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Title 9 - ENVIRONMENTAgency 5 - STATE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 30 - AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Section 9VAC5-30-66 - Particulate matter (PM2.5)

9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-30-66

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Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 9, December 16, 2024
Section 9VAC5-30-66 - Particulate matter (PM2.5)
A. The primary and secondary ambient air quality standards for particulate matter are:
1. 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter annual arithmetic mean concentration.
2. 35 micrograms per cubic meter, 24-hour average concentration measured in the ambient air as PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers).
B. Particulate matter shall be measured in the ambient air as PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers) by a reference method based on Appendix L of 40 CFR Part 50, or other method designated as such, or an equivalent method.
C. The annual primary and secondary PM2.5 standards are met when the annual arithmetic mean concentration, as determined in accordance with Appendix N of 40 CFR Part 50, is less than or equal to 15.0 micrograms per cubic meter.
D. The 24-hour primary and secondary PM2.5 standards are met when the 98th percentile 24-hour concentration, as determined in accordance with Appendix N of 40 CFR Part 50, is less than or equal to 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
E. The PM2.5 standards set forth in this section were established by EPA on October 17, 2006 (71 FR 61224), and shall become effective in the Commonwealth on August 1, 2007. The PM2.5 standards set forth in this section shall apply for purposes of the following:
1. Control strategy implementation plan revisions, maintenance plans, and associated emissions budgets relative to the PM2.5 standards in this section.
2. Designation of nonattainment areas and maintenance areas relative to the PM2.5 standards in this section.
3. Implementation of the new source review programs set forth in Part II (9VAC5-80-50 et seq.) of 9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources).

Nothing in this section shall prevent the redesignation of any nonattainment area to attainment at any time.

9 Va. Admin. Code § 5-30-66

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2007.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; §§ 108, 109 and 302 of the Clean Air Act; 40 CFR Parts 50, 53 and 58.