Air Quality

The Knox County Air Pollution Control Board (Board) holds quarterly meetings at 4 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the first month of each quarter. The Board consists of nine (9) members, each of whom represent specific organizations within Knox County (see below for current members). The Board’s responsibilities are both legislative and judicial.

The Board has the power to adopt, after receiving the recommendation of the Division Director, rules and regulations prescribing standards and procedures for carrying out an air pollution control program within Knox County, or in conjunction with other counties and municipalities. Any such rules or regulations must be publicized and available for any interested person(s) to review and comment 30 days prior to their passage. Click for current regulations in public review.

Additionally, if any person is dissatisfied with the Division Director’s decision concerning a variance or any other ruling of the Division Director, they may appeal that decision in writing to the Board. The Board will then conduct a public hearing in accordance with the procedure outlined in the Knox County Air Quality Management Regulations Section 29 Appeals. Click for the Knox County Department of Air Quality Management Regulations .

Knox County Air Pollution Control Board Members

• Mike Conger, P.E. (Chair)
  Representing: Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization
• Michael Barnhart (Vice-Chair)
  Representing: The University of Tennessee
• Vacant
  Representing: Knoxville Academy of Medicine
• Thomas V. Clabo, P.E.
  Representing: City of Knoxville
• Cathy Olsen, GISP, PMP
  Representing: Knox County Government
• Linda P. Reeves, Ph.D.
  Representing: Pellissippi State Community College
• Douglas Ross
  Representing: Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership
• Robert R. Scott, P.E.
  Representing: Technical Society of Knoxville
• J. Chris Sharp
  Representing: Citizens at Large