Ozone Planning Efforts
Planning for air pollution is a collaborative and iterative process. As the health science improves, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews and if necessary revises the health based standards (known as NAAQS). This revision begins a cycle of planning for each state agency to determine the status compared to the standard; evaluate the programs and strategies necessary to ensure maintaining or attaining the standard; implementing the standards and evaluating if those strategies have been effective. Below are DEEP's planning efforts and EPA responses for each standard.
All documents are PDF unless otherwise noted.
2015 NAAQS
CT DEEP Comments on NYDEC's minor revisions to proposed subpart 227-3 combustion turbines rule. October 7, 2019
Connecticut's Comments to New Jersey's Good Neighbor SIP. December 21, 2018.
Final Good Neighbor SIP. Submitted to EPA on December 6, 2018.
Proposed Good Neighbor SIP, September 18, 2018. Comment Period Closed October 18, 2018.
Connecticut's Comments to Indiana's Good Neighbor SIP. September 24, 2018
Connecticut's Comments to Ohio's Good Neighbor SIP. September 18, 2018
Connecticut's Comments to New York's Good Neighbor SIP. September 7, 2018
Infrastructure Requirements of the Clean Air Act. September 7, 2018
EPA's Transportation Conformity Guidance. June 14, 2018
Connecticut's comments regarding EPA's response to the designation request for the 2015 Ozone Standard. February 15, 2018
EPA's response to Connecticut's designation request and EPA's responses to other states (EPA website). December 22, 2017
Withdrawal of Extension of Deadline for Promulgating Designations for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards August 2, 2017
EPA's 2023 Transport Modeling (EPA Website)
2008 NAAQS
Connecticut Comments on EPA's Proposed CSAPR Close-out Rule. August 31, 2018
EPA's Proposed Partial Approval Of Connecticut's 2008 Ozone Attainment Demonstrations. August 3, 2018
Connecticut's Comments Regarding EPA's Proposed Approval of Kentucky's Proposed Good Neighbor SIP. May 18, 2018
Attainment Demonstration for the Southwest CT Portion of the NY-NJ-CT Nonattainment Area for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS and 1997 NAAQS ; August 8, 2017 (webpage)
Connecticut's Good Neighbor Transport SIP for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS (CT DEEP Website)
RACT Under the 2008 NAAQS (CT DEEP Website)
1997 NAAQS
2010 EPA Proposed Transport Rule (website)
1979 NAAQS
Request for Termination of CAA Section 185 Fee Requirements Cover letter and Technical Support Document . December 29, 2017
1-hour Ozone Mid-Course Review Cover Letter and Technical Report submitted to EPA. January 10, 2005
Content Last Updated on October 22, 2019