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Ozone (2008) NAAQS Nonattainment Areas with Prior Ozone NAAQS - Updated for Actions Since April 6, 2015
Data is current as of 02/28/2025 | See: Original April 6, 2015 ListThe 1997 Ozone NAAQS was revoked effective April 6, 2015. The 1979 1-Hour Ozone NAAQS was revoked on June 15, 2005.
8-Hour Ozone (2008) | 8-Hour Ozone (1997) | 1-Hour Ozone (1979) | ||||
2008 Nonattainment Area Name | Classification | Attainment Determination | Classification | Attainment Determination |
Classification | Attainment Determination |
Baltimore Area, MD | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Serious | Clean Data Determination | Severe-15 | Clean Data Determination |
Calaveras County, CA 1 | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Chico Area, CA | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Marginal | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Dallas-Fort Worth Area, TX 1 | Serious | No Action | Serious | See Footnote 8 | Serious | See Footnote 9 |
Denver-Boulder-Greeley-Ft. Collins-Loveland Area, CO | Serious | No Action | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Dukes County, MA 1 | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Serious | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination |
Greater Connecticut Area, CT | Serious | Clean Data Determination | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Serious | Clean Data Determination |
Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area, TX | Serious | No Action | Severe-15 | See Footnote 7 | Severe-17 | See Footnote 6 |
Imperial County Area, CA | Moderate | 179B Determination 10 | Moderate | Clean Data Determination | n/a | n/a |
Inland Sheboygan County, WI | Moderate | Maintenance | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Jamestown Area, NY | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Kern County (Eastern Kern) Area, CA | Severe-15 | No Action | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties (W Mojave Desert) Area, CA | Severe-15 | No Action | Severe-15 | No Action | Severe-17 | No Action |
Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin Area, CA | Extreme | No Action | Extreme | No Action | Extreme | No Action |
Mariposa County, CA 1 | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Morongo Areas of Indian Country (Morongo Band of Mission Indians) 3 | Serious | No Action | Severe-17 | No Action | Severe-17 | No Action |
Nevada County (Western part) Area, CA | Serious | No Action | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Area, NY-NJ-CT | Serious | No Action | Moderate | No Action | Severe-17 | Clean Data Determination |
Pechanga Areas of Indian Country (Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation) 4 | Moderate | No Action | Severe-17 | No Action | Extreme | No Action |
Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City Area, PA-NJ-MD-DE 1 | Marginal | No Action | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Severe-15 | Attainment Deadline Determination |
Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley Area, PA | Marginal | No Action | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Riverside County (Coachella Valley) Area (1-hr Southeast Desert), CA | Severe-15 | No Action | Extreme | No Action | Severe-17 | No Action |
Sacramento Metro Area, CA | Severe-15 | No Action | Severe-15 | No Action | Severe-15 | Clean Data Determination |
San Francisco Bay Area, CA | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Other | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination |
San Joaquin Valley Area, CA | Extreme | No Action | Extreme | No Action | Extreme | Clean Data Determination |
Seaford, DE 5 | Marginal | Attainment Deadline Determination | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Marginal | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination |
Shoreline Sheboygan, WI | Moderate | Maintenance | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | n/a | n/a |
Ventura County (part) Area, CA | Serious | No Action | Serious | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Severe-15 | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination |
Washington Area, DC-MD-VA | Marginal | Maintenance | Moderate | Clean Data Determination, Attainment Deadline Determination | Severe-15 | Attainment Deadline Determination |
1 8-Hour Ozone (2008) NAAQS nonattainment area boundary differs from 8-Hour Ozone (1997) and (where applicable) 1-Hour Ozone (1997) NAAQS nonattainment area boundary.
2 Former subpart 1 areas with Determinations of Attainment prior to subpart 2 classification on May 14, 2012 (77 FR 28424). An Attainment Deadline Determination for these areas for the 8-Hour Ozone (1997) NAAQS attainment dates is pending with the EPA.
3 Part of Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin Area, CA (South Coast) for 8-Hour Ozone (1997) and 1-Hour Ozone (1979) nonattainment area boundaries. The EPA published a correction of the classification for the 8-Hour Ozone (1997) and 1-Hour Ozone (1979) NAAQS on September 23, 2013 (78 FR 58189).
4 Part of Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin Area, CA (South Coast) for 8-Hour Ozone (1997) and 1-Hour Ozone (1979) nonattainment area boundaries. The EPA published a correction of the classification for the 8-Hour Ozone (1997) NAAQS on May 5, 2010 (75 FR 24409).
5 Part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City Area, PA, NJ, MD, DE for 8-Hour Ozone (1997) nonattainment area boundary, and part of the Sussex County, DE Ozone nonattainment area boundary for the 1-Hour Ozone (1979) NAAQS.
6 The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area was designated and classified as ''Severe-17'' nonattainment on November 15, 1990 and was so designated and classified when the 1-hour ozone standard was revoked. The area has since attained the 1-hour ozone standard and met all the Clean Air Act criteria for redesignation. All 1-hour ozone standard anti-backsliding obligations for the area are terminated effective March 16, 2020. (85 FR 8411)
7 The Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX area was designated nonattainment effective June 15, 2004 and was classified as ''Severe-15'' effective October 31, 2008. The area has since attained the 1997 8-hour ozone standard and met all the Clean Air Act criteria for redesignation. All 1997 8-hour ozone standard anti-backsliding obligations for the area are terminated effective March 16, 2020. (85 FR 8411)
8 The Dallas-Fort Worth, TX area was designated and classified as a Moderate nonattainment area effective June 15, 2004. The area was classified as Serious nonattainment effective January 19, 2011. The area has since attained the 1997 ozone standard and met all the Clean Air Act criteria for redesignation. All 1997 8-hour ozone standard anti-backsliding obligations for the area are terminated effective May 6, 2020. (85 FR 19096)
9 The Dallas-Fort Worth Area was designated and classified as Moderate nonattainment on November 15, 1990. The area was classified as Serious nonattainment on March 20, 1998 and was so designated and classified when the 1-hour ozone standard, designations and classifications were revoked. The area has since attained the 1-hour ozone standard and met all the Clean Air Act criteria for redesignation. All 1-hour ozone standard anti-backsliding obligations for the area are terminated effective May 6, 2020. (85 FR 19096)
10 On February 27, 2020, the EPA determined, based on an analysis from California, that the Imperial County nonattainment area would have attained the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the 'Moderate' area attainment date of July 20, 2018, but for emissions emanating from Mexico, and therefore is not subject to the CAA requirements pertaining to reclassification upon failure to attain. (85 FR 11817)
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