State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan 

For the Year 2012 

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Air Quality Division 

Air Assessment Section 

Final 

August 1, 2012
Table of Contents 

1.0 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................4

2.0 ADEQ PROGRAM AND NETWORK DESCRIPTIONS...............................................................6

2.1 NAAQS Compliance Network ..........................................................................................................6 

2.2 State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Maintenance Area Network ...................................................7 

2.3 Source Oriented Network ..................................................................................................................7 

2.4 NCore Network..................................................................................................................................8 

2.5 Meteorological Network....................................................................................................................8 

2.6 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS)................................................................8 

2.7 National Air Toxics Trend Sites (NATTS) .......................................................................................9 

2.8 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN)................................................................................................9 

2.9 Class I Area Network and IMPROVE Program..............................................................................10 

2.10 AIRNow Reporting........................................................................................................................10 

2.11 Urban Haze Network .....................................................................................................................10 

2.12 E-BAM Network of PM2.5 Special Purpose Monitors ..................................................................11 

2.13 Arizona / Mexico Border Network ................................................................................................11 

3.0 MONITORING NETWORK EVALUATION................................................................................12

3.1 Site Closures....................................................................................................................................12 

3.2 New Sites.........................................................................................................................................13 

3.3 Instrument Changes .........................................................................................................................13 

3.4 Summary of Network Changes........................................................................................................15 

4.0 ADEQ MONITORING NETWORKS.............................................................................................17

4.1 PM2.5 Monitoring Network Requirements ......................................................................................17 

4.2 PM10 Monitoring Network Requirements.......................................................................................20 

4.3 O3 Monitoring Network Requirements ...........................................................................................24 

4.4 Pb Monitoring Network Requirements............................................................................................25 

4.5 SO2 Monitoring Network Requirements.........................................................................................26 

4.6 NO2 Monitoring Network Requirements ........................................................................................27 

4.7 CO Monitoring Network Requirements ..........................................................................................28 

4.8 PAMS Monitoring Network Requirements.....................................................................................28 

4.9 NCore Monitoring Network Requirements.....................................................................................30 

4.10 SIP Monitoring Network Requirements........................................................................................31 

4.11 Source Compliance Monitoring Network Requirements...............................................................32 

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4.12 Class I Visibility Network .............................................................................................................34 

4.13 Urban Haze Monitoring Network..................................................................................................35 

4.14 Meteorology Monitoring Network ................................................................................................36 

5.0 MONITORING PLAN QUALITY ASSURANCE.........................................................................38

5.1 The Quality System .........................................................................................................................38 

5.2 Measurement Quality Checks – Precision and Bias Measurements................................................40 

5.3 Calculations and Reporting..............................................................................................................43 

5.4 ADEQ AQD Audit Responsibilities................................................................................................43 

5.5 EPA Audit Responsibilities.............................................................................................................44 

APPENDIX A DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS.....................................................................46 

APPENDIX B NETWORK MAPS.........................................................................................................48 

APPENDIX C CURRENT MONITORS BY PROGRAMS OR NETWORK .......................................60 

APPENDIX D SITE INFORMATION DATA TABLES ......................................................................90 

APPENDIX E 2012 EPA MONITORING SCHEDULE .....................................................................150 

APPENDIX F DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT .................................................................151 

APPENDIX G ADEQ PM2.5 SAMPLE FREQUENCY CLARIFICATIONS AND REQUEST FOR 

SAMPLING FREQUENCY REDUCTIONS...............................................................167 

APPENDIX H PROPOSED CHANGES TO SO2 AND PM10 NETWORKS IN MIAMI AND 

HAYDEN, AZ ..............................................................................................................171 

APPENDIX I CRITERIA POLLUTANT MINIMUM MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.............180 

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1.0 INTRODUCTION 

This document fulfills the obligation, under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 40, Section 

58.10(a), requiring Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to complete and submit to 

the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) an annual network monitoring plan for the 

year 2012. 

This plan informs EPA (Region 9) of the monitoring activities ADEQ has implemented since July 2011, 

as well as activities ADEQ will undertake July 2012, through December 2013. However, some changes 

may occur after the plan is published and approved due to unforeseen events at monitoring sites, funding 

changes, or changes in EPA monitoring requirements. Data from ADEQ's monitors are reported to 

EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) database and to AIRNow. 

In 40 CFR 51, EPA requires states to create, submit, and adopt State Implementation Plans (SIPs) to 

address the various issues and responsibilities involved with creating and implementing air quality 

programs. Subpart J of Part 51 specifies that Part 58 Subpart B contains the requirements for 

establishing air quality surveillance systems to monitor ambient air quality. 

Air quality surveillance systems consist of networks of monitors at carefully-chosen physical locations 

referred to as sites or stations. Some of the networks, sites, and monitors are: 

 State and Local Air Monitoring Stations (SLAMS) 

 National Core multipollutant monitoring stations (NCore) 

 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) 

 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN) 

 National Air Toxics Trends Sites (NATTS) 

 Special Purpose Monitors (SPM) 

 Urban Haze monitoring sites 

 Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) 

 AIRNow information sites 

 Source-oriented monitoring sites operated independently by permittees (Industry) 

 Meteorological sites 

This Annual Monitoring Network Plan identifies the purpose(s) of each monitor and provides evidence 

that both the siting and the operation of each monitor meet the requirements in 40 CFR Part 58 

appendices A, C, D, and E as follows: 

 Appendix A – Quality Assurance Requirements for SLAMS, SPMs, and Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) Air Monitoring 

 Appendix C – Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Methodology 

 Appendix D – Network Design Criteria for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 

 Appendix E – Probe and Monitoring Path Siting Criteria for Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 

Results of the annual network review and planning are used to determine how well the networks are 

achieving their required air monitoring objectives, how well they meet data users’ needs, and how they 

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should be modified (through termination of existing stations, relocation of stations, establishment of 

new stations, monitoring of additional parameters, and/or changes to the sampling schedule) in order to 

continue to meet their objectives and data needs. The annual network review and planning are 

performed for the purpose of improving the networks and ensuring that they provide adequate, 

representative, and useful air quality data. 

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2.0 ADEQ PROGRAM AND NETWORK DESCRIPTIONS 

ADEQ operates ambient air quality equipment for a variety of Federal and State monitoring programs. 

Detailed descriptions of the equipment deployed for each monitoring program are presented in 

Appendix C. The equipment is grouped by monitoring program or network to easily compare instrument 

specifics across the networks. Appendix D lists the information about each of ADEQ's current 

monitoring sites (or those recently closed), including those sites which ADEQ shares with other 

agencies or serves as the local site operator. General information about the monitoring programs that 

ADEQ participates in is described in the following sections. 

2.1 NAAQS Compliance Network 

The largest compliance network in Arizona consists of monitoring sites operated for the purpose of 

demonstrating compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for the “criteria” 

pollutants: carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), 

particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), and lead (Pb). The criteria pollutants are measured using 

instruments that have been certified by the EPA as Federal Reference Methods (FRM) or Federal 

Equivalent Methods (FEM). 40 CFR Part 58 specifies the minimum requirements for determining 

NAAQS compliance including the following network and site criteria: 

 Number and types of monitors required per Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by pollutant 

 Objectives and spatial scales 

 Sampling frequency 

 Collocation 

 Special NCore-related requirements 

 Meteorology 

 Probe location and other restrictions within a site 

 Periodic performance evaluations 

 Quality Assurance 

 Data reporting 

2.1.1 Changes to the NAAQS 

Pb – In November 2008, EPA revised the Pb NAAQS from 1.5 μg/m3

 to 0.15 μg/m3. New requirements 

for the placement of monitors were added: (1) near Pb sources (by January 1, 2010) having annual 

ambient air Pb emissions that are expected to exceed one ton and (2) in non-source urban areas (by 

January 1, 2011) with populations greater than 500,000. In December 2009, EPA proposed revisions to 

these monitoring requirements. In December 2010, the EPA finalized the Pb monitoring requirements 

which required Pb monitoring near sources with Pb emissions greater than 0.5 tons. The rule also 

clarified that monitoring near airports was only required at select locations. Additionally, the final rule 

adjusted the non-source monitoring requirement to be limited to NCore sites that are located within 

CBSAs with populations of 500,000 or greater. NCore Pb monitors and source-oriented Pb monitors 

associated with the new 0.5 to one ton emissions threshold were to be operational one year from the date 

of the final rule. 

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O3 – After several delays, in September 2011, the EPA indicated that they would uphold their original 

2008 decision to set the eight-hour NAAQS at 0.075 ppm. The EPA has also indicated that the 

proposed monitoring rule issued in July 2009, would likely not move forward on several fronts. The 

EPA has unofficially stated that the only part of the proposed rule that may be implemented would be 

the changes in ozone seasons. As a result, unlike previous network plans, ADEQ will not include the 

2009 proposed monitoring rule in their network plan evaluation for 2012. 

SO2 – In June 2010, EPA revised the primary SO2 standard by establishing a new one-hour standard at 

a level of 75 parts per billion (ppb). The new form is the three-year average of the 99th percentile of the

annual distribution of daily maximum one-hour concentrations. It is also revoking the two existing 

primary standards of 140 ppb evaluated over 24 hours and the 30 ppb evaluated over a year. 

Additionally, the EPA required changes to data reporting requirements to include reporting the 

maximum five minute concentration for each hour in addition to the hourly averaged concentrations. 

ADEQ began collecting and processing hourly maximum five minute SO2 concentrations in July and 

August, 2010. New monitoring requirements for placement of monitors were also issued, and monitors 

must be operational by January, 2013. The new monitoring requirements do not result in any SO2

network changes for ADEQ, as population oriented monitors will be covered by Maricopa and Pima 

County agencies and the source oriented monitors have been established for years. 

NO2 – In January 2010, EPA set a new one-hour standard for NO2 of 100 ppb. EPA is retaining the 

annual standard of 53 ppb. The form of the standard is the three-year average of the 98th percentile of the 

annual distribution of daily maximum one-hour average concentrations. New monitoring requirements 

were established including near roadway monitors in urban areas, additional urban monitors in large 

urban areas, and monitors in areas with populations susceptible to NO2 related health effects. The new 

monitoring requirements are not expected to result in any NO2 network changes for ADEQ, as 

population oriented monitors and near roadway monitors will be operated by Maricopa and Pima 

County agencies. 

CO – In August 2011, EPA finalized network design changes that would place CO monitors at a subset 

of near-road NO2 monitoring sites. ADEQ will not be required to and does not anticipate creating any 

near-road NO2 sites. Two sites are anticipated in Maricopa County and one in Pima County. ADEQ’s 

CO monitoring efforts continue to focus on CO trace-level monitoring at the JLG Supersite as part of the 

NCore network. 

2.2 State Implementation Plan (SIP) and Maintenance Area Network 

ADEQ maintains several air monitoring sites for the purpose of tracking compliance in areas that are 

currently not attaining one or more of the NAAQS and in areas where the NAAQS has been met, but ongoing demonstration of compliance is required. Monitoring requirements for these areas are described in 

their associated SIPs. 

2.3 Source Oriented Network 

Historically, ADEQ has required several of the major point sources in the state to conduct ambient 

monitoring for criteria pollutants, primarily PM10 and SO2, in and around the permitted facility. These 

monitors constitute a subset of the compliance monitoring network described above. ADEQ activities 

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with respect to this network have been limited to performance audits and review of ambient data 

summaries submitted by the individual sources. Recently, however, SIP support has required the 

submittal of data by some sources to the AQS, including review of quality assurance documents kept by 

the sources to support their ambient monitoring programs. ADEQ continues to work with the permitted 

facilities to obtain all ambient air quality data that are required to be reported to AQS. In 2012, a 

proposal was submitted to ASARCO and Freeport-McMoRan suggesting changes in the source SO2

monitoring at their facilities at Hayden and Miami, respectively. These suggested changes involved 

ADEQ assuming additional monitoring responsibilities. Additional information is provided in the 

Source Compliance Monitoring Network Requirements section. 

2.4 NCore Network 

EPA describes the nationwide NCore network composed of approximately 70 urban and 20 rural sites as 

a multipollutant network that integrates several advanced measurement systems for particles, pollutant 

gases, and meteorology. Some of the missions of the NCore network are: 

 Tracking long-term trends of criteria and non-criteria pollutants; 

 Support for long-term health assessments that contribute to ongoing reviews of the NAAQS; 

 Support to scientific studies ranging across technological, health, and atmospheric process 

disciplines; and 

 Support to ecosystem assessments recognizing that national air quality networks benefit 

ecosystem assessments and, in turn, benefit from data specifically designed to address ecosystem 

analyses. 

As required under 40 CFR Part 58.13, ADEQ’s NCore site (JLG Supersite) was operational by January 

1, 2011. In addition to the above missions and the NCore monitoring requirements set forth in the CFR, 

ADEQ will use the JLG Supersite to test new technologies that may be adopted in various ADEQ 

monitoring networks. Examples would include advanced communications and serial data collection, 

remote span checks and calibrations, high sensitivity instrumentation, and instruments that monitor 

pollutants that may be added to the current CFR requirements. Additional NCore information is 

available from the EPA website: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/ncore/index.html 

2.5 Meteorological Network 

ADEQ collects meteorological data at sites throughout the state to support the analysis of ambient air 

quality data and to provide support for exceptional event reporting. Meteorological measurements are 

also required for the NCore and PAMS networks. ADEQ currently meets the meteorological monitoring 

requirements for the NCore and PAMS networks. ADEQ intends to add meteorological instrumentation 

to most of ADEQ’s monitoring sites that are not currently equipped. Additions will occur as time and 

funding permits. A priority list has been created to sequence the installations as materials and 

manpower become available. 

2.6 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) 

Section 182(c)(1) of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments requires the Administrator to 

promulgate rules for enhanced monitoring of O3 that includes concurrent monitoring of ozone, oxides of 

nitrogen (NOx), total reactive nitrogen (NOy, speciated volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbonyls, 

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CO, and meteorology to obtain comprehensive and representative O3 data. Immediately following the 

promulgation of those rules, the affected states began to implement a program to improve ambient 

monitoring activities related to the precursors of ozone. Each SIP for the affected areas must contain 

commitments to implement the appropriate ambient monitoring network for such air pollutants. The 

subsequent revisions to 40 CFR 58 (1993) required states to establish PAMS as part of their SIP 

monitoring networks in O3 non-attainment areas classified as serious, severe, or extreme. The principal 

reasons for requiring the collection of additional ambient air pollutant and meteorological data are the 

widespread non-attainment of the O3 NAAQS and the need for a more comprehensive air quality 

database for O3 and its precursors. ADEQ operates three PAMS sites, JLG Supersite (type 2), Queen 

Valley (type 3), and VEI (meteorological) to represent the Phoenix metropolitan area. 

EPA has recently assembled a workgroup to evaluate the current PAMS program and consider the 

possible re-invention of the PAMS program. The scope of the evaluation was extensive and included 

PAMS objectives, network design, methods, and quality assurance. ADEQ participated in the PAMS reinvention process and will continue to follow this activity closely to be aware of possible future 

implications for the ADEQ network. 

2.7 National Air Toxics Trend Sites (NATTS) 

The NATTS network was designed to monitor and record the concentrations of certain air toxics on a 

national scale. Data from EPA’s national monitoring activities are used to estimate national average 

concentrations for these air toxics compounds and to detect trends. Using this information, EPA, states, 

and local agencies can estimate changes in the risks of human exposure. These changes can then be used 

to support changes in environmental policy. As part of the National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) 

process, ambient air quality data are used to assess the national toxics inventory and long-term 

hazardous air pollutant (HAP) trends. ADEQ accepted federal funding and responsibility for this 

program in 2003. The ADEQ JLG Supersite is the designated NATTS site for Phoenix. 

2.8 Chemical Speciation Network (CSN) 

The CSN was established to meet the regulatory requirements for monitoring speciated PM2.5 to 

determine the chemical composition of these particles. The purpose of the CSN is to determine, over a 

period of several years, trends in concentration levels of selected ions, metals, carbon species, and 

organic compounds in the PM2.5 samples collected at select sites throughout the country. The program 

began in 1999 with 54 Speciation Trends Network (STN) sites across the nation located primarily in or 

near larger MSAs. The network has increased to around 200 sites nationwide. Monitoring at JLG 

Supersite includes one STN speciation sampler and two IMPROVE samplers as part of the CSN 

network. The collocated IMPROVE samplers provide precision information for the IMPROVE network 

and are used for comparison of the speciation results from both programs. In 2009, a URG 3000N 

carbon sampler was added and data from that sampler was then used in place of the data from the Met 

One SASS carbon channel. This substitution was made as part of a national program designed to make 

the characteristics of the CSN carbon method match the IMPROVE carbon method more closely. 

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2.9 Class I Area Network and IMPROVE Program 

Visibility monitoring networks track impairment in specified national parks and wilderness areas. These 

parks and wilderness areas are called federally mandatory Class I areas (CIAs) and were designated 

based on an evaluation required by Congress in the 1977 federal CAA Amendments. The evaluation, 

which was performed by the United States Forest Service (USFS) and National Park Service (NPS), 

reviewed the areas of parks and national forests which were designated as wilderness before 1977, were 

more than 6,000 acres, and have visual air quality as an important resource for visitors. Of the 156 Class 

I Areas designated across the nation, 12 are located in Arizona. Nine sites are located in USFS areas and 

three in NPS areas. EPA initiated the nationally-operated IMPROVE monitoring network in 1987 whose 

purpose is to characterize broad regional trends and visibility conditions using monitoring data collected 

in or near Class I Wilderness Areas across the United States. In addition to the eleven Class 1 sites (two 

were combined in the past) ADEQ added six other IMPROVE sites identified as Protocol sites in the 

IMPROVE table in Appendix C. Refer to section 4.12 and the map in Appendix B for additional details 

regarding ADEQ’s Class I Visibility and IMPROVE networks. 

Due to budget constraints, ADEQ shut down the Class I nephelometer network in 2010. Over a decade 

of data were collected at several of these nephelometer sites. In early 2011, a draft summary report was 

written which summarizes the nephelometer data that were collected since 1997. The report provides 

comparisons of calculated visibility impairment between the IMPROVE aerosol monitors and collocated 

nephelometers. Summaries and trends in visibility data are also presented within the report, as well as 

meteorological data summaries in the form of wind roses. This report is meant to serve as a final data 

summary for the Class I Nephelometer network. Information from this report may be utilized in the 

future if further modifications are needed to the Arizona Class I visibility network. 

2.10 AIRNow Reporting 

ADEQ has recently renewed efforts to provide data to the AIRNow system and has been successful in 

transferring some data to AIRNow via their new AQCSV file format. Data currently being submitted to 

AIRNow on a near-real time basis include, ozone, continuous PM10 and PM2.5, and SO2 data. ADEQ 

will continue their efforts in expanding their data submission to AIRNow to support air quality 

forecasting and near-real time data reporting. Appendix C contains an indication of whether data from 

specific monitors and sites are submitting data to AIRNow. 

2.11 Urban Haze Network 

Historically, ADEQ operated an urban haze network in the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. The 

purpose of the networks is to provide policy-makers and the public with information regarding urban 

haze levels, track short-term and long-term urban haze trends, assess source contributions to urban haze, 

and better evaluate the effectiveness of air pollution control strategies on urban haze. Equipment used to 

evaluate urban visibility includes transmissometers, nephelometers, particulate monitors, and digital 

camera systems. A wealth of urban visibility related data and information have been collected for more 

than a decade in both the Phoenix and Tucson area. In 2010, due to budget cuts, this non-mandatory 

program was reduced to operate in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area only. This network includes digital 

cameras, nephelometers, and transmissometer. Additional details regarding ADEQ’s Urban Haze 

Network can be found in section 4.13. 

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2.12 E-BAM Network of PM2.5 Special Purpose Monitors 

The current network of E-BAM continuous particulate special purpose monitors (listed in Table 2.12-1) 

is composed of lightweight, portable monitors typically enclosed in self-contained, environmentally 

sealed containers. They can be battery or solar powered for operation at sites without fixed electrical 

power. E-BAMs continuously sample and report particulate concentrations. Data are sampled every 

second and concentrations recorded every minute. E-BAM monitors have been used by many agencies, 

particularly in the western United Sates, to provide continuous, real-time particulate concentration data 

that are useful for making informed smoke management decisions related to prescribed burns. E-BAM 

instruments are used for special purpose monitoring only. They are not classified as FRMs or FEMs and 

may not be used to demonstrate NAAQS compliance. ADEQ uses these monitors primarily to monitor 

populated areas that could be impacted by prescribed burns and wildfires. Historically, ADEQ’s E-BAM 

monitors have been configured to measure particles ≤ 10 microns in diameter (PM10). To get a better 

understanding of smoke impacts in these smaller communities, ADEQ changed the configuration in 

2011 of these monitors to measure only particles PM2.5. Hourly data from the E-BAM monitors can be 

viewed at: http://www.phoenixvis.net/PPMmain.aspx. 

Table 2.12-1 Location of E-BAM Monitors 

Site Name Address 

Flagstaff Middle School 755 N. Bonito, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 

Prescott College AQD 336 Grove Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301 

Sedona Fire Station AQD 310 Forest Road, Sedona, AZ, 86336 

Show Low 561 E. Deuce of Clubs, Show Low, AZ 85901 

Springerville 323 S. Mountain Ave., Springerville, AZ 85936 

Verde Ranger Station 300 E. Highway 260, Camp Verde, AZ 86322 

2.13 Arizona / Mexico Border Network 

Historically, ADEQ has been involved in ambient air quality monitoring along the Arizona / Mexico 

border. Initially, ADEQ conducted particulate monitoring on both sides of the border. In 2008, due to 

changes in federal regulations regarding documentation needed to cross the border, ADEQ staff were 

not permitted to cross the border into Mexico. As a result, ADEQ’s direct involvement with ambient air 

quality monitoring in Mexico was reduced. In its place, ADEQ relied upon contractors to perform the 

monitoring on the Mexico side of the border. Due to recent budget constraints by both ADEQ and EPA, 

this program could no longer be funded. As a result, the Agua Prieta Fire Station, Sonora Nogales Fire 

Station, and San Luis Rio Colorado monitoring sites were closed in June 2011. Currently, ADEQ is 

working with the EPA Border Program as part of the U.S. – Mexico Border Air Policy Forum and the 

Air Monitoring Working Group. This working group will review the air quality monitoring data and air 

monitoring networks in rural and urban areas along the border and evaluate the adequacy of these 

networks to identify operational and maintenance needs, plan for future capabilities, and develop 

recommendations to resolve any inadequacies. Through this effort, relationships between EPA, ADEQ, 

Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), and Commission for Ecology and 

Sustainable Development (CEDES) are expected to develop, such that data can be shared across the 

border and capacity can be built to meet the needs of each of the air monitoring program objectives. 

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3.0 MONITORING NETWORK EVALUATION 

This section provides a summary of the changes in ADEQ's current monitoring network that have taken 

place since the 2011 Network Plan was issued as well as changes planned for the next 18 months. While 

future changes cannot always be anticipated due to unforeseen circumstances, ADEQ puts forth an 

extensive effort to document plans for future changes throughout the monitoring network. In the 

instances that unforeseen changes occur to the monitoring network, these changes will always be 

documented as having occurred via the network plan. A summary of the changes are listed below. 

Specific details regarding these changes can be found in their respective sections within Section 4. 

3.1 Site Closures 

Prescott College AQD – The site may be closed following the 2012 ozone season. It does not meet siting 

requirements because of the close proximity to tall trees and to a nearby road with a high traffic count. 

These conditions make the Prescott College AQD site unsuitable for continued, long-term placement of 

the O3 monitor. In addition, environmental control issues (the O3 instrument is in a room at the college 

that may not be temperature-controlled in summer months) have impacted the operation of the seasonal 

O3 monitor. A search for a suitable site will continue in 2012. ADEQ plans to run O3 monitors at the 

current Prescott site and at an additional site in Prescott during a portion of the 2012 O3 season so that 

data from the two sites can be compared. A potential site has been identified at a Prescott Parks 

Maintenance building located in the vicinity of Embry Riddle University at 3700 Willow Creek Road in 

Prescott (ZIP 86301). An E-BAM monitor is also located at the Prescott College site. At this time, it is 

not known if this E-BAM monitor will be removed along with the O3 monitor. 

Mexico Sites – Due to budget constraints by both ADEQ and EPA, the Agua Prieta Fire Station, Sonora 

Nogales Fire Station, and San Luis Rio Colorado monitoring sites were closed in June 2011. ADEQ is 

working with the EPA Border Program as part of the U.S. – Mexico Border Air Policy Forum and the 

Air Monitoring Working Group. This working group will review the air quality monitoring data and air 

monitoring networks in rural and urban areas along the border and evaluate the adequacy of these 

networks to identify operational and maintenance needs, plan for future capabilities, and develop 

recommendations to resolve any inadequacies. 

Sedona Post Office – Due to concerns about local emissions affecting the PM2.5 EBAM monitor, a new 

site was established in Sedona and the Sedona Post Office site was discontinued. Several sites were 

evaluated with temporary monitors. A location at a Fire Station was determined to be most 

representative and best suited to house the PM2.5 EBAM monitor. 

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant South – In an effort to consolidate meteorological and PM 

instrumentation near the lime plant at Paul Spur, the previously existing meteorological station was 

discontinued and the meteorological instrumentation was moved to the same location as the PM10

instruments. 

Miami Ridgeline – ADEQ is in the beginning stages of transitioning the Miami, AZ area sites to 

operation by ADEQ staff. As a result, two additional SO2 sites and one additional PM10 site will be 

operated by ADEQ. With the addition of these sites, ADEQ is proposing to discontinue the Miami 

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Ridgeline site. The exact timing of this is not known and this process may take some time due to the 

complex nature of such an action. Additional details may be found in Section 4. 

3.2 New Sites 

Replacement for Prescott College AQD – An O3 monitor will be located at a new site in Prescott. The 

current site does not meet siting requirements because of the close proximity to tall trees and to a nearby 

road with a high traffic count. In addition, environmental control issues have impacted the operation of 

the seasonal O3 monitor. A potential site has been identified at a Prescott Parks Maintenance building 

located in the vicinity of Embry Riddle University at 3700 Willow Creek Road in Prescott (ZIP 86301). 

It is ADEQ’s goal to run O3 monitors at the two sites in Prescott during a portion of the 2012 O3 season 

so that data from the two sites can be compared. 

Sedona Fire Station AQD – Due to concerns about local emissions affecting the PM2.5 EBAM monitor 

that was previously located at a Post Office, a new site was established in Sedona. Several sites were 

evaluated with temporary monitors. A location at a Fire Station was determined to be most 

representative and best suited to house the PM2.5 EBAM monitor. 

Miami, AZ area sites – ADEQ is in the beginning stages of transitioning the Miami, AZ area sites to 

operation by ADEQ staff. As a result, two additional SO2 sites and one additional PM10 site will be 

operated by ADEQ. These new sites include Jones Ranch and Miami Townsite for SO2 and Miami Golf 

Course for PM10. Additional details may be found in Section 4. 

3.3 Instrument Changes 

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant PM10 – The collocated Partisol 2000 instruments were replaced by a 

continuous TEOM instrument at the beginning of 2012. This reduced the filter-based PM10 network to 

six sites which reduced the required number of collocated PM10 sites to one which is currently Payson 

Well Site. 

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant Meteorology – In an effort to consolidate meteorological and PM 

instrumentation near the lime plant at Paul Spur, the previously existing meteorological station was 

discontinued and the meteorological instrumentation was moved to the same location as the PM10

instruments. Additionally, in an attempt to standardize meteorological measurements at ADEQ sites, a 

temperature / relative humidity probe was installed at the new site to accompany the existing 

anemometer. 

JLG Supersite PM10, and PM2.5 TEOMs – The PM2.5 FDMS TEOM and the PM10 TEOM instruments 

will be removed at the end of June 2012. Simultaneous TEOM and BAM monitoring was warranted for 

a period of time to assess the comparability between the two instrument types. 

JLG Supersite Pb – Recent revisions to the Pb monitoring rule required Pb monitoring at NCore sites 

that are located within a combined statistical area (CBSA) with a population greater than 500,000. The 

Phoenix CBSA meets this population requirement, therefore, Pb monitoring is required at ADEQ’s 

NCore site (JLG Supersite). Currently, a PM10 low volume sampler produces Pb results as part of the 

NATTS PM10 Metals program. ERG recently obtained approval of their ICP-MS analysis method for Pb 

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and will report the Pb concentrations as part of the NAAQS requirement. It is important to note that no 

physical changes in instrumentation or analysis method will have been made. 

Miami Golf Course PM10 – ADEQ plans to install a continuous PM10 TEOM at the Miami Golf Course 

site in Miami, AZ. The PM instrumentation at this site has historically been operated by Freeport 

McMoRan. The exact date of installment is not known, but should occur prior to the start of 2013. The 

data generated from this TEOM will be reported to EPA’s AQS database and serve as the official 

NAAQS compliance data for the Miami, AZ planning area. 

Bullhead City PM10 – ADEQ anticipates replacing the Partisol 2000 PM10 instrument with a continuous 

PM10 TEOM. There’s also a possibility that a new site may be needed due to some uncertainties at the 

current Post Office. Logistics are currently being evaluated and a definitive date for replacement has not 

been determined. 

Douglas Red Cross PM10 & PM2.5 – ADEQ anticipates replacing the Partisol PM10 and PM2.5

instruments with continuous PM instruments. ADEQ is still evaluating which continuous PM2.5

monitoring method to use, and the decision may impact the continuous PM10 method selected for the 

Douglas Red Cross site. 

Nogales Post Office Meteorology – In an attempt to standardize meteorological measurements at ADEQ 

sites, a temperature / relative humidity probe was added to the Nogales Post Office site in August, 2011, 

which previously only contained an anemometer for measurements of wind speed and direction. 

Ajo Meteorology – In an attempt to standardize meteorological measurements at ADEQ sites, a 

temperature / relative humidity probe may be added to the Ajo site which currently only contains an 

anemometer for measurements of wind speed and direction.
3.4 Summary of Network Changes 

Table 3.4-1 Instruments Closed in 2011-2012 or to be Closed in 2012-2013

Site Name AQS ID Classification Scale Monitor Objective Parameter(s) Measured Report to AQS Reason fo

JLG Supersite 04-013-9997 SLAMS/NCore Neighborhood Population PM10 , PM2.5 Yes PM2.5 FDMS TE

by NCore BAM

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant 04-003-0011 SLAMS Middle Source PM10 Yes Collocated Parti

replaced by PM

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant South 

NA SLAMS Middle Source Wind No Meteorology mo

Lime Plant SoutLime Plant. 

Sedona Post Office 04-005-1010 SPM Neighborhood Population PM2.5 EBAM No Adverse affect o

Sedona Fire Stat

Prescott College AQD 04-025-8033 SLAMS Neighborhood Population O3 Yes Site does not meBullhead City 04-015-1003 SLAMS Neighborhood Population PM10 Yes Partisol 2000 FR

a continuous ins

Miami Ridgeline 04-007-0009 SLAMS Neighborhood Source SO2 , PM10 Yes Proposing to clo

transition to ADmonitors 

Agua Prieta Fire Station 80-26-1000 SPM Neighborhood Transport PM10 , PM2.5 Yes Funds not availaSan Luis Rio Colorado 80-26-8012 SPM Neighborhood Transport PM10 , PM2.5 Yes Funds not availaSonora Nogales Fire Station 80-26-0005 SPM Neighborhood Transport PM10 , PM2.5 Yes Funds not availa

Table 3.4-2 Instruments Added in 2011-2012 or to be Added in 2012-2013

Site/City Name AQS ID Classification Scale Objective Parameter(s) Measured Report to AQS Reason for 

Prescott MSA NA SLAMS Urban or 

Neighborhood

Population O3 Yes Replacement for 

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant 04-003-0011 SLAMS Middle Source PM10 , Met Yes PM10 TEOM repl

PM10 instrument. instruments from 

Douglas Red Cross 04-003-1005 SLAMS Neighborhood Population PM10 , PM2.5 Yes Continuous PM10 

anticipated to rep2000s. 

Bullhead City 04-015-1003 SLAMS Neighborhood Population PM10 Yes Continuous PM10 

2000 FRM 

Miami Golf Course 04-007-8000 SLAMS Neighborhood Population PM10 Yes Install TEOM as 

McMoRan to AD

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Site/City Name AQS ID Classification Scale Objective Parameter(s) Measured Report to AQS Reason for 

Miami Townsite NA SLAMS Neighborhood Population SO2 Yes Install SO2 analy

Freeport McMoR

Jones Ranch NA SLAMS Middle Source SO2 Yes Install SO2 analy

Freeport McMoR

Sedona Fire Station AQD NA SPM Neighborhood Population PM2.5 EBAM No Site moved to Sed

Sedona Post Offi

Nogales Post Office 04-023-0004 SLAMS Neighborhood Population TEMP/RH No TEMP/RH probe 

Met standards 

Ajo 04-019-0001 SLAMS Neighborhood Source TEMP/RH No TEMP/RH probe 

existing site. 
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4.0 ADEQ MONITORING NETWORKS 

Minimum monitoring requirements for the number of sites in SLAMS networks (including PAMS and 

NCore) are described in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D and are typically based on the population of urban 

areas. As EPA reviews the NAAQS for each of the criteria pollutants, additional monitoring 

requirements for these pollutants may be added. The additional requirements may be based on 

population or a combination of population and some other metric, such as design values, traffic counts, 

or emission inventories. Additional monitoring requirements may also be based solely on the discretion 

of the EPA Regional Administration to adequately assess air quality for sensitive population groups. 

Currently, minimum monitoring requirements are only associated with MSAs, and there are no 

minimum monitoring requirements for Micropolitan Statistical Areas. 

Table 4.0-1 Metropolitan Statistical Areas As of the July 2010 Census 

Metropolitan Statistical Area Area included Population 

Flagstaff Coconino County 134,421 

Lake Havasu City – Kingman Mohave County 200,186 

Phoenix – Mesa – Scottsdale Maricopa & Pinal Counties 4,192,887 

Prescott Yavapai County 211,033 

Tucson Pima County 980,263 

Yuma Yuma County 195,751 

Table 4.0-2 Micropolitan Statistical Areas As of the July 2010 Census 

Micropolitan Statistical Area County Population 

Nogales Santa Cruz 47,420 

Payson Gila 53,597 

Safford Graham 45,657 

Show Low Navajo 107,449 

Sierra Vista-Douglas Cochise 131,346 

4.1 PM2.5 Monitoring Network Requirements 

The number of PM2.5 samplers required in urban areas is based on population (see Table 4.0-1) and 

design values for PM2.5 concentrations (see Table 4.1-2). 

Table 4.1-1 Minimum Number of PM2.5 Monitors Required (40 CFR 58 Appendix D) 

Population (MSA) Most recent 3 yr 

design value ≥ 85% of 

any PM2.5 NAAQS * 

Most recent 3 yr 

design value <85% 

any PM2.5 NAAQS * 

>1,000,000 3 2 

500,000 – 1,000,000 2 1 

50,000 – 500,000 1 0 

* 85% of Annual NAAQS (15 μg/m3) = 12.75 μg/m3; 85% of 24-Hour NAAQS (35 

μg/m3

) = 29.75 μg/m3
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The required sample collection frequency is based on the type of sampler and the design value 

calculated from data collected at each FRM (filter-based) or FEM (continuous) sampler (see Table 4.1-

2). 40 CFR Part 58.12 (d)(1) states the manual PM2.5 sample collection frequency requirement at 

required SLAMS stations as every third day at sites without a collocated continuously operating PM2.5

monitor. For SLAMS PM2.5 sites with manual and continuous PM2.5 monitors, the agency may request 

approval from the EPA Regional Administrator for a reduction to every sixth day and/or seasonal 

sampling schedule. However, in response to EPA’s approval letter for the 2011 Network Plan, ADEQ 

intends to clarify the sampling schedules for PM2.5 FRM monitors. 

Table 4.1-2 PM2.5 Design Values and Sampling Frequencies at ADEQ FRM/FEM Sites 

Site Name 

2009-2011 24-Hour 

Design Value 

(μg/m3) 

2009-2011 Annual 

Design Value 

(μg/m3) 

Current 

Sample 

Frequency 

Required 

Frequency 

Douglas Red Cross 13 7.0 1 in 6 1 in 3 

Flagstaff Middle School 14 5.9 1 in 6 1 in 6 

JLG Supersite 21 8.2 1 in 3 1 in 3 

Nogales Post Office 30 11.1 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Prescott Valley* 10 4.3 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Yuma Supersite* 15 7.5 1 in 6 1 in 6 

* Indicates SPM monitor 

ADEQ currently operates EPA-approved FRM samplers at six PM2.5 monitoring sites. In addition to the 

PM2.5 FRM at JLG Supersite, ADEQ also operates an EPA-approved FEM continuous monitor at this 

site to fulfill NCore requirements. The FRM sampler is considered the primary monitor for PM2.5

NAAQS compliance purposes. Several non-FEM continuous PM2.5 monitors are also in operation 

throughout the state, most of which are associated with the Smoke Management EBAM network. See 

Section 2.12 for additional details on the EBAM network. 

Monitor Type and Sample Schedule Clarification

ADEQ operates two collocated Partisol 2000 PM2.5 FRM instruments and a PM2.5 non-FEM BAM 

continuous instrument at the Nogales Post Office site. This combination of instruments along with 

Regional Administrator approval results in a 1-in-6 day monitoring frequency requirement for the FRM 

instrument(s). ADEQ may replace the non-FEM continuous instrument with an FEM continuous 

instrument in the future, but until then, plans to maintain the same configuration that is currently in 

place at the Nogales Post Office site. ADEQ operates a PM2.5 FRM instrument at Flagstaff Middle 

School on a 1-in-6 sampling schedule. ADEQ may re-evaluate the need for a PM2.5 monitor at Flagstaff 

Middle school due to the long history of low concentrations. at this site. Until then, ADEQ plans to 

continue operating the FRM sampler on a 1-in-6 sampling schedule due to the collocated continuous 

non-FEM monitor that is in place as part of the EBAM network. 

The Prescott Valley and Yuma Supersite PM2.5 monitors are special purpose monitors and as a result, 

can operate on the 1-in-6 day sampling schedule. These monitors had been mistakenly labeled as 

SLAMS monitors in previous network plans. As part of the 2012 network plan, ADEQ’s intent is to 

clarify these monitors as SPMs. The initial designation of these monitors as SPMs occurred in the 2007 
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itors. 

network plan. In the coming years, ADEQ plans to evaluate the data at these sites to determine if future 

monitoring is warranted. PM2.5 concentrations have been low at both sites, particularly at Prescott 

Valley. Considering the above clarifications, as can be seen from Table 4.1-2, the only PM2.5 FRM 

monitor that does not meet the sample frequency requirement is the Douglas Red Cross site. ADEQ 

plans to replace the Douglas Red Cross filter-based instrument with an FEM continuous instrument 

following the availability of additional 103 funds. For additional details of the PM2.5 network and 

associated sample schedules, see Appendix G for a copy of the letter to EPA Region 9 requesting 

approval. 

SLAMS Sites with design values ±10 percent of 35μg/m3

 (31.5 to 38.5μg/m3) and sites where 24-hour 

values exceed the NAAQS for three consecutive years require an every third day frequency. Sites within 

±5% of 35μg/m3 (33.25 to 36.75μg/m3) need to operate on a daily schedule. At a minimum, operating 

frequencies of ADEQ PM2.5 monitors will be evaluated every five years as part of the Five Year 

Network Assessment. More frequent evaluations may occur, which would be addressed in the annual 

monitoring network plan. 

4.1.1 PM2.5 Collocation Requirements 

Table 4.1-3 summarizes ADEQ’s PM2.5 collocation requirements. As can be seen in the table, only one 

collocated site is needed for the ADEQ PM2.5 network. This site is the Nogales Post Office Site, which 

is the highest PM2.5 design value site in the ADEQ PM2.5 network. While ADEQ does operate one 

continuous FEM monitor at the JLG Supersite, this monitor is not the primary monitor and therefore, 

does not require a collocated FRM. However, due to NCore requirements, a PM2.5 FRM is located at 

this site also. The JLG Supersite continuous PM2.5 FEM monitor is labeled as both an NCore monitor as 

well as a QA Collocated monitor for the FRM primary monitor. While the methods are different, value 

is still gained by evaluating data from these collocated mon

Table 4.1-3 PM2.5 FRM/FEM Collocation Details 

Method Code # of Sites # of Primary 

Monitors 

# of Required 

Collocated 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Collocated 

Monitors 

143 (Partisol 2000) 6 6 1 2 1

170 (Met One BAM 1020) 1 0 0 1 2

1

 One site contains collocated monitors of the same method (Nogales Post Office) while one contains collocated 

monitors of differing methods (JLG Supersite) 

2

 Collocation is of differing methods (JLG Supersite) 

4.1.2 Compliance with 40 CFR Part 58.10 (c) 

A process for relocating violating PM2.5 monitors is described in 40 CFR Part 58.10 (c). It requires the 

annual monitoring network plan to document how state and local agencies provide for the review of 

changes to a PM2.5 monitoring network that impact the location of a violating PM2.5 monitor or the 

creation/change to a community monitoring zone, including a description of the proposed use of spatial 

averaging for purposes of making comparisons to the annual PM2.5 NAAQS as set forth in Appendix N 
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to Part 50. The affected agency must document the process for obtaining public comment and include 

any comments received through the public notification process within their submitted plan. 

ADEQ does not intend to establish community monitoring zones as described in the rule or utilize 

spatial averaging for comparison to the PM2.5 NAAQS. A public comment procedure is required prior to 

relocation of a violating monitor and ADEQ will utilize the following procedure: 

1. Evaluation of the potential replacement site will include review and comparison of available 

pollutant data, meteorology, climatology, terrain, and siting characteristics. This information will 

be documented in a brief report. 

2. Make notice of such a change in the annual monitoring network plan. 

3. If the change must be accomplished prior to annual monitoring network plan submittal, ADEQ 

will make appropriate notice via the agency Web page and invite participation from the public 

prior to relocation of the affected site. 

4. Relocation of the monitor. 

4.2 PM10 Monitoring Network Requirements 

The number of PM10 samplers required in urban areas is based on population (see Table 4.2-1) and 

design values for PM10 24-hour concentrations (see Table 4.2-2). Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima Counties 

have delegation authority for their monitoring networks and AQS reporting. ADEQ's PM10 monitoring 

network includes the MSAs in all other Arizona counties, as well as the PM10 non-attainment areas in 

those counties. ADEQ operates a PMcoarse monitor (difference method using BAM instruments) in the 

Phoenix metropolitan area at the JLG Supersite NCore site. PM10 concentrations are available from the 

PM10 BAM instrument to support the multipollutant measurements at that site. 

Table 4.2-1 Minimum Number of PM10 Monitors Required (40 CFR 58 Appendix D) 

Population (MSA) 

High Concentration 

Exceeds 24-Hour 

NAAQS by 20% or 

more (>180μg/m3) 

Medium 

Concentration 

Exceeds 80% of 24-

Hour NAAQS 

(>120μg/m3) 

Low Concentration 

Less than 80% of 

24-Hour NAAQS 

(<120 μg/m3) 

>1,000,000 6-10 4-8 2-4 

500,000 – 1,000,000 4-8 2-4 1-2 

250,000 – 500,000 3-4 1-2 0-1 

100,000 – 250,000 1-2 0-1 0 

The monitoring rule in 40 CFR Part 58.12 (e) states that for PM10 sites, “...the minimum monitoring 

schedule for the site in the area of expected maximum concentration shall be based on the relative level 

of that monitoring site concentration with respect to the 24-hour standard.” In rural areas of Arizona 

where there is only one PM10 monitor to represent the area, such as Ajo, Hayden, and Yuma, sites can 

be considered de facto maximum-concentration sites whose operating frequencies must be determined 

using the Ratio-to-Standard diagram in 40 CFR Part 58.12 (e). Due to the variability in PM10

concentrations from year to year throughout Arizona, the operating frequencies of ADEQ PM10

monitors will be evaluated every five years as part of the Five Year Network Assessment. In response to 

the PM10 sampling frequency comments raised in EPA’s approval letter of ADEQ’s 2011 Network Plan, 
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 both 

PM10 sample frequencies are specifically addressed in this year’s plan. Table 4.2-2 provides the 

maximum 24-hour concentration and the ‘design value to NAAQS ratio’ for each site as was published 

in the 2010 Network Plan, as well as updated information using the most recent data (2009-2011). As 

can be seen in the table, four of the twelve sites experienced a change in the required sampling 

frequency over the two year period. Two sites would have required more frequent sampling while two 

would have required less frequent sampling. Based on the recommended methodology used to assess 

PM10 sample frequencies, the changes in required sampling frequencies that would occur on a year to 

year basis make it impractical to assess and implement sample frequency changes as part of the annual 

monitoring network plan. As a result, ADEQ has confirmed that the Five Year Network Assessment will 

be a better tool to assess sampling frequencies throughout the PM10 network. Additionally, ADEQ’s 

general trend towards continuous PM10 monitoring should alleviate some of these concerns in the 

future. Taking into consideration the recent changes to the PM10 network and planned changes to occur

in the next year, all sites now meet or exceed the sample frequency requirement as determined from

evaluations. 

In recent years, ADEQ has transitioned several PM10 monitors from filter-based methods to continuous 

methods. As stated in ADEQ’s Five Year Network Assessment, this transition to continuous PM10

samplers continues to be a focus for ADEQ. As a continuation of this effort, replacing the filter-based 

PM10 monitors in Bullhead City and Douglas Red Cross is being evaluated and will likely occur within 

the next six to twelve months. In addition to these planned changes, ADEQ is also currently negotiating 

with Freeport McMoRan in the Miami, AZ area to install and operate a continuous PM10 TEOM at the 

Miami Golf Course site. The PM10 monitor at this site has previously been operated by Freeport 

McMoRan. With the operation of a PM10 monitor by ADEQ staff, the data can be more efficiently 

loaded to the ADEQ internal database, and ultimately reported to EPA’s AQS database in a timely 

manner. Due to potential changes in the SO2 network, ADEQ is also proposing that Freeport McMoRan 

discontinue PM10 monitoring at the Miami Ridgeline site as the Miami Golf Course site represents 

maximum concentrations in the Miami area. For additional details on these proposed changes to the 

PM10 network, see Appendix H for a copy of the letter to EPA Region 9 requesting approval. 

Table 4.2-3 shows the most recent design values for all sites within ADEQ’s PM10 network. Due to the 

large number of exceptional events that have occurred over the last several years, two separate design 

value scenarios are provided. Additionally, due to changes from filter-based to continuous monitors at 

several sites, PM10 data from different instrumentation were merged at some sites to calculate the 

expected number of exceedances over the three-year period. 
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Table 4.2-2 PM10 Maximum Values and Sampling Frequencies for ADEQ Monitors 

Required Frequency 

Site Name 

2007-2009 

Max 

(μg/m3) 

Ratio 

2009-2011 

Max 

(μg/m3) 

Ratio 

Current 

Sample 

Frequency 

2010 

Network 

Plan 

2012 

Network 

Plan 

Ajo 153 1.02 213 1.42 Continuous Every Day 1 in 6 

Bullhead City 98 0.65 132 0.88 1 in 6 1 in 6 Every 

Other Day 

Douglas Red Cross 97 0.65 138 0.92 1 in 6 1 in 6 Every Day

Flagstaff Middle 

School 56 0.37 61 0.40 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Hayden Old Jail 225 1.50 225 1.50 Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 

JLG Supersite 521 3.47 331 2.20 Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Nogales Post Office 238 1.58 238 1.58 1 in 6 and 

Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Paul Spur Chemical 

Lime Plant 159 1.06 85 0.56 Continuous Every Day 1 in 6 

Payson Well Site 61 0.41 42 0.28 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Prescott Valley 63 0.42 90 0.60 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Rillito 208 1.39 242 1.61 Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 

Yuma 386 2.57 306 2.04 Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 
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Table 4.2-3 PM10 Design Values (Estimated Exceedances) and Annual Means for ADEQ Sites 

Site Name 

2009-2011 

Estimated Days 

PM10 >150 μg/m3

Including Events 

2009-2011 

Estimated Days 

PM10 >150 μg/m3

Excluding Events 

2011 Annual 

Mean 

Concentration 

μg/m3

Ajo 1 1.4 0 29.0 

Bullhead City 0 0 15.4 

Douglas Red Cross * 0 0 34.5 

Flagstaff Middle School 0 0 15.7 

Hayden Old Jail 1 1.0 0 40.5 

JLG Supersite 2.0 0 34.3 

Nogales Post Office FRM 0 0 39.7 

Nogales Post Office Continuous 4.2 3.5 54.2 

Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant 0 0 23.2 

Payson Well Site 0 0 18.0 

Prescott Valley 0 0 11.4 

Rillito 1 2.0 0 41.9 

Yuma Supersite 2 2.7 0 29.8 1

 Filter-based and continuous records merged to calculate design value 2 Continuous records from Yuma Courthouse and Yuma Supersite merged to calculate design value 

 * Design Value does not meet data completeness criteria

4.2.1 PM10 Collocation Requirements 

Table 4.2-1 summarizes ADEQ’s PM10 collocation requirements. As can be seen in the table, only one 

collocated site is needed for the ADEQ PM10 network. This site is the Payson Well Site. While the 

Payson Well Site annual mean is not within the highest 25% of the PM10 FRM network, the highest site 

(Nogales Post Office) is collocated with a PM10 BAM monitor. The Payson Well Site is the third 

highest of the PM10 FRM network. In addition to the one required collocated site, ADEQ operat

additional sites with collocated PM

es two 

10 instruments, although one of these sites (JLG Supersite) will be 

reduced to one PM10 monitor in the near future. While the methods are different, value is still gained by 

evaluating data from these collocated monitors. 

Table 4.2-4 PM10 FRM/FEM Collocation Details 

Method Code # of Sites # of Primary 

Monitors 

# of Required 

Collocated 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Collocated 

Monitors 

126 (Partisol 2000) 6 6 1 2 1

079 (TEOM) 6 5 0 1 2

122 (BAM) 2 1 0 1 2

1

 One site contains collocated monitors of the same method (Payson Well Site) while one contains collocated 

monitors of differing methods (Nogales Post Office) 

2

 Collocation is of differing methods (Nogales Post Office FRM & BAM; JLG Supersite BAM & TEOM) 
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4.3 O3 Monitoring Network Requirements 

The minimum monitoring requirements for O3 are shown below in Table 4.3-1. In September 2011, the 

EPA indicated that they would uphold their original 2008 decision to set the eight-hour NAAQS at 

0.075 ppm. The EPA has also indicated that the proposed monitoring rule issued in July 2009, would 

likely not move forward on several fronts. Unlike previous network plans, ADEQ will not include the 

2009 proposed monitoring rule in their network plan evaluation for 2012. As a result, ADEQ is no 

longer considering installing an ozone monitor within the Lake Havasu / Kingman MSA. If future 

monitoring rules require such a monitor, ADEQ will re-evaluate the ozone network. 

Table 4.3-1 Minimum Number of O3 Monitors Required (40 CFR 58 Appendix D)

Population (MSA) 

Most recent 3 year 8-

hour Design Value ≥

85% of NAAQS (0.075 

ppm) or no Design 

Value available 

Most recent 3 year 8-

hour Design Value <85% 

NAAQS (0.075 ppm) 

>10 Million 4 2 

4-10 Million 3 1 

350,000 - 4 Million 2 1 

50,000 – 350,000 1 0 

ADEQ operates a network of seven O3 monitors throughout Arizona (see Table 4.3-2). Authority to 

operate O3 monitors has been delegated to Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties. ADEQ will be relocating 

the Prescott College AQD monitor following the 2012 O3 season due to siting requirements. Prior to the 

2011 O3 season, ADEQ upgraded their O3 monitoring network by replacing the Thermo 43C analyzers 

with newer API Teledyne analyzers. 

Table 4.3-2 O3 Design Values at ADEQ Sites

Site 

Current Operating 

Schedule 

2009-2011 

Design Value 

(ppm) 

Alamo Lake March - October 0.070 

Flagstaff Middle School March - October 0.067 

JLG Supersite January - December 0.075 

Prescott College AQD March - October 0.066 

Queen Valley March - October 0.073 

Tonto National Monument March - October 0.072 

Yuma Supersite March - October 0.073 

4.3.1 O3 Season 

In accordance with 40 CFR Part 58, Appendix D, Paragraph 4.1(i), ADEQ was granted a modification to 

the January through December O3 season defined in the regulation. Prior to the 2008 revision to the O3
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NAAQS, the 1998 EPA guidance document entitled, “Guideline for Selecting and Modifying the Ozone 

Monitoring Season Based on an Eight-Hour Ozone Standard” supported a shorter O3 season for Arizona 

(April through October) based upon data collected from 1990-1995. During the Spring of 2011, this 

analysis was updated to include the 2008 O3 NAAQS, as well as more recent data. To get the best 

representation of the entire state, data from all O3 sites in Arizona were used in the analysis. For the 

period 2006-2010, the average number of days above 85 percent of the 2008 NAAQS of 0.075 ppm 

continues to support the operation of seasonal monitors (see Figure 4.3-1). However, the data indicate 

that the O3 season should be extended one month to include the month of March. In 2012 ADEQ 

extended the O3 season by starting to monitor in March instead of April. ADEQ may do additional 

monitoring in the off season of November – February for its own purposes; however, those data will not 

be reported to the AQS database. As shown in Table 4.3-2, the current ADEQ seasonal sites are Alamo 

Lake, Flagstaff Middle School, Prescott College AQD, Queen Valley, Tonto National Monument, and 

Yuma Supersite. The JLG Supersite will continue to operate on a January to December schedule. 

Figure 4.3-1 Average Number of Days exceeding 85% of the 2008 O3 NAAQS 

2006-2010 Average Number of Days > 85% Ozone Standard

 In All Arizona Ozone Sites Combined

0

5

10

15

20

25

Total Ozone Exceedances

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

4.4 Pb Monitoring Network Requirements 

In November 2008, EPA revised the Pb NAAQS from 1.5 μg/m3

 to 0.15 μg/m3. New requirements for 

the placement of monitors were added: (1) near Pb sources (by January 1, 2010) having annual ambient 

air Pb emissions that are expected to exceed one ton and (2) in non-source urban areas (by January 1, 

2011) with populations greater than 500,000. In December 2009, EPA proposed revisions to these 

monitoring requirements. In December, 2010, the EPA finalized the Pb monitoring requirements which 

required Pb monitoring near sources with Pb emissions greater than 0.5 tons. Monitors near these 0.5 to 

1 ton sources are to be operational one year from the date of the final rule. Additionally, the final rule 

adjusted the non-source monitoring requirement to be limited to NCore sites with CBSA populations 

greater than 500,000. ADEQ has installed source-oriented Pb monitors at the Globe Highway site as 

well as the Miami Golf Course site, effective January, 2011. For the NCore-Pb requirement, ADEQ will 

use the same PM10 metals speciation sample that is used for the NATTS program for the analysis of Pb 

in PM10. Eastern Research Group (ERG) currently analyzes these samples and has recently received 

EPA approval for the ICP-MS analysis method for lead. No changes in the actual monitoring or analysis 

method will occur for Pb data collected at JLG Supersite; however, a new parameter code and method 

code may be associated with the data in AQS due to the newly approved analysis method. The Pb 
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monitoring final rule also clarified that Pb monitoring will not be required in the Prescott area, despite 

Ernest A. Love Field Airport exceeding the 0.5 ton Pb emissions threshold. 

Table 4.4-1 Pb Design Values at ADEQ Sites

Site Name 2009-2011 Design 

Value (μg/m3) 

Globe Highway 1 0.27 

Miami Golf Course 2 0.06 

JLG Supersite * --- 

 * PM10 Metals (low-Vol., filter-based) analysis method approved 2012 

 1

 Design Value based on one year of data, but is valid due to NAAQS violation 

 2

 Design Value invalid due to incomplete data (only one year collected) 

4.4.1 Pb Collocation Requirements 

Table 4.4-2 summarizes ADEQ’s Pb collocation requirements. As can be seen in the table, only one 

collocated site is needed for the ADEQ Pb network. This site is the Globe Highway site in Hayden, AZ. 

As can be seen in table 4.4-1, this site contains the highest design value in the Pb network. Collocation 

for NCore-Pb sites are determined by the EPA, and the JLG Supersite has not been selected as a 

collocated site. 

Table 4.4-2 Pb FRM/FEM Collocation Details 

Method Code # of Sites # of Primary 

Monitors 

# of Required 

Collocated 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Collocated 

Monitors 

191 (Pb-TSP ICPMS) 2 2 1 1 

202 (Pb-PM10 ICPMS) 1 1 0 0 

4.5 SO2 Monitoring Network Requirements 

ADEQ operates a network of three SO2 monitors throughout Arizona. Authority to operate SO2 

monitors has also been delegated to Maricopa and Pima counties. ASARCO LLC and FreeportMcMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. also operate SO2 monitoring networks in Gila County for compliance 

purposes to support SIP requirements. ADEQ is currently negotiating with both companies to make 

changes in which ADEQ may assume some of the SO2 monitoring responsibilities. 

Table 4.5-1 SO2 Design Values at ADEQ Sites

Site Name 2009-2011 1-Hour 

Design Value (ppb) 

Miami Ridgeline 111 

Hayden Old Jail 259 

JLG Supersite * 7 

 * Based on incomplete data (2011) 
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The SO2 monitoring requirements set forth in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D is based on a Population 

Weighted Emissions Index (PWEI) that is calculated for each CBSA. CBSAs with PWEIs greater than 

5,000 require at least one SO2 monitor. CBSAs with PWEIs greater than 100,000 require a minimum of 

two SO2 monitors. The Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas are the only areas within the state of 

Arizona that require ambient monitoring of SO2. The current SO2 monitors in place that are operated by 

Maricopa and Pima counties meet or exceed the current monitoring requirements set forth in 40 CFR 

Part 58 Appendix D. In an effort to more efficiently report SO2 and PM10 data to EPA’s AQS database, 

ADEQ has begun negotiations with Freeport McMoRan to discuss changes in operator status. ADEQ 

may assume monitoring responsibilities or collocate monitors at Freeport McMoRan sites in the Miami, 

AZ area. ADEQ is proposing to collocate SO2 monitors at Freeport McMoRan’s Jones Ranch and 

Miami Townsite sites. Data from these monitors would be routinely reported to EPA’s AQS database. In 

doing so, ADEQ is proposing to discontinue the Miami Ridgeline site as the Jones Ranch and Miami 

Townsite sites would provide sufficient coverage for SO2 concentrations in the Miami area with the 

Jones Ranch site representing maximum concentrations and the Miami Townsite site representing 

general population exposure. For additional details on these changes, see Appendix H for a copy of the 

letter to EPA Region 9 requesting approval. ADEQ has also contacted ASARCO LLC to discuss similar 

changes. Until a more permanent plan is established, ADEQ will continue to operate at least one SO2

monitor in the Hayden and Miami areas to support the local facility networks. Additionally, ADEQ will 

continue to work with these facilities to obtain quality assured data and will perform annual 

performance evaluations for these facilities’ SO2 monitors. ADEQ also operates a trace-level SO2

monitor at its NCore site (JLG Supersite), as required in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D. 

4.6 NO2 Monitoring Network Requirements 

ADEQ operates one NO2 monitor throughout the state of Arizona. This NO2 monitor is located at the 

JLG Supersite and is operated to fulfill a PAMS requirement. Authority to operate NO2 monitors has 

also been delegated to Maricopa and Pima counties. 

The NO2 monitoring requirements set forth in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D are based on a combination 

of CBSA population and Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts. The first requirement to be 

considered is the CBSA population. CBSAs with populations greater than 500,000 are required to 

operate one near roadway monitor, while CBSAs with populations greater than 2.5 million are required 

to operate two near roadway monitors. Additionally, CBSAs with populations greater than 500,000 

which also contain roadway segments with 250,000 or greater AADT also require two near roadway 

monitors. As can be seen in table 4.0-1, two CBSAs (Phoenix and Tucson Metro areas) within the state 

of Arizona contain populations greater than 500,000 and therefore require at least one NO2 near 

roadway monitor. The Phoenix CBSA also exceeds the 2.5 million population requirement, therefore 

two near roadway monitors are needed in the Phoenix CBSA. The required near roadway monitors in 

Tucson and Phoenix will be operated by the local monitoring agencies in their respected areas. Recent 

guidance from EPA has indicated a phased approach for NO2 near roadway monitor installments. The 

phased approach would push back the deadlines for monitor installments to January, 2014 for Maricopa 

County and January, 2017 for Pima County. As a result, Pima County has relaxed their planning efforts 

given the longer time frame. As part of the five-year network assessment submitted in 2011, ADEQ has 

reviewed population and AADT data and has determined that no other areas in the state require near 

roadway NO2 monitors. 
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In addition to the near roadway monitoring requirements set forth in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D, there 

is also a requirement for area-wide NO2 monitoring. CBSAs with populations of one million or more 

require one NO2 monitor to measure NO2 concentrations that represent neighborhood or larger spatial 

scales. The Phoenix metropolitan area is the only area within the state of Arizona that require ambient 

monitoring of NO2. The current NO2 monitors in place that are operated by Maricopa and Pima counties 

meet or exceed the current monitoring requirements set forth in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D. ADEQ 

will continue to monitor NO2 at JLG Supersite as part of the NOx measurements which are required for 

the PAMS program. 

Table 4.6-1 NO2 Design Values at ADEQ Sites

Site Name 

2009-2011 

1-Hour Design Value 

(ppb) 

JLG Supersite * 54 

 * Design Value does not meet data completeness criteria

4.7 CO Monitoring Network Requirements 

ADEQ operates one CO (carbon monoxide) monitor throughout Arizona. This CO monitor utilizes an 

instrument with sufficient sensitivity to monitor trace levels. It is located at the JLG Supersite to fulfill 

NCore and PAMS monitoring requirements. Authority to operate CO monitors has also been delegated 

to Maricopa and Pima counties. The Phoenix population exceeds the one million population requirement 

set forth in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D, therefore one CO monitor is required to be collocated with a 

near-road NO2 monitor. The required near roadway monitor in Phoenix will be operated by Maricopa 

County. The most recent Census data show the Tucson MSA slipped slightly below one million so no 

near-road CO monitoring is required. The one CO monitor that is currently operated by ADEQ meets or 

exceeds the minimum monitoring requirements for the NCore and PAMS, network design criteria set 

forth in 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix D. Due to the low range for which the JLG CO analyzer operates, 

ADEQ urges some caution when interpreting data for the purpose of NAAQS compliance. While under 

most circumstances the data can be used to determine compliance with the CO NAAQS due to the low 

nature of the ambient concentrations, the operating range (0-5 ppm) is below that of the CO NAAQS (9 

ppm), therefore under certain rare circumstances (i.e. concentrations > 5 ppm), determining compliance 

with the CO NAAQS may not be possible. 

Table 4.7-1 CO Design Values at ADEQ Sites

Site Name 

2011 

CO 1-Hour 

Design Value (ppm) 

2011 

CO 8-Hour 

Design Value (ppm) 

JLG Supersite * 2.7 2.1 

 * Design Value does not meet data completeness criteria

4.8 PAMS Monitoring Network Requirements 

Network design and monitoring requirements for PAMS stations are provided in 40 CFR 58 Appendix 

D for areas classified as serious, severe, or extreme nonattainment for O3. Two sites are required for 
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each area, providing all chemical measurements are made. Measurements include speciated VOCs, 

carbonyls, NOx, trace level nitrogen oxides (NOy), CO, O3, surface meteorology, and upper air 

meteorology. In 2008, EPA shortened the PAMS monitoring season to June through August. 

ADEQ's PAMS network consists of two ambient air monitoring sites in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale 

MSA and a meteorological site for the collection of upper air meteorological data and solar radiation 

data. 

JLG Supersite – Type 2 PAMS Site

The JLG Supersite was designated a PAMS site in 1999. Since the required manual method of eight 

three-hour canisters running daily is impractical due to increased expenses for staff, shipping, and 

analysis, ADEQ returned in 2008 to the 2006 monitoring schedule of a 24-hour canister sample every 

sixth day at the JLG Supersite during PAMS season for VOCs. This will be reviewed when the final 

results of the PAMS re-engineering program are available which is anticipated to include 

recommendations for changes to monitoring and new types of instruments. ADEQ also operates 

carbonyl, O3, CO, NOx, and surface meteorological monitoring equipment at JLG Supersite (see Table 

4.8-1). Carbonyl monitoring at JLG Supersite is not currently required for PAMS but because carbonyls 

are considered important for PAMS, there are no current plans to discontinue carbonyl monitoring at 

JLG Supersite. 

Table 4.8-1 JLG Supersite PAMS Instrumentation 

Parameter Period of 

Operation Collection Method Frequency and Duration 

VOC * June – August Canister Sampler Every 6th day, 24 Hr 

Carbonyl * June – August Multi-port Carbonyl 

Sampler 

Every 6th day, 3 - 3hr samples 

(0500-0800, 0800-1100, 1100-

1400) 

CO Jan – Dec Trace CO Hourly average 

O3 Jan – Dec O3 Analyzer Hourly average 

NOx Jan – Dec NOx Analyzer Hourly average 

Meteorology Jan – Dec  wind speed/direction 

 temperature 

 relative humidity 

Hourly average 

* 24-hour VOC and Carbonyl measurements are also collected year-round as part of the NATTS program 

Queen Valley – Type 3 PAMS Site

Queen Valley was designated a PAMS site in 2001. The site is located near the southeastern edge of the 

photochemical modeling grid domain and is considered to be downwind of the source of maximum 

precursor emissions in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Pollutants collected at the site include speciated 

PAMS VOCs, O3, total reactive NOx, and surface meteorology measurements. ADEQ’s Five-Year 

Network Assessment identified the Queen Valley site as not meeting PAMS monitoring requirements 

due to the lack of meteorological measurements. Meteorological instrumentation was added during the 

second quarter of 2011. Carbonyl samples are not required at Type 3 sites. Table 4.8-2 lists the 

instrumentation and monitoring schedule at the Queen Valley site. 
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Table 4.8-2 Queen Valley PAMS Instrumentation 

Parameter Period of 

Operation Collection Method Frequency and Duration 

VOC June – August Multi-port sampler Every 6th day, 24Hr, and 3 – 3hr 

samples (0500-0800, 1300-1600, 

1600-1900) 

O3 March – October O3 Analyzer Hourly average 

NOy June – August NOy Analyzer Hourly average 

Meteorology Jan – Dec  wind speed/direction 

 temperature 

 relative humidity 

Hourly average 

Vehicle Emissions Laboratory – Upper Air Meteorology Site

This site is intended to be a meteorological ‘supersite’ and includes a pyranometer to measure total solar 

radiation, UV solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, differential temperature (2 meters and 10 

meters), and relative humidity. Barometric pressure and precipitation measurements are collected by the 

National Weather Service (NWS) site at nearby Sky Harbor Airport. A Radio Acoustic Sounding 

System (RAAS) and a wind profiler have also been collecting continuous upper air meteorological data 

for determination of mixing heights since 1998. The PAMS re-engineering workgroup has noted the 

high maintenance cost and lack of use of the RASS and wind profiler data and unofficially 

recommended against its continued use – particularly if usable data is available from other sources. As a 

result, ADEQ is considering discontinuing its use. EPA is currently exploring the possibility of using 

mixing height data from some of the 1,000 ceilometers recently placed in use by NOAA. 

Table 4.8-3 Vehicle Emissions Laboratory PAMS Instrumentation 

Parameter Period of Operation Method Duration 

Meteorology Jan – Dec  Radio Acoustic Sounding System (RASS) 

 pyranometer (total solar radiation) 

 ultra-violet (UV solar) 

 wind speed/direction 

 temperature 

 relative humidity 

Hourly average 

4.9 NCore Monitoring Network Requirements 

EPA has identified JLG Supersite as the required NCore site for the Phoenix metropolitan area. JLG 

Supersite has a long history of multipollutant monitoring since its establishment in 1993. Currently, 

several monitoring programs are supported at this site, (SLAMS, PAMS, NATTS, and CSN) as well as 

meteorology. The required NCore parameters are listed in Table 4.9-1. All required NCore monitors 

were operational by January 1, 2011. EPA approved ADEQ's NCore monitoring plan submitted in 2009, 

but did not grant the waiver request to substitute NOx monitoring for NOy. The NCore-Pb requirement 

is being met by using the current PM metals speciation sampler (PM Low-Vol Partisol 2000) and 

associated samples. ADEQ recently received notice that the ERG analysis method for PM metals 

10 10

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speciation has been approved as a Federal Equivalent Method (FEM) for the analysis of Pb. While there 

will be no physical changes to the instrumentation or analysis method for Pb at the NCore site, the 

parameter code and method code associated with Pb-PM10 data in AQS may change as is appropriate. 

Table 4.9-1 JLG Supersite NCore Instrumentation 

Required Measurement Frequency/Duration Status 

PM2.5 FRM mass 24 hour average every 

3rd day 

Thermo Partisol is current instrument; PM2.5

samples collected since 1999 

PM2.5 speciation - organic 

and elemental carbon, major 

ions, and trace metals 

24 hour average; 

every 3rd day 

MetOne SuperSASS with URG module is current 

instrument; STN samples collected since 1999 

Continuous PMcoarse mass Hourly MetOne BAM 1020 FEM pair 

Continuous PM2.5 mass Hourly MetOne BAM 1020 FEM pair 

O3 Hourly API Teledyne 400E 

CO Hourly Ecotech EC 9830 

SO2 Hourly Ecotech EC 9850 

NO/NOy Hourly Ecotech EC 9843 

Surface meteorology Hourly RM Young anemometer, Rotronics 

temperature/relative humidity probe currently in 

operation 

Pb 24 hour average; 

every 6th day 

Currently Pb measurements are from the NATTS 

PM10 metals sampler. EPA recently approved 

ERG’s ICP-MS analysis method as an FEM. 

4.10 SIP Monitoring Network Requirements 

ADEQ is responsible for preparation and submittal of SIPs to EPA for the non-attainment and 

maintenance areas in Arizona. ADEQ is also responsible for conducting ambient air monitoring for 

these areas with the exception of the delegated agreements with Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties and 

tribal lands. Permitted sources are also responsible for monitoring air quality, if it is included in their air 

quality permit. Some monitoring sites are specifically named in some SIPs; other monitoring sites are 

not specifically named, but are representative of the air quality in that SIP area. Table 4.10-1 lists the 

ADEQ and source operated monitors used to determine SIP compliance. 

Table 4.10-1 SIP Network Monitoring Requirements 

Note: Sites in italics are specifically required in SIP; others meet the general SIP requirement that representative 

monitoring be conducted (no specific monitoring sites named in SIP). 

Area and County Pollutant Classification ADEQ SIP Sites 

Phoenix, Maricopa CO Maintenance/Attainment JLG Supersite 

Phoenix, Maricopa O3 1-hr Maintenance/Attainment JLG Supersite, Tonto National Monument 

Phoenix-Apache Junction, 

Maricopa and Pinal 

O3 8-hr “Basic” Nonattainment Alamo Lake, JLG Supersite, Queen Valley, Tonto 

National Monument

Ajo, Pima PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Ajo 

Bullhead City, Mohave PM10 Maintenance/Attainment Bullhead City (Post Office) 
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Area and County Pollutant Classification ADEQ SIP Sites 

Douglas-Paul Spur, Cochise PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Douglas Red Cross ,Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant 

Hayden, Gila and Pinal PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Hayden Old Jail 

Miami, Gila PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Freeport McMoRan sites: Golf Course & Miami 

Ridgeline 

Nogales, Santa Cruz PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Nogales Post Office

Payson, Gila PM10 Maintenance/Attainment Payson Well Site 

Phoenix, Maricopa, and Pinal 

(Apache Junction portion) 

Phoenix (Salt River Area) 

PM10 Serious Nonattainment JLG Supersite

Rillito, Pima PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Rillito 

Yuma, Yuma PM10 Moderate Nonattainment Yuma Supersite 

Nogales, Santa Cruz PM2.5 Nonattainment Nogales Post Office 

Ajo, Pima SO2 Maintenance/Attainment No network or commitment 

Douglas, Cochise SO2 Maintenance/Attainment No network or commitment 

Hayden, Gila and Pinal SO2 Nonattainment – Primary ADEQ (SO2, MET): Hayden Old Jail 

ASARCO (5 SO2, 3 MET [no met at Jail or Garfield]): 

Globe Hwy, Garfield Ave., Montgomery Ranch, 

Hayden Old Jail, Hayden Junction 

Miami, Gila SO2 Maintenance/Attainment ADEQ: Miami Ridgeline 

Freeport McMoRan (SO2, MET) Jones Ranch, Miami 

Townsite 

Morenci, Greenlee SO2 Maintenance/Attainment No network or commitment 

San Manuel, Pima and Pinal SO2 Maintenance/Attainment No network or commitment 

Regional Haze, 12 Class I 

areas 

Visibility 

Impairing 

pollutants 

(VOC, 

NOx, 

SO2, 

PM10, 

PM2.5, 

PM2.5 

species) 

Statewide – IMPROVE 

monitors 

ADEQ Protocol sites: Douglas Red Cross, Organ Pipe 

Natl Monument, JLG Supersite, Queen Valley, 

Saguaro West Natl Monument, Meadview 

NPS / USFS sites: Chiricahua Entrance Station, Greer 

Water Treatment Plant, Grand Canyon - Indian 

Gardens, Grand Canyon - Hance Camp, Ike’s 

Backbone, Meadview, Petrified Forest National Park, 

Pleasant Valley Ranger Station, Saguaro National 

Park-East, Sycamore Canyon, Tonto National 

Monument 

4.11 Source Compliance Monitoring Network Requirements 

Historically, ADEQ has required several of the major point sources in the state to conduct ambient 

monitoring for selected pollutants in and around specific facilities. Some requirements are for 

prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) monitoring prior to operation of the facility. Other 

monitoring requirements are for the duration of the permit. ADEQ activities have been limited to regular 

performance audits of some equipment at these sites and review of ambient data submitted according to 

permit requirements. Recently, ADEQ has begun to submit a portion of these data to the EPA AQS 

database to support SIP compliance. Sources are required to review their data and submit quality 

assurance documents to ADEQ with the data. Table 4.11-1 lists the monitors operated by ADEQ 

permitted sources. ADEQ staff are currently working with ASARCO and Freeport McMoRan staff to 
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acquire and report SO2 data from Miami and Hayden to the EPA AQS database. In an effort to more 

efficiently report SO2 and PM10 data from these areas to EPA’s AQS database, ADEQ has begun 

negotiations with Freeport McMoRan to discuss changes in operator status. ADEQ may assume 

monitoring responsibilities or collocate monitors at existing Freeport McMoRan sites in the Miami, AZ 

area. ADEQ has also contacted ASARCO LLC to discuss similar changes. ADEQ will continue to 

perform annual performance evaluations for these facilities’ SO2 monitors. Except for potential changes 

to the Miami and Hayden area networks, the only other change in the source compliance monitoring 

network includes the discontinuation of PM10 monitors in Rillito. ADEQ has operated a continuous 

PM10 TEOM in Rillito for several years now, therefore, PM10 monitoring conducted by the source was 

determined to be redundant and unnecessary.

Table 4.11-1 Source Compliance Monitoring Network 

Site Name City Pollutant(s) AQS Submittal 

Globe Highway Winkelman SO2 No 

ASARCO – Hayden – Garfield 

Ave. Hayden 

SO2

No 

ASARCO – Montgomery Ranch Hayden SO2 No 

ASARCO – Hayden Junction Hayden Junction SO2 No 

Hayden Old Jail Hayden SO2 No 1

Chemical Lime Plant Nelson Meteorology No 

Drake Cement Sycamore Canyon 

PM10, PM2.5

mass and 

ammonium 

speciation, 

Meteorology No 

Miami Ridgeline Miami 

PM10 mass and 

metals 

speciation Yes (PM10 mass only) 

Miami Golf Course Miami 

PM10 mass and 

metals 

speciation, 

collocated Yes (PM10 mass only) 

FMMI – Miami – Jones Ranch Miami SO2 No 2

FMMI – Miami – Townsite Miami SO2 No 2

PCC – Clarkdale NW Clarkdale 

PM10 mass and 

metals 

speciation, 

Meteorology No 

PCC – Clarkdale SE Clarkdale 

PM10 mass and 

metals 

speciation, 

Meteorology No 

Carlota Mine – Sanctuary Globe 

PM10, H2SO4, 

Meteorology No 
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Site Name City Pollutant(s) AQS Submittal 

TEP – Springerville – Coyote Hills Springerville 

NO2, PM10, 

SO2, 

Meteorology No 

TEP – Springerville – Coal Yard Springerville PM10 No 1

 ADEQ also operates an SO2 monitor at the Hayden Old Jail site. The ADEQ data are submitted to AQS while 

the facility data are not. 

2

 ADEQ has not yet been able to report these data to the AQS database. 

4.12 Class I Visibility Network 

Visibility monitoring networks track impairment in specified national parks and wilderness areas. These 

parks and wilderness areas are called Class I Areas and were designated based on an evaluation required 

by Congress in the 1977 federal CAA Amendments. The evaluation which was performed by the USFS 

and NPS reviewed the wilderness areas of parks and national forests which were designated as 

wilderness before 1977, were more than 6,000 acres in size, and have visual air quality as an important 

resource for visitors. Of the 156 Class I Areas designated across the nation, 12 are located in Arizona. 

For the Class I Area designations, EPA initiated a nationally-operated monitoring network in 1987 

called the Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) program. The 

purpose of the network is to characterize broad regional trends and visibility conditions using 

monitoring data collected in or near Class I Areas across the United States. Originally, the national 

IMPROVE network was made up of approximately 30 sites at Class I areas. During 1999-2000 the 

number of sites increased to approximately 110. ADEQ, Pima County, and federal land managers at 

Arizona's Class I areas cooperatively operate the visibility monitoring network in Arizona. The current 

network is described in Table 4.12-1. In addition to the Class I IMPROVE monitors listed in Table 4.12-

1, ADEQ also operates one IMPROVE monitor at the Douglas Red Cross site, and collocated monitors 

at the JLG Supersite. The JLG Supersite serves as an urban IMPROVE monitor and has been used to 

provide comparative analysis with data from the CSN network. The Douglas Red Cross site may serve 

multiple objectives and its data will be evaluated in the upcoming year to determine if it continues to 

meet its designated purpose(s) or if it could be better utilized at another location. See the IMPROVE 

map in Appendix B for a spatial representation of the IMPROVE monitoring network and Class I areas 

within the state of Arizona. 

ADEQ's 1996 monitoring plan for the Arizona Class I areas proposed adding optical (nephelometer) and 

wind-speed and direction meteorological monitoring equipment to existing IMPROVE sites to 

supplement data collected by the IMPROVE aerosol monitors. Those continuous measurements were 

intended to supplement the IMPROVE measurements and better characterize the air quality in these 

areas. Part of the motivation for installing integrating nephelometers at IMPROVE sites was a desire to 

use short term (five minutes) visibility estimates to model the visual experience of a visitor to a Class I 

area. A second motivation for installing nephelometers at IMPROVE sites was to provide input to 

mathematical algorithms that create values that can be compared with the IMPROVE measurements to 

test the performance of the IMPROVE algorithm. Both the original and the revised IMPROVE 
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algorithms tend to slightly over-estimate the lowest extinction values typical of the Arizona IMPROVE 

sites. 

Table 4.12-1 2011 Arizona Class I Visibility Monitoring Network

Geographic Area Represented Monitoring Location 

Background Meadview, Organ Pipe National Monument 

Chiricahua National Monument, Chiricahua 

Wilderness Area and Galiuro USFS Wilderness 

Chiricahua Entrance Station 

Grand Canyon National Park Hance Camp and Indian Gardens 

Mazatzal and Pine Mountain USFS Wilderness Ike’s Backbone 

Mount Baldy Greer Water Treatment Plant 

Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest 

Saguaro National Park East Unit and West Unit 

Sierra Ancha USFS Wilderness Pleasant Valley Ranger Station 

Superstition USFS Wilderness Tonto National Monument, Queen Valley 

Sycamore Canyon USFS Wilderness Sycamore Canyon (Camp Raymond) 

Due to budget constraints, ADEQ shut down the Class I nephelometer network in 2010. Over a decade 

of data were collected at several of these nephelometer sites. In early 2011, a draft summary report was 

written which summarizes the nephelometer data that were collected since 1997. The report provides 

comparisons of calculated visibility impairment between the IMPROVE aerosol monitors and collocated 

nephelometers. Summaries and trends in visibility data are also presented within the report, as well as 

meteorological data summaries in the form of wind roses. This report is meant to serve as a final data 

summary for the Class I Nephelometer network. Information from this report may be utilized in the 

future if further modifications are needed to the Arizona Class I visibility network. 

4.13 Urban Haze Monitoring Network 

Historically, ADEQ monitored the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas with a network of 

instruments to characterize and quantify the extent of urban haze. There are no established federal or 

state standards for acceptable levels of urban haze. ADEQ began studying the nature and causes of 

urban hazes by conducting studies during the winter of 1989-90 in Phoenix and during the winter of 

1992-93 in Tucson. These studies recommended long-term, year-round monitoring of visibility. In 1993, 

ADEQ began deploying visibility monitoring equipment in Phoenix and Tucson. These visibility 

monitoring data are needed to provide policymakers and the public with information, track short and 

long-term trends, assess source contributions to urban haze, and better evaluate the effectiveness of air 

pollution control strategies. Equipment currently used to evaluate urban visibility includes 

transmissometers, nephelometers, particulate monitors, and digital camera systems. 

The Phoenix urban haze network consists of a transmissometer for measuring light extinction along a 

fixed path length of four and a half kilometers, three nephelometers for measuring light scattering, five 

digital camera systems to record visual characteristics of the urban area, and particulate filters for 

quantifying and characterizing particulate matter. 
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Due to budget constraints, the Tucson urban haze network was shut down in September, 2010. 

Approximately a decade of urban haze data were collected in the Tucson area. In early 2011, a draft 

summary report was written which summarizes the nephelometer and transmissometer data that were 

collected since 1997. The report provides summaries and trends in urban visibility data, as well as 

meteorological data summaries in the form of wind roses. This report is meant to serve as a final data 

summary for the Tucson Urban Haze network. Information from this report may be utilized in the future 

if further modifications are needed to the Urban Haze Network. 

The current Phoenix urban haze sites (and their status) are described in Table 4.13-1. ADEQ continues 

to evaluate the Urban Haze program and is currently exploring the possibility of reallocation of the 

Phoenix visibility camera network to provide resources to additional areas around the state. 

Table 4.13-1 Urban Haze Monitoring Network 

Site Name Parameter(s) Measured 

Phoenix Network - Operational 

ADEQ Building High Resolution Digital Camera 

Banner Mesa Medical Center High Resolution Digital Camera 

Dysart Light Scattering (Bscat) Nephelometer 

Estrella Light Scattering (Bscat) Nephelometer 

Estrella Mountain Community College 2 High Resolution Digital Cameras 

JLG Supersite IMPROVE 

North Mountain Summit High Resolution Digital Cameras 

Phoenix Transmissometer 

(Phoenix Baptist Hospital to Holiday Inn Hotel) 

Transmissometer (Bext) 

Vehicle Emissions Laboratory Light Scattering (Bscat) Nephelometer 

4.14 Meteorology Monitoring Network 

ADEQ operates meteorological equipment at selected sites throughout its network (Table 4.14-1). Some 

sites were originally established because other meteorology networks (NWS, AZMet, etc.) were not 

located near ADEQ's ambient air quality sites. As recommended in ADEQ’s Five-Year Network 

Assessment, ADEQ has begun to expand the meteorology monitoring network and standardize the 

meteorological measurements so that all sites collect measurements of wind speed, wind direction, 

temperature, and relative humidity. Currently, Ajo is the only meteorological site that does not have the 

full suite of meteorological instruments. A temperature / RH probe may be added to this site within the 

next year to compliment the current measurements of wind speed and wind direction. 

Except for the items mentioned above ADEQ does not have any specific plans to make changes to the 

meteorological network, but may add additional meteorological equipment at existing SLAMS sites as 

resources and funding permit. At this time, ADEQ plans to only submit meteorological data that are 

required by 40 CFR Part 58.16 to EPA’s AQS database. If future resources allow additional 

meteorological data submittals to the AQS database, ADEQ may do so on a voluntary basis. A spatial 

representation of ADEQ’s meteorological monitoring network can be found in Appendix B. 
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Table 4.14-1 Meteorology Monitoring Network 

Site Temp. 

Temp. 

Lapse 

Rate 

System 

Relative 

Humidity Wind 

Total 

Horizontal 

Solar 

Radiation 

Ultraviolet 

Solar 

Radiation 

Wind 

Profiler 

Report to 

AQS Comments 

Ajo X No 

Globe 

Highway X X X No 

Hayden Old 

Jail X X X No 

JLG 

Supersite X X X Yes 

For NCore / 

PAMS 

support 

Miami Golf 

Course X X X No 

Nogales Post 

Office X X X No 

Paul Spur 

Chemical 

Lime Plant 

X X X No 

Payson Well 

Site X X X No 

Queen 

Valley X X X Yes For PAMS 

support 

Rillito X X X No 

Vehicle 

Emissions 

Laboratory 

X X X X X X X Solar 

only 

For PAMS 

support 

Yuma 

Supersite X X X No 
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5.0 MONITORING PLAN QUALITY ASSURANCE 

EPA specifies the quality assurance requirements for SLAMS, SPMs, and PSD air monitoring programs 

in 40 CFR 58 Appendix A. Data quality objectives, measurement quality objective and indicators, 

quality control (QC) checks for the monitors, calculations for data quality assessments, and data 

reporting requirements are part of the Air Assessment Section's (AAS) quality management system. 

5.1 The Quality System 

All environmental data operations (EDOs) contain some level of uncertainty, or error, associated with 

them. The total measure of uncertainty is the sum of measurement error, which occurs in the data 

collection process, and population uncertainty, which relates to the representativeness of samples. 

ADEQ follows EPA’s quality system approach which uses data quality objectives (DQOs) which are 

developed prior to sampling in a program’s or project’s planning phase. DQOs specify the amount of 

tolerable error that is not to be exceeded in order to make decisions using the air assessment data 

collected for each program’s or project’s specific purpose. To help meet DQOs, measurement quality 

objectives (MQOs), or performance constraints applied to air monitoring instruments, are used to keep 

measurement uncertainty within acceptable limits. Population uncertainty is controlled by proper site 

selection. 

ADEQ serves as the Primary Quality Assurance Organization (PQAO) for the air monitoring stations it 

owns and operates. Being a PQAO streamlines Quality Assurance (QA) efforts by allowing meaningful 

measurement assessments to take place in a shorter period of time, by allowing expensive assessments 

such as collocated precision sampling and EPA-required performance evaluation (PE) audits such as the 

Performance Evaluation Program (PEP) and the National Performance Audit Program (NPAP) to take 

place at less sites and for results to be aggregated at higher levels that are representative of additional 

ADEQ sites. 

As a PQAO, ADEQ uses precision and bias data from air monitoring instruments to assess how well we 

are achieving our established DQOs. Precision is defined as the measure of mutual agreement among 

individual measurements of the same property usually under prescribed similar conditions, and it is the 

random component of error. Precision data are generated from collocated sites and QC checks 

performed by the Air Monitoring Unit (AMU). Bias is the systematic or persistent distortion of a 

measurement process which causes error in one direction. It is determined by estimating the positive and 

negative deviation from the true value as a percentage of the true value. Bias data are generated from 

EPA and in-house PE audits. 

The measurement uncertainty among all ADEQ stations monitoring for the same pollutant is expected to 

be reasonably homogeneous, as a result of common factors existing between those stations. Common 

factors typically include: 

 stations being operated by a common team of field operators and according to a common set of 

field procedures (standard operating procedures (SOP)), 

 common calibration facilities and standards, 

 use of a common quality assurance program/project plan (QAPP), 

 oversight by a common quality assurance organization, and 
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 support by a common management, laboratory, or headquarters. 

5.1.1 ADEQ Quality Assurance Staff 

The QA Team is housed in the Data Management & Quality Assurance (DM&QA) Unit and is currently 

composed of two full-time employees specifically dedicated to QA/QC activities. The QA/QC Lead is a 

member of ADEQ's agency level QA team which is chaired by the agency’s QA/QC and Laboratory 

Services Manager. 

The QA Team provides oversight and guidance on air monitoring activities to help ensure EPA's QA 

requirements are met. The QA Team primarily interacts with staff from the AMU and the Air Filter 

Laboratory (AFL) both of which are within the AAS. 

The QA Team has numerous responsibilities that include, but are not necessarily limited to: 

 Coordinating the preparation of quality documents such as Quality Assurance Program Plans 

(QAPrP) which are required by EPA Region 9 and/or Quality Assurance Project Plans 

(QAPjP) and SOPs as required by EPA OAQPS for operating air monitoring equipment, 

sample handling, and sample processing, 

 Conducting Technical Systems Audits (TSAs) of ADEQ air monitoring programs and 

laboratory services, 

 Monitoring third-party laboratory performance on TSAs conducted by EPA, 

 Conducting PE audits on ADEQ, source, and Pinal County Air Quality Control District 

(PCAQCD) monitors, and 

 Reviewing documents such as chain-of-custody forms, data forms, and instrument 

performance forms that relate to DQOs. 

Detailed information on the QA Team’s activities is documented via an Annual Audit Report. 

5.1.2 ADEQ Quality Documents 

ADEQ has an agency-level Quality Management Plan (QMP) that is managed by the QA/QC Manager 

who reports to the General Services Section in the Administrative Services Division. In 2010, the 

QA/QC Laboratory Services Manager submitted an updated QMP to EPA Region 9. This version was 

approved by the Region 9 Quality Assurance Administrator in November 2010. The QMP describes the 

quality management processes ADEQ uses to maintain a quality management system that supports 

programs involving environmental data or technology. The QMP is an “Umbrella” document which 

details in broad terms the strategies used to carry out QA/QC in environmental data collection activities. 

Per EPA Region 9 guidance, AAS submitted a draft QAPrP to EPA Region 9 in November 2001, which 

was not approved. This document provided a broad overview of all air monitoring programs AAS 

operates. This document is being replaced by individual QAPrPs which provide more detail for each 

major air monitoring program. QAPjPs are developed for environmental data operations of limited 

scope and duration, such as special studies, which have known beginning and anticipated end dates. 

These projects may involve single or multi-pollutant monitoring, and the QAPjPs may refer to the 
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r instrument. 

appropriate QAPrP for the pollutant to reduce duplication of effort. In practice, a QAPrP and a QAPjP 

are commonly referred to as a Quality Assurance Program/Project Plan (QAPP). 

In 2010, the QA/QC Lead along with staff from AMU began revising the National Air Toxics Trends 

Stations, Air Toxics Monitoring Program, & Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations QAPP 

which was approved by EPA Region 9 in February 2008. Completion of this QAPP was delayed due to 

a re-evaluation of priorities and the QAPP schedule was revised to focus first on criteria pollutantrelated QAPPs. In 2010, the QA Team began coordinating the development of a new QAPP for the new 

Pb monitoring program. This QAPP was submitted to EPA Region 9 as an Interim Final and was 

approved as such in October, 2011. The QA Team will finalize the Pb QAPP once sufficient information 

is available regarding the recently approved ERG analysis method. The team’s goal is to expedite the 

completion of the Gas, PM, and Pb QAPPs as soon as practicable, with a general goal of completing or 

updating one QAPP per year in addition to accomplishing other QA tasks. 

The instruments used in the NCore program will be addressed in several program specific QAPPs that 

include, but may not be limited to: the PM2.5 and PM10, Gaseous Pollutants, and Meteorological QAPPs. 

The QA Auditor will manage PE audits on these instruments. 

AAS follows the EPA’s QAPP for the PM2.5 STN monitoring program. This QAPP is undergoing 

update by the EPA OAQPS. Two samplers are used for collecting filter samples; the MetOne 

SuperSASS and the URG 3000. The QA Auditor conducts PE audits on the SuperSASS and URG 3000

four times per year (quarterly) pe

SOPs for ambient air quality monitors are included in QAPPs as well as at monitoring sites for 

technicians and operators. AAS SOPs are being revised to follow EPA’s format provided in the 

Guidance for Preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) EPA QA/G-6. The DM&QA Unit 

Manager, QA/QC Lead and the Document Control Specialist have been working on two new SOPs 

regarding the SOP development and document control processes. Both documents are near completion. 

The goal is to provide more guidance to staff creating or editing SOPs and to establish a new document 

control plan for AAS documents. In addition, DM&QA is developing a centralized storage area for the 

electronic versions of QAPPs and SOPs to ensure they are easily assessable for all. This change is 

expected to improve the usability of each SOP while streamlining the writing and review efforts. 

5.2 Measurement Quality Checks – Precision and Bias Measurements 

AMU QC checks and QA PE audits generate data used to assess the quality of the ambient air quality 

data collected by AAS. The QC checks are used to assess precision, or imprecision actually, introduced 

into air quality data by the monitoring system. The PE audits generate data used to assess the amount of 

bias introduced into air quality data by the monitor. For particulate matter monitors, collocated sampling 

generates precision data as well. The information gleaned from precision and bias data is important for 

data certification and user purposes. This QA information is provided via the AMP 255 report which is 

generated by the EPA’s AQS database. The AMP 255 report is included in Appendix F of this plan to 

demonstrate QA completeness requirements as required in 40 CFR Part 58.10. 
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The precision and bias data are reviewed for QA purposes by AMU and DM&QA staff to determine the 

quality of the ambient air data collected. Following reviews, the data are uploaded to the AQS database 

per 40 CFR 58 requirements for criteria pollutants. 

5.2.1 Particulate Monitors – PM10

ADEQ’s current network operates both filter-based and continuous monitors for measuring PM10. 

Currently, Partisol samplers are used for filter-based measurement and both TEOMs and BAMs are used 

for continuous measurements. Flow rate verifications are performed once every four weeks and 

instrument calibrations are performed at minimum once per year or more frequently if needed by AMU 

staff. The QA Auditor performs PE audits on these samplers once every six months. 

Section 3.3.1 of 40 CFR Part 58 Appendix A indicates that 15 percent of the filter-based PM10 sites in a 

network must be collocated. The collocated monitors must be within four meters of each other and at 

least one meter apart for flow rates less than 200 liters/min. ADEQ has six filter-based PM10 sites and 

according to the rule one collocated site is required. ADEQ operates collocated filter-based samplers at 

Payson Well Site to meet this collocation requirement. All concentrations from the collocated samplers 

are reported to the AQS with parameter occurrence code (POC) 2. Collocated samples are collected 

every sixth day for precision measurements. Historically, ADEQ has operated two collocated sites, but 

with the change from filter-based measurements to continuous at Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant, the 

need for collocation at Paul Spur was eliminated. 

5.2.2 Particulate Monitors – PM2.5 

ADEQ’s current network operates both filter-based and continuous monitors for measuring PM2.5. 

Currently, Partisol samplers are used for filter-based measurements and TEOMs, BAMs and a few 

nephelometers are used for continuous measurements. Flow rate verifications are performed every four 

weeks and calibrations are performed annually or more frequently if needed by AMU. The QA Auditor 

performs PE audits on these monitors once every six months. 

For the PM2.5 network, each filter-based sampling method must include collocated sampling at 15 

percent of the monitoring sites operated by the reporting agency. If the area has less than four 

monitoring sites at least one must have a precision measurement. ADEQ currently operates six PM2.5

sites which results in one collocated site being required. This requirement is met with the collocation of 

Partisols at the Nogales Post Office site. Previously, collocated PM2.5 sampling also occurred at the JLG 

Supersite; however, with the replacement of the Partisol 2025 instruments with a Partisol 2000 

instrument, collocation will no longer be required at this site. Section 3.2.5.6 of 40 CFR Part 58 

Appendix A requires that the collocated monitors must be within four meters of each other and at least 

one meter apart for flow rates less than 200 liters/min. Collocated samples are collected every sixth day 

to ensure an adequate number of precision measurements. All concentrations from the collocated 

monitors are reported as POC 2. PEP audits are conducted on PM2.5 filter-based samplers by the EPA. 

The PEP audit results are also used for measuring bias and are reported to AQS by the EPA. The ADEQ 

network has more than five filter-based sites, which requires eight PEP audits distributed evenly over 

four quarters. According to this schedule, all samplers will receive a PEP audit within a six year period. 
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ADEQ operates two air samplers, the SuperSASS and the URG 3000, for the PM2.5 STN as part of the 

CSN. Speciation filter samples are collected every third day. There is no collocation requirement for 

these samplers, but data generated from these samplers complement the data generated from the 

collocated IMPROVE samplers at JLG Supersite. Flow rate verifications are performed every four 

weeks and calibrations are performed annually or more frequently if needed. The QA Auditor audits 

each sampler quarterly. Beginning with 2010, all precision and bias measurements for the SuperSASS 

and URG are reported to the AQS by the Research Triangle Institute. 

5.2.3 Gas Monitors – SO2, O3, CO, NO2

One-point precision checks along with zero and span checks are conducted biweekly and multipoint 

verifications/calibrations are performed quarterly by AMU for all gas monitors. Multi-point PE audits 

are performed annually by QA. Both measurements are reported to the AQS. NPAP audits are 

conducted by EPA annually for bias measurements. NPAP results are reported to AQS by the EPA. 

Beginning in July 2010, the frequency of these audits increased and are now conducted on a semiannual basis. 

All shelters for the gas monitors contain temperature probes. The shelter temperature is checked daily 

via the data collection system (DCS) to verify proper operating conditions for the monitors. Shelter 

temperatures are required to be between 20o and 30o C. Shelter temperature probes are audited once 

every six months by QA. 

5.2.4 Air Toxics Monitors 

ADEQ’s JLG Supersite in Phoenix is a designated air monitoring station for the NATTS program. AMU 

conducts verifications and calibrations on the samplers used to collect PM10 metals, Polycyclic 

Aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and hexavalent chrome. Calibrations occur once every six months and 

verifications occur on a monthly or quarterly basis. QA conducts PE audits on the samplers once every 

six months. The VOC sampler is currently calibrated annually by ATEC and certified annually by ERG. 

The carbonyl sampler is currently calibrated annually by ATEC and certified annually by either ATEC 

or ERG. 

ADEQ monitors VOCs for the Urban Air Toxics monitoring program at Maricopa County’s South 

Phoenix site. 

The QA auditor does not audit the carbonyl or VOC air toxics samplers which are returned to the 

manufacturer annually for certification. Audits are conducted on the Xonteck sampler which is used for 

collecting hexavalent chrome samples and the PUF which is used for collecting polycyclic aromatic 

hydrocarbon samples. 

5.2.5 Meteorological Equipment 

Meteorological equipment is audited by the QA Team annually. The meteorological equipment at the 

designated NCore site will be audited once every six months. 
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5.3 Calculations and Reporting 

ADEQ submits the required AQS precision and bias report (AMP 255) to Region 9 in the annual 

Certification Letter per certification guidelines and CFR requirements. As stated above, all collocated 

particulate mater (PM) measurements are submitted quarterly to AQS as POC 2. AQS then calculates 

the precision statistics. The PM flow verification data and gaseous biweekly precision check data are 

submitted quarterly as precision records. Audit data for both PM monitors and gas monitors are also 

submitted quarterly. 

5.4 ADEQ AQD Audit Responsibilities 

The QA Team conducts PE audits of ADEQ monitors, PCAQCD monitors that are included in the 

interagency agreement regarding PQAOs, and some source monitors. 

5.4.1 Internal Technical System Audits 

In 2010, the QA Team provided support and assistance to AMU in addressing the findings and 

recommendations from the Southern Regional Office (SRO) and Northern Regional Office (NRO) staff 

and operator TSAs. Corrective actions for a couple of complex findings are still in progress. 

To date, the QA Auditor conducts audits on 12 IMPROVE samplers at 11 sites operating throughout the 

state annually. These audits are limited to evaluating site conditions and instrument performance with 

occasional operator interaction. Seven samplers are “protocol” samplers meaning they are owned by 

ADEQ. The other samplers are owned and operated by the National Park Service or the United States 

Forestry Service. Currently, ADEQ does not receive funds for the audits performed on IMPROVE 

samplers. This schedule was reviewed in 2011 and there have been no changes to the audit services 

provided for the IMPROVE program at this time. 

In late 2009, the QA/QC Lead initiated the startup of an Air Toxics Team whose members include 

technicians from AMU, the QA Auditor, and the data management lead. The purpose of this team is to 

update the NATTS / ATMP / PAMS QAPP and instrument SOPs. The team meets on a regular basis to 

address issues related to air toxics sampling. 

In mid-2010, the QA/QC Lead initiated the startup of a Pb Monitoring Team whose members include 

staff from Special Projects, AMU, the AFL, DM&QA as well as the manager of AAS. The purpose of 

the team was to ensure all pertinent staff were able to work together to develop program-related SOPs 

and the program QAPP. 

In late 2011, the QA/QC Lead initiated the started up of a Gaseous Pollutant monitoring team which 

includes staff from DM&QA and AMU. The team is currently working on the Gaseous Pollutant QAPP 

and updating SOPs for gas analyzers. 
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5.4.2 ADEQ Rankings in EPA Program Reports 

In early 2009, the QA Team reviewed the report of EPA's PEP audit program. DM&QA staff began 

investigating what changes may have occurred within the PM2.5 network to cause a shift in program 

performance over the last nine years. Based on EPA’s Three-Year Quality Assurance Reports for the 

SLAMS PM2.5 Ambient Air Monitoring Program covering years 1999 through 2007, ADEQ's PM2.5

network fell from a high rating to a low rating for bias results. While the information from the report is 

evaluated with caution due to the relatively low sample size used to summarize the results for Arizona, 

four areas are under review to identify and eliminate possible source(s) of error occurring in the 

network: the sampler and impactor combination, the AFL gravimetric weighing process, operator 

training, and the PEP audit and data assessment process. To date, AFL has participated in three roundrobins in the Gravimetric Inter-Laboratory Comparison Study conducted by the EPA’s National Air and 

Radiation Environmental Laboratory (NAREL) and scored well on each. AMU is currently working on 

updating their training procedures for those responsible for operating filter-based PM10 and PM2.5

instrumentation. Evaluation on the network will continue in an effort to reduce any bias that may 

present. ADEQ looks forward to reviewing the comprehensive PEP QA report that EPA is working on 

which summarizes data over a much larger time period. 

5.4.3 Technical Assistance and QA Handbook Document Development 

In 2010, the process of verifying flow standards used by AMU and QA underwent review. This review 

was initiated by the QA/QC Lead’s involvement as a reviewer on a new flow standard TAD by OAQPS. 

Currently, most AMU and QA flow standards are certified, or verified, annually. The calibrators used by 

QA for criteria pollutant gases and the O3 standard are checked twice per year. All gas and flow rate 

standards used by AMU and the QA Team are traceable to the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) flow standard. The flow standard TAD draft has not been released for comment by 

EPA OAQPS at this time. 

Throughout 2011, ADEQ DM&QA and AMU staff were actively involved in updating Volume II of 

EPA’s Quality Assurance Handbook for Air Pollution Measurement Systems. ADEQ staff participated 

in bi-monthly conference calls with EPA’s OAQPS staff, as well as EPA regional staff and other state 

and local monitoring staff. ADEQ continues to work with EPA and other state and local agency staff as 

the document is finalized in 2012. While ADEQ is currently working to establish program specific 

QAPPs for all air quality monitoring networks, the EPA QA Handbook serves as consistent guidance for 

AMU and DM&QA staff. 

5.5 EPA Audit Responsibilities 

EPA Headquarters and Region 9 each have authority to audit ADEQ's ambient air monitoring program. 

5.5.1 PEP and NPAP Audits 

In 2012, ADEQ will continue to participate in the EPA NPAP and the PM2.5 and Pb PEP audits. 
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5.5.2 Technical System Audits 

In April 2012 EPA Region 9 conducted a TSA of ADEQ’s air monitoring program. Findings and 

recommendations from the TSA will be reviewed by AAS staff and a Corrective Action Plan will be 

submitted to EPA Region 9 following the review. ADEQ will work with EPA Region 9 on the findings 

from the 2012 TSA. EPA Region 9 is required to conduct TSAs on the ADEQ monitoring program 

every three years. 

In April 2010, ADEQ underwent a TSA of the NATTS program. The TSA was conducted by RTI, a 

contractor for EPA. A few outstanding findings and recommendations are being addressed. 
Appendix A – Definitions and Abbreviations 

AAAD Air Assessment Ambient Database 

AAS Air Assessment Section 

AADT Annual Average Daily Traffic 

ADEQ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 

AFL Air Filter Lab 

AMU Air Monitoring Unit 

Auto GC/MS Automated Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer 

AQS Air Quality System (EPA database) 

BAM Beta Attenuation Monitor 

Bext Total Light Extinction 

Bscat Light Scattering 

CAA Clean Air Act 

CBSA Core Based Statistical Area 

CEDES Commission for Ecology and Sustainable Development 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

CIA Class I area 

CO Carbon Monoxide 

CSN Chemical Speciation Network 

DCS Data Collection System 

DM&QA Data Management and Quality Assurance Unit 

DQO Data Quality Objective 

E-BAM Environmental Proof - Beta Attenuation Monitor

EDO Environmental Data Operation 

EPA Environmental Protection Agency 

FEM Federal Equivalent Method 

FRM Federal Reference Method 

HAP Hazardous Air Pollutants 

ICPMS Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry 

IMPROVE Interagency Monitoring of PROtected Visual Environments 

MCAQD Maricopa County Air Quality Department 

MET Meteorological Measurements (wind, temperature, relative humidity) 

MQO Measurement Quality Objective 

MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area 

μg/m3

 Micrograms per Cubic Meter 

NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard 

NAREL National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory 

NATA National Air Toxics Assessment 

NATTS National Air Toxics Trends Station 

NCore National Core multipollutant monitoring stations 

NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology 

NM National Monument 

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide 

NOx Nitrogen oxides 

NOy Reactive Nitrogen Oxides 

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NPAP National Performance Audit Program 

NPS National Park Service 

NRO Northern Regional Office 

NWS National Weather Service 

O3 Ozone 

OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

PAHs Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons 

PAMS Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station 

Pb Lead 

PCAQCD Pinal County Air Quality Control District 

PDEQ Pima County Department of Environmental Quality 

PE Performance Evaluation 

PEP Performance Evaluation Program 

PM Particulate Matter 

PM10 Particulate Matter < 10 microns 

PMcoarse Coarse Particulate Matter 2.5 to 10 microns aerodynamic diameter 

PM2.5 Particulate Matter < 2.5 microns 

POC Parameter Occurrence Code 

ppb Parts Per Billion 

ppm Parts Per Million 

PQAO Primary Quality Assurance Organization 

PSD Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

PWEI Populated Weighted Emissions Index 

QA Quality Assurance 

QAPP Quality Assurance Program and/or Project Plan 

QAPjP Quality Assurance Program Plan 

QAPrP Quality Assurance Project Plan 

QC Quality Control 

QMP Quality Management Plan 

RASS Radar Acoustic Sounding System 

SEMARNAT Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources 

SIP State Implementation Plan 

SLAMS State and Local Air Monitoring Stations 

SO2 Sulfur Dioxide 

SOP Standard Operating Procedure 

SPM Special Purpose Monitor 

SRO Southern Regional Office 

STN Speciation Trends Network 

TAD Technical Assistance Document 

TEOM Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance 

TSA Technical System Audit 

USFS United States Forest Service 

VOC Volatile Organic Compound 
Appendix B – Network Maps 

There are eleven maps in this section illustrating the location of ADEQ and Source monitors: 

 CO Network 

 NO2 Network 

 O3 Network 

 SO2 Network 

 Pb Network 

 PM10 Network 

 PM2.5 Network 

 PM2.5 EBAM Network 

 Meteorological Network 

 Urban Visibility Network 

 IMPROVE Network & Class I Wilderness areas 

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Appendix C – Current Monitors by Program or Network 

This appendix contains detailed information about monitors that are operated by ADEQ, or monitors 

that ADEQ has a strong association with (e.g. IMPROVE monitors). Only those monitors that are in 

operation at the time that this network plan was created are included in this appendix. Monitors that are 

proposed to be installed or those that were discontinued prior to the creation of this network plan are not 

included in this appendix. Since individual pollutants or networks have specific monitoring or siting 

criteria, this appendix was created so that siting criteria can be easily identified and evaluated throughout 

a program or network. See Appendix D for detailed information on specific monitoring sites. 

NON-REGULATORY NETWORKS 

 Meteorology 

 Temp/RH........................................................................................................................................63 

 Wind...............................................................................................................................................65 

 Special Purpose Monitors (SPM).........................................................................................................67 

NAAQS-RELATED NETWORKS 

 State & Local Air Monitoring Stations (SLAMS) 

 CO..................................................................................................................................................68 

 NO2 ................................................................................................................................................69 

 O3 ...................................................................................................................................................70 

 SO2 .................................................................................................................................................71 

 Pb ...................................................................................................................................................72 

 PM10 ...............................................................................................................................................73 

 PM2.5 ..............................................................................................................................................75 

 National Core Multi-Pollutant Monitoring Stations (NCore)........................................................76 

 Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) ............................................................78 

 Special Purpose Monitors (SPM).........................................................................................................80 

SPECIATION TRENDS NETWORK (STN) ...........................................................................................81 

AIR TOXICS 

 National Air Toxics Trends Sites (NATTS) ........................................................................................82 

 Urban Air Toxics Monitoring Program (UATMP)..............................................................................83 

VISIBILITY 

 Urban Haze 

 Camera ...........................................................................................................................................84 

 Nephelometer.................................................................................................................................85 

 Transmissometer............................................................................................................................86 

 Temp/RH........................................................................................................................................87 

 Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual Environments (IMPROVE) ..........................................88 

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Definitions for Appendix C – Current Monitors by Program or Network 

Monitor The pollutant(s) or the atmospheric parameter(s) being monitored at the 

site

CBSA Core Based Statistical Area that the site is located within. A CBSA is a 

U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget 

based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent 

areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by commuting. 

Site Official name for the site as written in ADEQ’s AZURITE / AAAD 

database 

Objective A brief description of the intended purpose of the monitor’s 

measurements (maximum concentration, population exposure, sourceoriented, background, transport, visibility or welfare based) 

Spatial scale Area represented by an air quality monitor (microscale: 0 – 100 m, 

middle scale: 0.1 – 0.5 km, neighborhood: 0.5 – 4 km, urban: 4 – 50 km, 

regional: ~50 – 500 km, or national/global) 

Monitor start date Date that a pollutant, parameter, or measurement was started at the site 

Instrument Specific make and model of physical devise used to collect air samples 

or take measurements 

Instrument start date The date that the current type of instrument (i.e. method) began 

operation at the site 

Instrument location The physical location of the instrument within the site (e.g. rooftop, 

shelter, tower, etc.) 

Analysis method The method used to analyze collected pollutant or collect measurements 

Method code An AQS code representing a particular method for collecting samples of 

the specified pollutant parameter 

Sampling schedule Frequency the instrument collects samples or measurements (e.g. 

hourly, daily, 1-in-3, 1-in-6, etc.) 

Sampling duration Length of time instrument collects samples or measurements (e.g. 1-

hour, 24-hour, etc.) 

Sampling season Period that the instrument collects samples or measurements 

throughout a given year (typically expressed as a range of months) 

Probe height from 

ground 

Distance the probe is from the ground in meters (O3 and SO2 probes 

must be between 2 and 15 meters; others pollutants must be between 2 

to 7 meters; meteorology typically 2 or 10 meters) 

Probe distance from 

structure 

Horizontal or vertical distance probe is from the supporting structure in 

meters 

Probe material 

Type of material probe is made of (SO2, NO2, O3 must have FEP Teflon 

or borosilicate glass; PAMS and VOCs must be borosilicate glass or 

stainless steel) 

Residence time Number of seconds it takes a sample of air to travel from the inlet to the 

instrument (reactive gases must be less than 20 seconds) 

Distance from 

obstructions 

Distance the instrument is from the closest obstruction(s) in meters 

(probes and inlets must be at least 1 meter from obstructions) 

Distance from trees Distance the instrument is from the nearest tree in meters (must be a 

minimum of 10 meters from drip line) 

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Unrestricted airflow 

degrees 

Angular measure (in degrees) of the area around an instrument that is 

free from obstructions (minimum of 270°) 

Distance between 

collocated monitors 

Distance between the centers of collocated instruments in meters (must 

be between 1 and 4 meters) 

In climate controlled 

shelter? 

An indication as to whether the site has a climate controlled area for the 

particular monitor (Yes or No) 

One-point QC check 

frequency 

Frequency at which zero/span/precision checks occur for gaseous 

instruments (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) 

Flow rate verification 

frequency 

Frequency at which flow rate verifications occur for particulate 

instruments (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) 

Monitor audit 

frequency 

Frequency at which independent performance audits occur (quarterly, 

biannually, annual) 

PEP audit monitor? An indication as to whether a PM2.5 or Pb monitor should be subjected 

to Performance Evaluation Program audits (Yes or No) 

NPAP audit monitor? An indication as to whether a gaseous monitor should be subjected to 

National Performance Audit Program audits (Yes or No) 

Data Submitted to 

AQS? 

An indication as to whether data from the monitor are loaded to EPA’s 

AQS Database (Yes or No) 

Data Submitted to 

AirNOW? 

An indication as to whether data from the monitor are loaded to the 

AirNOW database (Yes or No) 

Protocol Site? An indication as to whether an IMPROVE monitor / site is a Protocol 

Site (Yes or No) 
CBSA Payson Payson

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Payson No

Site Globe Highway

Hayden Old 

Jail JLG Supersite

Miami Golf 

Course

Noga

O

Objective Population Population Population Population Pop

Spatial scale Middle Neighborhood Neighborhood Middle Neigh

Monitor start date 4/15/2011 2/2/2011 7/1/1993 6/8/2011 8/11Instrument

Vaisala HMP 

155 Probe

Vaisala HMP 

45C Probe

Rotronics 

MP101A 

Probe

Vaisala HMP 

155 Probe

Vaisa

45C 

Instrument Start Date 4/15/2011 2/2/2011 1/15/2010 6/8/2011 8/11

Instrument Location Tower Tower Tower Tower To

Analysis method None None None None N

Method code -- -- -- -- 

Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Cont

Sampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Ho

Sampling season All year All year All year All year All 

Probe height from ground 2 m 2.3 m 2 m 2 m 5Probe distance from structure 1 m 0.6 m 1 m 1 m 3 

Distance from obstructions 32 m 0.6 m 8 m -- 13Distance from trees 36 m 4.3 m 5 m 5 m 7Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 150° 210° 90° 3In climate-controlled shelter? NNNN Monitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual An

Data submitted to AQS? N N Y N Data submitted to AirNOW? NNNN

Meteorology - Temp/RH

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CBSA

Sierra VistaDouglas Payson Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Pima Y

Site

Paul Spur 

Chemical Lime 

Plant

Payson Well 

Site Queen Valley Rillito

Y

Sup

Objective Source Population Population Source Pop

Spatial scale Middle Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighMonitor start date 12/1/2011 5/30/1991 6/23/2003 3/30/2010 3/17Instrument

Vaisala HMP 

155 Probe

Vaisala HMP 

45C Probe

Vaisala HMP 

45C Probe

Vaisala HMP 

45C Probe

Vaisa

155 

Instrument Start Date 12/1/2011 6/19/2003 4/19/2011 3/30/2010 3/17

Instrument Location Tower Tower Tower Tower To

Analysis method None None None None N

Method code -- -- -- -- Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Cont

Sampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Ho

Sampling season All year All year All year All year All 

Probe height from ground 2.7 m 3 m 2.4 m 2 m 2 Probe distance from structure 0.9 m 1 m 1 m 1 m 1 Distance from obstructions 2 m 7 m 7.3 m 1 m 1 Distance from trees 9 m 5 m 1.2 m 18 m 

Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 250° 180° 360° 2In climate-controlled shelter? N N N N 

Monitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual An

Data submitted to AQS? N N Y N Data submitted to AirNOW? NNNN

Meteorology - Temp/RH - continued

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CBSA Tucson Payson Payson

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Pays

Site Ajo Globe Highway Hayden Old Jail JLG Supersite Miami Golf 

Objective Population Population Population Population PopulaSpatial scale Neighborhood Middle Neighborhood Neighborhood MiddMonitor start date 7/1/1969 4/15/2011 2/2/2011 7/1/1993 6/8/20Instrument

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Youn

Anemom

Instrument Start Date 6/11/2003 4/15/2011 2/2/2011 7/1/1993 6/8/20Instrument Location Tower Tower Tower Tower Tow

Analysis method None None None None Non

Method code 40 40 40 40 40 Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous ContinSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly HouSampling season All year All year All year All year All yeProbe height from ground 11.3 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m Distance from obstructions -- -- -- 8 m -- Distance from trees 9 m -- 2 m 5 m 10 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 360° 360° 360In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNNMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Biannual Annu

Data submitted to AQS? N N N Y N 

Data submitted to AirNOW? NNNNN

Meteorology - Wind

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CBSA

Sierra VistaDouglas Payson Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Tucson Phoenix-

Scotts

Site

Paul Spur 

Chemical Lime 

Plant Payson Well Site Queen Valley Rillito

Vehicle Em

Labora

Objective Source Population Population Source PopulaSpatial scale Middle Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighboMonitor start date 12/1/2011 5/30/1991 6/23/2003 1/8/2004 5/11/1Instrument

RM Young 5305 

Anemometer

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Young 5103 

Anemometer

RM Youn

Anemom

Instrument Start Date 12/1/2011 5/30/1991 4/19/2011 1/8/2004 5/11/1Instrument Location Tower Tower Tower Tower Tow

Analysis method None None None None Non

Method code 40 40 40 40 40 Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous ContinSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly HouSampling season All year All year All year All year All yeProbe height from ground 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m Distance from obstructions -- 7 m 73 m 20 m 30 m Distance from trees 9 m 5 m -- 20 m 50 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 360° 360° 360In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNNMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual Annu

Data submitted to AQS? N N Y N N 

Data submitted to AirNOW? NNNNN

Meteorology - Wind - continued

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Monitor PM2.5 PM2.5 PM2.5 PM2.5 PM2.5 

CBSA Flagstaff Nogales Prescott Flagstaff Navajo 

Site

Flagstaff Middle 

School

Nogales Post 

Office

Prescott College 

AQD

Sedona Fire 

Station AQD Show Low Sp

Objective Population Population Population Population Population PSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NeMonitor start date 8/27/2001 4/1/1999 7/13/2011 12/16/2011 6/8/2011 6Instrument Met One E-BAM

Met One 1020 

BAM Met One E-BAM Met One E-BAM Met One E-BAM Met 

Instrument Start Date 7/14/2011 2/2/2004 7/13/2011 12/16/2011 6/8/2011 6

Instrument Location Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop 

Analysis method

Beta Ray 

Attenuation

Beta Ray 

Attenuation

Beta Ray 

Attenuation

Beta Ray 

Attenuation

Beta Ray 

Attenuation

B

A

Method code -- 731 -- -- -- 

Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous CSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly 

Sampling season All year All year All year All year All year 

Probe height from ground 6 m 8 m 6 m 3.6 m 5 m 

Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- 

Distance from obstructions 10 m 11.9 m -- 3 m -- 

Distance from trees 15 m 10 m 7 m -- 10 m 

Unrestricted airflow degrees 300° 300° 250° 300° 220° 

In climate-controlled shelter? N Y NNN

Flow-rate verification frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly 

Monitor audit frequency -- Biannual -- -- -- 

Data submitted to AQS? N Y NNN

Data submitted to AirNOW? N Y NNN

Non-regulatory - SPM

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CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale

Site JLG SupersiteObjective PopulationSpatial scale NeighborhoodMonitor start date 7/1/1993Instrument

Ecotech EC 9830 

CO Analyzer

Instrument Start Date 12/15/2011Instrument Location ShelterAnalysis method

Gas Filter 

Correlation

Method code 588Sampling schedule ContinuousSampling duration Hourly

Sampling season All YearProbe height from ground 5 mProbe material

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Residence time 16.14 secDistance from obstructions 8 mDistance from trees 5 mUnrestricted airflow degrees 210°In climate-controlled shelter? Y

One-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeksMonitor audit frequency Annual

NPAP audit monitor? YData submitted to AQS? YData submitted to AirNOW? Y

NAAQS - SLAMS - CO

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CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale

Site JLG SupersiteObjective PopulationSpatial scale NeighborhoodMonitor start date 7/1/1993Instrument

Thermo 42C NOx 

Analyzer

Instrument Start Date 7/1/1993Instrument Location Shelter

Analysis method

Chemiluminescence

Method code 74Sampling schedule ContinuousSampling duration Hourly

Sampling season All YearProbe height from ground 5 mProbe distance from structure 2mProbe material

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Residence time 15.69 secDistance from obstructions 8 mDistance from trees 5 mUnrestricted airflow degrees 210°In climate-controlled shelter? Y

One-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeksMonitor audit frequency Annual

NPAP audit monitor? Y

Data submitted to AQS? YData submitted to AirNOW? N

NAAQS - SLAMS - NO2

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CBSA None Flagstaff

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Prescott Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale 

Site Alamo Lake

Flagstaff Middle 

School JLG Supersite

Prescott College 

AQD Queen Valley

Ton

M

Objective Transport Population Population Population Transport TSpatial scale Regional Neighborhood Urban Neighborhood Urban Monitor start date 5/20/2005 3/13/2008 7/1/1993 3/25/2008 1/1/1998 5Instrument

Teledyne API 

400E O3 Analyzer

Teledyne API 

400E O3 Analyzer

Teledyne API 

400E O3 Analyzer

Thermo 49C O3 

Analyzer

Teledyne API 

400E O3 Analyzer

Te

400E 

Instrument Start Date 3/10/2011 3/11/2011 4/1/2011 2/10/2012 3/16/2011 3Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter 

Analysis method UV Photometric UV Photometric UV Photometric UV Photometric UV Photometric UV Method code 087 087 087 047 087 

Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous CSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly 

Sampling season March – Oct. March – Oct. All Year March – Oct. March – Oct. MaProbe height from ground 5 m 10 m 5 m 6 m 5 m 

Probe distance from structure 2 m 0.5 m -- -- -- 

Probe material

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Boro

Fu

Tef

Residence time 2.95 sec 8.66 sec 15.71 sec 3.60 sec 3.46 sec Distance from obstructions 7 m -- 8 m -- 73 m 

Distance from trees 12 m 15 m 5 m 12 m 3 m 

Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 210° 250° 360° 

In climate-controlled shelter? YYYYYOne-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks EveMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual 

NPAP audit monitor? YYYYYData submitted to AQS? YYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? YYYYY

NAAQS - SLAMS - O3

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CBSA Payson

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Payson

Site Hayden Old Jail JLG Supersite Miami RidgelineObjective Source Population SourceSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighborhoodMonitor start date 1/1/1975 3/3/2005 10/5/1995Instrument

Thermo 43C 

SO2 Analyzer

Ecotech EC 9850 

SO2 Analyzer

Thermo 43C 

SO2 Analyzer

Instrument Start Date 10/10/2001 6/1/2010 7/21/1999Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Shelter

Analysis method

Pulsed 

Fluorescence

Pulsed 

Fluorescence

Pulsed 

Fluorescence

Method code 60 592 60Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous ContinuousSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly

Sampling season All year All year All year

Probe height from ground 5 m 5 m 4 mProbe distance from structure 7 m -- 2 mProbe material

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Residence time 4.85 sec 15.64 sec 5.13 secDistance from obstructions 7 m 8 m 5 mDistance from trees 4.2 m 5 m 5 mUnrestricted airflow degrees 360° 210° 180°In climate-controlled shelter? Y Y YOne-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeksMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual

NPAP audit monitor? YYYData submitted to AQS? Y Y Y

Data submitted to AirNOW? Y Y Y

NAAQS - SLAMS - SO2

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CBSA Payson Payson

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Pays

Site Globe Highway Globe Highway JLG Supersite Miami Golf Objective Source Source Population Sour

Spatial scale Middle Middle Neighborhood Midd

Monitor start date 10/1/2010 10/1/2010 1/1/2005 10/1/2Instrument

Tisch TE-8550-BL 

TSP

Tisch TE-8550-BL 

TSP R&P Partisol 2000

Tisch TE-8

TSP

Instrument Start Date 10/1/2010 10/1/2010 1/1/2005 10/1/2Instrument Location Platform Platform Metal Roof PlatfoAnalysis method

ICP-MS with Heated 

Ultrasonic Nitric and 

Hydrochloric Acid Filter 

Extraction (TSP)

ICP-MS with Heated 

Ultrasonic Nitric and 

Hydrochloric Acid Filter 

Extraction (TSP)

ICP-MS with Heated 

Hot Block in Dilute Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide

Filter Extraction (PM10)

ICP-MS wit

Ultrasonic N

Hydrochloric 

Extraction 

Method code 191 191 202 191Sampling schedule 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in Sampling duration 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hoSampling season All year All year All year All yeProbe height from ground 2.5 m 2.5 m 5 m 3.5 Probe distance from structure -- -- -- --Distance from obstructions 3.7 m 3.7 m 8 m --Distance from trees 1.5 m 1.5 m 5 m 4 mUnrestricted airflow degrees 330 330° 210° 180

Distance between collocated monitors 1.8 m 1.8 m -- --In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNFlow-rate verification frequency Every 12 days Every 12 days Monthly Every 12 

Monitor audit frequency Quarterly Quarterly Biannual Quart

PEP audit monitor? Y Y N Y

Data submitted to AQS? YYYYData submitted to AirNOW? NNNN

NAAQS - SLAMS - Pb

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CBSA Tucson

Lake Havasu CityKingman Sierra Vista- Douglas Flagstaff Payson Ph

S

Site Ajo Bullhead City 

Douglas Red 

Cross

Flagstaff Middle 

School Hayden Old Jail JL

Objective Population Population Population Population Source PSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NeMonitor start date 2/11/1991 11/5/1997 9/2/1998 10/30/1996 1/6/1981 Instrument

R&P 1400AB 

TEOM R&P Partisol 2000 R&P Partisol 2000 R&P Partisol 2000

R&P 1400 AB 

TEOM

Me

Instrument Start Date 2/19/2009 9/2/2003 4/1/2004 4/1/2004 3/3/2009 1Instrument Location Metal Platform Rooftop Metal Platform Rooftop Rooftop Analysis method

Tapered Element 

Oscillating 

Microbalance 

Technology Gravimetric Gravimetric Gravimetric

Tapered Element 

Oscillating 

Microbalance 

Technology

A

Method code 79 126 126 126 79 

Sampling schedule Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 Continuous CSampling duration Hourly 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour Hourly Sampling season All Year All year All year All year All year Probe height from ground 3.5 m 5 m 3 m 6 m 5 m Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- Distance from obstructions 6.7 m -- 12 m 10 m 8 m Distance from trees 9 m 11 m 6 m 15 m 15 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 320° 300° 360° Distance between collocated monitors -- -- -- -- -- In climate-controlled shelter? Y N N N Y Flow-rate verification frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monitor audit frequency Biannual Biannual Biannual Biannual Biannual Data submitted to AQS? YYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? Y N N N Y 

NAAQS - SLAMS - PM10

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CBSA

Sierra VistaDouglas Sierra Vista- Douglas Payson Payson Prescott 

Site

Paul Spur 

Chemical Lime 

Plant

Paul Spur 

Chemical Lime 

Plant Payson Well Site Payson Well Site Prescott Valley 

Objective Source Source Population Population Population 

Spatial scale Middle Middle Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Ne

Monitor start date 1/6/1991 1/6/1991 1/1/1991 1/1/1991 3/16/2003 Instrument

Thermo Partisol 

2000

R&P 1400 AB 

TEOM R&P Partisol 2000

Thermo Partisol 

2000 R&P Partisol 2000

R&

Instrument Start Date 12/16/1997 1/12/2012 6/30/2003 7/1/2009 12/28/2007 3

Instrument Location Metal Platform Metal Platform Metal Platform Metal Platform Rooftop MeAnalysis method Gravimetric Gravimetric Gravimetric Gravimetric Gravimetric

Tap

O

M

T

Method code 126 79 126 126 126 

Sampling schedule 1 in 6 Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 C

Sampling duration 24 hour Hourly 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour Sampling season All year All year All year All year All year 

Probe height from ground 3 m 3 m 3 m 3 m 7 m 

Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- 

Distance from obstructions 50 m 50 m 12 m 12 m 20 m 

Distance from trees 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m -- Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 300° 300° 360° Distance between collocated monitors -- -- 2 m 2 m -- In climate-controlled shelter? N Y N N N Flow-rate verification frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly 

Monitor audit frequency Biannual Biannual Biannual Biannual Biannual 

Data submitted to AQS? YYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? N Y N N N 

NAAQS - SLAMS - PM10 continued

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CBSA

Sierra VistaDouglas Flagstaff Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Noga

Site

Douglas Red 

Cross

Flagstaff Middle 

School JLG Supersite JLG Supersite

Nogales 

Offic

Objective Population Population Population Population PopulaSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighboMonitor start date 11/2/2000 8/27/2001 7/1/2003 7/1/2003 4/1/19Instrument R&P Partisol 2000 R&P Partisol 2000 R&P Partisol 2000

Met One 1020 

BAM R&P Partis

Instrument Start Date 4/1/2004 9/16/2003 7/1/2011 11/10/2010 9/26/2Instrument Location Metal Platform Rooftop Metal Roof Shelter RooftAnalysis method Gravimetric Gravimetric Gravimetric

Beta Ray 

Attenuation Gravim

Method code 143 143 143 170 143 

Sampling schedule 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 3 Continuous 1 in 

Sampling duration 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour Hourly 24 ho

Sampling season All year All year All Year All year All ye

Probe height from ground 3 m 6 m 5 m 5m 8 m 

Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- 

Distance from obstructions 9 m 10 m 8 m 8 m 10.4 

Distance from trees 6 m 15 m 5 m 5 m 12 m 

Unrestricted airflow degrees 320° 300° 210° 210° 300

Distance between collocated monitors -- -- -- -- 2 m 

In climate-controlled shelter? N N N Y N 

Flow-rate verification frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Mont

Monitor audit frequency Biannual Biannual Biannual Biannual Biann

PEP audit monitor? Y Y Y -- Y Data submitted to AQS? Y YYYYData submitted to AirNOW? N N N Y N 

NAAQS - SLAMS - PM2.5

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Monitor CO NOy O3 SO2 Pb-PM10 

CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale 

Site JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite Objective Population Population Population Population Population 

Spatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Monitor start date 7/1/1993 1/1/2011 7/1/1993 3/3/2005 1/1/2005 Instrument

Ecotech 9830 

CO Analyzer

Ecotech 9843 

Reactive NOx

API Teledyne 

M400E O3 

Analyzer

Ecotech 9850 

SO2 Analyzer R&P Partisol 2000

Instrument Start Date 12/15/2011 4/1/2011 4/1/2011 6/1/2010 1/1/2005 

Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter Metal Roof Analysis method

Gas Filter 

Correlation

Chemiluminescence UV Photometric Pulsed Fluorescence

ICP-MS with Heated 

Hot Block in Dilute Acid 

and Hydrogen Peroxide 

Filter Extraction D

Method code 588 591 087 592 202 

Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous 1 in 6 Sampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly Hourly 24 hour 

Sampling season All year All year All year All year All year Probe height from ground 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m Probe distance from structure 2 m 7 m 2 m 2 m -- Probe material

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Borosilicate Glass 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line -- 

Residence time 16.14 sec 13.08 sec 15.71 sec 15.64 sec -- Distance from obstructions 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m Distance from trees 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 210° 210° 210° 210° 210° In climate-controlled shelter? YYYYNOne-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks -- Flow-rate verification frequency -- -- -- -- Monthly 

Monitor audit frequency Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Biannual 

PEP audit monitor? NNNNNNPAP audit monitor? Y N Y Y N Data submitted to AQS? YYYYY

Data submitted to AirNOW? YYYYN

NAAQS - NCore

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Monitor PM2.5 PM2.5 PM2.5 Speciation PM2.5 Speciation Temp/RH 

CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale 

Site JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite Objective Population Population Population Population Population Spatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Monitor start date 7/1/2003 7/1/2003 2/21/2000 2/21/2000 7/1/1993 

Instrument R&P Partisol 2000

Met One 1020 

BAM

Met One Super 

SASS URG 3000N

Rotronics MP101A 

Probe

Instrument Start Date 7/1/2011 11/10/2010 2/21/2000 10/1/2009 1/15/2010 Instrument Location Metal Roof Metal Roof Metal Roof Metal Roof Tower Analysis method Gravimetric

Beta Ray 

Attenuation

Energy Dispersive 

XRF & Ion 

Chromatography

IMPROVE A TOR 

& Various None 

Method code 145 170 811 & 812

831, 838, & 

Various 21 

Sampling schedule 1 in 3 Continuous 1 in 3 1 in 3 Continuous Sampling duration 24 hour Hourly 24 hour 24 hour Hourly Sampling season All year All year All year All year All year Probe height from ground 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 2 m Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- Probe material -- -- -- -- -- 

Residence time -- -- -- -- -- 

Distance from obstructions 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m Distance from trees 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 210° 210° 210° 210° 210° In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNNOne-point QC check frequency -- -- -- -- -- Flow-rate verification frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly -- Monitor audit frequency -- Biannual Quarterly Quarterly Biannual PEP audit monitor? Y NNNNNPAP audit monitor? NNNNNData submitted to AQS? YYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? NYNYN

NAAQS - NCore continued

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Monitor CO NOx O3 Carbonyl Carbonyl VO

CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoeni

Scott

Site JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG SuObjective Population Population Population Population Population PopuSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Urban Urban Urban UrbMonitor start date 7/1/1993 7/1/1993 7/1/1993 5/15/1999 5/15/1999 1/1/2

Instrument

Ecotech

EC 9830 

CO Analyzer

Thermo 42C 

NOx Analyzer

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer

ATEC 8000 

Carbonyl 

Cartridge 

Sampler

ATEC 8000 

Carbonyl 

Cartridge 

Sampler

ATEC 

CanSam

Instrument Start Date 12/15/2011 7/1/1993 4/1/2011 6/5/2007 6/5/2007 6/2/2Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter SheAnalysis method

Gas Filter 

Correlation

Chemiluminescence UV Photometric TO-11A TO-11A TO

Method code 588 74 087 202 202 12

Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 iSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly 24 hour 3 - 3 hour 24 

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All year All year June Probe height from ground 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 4.5 Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- -Probe material

Borosilicate 

Glass Funnel / 

FEP Teflon 

Sample Line

Borosilicate 

Glass Funnel / 

FEP Teflon 

Sample Line

Borosilicate 

Glass Funnel / 

FEP Teflon 

Sample Line

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Stainle

Fun

Stainle

Samp

Residence time 16.14 sec 15.69 sec 15.71 sec -- -- -Distance from obstructions 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 Distance from trees 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 Unrestricted airflow degrees 210° 210° 210° 210° 210° 21In climate-controlled shelter? YYYYYYOne-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Every 2 weeks Annual Annual AnnMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual Annual -NPAP audit monitor? Y Y Y N N N Data submitted to AQS? YYYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? YYYNNN

NAAQS - PAMS

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Monitor NOy VOC Delta Temp

Total Horizontal 

Solar Radiation

Ultraviolet Solar 

Radiation Wind 

CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoeni

Scott

Site Queen Valley Queen Valley

Vehicle 

Emissions 

Laboratory

Vehicle 

Emissions 

Laboratory

Vehicle 

Emissions 

Laboratory

Veh

Emis

Labo

Objective Transport Transport Population Population Population PopuSpatial scale Urban Urban Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighbMonitor start date 1/1/1998 5/20/2001 8/20/2004 6/18/1999 8/20/2004 1/1/Instrument

Thermo 42C TL 

Reactive NOx

Met One 8001 

Canister Sampler

RM Young RTD 

7627 Delta 

Temp System

Li-Cor LI-200S2 

Pyranometer

Epply TUVR 

Ultraviolet 

Sensor

Vis

LAP-

Wind 

Instrument Start Date 5/9/2011 6/1/2010 8/20/2004 6/18/1999 8/20/2004 1/1/Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Tower Tower Tower GroAnalysis method

Chemiluminescence TO-14 None None None No

Method code 574 126 810 11 11 -Sampling schedule Continuous 1 in 6 Continuous Continuous Continuous ContiSampling duration Hourly 24 hour Hourly Hourly Hourly Ho

Sampling season June – Aug. June – Aug. All year All year All year All yProbe height from ground 5 m 5 m 2 m & 9 m 5 m 5 m -Probe distance from structure -- -- 1 m 0.5 m 0.5 m -Probe material

Borosilicate 

Glass Funnel / 

FEP Teflon 

Sample Line

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / 

Stainless Steel 

Sample Line -- -- -- -

Residence time -- -- -- -- -- -Distance from obstructions 73 m 30 m 30 m 30 m 35 m 5 Distance from trees 3 m 3 m 50 m 50 m 50 m 50 Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 360° 360° 360° 36In climate-controlled shelter? YYNNNNOne-point QC check frequency Every 2 weeks -- -- -- -- -Monitor audit frequency Annual Every 3 Years Annual -- -- -NPAP audit monitor? Y NNNNNData submitted to AQS? YYNYYNData submitted to AirNOW? NNNNNN

NAAQS - PAMS continued

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Monitor PM10 PM2.5 PM2.5

CBSA Nogales Prescott Yuma

Site

Nogales Post 

Office Prescott Valley Yuma Supersite

Objective Population Population PopulationSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighborhoodMonitor start date 1/1/1980 12/28/2007 1/1/2010Instrument

Met One 1020 

BAM

Thermo Partisol 

2000 R&P Partisol 2000

Instrument Start Date 2/2/2004 12/28/2007 1/1/2010Instrument Location Rooftop Rooftop PlatformAnalysis method

Beta Ray 

Attenuation Gravimetric Gravimetric

Method code 122 143 143

Sampling schedule Continuous 1 in 6 1 in 6

Sampling duration Hourly 24 hour 24 hour

Sampling season All year All Year All yearProbe height from ground 7 m 7 m 5 m

Probe distance from structure -- -- --

Distance from obstructions 8 m 20 m 50 m

Distance from trees 12 m -- --Unrestricted airflow degrees 300° 360° 360°

In climate-controlled shelter? Y N N

Flow-rate verification frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly

Monitor audit frequency Biannual Biannual Biannual

PEP audit monitor? -- Y YData submitted to AQS? Y Y YData submitted to AirNOW? Y N N

NAAQS - SPM

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Monitor PM2.5 Speciated PM2.5 Speciation

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa- Phoenix-MesaSite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite

Objective Population PopulationSpatial scale Neighborhood NeighborhoodMonitor start date 2/21/2000 2/21/2000Instrument

Met One Super 

SASS URG 3000N

Instrument Start Date 2/21/2000 10/1/2009Instrument Location Metal Roof Metal Roof

Analysis method

Energy Dispersive 

XRF & Ion 

Chromatography

IMPROVE A TOR 

& Various

Method code 811 & 812

831, 838, & 

Various

Sampling schedule 1 in 3 1 in 3Sampling duration 24 hour 24 hour

Sampling season All year All yearProbe height from ground 5 m 5 mProbe distance from structure -- --Distance from obstructions 8 m 8 mDistance from trees 5 m 5 m

Unrestricted airflow degrees 210° 210°

In climate-controlled shelter? N NFlow-rate verification frequency Monthly MonthlyMonitor audit frequency Quarterly QuarterlyData submitted to AQS? Y Y

Data submitted to AirNOW? N N

STN

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Monitor VOC VOC Carbonyl Carbonyl

Hexavalent 

Chromium 

CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Pho

S

Site JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG Supersite JLG 

Objective Population Population Population Population Population PSpatial scale Urban Urban Urban Urban Urban Monitor start date 6/6/2001 6/6/2001 5/15/1999 5/15/1999 1/1/2006 7Instrument

ATEC 2200 VOC 

Canister Sampler

ATEC 2200 VOC 

Canister Sampler

ATEC 8000 

Carbonyl Cartridge 

Sampler

ATEC 8000 

Carbonyl Cartridge 

Sampler

Xontec 924 Toxic 

Air Sampler

Tisch 

Instrument Start Date 5/24/2007 5/24/2007 6/5/2007 6/5/2007 1/1/2006 7

Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter Metal Roof 

Analysis method TO-15 TO-15 TO-11A TO-11A CARB Method 

Method code 101 101 202 202 920 

Sampling schedule 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 1 in 6 Sampling duration 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour Sampling season All year All year All year All year All year Probe height from ground 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m Probe distance from structure -- -- -- -- -- Probe material

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / Stainless 

Steel Sample Line

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / Stainless 

Steel Sample Line

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / FEP 

Teflon Sample 

Line --

Sta

Funn

Steel 

Residence time -- -- -- -- -- Distance from obstructions 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m 8 m 

Distance from trees 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m 5 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 210° 210° 210° 210° 210° In climate-controlled shelter? Y Y Y Y N

One-point QC check frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual -- 

Flow-rate verification frequency -- -- -- -- -- 

Monitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annual Biannual 

Data submitted to AQS? YYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? NNNNN

TOXICS - NATTS

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Monitor VOC

CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale

Site South Phoenix

Objective PopulationSpatial scale NeighborhoodMonitor start date 8/5/2001Instrument

ATEC 8001 

Canister Sampler

Instrument Start Date 5/20/2010Instrument Location Shelter

Analysis method TO-15

Method code 101Sampling schedule 1 in 12Sampling duration 24 hourSampling season All year

Probe height from ground 6 mProbe distance from structure 2 mProbe material

Stainless Steel 

Funnel / Stainless 

Steel Sample Line

Residence time --Distance from obstructions 12 mDistance from trees 10 mUnrestricted airflow degrees 250°In climate-controlled shelter? YOne-point QC check frequency --Monitor audit frequency Annual

Data submitted to AQS? YData submitted to AirNOW? N

TOXICS - UATMP

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CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale 

Site ADEQ Building

Banner Mesa 

Medical Center

Estrella Mountain 

Community 

College

Estrella Mountain 

Community 

College

Objective Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Spatial scale Urban Urban Urban Urban Monitor start date 7/1/2002 1/1/1993 1/1/1993 1/1/1993 Instrument

Olympus 

SP500UZ Camera

Olympus 

SP500UZ Camera

Olympus 

SP500UZ Camera

Olympus 

SP500UZ Camera

S

Instrument Start Date 7/1/2003 7/1/2003 7/1/2003 7/1/2003 Instrument Location Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop Rooftop 

Analysis method None None None None 

Method code -- -- -- -- Sampling schedule Every 5 min. Every 5 min. Every 5 min. Every 5 min. Sampling duration < 1 sec < 1 sec < 1 sec < 1 sec Sampling season All year All year All year All year In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNData submitted to AQS? NNNNData submitted to AirNOW? NNNN

Visibility - Urban Haze - Camera

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CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale

Site Dysart Estrella

Vehicle Emissions 

Laboratory

Objective Population Population PopulationSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood NeighborhoodMonitor start date 1/1/2003 1/1/2003 6/25/2003Instrument

Optec NGN 2 

Nephelometer

Optec NGN 2 

Nephelometer

Optec NGN 2 

Nephelometer

Instrument Start Date 1/1/2003 1/1/2003 6/25/2003Instrument Location Tower Tower TowerAnalysis method

Light Scatter with 

correlation to 

PM2.5

Light Scatter with 

correlation to 

PM2.5

Light Scatter with 

correlation to 

PM2.5

Method code -- -- --Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous ContinuousSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly

Sampling season All year All year All yearProbe height from ground 6 m 6 m 5 mProbe distance from structure -- -- --

Distance from obstructions -- -- 30 mDistance from trees -- 5 m 50 m

Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 360°

In climate-controlled shelter? NNNMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual

Data submitted to AQS? NNNData submitted to AirNOW? Y Y Y

Visibility - Urban Haze - Nephelometer

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CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale

Site

Phoenix 

Transmissometer 

Receiver

Phoenix 

Transmissometer 

Transmitter

Objective Urban Haze Urban HazeSpatial scale Urban UrbanMonitor start date 12/1/1992 12/1/1992Instrument

Optec LVP-2 

Transmissometer 

Receiver

Optec LVP-2 

Transmissometer 

Instrument Start Date 12/1/1992 12/1/1992Instrument Location Rooftop Rooftop

Analysis method Light Attenuation Light Attenuation

Method code -- --Sampling schedule Continuous ContinuousSampling duration 5 seconds 5 secondsSampling season All year All yearDistance from obstructions -- --Distance from trees -- --Unrestricted airflow degrees 290° 360°In climate-controlled shelter? N N

Data submitted to AQS? N NData submitted to AirNOW? N N

Visibility - Urban Haze - Transmissometer

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CBSA

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-Mesa- Scottsdale Phoenix-

Scotts

Site Dysart Estrella

Phoenix 

Transmissometer 

Receiver

Vehicle Em

Labora

Objective Population Population Urban Haze PopulaSpatial scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Urban NeighboMonitor start date 7/16/2003 2/11/2003 1/1/1994 5/11/1Instrument

Rotronics MP101A 

Probe

Rotronics MP101A 

Probe

Rotronics MP101A 

Probe

Rotronics 

Prob

Instrument Start Date 7/16/2003 2/11/2003 6/9/2003 6/30/2Instrument Location Tower Tower Rooftop Tow

Analysis method None None None NonMethod code -- -- -- --Sampling schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous ContinSampling duration Hourly Hourly Hourly HouSampling season All year All year All year All yeProbe height from ground 6 m 6 m 36 m 5 mProbe distance from structure 1 m 1 m 1 m 1 mDistance from obstructions -- -- 5 m 30 mDistance from trees -- 5 m -- 50 mUnrestricted airflow degrees 360° 360° 360° 360In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNMonitor audit frequency Annual Annual Annual Annu

Data submitted to AQS? NNNNData submitted to AirNOW? NNNN

Visibility - Urban Haze - Temp/RH

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CBSA

Sierra VistaDouglas Sierra Vista- Douglas Flagstaff Flagstaff None Flagstaff Phoenix-Mes

Scottsdale 

Site

Chiricahua 

Entrance 

Station

Douglas Red 

Cross

Grand Canyon 

National Park - 

Hance Camp

Grand Canyon 

National Park - 

Indian 

Gardens

Greer Water 

Treatment 

Plant Ike's Backbone JLG Supers

Objective Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Population Spatial scale Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional NeighborhooMonitor start date 3/2/1988 6/2/2004 9/24/1997 10/1/1989 2/29/2000 4/2/2000 4/25/2001 Instrument IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 4/2/2000 6/2/2004 9/24/1997 10/1/1989 2/29/2000 4/2/2000 4/25/2001 Instrument Location Shelter Platform Shelter Shelter Shelter Shelter Metal RooAnalysis method Various Various Various Various Various Various Various Method code -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

Sampling schedule 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 Sampling duration 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour Sampling season All Year All Year All year All year All year All year All year Probe height from ground 4 m 3 m * 4 m 4 m 4 m 5.5 m Probe distance from structure 1 m -- * 2 m 1 m 1 m -- Distance from obstructions 10 m 8 m * -- 150 m 7 m 8 m Distance from trees 10 m 6 m * 6 m 50 m 18 m 5 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° 320° * 300° 360° 360° 210° Distance between collocated monitors -- -- -- -- -- -- 2 m In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNNNNFlow-rate verification frequency -- -- -- -- -- -- Annual Monitor audit frequency N Annual -- -- Annual Annual Annual Data submitted to AQS? YYYYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? NNNNNNNProtocol site? N Y NNNNY

* Information not available

IMPROVE

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CBSA Tucson None Payson

Phoenix-MesaScottsdale Tucson Tucson Flagstaff 

Site

Organ Pipe 

National 

Monument

Petrified Forest 

National Park

Pleasant 

Valley Ranger 

Station Queen Valley

Saguaro 

National Park 

East

Saguaro 

National Park 

West

Sycamore 

Canyon

Objective Background Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Visibility Spatial scale Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional Monitor start date 1/15/2003 3/2/1988 2/10/2000 4/30/2001 6/4/1988 4/19/2001 9/11/1991 Instrument IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE IMPROVE Instrument Start Date 1/15/2003 3/2/1988 2/10/2000 4/30/2001 6/4/1988 4/19/2001 9/11/1991 Instrument Location Shelter Shelter Shelter Rooftop Shelter Shelter Shelter Analysis method Various Various Various Various Various Various Various Method code -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 

Sampling schedule 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 1 in 3 Sampling duration 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour 24 hour Sampling season All year All year All year All year All year All year All year Probe height from ground 3.6 m * 4 m 6 m * 4 m 4 m Probe distance from structure 1.5 m * 1.5 m 1 m * 1 m 1 m Distance from obstructions 7.6 m * -- 73 m * -- 25 m Distance from trees 12 m * 10 m 4 m * 15 m 15 m Unrestricted airflow degrees 360° * 360° 360° * 360° 360° Distance between collocated monitors -- -- -- -- -- -- -- In climate-controlled shelter? NNNNNNNFlow-rate verification frequency -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Monitor audit frequency Annual -- Annual Annual -- Annual Annual Data submitted to AQS? YYYYYYYData submitted to AirNOW? NNNNNNNProtocol site? Y N N Y N Y N 

* Information not available

IMPROVE - continued

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 89
Appendix D – Site Information Data Tables 

Note: Some measurements are rounded and/or estimations 

This appendix contains detailed information about sites that are fully or partially operated by 

ADEQ, as well as sites that ADEQ has a strong association with (e.g. IMPROVE sites). All 

current sites and those closed after July 1, 2011 are included in this appendix. Sites that were 

closed after July 1, 2011 contain a note indicating so in the site summary section. This appendix 

also contains general information about the air quality monitors at each site. See Appendix C for 

more detailed information on specific monitors and networks. 

AQS ID ADEQ ID SITE NAME PAGE 

21737 ADEQ Building 94 

80-026-1000 16361 Agua Prieta Fire Station 95 

04-019-0001 16316 Ajo 96 

04-012-8000 34961 Alamo Lake 97 

19489 Banner Mesa Medical Center 98 

04-015-1003 16365 Bullhead City 99 

04-003-8001 16679 Chiricahua Entrance Station 100 

04-003-1005 16503 Douglas Red Cross 101 

04-013-4010 19550 Dysart 102 

04-013-8005 16506 Estrella 103 

21736 Estrella Mountain Community College 104 

04-005-1008 16707 Flagstaff Middle School 105 

16593 Globe Highway 106 

04-005-8102 16682 Grand Canyon National Park – Hance Camp 107 

04-005-8101 16683 Grand Canyon National Park – Indian Garden 108 

04-001-8001 16323 Greer Water Treatment Plant 109 

04-007-1001 16326 Hayden Old Jail 110 

04-025-8104 16421 Ike’s Backbone 111 

04-013-9997 16328 JLG Supersite 112 

04-015-9000 21298 Meadview 115 

04-007-8000 16629 Miami Golf Course 116 

04-007-0009 16382 Miami Ridgeline 117 

04-023-0004 16511 Nogales Post Office 118 

16480 North Mountain Summit 120 

04-019-0005 16681 Organ Pipe National Monument 121 

04-003-0011 16391 Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant 122 

16392 Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant South 123 

04-007-0008 16317 Payson Well Site 124 

04-001-0012 16473 Petrified Forest National Park 125 

16829 Phoenix Transmissometer Receiver 126 

16330 Phoenix Transmissometer Transmitter 127 

16446 Pleasant Valley Ranger Station 128 

04-025-8033 133011 Prescott College AQD 129 

04-025-2002 18392 Prescott Valley 130 

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AQS ID ADEQ ID SITE NAME PAGE 

04-021-8001 16394 Queen Valley 131 

04-019-0020 16499 Rillito 133 

04-019-0021 16474 Saguaro National Park East 134 

04-019-9000 16475 Saguaro National Park West 135 

80-026-8012 113221 San Luis Rio Colorado 136 

142818 Sedona Fire Station AQD 137 

04-005-1010 16512 Sedona Post Office 138 

04-017-0007 16603 Show Low 139 

80-026-0005 16399 Sonora Nogales Fire Station 140 

04-013-4003 16377 South Phoenix 141 

135133 Springerville 142 

04-005-8103 16476 Sycamore Canyon 143 

04-007-0010 16447 Tonto National Monument 144 

04-013-9998 16363 Vehicle Emissions Laboratory 145 

138696 Verde Ranger Station 147 

04-027-8011 11319 Yuma Supersite 148 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 91 
Definitions for Appendix D – Site Information Data Tables 

Site Name Official name for the site as written in ADEQ’s AZURITE / AAAD 

database 

Site propose Reason for air quality monitoring at the site 

Site narrative Brief summary of the site location and surroundings 

Site Information

AQS ID Unique identifier from EPA’s Air Quality System database 

ADEQ ID Unique identifier from the AZURITE / AAAD database for each 

monitoring site 

Address Physical address or cross streets of the monitoring site 

County Arizona county the monitor is located within 

CBSA Core Based Statistical Area that the site is located within. A CBSA is a 

U.S. geographic area defined by the Office of Management and Budget 

based around an urban center of at least 10,000 people and adjacent 

areas that are socioeconomically tied to the urban center by 

commuting. 

Surrounding area Description of area around monitoring site (residential, commercial, 

industrial, agricultural, desert, forest, mobile, blighted area, and 

military reservation) 

Distance to road Distance and direction from the edge of the road to the instrument 

Traffic count ADOT supplied traffic count for the nearest major road (data obtained 

in 2010) 

Groundcover Type of surface at the base of the instrument (e.g. sand, cement, 

rooftop, metal, asphalt, etc.) 

Latitude The North/South geographic location of a site in decimal degrees 

Longitude The East/West geographic location of a site in decimal degrees 

Elevation The vertical distance above sea level of the site in meters 

Site Established Date Date site was first used as a monitoring site

Monitoring Information 

Monitor The pollutant(s) or the atmospheric parameter(s) being monitored at 

the site

Network The set of monitors collecting air samples or taking measurements to 

which this monitor is associated within ADEQs various networks (e.g. 

SLAMS, NCORE, CSN, PAMS, SPM, NATTS, IMPROVE, or Urban 

Haze) 

Objective A brief description of the intended purpose of the monitor’s 

measurements (maximum concentration, population exposure, sourceoriented, background, transport, visibility or welfare based) 

Spatial scale Area represented by an air quality monitor (microscale: 0 – 100 m, 

middle scale: 0.1 – 0.5 km, neighborhood: 0.5 – 4 km, urban: 4 – 50 

km, regional: ~50 – 500 km, or national/global) 

Monitor start date Date that a pollutant, parameter, or measurement was started at the 

site 

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Instrument Specific make and model of physical devise that is used to collect air 

samples or take measurements 

Instrument Start Date The date that the current type of instrument (i.e. method) began 

operation at the site 

Site Photos 

Aerial View Image of site and the surrounding area (using Google Earth) 

Site View Most current photo of monitors at the site 
ADEQ Building

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze. 

The high-resolution digital camera sits on the northeast corner of the building and points 

toward Camelback Mountain, which lies 13.4 kilometers to the northeast. The pictures of the 

local view are updated every 5 minutes and can be viewed on the internet at 

http://www.phoenixvis.net/came1/index.html. The area between the site and Camelback 

Mountain is primarily residential with some commercial areas. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 21737 

Address 1110 W. Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 

County Maricopa Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.4483 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -112.0878 

Distance to road 84 m – S Elevation 329 m 

Traffic count 10,852 – Washington St. Site Established Date 07/01/2002 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Visibility 

Network Urban Haze 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Urban 

Monitor Start Date 07/01/2002 

Instrument 

Olympus 

SP500UZ 

Camera 

Instrument Start Date 07/01/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of ADEQ Building 

Camera on rooftop of ADEQ Building – 

4/2010 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 94 
Agua Prieta Fire Station

Site Purpose: special purpose monitoring. 

The site is located approximately 640 meters south of the Arizona/Mexico border. The 

surrounding area is primarily residential. This site is used as a comparison to the Douglas Red 

Cross site as part of the border studies. In the summer of 2011, this site was closed due to 

funding constraints. 

Site Information

AQS ID 80-026-1000 ADEQ ID 16361 

Address Calle 6 & Ave. 15 Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico 

County Sonora Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA None Latitude 31.3283 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -109.5472 

Distance to road 6 m – W Elevation 1,200 m 

Traffic count n/a Site Established Date 01/01/1995 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM2.5 Wind Temp/RH 

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1995 04/11/2010 12/18/1998 12/18/1998 

Instrument Partisol 2000 Partisol 2000 RM Young 

5103 

Vaisala HMP 

45C 

Instrument Start Date 04/11/2010 04/11/2010 12/18/1998 12/18/1998 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Agua Prieta Fire Station 

Roof of Aqua Prieta Fire Station – 12/2004 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 95 
Ajo

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located at the Pima County Maintenance Yard, with the wind system mounted to 

the north of the instruments. The closest structure to the site is an east-west oriented ADOT 

office/trailer to the south. To the east lies the stabilized tailings pile associated with the Ajo 

mining operation which closed in 1985. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-019-0001 ADEQ ID 16316 

Address 1211 Well Rd. Ajo, AZ 85321 

County Pima Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Tucson Latitude 32.3820 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -112.8575 

Distance to road 109 m – E Elevation 515 m 

Traffic count 500 – Ajo Well Rd. 1 Site Established Date 07/01/1969 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 Wind 

Network SLAMS MET 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 02/11/1991 07/01/1969 

Instrument R&P 1400AB 

TEOM 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Instrument Start Date 02/19/2009 06/11/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Ajo Ajo fenced area and meteorological tower – 

03/2009 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 96 
Alamo Lake

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and AQI forecasting. 

The site was established to replace the Hillside site and is located in Alamo Lake State Park, 

which is approximately 49 km north of Wenden, AZ. The surrounding area consists of mostly 

desert, with a lake about 1 km to the northeast. A small water pump/storage tank (1,000 

gallon) lies 7 meters to the east of the shelter. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-012-8000 ADEQ ID 34961 

Address Alamo Lake State Park 

County La Paz Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA None Latitude 34.2439 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -113.5586 

Distance to road 30 m – E Elevation 403 m 

Traffic count 230 – Alamo Rd. Site Established Date 05/20/2005 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor O3

Network SLAMS 

Objective Transport 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 05/20/2005 

Instrument 

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer 

Instrument Start Date 03/10/2011 

Site Photos

Regional view of Alamo Lake 

Alamo Lake shelter with water tanks to the 

east – 09/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 97 
Banner Mesa Medical Center

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze. 

The high-resolution digital camera points to the Superstition Mountains, which lie 32 km east 

of the site. The pictures of the local views are updated every 5 minutes and can be viewed on 

the internet at http://www.phoenixvis.net/supm1/index.html. The area between the site and the 

mountains is primarily residential, with some commercial areas. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 19489 

Address 525 W. Brown Rd. Mesa, AZ 85201 

County Maricopa Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.4335 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -111.8428 

Distance to road 20 m – N Elevation 454 m 

Traffic count 32,760 – Country Club Dr. Site Established Date 01/01/1993 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Visibility 

Network Urban Haze 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Urban 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1993 

Instrument 

Olympus 

SP500UZ 

Camera 

Instrument Start Date 07/01/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Banner Mesa Medical Center 

No Photo 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 98 
Bullhead City

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located on the rooftop of the U.S. Post Office Building, northeast of SR 95 and 7th

Street. The surrounding area is commercial and residential to the west and south. The 

Colorado River lies to the west less than 400 meters. To the northeast/east, about 575 meters, 

is the Bullhead City Airport. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-015-1003 ADEQ ID 16365 

Address 990 Highway 95 Bullhead City, AZ 86429 

County Mohave Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Lake Havasu City-Kingman Latitude 35.1539 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -114.5661 

Distance to road ~30 m – W Elevation 156 m 

Traffic count 32,575 – SR 95 Site Established Date 11/01/1997 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10

Network SLAMS 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 11/05/1997 

Instrument R&P Partisol 

2000 

Instrument Start Date 09/02/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Bullhead City 

Roof of Bullhead City Post Office looking 

north – 04/2012 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 99 
Chiricahua Entrance Station

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is operated by the NPS. The surrounding area is wilderness and desert. The 

Chiricahua National Monument lies 3.8 km to the northeast. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-003-8001 ADEQ ID 16679 

Address 13063 E. Bonita Canyon Rd. Wilcox, AZ 85643 

County Cochise Groundcover Dirt/Rocks 

CBSA Sierra Vista-Douglas Latitude 32.0094 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -109.3891 

Distance to road 99 m – E Elevation 1,570 m 

Traffic count 216 – Bonita Canyon Rd. Site Established Date 01/01/1988 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 03/02/1988 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 04/02/2000 

Site Photos

Regional view of Chiricahua Entrance Station 

Chiricahua Entrance Station shelter and 

IMPROVE – 07/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 100 
Douglas Red Cross

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located at the Red Cross building on the south side of 15th Street. The surrounding 

area is a mix of residential and commercial land use. The site is about 1,685 meters from the 

Arizona/Mexico border. Due to an oversight when loading IMPROVE data to the AQS 

database, a second AQS ID was created (04-003-9000) for IMPROVE data. This is an 

IMPROVE protocol site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-003-1005 ADEQ ID 16503 

Address 1445 E. 15th St. Douglas, AZ 85607 

County Cochise Groundcover Dirt/Grass 

CBSA Sierra Vista-Douglas Latitude 31.3492 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -109.5396 

Distance to road 30 m – N Elevation 1,231 m 

Traffic count 2,320 – 14th St. Site Established Date 09/01/1998 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM2.5 Aerosol 

Network SLAMS SLAMS IMPROVE 

Objective Population Population Visibility 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Regional 

Monitor Start Date 09/02/1998 11/02/2000 06/02/2004 

Instrument R&P Partisol 

2000 

R&P Partisol 

2000 IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 04/01/2004 04/01/2004 06/02/2004 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Douglas Red Cross 

Douglas Red Cross fenced site – 01/2012 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 101 
Dysart

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze and AQI forecasting. 

The site is located in the Maricopa County Facility Maintenance Yard at the corner of Bell 

Road and Dysart Road and is shared with MCAQD. The surrounding area is commercial and 

residential. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-013-4010 ADEQ ID 19550 

Address 16825 N. Dysart Rd. Surprise, AZ 85374 

County Maricopa Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.6370 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -112.3393 

Distance to road 14 m – W Elevation 357 m 

Traffic count 51,673 – Bell Rd. Site Established Date 01/01/2003 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Bscat/PM2.5 Temp/RH 

Network Urban Haze Urban Haze 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/2003 07/16/2003 

Instrument Optec NGN 2 

Nephelometer 

Rotronics 

MP101A Probe 

Instrument Start Date 01/01/2003 07/16/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Dysart Dysart ADEQ Nephelometer tower attached 

to county shelter – 02/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 102 
Estrella

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze and AQI forecasting. 

The site is located in the southeast corner of the Maricopa County Maintenance Yard at 

Estrella Park. The surrounding area consist of the Estrella Mountains to the east, south, and 

west; a golf course 256 meters to the west; and a mixture of open land, agricultural lands, 

residential, and commercial activity to the north. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-013-8005 ADEQ ID 16506 

Address 15099 W. Casey Abbott Rd. Goodyear, AZ 85338 

County Maricopa Groundcover Grass/Gravel 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.3833 

Surrounding Area Desert/Recreation Area Longitude -112.3728 

Distance to road 258 m – N Elevation 277 m 

Traffic count 910 – W. Vineyard Ave. Site Established Date 01/01/1995 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Bscat/PM2.5 Temp/RH 

Network Urban Haze Urban Haze 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/2003 02/11/2003 

Instrument Optec NGN 2 

Nephelometer 

Rotronics 

MP101A Probe 

Instrument Start Date 01/01/2003 02/11/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Estrella Estrella Nephelometer tower – 02/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 103 
Estrella Mountain Community College

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze. 

One high-resolution digital camera points to the Estrella Mountains, which lies 11 km to the 

southwest, and the other camera points to the White Tanks mountain range which is 20 km to 

the northeast. The pictures of the local views are updated every 5 minutes and can be viewed 

on the internet at http://www.phoenixvis.net/esmo1/index.html. The area between the site and 

the mountain ranges is a mixture of residential, commercial, and agricultural uses. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 21736 

Address 3000 N. Dysart Rd. Avondale, AZ 85323 

County Maricopa Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.4836 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -112.3503 

Distance to road 155 m – S Elevation 305 m 

Traffic count 7,280 – Thomas Rd. Site Established Date 01/01/1993 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Visibility 

Network Urban Haze 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Urban 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1993 

Instrument 

Olympus 

SP500UZ 

Camera 

Instrument Start Date 07/01/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Estrella Mountain 

Community College 

No photo 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 104 
Flagstaff Middle School

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and monitor smoke/public information. 

The site is west of Bonito Road on the rooftop of a Flagstaff Middle School building. The 

surrounding area is generally residential, with Thorpe Park located about 800 meters to the 

west, and US Route 180 approximately 415 meters to the east. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-005-1008 ADEQ ID 16707 

Address 755 N. Bonito St. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 

County Coconino Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 35.2061 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -111.6528 

Distance to road 70 m – E Elevation 2,120 m 

Traffic count 3,200 – N. Bonito St. Site Established Date 10/29/1996 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor O3 PM10 PM2.5 PM2.5

Network SLAMS SLAMS SLAMS Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 03/13/2008 10/30/1996 08/27/2001 08/27/2001 

Instrument 

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer 

R&P Partisol 

2000 

R&P Partisol 

2000 

Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 03/11/2011 04/01/2004 09/16/2003 07/14/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Flagstaff Middle School 

Particulate monitors on roof of Flagstaff 

Middle School – 04/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 105 
Globe Highway

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and a source permit requirement. 

This site is the location of the collocated TSP Pb monitors in Hayden, AZ. ASARCO mine 

also maintains a sulfur dioxide analyzer at the site. The site is located on the southwest end of 

a small canyon and is located approximately 1 km to the east/southeast of the ASARCO 

smelting facility. Due to its proximity to the end of the canyon, the site may be influenced by 

both broad and local meteorological conditions. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 16593 

Address SR 77 Winkelman, AZ 85292 

County Gila Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Payson Latitude 33.002 

Surrounding Area Desert/Residential Longitude -110.765 

Distance to road 5 m – W Elevation 602 m 

Traffic count n/a Site Established Date 01/01/1975 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Pb Wind Temp/RH 

Network SLAMS MET MET 

Objective Source Population Population 

Spatial Scale Middle Middle Middle 

Monitor Start Date 10/01/2010 04/15/2011 04/15/2011 

Instrument Tisch TE-8550-

BL TSP 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Vaisala 

HMP155 Probe 

Instrument Start Date 10/01/2010 04/15/2011 04/15/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Globe Highway Shelter, towers, and TSP monitors at Globe 

Highway – 5/10/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 106 
Grand Canyon National Park - Hance Camp

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is operated by the NPS. The site is 183 meters south of East Rim Drive and 1,931 

meters south of Grandview Point turnoff. The site is in a clearing surrounded by forest. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-005-8102 ADEQ ID 16682 

Address West of SR 64 - Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 

County Coconino Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 35.9731 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -111.9841 

Distance to road 200 m – E Elevation 2,235 m 

Traffic count 6,579 – SR 64 Site Established Date 09/24/1997 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 09/24/1997 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 09/24/1997 

Site Photos

Regional view of Grand Canyon NP - Hance 

Camp 

Grand Canyon NP - Hance Camp shelter – 

date unknown 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 107 
Grand Canyon National Park - Indian Gardens

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is owned by the NPS. The site is located in the Indian Gardens picnic area in the 

Grand Canyon, near the ranger station on the south side of the canyon along the Bright Angel 

Trail. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-005-8101 ADEQ ID 16683 

Address Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 

County Coconino Groundcover Dirt/Rocks 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 36.0778 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -112.1289 

Distance to road 8,047 m – S Elevation 1,183 m 

Traffic count 1,250 – Entrance Road Site Established Date 10/01/1989 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 10/01/1989 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 10/01/1989 

Site Photos

Regional view of Grand Canyon NP - Indian 

Gardens 

Grand Canyon NP - Indian Gardens 

IMPROVE monitor – 04/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 108 
Greer Water Treatment Plant

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is located in the Apache National Forest and is operated the USFS. The surrounding 

area is forest with the town of Greer approximately 4 km to the south/southwest. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-001-8001 ADEQ ID 16323 

Address SR 260 & SR 373 Greer, AZ 85927 

County Apache Groundcover Grass 

CBSA None Latitude 34.0583 

Surrounding Area Forest Longitude -109.4400 

Distance to road 1,600 m – N Elevation 2,503 m 

Traffic count 1,044 – SR 373 Site Established Date 01/01/2000 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 02/29/2000 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 02/29/2000 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Greer Water Treatment Plant 

Shelter at Greer Water Treatment Plant – 

09/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 109 
Hayden Old Jail

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and a source permit requirement. 

The site is located in a shelter next to the old Hayden Jail building near the center of town. The 

instruments were previously located in the jail building and were moved due to safety and 

siting concerns in 2010. The surrounding area consists mainly of residential and commercial. 

The site is located approximately 1 km to the west of the ASARCO smelting facility. 

ASARCO mine also maintains a sulfur dioxide analyzer at the site in the old jail building. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-007-1001 ADEQ ID 16326 

Address Canyon Dr. & Kennecott Ave. Hayden, AZ 85235 

County Gila Groundcover Shelter 

CBSA Payson Latitude 33.0062 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -110.7864 

Distance to road 5 m – E Elevation 625 m 

Traffic count 1,790 – Velasco Ave. Site Established Date 01/01/1969 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor SO2 PM10 Wind Temp/RH 

Network SLAMS SLAMS MET MET 

Objective Source Source Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1975 01/06/1981 02/02/2011 02/02/2011 

Instrument Thermo 43C 

SO2 Analyzer 

R&P 1400 AB 

TEOM 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Vaisala 

HMP45C Probe

Instrument Start Date 10/10/2001 03/03/2009 02/02/2011 02/02/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Hayden Old Jail Hayden Old Jail – 05/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 110 
Ike’s Backbone

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is operated by the USFS. The surrounding area is Tonto National Forest, which 

includes Mazatzal and Pine Mountain Wilderness areas. The site is located on a small ridge 

with the Verde River and mountains nearby. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-025-8104 ADEQ ID 16421 

Address Fossil Creek Rd. and Childs Rd. Strawberry, AZ 85544 

County Coconino Groundcover Rocks/Plants 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 34.3406 

Surrounding Area Forest Longitude -111.6825 

Distance to road n/a Elevation 1,303 m 

Traffic count 475 – Fossil Creek Rd. Site Established Date 04/02/2000 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 04/02/2000 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 04/02/2000 

Site Photos

Regional view of Ike’s Backbone 

IMPROVE at Ike’s Backbone – 2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 111 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 112 

JLG Supersite 

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network, NCore, PAMS, NATTS, STN, AQI forecasting, 

monitor urban haze, and meteorological support. 

The site was established to represent air quality in the central core of the Phoenix metropolitan 

area. The surrounding area is primarily residential neighborhoods, with I-17 approximately 1.6 

km to the west. This is also an IMPROVE protocol site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-013-9997 ADEQ ID 16328 

Address 4530 N. 17th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85015 

County Maricopa Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.5038 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -112.0957 

Distance to road 8.5 m – E Elevation 354 m 

Traffic count 20,214 – Campbell Ave. Site Established Date 07/01/1993 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor CO NOy NO2/NOx O3

Network SLAMS/ 

NCore/PAMS NCore SLAMS/PAMS SLAMS/ NCore/PAMS 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood/ 

Urban 

Monitor Start Date 07/01/1993 01/01/2011 07/01/1993 07/01/1993 

Instrument 

Ecotech EC 

9830 CO 

Analyzer 

Ecotech 9843 

Reactive NOx 

Thermo 42C 

NOx Analyzer 

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer 

Instrument Start Date 12/15/2011 04/01/2011 07/01/1993 04/01/2011 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor SO2 VOC VOC Carbonyls 

Network SLAMS/NCore 

PAMS/ 

TOXICS - 

NATTS 

TOXICS - 

NATTS 

PAMS/ 

TOXICS - 

NATTS 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Urban Urban Urban 

Monitor Start Date 03/03/2005 01/01/2003 6/6/2001 05/15/1999 

Instrument 

Ecotech 

EC-9850 SO2 

Analyzer 

ATEC 8001 

Canister 

Sampler 

ATEC 2200 

VOC Canister 

Sampler 

ATEC 8000 

Carbonyl 

Cartridge 

Sampler 

Instrument Start Date 06/01/2010 06/02/2011 5/24/2007 06/05/2007 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 113 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Hexavalent 

Chromium 

SVOC Pb PM10 PM10-2.5

Network TOXIC - 

NATTS 

TOXICS - 

NATTS SLAMS/NCore NCore 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Urban Urban Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/2006 07/08/2007 01/01/2005 11/10/2010 

Instrument 

Xontec 924 

Toxic Air 

Sampler 

Tisch TE1000BL PUF R&P Partisol 

2000 

Paired Met One 

1020 BAMs 

Instrument Start Date 01/01/2006 07/08/2007 01/01/2005 11/10/2010 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10

PM10/Metal 

Speciation PM2.5 PM2.5

Network SLAMS TOXICS – 

NATTS SLAMS/NCore SLAMS/NCore 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 07/01/1993 01/01/2005 07/01/2003 07/01/2003 

Instrument Met One 1020 

BAM 

R&P Partisol 

2000 

R&P Partisol 

2000 

Met One 1020 

BAM 

Instrument Start Date 11/10/2010 01/01/2005 07/01/2011 11/10/2010 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM2.5 

Speciated 

PM2.5 

Speciated Wind Temp/RH 

Network NCore/STN NCore/STN Met/NCore Met/NCore 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Monitor Start Date 02/21/2000 02/21/2000 07/01/1993 07/01/1993 

Instrument Met One Super URG 3000N 

RM Young 

A MP101A Probe SASS 

5103 

nemometer 

Rotronics 

Instrument Start Date 02/21/2000 10/01/2009 07/01/1993 01/15/2010 

Monitoring In rmation fo

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 04/25/2001 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 04/25/2001 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 114 

Site Photos

Aerial view of JLG Supersite Eastern side of JLG Supersite – 09/2008 
Meadview

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is located within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on the north end of 

Meadview, AZ, where the Grand Canyon meets Lake Mead. The surrounding area is primarily 

desert. To the southwest 64.4 km is US 93, which is the closest highway to the site and about 

96.5 km to the southeast is downtown Kingman. This is an IMPROVE protocol site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-015-9000 ADEQ ID 21298 

Address Pierce Ferry Rd. Meadview, AZ 86444 

County Mohave Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Lake Havasu City-Kingman Latitude 36.0193 

Surrounding Area Desert/Residential Longitude -114.0684 

Distance to road 100 m – E Elevation 902 m 

Traffic count 0 – Pierce Ferry Rd. Site Established Date 09/04/1991 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Background 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 09/04/1991 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 09/04/1991 

Site Photos

Regional view of Meadview 

Photo of Meadview taken from IMPROVE 

website – date unknown 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 115 
Miami Golf Course

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and a source permit requirement. 

This site is the location of the TSP-Pb monitor in Miami, AZ. Freeport McMoRan also 

maintains two particulate matter monitors at the site. The site is located near the Cobre Valley 

Country Club with residential areas to the south and east and the Freeport McMoRan facility 

approximately 2 km to the west/southwest. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-007-8000 ADEQ ID 16629 

Address SR 188 and US 60 Miami, AZ 85539 

County Gila Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Payson Latitude 33.4190 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -110.8296 

Distance to road 230 – E Elevation 1000 m 

Traffic count n/a Site Established Date 01/01/1997 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Pb Wind Temp/RH 

Network SLAMS MET MET 

Objective Source Population Population 

Spatial Scale Middle Middle Middle 

Monitor Start Date 10/01/2010 06/08/2011 06/08/2011 

Instrument Tisch TE-8550-

BL TSP 

RM Young 

5305 

Anemometer 

Vaisala HMP 

155 Probe 

Instrument Start Date 10/01/2010 06/08/2011 06/08/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Miami Golf Course 

Fenced Miami Golf Course site – 05/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 116 
Miami Ridgeline

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and a source permit requirement. 

The site is located inside the fence line on private property off of Linden Road and sits on the 

side of a north-south oriented ridge, which slopes in a northerly direction toward the town of 

Miami. The surrounding area is desert. Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. also 

maintains a PM10 monitor at the site. The Freeport McMoRan smelter is 1.6 km to the north of 

the site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-007-0009 ADEQ ID 16382 

Address 4030 Linden St. Miami, AZ 85539 

County Gila Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Payson Latitude 33.3992 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -110.8589 

Distance to road 40 m – N Elevation 1,085 m 

Traffic count 510 – Loomis Ave. Site Established Date 0/01/1993 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor SO2

Network SLAMS 

Objective Source 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 10/05/1995 

Instrument Thermo 43C 

SO2 Analyzer 

Instrument Start Date 7/21/1999 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Miami Ridgeline Fenced Miami Ridgeline site – 04/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 117 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 118 

Nogales Post Office

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located on the rooftop of the U.S. Post Office building, which lies approximately 

670 meters north from the Arizona/Mexico Border. The surrounding area is a mixture of 

commercial and residential land use. This site is used to meet the PM2.5 collocation 

requirement. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-023-0004 ADEQ ID 16511 

Address 300 N. Morley Ave. Nogales, AZ 85621 

County Santa Cruz Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Nogales Latitude 31.3372 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -110.9367 

Distance to road 14 m – NW Elevation 1,176 m 

Traffic count 7,199 – Morley Ave. Site Established Date 01/01/1980 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM10 PM2.5 PM2.5

Network SLAMS NAAQS-SPM SLAMS Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1980 01/01/1980 04/01/1999 04/01/1999 

Instrument Thermo 

Partisol 2000 

Met One 1020 

BAM 

R&P Partisol 

2000 

Met One 1020 

BAM 

Instrument Start Date 08/27/2003 02/02/2004 09/26/2003 02/02/2004 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Wind Temp/RH 

Network MET MET 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1980 08/11/2011 

Instrument 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Vaisala 

HMP45C Probe

Instrument Start Date 06/13/2003 08/11/2011 
Site Photos

Aerial view of Nogales Post Office 

Particulate and meteorological monitors on 

roof of Nogales Post Office – 02/2012 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 119 
North Mountain Summit

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze. 

The site is located on a mountain top in the North Mountain Recreation Area of Phoenix. The 

high-resolution digital camera points toward South Mountain, which lies 27 km to the south. 

The pictures of the local views are updated every 5 minutes and can be viewed on the internet 

at http://www.phoenixvis.net/somt1/index.html. The surrounding area is desert recreation area 

to the north and west and residential with some commercial activity to the south and east. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 16480 

Address west side of 7th St. in North Mountain Recreation Area Phoenix, AZ 

County Maricopa Groundcover Dirt/Desert 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.5855 

Surrounding Area Residential/Desert Longitude -112.0722 

Distance to road 850 m – E Elevation 625 m 

Traffic count 28,210 – 7th St. Site Established Date 01/01/1993 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Visibility 

Network Urban Haze 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Urban 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1993 

Instrument 

Olympus 

SP500UZ 

Camera 

Instrument Start Date 07/01/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of North Mountain Summit 

Camera located on tower at North Mountain 

Summit – 2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 120 
Organ Pipe National Monument

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is owned by the NPS, who operates the monitor at the site. The site is located 1 km 

south/southwest of the national monument visitor center, which is about 35.4 km south of 

Why, AZ. The site is about seven meters from a water pump house and lies about 540 meters 

east of a small mountain range. The surrounding area is predominately desert. This is an 

IMPROVE protocol site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-019-0005 ADEQ ID 16681 

Address SR 85 & Puerto Blanco Rd. Ajo, AZ 85321 

County Pima Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Tucson Latitude 31.9499 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -112.8010 

Distance to road 400 m – E Elevation 505 m 

Traffic count 1,525 – SR 85 Site Established Date 01/01/1971 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Background 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 01/15/2003 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 01/15/2003 

Site Photos

Regional view of Organ Pipe NM Shelter at Organ Pipe NM – 03/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 121 
Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located approximately 1 km to the northeast of the Chemical Lime Plant, just south 

of SR 80 between Bisbee and Douglas, and 3.5 km north of the Arizona/Mexico border. In 

2011 the meteorological instruments were re-located to this site when the Paul Spur Chemical 

Lime Plant South site was closed. The collocated PM10 instrument was removed and replaced 

with a TEOM instrument to aid in the migration of this site to continuous monitoring. Other 

than the nearby Chemical Lime Plant, the surrounding area is predominately desert. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-003-0011 ADEQ ID 16391 

Address SR 80 & Paul Spur Rd. Paul Spur, AZ 85603 

County Cochise Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Sierra Vista-Douglas Latitude 31.3658 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -109.7309 

Distance to road 50 m – S Elevation 1,278 m 

Traffic count 4,920 – SR 80 Site Established Date 01/01/1985 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM10 Wind Temp/RH 

Network SLAMS SLAMS MET MET 

Objective Source Source Source Source 

Spatial Scale Middle Middle Middle Middle 

Monitor Start Date 01/06/1991 01/06/1991 12/01/2011 12/01/2011 

Instrument Thermo 

Partisol 2000 

R&P 1400 AB 

TEOM 

RM Young 

5305 

Anemometer 

Vaisala 

HMP155 Probe 

Instrument Start Date 12/16/1997 01/12/2012 12/01/2011 12/01/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Paul Spur CLP 

Particulate monitors and meteorological tower 

at Paul Spur CLP – 01/2012 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 122 
Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant South 

Site Purpose: meteorological support. 

The site is located approximately 500 meters to the south/southeast of the Chemical Lime 

Plant, south of SR 80 between Bisbee and Douglas, and 3.5 km north of the Arizona/Mexico 

border. The surrounding area is predominately desert. In December, 2011 this site was closed

and meteorological instruments were added to the Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant site, which 

is located approximately 1 km to the north/northeast. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 16392 

Address South of Stonridge Rd. Paul Spur, AZ 85603 

County Cochise Groundcover Dirt/Grass 

CBSA Sierra Vista-Douglas Latitude 31.3543 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -109.7376 

Distance to road 20 m – N Elevation 1,287 m 

Traffic count 4,920 – SR 80 Site Established Date 12/21/1995 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Wind 

Network MET 

Objective Middle 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 12/21/1995 

Instrument 

RM 

Young5103 

Anemometer 

Instrument Start Date 12/16/1997 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Paul Spur CLP South Meteorological tower at Paul Spur CLP South 

– 07/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 123 
Payson Well Site

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located in the southern area of Payson, at a water well site. To the southeast of the 

site are two tanks. In general, the surrounding area is commercial with some residential land 

use. Directly to the west, on the other side of a metal fence, is an auto repair shop and 290 

meters to the east is SR 87. This site is used to meet the PM10 collocation requirement. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-007-0008 ADEQ ID 16317 

Address 204 W. Aero Dr. Payson, AZ 85541 

County Gila Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Payson Latitude 34.2294 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -111.3297 

Distance to road 80 m – S Elevation 1,501 m 

Traffic count 1,724 – Aero Dr. Site Established Date 01/01/1991 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM10 Wind Temp/RH 

Network SLAMS SLAMS MET MET 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1991 01/01/1991 05/30/1991 05/30/1991 

Instrument R&P Partisol 

2000 

Thermo 

Partisol 2000 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Vaisala HMP 

45C Probe 

Instrument Start Date 06/30/2003 07/01/2009 05/30/1991 06/19/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Payson Well Site 

Payson Well Site meteorological tower and 

particulate monitor on platform – 04/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 124 
Petrified Forest National Park

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is operated by the NPS and is located 1.6 km north of park headquarters. The park sits 

along I-40 and the surrounding area is desert. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-001-0012 ADEQ ID 16473 

Address I-40 & Petrified Forest Rd. Petrified Forest National Park, AZ 

County Apache Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA None Latitude 35.0770 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -109.7690 

Distance to road 1,050 m – SW Elevation 1,766 m 

Traffic count 15,246 – I-40 Site Established Date 03/02/1988 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 03/02/1988 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 03/02/1988 

Site Photos

Regional view of Petrified Forest NP 

Photo of Petrified Forest NP taken from 

IMPROVE website – date unknown 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 125 
Phoenix Transmissometer Receiver

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze. 

The site is located in downtown Phoenix on the rooftop of the Holiday Inn Hotel near 2nd

Avenue and Osborn Road. The transmitter is located on top of the Phoenix Baptist Hospital 

4.5 km to the northwest. The area between the two sites is a mix of residential and commercial.

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 16829 

Address 3600 N. 2nd Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85013 

County Maricopa Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.4901 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -112.0767 

Distance to road 25 m – E Elevation 337 m 

Traffic count 1,5470 – Central Ave. Site Established Date 12/01/1992 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Bext Temp/RH 

Network Urban Haze Urban Haze 

Objective Urban Haze Urban Haze 

Spatial Scale Urban Urban 

Monitor Start Date 12/01/1992 01/01/1994 

Instrument Optec LVP-2 

Trans Receiver 

Rotronics 

MP101A Probe 

Instrument Start Date 12/01/1992 06/09/2003 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Phoenix Transmissometer 

Receiver 

Phoenix Transmissometer Receiver on hotel 

rooftop – 11/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 126 
Phoenix Transmissometer Transmitter

Site Purpose: monitor urban haze. 

The transmitter is located on the rooftop of Phoenix Baptist Hospital at 19th Avenue and 

Bethany Home Road. The receiver is located at the Holiday Inn Hotel 4.5 km to the southeast. 

The area between the two sites is a mix of residential and commercial. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 16330 

Address 2000 W. Bethany Home Rd. Phoenix, AZ 85015 

County Maricopa Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.5253 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -112.1019 

Distance to road 120 m – S Elevation 340 m 

Traffic count 40,950 – Bethany Home Rd. Site Established Date 12/01/1992 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Bext 

Network Urban Haze 

Objective Urban Haze 

Spatial Scale Urban 

Monitor Start Date 12/01/1992 

Instrument Optec LVP-2 

Transmissometer 

Instrument Start 

Date 

12/01/1992 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Phoenix Transmissometer 

Transmitter 

No photo 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 127 
Pleasant Valley Ranger Station 

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is operated by USFS. The site is located on a hilltop south of Young, AZ, within the 

Sierra Ancha Wilderness and Tonto National Forest. The surrounding area is a transitional 

zone between desert and forest. The site lies 1,160 meters to the south of SR 288. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-007-8100 ADEQ ID 16446 

Address SR 288 & Old Cherry Rd. Young, AZ 85541 

County Gila Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Payson Latitude 34.0908 

Surrounding Area Desert/Forest Longitude -110.9419 

Distance to road 250 m – N Elevation 1,587 m 

Traffic count 143 – SR 288 Site Established Date 01/01/2000 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 02/10/2000 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 02/10/2000 

Site Photos

Regional view of Pleasant Valley Ranger 

Station 

Shelter at Pleasant Valley Ranger Station – 

08/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 128 
Prescott College AQD

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and monitor smoke/public information. 

The site is located at Prescott College on the rooftop of the Mogollon Building (#307). The 

surrounding area is residential and commercial, with a high traffic street approximately 20 

meters to the east and large trees to the west. Due to the close proximity of this site to the 

nearby road, ADEQ plans to relocate the ozone monitor to a more favorable location. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-025-8033 ADEQ ID 133011 

Address 330 Grove Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301 

County Yavapai Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Prescott Latitude 34.5467 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -112.4761 

Distance to road 8 m – E Elevation 1,591 m 

Traffic count 21,945 – Grove Ave. Site Established Date 12/05/2006 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor O3 PM2.5 

Network SLAMS Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 03/25/2008 07/13/2011 

Instrument Thermo 49C 

O3 Analyzer 

Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 02/10/2012 07/13/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Prescott College AQD E-BAM on roof of Prescott College AQD – 

date unknown 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 129 
Prescott Valley

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network. 

The site is located on the Prescott Police Department building about 1,100 meters to the north 

of SR 69. The surrounding area is mostly residential with some areas of open desert. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-025-2002 ADEQ ID 18392 

Address 7601 E. Civic Cir. Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 

County Yavapai Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Prescott Latitude 34.5950 

Surrounding Area Desert/Residential Longitude -112.3310 

Distance to road 25 m – S Elevation 1,556 m 

Traffic count 2,400 – Civic Circle N. Site Established Date 03/12/2003 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM2.5

Network SLAMS NAAQS-SPM 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 03/16/2003 12/28/2007 

Instrument R&P Partisol 

2000 

Thermo 

Partisol 2000 

Instrument Start Date 12/28/2007 12/28/2007 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Prescott Valley 

Particulate monitors on rooftop of Prescott 

Police Department – 10/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 130 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 131 

Queen Valley

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network, PAMS network, monitor regional haze, AQI 

forecasting, and IMPROVE program. 

The site is located in northern Pinal County on the far east/southeastern outskirts of the 

Phoenix metropolitan area. It is located 635 meters southeast of the small town of Queen 

Valley, AZ and the surrounding area is primarily desert. This is a downwind PAMS type 3 

site. This is also an IMPORVE protocol site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-021-8001 ADEQ ID 16394 

Address 10 S. Queen Anne Dr. Queen Valley, AZ 85219 

County Pinal Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.2938 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -111.2857 

Distance to road 87 m – W Elevation 668 m 

Traffic count 1,284 – Queen Anne Dr. Site Established Date 01/01/1998 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor O3 NOy VOC Wind 

Network SLAMS/PAMS PAMS PAMS MET 

Objective Transport Transport Transport Population 

Spatial Scale Urban Urban Urban Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/01/1998 01/01/1998 05/20/2001 06/23/2003 

Instrument 

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer 

Thermo 42C 

TL Reactive 

NOx 

Met One 8001 

Canister 

Sampler 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Instrument Start Date 03/16/2011 05/09/2011 06/01/2010 04/19/2011 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Temp/RH Aerosol 

Network MET IMPROVE 

Objective Population Visibility 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Regional 

Monitor Start Date 06/23/2003 04/30/2001 

Instrument Vaisala 

HMP45C Probe IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 04/19/2011 04/30/2001 
Site Photos

Regional view of Queen Valley Shelter at Queen Valley site – 5/10/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 132 
Rillito

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and a source permit requirement. 

In February of 2007 the site was moved from the Water St. location 91 meters southwest to its 

current location at a city water pumping station. The surrounding area is primarily residential 

and industrial, with I-10 approximately 250 meters to the east. The site is located within the 

small town of Rillito, AZ and is approximately 500 meters to the north/northwest of the Cal 

Portland Rillito Cement Plant. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-019-0020 ADEQ ID 16499 

Address 8840 W. Robinson St. Rillito, AZ 85653 

County Pima Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Tucson Latitude 32.4143 

Surrounding Area Residential Longitude -111.1545 

Distance to road 7 m – S Elevation 626 m 

Traffic count 2,634 – I-10 Frontage Rd. Site Established Date 01/01/1985 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 Wind Temp/RH 

Network SLAMS MET MET 

Objective Source Source Source 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 01/03/1985 01/08/2004 03/30/2010 

Instrument R&P 1400 AB 

TEOM 

RM Young 

5103 

Anemometer 

Vaisala HMP 

45C Probe 

Instrument Start Date 03/30/2010 01/08/2004 03/30/2010 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Rillito Rillito meteorological tower and particulate 

monitors on platform – 03/2010 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 133 
Saguaro National Park East

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is located within the Saguaro National Park East, 805 meters south of park 

headquarters and is operated jointly by PDEQ and NPS. The area surrounding the site is 

scattered residential to the west and desert to the east. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-019-0021 ADEQ ID 16474 

Address 3905 S. Old Spanish Trail Tucson, AZ 85730 

County Pima Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Tucson Latitude 32.1740 

Surrounding Area Residential/Desert Longitude -110.7360 

Distance to road 82 m – W Elevation 938 m 

Traffic count 6,198 – Old Spanish Tail Site Established Date 06/04/1988 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 06/04/1988 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 06/04/1988 

Site Photos

Regional view of Saguaro NP East Photo of Saguaro NP East taken from 

IMPROVE website – date unknown 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 134 
Saguaro National Park West

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is located within the Saguaro National Park West. The site is operated by the NPS. 

The area surrounding the site is residential to the northwest and south/southeast and desert to 

the northeast. The site lies approximately 17 km southwest of I-10. This is an IMPROVE 

protocol site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-019-9000 ADEQ ID 16475 

Address N. Sandario Rd. and W. Mile Wide Rd. Tucson, AZ 

County Pima Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Tucson Latitude 32.2485 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -111.2175 

Distance to road 27 m – W Elevation 718 m 

Traffic count 1,889 – Mile Wide Rd. Site Established Date 12/29/1996 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 04/19/2001 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 04/19/2001 

Site Photos

Regional view of Saguaro NP West 

Shelters and towers at Saguaro NP West site – 

03/2003 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 135 
San Luis Rio Colorado

Site Purpose: special purpose monitoring. 

The site is located at the Oomapas Well # 10 site at the corner of Av. Venustiano Carranza and 

C. 15 in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. The site is approximately 1.6 km south of 

the Arizona-Mexico border. The surrounding area is mixed commercial and residential use. 

*Note this site was previously used the in WASBAQS study. In the summer of 2011, this site 

was closed due to funding constraints.

Site Information

AQS ID 80-026-8012 ADEQ ID 113221 

Address Av. Venustiano Carranza and C. 15 in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, 

Mexico 

County Sonora Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA None Latitude 32.4664 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -114.7688 

Distance to road 5 m – S & E Elevation 41 m 

Traffic count n/a Site Established Date 07/05/2009 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM2.5

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 07/05/2009 7/05/2009 

Instrument Partisol Dichot Partisol Dichot 

Instrument Start Date 06/15/2009 06/15/2009 

Site Photos

Aerial view of San Luis Rio Colorado 

No photo 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 136 
Sedona Fire Station AQD

Site Purpose: monitor smoke/public information. 

In 2011, the EBAM instrument in Sedona was moved from the Sedona Post Office site to the 

Sedona Fire Station site due to concerns about local emissions affecting the monitor. The 

Sedona Fire Station site is located approximately 300 meters to the northeast of the Sedona 

Post Office site. The surrounding area is composed of residential and commercial use. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 142818 

Address 310 Forest Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336 

County Coconino Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 34.8683 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -111.7633 

Distance to road 30 m – S Elevation 1,326 m 

Traffic count n/a Site Established Date 12/16/2011 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM2.5 

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 12/16/2011 

Instrument Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 12/16/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Sedona Fire Station 

E-BAM on roof at Sedona Fire Station – 

12/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 137 
Sedona Post Office

Site Purpose: monitor smoke/public information. 

The site is located on the U.S. Post Office building and was established to assess particulate 

concentrations in the Sedona area. The surrounding area is commercial and residential to the 

south and mainly hills to the north, east, and west. The site is located northeast of the 

intersection of SR 179 and SR 89A. This site was closed in December, 2011, when the 

EBAM instrument was moved 300 meters northeast to the Sedona Fire Station AQD site due 

to concerns about local emissions affecting the monitor. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-005-1010 ADEQ ID 16512 

Address 190 W. Highway 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 

County Coconino Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 34.8667 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -111.765 

Distance to road 45 m – S Elevation 1,279 m 

Traffic count 25,193 – SR 89A Site Established Date 01/01/1992 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM2.5 

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 08/02/2011 

Instrument Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 08/02/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Sedona Post Office 

E-BAM on roof of Sedona Post Office – date 

unknown 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 138 
Show Low

Site Purpose: monitor smoke/public information. 

The site is located on the Historical Museum building and was originally established to 

demonstrate compliance with the PM10 NAAQS. Currently the site is used for neighborhood 

monitoring of smoke. The surrounding area is residential and commercial. Show Low is the 

commercial and tourism hub of the western White Mountains and sees a seasonal increase in 

population by 5,000 people. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-017-0007 ADEQ ID 16603 

Address 561 E. Deuce of Clubs Show Low, AZ 85901 

County Navajo Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA None Latitude 34.2525 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -110.0364 

Distance to road 36 m – NW Elevation 1,924 m 

Traffic count 9,500 – Deuce of Clubs Site Established Date 01/01/1974 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM2.5 

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 06/08/2011 

Instrument Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 06/08/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Show Low 

No Photo 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 139 
Sonora Nogales Fire Station

Site Purpose: special purpose monitoring. 

The site is located on the rooftop of the Fire Station in Nogales, Mexico, approximately 600 

meters south of the Arizona/Mexico border. The surrounding area is urban with a mix of 

commercial and residential use. In the summer of 2011, this site was closed due to funding 

constraints.

Site Information

AQS ID 80-026-0005 ADEQ ID 16399 

Address Diaz and Avenue Adolfo Lopez Mateos Nogales, Sonora, Mexico 

County Sonora Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA None Latitude 31.3258 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Residential Longitude -110.9447 

Distance to road 3 m – NE Elevation 1,202 m 

Traffic count n/a Site Established Date 11/01/1993 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM10 PM2.5

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 11/01/1993 04/11/2010 

Instrument Partisol 2000 Partisol 2000 

Instrument Start Date 04/11/2010 04/11/2010 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Sonora Nogales Fire Station 

No photo 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 140 
South Phoenix 

Site Purpose: toxics network. 

The site is owned by MCAQD. ADEQ operates the toxics sampler at the site. The site is 

situated in South Phoenix, at the edge of a high population area, bordering a mixture of 

residential and commercial properties. Two high population areas are located north and west of 

the site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-013-4003 ADEQ ID 16377 

Address 33 W. Tamarisk St. Phoenix, AZ 85041 

County Maricopa Groundcover Asphalt 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.4030 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -112.0750 

Distance to road 83 m – W Elevation 330 m 

Traffic count 19,110 – Central Ave. Site Established Date 01/01/1997 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor VOC 

Network TOXICS-UATMP

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 08/05/2001 

Instrument ATEC 8001 

Canister Sampler 

Instrument Start Date 05/20/2010 

Site Photos

Aerial view of South Phoenix 

Shelter and meteorological tower at South 

Phoenix site – 04/2005 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 141 
Springerville 

Site Purpose: monitor smoke/public information. 

The site is located on the roof of the Apache County Public Health Services District building. 

There is an open field to the south and west of the site, with SR 180/SR 260 to the east, and 

buildings to the north. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 135133 

Address 323 S. Mountain Ave., Springerville, AZ 85936 

County Apache Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA None Latitude 34.1284 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -109.2891 

Distance to road 8 m – SW Elevation 2,125 m 

Traffic count 10,616 – S. Mountain Ave. Site Established Date 09/24/2008 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM2.5 

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 06/08/2011 

Instrument Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 06/08/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Springerville 

Springerville E-BAM on roof of county 

building – 09/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 142 
Sycamore Canyon

Site Purpose: monitor regional haze and IMPROVE program. 

The site is located near the entrance to Camp Raymond Boy Scout Camp. Minimal 

obstructions exist in the area surrounding the site and no routine human activity occurs in the 

area surrounding the site. Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Area is 800 meters south of the site. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-005-8103 ADEQ ID 16476 

Address Camp Kimball Rd. Flagstaff, AZ (Camp Raymond) 

County Coconino Groundcover Dirt/Grass 

CBSA Flagstaff Latitude 35.1406 

Surrounding Area Forest Longitude -111.9692 

Distance to road 33 m – NW Elevation 2,046 m 

Traffic count 15,048 – I-40 Site Established Date 09/11/1991 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Aerosol 

Network IMPROVE 

Objective Visibility 

Spatial Scale Regional 

Monitor Start Date 09/11/1991 

Instrument IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 09/11/1991 

Site Photos

Regional view of Sycamore Canyon 

Shelter at Sycamore Canyon site – 09/2008 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 143 
Tonto National Monument

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network, monitor regional haze, AQI forecasting, 

downwind transport from Phoenix area, and IMPROVE program. 

The site is jointly operated by ADEQ and USFS. The site is located within the Tonto National 

Forest at the base of Tonto National Monument, about 40 meters south of SR 188. The area 

surrounding the site is desert with Roosevelt Lake about 1 km to the north. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-007-0010 ADEQ ID 16447 

Address South of SR 188 Roosevelt, AZ 85545 

County Gila Groundcover Dirt/Rock 

CBSA Payson Latitude 33.6547 

Surrounding Area Desert Longitude -111.1074 

Distance to road 17 m – NE Elevation 786 m 

Traffic count 1,073 – SR 188 Site Established Date 04/23/1988 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor O3 Aerosol 

Network SLAMS IMPROVE 

Objective Transport Visibility 

Spatial Scale Urban Regional 

Monitor Start Date 05/22/2002 04/23/1988 

Instrument 

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer 

IMPROVE 

Instrument Start Date 03/16/2011 04/23/1998 

Site Photos

Regional view of Tonto NM 

Shelter at Tonto NM site – 07/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 144 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 145 

Vehicle Emissions Laboratory

Site Purpose: AQI forecasting, PAMS, special study, monitor urban haze, and meteorological 

support. 

The site is located in the northwest corner of the Vehicle Emissions Laboratory property. The 

surrounding area is a both residential and commercial, with an open field directly to the 

northwest. The site is about 415 meters south of Red Mountain Freeway (Loop 202). 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-013-9998 ADEQ ID 16363 

Address 600 N. 40th St. Phoenix, AZ 85008 

County Maricopa Groundcover Gravel 

CBSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale Latitude 33.4553 

Surrounding Area Residential/Commercial Longitude -111.9961 

Distance to road 66 m – E Elevation 356 m 

Traffic count 12,740 – 40th St. Site Established Date 04/01/1987 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Bscat/PM2.5 Wind Temp/RH Delta Temp 

Network Urban Haze MET Urban Haze PAMS 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 06/25/2003 05/11/1999 05/11/1999 08/20/2004 

Instrument Optec NGN 2 

Nephelometer 

RM Young 

5305 

Anemometer 

Rotronics 

MP101A Probe 

RM Young 

RTD 7627 

Delta Temp 

System 

Instrument Start Date 06/25/2003 05/11/1999 06/30/2003 08/20/2004 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Ultraviolet 

Solar Radiation 

Total Horizontal 

Solar Radiation Wind Profiler 

Network PAMS PAMS PAMS 

Objective Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 08/20/2004 06/18/1999 01/01/1998 

Instrument 

Epply TUVR 

Ultraviolet 

Sensor 

Li-Cor LI-200S2 

Pyranometer 

Vaisala 

LAP-3000 

Wind Profiler 

Instrument Start Date 08/20/2004 06/18/1999 01/01/1998 
Site Photos

Aerial view of Vehicle Emissions Laboratory 

Wind profiler, meteorological tower, and 

shelter at VEL – 04/12/2005 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 146 
Verde Ranger Station

Site Purpose: monitor smoke/public information 

The site is located at the Verde Ranger Station in Camp Verde. The monitor is located on a 

metal platform that is on a concrete slab surrounded by dirt and rocks. Ranger Station 

buildings are to the northeast and northwest and there are solar panels to the east of the 

monitor. 

Site Information

AQS ID None ADEQ ID 138696 

Address 300 E. Highway 260 Camp Verde, AZ 86322 

County Yavapai Groundcover Dirt 

CBSA Prescott Latitude 34.5489 

Surrounding Area Residential/Desert Longitude -111.8472 

Distance to road 70 m – S Elevation 945 m 

Traffic count 6,075 – SR 260 Site Established Date 01/01/2008 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor PM2.5 

Network Non-regulatory 

SPM 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 08/02/2011 

Instrument Met One 

E-BAM 

Instrument Start Date 08/02/2011 

Site Photos

Aerial view of Verde Ranger Station E-BAM on platform at Verde Ranger Station 

– 2/2010 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 147 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 148 

Yuma Supersite

Site Purpose: NAAQS compliance network and AQI forecasting. 

The site was reopened in 2008 and has been used to consolidate air quality monitors in the 

Yuma area to one site. The site is located on the southeast corner of the Rural Metro 

Administration Facility property. The surrounding area is commercial and industrial, with a 

dirt lot adjacent to the south and I-8 1 km to the northeast. In addition to NAAQS compliance, 

the site is also used to help understand transport of PM and Ozone. 

Site Information

AQS ID 04-027-8011 ADEQ ID 113219 

Address 2323 S. Arizona Ave. Yuma, AZ 85364 

County Yuma Groundcover Rooftop 

CBSA Yuma Latitude 32.6903 

Surrounding Area Commercial/Industrial Longitude -114.6144 

Distance to road 91 m – W Elevation 60 m 

Traffic count 12,302 – Arizona Ave. Site Established Date 02/01/2006 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor O3 PM10 PM2.5 Wind 

Network SLAMS SLAMS SPM MET 

Objective Population Population Population Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 05/06/2008 12/01/2009 01/01/2010 03/17/2010 

Instrument 

Teledyne API 

400E O3 

Analyzer 

R&P 1400 AB 

TEOM 

R&P Partisol 

2000 

RM Young 

5305 

Anemometer 

Instrument Start Date 03/03/2011 12/01/2009 01/01/2010 03/17/2010 

Monitoring Information 

Monitor Temp/RH 

Network MET 

Objective Population 

Spatial Scale Neighborhood 

Monitor Start Date 03/17/2010 

Instrument Vaisala HMP 

155 Probe 

Instrument Start Date 03/17/2010 
Site Photos

Aerial view of Yuma Supersite 

Shelter and Met Tower at Yuma Supersite – 

5/19/2011 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 149 
Appendix E – 2012 EPA Monitoring Schedule 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 150 
Appendix F – Data Quality Indicator Report 

This Appendix provides documentation of the Quality Control / Quality Assurance requirements for all 

monitors within ADEQ’s criteria pollutant network for calendar year 2011. For a detailed interpretation 

of this report, see ADEQ’s 2011 data certification letter. 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 151 
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DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT

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Code Listing

The following codes may be seen in the "MT" column throughout this report. Please be advised that not all of the 

codes may appear in the report. They are provided for completeness.

NR S

P T

SP I

NC IX

ID N

NA CN

F O

PN ST

VS QA

X SS

SU SU

TS U

UP W

M

NON-REGULATORY SLAMS

PAMS TRIBAL MONITORS

SPECIAL PURPOSE IMPROVE

NCORE INDEX SITE

INDUSTRIAL NAMS

NATTS CASTNET

NON-EPA FEDERAL OTHER

PROPOSED NCORE SCHOOL AIR TOXICS

VOL SCHOOL AT QA COLLOCATED

SECURED SLAMS SPECIATION

SUPLMNTL SPECIATION SUPPLMNTL SPECIATION

TRENDS SPECIATION UNKNOWN

UNOFFICIAL PAMS WHO

WMO

Code Description Description

Notes About this Report

If you see this value for a column in a summarized row, this means that more than one occurence exist in the summary. For example, if you have a PQAO 

summary that spans multiple States, you would see this value in the States column. 

M

Code

For specific information about the fields appearing within this report, please refer to the README.txt file that is included with the WORKFILE output 

for this report. 
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Page 2 of 14

1-Point Quality Control

CO

NO2

O3

SO2

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

Year

Year

Year

Year

Region

Region

Region

Region

State

State

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

POC

POC

MT

MT

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

End

Date

End

Date

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

CV

CV

CV

CV

Bias

Bias

Bias

Bias

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-013-9997

SUMMARY

04-013-9997

SUMMARY

04-005-1008

04-007-0010

04-012-8000

04-013-9997

04-021-8001

04-025-8033

04-027-8011

SUMMARY

04-007-0009

04-007-1001

04-013-9997

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

S-NC

S

S

S

S

S-NC

S

S

S

S

S

S-NC

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-JAN-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-DEC-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

26

26

26

26

26

26

15

15

15

26

15

15

15

116

116

26

26

26

15

15

15

21

21

21

11

9

11

18

14

14

12

89

89

22

21

28

58

58

58

81

81

81

73

60

73

69

93

93

80

77

77

85

81

100

 7.09

 7.09

 7.09

 2.96

 2.96

 2.96

 4.35

 4.98

 4.43

 3.58

 4.60

 4.08

 2.18

 3.14

 3.14

 3.24

 3.87

 7.03

 5.74

 5.74

 5.74

 2.51

 2.51

 2.51

 3.87

 4.02

 3.64

 3.30

 3.84

 3.76

 2.03

 2.77

 2.77

 3.35

 3.74

 4.65

+/-

+/-

+/-

+

+

+

+

+/-

+/-

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+/-
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Page 3 of 14

1-Point Quality Control

Pollutant: SO2 PQAO: 0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality) App A?: Yes

Year Region State Site ID POC MT

Begin

Date

End

Date # Req # Obs

% 

Complete CV Bias

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

AZ

AZ

SUMMARY 78

78

71

71

89

89

 4.97

 4.97

 3.58

 3.58

+/-

+/-
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Page 4 of 14

Annual Performance Evaluations

CO

NO2

O3

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year

Year

Year

Region

Region

Region

State

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

POC

MT

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

End

Date

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-013-9997

SUMMARY

04-013-9997

SUMMARY

04-005-1008

04-007-0010

1

1

1

1

S-NC

S

S

S

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

 81.30

 81.30

 81.30

 23.43

 23.43

 23.43

 7.94

 7.94

 7.94

 1.36

 3.41

 2.62

 2.62

 2.62

-1.13

 4.38

0

0

0

3

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

4

4

4

4

4

4

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Avg %D / Level

Avg %D / Level

Avg %D / Level

L1/6

L1/6

L1/6

L2/7

L2/7

L2/7

L3/8

L3/8

L3/8

L4/9

L4/9

L4/9

L5/10

L5/10

L5/10

Q1

Q1

Q1

Q2

Q2

Q2

Q3

Q3

Q3

Q4

Q4

Q4

Obs / Q

Obs / Q

Obs / Q

Met?

Met?

Met?

Criteria

Criteria

Criteria

Y

N

Y

Y

100

100

0

0

-9.08

-9.08

-3.73

-3.73

 11.64

 11.64

 5.41

 5.41

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Lower

Lower

Lower

Upper

Upper

Upper

50

50

71

71

% Btwn

% Btwn

% Btwn

Conf.

Limits

Conf.

Limits

Conf.

Limits

1-Point

1-Point

1-Point

-1.69

-1.69

-1.69

-1.90

-3.51

-3.51

-3.51

-2.00 -2.02

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)
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Page 5 of 14

Annual Performance Evaluations

O3

SO2

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Year

Year

Region

Region

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-012-8000

04-013-9997

04-021-8001

04-025-8033

04-027-8011

SUMMARY

04-007-0009

1

1

1

1

1

1

S

S-NC

S

S

S

S

01-APR-11

01-JAN-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-APR-11

01-JAN-11

31-OCT-11

31-DEC-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-OCT-11

31-DEC-11

App A?:

App A?:

 0.00

 0.00

 0.00

 0.00

 3.73

 9.56

-0.45

 0.00

 2.52

 2.52

-2.25

 1.92

 3.88

-1.38

-2.88

 0.36

 0.36

0

5

0

0

0

5

5

0

0

0

0

5

5

15

15

5

5

5

5

0

0

20

20

0

0

5

0

0

0

5

5

0

Avg %D / Level

Avg %D / Level

L1/6

L1/6

L2/7

L2/7

L3/8

L3/8

L4/9

L4/9

L5/10

L5/10

Q1

Q1

Q2

Q2

Q3

Q3

Q4

Q4

Obs / Q

Obs / Q

Met?

Met?

Criteria

Criteria

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

100

100

-3.92

-3.92

 7.18

 7.18

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Lower

Lower

Upper

Upper

98

98

% Btwn

% Btwn

Conf.

Limits

Conf.

Limits

1-Point

1-Point

 5.90

-2.00

 2.95

 2.20

-0.80

-3.00

 0.48

 0.48

 5.08

 5.86

-2.46

 2.18

 1.15

-0.85

-2.92

 0.14

 0.14

 4.24 5.10

-0.85

-0.85

-0.85

 5.66

 7.00

-2.93

 1.94

-1.90

-0.82

-2.93

-0.24

-0.24

 4.89

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)
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Annual Performance Evaluations

Pollutant: SO2 PQAO: 0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality) Yes

Year Region State Site ID POC MT

Begin

Date

End

Date

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-007-1001

04-013-9997

SUMMARY

3

1

S

S-NC

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

App A?:

-8.38

-8.38

-8.38

-2.13

-2.13

-2.13

-8.04

-8.04

-8.04

-9.80

-9.80

-9.80

0

3

3

3

0

0

5

5

5

13

18

18

0

8

8

8

Avg %D / Level

L1/6 L2/7 L3/8 L4/9 L5/10 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Obs / Q

Met?

Criteria

Y

Y

100

100

-7.72

-7.72

 9.58

 9.58

Conf. Limits

Lower Upper

65

65

% Btwn

Conf.

Limits

1-Point

-1.08

-18.30

-4.77

-4.77

 1.04

-24.60

-6.44

-6.44

 0.20

-7.23

-0.64

-0.64

 1.26

-38.29

-10.46

-10.46

 0.49

-5.97

-0.20

-0.20

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)

(Levels 6 thru 10)
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DATA QUALITY INDICATOR REPORT Jun. 4, 2012

Page 7 of 14

Flow Rate Verifications

LEAD

PM10

PM10

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

1357 (Freeport McMoRan Miami, Inc.)

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Yes

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

Year

Year

Year

Region

Region

Region

State

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

POC

MT

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

End

Date

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

Bias

Bias

Bias

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-007-1002

04-007-1002

04-007-8000

SUMMARY

04-003-0011

04-003-0011

04-003-1005

04-005-1008

04-007-0008

04-007-0008

04-007-1001

04-013-8006

04-013-9997

04-013-9997

04-015-1003

04-019-0001

04-019-0020

04-023-0004

04-023-0004

04-025-2002

04-027-8011

SUMMARY

04-007-0009

04-007-8000

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

3

4

1

3

3

1

3

1

3

1

1

S

S

S

S

QA

S

S

S

QA

S

SP

S

S

S

S

S

S

SP

S

S

ID

ID

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

30-JUN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

4

4

4

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

6

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

198

198

12

12

38

41

38

117

117

13

13

13

15

13

13

12

7

11

11

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

218

218

40

39

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

92

92

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

99

99

100

100

 4.24

 3.93

 4.02

 3.76

 3.76

 2.12

 1.27

 0.72

 1.09

 1.35

 1.32

 1.15

 1.57

 0.86

 0.96

 0.60

 1.21

 0.84

 0.80

 1.43

 0.61

 1.54

 0.89

 0.89

 1.66

 1.88

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+

+

+/-

+/-

+/-

+

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

-

+/-

Average

% D

Average

% D

Average

% D

-0.06

-0.71

-1.00

-0.59

-0.59

-0.66

 0.13

 0.21

-0.14

 0.09

 0.34

-0.01

 0.37

 0.17

 0.66

 0.34

 0.46

 0.17

-0.23

 0.65

-0.13

 0.40

 0.16

 0.16

-0.80

-0.43
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Page 8 of 14

Flow Rate Verifications

PM10

PM2.5

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

1357 (Freeport McMoRan Miami, Inc.)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

App A?:

App A?:

Year

Year

Region

Region

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

# Req

# Req

# Obs

# Obs

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

Bias

Bias

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-007-8000

SUMMARY

04-003-1005

04-005-1008

04-013-9997

04-013-9997

04-013-9997

04-023-0004

04-023-0004

04-025-2002

04-027-8011

SUMMARY

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

2

1

1

ID-QA

S

S

S-NC

QA

PN-QA

S

QA

S

S

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

30-JUN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

12

36

36

12

12

12

6

12

12

12

12

12

102

102

39

118

118

13

14

11

6

11

14

13

14

13

109

109

100

100

100

100

100

92

100

92

100

100

100

100

98

98

 1.33

 1.52

 1.52

 1.05

 1.12

 1.07

 35.05

 0.77

 1.16

 0.76

 1.02

 1.12

 2.40

 2.40

+/-

+/-

+/-

+

+/-

+/-

+/-

+

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

+/-

Average

% D

Average

% D

-0.66

-0.63

-0.63

 0.55

 0.15

 0.44

 12.11

 0.39

 0.23

 0.08

-0.03

 0.23

 0.90

 0.90
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Page 9 of 14

Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audits

LEAD

PM10

PM10

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

1357 (Freeport McMoRan Miami, Inc.)

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Year

Year

Region

Region

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-007-1002

04-007-1002

04-007-8000

SUMMARY

04-003-0011

04-003-0011

04-003-1005

04-005-1008

04-007-0008

04-007-0008

04-007-1001

04-013-8006

04-013-9997

04-013-9997

04-015-1003

04-019-0001

04-019-0020

04-023-0004

04-023-0004

04-025-2002

04-027-8011

SUMMARY

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

3

4

1

3

3

1

3

1

3

S

S

S

S

QA

S

S

S

QA

S

SP

S

S

S

S

S

S

SP

S

S

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

30-JUN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

2

2

2

6

6

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

33

33

4

4

4

12

12

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

32

32

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

50

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

97

97

-0.4

-0.1

 1.1

 0.2

 0.2

-1.2

-0.5

-0.1

 1.1

 0.2

 1.3

 0.9

 2.4

-3.8

 0.2

 0.4

 0.9

 1.7

-0.9

-0.4

 1.1

 1.1

 0.3

 0.3

# Req

# Req

#Q

w/ Data

#Q

w/ Data

Avg

%d

Avg

%d

Met?

Met?

Criteria

Criteria

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

100

100

65

65

-8.85

-8.85

-1.95

-1.95

 7.67

 7.67

 2.27

 2.27

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Lower

Lower

Upper

Upper

100

100

88

88

% Between

% Between

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Flow Rate

Flow Rate

Flow Rate

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

1

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

7

7

1

1

1

3

3

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

10

10

1

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

7

7

1

1

1

3

3

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

1

8

8

Q1

Q1

Q2

Q2

Q3

Q3

Q4

Q4

Obs / Q

Obs / Q
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Page 10 of 14

Semi-Annual Flow Rate Audits

PM10

PM2.5

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

1357 (Freeport McMoRan Miami, Inc.)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Year

Year

Region

Region

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-007-0009

04-007-8000

04-007-8000

SUMMARY

04-003-1005

04-005-1008

04-013-9997

04-013-9997

04-013-9997

04-023-0004

04-023-0004

04-025-2002

04-027-8011

SUMMARY

1

1

2

1

1

1

2

3

1

2

1

1

ID

ID

ID-QA

S

S

S-NC

QA

PN-QA

S

QA

S

S

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

30-JUN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

App A?:

App A?:

2

2

2

6

6

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

17

17

2

2

2

6

6

2

2

3

1

1

2

2

2

2

17

17

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

50

100

100

100

100

94

94

-0.8

-1.1

-1.9

-1.3

-1.3

-0.3

 0.3

-0.5

 7.0

-0.2

-1.4

-0.4

 0.0

-0.1

 0.5

 0.5

# Req

# Req

#Q

w/ Data

#Q

w/ Data

Avg

%d

Avg

%d

Met?

Met?

Criteria

Criteria

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

100

100

67

67

-3.65

-3.65

-12.05

-12.05

 2.39

 2.39

 13.85

 13.85

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Lower

Lower

Upper

Upper

90

90

100

100

% Between

% Between

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Flow Rate

Flow Rate

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

4

4

3

3

6

12

12

0

1

0

2

1

0

0

1

1

6

6

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

4

4

3

3

3

9

9

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

4

4

Q1

Q1

Q2

Q2

Q3

Q3

Q4

Q4

Obs / Q

Obs / Q
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Page 11 of 14

Collocation Detail

LEAD

PM10

PM10

PM2.5

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

1357 (Freeport McMoRan Miami, Inc.)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

Year

Year

Year

Year

Region

Region

Region

Region

State

State

State

State

Site ID

Site ID

Site ID

Site ID

POC

POC

POC

POC

MT

MT

MT

MT

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

Begin

Date

End

Date

End

Date

End

Date

End

Date

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

CV

CV

CV

CV

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

2011

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

04-007-1002

04-003-0011

04-007-0008

04-007-8000

04-013-9997

04-023-0004

04-013-9997

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

S

S

S

ID

S-NC

S

S-NC

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

01-JAN-11

02-JUL-11

03-JAN-11

03-JAN-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

31-DEC-11

29-DEC-11

29-DEC-11

29-JUN-11

30

30

30

30

15

30

14

50

49

55

12

60

54

97

100

100

100

40

100

100

100

 7.65

 14.27

 8.51

 8.37

 14.53

 14.91

 12.84

14129

81102

81102

81102

88101

88101

88101

Parameter

Code

Parameter

Code

Parameter

Code

Parameter

Code

Method

Method

Method

Method

143

143

145

# Valid

# Valid

# Valid

# Valid

40

46

54

12

60

52

91
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Page 12 of 14

Collocation Summary

LEAD

PM10

PM10

PM2.5

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

1357 (Freeport McMoRan Miami, Inc.)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

App A?:

Year

Year

Year

Year

Region

Region

Region

Region

State

State

State

State

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Req

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

# Obs

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

% 

Complete

CV

CV

CV

CV

2011

SUMMARY

2011

SUMMARY

2011

SUMMARY

2011

2011

2011

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

30

60

30

30

30

30

50

104

12

114

97

0

100

100

100

100

40

40

100

100

0

67

67

 7.65

 7.65

 11.00

 11.00

 8.37

 8.37

 14.81

 12.84

 13.53

 13.53

# Sites

# Sites

# Sites

# Sites

2

13

2

6

1

1

# Collocated 

Required

# Collocated 

Required

# Collocated 

Required

# Collocated 

Required

1

2

1

1

1

1

# Actually

Collocated

# Actually

Collocated

# Actually

Collocated

# Actually

Collocated

1

2

1

2

1

0

% Req. Sites 

Collocated

% Req. Sites 

Collocated

% Req. Sites 

Collocated

% Req. Sites 

Collocated

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

0

67

67

143

145

170

SUMMARY

Method

Method

Method

Method

# Valid

Obs

# Valid

Obs

# Valid

Obs

# Valid

Obs

40

40

100

100

12

12

112

91

0

203

203
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Page 13 of 14

Performance Evaluation Program (PEP)

LEAD

PM2.5

Pollutant:

Pollutant:

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality)

PQAO:

PQAO:

Yes

Yes

App A?:

App A?:

Year

Year

Region

Region

State

State

# Collocated

PEP Coll.

# Collocated

PEP Coll.

%

Complete

%

Complete

Bias

Bias

2011

SUMMARY

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

09

09

AZ

AZ

AZ

AZ

0

0

0

0

88

88

 10.70

 10.70

# Sites

# Sites

2

6

#PEP

Required

#PEP

Required

1

8

# PEP

Collected

# PEP

Collected

0

7

# Collocated

PEP Req

# Collocated

PEP Req

4

0 -

-

-26.96

-26.96

 5.56

 5.56

Conf. Limits

Conf. Limits

Lower

Lower

Upper

Upper
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Page 14 of 14

Audit Strip Analysis

Pollutant: LEAD PQAO: 0053 (Arizona Department Of Environmental Quality) Yes

Year Region State

2011

SUMMARY

09

09

AZ

AZ

App A?:

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

% Completeness

+/-

+/-

 4.02

 4.02

Bias

100

100

Lab Id Year

1394

1394
Appendix G – ADEQ PM2.5 Sampling Frequency Clarifications and Request for 

Sampling Frequency Reductions 

This Appendix contains a copy of the letter from ADEQ to the EPA clarifying and requesting PM2.5

sampling frequency deviations from the CFR. 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 167 



Appendix H – Proposed Changes to SO2 and PM10 Networks in 

Miami and Hayden, AZ 

This Appendix contains a copy of the letter from ADEQ to EPA regarding proposed changes to SO2 and 

PM10 monitoring in the towns of Miami and Hayden, Arizona. 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 171 








Appendix I – Criteria Pollutant Minimum Monitoring Requirements 

This appendix contains tables that summarize the criteria pollutant minimum monitoring requirements for 

each MSA or CBSA that ADEQ is designated as the Primary Quality Assurance Organization (PQAO). 

Minimum monitoring requirements for the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale and Tucson MSAs are not included 

within this appendix as ADEQ is not the PQAO for these MSAs. 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 180 
O3

(Note: Refer to section 4.1 and Table D-2 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 1. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for O3 . 

MSA County 2010 Census 

Population 

2009-2011 

8-hr Design 

Value (ppb) 

Design Value 

Site 

# of 

Required 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Monitors 

# of Additional 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff Coconino 134,421 67 Flagstaff Middle 

School 1 1 0 

Prescott Yavapai 211,033 66 Prescott College 

AQD 1 1 0 

Yuma Yuma 195,751 73 Yuma Supersite 1 1 0 

Lake Havasu-Kingman Mohave 200,186 NA NA 0 0 0 

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: Alamo Lake, JLG Supersite, Queen Valley , and Tonto National Monument. 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

PM2.5

(Note: Refer to sections 4.7.1, 4.7.2 and Table D-5 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 2a. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM2.5 SLAMS. (FRM/FEM/ARM, see 40CFR 58 App D Section 4.7.1 and Table D-5) 

MSA County 2010 Census 

Population 

2009-2011 

Annual 

Design 

Value 

(μg/m3

) 

Annual 

Design Value 

Site 

2009-2011 

Daily 

Design 

Value 

(μg/m3

) 

Daily Design 

Value Site 

# of 

Required 

SLAMS 

Monitors 

# of Active 

SLAMS 

Monitors 

# of 

Additional 

SLAMS 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff Coconino 134,421 5.9 Flagstaff 

Middle School 14 Flagstaff Middle School 0 1 0 

Prescott Yavapai 211,033 4.3 Prescott Valley 10 Prescott Valley 0 1 0 

Yuma Yuma 195,751 7.5 Yuma 

Supersite 15 Yuma Supersite 0 1 0 

Lake HavasuKingman Mohave 200,186 NA NA NA NA 0 0 0 

Table 2b. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for continuous PM2.5 monitors. (FEM/ARM and non-FEM, see 40CFR 58 App D Section 4.7.2) 

MSA County 2010 Census 

Population 

2009-2011 

Annual 

Design 

Value 

(μg/m3

) 

Annual 

Design Value 

Site 

2009-2011 

Daily 

Design 

Value 

(μg/m3

) 

Daily Design 

Value Site 

# of 

Required 

Continuous 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Continuous 

Monitors 

# of 

Additional 

Continuous 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff Coconino 134,421 5.9 Flagstaff 

Middle School 14 Flagstaff Middle School 0 1* 0 

Prescott Yavapai 211,033 4.3 Prescott Valley 10 Prescott Valley 0 1* 0 

Yuma Yuma 195,751 7.5 Yuma 

Supersite 15 Yuma Supersite 0 0 0 

Lake HavasuKingman Mohave 200,186 NA NA NA NA 0 0 0 

* Conitnuous monitors are not FRMs, FEMS, or ARMs

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: Nogales Post Office. 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

PM10

(Note: Refer to section 4.6 and Table D-4 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 3. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM10 . 

MSA County 2010 Census 

Population 

2009-2011 Max 

Concentration 

[μg/m3

]

Max Concentration Site # of 

Required 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Monitors 

# of Additional 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff Coconino 134,421 61 Flagstaff Middle School 0 1 0 

Prescott Yavapai 211,033 90 Prescott Valley 0 1 0 

Yuma Yuma 195,751 306 Yuma Supersite 1-2 1 0 

Lake Havasu-Kingman Mohave 200,186 132 Bullhead City 0-1 1 0 

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: Ajo, Bullhead City, Douglas Red Cross, Hayden Old Jail, JLG Supersite, Miami Golf Course, Miami 

Ridgeline, Nogales Post Office, Paul Spur Chemical Lime Plant, Payson Well Site, Rillito, and Yuma Supersite. 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 181 
NO2

(Note: Refer to section 4.3 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 4. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for NO2 . 

CBSA 2010 Census 

Population 

2009 

Max 

AADT 

Counts 

# of 

Required 

Near-road 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Near-road 

Monitors 

# of 

Additional 

Near-road 

Monitors 

Needed 

# of 

Required 

Area-wide 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Area-wide 

Monitors 

# of 

Additional 

Area-wide 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff 134,421 40,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Prescott 211,033 38,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Yuma 195,751 37,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Lake Havasu – Kingman 200,186 34,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: None 

Monitors required for PAMS: JLG Supersite 

EPA Regional Administrator-required monitors per 40 CFR 58, App. D 4.3.4: None 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

SO2

(Note: Refer to section 4.4 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 5. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for SO2 . 

CBSA County 2010 Census 

Population 

2008 Total 

SO2

1 

[tons/year] 

Population Weighted 

Emissions Index2

[million persons-tons 

per year] 

# of 

Required 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Monitors 

# of 

Additional 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff Coconino 134,421 539 70 0 0 0 

Prescott Yavapai 211,033 2272 490 0 0 0 

Yuma Yuma 195,751 185 36 0 0 0 

Lake Havasu – Kingman Mohave 200,186 319 62 0 0 0 1

Using NEI data 

2

Calculated by multiplying CBSA population and total SO2 and dividing product by one million 

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: Hayden Old Jail and Miami Ridgeline. 

EPA Regional Administrator-required monitors per 40 CFR 58, App. D 4.4.3: None 

_________________________________________________________________________ 

CO

(Note: Refer to section 4.2 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 6. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for CO. 

CBSA 2010 Census 

Population 

# of Required 

Near-Road 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Near-Road 

Monitors 

# of Additional 

Monitors 

Needed 

Flagstaff 134,421 0 0 0 

Prescott 211,033 0 0 0 

Yuma 195,751 0 0 0 

Lake Havasu – Kingman 200,186 0 0 0 

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: JLG Supersite 

EPA Regional Administrator-required monitors per 40 CFR 58, App.D 4.2.2: None 

_____________________________________________________________________________ 

State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 182 
State of Arizona Air Monitoring Network Plan for the Year 2012, Page 183 

Pb

(Note: Refer to section 4.5 of Appendix D to 40 CFR Part 58) 

Table 7a. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Pb at NCore. 

NCore Site CBSA 2010 Census 

Population 

# of 

Required 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Monitors 

# of Additional 

Monitors Needed 

JLG Supersite Phoenix–Mesa–Scottsdale 4,192,887 1 1 0 

Table 7b. Source-Oriented Pb Monitoring (including airports) 

Source Name Address Pb Emissions 

(tons per 

year) 

Emission 

Inventory 

Source & 

Data Year 

Max 3-Month 

Design 

Value* 

[μg/m3

 ] 

Design Value 

Date 

(third month, 

year) 

# of 

Required 

Monitors 

# of Active 

Monitors 

# of 

Additional 

Monitors 

Needed 

ASARCO LLC -- 3.85 ADEQ 

2010 0.27 June, 2011 1 1 0 

Freeport 

McMoRan Copper 

and Gold Inc. 

-- 3.67 ADEQ 

2010 0.06 May, 2011 1 1 0 

*consider data from the past 3 years. 

Monitors required for SIP or Maintenance Plan: None 

EPA Regional Administrator-required monitors per 40 CFR 58, App. D 4.5(c): None