The exclusion would lower the official pollution reading used to judge whether the Augusta area meets the federal annual PM2.5 health standard.
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- September 21, 2026: PM2.5 exceedance at Augusta monitor on February 20, 2024 attributed to prescribed/silviculture fire smoke
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- No next step has been documented.
The request could keep smoke from controlled burns from counting against the Columbus area's compliance with the federal fine-particle pollution standard.
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- September 21, 2026: 30-day public comment period on the Columbus-Baker Exceptional Event Demonstration
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- A 30-day public comment period on the demonstration, which opened September 21, 2026, must close before EPD can submit it to EPA for concurrence.
The county is weighing repair costs near $120,000 for a county memorial while an insurance payment has not yet been deposited.
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- September 29, 2026: Veterans Memorial Wall repair after vehicle damage; lower-cost repair sought; insurance check not yet deposited
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- No next step has been documented.
The draft permit sets nitrogen oxide and other emission limits for diesel emergency generators at a Clayton County data center project…
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- October 23, 2026: Synthetic minor permit for TADG - ATL02 / Ellenwood data center
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- No next step has been documented.
The draft permit for the Oglethorpe Power Corporation facility near Dalton would fold in and revoke the plant's existing air quality permits and amendments…
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- September 29, 2026: Title V Renewal Permit review for Thomas A. Smith Energy Facility (TV-938555)
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- No next step has been documented.
Excluding the days from the calculation could affect whether the Macon-Allied monitor shows the area meeting the federal annual soot standard.
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- September 21, 2026: Exceptional Events Demonstration requesting exclusion of 18 PM2.5 exceedance days at the Macon-Allied monitor caused by prescribed (silviculture) fire smoke
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- EPA review of the demonstration and concurrence decision, following the 30-day public comment period that opened September 21, 2026.
Commissioners advertised four board and committee vacancies last fall and have since appointed members to the Board of Assessors and Planning & Zoning Board…
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- May 26, 2026: Recreation Committee appointment previously tabled in November 2025
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- No next step has been documented.
The draft permit and related amendments set emissions limits for the university's boilers, emergency generators and sterilizer, which affect air quality near campus.
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- November 13, 2026: Synthetic Minor permit - Augusta University new natural gas emergency generator (Richmond County)
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- No next step has been documented.
Georgia's environmental agency is reviewing a permit that would let Apex Site Solutions run diesel emergency generators at a Hampton data center…
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- October 23, 2026: Major source SIP permit for Apex Site Solutions data center with diesel emergency generators
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- No next step has been documented.
The added generators and fire pumps would push the data center's air emissions high enough to make it a major source requiring a federal Title V permit.
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- October 23, 2026: Major source SIP permit for QTS Fayetteville I data center emergency generators
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- No next step has been documented.
The certification would cover an approximately 11-mile stretch of the Weiss Reservoir in Floyd County where Alabama Power activities such as fill and construction are regulated through…
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- October 15, 2026: Section 401 Water Quality Certification for Alabama Power Company Programmatic General Permits (APCO-PGP-01 through 07) covering Weiss Lake portion in Floyd County, GA
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposal would affect eligible employees in public safety and public works, and no vote is recorded yet.
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- September 29, 2026: Proposed employee retirement plan for public safety and public works employees (retire at 55 with 25 years of service)
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- No next step has been documented.