Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 401 - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET - DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 50 - Division for Air Quality; General Administrative Procedures
Section 401 KAR 50:020 - Air quality control regions
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 224
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 224.10-100 requires the Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet to prescribe administrative regulations for the prevention, abatement, and control of air pollution. This administrative regulation provides for the designation and classification of air quality control regions.
Section 1. Designation of Air Quality Control Regions. Air quality control regions designated by the Administrator of the U.S. EPA pursuant to Section 107 of the Clean Air Act as amended are listed in this section. The air quality control regions consist of the territorial area encompassed by the boundaries of the designated jurisdictions herein geographically located within the outermost boundaries of the area so delimited.
Section 2. Classification of Air Quality Control Regions. The priority classification of air quality control regions shall be as in Appendix A to this administrative regulation. This priority system was established by the regulations of the U.S. EPA.
Section 3. Appendix A.
Priority Classification to Air Quality Control Regions with Respect to Particulates, Sulfur Oxides*, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Photochemical Oxidants (and Hydrocarbons). |
|||||
Region (No.) |
Particulate Matter |
Sulfur* Oxides |
Carbon Monoxide |
Nitrogen Dioxide |
Photochemical Oxidants Hydrocarbons |
Louisville (078) |
I |
I |
III |
III |
I |
Cincinnati (079) |
I |
II |
III |
III |
I |
Paducah-Cairo (072) |
I |
II |
III |
III |
III |
Huntington-Ashland (103) |
I |
III |
III |
III |
III |
Evansville-Henderson (077) |
I |
II |
III |
III |
III |
Bluegrass (102) |
II |
III |
III |
III |
III |
Appalachian (101) |
II |
III |
III |
III |
III |
North Central (104) |
II |
III |
III |
III |
III |
South Central (105) |
III |
III |
III |
III |
III |
*Refer to 401 KAR 50:025 for the county classification system. |
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 224.10-100