DEQ seeks input on air quality monitoring document

Agency: Environmental Quality

May 14, 2012                                                                                                              12-0514

For More Information                             Amy Robinson, 517-241-2198, robinsona1@michigan.gov 

                                                                         Craig Fitzner 517-373-7044, fitznerc@michigan.gov 

The DEQ today announced its draft 2013 Michigan Ambient Air Monitoring Network Review document is available for public comment.

Annually, the Network Review is the principle tool used by staff of the DEQ's Air Quality Division to plan ambient air quality monitoring activities.

The Network Review examines Michigan's ambient air monitoring network in operation during 2011-2012 and recommends changes based on monitor history, population distribution, and modifications to the federal monitoring requirements under the Clean Air Act.

The 2013 Network Review document is available on the DEQ Web page at www.michigan.gov/deqair. Public comment will be accepted through June 15 at 5 p.m. Feedback will be reviewed with respect to ambient air monitoring activities to be carried out in 2013.

Comments may be submitted either electronically to robinsona1@michigan.gov, or by U.S. mail to Amy Robinson, DEQ, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 30260, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7760.

For more information on Michigan's air quality, go to www.michigan.gov/air. To view real-time air monitoring information, select the MIair icon.

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