Las Animas - Bent County Library District

All highway and related transportation system air quality studies within the jurisdiction of the Department of Highways shall conform to the procedure, format and content described in these guidelines. The guidelines shall be included in all consultant agreements for environmental assessments, environmental impact statements and air quality studies and shall further be a part of all agreements with and binding upon any sub-consultants conducting air...

Surface coaters of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products in Colorado are subject to very specific and often complex State and Federal air quality requirements that exist above and beyond reporting and permitting requirements common to other surface coating operations. Specific requirements for surface coaters of miscellaneous metal parts and products covered in this fact sheet include Colorado Air Regulation No. 7 and Federal Maximum Achievable Control...

Surface coaters of Wood Building Products in Colorado are subject to very specific and often complex State and Federal air quality requirements that exist above and beyond reporting and permitting requirements common to other surface coating operations. Specific requirements for surface coaters of wood covered in this fact sheet include Colorado Air Regulation No. 7 and Federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards (MACT).

On Friday May 2, 2008, Lamar Colorado recorded an exceedance of the twenty-four-hour PM10 standard with a concentration of 367 μg/m3 at the Lamar Power Plant. Wind speeds and gust speeds in Lamar exceeded blowing dust criteria, with speeds of 38 to 45 mph and gusts of at 47 to 60 mph for the two-hour period with greatly reduced visibilities during the late morning and early afternoon of May 2.

On Thursday May 22, 2008, Lamar Colorado recorded an exceedance of the twenty-four-hour PM10 standard with a concentration of 227 ug/m3 at the Lamar Power Plant. Sustained winds and gusts in eastern and southeastern Colorado exceeded blowing dust criteria. Winds at Lamar were above the blowing dust thresholds for several hours on May 22, and gusts were as high as 58 mph.

The Air Pollution Control Division has evaluated and reviewed its smoke management program in light of increasing the support and use of prescribed fire in Colorado in balance with existing state statute and public health, welfare and visibility mandates.

On March 31 and April 9, 1999 and again on April 18 and December 17, 2000, the monitor located in Alamosa, Colorado recorded exceedances of the 24-hour National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for PM10 (particulate matter having a nominal aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 microns).1 Each of these exceedances was associated with high winds and blowing dust in the Alamosa area.