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 Title | Amount of Funding Requested |
|---|---|---|
| Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc. | An Empirical Model of Ozone-Nox-VOC Relationships in the DM/NFR NAA | $75,000 |
| Regional Air Quality Council / Colorado State | NOx 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 |
| Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc. | NOx Emission Inventory Evaluation with TEMPO | $250,000 |
| Longmont / Front Range Government Air Monitoring Coalition | Front Range Local Air Monitoring Coalition Ozone Source Area Study | $295,000 |
| Boulder AIR | How much of the Denver Metro Northern Front Range Ozone is Produced from Isoprene? | $285,282 |
| 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 |
| Regional Air Quality Council / Ramboll Americas Engineering Solutions, Inc. / Air Sciences Inc | 2020-2024 Wildfire Ozone Impacts | $140,000 |
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 Thursday, September 12, 2024.
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 12 de septiembre de 2024.
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
Thursday, September 12, 2024
11:00am - 4:00pm
The September AQE meeting will be utilized for the board's strategic planning. Attendees may attend in-person at CDPHE's main campus, 4300 Cherry Creek Dr S, Denver, CO 80246, Building A, Sabin-Cleere meeting room. There will be no virtual option for attendees.
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 End | Bios | ||
| Nathalie Eddy | CDPHE Appointee, Executive Director | -- | -- |
| Gerald (Gary) Arnold | Current AQCC commissioner | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
| Martha Rudolph | Current AQCC commissioner | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
| Jennifer McCurdy Chinea | Fee payer representative | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
| Christy Woodward (Chair) | Fee payer representative | 01-01-2026 | Bio |
| Daniel (Dan) Prather | Private sector, business management experience | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
| Frank Flocke (Vice Chair) | Scientific research community, expert in atmospheric or air quality modeling, monitoring, assessment and research | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
| Garvin Heath, Ph.D. | Scientific research community, expert in atmospheric or air quality modeling, monitoring, assessment and research | 01-01-2026 | Bio |
| Daniel Zimmerle | Scientific research community, expert in atmospheric or air quality modeling, monitoring, assessment and research | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
| Silpa Krefft, MD MPH | Scientific research community, expert in the environmental effects of air pollutants and an occupational pulmonologist | 01-01-2027 | Bio |
If you are interested in serving as a board member, please visit the Colorado Boards and Commissions page to apply.