WHERE DO WE STAND?
Clean air is key to ensure quality of life for all residents of Central Texas. While air quality in Central Texas has shown improvement in the past, our region remains near the current ozone standard. As of 2021, our design value for ozone is 63 parts per billion (ppb). The standard is 70 ppb. In 2021, there were 116 days when air pollution levels in the region were considered “moderate” or worse.
The EPA calculates the Air Quality Index by measuring ground level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide.