15-12. Outdoor solid fuel heating devices. [Added 11-4-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-21 (Nuisance)

Glendale, WI, City of 9-22-2008 Section 15-1-77.5 on OWBs OWBs should be prohibited. Carried.

2006 Feb 1 Grafton, WI OWB complaint and future ord. discussed 2006 Feb 1 Grafton, WI OWB complaint and future ord. discussed

Green Bay WI, Town of 12-18-2007 OWB ordinance passed. Other burning treat as nuisance.

2005 WI Hazel Green OWB ban 2005 WI Hazel Green OWB ban

Hewitt, WI, Village of 5-8-2001 Village will update the appropriate ordinance(s) to not allow any OWBs within the Village of Hewitt limits

Hobart WI 4-9-2008 7. Consider OWB setback, conditional use, temperature must be below 50 degrees, taller stack

WI Holland (La Crosse County) 2009 regulations of OWBs

2008 (Summer) WI Hortonville considers OWB ban 2008 Summer WI Hortonville considers OWB regulations

Janesville Ordinance page 1 8.26 OWBF Outdoor Wood Burning Furnaces prohibited

LaCrosse County OWB ordinance

Lafayette WI, Town of 11-20-2006 Steve Kundingo brought up discussion about OWBs. Chairman David Staber will check with WI Towns re. Model Ordinance.

Lake Hallie WI, Village of 9-16-2008 board conducted the lst reading of an ordinance Monday night re. OWBs. Require boilers placed on lot of at least 1 acre and chimney stack 18 ft above ground level. 2nd reading at board's lst meeting in Oct.

Lake Mills Ordinance

Lake Mills v. wood fired boilers

WI Lake Mills city mgr. quote About a year ago, Lake Mills, passed an ordinance that essentially banned them by regulating the space needed, city manager Steve Wilke said. "If every house had one, you would have so much smoke you couldn’t breathe," he said.

WI Lodi 2008 Feb. 26 looking into OWB ordinance Look under "Plan Commission"

Lowville, WI, Town of, discussion of OWBs 3-13-2008 One item of discussion was: just OWBs or burning in general ordinance? July 3, 2008 - continue development of OWB ordinance.

2006 WI Lyndon Ban on OWBs 2006 ban on OWBs

Manitowoc WI, County of 1-17-2006 Board of Health gave out handout, said there were no limitations on OWBs

WI Mazomanie 2006 Aug. 26 legal notice of meeting on OWB ord. in Mazomanie

WI Menasha OWB code: must be 301 feet from nearest neighbor OWB must be 301 feet from nearest neighbor

Menomonee Falls WI Sec. 46-58(f) OWBs 1000 feet from building on other lot

Middleton, WI OWB regulations OWB must be 300 feet from residence on land other than OWB owner's land

WI Milton 2004 ban on OWBs Motion carried 3-2 to change the wording in Section I. Outdoor Wood Furnaces to not be allowed in the City of Milton

Mitchell WI OWB ordinance Requires 3 acres for OWB

Monona WI 02-05-2007 Ordinance v. OWBs passed 2-07-564 Ordinance regulating outdoor wood boilers in Monona passed.

Monona WI January 2007 City Council of Monona testimony of neighbor of OWB owner and health effects, husband has asthma. Neighbor put house on market, sold it Feb. 2007.

WI Monroe 2007 Nov. 26 Bob Flannery spoke regarding the problem. His sister in law has asthma and a neighbor’s OWF is causing her to be hospitalized. presented a letter from a doctor. When someone’s civil liberties start to affect neighbors, it is not right .

Morrison, WI passes OWB ordinance 10-29-2008 It is more restrictive in residential areas, and is designed to prevent the furnaces from becoming a nuisance or health hazard in the urban boroughs of Morrison, Wayside and Lark.

WI Mount Horeb March 2, 2005 consider an ordinance to regulate Solid fuel fired heating devices (OWBs)

WI Mount Horeb OWB Ord. "Nuisance" 2006 Jan. 24 Consider Ordinance 2006-04, "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 10.03 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO OUTDOOR SOLID FUEL HEATING UNITS".

WI Mukwonago "Nuisance" Air pollution. The escape of smoke, soot, cinders, within the town limits in such quantities as to endanger the health of persons of ordinary sensibilities or to threaten or cause substantial injury to property in the town

WI Mukwonago 2007 Testimony: Daughter's asthma aggravated (or caused) by wood burning

Newburg WI, Village of 4-13-2006 Lee Delcore spoke on ordinance #02-2006 regarding OWBs. He would like to see the existing ones in the Village of Newburg in compliance with this ordinance.

Onalaska,WI 9-18-08 on wood burning ban This is not the case and that smoke will go into other peoples backyards and homes. We shouldn't be forced to 'turn in' our neighbors so we can have our own windows open or enjoy our own backyards or suffer in silence.

Oneida County, WI, OWB ban 2008 No less than 200 feet than any residence not served by the OWB

Oneida County prepares OWB ordinance July 2008 Outdoor wood-fired furnaces would have to be placed no less than 200 feet from any residence not served by the furnace.

Oregon WI on OWBs 02-26-2007 Public Works & Utility Committee 7.a. Poole of Health Committee recommends change in municipal code 10.05 to outdoor wood boilers OWBs in garages. No vote.

WI Oostburg 2005 OWB (included in Solid Fuel-fired heating devices) ordinance Creating 1.07 prohibiting OWBs

Osceola, WI, OWB ordinance a) Use prohibited. Outdoor solid fuel heating devices are prohibited and shall not be installed or operated within the Village of Osceola.

WI Oshkosh OWB ordinance No person shall cause, suffer, or allow to be emitted into the air from any stack or chimney, fuel burning equipment internal combustion engine, premises, open fire, or any other source, smoke equal to or greater than No. 2 of the Ringelmann Chart,

WI Pacific, Town of (Columbia County) Columbia County Nurse concerning outdoor wood boilers, consider implementing an ordinance. Meeting with the Public Service Commission Wednesday, March 5 2008 at 5:00 pm.

WI Perry 2008 OWB ordinance

WI Plymouth 2005 OWB (Outdoor Furnace) ban

2007 WI Pierce County Health Dept. There are no state regulations on OWBs so we are working on local regulations

WI Portage OWB ord. (ineffective) 3) The outdoor wood-fired furnace shall be located in the rear of the property, ten feet off each lot line and 20 feet from any structure which is not on the same property as the outdoor wood-fired furnace.

WI Prairie du Sac considers OWB ord. in Feb. 2009 The wording in the new ordinance has not been finalized yet. A date for a public hearing will be set at the next board meeting, probably to be held in February 2009. Dennis Porter said the plan commission is recommending that OWFs only in zoned AG.

11-17-08 WI Rhinelander - Oneida County public hearing on OWBs Oneida County Board of Health Hearing on OWBs 11-17-08

WI River Falls township (Pierce County) 2008 passed

WI Rudolph Any violation of this ordinance shall be punishable according to the provisions of Section 1-1-6 of the Village of Rudolph Code of Ordinances.

WI Saint Croix Falls ordinance on health nuisance involving cinders, smoke

2004 WI St. Croix County Health Dept. In 2004 no power over OWBs.we are starting to see more complaints coming to us about these units. Nelson stated there doesn’t seem to be ordinances within towns or villages so therefore people come to us and want us to do something about the problem.

Saint Germain WI 11-27-2006 "Downtown" burning discussion of ordinance

Sauk County WI January 2008 Citations for wood burning stoves Citing for Inappropriate Uses of Wood Burning Stoves

Oct 20 2008 Sevastopol WI, Town of and 11-27-2006 2008 must contact Fire Dept. & Planning Dept. before purchase of OWB, may not be permitted. 2006 Sturgeon Bay ordinance. Police enforce ordinance. Door County

WI Sheboygan, City of AN ORDINANCE creating Section 15.206(8)(y) of the City of Sheboygan Zoning Ordinance, so as to prohibit outdoor wood burning furnaces as accessory uses in all districts. 7-19-2004

Shorewood Hills, Village of 12-18-2006 (Dane County) Public Nuisance 18 18.04(7) OWB declared to be public nuisance

WI Spring Green on public nuisance smoke, soot, cinders, within the limits or within one mile therefrom in such quantities as to endanger the health of persons of ordinary sensibilities or to threaten or cause substantial injury to property.

WI Slinger No person shall install, or operate an outdoor solid fuel burning furnace in the Village of Slinger.

WI Spring Valley in Pierce County lawsuit 2008 Nov. 19 Operators of nursery sued 2 neighbors with OWBs after 3 years of particulate pollution affecting their health and business.

WI Stevens Point 2006 May 1 OWB ord.City Attorney to draft a proposed ordinance outlawing outdoor furnaces. Ayes all; Nays none;

Sun Prairie 2007 Theunit produces smoke that is causing problems in the neighborhood, such as preventing windows from being left open, preventing people from using their decks, preventing people from hanging laundry outdoors, and producing an unpleasant odor

9-15-2008 Thiensville WI OWB ordinance With the size of the lots in Thiensville, it might be detrimental to have them.

WI Two Rivers SEC. 3-1-11(a) No install, use, or maintain in City of Two Rivers. (1)outdoor solid fuel burning furnace is any equipment, is outdoors or accessory bdg for combustion of wood, for heat or energy providing heat for interior space or water source.

Vernon, WI OWB ban asked Attorney Macy about this and he stated that there is no grandfather clause with this particular issue and the town can set whatever ordinance they want.

Verona WI City of/Town ofConsolidated Rural Affairs Committee 11-1-2006 discussion of OWBs, permitting, distance from property lines, regulation via permitting process?

Watertown, WI January 21 2008, wood burning ordinance proposal ) Presentation by Robert Thiboldeaux, with Wisconsin Division of Public Health-Outdoor Wood Burners 4) Burning Ordinance

Wausau v. wood fired boilers

West Point, WI, Town of (Columbia County) 4-5-2007 ordinance on OWBs motion carried.

WI West Point, town of meeting 2007 Feb. 15, on OWBs Kevin Kessler Air Quality Chief WI DNR at meeting of township planning committee

WI Whiting neighbor quote "It was bad, just choking smoke," said Karl Wojtalewicz, describing the problem that his business, The Wellness Spa near Whiting, experienced. "Somebody called the cops a couple of times because you couldn’t see the highway."

Wilson, WI OWB ordinance Minimum setback to any adjacent residential housing unit shall be 200’;

WI Wind Point (Racine County) July 10, 2008 No person may install, use or maintain an outdoor wood-fired furnace in the Village of Wind Point, Wisconsin.

WI municipalities topically arranged ordinances WI Law Library online

WI Wisconsin Dells Nuisance ordinance (l) The escape of smoke, soot, cinders, within the City limits or within 1 mile therefrom in such quantities as to endanger the health of persons of ordinary sensibilities or to threaten or cause substantial injury to property in the City

WI Dells Nuisance ord. (n) Any use of property, within the City emitting or causing any foul, offensive, noisome, nauseous, noxious or disagreeable odors, gases, offensive to ordinary persons which injure or inconvenience the health of any persons in the City

WI DNR Websites

Air Matters newsletter,


Particulates in Air: Proposed Revisions to WI DNR rules to agree with National EPA standards

Particulate matter proposed rules April 2008 (pending)

Proposed Air Pollution Control Rules by DNR

WI Air Management Program by DNR

WI DNR Air Monitoring by DNR

Air Matters Newsletter by DNR

"Taking" OWBs

buybacks of polluting OWBs


2009 Oct. 2: CEJAAPA: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act: U.S. Senate Climate bill: Boxer-Kerry bill: in 5 min. it has more money devoted to carbon capture. It also includes some sweet stuff for natural gas, to try to encourage coal companies to switch over.

2009 Sept. 28: U.S. Senate passes Black Carbon Study Act 77-21: requires report back to congress 1 year after law enacted

2009 Sept. 22: WI State Assembly Vote on WI independent DNR Secretary passes 61 to 32 Bill goes next to WI State Senate for vote

Owners of OWBs can unload them by selling them, although they probably depreciate rapidly On Ebay new 2008 OWBs are advertised for $3,000 to $4000. OWBs are prefabricated boxes that can lifted into a pickup and transported away.

2007 WA Tacoma & Canada have changeout programs

2007 OH Dayton woodstove changeout program exchange of old woodstoves for natural gas appliances Have an old wood burning stove (pre-1992) New stove installed by participating woodstove dealer Old stove removed and destroyed Clean Air Coupon worth: $400 for gas

2007 WI Oneida County woodstove changeout program, compensation for turning in woodstove and buying gas appliance

2008 Nov. 30 Washington State rebates in combination They took advantage of a rebate program from the Clean Air Agency and received $1,500 off the cost of the insert, bringing it down to $2,200 from $3,700.

CA Bay Area Rebates Nov.18 2008 BAAQMD CA Bay Area rebates for gas inserts for fireplaces in order to control wood smoke, $200

9-5-08 Maine buy back of polluting OWBs

Australia buyback of solid fuel heaters The country of Australia offers a buyback of solid fuel heaters including wood burning heaters in the province of New South Wales, including the city of Botany Bay

ME OWB buyback program: in Harvard publication Harvard University notes the ME OWB buyback program

New Brunswick wood stove exchange program The Canadian province of New Brunswick offers a wood stove exchange program

ME Law 150 on OWBs Includes pellet burners, offers buybacks

ME OWB buyback program COMMENT Comment in ME newspaper to OWB buyback program article

ME 09-05-2008 Buyback of OWBs (presentation)

ME 09-05-08 OWB buyback legal language The Maine OWB buyback legal language

ME 09-05-2008 Maine offers buybacks of polluting OWBs Maine offers buybacks of OWBs, in order to curb pollution in state

Wood burning comparisons

Paticulates highest with OWB


Clearing the Air Comparison of particulates emitted by several wood burning devices. OWBs have highest particulate emisssions.

Freedom of Air

lists news stories on OWBs nationwide since January 2006


Freedom of Air 2009 only Freedom of Air lists news stories about Outdoor Wood Boilers from Jan. 1, 2009 onward at this site.

Freedom of Air: lists news stories about OWBs nationwide January 2006 through Dec. 2008 Freedom of Air lists news stories about Outdoor Wood Boilers from Jan. 1 2006 to Dec. 31, 2008 at this site.

Freedom of Air videos 2009, 2008, 2007

2009 EPA


Waxman head of Global Warming legislation in house of representatives in 2009

Obama 08-11-18 may address emissions before 2010 Obama reiterated his campaign promise of a system to cap and trade greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.

Obama 2009 EPA head pick? 11-07-08 news FirstRead

Waxman leader of 2009 Global Warming legislation?