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Air Quality Forecast

• The Air Quality Index (AQI) Forecast is an education and outreach tool provided by Pinal County Air Quality. The forecast provides people with the necessary information to make informed decisions about their outdoor activities (i.e. limit polluting activities and/or limit potential health impacts).

Air Quality News

• Listing of workshops, educational outreach, non-attainment documents, non-attainment links, and reports.

Air Quality Report

• The AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for you.
• Definitions of Ozone, Particulate Matter (PM2.5), and Particulate Matter (PM10)
• Links to ADEQ Air Quality Forecast and EPA Live Ozone Maps

Asbestos

• PCAQCD maintains an asbestos removal/demolition notification program which administers regulations designed to minimize the release of asbestos fibers during the renovation and demolition of commercial facilities.
• What is Asbestos?
• Why is Asbestos a hazard?
• Notification Requirements
• Additional Information:
1. Arizona Asbestos Regulatory Agencies
2. Asbestos Neshap Regulations (Pamphlet)
3. EPA Asbestos Regulations
• Forms
1. Asbestos Notification

Burn Permits

• Burn permit program helps minimize local nuisances and possible toxic impacts.
• Residential, Commercial, Agricultural
1. Bonfires
2. Training Exercise Fires
3. Building Demolition Fires
4. Destruction of Dangerous Material Fires
5. Air Curtain Destructor
6. Recreation Fires
7. Public Officer Fires
• Burn Restrictions
• Office Locations
• Additional Burn Information
1. 2010 Burn Restrictions
2. Area A Fireplace Ordinance
3. Burn Permit Requirements
4. Fire Department Information
5. Open burning Information (Brochure)
6. Wood Burning Handbook
• Burn Forms
1. Burn Application
2. Reporting Requirements

Contact Us

• Postal Address
• Phone Numbers
• Hours of Operation
• Physical Address

Customer Survey

• Providing the customer with the opportunity to provide feedback regarding our website

Definitions

• Provides definitions of terms used through out the PCAQCD website

Dust

• Program was initiated to reduce complaints and particulate matter emissions from construction sites.
• What is Particulate Matter (PM-10)?
• What is PM 2.5?
• What is Fugitive Dust?
• Regulations
1. Apache Junction Dust Rules
2. Construction Site Rules
3. Fugitive Dust Rules
4. Vacant Lot Dust Rules
• Apache Junction Dust Rules (T1N R8E)
1. Article 4 Commercial Drives Parking & Yards
2. Article 5 Residential Parking & Drives
3. Article 6 Nonattainment & Area A Vehicle Parking Vacant Lots
4. Article 7 Construction Fugitive Dust
5. Article 8 Stabilization Vacant Lots
6. Article 9 Test Methods
• Documents
1. Area A & Area C Map
2. Nonattainment Map
3. Public Record Request
• Informational
1. Dust Brochure

Exceptional Events & Public Notices

• An event that affects air quality (dust storms, fires, etc.)
• Is not controllable or preventable
• Caused by human activity that is unlikely to recur
1. Previous Years Exceptional Events (2007 - 2009)
2. 2010 Quarterly Summaries
3. 2010 Quarterly Exceptional Event
• Additional Information
1. Download EPA’s Exceptional Event Rule
2. Public Notices  - Provides the public with the opportunity to review and comment on the air quality agency's documentation. Air quality agencies have the opportunity to flag air quality exceedance data associated with "exceptional events". Annually, this information is sent to EPA to concur with the flag (s) and exclude the data for compliance.

FAQ

• General questions and answers

File A Complaint Form

• An online form that is available to submit complaints regarding fugitive dust, burn, or odor, or industrial sites to PCAQCD. PCAQCD maintains an enforcement capacity, to force compliance where lesser measures prove inadequate.

Flag Program

• Using color-coded flags, schools will raise a flag that signals how healthy the air is that day.
• Volunteer participants welcome.

Industrial Permits

• The permits provides a yardstick to measure individual source performance, and also provide each operator with a compliance road map.
1. Procedures
2. Permit Application Material
3. PCAQCD Legal Authority
4. Additional Forms
5. List of current Title V permits

Monitoring

• PCAQCD operates a countywide monitoring network which verifies that local air quality meets EPA standards.
1. Map of monitors located throughout Pinal County
2. Reports

Public Notices

• Definitions of various public notices used within PCAQCD to inform the public about proposed changes to rules/ordinances.
1. Listing of current Industrial Permit Public Notices

Rulemaking

• Rulemaking process
• PM10 Stakeholder process
• Rulemaking background documents

Rules & Regulatory Actions

• Arizona Administrative Code - Official rules of the State of Arizona. Publication of rules that govern state agencies, boards and commissions.
• Arizona Administrative Register - Official state publication that tracks rulemaking activity.
• Code of Federal Register - Official daily publication for federal proposed rules and final rules.
• Pinal County Code of Regulations - Rules & regulations on which PCAQCD (Pinal County Air quality Control District) operates.

1. Complete document
2. Individual Chapters
3. Frequently requested sections
4. Ordinances related to Air Quality
5. Pinal County's Commitment to MAG 5% Plan

• Other EPA Regulatory Actions - Supporting documentation for federal regulatory air quality actions pertaining to Pinal County.

Travel Reduction

• Pollution Prevention
• Vanpool
• Carpool
• Telecommute
• Bike/Walk
• Commute Cost Calculator
• Alternative Work Schedules
• Employers
• Alternative Fuel
• Newsletter
• Best Workplaces
• Ozone Season