The first advisory will take effect at midnight, Nov. 1. Each subsequent advisory will be issued at 4 p.m. throughout the season and remain in effect for 24 hours. The season concludes on Saturday, March 31, 2001. Woodburning restrictions apply to the use of woodburning stoves, pellet stoves, masonry heaters and fireplaces in all portions of the six-county area below 7,000 feet in elevation. Exceptions exist for EPA-certified stoves or other approved devices.
Blue advisories require no action.
However, residents also are urged to consider using alternate modes of transportation whenever possible throughout the High Pollution Season and the rest of the year. Each advisory includes the current maximum pollution concentrations and visibility readings in the metro area and the highest levels for the day. This winter, fine particulate matter concentrations are projected to be the high readings among pollutants that are measured within the metropolitan area on several days. Information is archived for 150 days. An additional feature this year that the department hopes major media and other organizations will take advantage of is a link to the division's website that they can incorporate into their own websites.