Filing an Air Quality Complaint
The Sac Metro Air District investigates complaints related to dust, smoke, odors, overspray, and other potential air quality permit and rule violations. Complaints can be filed online using the form below or by calling (916) 874-4800 or (800) 880-9025.
When filing a complaint, please have the following information ready:
- A specific description of the problem. Is it an odor, smoke, or dust?
- The location of the problem including address and cross streets, if known
- Who is causing the problem, if known?
- The time the problem occurs, including time of day and frequency
- The wind direction
- The duration of the problem
Rendering Plant Complaints
Sac Metro Air District is aware that rendering odor is detected in the surrounding areas near the Sacramento Rendering Company (SRC). Complaints about abnormally high odors assist Sac Metro Air District enforce permit conditions. To file a complaint about the rendering odor, follow the same procedure as described in the section above. Please include where the odor was detected (i.e., your address, local park name, neighborhood street intersection).
For more information regarding SRC emissions and our jurisdiction, please read the following documents:
- This presentation contains information regarding the source test results, the Right to Farm Act, SRC production, SRC wastewater flow, and complaint data
- Public Notice for SRC's ST Var 2018-006.pdf
- The Sacramento Rendering Company is petitioning for a Short-Term Variance (2018-006) from Rule201 for August 2018.
Leaf Blower Complaints
Occasionally Sac Metro Air District receives complaints
about leaf blowers. Leaf blowers usage is regulated by many
city ordinances in Sacramento County. You can view Sac Metro Air District's
regulatory authority over leaf blowers for more information (click here) .
