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Queen Creek Air Quality 

Clean air is essential for healthy life. To help ensure we have clean air, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards that states and municipalities like Queen Creek must meet. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Maricopa County, and Pinal County also regulate air quality in the Town of Queen Creek.

What can you do to keep our air clean?

  • Drive as little as possible. Carpool, plan a bus or light rail ride at ValleyMetro.org where available, or telecommute.
  • When safe, avoid idling your vehicle.
  • Refuel your vehicle after dark.
  • Drive slowly on unpaved roads and avoid driving in dirt.
  • Report ATVs or other off-highway vehicles in washes or future Town park sites to the Town Park Ranger's hotline at 480-358-3770. Report ATVs or other off-highway vehicles on private property or unpaved roads to MCSO at 602-876-1011.

What is the Town doing to keep our air clean?

The Town of Queen Creek has taken an active an ongoing role in the reduction of PM-10 particulate matter (dust).

In addition, Queen Creek has committed to the following:

  • Establish an online form for reporting air quality concerns.
  • Modify right-of-way encroachment and onsite building permits to include a reminder of dust control requirements.
  • Monitor off-road vehicle activity and gather data to determine problem areas and enforcement measures.
  • Clean Town-owned streets with PM-10 certified street sweepers.
  • Stabilize unpaved public parking lots and drive approaches.
  • Stabilize unpaved shoulders in the Town with a dust control suppressant.
  • Continue to require paving of all public roads in the Town’s jurisdiction and to enforce current zoning ordinances and building permit requirements related to dust control.
WHAT COUNTY DO I LIVE IN?
MARICOPA COUNTY RESOURCES
WHAT IS PM-10?
AGRICULTURAL DUST

To report an Air Quality or Dust Control issue, contact the Town of Queen Creek. To request a Hydrant Meter for Construction Dust Control purposes, please contact Customer Service at 480-358-3450 or visit the Contractor Information page.

Have questions? Please reach out to our customer service team at Trash.Recycling@QueenCreekAZ.gov or 480-358-3450.