Residents Guide Air Pollution Monitoring in South Natomas – Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative
About the Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative (SMMI)
The Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative, led by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Aclima, is an effort to monitor air quality in 64 Consistently Nominated AB 617 Communities using sensor-equipped vehicles, called Aclima Platforms.
Community concerns and feedback will help guide where air quality monitoring occurs and will help shape the Community Air Monitoring Plan (CAMP), putting communities in a better position to develop strategies for emissions reduction.
With the help of community members and community organizations, Aclima will draft a Community Air Monitoring Plan (CAMP) for South Natomas.
On April 14, 2025, Valley Vision and Gardenland-Northgate Neighborhood Association (GNNA) hosted the first of two air quality community feedback meetings, part of the Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative (SMMI) funded by California Climate Investments. Thank you to GNNA for helping us coordinate a meaningful and engaging event! Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Stanford Settlement Neighborhood Center to share air pollution concerns and help shape the Community Air Monitoring Plan for South Natomas!
The meeting presentation is available below and key activities included:
- Project overview and welcome remarks by GNNA
- Mapping activity to identify air pollution concerns in South Natomas
- Majority vote decision by the community to define the monitoring boundary
- Next steps on how to stay involved in the project
Valley Vision and Gardenland-Northgate Neighborhood Association (GNNA) hosted a second air quality community feedback meeting for the Statewide Mobile Monitoring Initiative (SMMI) on April 29, 2025 at the Stanford Settlement Center. This event brought together community members living and working in South Natomas to review and make changes to the Draft Community Air Monitoring Plan (CAMP) and help decide on neighborhood boundaries and where to monitor pollution levels in South Natomas. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
The meeting presentation is available below in three languages, and key activities included:
- Project Overview and Welcome remarks from GNNA
- Recap Meeting #1 and Review the Draft Community Air Monitoring Plan
- Majority vote decision by attendees to decide on monitoring boundaries and targeted monitoring locations for South Natomas
- Next steps on how to stay involved in the project
Meeting #3 will be hosted online by Aclima and CARB staff in May 2026. They will share the project results, answer questions, have community members share their experiences engaging with the project, and discuss possible next steps.
Community members can stay up to date with the project by visiting Aclima’s website at aclima.earth/ca-smmi
Project Timeline
For questions, contact Kathy Saechou at Valley Vision (kathy.saechou@valleyvision.org).
