Reduce Emissions from Diesels
Go RED!

Air Division - Planning & Air Quality Analysis Branch

Why do we care about diesel emissions?

Diesel emissions result in increased nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in the air. These compounds can cause serious health concerns especially for children, the elderly and people with respiratory problems. Nationally, these emissions are linked to thousands of premature deaths, hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks, millions of lost work days and countless other health impacts every year. Diesel exhaust is even a likely human carcinogen according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

When diesel emissions react with sunlight, ground-level ozone has the potential to form. This can lead to outdoor visibility issues and additional respiratory problems.

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)

Through DERA and EPA, funding to reduce diesel emissions is allocated to states and is awarded on a national level through a nationally competitive funding assistance opportunity. Funding may be used for exhaust controls, engine upgrades, idling reduction technology, engine replacements and vehicle/equipment replacements. The vehicles/equipment must be medium or heavy-duty diesels to be eligible for funding. The following briefly summarizes the different rounds of funding ADEQ has received to reduce diesel emissions in Arkansas.

DERA State 2011

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is proud to announce its latest round of funding to reduce diesel emissions in the state. $100,000 is available through the ADEQ’s Reduce Emissions from Diesels program also known as “Go RED!”. Public and private entities and non-profit organizations in Arkansas are eligible to receive funding. Projects that are selected for awards must reduce diesel emissions in Arkansas. Diesel emissions may be reduced by employing exhaust controls, engine upgrades, idle reduction technologies, engine replacements and vehicle/equipment replacements. The program will open December 2011. The deadline for ADEQ to receive proposals is January 31, 2012. Awards will be made by late winter/early spring. Projects must be completed by August 31, 2012.

Important Documents

DERA State 2010

ADEQ received $258,000 on July 27, 2010, to implement this program. These funds are being used to install vehicle exhaust controls, upgrade engines, replace engines and replace vehicles/equipment. All work on these projects must be complete by August 31, 2012. Recipients and forms for the recipients are listed below.

Recipients

Baxter County-six road grader engine replacements
City of Conway-two refuse truck replacements
City of Little Rock-one refuse truck engine replacement
J.D. and Billy Hines Trucking-thirteen vehicle exhaust controls
Marion County-one road grader engine upgrade
Union County-one road grader engine upgrade and one front loader replacement

Forms

Pictures

Photo Newton County 2011 Cossatot River School District 2011
Photographs Provided by Newton County
and the Cossatot River School District
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DERA State 2009

ADEQ was allocated $235,294 on February 19, 2010, to implement this program. These funds are being used to upgrade engines and replace engines and vehicles/equipment. All work on these projects must be complete by August 31, 2010. Recipients and forms for the recipients are listed below.

Recipients

City of Conway – one track hoe engine replacement
Huntsville School District – two school bus replacements
Ideal Construction – two motor grader engine upgrades
North Arkansas College – one crawler tractor engine replacement
Union County – one motor grader replacement

Forms

Progress Report Template pdf format / word format
Final Report Template pdf format / word format
Competitive Bid Form (excel spreadsheet)
Diesel Fleet Spreadsheet (excel spreadsheet)

Recovery.GovRecovery.Arkansas.GovARRA DERA State 2009

ADEQ was allocated $1.73 million on April 10, 2009, to implement this program. These funds are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and are being used to install idle reduction technology, upgrade engines and replace engines and vehicles/equipment. All work on these projects must be complete by August 31, 2010. Recipients and forms for the recipients are listed below. For additional details on these projects, click here.

Recipients

Arkansas Midland Railroad
City of North Little Rock
City of Stuttgart
Cleveland County
J.D. & Billy Hines Trucking, Inc.
Jasper School District
Jefferson County
Little Rock Wastewater
Marion County
Mississippi County
Nucor Corporation
Nucor-Yamato Steel Company

Forms

Monthly Report Template pdf format / word format
Final Report Template pdf format / word format
Competitive Bid Form (excel spreadsheet)
Diesel Fleet Spreadsheet (excel spreadsheet)

Recovery.GovRecovery.Arkansas.GovARRA DERA National 2009

ADEQ competed for this funding nationally and was awarded $793,566 on July 15, 2009. These funds are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and are being used to upgrade engines in motor graders and dozers. All work on these projects must be complete by August 31, 2010. Recipients and forms for the recipients are listed below. For additional details on these projects, click here.

Recipients

Chicot County
City of Little Rock
Clark County
Clay County
Cleburne County
Hot Spring County
Marion County
Miller County
Mississippi County
Nevada County
Phillips County
Randolph County
Scott County
Stone County
Union County

Forms

Monthly Report Templatepdf format / word format
Final Report Template pdf format / word format
Competitive Bid Form (excel spreadsheet)
Diesel Fleet Spreadsheet (excel spreadsheet)

DERA State 2008

ADEQ was allocated $492,200 on September 22, 2008, to implement this program. These funds are being used to install exhaust controls, upgrade engines and replace vehicles/equipment. All work on these projects must be complete by August 31, 2010. Recipients, pictures from projects and forms for the recipients are all listed below.

Recipients

Bradley County – one refuse truck replacement
Calhoun County – one motor grader engine upgrade
City of Little Rock – two dump truck replacements
City of Monticello – one refuse truck and one dump truck replacement
City of North Little Rock – 35 city vehicle exhaust controls
Little Rock Wastewater – two dump truck replacements
Newton County – two dump truck replacements
Van-Cove Public Schools – two school bus replacements

Pictures

Little Rock Wastewater Scrapping Photos
Old diesel truck being scrapped. Old diesel truck being scrapped. Old diesel truck being scrapped. Old diesel truck being scrapped.
Photos provided by Little Rock Wastewater
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Forms

Quarterly Report Template pdf format / word format
Final Report Template pdf format / word format
Competitive Bid Form (excel spreadsheet)
Diesel Fleet Spreadsheet (excel spreadsheet)

Funding Notices

Funding notices will be posted here as soon as new funding becomes available. To be notified by email when new clean diesel funding becomes available, subscribe to our list server at cleandieselfunding-subscribe@listserv.adeq.state.ar.us.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about Arkansas’s Clean Diesel Programs, please email GoRED@adeq.state.ar.us or submit your question below.

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