Spare the Air Alert Issued For Monday

Bay Area Air Quality Management District—During the summer months when ground-level ozone, or "smog," becomes a pollution problem, the Air District issues Spare the Air alerts for days on which air quality is forecast to be unhealthy. These advisories are posted on our website with our daily air quality forecasts, recorded on our 1 (800) HELP AIR forecast phone line, announced in local newspapers, and broadcast on local TV and radio stations.  The EnviroFlash AirAlert system also notifies registered Bay Area subscribers.

In the Bay Area, the summer Spare the Air season generally runs from May through mid-October when clear skies, hot temperatures, lighter than usual winds, and strong temperature inversions combine to create smoggy conditions.  Spare the Air alerts are declared for days forecast to have ozone concentrations high enough to exceed federal health-based standards.