Efforts to help air quality on Nipomo Mesa to be discussed Wednesday

Posted: Jul 27, 2010 1:34 PM by Bethany Tucker

We could find out how air pollution control officials will deal with air quality problems on the Nipomo Mesa at a meeting Wednesday.

A study was recently done to find out what's contributing to the poor air quality of the Nipomo Mesa. The Air Quality Control Board conducted the study over a 12-month period, using air monitoring and sampling technologies to measure particulate matters in the air. The report says particulate matter on the Nipomo Mesa exceeds state standards a quarter of that time, and it mostly consists of fine sand from the Oceano Dunes. It found that ATV use at the Dunes was a major factor of the pollution.

The Air Pollution Control District board has spent the past three months brainstorming ideas to strengthen the air quality there, and is expected to present its ideas at a meeting Wednesday morning.

The district meeting begins at 9:00a.m. at the San Luis Obispo County Government Center on Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo.

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