| June 20, 2006 The
Southland’s clean air agency has launched a web service dubbed “FIND” that
gives users detailed information on the more than 26,000 businesses and
industrial facilities that it regulates.
“Residents want easy access to information about facilities and air
pollution in their neighborhoods,” said Barry Wallerstein, executive officer
of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. “This new web tool –
the most comprehensive one of its kind in the state – will give residents
the ability to access a wealth of air pollution-related information.”
AQMD’s new Facility INformation Detail database -- or FIND – provides
detailed information on a facility’s emissions, permitted equipment and
compliance history, including equipment applications and permit numbers, as
well as information on types of equipment at a facility. Users can also
access compliance history and emissions data for both smog-forming and toxic
emissions by year and pollutant. Information available through FIND is
drawn from AQMD’s databases and is updated at least once a week.
The comprehensive site provides three ways to search for information:
- By facility name, street name, city or ZIP code, to get a list of
facilities matching the search criteria;
- By AQMD facility identification number, permit application number,
violation notice, or AQMD Hearing Board case number to get detailed
information for a single facility; or
- By location using an interactive map. The map displays AQMD-regulated
facilities as well as local schools, streets, and freeways. This feature
gives users the ability to find facilities within a specified distance of
any location, such as their home or a child’s school.
To access FIND, go to AQMD’s home page at
www.aqmd.gov and click on Community/Public Information/Facility Info
Search or go directly to
http://www.aqmd.gov/webappl/fim/default.htm.
AQMD is the air pollution control agency for Orange County and major
portions of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
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