Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Air Quality Awareness Week highlights resources that increase air quality awareness and encourages people to take action and incorporate air quality knowledge into their daily living. The Polk County Air Quality Department would like to invite all 6th-12th grade science classrooms within Polk County to participate in a poster presentation contest on the importance of Air Quality. This year's Air Quality Awareness theme is "Knowing Your Air."
Polk County Air Quality has launched a new online permit portal called EZ Air Permits Portal (EZAPP). With this portal you will be able to submit applications and documentation for Construction Permits, Annual Operating Permits, Burn Permits and Training Fire Permits. You may find a link for the portal on our website https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/public-works/air-quality/
Check out our new Project Viewing Map. It will contain updated information on Air Quality Title V and Construction Permits being issued in Polk County. Follow the "more info" link to see the details of the project and leave public comments.
Due to gusty winds and elevated fire conditions across Iowa, no open burning will be allowed in Polk County until further notice. As always, please check the Can I Burn Today page on our website for updates.
Extreme Fire Weather Conditions Today - Southwest winds will return and increase in the today with warm temperatures returning. Dry conditions remain with relative humidity values dropping to the teens and lower 20s for much of the state. Sustained winds near 25 mph with gusts reaching 35 to 40 mph at times will result in extreme fire weather conditions across the northwest half of the state.
Record-breaking warmth will combine with winds out of the southwest gusting to 30-35 mph at times, antecedent dry conditions, and relative humidity dropping under 25 percent through much of central Iowa. This will result in extreme fire weather conditions across much of the state