Section 203. Maintenance areas  


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  • Maintenance areas are geographically defined below by locality for the criteria pollutants indicated.

    1. Ozone.

    Fredericksburg Ozone Maintenance Area.

    Spotsylvania County
    Stafford County
    Fredericksburg City

    Hampton Roads Ozone Maintenance Area.

    Gloucester County
    Isle of Wight County
    James City County
    York County
    Chesapeake City
    Hampton City
    Newport News City
    Norfolk City
    Poquoson City
    Portsmouth City
    Suffolk City
    Virginia Beach City
    Williamsburg City

    Richmond Ozone Maintenance Area.

    Charles City County
    Chesterfield County
    Hanover County
    Henrico County
    Prince George County
    Colonial Heights City
    Hopewell City
    Petersburg City
    Richmond City

    Shenandoah National Park Ozone Maintenance Area.

    Madison County (portions located in Shenandoah National Park)
    Page County (portions located in Shenandoah National Park)

    2. Carbon monoxide.

    Northern Virginia Carbon Monoxide Maintenance Area.

    Arlington County
    Alexandria City

    3. PM2.5 (particles with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to a nominal 2.5 micrometers).

    Northern Virginia PM2.5 Maintenance Area.

    Arlington County
    Fairfax County
    Loudoun County
    Prince William County
    Alexandria City
    Fairfax City
    Falls Church City
    Manassas City
    Manassas Park City

    4. All other pollutants.

    None.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 02, eff. January 1, 1998; Volume 14, Issue 11, eff. April 1, 1998; Volume 22, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2006; Volume 24, Issue 05, eff. December 12, 2007; Volume 31, Issue 12, eff. March 11, 2015.

Statutory Authority

§ 10.1-1308 of the Code of Virginia; § 110 and 182 of the federal Clean Air Act, 40 CFR Part 51.