Air Quality Bureau
Contact the NMED Air Quality Bureau
The Air Quality Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department has its main offices at 1301 Siler Road, Building B, Santa Fe, NM 87507 (click here for a map). Please call us at (505) 476-4300 or use the air quality hotline. The Bureau also has staff working in other Field Offices throughout the state.
AQB Contacts for Specific Topics and Complaints
The following list of air quality topics and NMED Air Quality Bureau contacts will allow you to find out "who to ask about what". You may click on the staff members' name to contact them directly by email.
Unless otherwise specified, all area codes are (505).
112r Accidental Release Prevention |
476-4347 |
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801 (Excess Emission) Forms |
476-4359 |
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Acid Rain |
476-4347 |
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| Administration | Anna Richards | 476-4303 |
| Advanced Energy Tax Credit Certification | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
| Agricultural Air Quality Issues (odor, dust, feedlots) | Kerwin Singleton | 476-4350 |
| Agricultural Air Quality Issues (smoke, burning) | Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
| Allan Morris | 476-4364 | |
| Air Basin & Air Quality Control Region maps | Sufi Mustafa | 476-4318 |
Air Quality Bureau Web Page |
476-4303 |
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| Air Quality Monitoring Data | Tyler Muxworthy | 827-0133 |
| Air Toxics | Sam Speaker | 476-4351 |
| Air Toxics Emissions Inventory | Sufi Mustafa | 476-4318 |
| Rhonda Payne | 476-4329 | |
Air Toxics Monitoring & Data |
827-0133 |
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AIRS AFS |
476-4369 |
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Albuquerque air quality issues |
768-1972 |
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| Ambient Air Quality Monitor Location | 476-4316 |
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| Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Data | Tyler Muxworthy | 827-0133 |
| Anna Richards | 476-4303 | |
Annual Title V Certification |
Donald Flores | 476-4359 |
Asbestos |
1-800-224-7009 |
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Asphalt Plant Permitting |
476-5564 |
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Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling |
Sufi Mustafa | 476-4318 |
| Eric Peters | 476-4327 | |
| Gi-Dong Kim | 476-4326 | |
| Dave Heath | 476-4325 | |
Attainment/Maintenance |
476-4319 |
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Auto Body Shops |
Steve Dubyk | 222-9507 |
| Rosanne Sanchez | 222-9583 | |
Bernalillo County air quality issues |
768-1972 |
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Best Available Control Measures for dust |
222-9507 |
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Border Issues |
Michael Baca | (575) 647-7983 |
| Tom Ruiz | (575) 528-6029 | |
Bureau Contact List |
476-4304 |
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Bureau Organization Chart |
476-4309 |
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Burn Barrels |
476-4364 |
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| Burn Registration & Notification (Smoke Management Program) | NM Smoke Hotline | 476-4330 |
CEM Quarterly Report Information |
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CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) |
(EPA Hotline) |
(800) 296-1996 |
Civil Penalties |
476-4369 |
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| Complaints (general air quality or not otherwise listed) | AQB Hotline | (800) 224-7009 |
| Compliance Assistance for Small Businesses | Steve Dubyk | 222-9507 |
| Rosanne Sanchez | 222-9583 | |
Compliance Supervisor, compliance inspections |
476-4364 |
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Concrete Batch Plants |
Sam Speaker | 476-4351 |
| Compressor Stations | Liz Bisbey-Kuehn | 476-4338 |
Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) |
476-4350 |
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Crematories |
476-4348 |
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Crushers, Sand & Gravel |
476-4348 |
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Dairies |
476-4350 |
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Demolition Projects |
1-800-224-7009 |
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| Doña Ana County Air Quality Issues | Michael Baca | (575) 647-7983 |
| Doña Ana County Environmental Services Department | (575) 647-7116 | |
| City of Las Cruces Code Enforcement | (575) 528-4100 | |
Dry Cleaners |
222-9507 |
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Dust |
AQB Hotline |
(800) 224-7009 |
Emergencies |
State Radio Communications Switchboard |
827-9329 |
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know (EPCRA) |
NM Office of Emergency Management |
476-9600 |
Emissions Inventory |
476-4318 |
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| Rhonda Payne | 476-4329 | |
Enforcement |
476-4369 |
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Environmental Assessments (EAs) |
476-4324 |
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Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) |
476-4324 |
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| Environmental Improvement Board | EIB (Sally Worthington) |
827-2002 |
| Equipment Substitutions | Kerry Carr | 476-4339 |
Excess Emissions (801) Information |
Donald Flores | 476-4359 |
Federal Air Toxics Programs |
476-4335 |
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Feedlots |
476-4350 |
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Fees - New Source Permits |
476-4347 |
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Fees - Title V Permits |
476-4339 |
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| Finances | Anna Richards | 476-4303 |
Forest fires |
476-4330 |
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| Rita Bates | 476-4304 | |
| Eric Peters | 476-4327 | |
| Four Corners Air Quality Issues | Mark Jones | (505) 566-9746 |
| Four Corners Ozone Study and Task Force | Mark Jones Rita Bates |
(505) 566-9746 476-4304 |
Freon |
EPA Hotline |
(800) 296-1996 |
| GPC-1 Oil & Gas | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
| GPC-2 Crushers, Sand & Gravel | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
| GCP-3 Asphalt Plants | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
| GCP-4 Combustion Sources | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
| GCP-5 Concrete Batch Plants | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
General Construction Permits (GCPs) for Oil & Gas |
Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
| General Conformity | Gail Cooke | 476-4319 |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
476-4325 |
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Global Warming |
476-4321 |
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| Lany Weaver | 476-4322 | |
| Grants | Anna Richards | 476-4303 |
| Greenhouse Gases | Lany
Weaver |
476-4322 |
| Brad Musick | 476-4321 | |
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) |
476-4335 |
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Hearings (on Permits) |
476-4305 |
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Hearings (on Regulations) |
476-4350 |
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Hog Farms |
476-4350 |
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Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) |
476-4350 |
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Indoor air quality (mold, etc.) |
Donald Flores |
476-4359 |
Inspections |
476-4364 |
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Intel (Rio Rancho) |
476-5550 |
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Invoices - NSR annual fees |
476-4339 |
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Invoices - Title V emission fees |
476-4339 |
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Landfills (Air Quality Issues) |
476-4338 |
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Landfills (Solid Waste Issues including Asbestos disposal) |
827-2775 |
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Law (NM Air Quality Control Act) - copies |
476-4309 |
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Mailing lists (regulatory and public notice) |
476-4304 |
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Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Standards |
476-4335 |
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Meteorological Data |
827-0133 |
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| Terry Hertel | 476-4316 | |
Meteorological Monitoring |
827-0133 |
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Mobile 5/6 |
476-4318 |
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Mobile Sources |
476-4350 |
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Modeling |
476-4318 |
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| Eric Peters | 476-4327 | |
| Gi-Dong Kim | 476-4326 | |
| David Heath | 476-4325 | |
| Mold (indoor air) | EPA Information Clearinghouse |
(800) 438-4318 |
| Epidemiology Bureau (Dept. of Health) | 827-0006 | |
Monitoring Data |
827-0133 |
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Monitoring Sites |
476-4316 |
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) |
476-4319 |
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Natural Events Action Plan (NEAP) |
Michael Baca | (575) 647-7983 |
| Natural Gas Compressor Stations | Liz Bisbey-Kuehn | 476-4338 |
| New Source Review (NSR) Permitting (major source) | Ned Jerabek | 476-4335 |
| New Source Review (NSR) Permitting (minor source) | Donna Intermont | 476-4348 |
New Source Performance Standards - NSPS (Part 60) |
476-4348 |
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Nonattainment/Maintenance Areas |
476-4319 |
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Notice of Violations (NOVs) |
476-4369 |
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Odor Complaints |
AQB Hotline |
(800) 224-7009 |
| Oil & Natural Gas | Liz Bisbey-Kuehn | 476-4338 |
Opacity Testing |
476-4364 |
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| Open Burning complaints | Allan Morris | 476-4364 |
Open Burning regulation |
476-4364 |
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Operating Permits |
476-4335 |
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Ozone Monitoring Data |
827-0133 | |
Painting (Spray Booths) |
222-9507 |
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| Rosanne Sanchez | 222-9583 | |
| Pecan Burning | Smoke Management | 476-4330 |
| Michael Baca | (575) 647-7983 | |
Penalty Calculations |
476-4369 |
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Permit tracking |
476-4339 |
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| Permits - Obtain a copy | Teri Waldron | 476-4355 |
Permitting - New Source Review (incl. Modifications) |
476-4348 |
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Permitting - Operating Permits (Title V) |
476-4335 |
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| Pesticides (registration and licensing) | Bureau of Pesticide Management, NM Dept. Agriculture | (575) 646-2133 |
PM10 |
476-4319 |
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Pollen Hotline (Albuquerque) |
Albuquerque/Bernalillo Co. Environmental Health Dept. |
766-7664 |
Pollution Prevention (P2) |
Michelle Vattano |
827-0677 |
Prescribed Burning - Registration & Notification |
476-4330 |
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Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) |
476-5550 |
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| Qualified Generating Facility Certification | Ted Schooley | 476-4334 |
Quality Assurance Plans |
827-0133 |
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| Anna Richards | 476-4303 | |
| Radiation Monitoring | NMED DOE Oversight Bureau | 428-2516 |
Radon |
Michael Taylor (NMED Radiation Control Bureau) |
827-1093 |
Refrigerants (CFCs) |
EPA Hotline |
(800) 296-1996 |
Regional Haze |
476-4304 |
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Regulation Development Procedures |
476-4350 |
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Regulation History |
476-4322 |
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Regulations (to get copies of) |
476-4309 |
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Regulatory and public notice mailing lists |
476-4304 |
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| Relocation Notices for Crushers & Asphalt Plants | Ted Schooley | 476-4339 |
| San Juan County Ozone Study and Task Force | Mark Jones (Farmington) |
505-566-9746 |
| Rita Bates | 476-4304 | |
Small Business |
222-9507 |
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| Smoke Management Program & Rule | NM Smoke Management Hotline | 476-4330 |
Smoke School |
476-4359 |
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Spray Booths |
222-9507 |
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| Rosanne Sanchez | 222-9583 | |
State Ambient Air Quality Standards |
476-4304 |
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| Richard Goodyear | 476-4305 | |
State Implementation Plan (SIP) |
476-4319 |
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| Substitution of Equipment | Kerry Carr | 476-4339 |
Sunland Park Ozone |
476-4319 |
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Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) |
476-4302 |
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| Judy Fisher | 476-4369 | |
Synthetic Minor Permitting |
476-4335 |
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Title V fees |
476-4339 |
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Title V Permitting |
476-4335 |
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Transportation Conformity |
476-4319 |
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| Tribal Land Air Quality Issues | Rita Bates | 476-4304 |
U.S.-Mexico Border Issues |
(575) 528-6029 | |
Vehicles (Emissions Testing) |
Albuquerque./Bernalillo Co. Environmental Health Dept., Vehicle Pollution Division |
764-1110 |
Visibility / Regional Haze |
476-4304 |