Open for Comment - Air Monitoring Network Review Changes

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has released the DRAFT 2020 Michigan Ambient Air Monitoring Network Review for public comment. Every year, the Air Quality Division (AQD) conducts a review of the state’s ambient air monitoring network to determine if any changes need to be made and to ensure adequate funding is available for monitoring activities for the upcoming year.

Michigan’s air monitoring network consists of sites throughout the state that collect information about a variety of pollutants, such as ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, and particulates that may be present in the ambient (outdoor) air. The monitoring network is a key element in making sure the air we breathe in Michigan is healthy.

Changes to the monitoring network may be made based on historical data collected at that monitor, changes to population levels as well as changes to the federal monitoring requirements under the Clean Air Act. The AQD looked at the information collected during 2018-2019 and recommends specific changes for the 2020 calendar year based on the criteria mentioned above.

All proposed changes can be viewed in the DRAFT 2020 Michigan Ambient Air Monitoring Network Review which is available on the AQD web page. If you are interested in commenting on the document, comments will be accepted until 5:00 PM EDT on June 14, 2019. Comments will be reviewed with respect to ambient air monitoring activities to be carried out in 2020.

Comments may be submitted to Navnit K. Ghuman, EGLE, Air Quality Division, Suite 2-300, 3058 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48202-6058.

To view real-time air monitoring information, visit the MIair web page. For more information, contact Navnit Ghuman at 313-456-4695 or Susan Kilmer at 517-242-2655.

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