U.S. EPA proposes PM-10 attainment 
for California's San Joaquin Valley

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (07/18/06) --The U.S. EPA is proposing to find the San Joaquin Valley air basin is attaining federal particulate matter or PM-10 standards. 
The Valley has shown three years of clean air monitoring data for this pollutant.

"We believe this is a significant achievement in the Valley’s ongoing effort to reduce air pollution," said Deborah Jordan, the Air Division director for EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region. "This achievement is one step toward cleaner air for the Valley, but there is still a great deal of work needed to reduce smog and fine particle air pollution." 

EPA's proposal is based on the California Air Resources Board May request to find Valley air quality in attainment of the PM-10 standards based on the three years of clean air monitoring data, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

The proposal and information regarding how to submit comments are available online.