New Year's Eve, like Christmas Eve, will be a "no burn day" in Maricopa County.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality issued a high pollution advisory beginning midnight Friday, with the likelihood it will be expanded into Saturday.
The pollution advisory is issued when pollution may exceed federal standards. With the very cold weather and light winds, strong inversions will trap the pollution near the surface, likely leading to several exceedances of the PM2.5 (particulate matter 2.5) health standard Friday and Saturday.
When a high pollution advisory is issued by the state, Maricopa County puts "no burn day" restrictions into place. Wood burning is prohibited by residences and businesses, even those with permits.
Go to www.CleanAirMakeMore.com for information on the restrictions.
ghostme15 posted at 3:48 pm on Thu, Dec 30, 2010.
[smile]HAVE YOU NOTICED OUR STATE WILL NOT ALLOW US TO USE OUR FIREPLACES ON THE HOLIDAYS WHEN WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO. IT IS THE SAME EVERY YEAR. IT JUST SEEMS STRANGE
Slabside posted at 12:37 am on Fri, Dec 31, 2010.
After the high winds we had in the valley on Thursday? I'm a burnin'!!!