Air Quality Public Records

Many Division of Air Quality documents are available online.

Facility Document Search

The Division of Air Quality has a new tool called the ArcGIS/Facility Mapping Tool that allows the public to search and find any facility permitted by the Division (excluding above ground storage tanks). This includes any historical and present-day records on our facilities. The mapping tool is the easiest way to find records for any facility permitted by DAQ. This tool provides links to historical facility documents stored in Laserfiche.

ArcGIS/Facility Mapping Tool

Note: Facilities in Buncombe, Forsyth and Mecklenburg counties are regulated by local air programs, not the Division of Air Quality. Check with the local programs for records pertaining to facilities in those counties.

Often-requested permitting files for certain facilities are also available at the following pages:

Electronic Document Search

With the new Laserfiche electronic records repository, PDF versions of most documents created and received by the Division of Air Quality will be available through this portal for public review, greatly expanding the public’s ease of access to these records. All public records previously available online are now located in Laserfiche and historical paper files are being digitized.

DAQ's Electronic Public Records Management System

Science & Data

View available records, reports and data related to air quality monitoring, emission inventories, investigative studies, meteorology, and legislative reports.

Air Quality Science & Data

Public Records Requests

While many public records are available easily online, our staff is available to help locate and share copies of public records. To submit a public records/FOIA request, or for help accessing records, please use the Department's online Public Records Request form. The form provides a single place for requesting public records from any Division or regional office, including documents, emails, and Phase 1 reports

Public Records Request form

For additional assistance with accessing Division of Air Quality records, please contact our PIO:

Shawn Taylor
DAQ Public Information Officer
(919) 707-8446
shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov

Additional Record Information

Air Quality Records

Other Records