Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Air Quality

Welcome

• Director:
• Jason Olds
• 907-465-5109

Clean air is essential to every breathing moment. The air quality services of the division are designed around four programs: managing non-point and mobile sources of air pollution; managing stationary out-of-stack discharges of air pollution through a permit and a compliance program; and field air monitoring to measure progress and understand problems.

• About
• Regulations
• State Air Quality Plan
  (SIP)
• Air Contacts by Topic

Resources

• Federal Clean Air Act
• EPA Regulations
• Asbestos
• Reference Materials for 18 AAC 50

Hot Topics

• 18 AAC 50, 2024 Proposed Amendments to the Fairbanks PM2.5 Serious SIP, Public Comment Period ends October 7, 2024
• 2nd Annual Fairbanks PM2.5 Air Quality Report
• 18 AAC 50, 2022 Air Quality Permit Fees Regulation changes went into effect on September 7, 2022
• Previous Hot Topics

Popular Content

• Air Permit Program (permit applications, permit regulations, permit list)
  • Open Burn Information

• Air Pollution in Alaska
  • Affected Communities
    • Fairbanks PM_2.5
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Particulate Matter (smoke, dust)
  • Regional Haze

• Alaska Fire Restrictions
• Cruise Ship Program
• Dust (wind, road, fugitive)
• Environmental Radiation
• Burn Wise Alaska

Air Division Programs

• Air Permit Program
• Air Compliance Program
• Monitoring and Quality Assurance
• Air Non-Point & Mobile Sources

Air Online Services

• Online Services Homepage (sign-up, complaint form, air advisories)
• Air Online Services Help
• "Real Time" Air Quality Monitoring Data (Anchorage, Mat-Su, Juneau, Fairbanks and North Pole)
• Air Quality Complaints

helpful links

• Air Quality Advisories
• ADEC Public Notices
• Air Quality Projects, Reports & Emission Inventories
• ADEC Contact Information