Provides daily air quality advisories during the summer ozone season and the winter high pollution season.

Colorado Air Quality Control Statutes; and 4. http://colorado.gov/airquality, 24-hour Air Quality Advisory hotline: 303-758-4848 Technical Services is responsible for the collection and analysis of air quality data throughout the state.

The commission is also looking at stronger controls on large engines at well sites. The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission opened a hearing Thursday on proposed rules, including ones that would require monitoring emissions and air quality from the start of construction of a well and over the first six months of production. Consider relocating temporarily if smoke is present indoors and is making you ill. A federal methane rule, which has been loosened by the Trump administration, was modeled on Colorado’s regulation. Maintains emission inventory data to track quantity and sources of various pollutants. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which has taken heat from members for rates and what they say is a lack of flexibility, said Wednesday that it will cut rates by 8% and allow individual electric associations to produce more of their own power.

Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present.

The system -- known as Climate Action Engine — is intended to help companies meet benchmarks for greenhouse gas emissions and invest more in targeted efforts to curb the effects of climate change.
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And Colorado remains under pressure to bring ozone pollution levels along the Front Range in line with federal standards. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AND FACTS On May 20-22, 2019, Jason Long, of the Division, inspected the Refinery. Particulate and gaseous air monitors are distributed in most Colorado communities to track air quality trends and compliance with air quality standards. It’s a big deal,” said Jon Goldstein with the Environmental Defense Fund in Denver. Statewide, except in Indian Country, where EPA Region 8 is the permitting authority, Air Pollution Control Division Exit In 2014, Colorado became the first state in the nation to pass regulations limiting methane emissions from oil and gas operations. Colorado wildfires update: Latest on the East Troublesome, Cameron Peak and CalWood fires, Colorado could OK first-of-its-kind air-quality rule for oil, gas well sites, Alarmed by rising hospitalizations, Colorado officials warn of potential for COVID-19 spread over holidays, A year after Senate Bill 181 OK’d, regulators poised to tackle heart of sweeping oil, gas changes, Colorado to tighten oversight of oil and gas sites near homes in wake of study finding possible short-term health effects, Colorado regulators OK rules aimed at cutting pollution, greenhouse gases from well sites, Oil, gas industry’s economic turmoil fuels worries about fallout for landowners, communities, Tri-State announces plan to cut wholesale electric rates 8% over three years, give members more flexibility, Decisions on public lands in Colorado, across West questioned after ruling on acting federal agency chief, Colorado-based Climate Action Engine to help with tracking oil and gas emissions, This website uses cookies to improve your experience. COLORADO SMOKE OUTLOOK: It means there were specific days when something was happening and causing people to have negative impacts.”. “They clustered on the same days, which tells you a lot.

Southwesterly winds are expected to continue Friday night through early Saturday morning, with continued impacts to areas northeast of the fire, and perhaps some periods of moderate to heavy smoke for Silverton. The nearly continuous monitoring of so-called preproduction, a phase that can produce high emissions of chemicals and health complaints from the public, would be a new requirement.. “Colorado, like it did in 2014, being the first to implement methane rules, now is once again at the head of the pack on figuring out ways to incentivize new technology and address oil and gas emissions. Garry Kaufman, director of the state air pollution control division, said he’s not aware of any other state with the kind of monitoring program Colorado is considering. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (“AQCC”) Regulations. Provides forecasting and meteorology information related to air pollution.  Construction PermitsExit Chip Hancock, Construction Permit Unit Supervisor 24-hour Air Quality Bulletin hotline: 303-782-0211. Our  requirements typically start when the wells start production,” Kaufman said. Issued for San Juan County

Locations include, but are not limited to Silverton. Air Pollution Control Division/Technical Services Program Locations include, but are not limited to Grand Lake, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Parshall.

It said that Colorado operators are using the latest technology and practices to cut emissions and comply with some of the strictest regulations in the nation. AirNow Sensor Data Pilot (https://fire.airnow.gov/). ��4�R�X����i����g 303-692-3183Blue Parish, Title V Operating Permits Unit Supervisor

However, these conditions may also make the fires more active and quickly increase smoke production.

Outlook: Moderate to heavy smoke can be expected Friday morning for areas surrounding the East Troublesome wildfire in northern Grand County, including Grand Lake, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Parshall. Consider limiting outdoor activity when moderate to heavy smoke is present. Is there a danger that struggling companies will walk away rather than pay tens of thousands of dollars to clean up just one well site? Exemptions for Small Land Development Activities
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Besides limiting emissions that can cause health problems, the monitoring is aimed at reducing ground-level ozone and greenhouse gases. “When SB 181 was passed, were we ever happy. For more information, please see: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/advisory.aspx “The monitoring will be new.

Smoke will gradually decrease late Friday morning as atmospheric mixing increases. What if there is a wildfire or smoke in your area? The default search will return records for all agency divisions. A 2019 report by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found that people living within 2,000 feet of oil and gas sites could be exposed to harmful chemicals and suffer short-term health impacts in certain situations. Impacts from smoke will remain in areas near the fires and for locations directly downwind to the east. Public Health Recommendations: If smoke is thick or becomes thick in your neighborhood you may want to remain indoors.

Smoke in those areas will gradually decrease late Friday morning. ��t]as�n����2�f%�V��j-,�[��X^r�\lXB��cG��x%�cl��U�h�ÔH8R�h�KC�͗a��t�Q�������T��j$�n?��L-S��S�����c�=�顚j)A��L�k�%��R�eP��4��C#����=d�Z�$n���h����Xcm� i�@�4b"�,�D��:*�T(ódba/EkH���^J By continuing to use the site, you accept our, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Performs complex modeling analysis to determine impacts of air pollution sources on air quality. matt.burgett@state.co.us The Division will update this webpage as additional opportunities for … blue.parish@state.co.us By Friday afternoon, southwesterly winds will transport smoke to locations northeast of the fire, perhaps impacting locations north of Silverton along Highways 110 and 550. Issued at 9:00 AM MDT, Friday, October 23, 2020 Closing that gap in oversight is essential to addressing health problems, including headaches, bloody noses and other ailments, said Susan Speece, a scientist and former college professor and chancellor who lives in Broomfield. If visibility is less than 5 miles in smoke in your neighborhood, smoke has reached levels that are unhealthy. Air Quality Health Advisory for Wildfire Smoke But Bonnie Smeltzer, who lives in Battlement Mesa in Garfield County, said the rules should be the same across the state. If there is smoke in your neighborhood, see the public health recommendations below. Why have models of Colorado’s coronavirus trajectory been off? stefanie.rucker@state.co.us The Air Pollution Control Division is holding a series of stakeholder meetings to educate interested parties, keep the process as transparent as possible, and work together to inform the rulemaking process regarding the Control of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Emissions from All Engines Greater than or Equal to 1,000 horsepower (hp) in Colorado. “We feel that the rules for air quality and safety and well-being should be as strict over here on this side of the mountain as they are on the other side.”, This website uses cookies to improve your experience. 4 0 obj Sixty environmental organizations say decisions about management of public lands in Colorado and across the West should be set aside after a federal judge ruled that William Perry Pendley served unlawfully for 14 months as head of the Bureau of Land Management. Post was not sent - check your email addresses!