Updated EPA’s AirNow Mobile Device App Allows Public to Receive Air Quality Forecasts via Push Notification
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has updated the AirNow mobile app to allow users to receive optional push notifications of their local Air Quality Index forecasts for the next day. State and local air agencies issue AQI forecasts as a public service to help people plan their outdoor activities. The agencies provide them to […]
EPA Office of Inspector General – Warns of Fraud Alert
7/31/2024 – The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General has issued a fraud alert regarding a new and increasingly prevalent phishing scam targeting businesses with fraudulent EPA Notice of Violation letters. Learn more here.
Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Hearing for Proposed Regulation and Ordinance Revisions
Notice is hereby given that the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Board will receive public comments upon proposed revisions to the following regulations: Questions may be directed to Alan Frazier, Bureau Engineering Manager, at423.643.5978. Materials concerning the proposed revisions may be inspected in personor online beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. In […]
Emergency Burn Permits Available Beginning June 10th for Residents Affected by May Storms
Chattanooga, Tenn. – June 7, 2024 – The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau (Bureau) will be issuing Emergency Burn Permits, free of charge, for residents in Hamilton County who were directly impacted by the severe storms in May. This allows anyone with an Emergency Burn Permit to burn storm debris on approved burning days […]
Air Quality Awareness Week: May 6 – 10, 2024
Join us as we partner with EPA for Air Quality Awareness Week! “The theme for this year is, “Knowing Your Air”. Air Quality Awareness Week highlights resources that increase air quality awareness and encourages people to take action and incorporate air quality knowledge into their daily living. This year, resources and activities that are especially useful […]
Burning Ban in Effect in Hamilton County, Tennessee Until Further Notice Due to Severely Dry Conditions
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau is suspending burning in Hamilton County until further notice due to severely dry conditions and low humidity. “We appreciate citizens understanding the need to exercise caution in light of these potentially hazardous conditions,” says Bureau Executive Director, Ron Drumeller. “People have patiently waited for the […]
Mulch fire at Hwy 58 and Hickory Valley Road Continues to Burn – Protective Measures Advised
The Air Pollution Control Bureau Advises Protective Measures for Anyone in the Hwy 58 and Hickory Valley Road Area. HAMILTON COUNTY, TN – October 28, 2023 – The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau offers residents and visitors suggestions to protect themselves against the ongoing mulch fire. Fire smoke is a complex mixture of gases […]
Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control’s Annual Monitoring Network Plan Public Comment Period and Hearing
Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control’s Annual Monitoring Network Plan Public Comment Period and Hearing Date: June 23, 2023 Public Hearing: 9:00 AM Central Time There will be a public hearing before the Technical Secretary of the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board to consider revisions to the Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control’s Annual Monitoring […]
Air Pollution Control Bureau Selects Air Monitoring Manager
Chattanooga, Tenn. – May 18, 2023 – The Chattanooga-HamiltonCounty Air Pollution Control Bureau (Bureau) announces the selectionof Claudia Gillman-Acuña as the new Air Monitoring Manager of theBureau. She succeeds Mary Kathryn Jones, who retired after serving asAir Monitoring Manager for the past 26 years. In her role as Air Monitoring Manager, Mrs. Gillman-Acuña will managethe […]
Public Comment Period for Revisions to the Air Pollution Control Ordinance
December 26, 2022: Notice is hereby given that the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau (Bureau) is revising and updating the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and Regulations for Hamilton County, Tennessee, and all included municipalities which will include revisions to the Hamilton County portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) for the attainment and maintenance of air […]
