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Alan De Salvio, who celebrated 30 years of service at MDAQMD on Nov. 18, 2021, was recently named the District's Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer. |
Longtime MDAQMD staffer named Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer
Alan De Salvio also celebrating 30 years at MDAQMD; began with District before it became independent agency
The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District has named a new Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer.
With more than 30 years of experience in the Mojave Desert Air Basin, Alan De Salvio, was recently promoted to Deputy Air Pollution Control Officer, making him second in command of the agency that oversees the second largest air district in the state by landmass.
De Salvio started with the San Bernardino County Air Pollution Control District in 1991. He stayed on through its transition to an independently governed district via legislation, beginning operations as MDAQMD on July 1, 1993. Throughout his time at the District, De Salvio has held a number of positions giving him a unique grasp on how the different sections work together to monitor, permit and regulate stationary sources of air pollution throughout the region.
“As far as knowledge of air quality issues in general, and more specifically issues in the https://www.mdaqmd.ca.gov/about-us, there’s no one with more knowledge than Alan,” said MDAQMD Executive Director and Air Pollution Control Officer Brad Poiriez. “It’s comforting to have someone of his experience and knowledge as second in command.”
Other than one year as a substitute teacher, De Salvio has spent his entire career in air quality and has been a part of every major milestone to improve the air quality and reduce emissions in the District’s history.
As Deputy APCO, De Salvio now oversees all sections and has the ability to act under the authority of Poiriez to implement and enforce the District’s responsibilities of the federal and California Clean Air acts. This includes the approval of permits, submissions of rules and rule amendments to the District’s Governing Board, issuance of notices of compliance, violation and related fines.
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MDAQMD Governing Board Chair Merl Abel, left, and Executive Director/APCO Brad Poiriez, right, present the 2021 Exemplar Award to representatives of SoCalGas on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. |
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The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District recently honored SoCalGas with the District’s preeminent environmental distinction, the Exemplar Award.
The public nominates and MDAQMD awards this honor annually among businesses, individuals and nonprofits who’ve demonstrated outstanding contributions to the prevention or control of air pollution in the Mojave Desert Air Basin.
SoCalGas is the provider of natural gas to more than 21 million customers spanning some 24,000 square miles across 12 counties. This year, the company became the largest gas distribution utility in North America to set a net zero emissions target. The company plans for its fleet vehicles, owned buildings, pipelines they operate and the fuel they deliver to its millions of customers across Southern California to be net zero emissions by 2045.
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