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Lake County Air Quality Management District reports 35 years of attainment, details monitoring, permitting and burn-permit workload
Summary
The Lake County Air Quality Management District reported it has met state air-quality standards for 35 years and described its monitoring, permitting and burn-permit operations, while the public urged the agency—s recommendations be made mandatory in some major-use permits and asked AQMD to reengage on commercial cannabis odor.
The Lake County Air Quality Management District updated the Board of Supervisors on the district—s mission, staffing, monitoring and permitting procedures, saying the district has 35 consecutive years of attainment for state air quality standards and is managing a growing workload.
Doug Garrett, the air pollution control officer, told the board the district has hired one new employee with another starting soon and described the agency—s mission: to regulate stationary sources of air pollution and protect public health. "2024 was our 35th year of clean air attainment," Garrett said, adding that attainment depends on state and federal standards and both natural and human-caused events.
Garrett described monitoring sites, including the main station in Lakeport, the Geysers monitoring program for…
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