In August 2023, 18 new staff members joined South Coast AQMD’s Office of Compliance & Enforcement’s New Inspector Training Program. The 12-week course comprised both virtual classes and field training operations aimed at building a foundation for enforcing air quality rules and regulations. All the new inspectors have degrees in science, engineering, or a related field, and some have prior experience working in an environmental field or for a government regulator.

These new inspectors have now completed their training and have joined their inspection teams. They have already begun conducting field operations, such as inspecting facilities and responding to public complaints. Our newest team members are ready to carry out the agency’s mission to clean the air and to protect the residents of the South Coast Air Basin.