Ak-Chin Indian CommunityAk-Chin Indian Community
Ak-Chin is an O’Odham word translated to mean “place where the wash loses itself into the sand or ground”
Located approximately 40 miles south of Phoenix in Pinal County
Comprised of 22,140 acres 15,000 acres are dedicated to agriculture Extremely arid Sonoran Desert Climate
Ak-Chin Air Quality ProgramAk-Chin Air Quality Program
Installed the monitoring station in February 2007
U.S. EPA funded since October 2007 Original Emissions Inventory was conducted
2004, revised in 2007 and currently under revision
Monitor for PM10 and Ozone
Reasons for CollaborationReasons for Collaboration Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) is the
closest neighboring tribe, approx. 26 miles Both GRIC and ACIC face the same air
issues and impacts (agriculture, desert, encroachment, etc.)
Both GRIC and ACIC have similar air monitoring equipment
GRIC is a mature air quality program and ACIC can learn from their accomplishments
Both GRIC and ACIC have similar impacted populations (children, adults and elderly)
Contact Information:Contact Information:Ralph “Manny” Gomez
Air Quality Specialist
Environmental Protection Department
Phone: (520) 568-1162
E-mail: [email protected]