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Air Quality Standards
Attainment Status

Calendar
May 15, 2012
May 24, 2012
Parameter California Standard Federal Standard
Ozone
Non-Attainment
Classification = Serious (1 hour and 8 hour Standards)
Non-Attainment, Classification = Severe -15* (8 hour Standard)
Particulate Matter
10 Micron
Non-Attainment
(24 hour Standard and Annual Mean)
Non-Attainment**, Classification = Moderate (24 hr std)
Particulate Matter
2.5 Micron
Non-Attainment
(Annual Standard)
Non-Attainment
(24 hour Standard)
Carbon Monoxide
Attainment
(1 hour and 8 hour Standards)
Attainment (1 hour and 8 hour Standards)
Nitrogen Dioxide
Attainment
(1 hour Standard)
Attainment (Annual Standard)***
Sulfur Dioxide
Attainment
(1 hour and 24 hour Standards)
Attainment (3 hour, 24 hour, and Annual Standards)****
Lead
Attainment
(30 Day Standard)
Attainment (Calendar Quarter)
Visibility Reducing Particles
Unclassified
(8 hour Standard)
No Federal Standard
Sulfates
Attainment
(24 hour Standard)
No Federal Standard
Hydrogen Sulfide
Unclassified
(1 hour Standard)
No Federal Standard

* A formal request for voluntary reclassification from “serious” to “severe” for the 8-hour ozone nonattainment area with an associated attainment deadline of June 15, 2019, was submitted from the Air Resources Board to EPA on February 14, 2008. EPA approved the request effective June 4, 2010.

** Air Quality meets Federal PM-10 Standards. The AQMD must request redesignation to attainment and submit a maintenance plan to be formally designated to attainment.

*** NO2 - New 1-hour standard 100ppb, effective 4/12/2010 (Designation expected 4/12/2011.)

**** SO2 - New 1-hour standard 75ppb, effective 8/23/2010

California Area Designations based upon AQ Data collected during 2001-2003.