Air Quality Planning

Planning Section

The Planning Section develops emissions inventories for all sources that emit air pollutants and performs computer modeling and analyses to determine how to attain and maintain air quality standards. Planning works with the Environmental Management Commission and the Legislature to develop rules, regulations and programs for meeting air quality standards and other state and federal requirements related to air quality. Planning also develops air quality forecasts and coordinates the N.C. Air Awareness Program, which educates and informs the public about air pollution, its causes and effects, and prevention methods.

Attainment Status

View current attainment status maps (ozone, fine particulate matter, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide)

Links to designation history by pollutant (proposed/final standards, boundary recommendations and EPA actions)

Air Quality Rules, Policies and Regulations

View all current air quality rules and their supporting materials and current rule-making activities

EPA's Power Sector Carbon Pollution Standards

EPA actions related to fossil fuel-fired electric generating units and N.C. correspondences

State Implementation Plans

View redesignation requests, maintenance plans, infrastructure plans, non-interference demonstrations, and other state implementation plan submittals

Emissions Inventories

View instructions and guidance for submitting stationary source emission inventories

N.C. Stationary Source Emission Inventory Reports

View Power BI report of most recent emission inventory years and emission inventory data in Excel format for calendar years 2010 to current.

N.C. Stationary Source Mapping Tool

View a GIS map of all the facilities regulated by air permits. The tool provides this information in a simple map format, and has the capability to query, create reports, overlay GIS layers, print maps and link to site-specific documents.

Legislative Reports

Links to reports related the Clean Smokestacks Act, N.C. Air Toxics Program and N.C. Inspection and Maintenance Program

Air Quality Trends Report

Links to the latest report on North Carolina air quality and emissions trends.

Education and Outreach

Air Quality Forecasts

View tomorrow’s forecast for ozone and fine particulate matter

N.C. Air Awareness Program

View tools and resources for teachers, students, and businesses

Energy Efficiency Assessments

View tools and resources to improve industrial energy efficiency