The NCUAQMD's primary responsibility is controlling air pollution from stationary sources, and we are committed to achieving and maintaining healthy air quality throughout our tri-county jurisdiction. The District is one of thirty-five local air districts in California and enforces local, state, and federal air quality regulations. Main Office: (707) 443-3093
Burn Day Information: (707) 443-7665 or (866) 287-6329
Complaint Line: (707) 444-2233
Fax: (707) 443-3099
North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District’s (NCUAQMD)
Facebook Comment & Posting Policy
The NCUAQMD is using Facebook as supplemental outreach for improving air quality awareness. Postings to this page highlight activities of interest and importance to both the air quality community and the public, and include: District board meetings, public notice announcements, daily burn day status information, air quality alerts & advisories, wildfire information, grant announcements, and other notifications. The use of Hashtags are to present a cohesive stream of news and turn topics and phrases into clickable links. Many hashtags are used throughout social media, however, hashtags the District uses are only relevant to what the current post is referencing. Followers should not rely on this service as the primary means of receiving alerts/notifications related to air quality and should consider this page a limited public forum. The District will not always be able to respond to comments directly. If you have a question that needs to be addressed please send us an email at [email protected] or call us directly at
707-443-3093. Your comments are important to us and others who read these pages. It is important to remember that our community includes people of all ages and backgrounds. The NCUAQMD’s Facebook Comment & Posting Policy is intended to set clear guidelines on what is appropriate for these pages. Above all, posted comments must be appropriate for all ages, courteous and respectful of others, and related to matters, activities, programs, policies or operations relevant to the NCUAQMD. There is no endorsement, implied or otherwise, by the NCUAQMD of any posts, comments, links, or photos. Writers/followers are fully responsible for the content they submit. The NCUAQMD has established the following Comment & Posting Policy and reserves the right to delete postings that are inconsistent with them. It is our policy to remove comments, posts & links that:
• are not related to the topic being discussed;
• contain defamatory, vulgar, obscene, abusive, profane, threatening, hateful, name calling, intimidating, personal attacks or otherwise offensive language;
• contains malicious or offensive comments based on gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, or other classification;
• contains inappropriate comments or material, including spam and similar content;
• contains comments on matters unrelated to activities of the District or its programs, policies, operations, or general areas of responsibility;
• contains impersonations or misrepresents the writer’s identity or affiliation;
• contains advertisements, endorsements, or promotions of an agenda, group or organization;
• contains viruses or similar harmful programs;
• contains proprietary information or intellectual property that is posted without the approval of the owner;
• recommends that members of the public contact a member of Congress or of a state or local legislature;
• contains comments regarding a candidate in a partisan political campaign or regarding a political party; or
• contains information that violates a local, state, or national law. The NCUAQMD does not edit comments, so please ensure that your comments do not contain any of the items listed above. Please be advised that all comments/postings may become subject to public disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act. Reporters, media contacts and members of the Public are asked to contact the NCUAQMD directly with questions. Please refrain from submitting questions here. Complaint issues need to be called into the District to be addressed appropriately. You may call the office at 707- 443-3093 or the hotline at 707-444-2233 to leave a complaint. To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others please do not include phone numbers, email addresses, or other contact information in the body of your comments & posts. Repeated violations of the NCUAQMD Comment and Posting Policy may cause the Writers/Followers to be blocked from the NCUAQMD page.
