Rapid City Area Air Quality Board

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The goals of the Rapid City Area Air Quality Board are to maintain compliance status with the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s National Ambient Air Quality Standards, and to prevent adverse health and environmental effects that result from fugitive dust emissions and smoke from wood burning and open burning. These goals are achieved and maintained through the development and implementation of programs of education, air pollution prevention, abatement and control.

NUMBER OF MEMBERS
 
7

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

With the exception of the Representative of Industry, members must not be directly or indirectly regulated by the Air Quality Ordinances. The Member at Large is appointed by the Pennington County Commissioners.

RESIDENCY/REGISTERED VOTER REQUIREMENT

Members must reside within the Air Quality Zone.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES  

The Board strives to achieve compliance to protect the health and welfare of all the people who inhabit the county and city; to limit environmental damage to plant and animal life; to promote commercial and industrial development while limiting environmental degradation; and to educate the residents of the county and the city of air quality issues. The city and county ordinances regulate the area within the air quality zone.

MEETING  

Meetings are held the second Monday of each quarter at 12:00 p.m. in the First Floor Meeting Room in City Hall, unless otherwise noted on the published agenda.

MEMBERSHIP 
 
Cole Anderson - Term Expires - August 2026
Sheila Hoyer - Term Expires - August 2026*
Jason Luze - Term Expires - August 2026
Michael Magda - Term Expires - August 2024*
Scott Kenner - Term Expires - August 2025
Garth Wadsworth - Term Expires - August 2025
Member At Large - Jacqueline Cross - Term Expires - August 2026

* Indicates second term

COUNCIL LIAISON

Pat Roseland - Term Expires - July 2025

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Air Quality Page
Ordinances

DENR
Jon Epp

COUNTY LIAISON
Lloyd LaCroix

Community Development
City Hall, 2nd Floor 300 Sixth Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-394-4120
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