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• How Can I Reduce the Time Needed to Run the Nonroad Emission Factor Post-Processing Scripts?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Very long run times are not unusual for Nonroad emission factor post-processing scripts, particularly with a large output database. To reduce script run time, we recommend doing the following: Reduce the size of your output database by choosing just the…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• How can residents communicate with EPA about activities at the Norwood Landfill site?

  This EPA website ( www.epa.gov/norwood ) is dedicated to the investigations in the Norwood community. We encourage you to use the site and submit any questions you might have through the form that appears on the website. We also welcome any feedback you might have on the webpage.

  • Last published: March 12, 2024

• Where can residents get the most accurate and up-to-date information on the Norwood Landfill site?

  The www.epa.gov/norwood website is the site with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding EPA’s investigations in the Norwood community.

  • Last published: March 11, 2024

• How Do I get Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e) Results for Nonroad Equipment?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . CO2e is simply the combination of the pollutants that contribute to climate change adjusted using their global warming potential. This can be done manually summing the mass of the pollutants multiplied by their global warming potential factors. These are the…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024

• How Do I Get Emission Factors or Inventory Totals for Nonroad Equipment Aggregated by the Various Categories used by MOVES?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . We have included a set of post-processing scripts that take the results of a Nonroad run and generate other output options. These scripts are all available in the MOVES graphical user interface in the Post Processing pull-down menu under “Run…

  • Last published: August 2, 2024

• Where can I go to learn more?

  PitWatch.org is the online home of the Berkeley Pit Public Education Committee. This volunteer committee educates residents, students, and the public about the environmental management of the Berkeley Pit.  Information includes the geology, hydrology, current events, and ongoing academic research associated with the Berkeley Pit. This committee frequently shares their…

  • Last published: September 26, 2024

• How Can I Incorporate Local Data Into My MOVES-Nonroad Run?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . We recommend not modifying the internal tables of the MOVES-Nonroad model to incorporate local data, as this can lead to unintended consequences. Instead, you can apply local activity and population data by: Executing a nonroad run in Inventory mode for…

  • Last published: July 11, 2024

• If I want to talk with EPA about sampling on my property or ask a specific question about my property, who should I contact?

  Please contact Katie Page, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator, at 215-814-2409 or [email protected] to ask any questions related to your property.

  • Last published: June 17, 2024

• Can N2O (nitrous oxide) Emissions be Estimated in the MOVES Nonroad Model?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Nitrous oxide (N2O) results is not an option you can select for nonroad equipment in MOVES.

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• How can I get involved?

  EPA encourages the public to review our Community Involvement Plan (pdf) (66pp, 6MB) that lays out our specific community involvement activities, and how to become involved at the Site. You can also contact our Community Involvement Coordinator, Mackenzie Meter ( [email protected] ), for site updates and to be added to…

  • Last published: September 26, 2024

• Why in my Nonroad Results do I Have a fuelTypeID not Listed in the FuelType Table?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The fuel types used by the nonroad part of MOVES is not located in the FuelType table. If you look in the NRFuelType table you will see that 23 is for nonroad diesel fuel and 24 is for marine diesel…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024

• How can I Install the NONROAD Model?

  See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . EPA no longer supports the stand-alone FORTRAN version of the NONROAD model. It likely would need to be recompiled for use in current versions of the Windows operating system. Instead, EPA has included Nonroad equipment estimates in our current MOVES…

  • Last published: July 10, 2024