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Population and Land Use Impacts <br />> Population and land <br />use changes affect <br />natural resources <br />> County population <br />doubled 1970 -2000 <br />> Amount of developed <br />land up 87% from <br />1982 -1997 <br />]20000 <br />100000 <br />80000 <br />01970 <br />01980 <br />",000, 01990 <br />20000 ❑z000 <br />8 <br />Onoce c000ty <br />Popoletl0e. <br />Emissions Estimates <br />D NOx and 01-1f, <br />primary factors for <br />ground level ozone <br />> "Mobile" sources and <br />"area" sources <br />> Trend: Lack of local <br />data? Increased VMT <br />Other Air Quality Indicators <br />> Point source emissions > Commuting (in/out) <br />> Hazardous pollutants > Travel time to work <br />> Transportation modes <br />> Vehicle miles traveled <br />> Miles of maintained <br />state road lanes <br />AIR RESOURCES <br />(selected indicators) <br />• Emissions Estimates <br />• Ozone Levels <br />Ozone Levels - Exceedance Days <br />> Ground -level ozone = <br />heat/sunlight, NOx <br />and VOC's <br />oxs�.a�ar1 <br />ow <br />�oqo~ <br />> Triangle soon to be <br />"non- attainment" <br />> No ozone monitor in <br />Orange County <br />T <br />4 <br />