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Status of Connecticut Designated Areas

Connecticut Areas by NAAQS
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Jump to Connecticut section for: CO (1971) Lead (1978) Lead (2008) NO2 (1971) Ozone-1Hr (1979) Ozone-8Hr (1997) Ozone-8Hr (2008) Ozone-8Hr (2015) PM-10 (1987) PM-2.5 (1997) PM-2.5 (2006) PM-2.5 (2012) SO2 (1971) SO2 (2010)


Connecticut CO (1971) Areas    Return to map
 
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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
Annual
(ppm)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown Area Maintenance 11/15/1990 Moderate <= 12.7ppm 1,106,678 2019 1.0 Yes 4 / 4  
 
09/30/1994 01/02/1996
61 FR 24239
New Haven-Meriden-Waterbury Area Maintenance 11/15/1990 Not Classified 945,612 2019 1.2 Yes 0 / 0  
 
01/22/1997 12/04/1998
63 FR 53282
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Area Maintenance 11/15/1990 Moderate > 12.7ppm 907,442 2019 2.7 Yes 6 / 6  
 
05/29/1998 05/10/1999
64 FR 12005

Connecticut Lead (1978) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Connecticut Lead (2008) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Connecticut NO2 (1971) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Connecticut Ozone-1Hr (1979) Areas    Return to map     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
Annual
(ppm)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Greater Connecticut Area Nonattainment (NAAQS revoked) 11/15/1990 Serious 2,666,958 2017-2019 0.106 Yes 26 / 26 04/16/2012
77 FR 15607
   
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Area Nonattainment (NAAQS revoked) 11/15/1990 Severe-17 907,442 2017-2019 0.114 Yes 30 / 27 07/18/2012
77 FR 36163
   
OTR 1990               5 / 5  
 
   
OTR               13 / 13  
 
   

Connecticut Ozone-8Hr (1997) Areas    Return to map     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
Annual
(ppm)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Greater Connecticut Area Nonattainment (NAAQS revoked) 06/15/2004 Subpart 2/Moderate 1,629,115 2017-2019 0.075 Yes 53 / 52 09/30/2010
75 FR 53219
   
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Area Nonattainment (NAAQS revoked) 06/15/2004 Subpart 2/Moderate 1,944,982 2017-2019 0.082 Yes 53 / 52 07/18/2012
77 FR 36163
   
OTR               46 / 46  
 
   

Connecticut Ozone-8Hr (2008) Areas    Return to map     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
Annual
(ppm)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Greater Connecticut Nonattainment 07/20/2012 Serious 1,629,115 2017-2019 0.075 Yes 59 / 53 08/12/2020
85 FR 41924
   
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Nonattainment 07/20/2012 Serious 1,944,982 2017-2019 0.082 No 59 / 53  
 
   
OTR               47 / 46  
 
   

Connecticut Ozone-8Hr (2015) Areas    Return to map     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
Annual
(ppm)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
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Redesignation
Citation
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FR notice
Greater Connecticut Nonattainment 08/03/2018 Marginal 1,629,115 2017-2019 0.075 No 3 / 0  
 
   
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island Nonattainment 08/03/2018 Moderate 1,944,982 2017-2019 0.082 No 53 / 0  
 
   
OTR               46 / 0  
 
   

Connecticut PM-10 (1987) Areas    Return to map     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Average
Estimated
Exceedances
(est. exc.)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
New Haven County Maintenance 11/15/1990 Moderate 129,779 2017-2019   No Data 3 / 3  
 
06/23/2005 12/12/2005
70 FR 59657

Connecticut PM-2.5 (1997) Areas    Return to map     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
Annual
(µg/m3)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 04/05/2005 Former Subpart 1 1,779,306 2017-2019 10.3 Yes 5 / 1 12/15/2010
75 FR 69589
06/22/2012 10/24/2013
78 FR 58467

Connecticut PM-2.5 (2006) Areas    Return to map
Area designated nonattainment for the 24-hour standard     Top of page

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Area
Status Designation
Date
Classification 2010
Population
(state portion)
Meets NAAQS
Basis
Design Value
24-Hr
(µg/m3)
(entire area)
Meets
NAAQS
SIP
Requirements
Original/
Approved
Clean Air
Determination
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island Maintenance 12/14/2009 Former Subpart 1 1,779,306 2017-2019 23 Yes 6 / 0 12/31/2012
77 FR 76867
06/22/2012 10/24/2013
78 FR 58467

Connecticut PM-2.5 (2012) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Connecticut SO2 (1971) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Connecticut SO2 (2010) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.
We have made our best effort to ensure that the data contained in these reports is accurate. We note that there may be brief delays in updating the reports as we receive new state submissions and we take rulemaking action on plans. In order to assist us in providing accurate information, we request that you contact us by clicking on the "Contact Us" link near the top of this page with any comments regarding or corrections to the posted information, including concerns about whether the entries reflect the most recent status.

Current and historical design value data can be found on the EPA Air Quality Design Values website and the EPA Green Book contains comprehensive nonattainment area, designation status, and historical information.

The level of the 1-hour NAAQS for sulfur dioxide is 75 parts per billion (ppb) calculated as the 3-year average of the 99th percentile of the annual distribution of daily maximum 1-hour average concentrations.