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Local governments and small business are encouraged to become a member of the Air Victoria Team. For more information, please contact the Environmental Programs Coordinator.


AirVictoria Team

Air Victoria Team is a cooperative effort of the City of Victoria, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to reduce emissions of ozone producing chemicals in the Victoria area.

Goals

1. Utilize community resources to increase sustainable behaviors benefiting Victoria through increased air quality
2. Recognize businesses, industries and local governmental entities that implement voluntary and sustainable practices that promote clean air
3. Support partnerships that promote clean air in Victoria County
4. Create Air Victoria Team logos that are recognized as a symbol of air quality excellence in Victoria County
5. Increase public information on the detrimental effects on health and the economy when federal ozone standards are not met
6. Cooperation of local government, business and industry voluntary pollutant reduction behaviors during Ozone Alerts
7. Promotion of TCEQ Small business, local government assistance program environmental site visits and TCEQ Pollution Prevention program
8. Reduction of mobile and point source emissions in Victoria County
9. Report measurable emissions reduction in Victoria County

Membership, Resolutions, Benefits and Incentives

Air Victoria Team members are industries, businesses, local governments, schools, post secondary educational institutions and nonprofit organizations who make commitments to sustain clean air in Victoria County.

As a participating team member, organizations choose from one (1) of the Category One resolutions and three (3) of the Category Two resolutions.

Members participate in brief annual survey to report progress. Team members may renew membership annually.

To become an Air Victoria Team memeber, please contact Environmental Programs Coordinator at (361) 485-3230 or via email at airvictoria@victoriatx.org .

Category One (choose one):

1. Participate in Air Victoria Team site visit program
2. Participate in TCEQ SBLGA site visit program
3. Participate in and become a member of TCEQ Clean Texas program
4. Participate in TCEQ Pollution Prevention (P2) site assistance program

Category Two (choose three):

1. Limit driving and encourage carpooling or van share by offering incentives to employees participating in program (comp time, gift certificates, door prizes, parking space)
2. Brown bag lunch for employees during ozone alerts
3. Re-fuel fleet after 5 p.m. and don't top off tanks during ozone alerts
4. Perform fleet preventive maintenance every 3,000 miles per vehicle
5. Conserve electricity. Post decals (provided by Air Victoria) by all light switches that indicate, "turn off lights when not in use."
6. Use gas powered lawn equipment after 5 p.m. during ozone alerts
7. Offload gasoline and diesel fuels to service stations and convenience stores after
5:00 p.m. during ozone alerts (for petroleum product marketers/distributors)

Benefits and Incentives

The benefits of participation in Air Victoria Team include:

  • Continuation of the availability of federal highway funds through compliance with federal clean air standards
  • Avoidance of a moratorium on construction in Victoria county
  • Assistance through regional training events
  • Free public information promoting community recognition of Air Victoria Team members as environmentally responsible
  • Information exchange and member profiles through online forums on the Air Victoria website
  • Recognition in the use of Ozone Alert flag or banner, window decals, promotional materials, visibility in media and print publications
  • Ozone alerts via email to allow for planning and implementation of behaviors that promote clean air
  • Ozone antenna flags for vehicles maintained every 3,000 miles
    Air Victoria Team members may identify membership using Air Victoria Team logos in brochures, newsletters, annual reports, articles, web sites and educational materials
  • Opportunities for training on environmental issues