Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 404 - Ambient Air Quality
Section NR 404.03 - Air quality control regions
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 404.03
Current through August 26, 2024
The following air quality control regions, which include counties in Wisconsin, have been designated:
(1) INTERSTATE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGIONS.
(a) The Duluth (Minnesota) - Superior
(Wisconsin) Interstate Air Quality Control Region includes the counties of
Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, and
Washburn in Wisconsin, and the counties of Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca,
Koochicing, Lake, and St. Louis in Minnesota.
(b) The Southeast Minnesota - La Crosse
(Wisconsin) Interstate Air Quality Control Region includes the counties of
Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, La
Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, and Vernon in
Wisconsin, and the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore,
Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, LeSueur, Martin, Mower, Nicollet, Olmsted, Rice,
Sibley, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, and Winona in Minnesota.
(c) The Metropolitan Dubuque Interstate Air
Quality Control Region includes Grant county in Wisconsin and Clayton, Dubuque,
and Jackson counties in Iowa.
(d)
The Rockford (Illinois) - Janesville-Beloit (Wisconsin) Interstate Air Quality
Control Region includes Rock county in Wisconsin, and Boone, DeKalb, Ogle,
Stephenson, and Winnebago counties in Illinois.
(2) INTRASTATE AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGIONS.
(a) The Lake Michigan Intrastate Air Quality
Control Region consists of the counties of Brown, Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac,
Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Oconto,
Outagamie, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, Waushara, and Winnebago. For purposes
of applying rules and regulations the Lake Michigan Air Region is divided into
2 subregions. Winnebago, Outagamie and Brown counties constitute subregion I.
Calumet, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette,
Marquette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano, Sheboygan, Waupaca, and Waushara
counties constitute subregion 2.
(b) The Southeastern Wisconsin Intrastate Air
Quality Control Region consists of the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee,
Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha.
(c) The Southern Wisconsin Intrastate Air
Quality Control Region consists of the counties of Columbia, Dane, Dodge,
Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland and Sauk.
(d) The North Central Wisconsin Intrastate
Air Quality Control Region consists of the counties of Adams, Forest, Florence,
Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Portage, Vilas and Wood.
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