Region 8
Agriculture and Air Quality
Rocky Mountain National Park Nitrogen Deposition Fact Sheet for Agriculture
The RMNP Initiative was formed to study and recommend action on air quality issues facing the park. The National Park Service, State of Colorado, and Environmental Protection Agency are working together to implement a Nitrogen Deposition Reduction Plan to reduce nitrogen deposition to tolerable rates by 2032
Colorado crop and livestock producers are exploring ways to further reduce agriculture’s contribution through nitrogen best management practices. View the RMNP nitrogen Agricultural Producer Nitrogen fact sheet here (PDF, 2pp, 287K).
To learn more about efforts to reduce nitrogen deposition to Rocky Mountain National Park, check out this video.
Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM10
NAAQS for PM10 outreach meeting with the agricultural community on March 10, 2011
(PDF, 23 pp, 538K)