South Coast AQMD Air Quality Management Plan

Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP)

The Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP or Plan) is a regional blueprint for achieving air quality standards and healthful air. The 2022 AQMP will represent a comprehensive analysis of emissions, meteorology, regional air quality modeling, regional growth projections, and the impact of existing and proposed control measures.

Air Quality Management Plan

Final 2016 AQMP

AQMP Archive

Socioeconomic Analysis

Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures

Voluntary Incentive Program

Net Emissions Analysis Tool (NEAT)

Other State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revisions

Air Quality Management Plan Advisory Group

Scientific, Technical & Modeling Peer Review Advisory Group

On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, lowering the primary and secondary ozone standard levels to 70 parts per billion (ppb). The South Coast Air Basin is classified as an “extreme” non-attainment area and the Coachella Valley is classified as a “severe-15” non-attainment area for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS. The 2022 AQMP will be developed to address the requirements for meeting this standard. To support the development of control measures for the 2022 AQMP, the following working groups have been established which are open to all interested parties: