The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), Division of Air Quality (AQ) is providing the public an opportunity to inspect and comment on the annual Air Monitoring Network Plan prior to submission of the final plan to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The annual plan is submitted to the EPA each year by July 1^st. The annual monitoring network plan provides documentation of Delaware’s establishment and maintenance of the air quality monitoring program that consists of a network of monitoring stations that measure air pollution across the state.

The draft plan may be inspected online starting March 31, 2024 at de.gov/dnrecnotices, by contacting our New Castle office by phone at 302-323-4542 or by email at DNREC_DAQ_Monitoring@Delaware.gov.

More information regarding specific pollutants and where they are monitored is available in the plan and on our website de.gov/airmonitoring.

The Department will accept public comment through the close of business on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNREC_DAQ_Monitoring@Delaware.gov or by U.S. mail to the following address:

Attn: Monitoring Program Manager
DNREC – Air Quality
100 W. Water Street, Suite 6A, Dover, DE 19904

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