The Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) was established
in 1990 by the States of Illinois,Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
In March 2004, the states signed a new Memorandum of Agreement which
added the state of Ohio as a member. The main purpose of LADCO is
to provide technical assessments for and assistance to its member
states on problems of air quality; and to provide a forum for its
member states to discuss air quality issues. LADCO's major pollutants
of concern are ozone, fine particles, and regional haze and their
precursors; however, problems related to other pollutants (such
as air toxics) may be assessed at the direction of the member states.
LADCO's primary geographic focus is the area encompassed by its
member states and any areas which affect air quality in its member
states. |
The Midwest Regional Planning Organization (RPO) was formed to
facilitate regional planning to address the regional haze regulations
adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in 1999.
The primary objective of the Midwest RPO is to assess both visibility
impairment due to regional haze in the mandatory Federal Class I
areas located inside the borders of the five States of Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and the impact of emissions
from the five States on visibility impairment due to regional haze
in the mandatory Federal Class I areas located outside the borders
of the five States. Members of the Midwest RPO include the five
States; tribes located within the five states; Federal Land Managers
(U.S. National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), and
USEPA. The Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) has been
designated as the agency to receive Federal grant funds on behalf
of the Midwest RPO. |
