The purpose of this annual plan is to:
- demonstrate compliance with air monitoring network regulations,
- describe proposed changes for the upcoming year, and
- provide specific information on each of Minnesota's existing and proposed air quality monitoring sites.
Details regarding the location of individual sites, monitoring objectives, and proposed changes are provided. Data for several pollutants are summarized to show current conditions relative to state and federal air quality standards. The plan also provides an overview of the various air quality monitoring networks operating in Minnesota.
Air monitoring network plans from previous years
2016 Network Plan
2016 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota (aq10-13a)- Appendix A: 2015 Air monitoring site descriptions (aq10-13b)
- Appendix B: 2015 monitor classifications in AQS (aq10-13c)
- 2016 Annual Network Plan Approval Letter from the U.S. EPA
2015 Network Plan
- 2015 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota
- 2015 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota: Appendix A - 2014 Air monitoring site descriptions
2014 Network Plan
- 2014 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota
- 2014 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota: Appendix A - 2013 Air monitoring site descriptions
2013 Network Plan
- 2013 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota
- 2013 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota: Appendix A - 2012 Air monitoring site descriptions
2012 Network Plan
- 2012 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota
- 2012 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota: Appendix A - 2011 Air Monitoring Site Descriptions
2011 Network Plan
- 2011 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota
- 2011 Air Monitoring Network Plan: Appendix A - 2010 Air monitoring sites in Minnesota
2010 Network Plan
- 2010 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota
- 2010 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota: Appendix A - Air monitoring site descriptions
- 2010 Air Monitoring Network Plan for Minnesota: Appendix B - National core (NCore) multi-pollutant monitoring
2009 Network Plan
Contact MPCA
Contact MPCA staff with questions about the MPCA Air Monitoring Network.
- Rick Strassman, 651-757-2760
- Kurt Anderson, 651-757-2192
Feedback welcome. Public comments on our air-monitoring activities are welcome throughout the year. Please direct questions or comments to:
Rick Strassman, Supervisor — Air Monitoring Unit
Environmental Analysis and Outcomes Division
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
651-757-2760
rick.strassman@state.mn.us