County of Washoe recently issued the following announcement.
The Washoe County Health District is pleased to announce three appointments and reappointments to the Air Pollution Control Hearing Board (APCHB). The District Board of Health (DBOH) unanimously approved appointments of Martin Breitmeyer, Anthony Dimple, PE, and Phil Schweber. The DBOH also approved the re-appointments of Yvonne Downs, Richard W. Harris and Lee Squire.
The APCHB serves an extremely important purpose to maintain clean air in Washoe County. Among its duties are to consider appeals of notice of violations issued by the Health District Air Quality Management Division (AQMD) and petitions for variances authorized by the regulations. After receiving evidence and conducting a hearing, the APCHB forwards its findings and recommendations to the DBOH for a final decision.
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Pursuant to NRS 445B.275, the APCHB membership is required to include one attorney (Mr. Harris), one professional engineer (Mr. Dimple), one licensed general engineering or building contractor (Mr. Paul Kaplan, who is completing his term), and four at-large members. Agendas and applications for future board vacancies can be found at the Health District’s APCHB page (Link).
Interested Washoe County residents may apply to join the APCHB by completing the application available on the APCHB webpage (Link) and submitting it by email to Health-AirQualityContactUs@washoecounty.us or by mail to the following address:
Washoe County Health District
Air Quality Management Division
1001 East 9th Street, Building B171
Reno, NV 89512
The Air Quality Management Division implements clean air solutions that protect the quality of life for the citizens of Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County through community partnerships along with programs and services such as air monitoring, permitting and compliance, planning, and public education.
Visit OurCleanAir.com for additional information on the Air Quality Management Division.
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