Citizens' Guide to Air Quality in Montana
Montana DEQ Main & Satellite Offices
| Topic | Telephone Number |
|---|---|
| Automobile Emissions | (406) 444-0346 |
| Burning Restrictions | (406) 444-0285 |
| Carbon Monoxide | (406) 444-7305 or (406) 444-7916 |
| Clean Air Act | |
| State and Federal Ambient Standards and State Implementation Plan | (406) 444-7305 |
| Permitting and Emission Limits | (406) 444-4114 |
| Complaints, Investigation, and Enforcement | (406) 444-0379 |
| Compliance Assistance, Rules, Permits | (406) 444-4114 |
| Data Management | |
| AIRS - Air Quality Data Management System | (406) 841-5260 |
| AFS - Air Facility Data Management System | (406) 444-5279 |
| Deicers (chemical) | (406) 444-3658 |
| Emergency Response Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team | (406) 324-4777 |
| Emissions, Air | |
| Industrial Sources | (406) 444-0284 |
| Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEM) | (406) 247-4448 |
| Source Inventories, Listings | (406) 444-5279 |
| Source Testing | (406) 444-5280 |
| Field Offices | |
| Billings | (406) 247-4448 |
| Missoula | (406) 523-4907 |
| Forest Fires | |
| Report to Department of Natural Resources and Conservation | (406) 542-4300 |
| Smoke, Air Quality Standards | (406) 444-7305 |
| Health and Environmental Impacts of Air Pollutants | (406) 444-7305 |
| Incinerators - Hazardous/Non-Hazardous Waste | (406) 444-0286 |
| Indoor Air Quality | (406) 444-6543 |
| Lead | (406) 444-3403 |
| Methane/Landfills | (406) 444-0286 |
| Modeling and Analysis - Dispersion Modeling, Emissions Inventories, Meteorological Analysis | (406) 444-5272 |
| Monitoring and Assessment | (406) 444-5320 |
| Nitrogen Oxides | (406) 444-3658 |
| Open Burning | (406) 444-0285 |
| Smoke Management Hotline (Sept. 1 - Nov. 30) | (800) 225-6779 |
| Oxygenated Fuel | (406) 444-3658 |
| Ozone Particulates - Road Dust, Wood Stoves, Tail Pipe Emissions, Industrial |
(406) 444-7305 (406) 444-7916 (406) 444-3403 |
| Permits | (406) 444-4114 |
| Permits - Small Business Air Quality | (406) 444-2960 |
| Pollution Prevention | (406) 841-5280 |
| Regional Haze | (406) 444-7305 |
| Road Dust | (406) 444-3658 |
| Small Business Air Quality Assistance | (406) 444-2960 |
| Small Business Assistance Hotline | (800) 433-8773 |
| Snowmobile Emissions | (406) 841-5252 |
| Standards and Rules | (406) 444-7305 |
| State Implementation Plans | (406) 444-7305 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | (406) 444-7305 (406) 444-3403 |
| Vehicle Emissions | (406) 444-0346 |
| Wood Stoves - Emissions, Regulations, Surveys | (406) 444-0346 |
| Agency | Address/Contact Info |
|---|---|
| Butte/Silver Bow Health Department | 25 W. Front St. Butte, MT 59701 (406) 723-3274 contact: Paul Riley par@in-tch.com |
| Cascade County Health Department | 115 4th St. S. Great Falls, MT 59401 (406) 454-6950 contact: Brian Clifton |
| Flathead County Health Department | 723 5th Ave. E. Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 751-8130 contact: Richard Quist dquist@co.Flathead.mt.us |
| Lewis and Clark City/County Health Department Environmental Division |
316 N. Park P.O. Box 1723 Helena, MT 59624 (406) 447-8351 contact: Frank Preskar preskar@co.lewis-clark.mt.us |
| Lincoln County Health Department | 418 Mineral Ave. Libby, MT 59923 (406) 293-7781, ext. 220 contact: Kendra Lind klind@libby.org |
| Missoula City/County Health Department | 301 W. Alder Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 523-4755 contact: Ben Schmidt bschmidt@co.missoula.mt.us |
| Yellowstone City/County Air Pollution Control | 3306 2nd Ave. N. Billings, MT 59101 (406) 256-6841 contact: Steve Duganz ycapc@imt.net |
| EPA Headquarters United States Environmental Protection Agency |
401 M St. SW Washington, DC 20460 (202) 260-2090 |
| Montana State University Extension Service Pollution Prevention Program |
Bozeman, MT 59717 (406) 994-3451 (888) 678-6872 |
| EPA Regional Office United States Environmental Protection Agency |
Region VIII 999 18th St. Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202-2405 (303) 312-6312 (800) 227-8917 |
| EPA State Office United States Environmental Protection Agency |
Region VIII Montana Office 301 S. Park Drawer 10096 Helena, MT 59626-0096 (406) 441-1123 |
| Agency | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| American Lung Association | (406) 442-6556 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | (800) 684-3322 |
| Montana Audubon | (406) 443-3949 |
| Montana Environmental Information Center | (406) 443-2520 |
| Montana Mining Association | (406) 495-1444 |
| Montana Petroleum Association | (406) 442-7582 |
| Montana Wood Products Association | (406) 443-1566 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | (406) 248-1154 |
| Sierra Club | (415) 977-5653 |
| Western Environmental Trade Association(WETA) | (406) 443-5541 |
| Yellowstone Valley Citizen Council (affiliate of the Northern Plains Resource Council) | (406) 248-1154 |
Internet Sites of Relevant Information
- Government Organizations
- Airlinks
- Alternative Fuels Data Center
- California Air Resources Board (includes buyer's guide to clean cars)
- EPA Office of Environmental Information
- Department of Energy - Clean Air, Soil, and Water
- Montana DEQ
- The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act
- South Coast Air Quality Management District
- State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators, and Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA & ALAPCO)
- Western States and Air Resources Council
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Envirofacts Warehouse
- Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Technology Transfer Network
- Air Quality Planning and Standards
- Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards - AIRNOW (real-time data)
- Air Data Finder
- Office of Air and Radiation
- Small Business Assistance Program
- Small Business Ombudsman
- Environmental Organizations
- Educational Resources
- American Lung Association of Washington
- The Environmental Education Network
- National Consortium for Environmental Education and Training (NCEET Environmental Education Toolbox)
