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Status of Georgia Designated Areas

Georgia Areas by NAAQS
NOTE: As of 03/12/2021, these reports are no longer being updated. For the latest information, see the SIP Status Tools.

Jump to Georgia 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)


Georgia CO (1971) Areas     Return to map
 
No designated areas for this pollutant.

Georgia Lead (1978) 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
Muscogee County (part) Maintenance 01/06/1992   189,886 2009-2010   No Data 1 / 1  
 
05/15/1994 06/11/1999
64 FR 17551

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

No designated areas for this pollutant.

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

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Georgia 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
Click to view
FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Atlanta Area Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 11/15/1990 Severe-15 4,552,902 2017-2019 0.092 Yes 26 / 21  
 
02/01/2005 06/14/2005
70 FR 34660

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

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to view SIP Required Elements


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
Click to view
FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Atlanta Area Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 06/15/2004 Subpart 2/Moderate 5,260,436 2017-2019 0.073 Yes 54 / 50 04/06/2012
77 FR 13491
04/04/2012 01/02/2014
78 FR 72040
Macon Area Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 06/15/2004 Former Subpart 1 158,123 2017-2019 0.064 Yes 4 / 0  
 
06/15/2007 10/19/2007
72 FR 53432
Murray County (Chattahoochee Nat Forest) Area Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 06/15/2004 Former Subpart 1 6,231 2017-2019 0.065 Yes 4 / 0  
 
06/15/2007 11/15/2007
72 FR 58538

Georgia 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
Click to view
FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
Click to view
FR notice
Atlanta Maintenance 07/20/2012 Moderate 4,753,017 2017-2019 0.073 Yes 55 / 3 08/15/2016
81 FR 45419
07/18/2016 06/02/2017
82 FR 25523

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

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to view SIP Required Elements


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
Click to view
FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
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FR notice
Atlanta Nonattainment 08/03/2018 Marginal 3,669,376 2017-2019 0.073 No 3 / 0  
 
   

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

No designated areas for this pollutant.

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

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to view SIP Required Elements


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
Click to view
FR notice
Redesignation
Request Date
Redesignation
Citation
Effective Date
Click to view
FR notice
Atlanta Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 04/05/2005 Moderate 5,265,299 2017-2019 9.8 Yes 7 / 1 01/09/2012
76 FR 76620
08/30/2012 02/24/2016
81 FR 9114
Chattanooga Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 04/05/2005 Moderate 132,698 2017-2019 8.8 Yes 6 / 1 10/11/2011
76 FR 55774
09/14/2012 12/19/2014
79 FR 75749
Macon Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 04/05/2005 Former Subpart 1 158,123 2017-2019 9.1 Yes 5 / 1 10/11/2011
76 FR 55774
06/21/2012 06/12/2014
79 FR 27193
Rome Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) 04/05/2005 Former Subpart 1 96,317 2017-2019   Insufficient Data 5 / 1 10/11/2011
76 FR 55776
06/21/2012 06/13/2014
79 FR 27493

Georgia PM-2.5 (2006) Areas     Return to map Top of page

No designated areas for this pollutant.

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

No designated areas for this pollutant.

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

No designated areas for this pollutant.

Georgia 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.