How to Make Your Voice Heard on Mon Valley Air Pollution

A proposed change to Allegheny County’s Air Pollution Control Regulations aims to reduce particulate matter pollution in the Mon Valley during periods of stagnant weather patterns often a factor in poor air quality as well as exceedances of state and federal air quality standards.

The new regulation will require facilities in the defined area that produce more than 6.5 tons of pm2.5 annually and/or more than 10 tons of pm10 annually to create and submit to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) “Mitigation Plans” for periods when poor air quality is forecast. ACHD predicts this will affect 18 facilities in the 32 listed municipalities.

ACHD is now seeking public comment on the draft regulations, which means it's time to make sure your voice is heard. For those who might need a little help getting started, here's an FAQ on the regs, as well as sample language you can use and supplement, as well as a form that will automatically route your comments to ACHD.

It only takes a minute to submit a comment. Here's how.Here's how.