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Shelby County health department gives monthly update on EPA-funded air-monitoring station for South Memphis
Summary
The Shelby County Health Department reported progress installing an EPA-funded ambient air monitoring station in South Memphis, described construction milestones and a pending electrical hookup with Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW). Officials expect meter relocation and final hookups to take about a month after the concrete pad cures.
The Shelby County Health Department provided a monthly status update on a planned ambient air-monitoring station in South Memphis funded with $411,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Casey Smith Alexander, deputy director of the health department, told the Hospitals & Health committee that the department received a $411,000 EPA award on Aug. 1, 2024, to establish a 24/7 real-time monitoring station that will report concentrations of carbon monoxide and ozone and expand monitoring in an area identified for environmental-justice concerns.
Her update listed recent steps: county code enforcement guidance, approval of…
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