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Air Quality Enterprise

On June 30, 2020, Governor Polis signed into law Senate Bill 20-204, Additional Resources to Protect Air Quality. The enterprise, through the department and contractors, conducts:

  • science-based, unbiased air quality modeling and monitoring, and 
  • provides emission mitigation services. 

Information on RFP # 2024000001, Ozone Related Research

In August, the Air Quality Enterprise selected the following proposals to be awarded in regards to Ozone Request For Proposal Number 2024000001.

Company/Organization Name Proposed TitleAmount of Funding RequestedExecutive Summary
Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc.An Empirical Model of Ozone-Nox-VOC Relationships in the DM/NFR NAA

$75,000

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Regional Air Quality Council / Colorado StateNOx and VOC Observations and Analysis in the Denver Metro/North Front Range Ozone Nonattainment Area to Support the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

$1,375,000

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Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc.NOx Emission Inventory Evaluation with TEMPO

$250,000

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Longmont / Front Range Government Air Monitoring CoalitionFront Range Local Air Monitoring Coalition Ozone Source Area Study

$295,000

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Boulder AIRHow much of the Denver Metro Northern Front Range Ozone is Produced from Isoprene?

$285,282

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Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc.Implementation of Explicit Chemistry for Volatile Chemical Products (VCP) in the Denver Metro/North Front Range Serious Ozone SIP for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS

$95,000

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Regional Air Quality Council / Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc. / Air Sciences Inc2020-2024 Wildfire Ozone Impacts

$140,000

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Board Meetings

Board meetings are typically held on the first Tuesday of the month.                             

Meeting agendas will be posted prior to each meeting.

The next meeting will occur on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

Interpretive services are available upon request. If you would like to request interpretive services for this meeting, please email your request to aqe-comments@state.co.us 30 days prior to the upcoming meeting.

 

La Junta Directiva por lo general celebra sus reuniones el primer martes del mes.

Se publicará el orden del día antes de cada reunión.

La próxima reunión tendrá lugar el 4 de febrero de 2025.

Se proporcionarán servicios de interpretación a pedido. Si desea solicitar servicios de interpretación para esta reunión, envíe un mensaje por correo electrónico a aqe-comments@state.co.us al menos 30 días antes de la fecha de la reunión.

Upcoming Meetings

Board Meeting

Thursday, February 4, 2025

Meeting materials

 

Past Meetings

Colorado Air Quality Enterprise Ozone - Related Research

The Air Quality Enterprise Board selected the following projects to receive funding under the first round of funding for the Ozone-Related Research RFP: 

 

National Center for Atmospheric Research

Project title: Comprehensive Evaluation of SIP Modeling and Emission Inputs

  • Current funding amount: $340,248

  • This project supports activities to reduce ozone (O3) pollution by conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the Colorado State Implementation Plan (SIP) emission inputs and model results. The project will create an evaluation platform that provides access to a range of observations, including satellite products, and makes SIP results and relevant observations more easily accessible to air quality managers as well as the public. 

 

A second round of Ozone-Related research RFP is anticipated to reopen in late January, 2024. Updates will be posted to this webpage as information becomes available.

 

 

 

2024 Board members

  Term EndBios
Nathalie EddyCDPHE Appointee, Executive Director----
Gerald (Gary) ArnoldCurrent AQCC commissioner01-01-2027Bio
Martha RudolphCurrent AQCC commissioner01-01-2027Bio
Jennifer McCurdy ChineaFee payer representative01-01-2027Bio
Christy Woodward (Chair)Fee payer representative01-01-2026Bio
Daniel (Dan) PratherPrivate sector, business management experience01-01-2027Bio
Frank Flocke (Vice Chair)Scientific research community, expert in atmospheric or air quality modeling, monitoring, assessment and research01-01-2027Bio
Garvin Heath, Ph.D. Scientific research community, expert in atmospheric or air quality modeling, monitoring, assessment and research01-01-2026Bio
Daniel ZimmerleScientific research community, expert in atmospheric or air quality modeling, monitoring, assessment and research01-01-2027Bio
Silpa Krefft, MD MPHScientific research community, expert in the environmental effects of air pollutants and an occupational pulmonologist01-01-2027Bio

 

If you are interested in serving as a board member, please visit the Colorado Boards and Commissions page to apply.