Thank you for visiting the Linn County Air Quality website. Here you will find information about how air quality may impact your health and what you can do to help keep the air we breathe clean.

News

• 2013 Large Industrial Users Presentation posted 12/05/2013
  This is a copy of the presentation provided at the 2013 Large Industrial Users Meeting on 12/5/13.
• Fine Particle Levels Decrease - Air Quality levels return to "good" on AQI Index posted 12/05/2013
  Fine particle levels return to "good" on the Air Quality Health Index. The air quality advisory and open burning ban are no longer in effect. Open burning is permissible with a valid permit.
• Air Quality Advisory, Linn County, Iowa - Open Burning Prohibited posted 12/03/2013
  Linn County Public Health is observing elevated ambient levels of fine particulate matter above the daily air quality health standard of 35 micrograms per cubic meter. Open burning is prohibited until the Air Quality Index is below 100.
• Transfer of RICE NESHAP Responsibility & Construction Permit Amnesty for Engines posted 10/24/2013
  Iowa DNR assumes responsibility for RICE NESHAP
• Idle Free Linn posted 8/14/2013
  Mt. Vernon Community School District adopts an idle free campus policy. Check out the news story on KCRG.com. Encourage your school district to take steps to reduce vehicle idling.
• Environmental Fees Effective July 1, 2013 posted 6/17/2013
  Resolution #2013-6-98 approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 12, 2013 establishes new permit fees for the Environmental Services Division.