Criteria for Declaring an Emergency

Section 244 Section 244.165  Criteria for Declaring an Emergency The Director or his designated representative shall declare an emergency whenever: a)         Any emergency level is equaled or exceeded or any red alert level has been equaled or exceeded continuously for the proceding 24 hour period at any monitoring station; and b)         A red alert has been in effect for 12 hours in the area for which the emergency is to be declared; and c)         Atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to persist or increase for 12 or more hours; or d)         For ozone, atmospheric conditions, or expected contaminant emissions, are such that concentrations can reasonably be expected to reoccur at an emergency level on the following calendar day.