The nonattainment classification has a direct impact on state air permitting programs and compliance for each individual facility in the noted areas. Dec 23, 2020 population in corresponding nonattainment areas naaqs primary standard estimated u. Louisiana nonattainment maintenance status for each county by year for all criteria pollutants data is current as of february 28, 2021 listed by county, naaqs, area. Current nonattainment counties for all criteria pollutants green. In 2012, epa strengthened the national ambient air quality standards naaqs for annual fine particle pm2. The 8hour ozone 1997 naaqs was revoked on april 6, 2015. See epa, national ambient air quality standards for ozone, final rule, 80 federal register. This report is a summary of the population living in an area that is in nonattainment for at least one of the national ambient air quality standards naaqs. Jun 30, 2020 the following epa map identifies the areas currently classified as ozone nonattainment.
The epa green book provides detailed information about area national ambient air quality standards naaqs designations, classifications and nonattainment. Although the impacts of this pollutant on health are well characterized, less is known whether the air pollution standards have. New york whole or part county nonattainment status. Nonattainment areas for the 1997 ozone standards revoked description. To view a list of areas designated nonattainment, see epa s green book site. The green book nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants. Attainment status department of environmental protection. West virginia nonattainment maintenance status for each county by year for all criteria pollutants. The epa green book provides detailed information about area national ambient air quality standards naaqs designations, classifications. Green book 8hour ozone 1997 area information naaqs revoked this section provides detailed information about designations, classifications and the status of the nonattainment areas at the time of the 8hour ozone 1997 national ambient air quality standards naaqs revocation on april 6, 2015. Design values are defined to be consistent with the individual naaqs as described in cfr part 50. Once a nonattainment area meets the standards, epa designates it as maintenance.
In 1997, a standard for fine particulate matter pm2. Apr 15, 2015 in 2012, epa strengthened the national ambient air quality standards naaqs for annual fine particle pm 2. County, naaqs part county na na area name classification, if applicable. Naaqs statutory requirements naaqs do not directly limit emissions. Epa groundlevel ozone 2008 naaqs regulatory actions website. This story map application identifies areas in the u. These commonly found air pollutants also known as criteria pollutants are particle pollution or particulate matter pm, groundlevel ozone, carbon monoxide co. If an area was in nonattainment, but now attains the standard and has an epa approved plan to maintain the standard, it is designated a maintenance area. A complete list of the area composid values are included in the areadata file export available from the data downloads web page. New york metropolitan area is currently in serious nonattainment with the 2008 ozone naaqs, with an. The green book nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants questions concerning the status of nonattainment areas, their classification and epa policy should be directed to the appropriate regional office. Under the caa, congress mandated that epa establish two types of naaqs for each.
Marginal nonattainment, effective august 3, 2018 83 fr 25776. Epa maintains a list of nonattainment areas for all six principal pollutants on their green book web site. Ozone designation and classification information nonattainment. More information on the 2008 standard, including a number of fact sheets and the u. The design value is the annual arithmetic mean concentrations, averaged over 3 years.
The asterisk indicates only a portion of the county is included in the designated nonattainment area na. Louisiana nonattainmentmaintenance status for each county by year for all criteria pollutants data is current as of february 28, 2021 listed by county, naaqs, area. The federal clean air act requires the united states environmental protection agency usepa to set national ambient air quality standards naaqs for six common air pollutants. They are typically used to designate and classify nonattainment areas, as well as to assess progress towards meeting the naaqs. For other naaqs nonattainment areas, see epa s green book. Proposed approval from epa is expected in march 2019. The agency later designated 9 areas as nonattainment not meeting the standards effective april 15, 2015. Green book 8hour ozone 1997 area information naaqs. Green book nonattainment areas this page has been updated and moved to.
Mar 31, 2021 current nonattainment counties for all criteria pollutants data is current as of march 31, 2021 the 8hour ozone 1997 standard was revoked on april 6, 2015 and the 1hour ozone 1979 standard was revoked on june 15, 2005. Naaqs, last shapefile update 1, shapefile containing all designated nonattainment areas, external data files with area status as of green. National ambient air quality standards ozone naaqs nonattainment consequences so 2 naaqs 2. Any area that does not meet or that contributes to ambient air quality in a nearby area that does not meet the national primary. Ambient air quality has been steadily improving since promulgation of national ambient air quality standards naaqs by epa in accordance with the clean air act. The nonattainment areas are the same as those designated. Extreme severe 15 serious moderate marginal 0 20 40 60 80 miles philadelphiawilmingtonatlantic city panjmdde new yorkn. Extreme severe 15 serious moderate marginal 0 20 40 60 80 miles philadelphiawilmingtonatlantic city panjmdde. Transportation conformity guidance on the revocation. Nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants green book. Epa home green book the green book nonattainment areas the green book nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants as of july 02, 2014 view federal register notices published or effective after this green book was posted. Population in 70 ppb 8hour 122 million 2012 fine pm 12.
Nonattainment status for each county by year report. Nonattainment classifications 2008 8hour ozone classifications epa green book a design value is a statistic that describes the air quality status of a given location relative to the level of the national ambient air quality standards naaqs. Learn about clean air act nonattainment area and county information for criteria pollutants. Rather, naaqs are concentrationbased standards for ambient outdoor. Attainmentunclassifiable, effective january 16, 2018 82 fr 54232. We further examined how the association varied with respect to countylevel naaqs designations by stratifying in two ways. Green book 8hour ozone 2015 area information us epa. Attainment designations for all states are listed in the code of federal regulations. The state implementation plan status website is now available. Epa ttn naaqs ozone implementation technical resources. Nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants green book us epa. Jan 16, 2018 for more information on attainment status, visit the epa s green book webpage regarding nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants.
Apr 30, 2020 green book 8hour ozone 2015 area information this section provides detailed information about designations, classifications and the nonattainment area status for the 8hour ozone 2015 national ambient air quality standards naaqs. Arb carb usually dont list attainmentmaintenance areas separately. May 17, 2018 the clean air act requires epa to issue designations after a new or revised naaqs is set. Texas submitted a sip revision to epa on december 14, 2018. This page provides links to criteria pollutant national ambient air quality standards naaqs nonattainment area and county information based. Proposed identification of nonattainment classification and deadlines for submission of state implementation plan sip provisions for the 1997 pm 2. Under the caa, congress mandated that epa establish two types of naaqs for each criteria pollutant. Therefore, the purpose of conformity is to 1 ensure federal activities do not interfere with the budgets in the sips. New jersey 8hour ozone nonattainment areas 2008 standard 8hour ozone nonattainment areas. Us epa nonattainment areas and designationslead 2008 naaqs. Marginal nonattainment bexar county, effective september 24, 2018 83 fr 356 on october 1, 2015, the epa lowered the primary and secondary eighthour ozone naaqs to 0. Epa green book 8hour ozone 2008 area information webpage. Aug 28, 20 many contractors are bracing themselves for more stringent national ambient air quality standards naaqs for groundlevel ozone, which could throw an estimated 96 percent of u.
Epa actions affecting interstate transport of ozone. Epa work to revise federal ozone standard elicits much. Nonattainment areas for the 1997 ozone standards revoked. Information is current as of the green book posted date and is available in reports, maps and data downloads. Rather, naaqs rationbased standards for ambient outdoor pollution. Current nonattainment counties for all criteria pollutants data is current as of march 31, 2021 the 8hour ozone 1997 standard was revoked on april 6, 2015 and the 1hour ozone 1979 standard was revoked on june 15, 2005. County, naaqs part county na na area name classification, if applica. Epa home green book current nonattainment counties for all. For older naaqs, many areas were nonattainment before 1992 but the 1992 starting. Data is current as of december 31, 2020 listed by state, county, naaqs wwhole county,ppartial county designated nonattainment as of report date the 8hour ozone 1997 standard was revoked on april 6, 2015 and the 1hour ozone 1979 standard was revoked on june 15, 2005. Population in areas 2015 ozone 70 ppb 8hour 122 million 2012 fine pm 12.
Download national dataset of all designated areas currently nonattainment. Green book frequent questions nonattainment areas for. Information in the dashboard can be filtered by state, naaqs, area, plan category, and specific sip element. Additional information about areas that are nonattainment or have been redesignated to attainment for the 1997 annual pm2. Nonattainment areas for criteria pollutants green book the epa green book provides detailed information about area national ambient air quality standards naaqs designations, classifications and nonattainment status. Utahair common air pollutants utah department of health. Federal judges recently upheld the current 2008 ozone standard, initially challenged by public environmental and health groups for. Information on current area designation status for this standard can be found on the u. The dashboard includes information for nonattainment and maintenance areas for current and revoked naaqs. Naaqs statutory requirements do not directly limit emissions. Epa the green book so2 nonattainment areas 2010 standard. Green book 1hour ozone 1979 area information naaqs. Unclassifiable available monitoring data is not sufficient to make a determination. Aug 03, 2018 on march 27, 2008, the epa lowered the primary and secondary eighthour ozone naaqs to 0.
Nonattainment not meeting the standards or contributing to a nearby area that does not meet the standards. The 8hour ozone 1997 standard was revoked on april 6, 2015 and the 1hour ozone 1979 standard was revoked on june 15, 2005. Epa maintains a list of nonattainment areas for all six principal pollutants on their green book. Because the hgb areas 2015 design value exceeded the 2008 eighthour ozone naaqs, the epa published a final determination of nonattainment and reclassification of the hgb 2008 eighthour ozone nonattainment area from marginal to moderate nonattainment on december 14, 2016, effective on the same date 81 fr 90207. County designated nonattainment or maintenance for 1 naaqs pollutants the national ambient air quality standards naaqs are health standards for carbon monoxide, lead 1978 ans 2008, nitrogen dioxide, 8hour ozone1997 and 2008, particulate matter pm10. The agency later designated 9 areas as nonattainment not.
When viewing information about a specific sip element, the history of epa actions on the element is displayed at the bottom of the. Counties designated nonattainment green book us epa. Bureau of evaluation and planning government of new jersey. Naaqs designations, classifications, and nonattainment status interactive maps of nonattainment areas pm2. Epa, green book national area and countylevel multi. This page provides links to sets of maps available throughout the green book. Louisiana nonattainmentmaintenance status for each. All nonattainment areas green book including 8hour ozone nonattainment areas.
Green book 1hour ozone 1979 area information naaqs revoked this section provides detailed information about designations, classifications and the status of the nonattainment areas at the time of the 1hour ozone 1979 national ambient air quality standards naaqs revocation. Epa home green book counties designated nonattainment. The arealevel data exports contain a composid field containing a unique identifier developed by epa for designated nonattainment areas for all national ambient air quality standards naaqs. Population in corresponding nonattainment areas naaqs nonattainment areas primary standard estimated u.
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