Monitoring lead reports TSA audit, new AB Tech ozone site and strong data completeness
With the monitoring lead absent for a technical services audit, an agency official updated the council: an EPA TSA and site visits are underway, the AB Tech ozone site should begin reporting within weeks, data completeness is high (ozone 94.3%, PM 98.9%), and the agency's 4th-highest ozone value this year was 61 ppb.
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An agency official gave the monitoring update in the usual lead's absence for an EPA technical services audit (TSA). The TSA included site visits to monitoring sites and typically concludes with findings and any corrective actions; staff said they generally perform well. The official said the new AB Tech ozone site is nearly complete and should begin reporting ozone data within weeks.
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