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	Today is a green alert with no restrictions in force. To request an exemption to the no-burn ordinance go here for more information. To learn more read the How are No-Burn calls made FAQ (26kb)

What's New in Today's Air Quality

2011 Annual Monitoring Network Review - Draft

Below is the City of Albuquerque's Network Review draft for 2011 that was submitted to EPA Region 6.

• 2011 Annual Monitoring Network Review MSWord (39.7 MB)

After completing its review EPA will either approve the document or return comments.  EPA’s response and the final Network Review document will then be posted on the Air Quality Website.

EPA Updates Status of the Ozone Reconsideration
July 26, 2011 - Administrator Jackson is fully committed to finalizing EPA's reconsideration of the Clean Air Act health standard for ground level ozone. That reconsideration is currently going through interagency review led by OMB. Following completion of this final step, EPA will finalize its reconsideration, but will not issue the final rule on July 29th, the date the agency had intended. We look forward to finalizing this standard shortly. A new ozone standard will be based on the best science and meet the obligation established under the Clean Air Act to protect the health of the American people. In implementing this new standard, EPA will use the long-standing flexibility in the Clean Air Act to consider costs, jobs and the economy.

For more information on the Ozone NAAQS and EPA's activities see the EPA's Ground Level Ozone webpage.

EPA's Federal Register Web Site

Beginning November 1, 2009, users of EPA's Federal Register Web site will be redirected to Regulations.gov for all Federal Register information. The Federal Register List Serve will continue for a period after the transition, but will no longer be available after December 31, 2009. List serve subscribers will receive e-mails containing links and bookmarks to Regulations.gov based on one of the twelve topical list serves they have subscribed to.

List Serve users will be able to subscribe to an RSS feed to receive notifications on frequently updated content on Regulations.gov . Regulations.gov allows subscribers to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. Users will able to select how frequently they would like to receive emails (daily, weekly or monthly).

Drycleaners Free Business Assistance

Air Quality Division Small Business Assistance and Compliance Assistance staff will be providing Non-Enforcement site visits to all the dry cleaning establishments in Bernalillo County this summer in order to help ensure that these businesses will meet new compliance requirements established in 2006 and amended in 2008 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

For further information or to schedule a site visit call (505) 768-1964.

• drycleaner cover letter (59kb)
• drycleaner leak detector and monitoring equipment (118kb)
• drycleaner notification of compliance status (100kb)

• American Lung Association Issues State of the Air Report
• Get more milage out of your vehicle and reduce pollution

• Final Albuquerque AQD Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Emissions Reporting Emissions Quantification Procedures For 20.11.47 NMAC and 20.11.48 NMAC-Emissions Years: 2008-9 (363kb)

• 11-2-09 Public Review Draft Albuquerque AQD Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Emissions Reporting Emissions Quantification Procedures For 20.11.47 NMAC and 20.11.48 NMAC-Emissions years: 2010 and Subsequent Years (385kb)

• Read about how pollen is collected and counted

Special Reports and Studies

• Enchanted Air
• Bernalillo County PM10 EI for 2004
• Albuquerque Ozone Modeling Analysis Project Summary Report

Other Air Quality Information

Vehicle Resources

• Air Care
• Help reduce pollution by taking the bus
• The Drive Smarter Challenge
• Check out the EPA's Vehicle Fuel Economy Comparison
• Tire Pressure and Loading - Why you should check your tire pressure regularly.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• See how tire pressure can affect your fuel costs
• EPA's Fuel Economy Impact Analysis of Reformulated Gasoline (RFG)
• CDC's Creating A Healthy Environment (815kb)

Public Resources

Business Resources - Serving all Bernalillo County Businesses and Industry