1. Land Use and Environmental Services Agency
Local Program Update
Mecklenburg County
Land Use and Environmental Services Agency
Air Quality Office

2. LUESA Land Use and Environmental Services Agency
10/29/2019

3. Mecklenburg County Air Quality
Director
Leslie Rhodes
Admin. Support Coordinator
Ieshishua Pierce
Permit & Enforcement
Program Manager
Jason Rayfield
Air Monitoring
Program Manager
Jeff Francis
Mobile Source
Program Manager
Megan Green
Admin. Support Asst. III
Sheila Holman
Sr. Air Monitoring Specialist
Suzanne Hollenbeck
Air Monitoring Specialist (2)
Kelly Love
Eric Moore
Sr. Air Quality Specialist
Shelley Lanham
Air Quality Specialist (2)
Jennifer Fickler
Jenna Hudak
AQ Supervisor
Chuck Greco
AQ Supervisor
Lexin Murphy
Sr. Air Quality Specialist (2)
Donna Cavaliere
Aaron Matijow
Air Quality Specialist (2)
Andrew Deal
James Pascal
Sr. Air Quality Specialist
Richard Nelson
Air Quality Specialist (4)
Bryan Gabriel
Ruth Jacquot
Danielle Jones
Evan Shaw

4. MCAQ Staff

5. AQC and BOCC Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners
Adopts Mecklenburg County Air Pollution Control Ordinance
Air Quality Commission
Citizen advisory board established by the Board of County Commissioners to provide citizen and stakeholder input to the Board of County Commissioners, local municipalities and staff through the review and recommendation of air pollution management policies, long-range plans, operations and their budgetary impacts in order to achieve the mission.

6. Rule Adoption –By Reference
Provide “mark-up” to NCDAQ, County Attorney, and EPA for comment
Present at public meeting for AQC approval/comment and public comment
BOCC Adoption of MCAPCO
Submission of updated ordinance to NCDAQ for inclusion into SIP.

7. Rule Adoption –Not By Reference
Stakeholder meetings
Provide “mark-up” to NCDAQ, County Attorney, and EPA for comment
Present at public meeting for AQC approval/comment and public comment
Publish notice in newspaper with 30-day public comment period
BOCC takes formal action to set public hearing date
BOCC opens public hearing, takes comment and closes public hearing
Revisions if necessary and BOCC Adoption of MCAPCO
Submission of updated ordinance to NCDAQ for inclusion into SIP.

8. 2012 NOx Emission Sources,
Mecklenburg County

10. Compliance Assistance/Incentives
Annual Workshops
AQ Forum in the Fall
Compliance Workshop in the Spring
Assigned Environmental Specialist responsible for permitting, inspection and enforcement at a facility
ACE (Air Compliance Excellence) AwardsAnnual Meeting
AirWaves Newsletter
UNCC Environmental Assistance Center
Annual Customer Surveys

11. ACE Awards
Air Compliance Excellence Award Program, designed by regulated community through focus groups.
Recognized facilities that complied with all their Air Quality permit requirements from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
The inaugural ACE Awards were issued August 15, 2014
Letter & certificate mailed to facility’s AQ Primary
Copy of letter to Highest Ranking Local Official

12. Near-road Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)Monitoring Site

13. Near-road Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)Monitoring Site

15. Leslie H. Rhodes, Director
Mecklenburg County Air Quality
700 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28097