A group of counties or portion of counties, or an individual county specified in law with authority to regulate stationary, indirect, and area sources of air pollution within the region and governed by a regional air pollution control board comprised mostly of elected officials from within the region. CA
Air Quality Management District: Created and entitled by the state legislature specifically for the Sacramento metropolitan area, the Bay Area, and the South Coast region. AQMDs may be multi-county bodies, although the Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD includes only Sacramento County.
Air Quality Management District. A group of counties or parts of counties that regulate stationary, indirect, and area sources of air pollution within a region. It contains a regional air pollution control board that mostly includes elected officials from within the region.
Air Quality Management District. A term used principally in California to describe administrative districts organized to control air pollution. Nationwide, AQMDs are parallel to the areas designated for classification against the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Generally, AQMDs and their national parallel encompass multiple jurisdictions and closely follow the definition of Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Air Quality Management District. local agency charged with controlling air pollution and attaining air quality standards. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is the regional AQMD that includes all of seven counties (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara) and the southern halves of Solano and Sonoma counties
Air Quality Management District. Administrative districts organized in California to control air pollution. Nationwide in the U.S., AQMDs are parallel to the areas designated for classification against the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Generally, AQMDs and their national parallel encompass multiple jurisdictions and closely follow the definition of Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Metropolitan Statistical Areas.