Southwest Clean Air Agency

What Southwest Clean Air Agency does

Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA) is a Washington State-designated regional clean air regulatory agency established in 1967 and headquartered in Vancouver, Washington. It operates as the statutory authority for air quality management and pollution law enforcement across five Southwest Washington counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, and Wahkiakum. The agency monitors ambient air quality through a network of stations tracking Ozone, PM2.5, Lead, Hazardous Air Pollutants, and Toxic Air Pollutants at locations including Blairmont, Vancouver, Yacolt, Longview, Chehalis, Cathlamet, and Stevenson. It enforces burn bans, processes outdoor and agricultural burn permits via an interactive burn map, and regulates industrial and commercial air emission sources through Air Discharge Permits, Title V permits, and Small Unit Notifications.

SWCAA also provides regulatory oversight for asbestos handling, demolition, and renovation projects, with notification forms, contractor guidance, and compliance documentation under federal NESHAPS standards and agency-specific rules (notably SWCAA 476). Its technology infrastructure centers on the e-Info online portal, which enables facility data entry, annual emissions reporting, dry cleaner solvent tracking, gasoline dispensing reports, source testing result searches, and public records requests. Permits, inspections, and facility information are searchable through dedicated databases. The agency operates an E-Notice subscription service for burn ban alerts, rulemaking notices, fee revisions, and woodstove program notifications.

The agency is led by Executive Director Uri Papish and operates on a fee-based revenue model with annual billing for permits and registrations across multiple categories (asbestos, air discharge, agricultural burning, dry cleaner, gasoline dispensing, woodstove, SUN forms, and Title V). As a government entity, SWCAA is publicly funded through regulatory fees and state allocations rather than private capital. It has 11-50 employees and does not pursue private equity, venture funding, or acquisition activity. Its value proposition is grounded in statutory authority, accumulated regional monitoring data, and direct community service across its fixed five-county jurisdiction.

Name

Southwest Clean Air Agency

Legal name

Southwest Clean Air Agency

Website

https://swcleanair.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Southwest Clean Air Agency is a Washington State-designated government agency that monitors air quality and enforces pollution laws across five Southwest Washington counties (Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Skamania, Wahkiakum) since 1967.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air Quality Regulatory Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Quality & Emissions Health Regulators (HLAJAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL), Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA), Containment, Decontamination & Negative Air Systems (Setup/Monitoring) (BPALALAE)

Keywords

• Air quality monitoring
• Air pollution enforcement
• Regulatory compliance permits
• Burn ban management
• Environmental regulation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Southwest Clean Air Agency is a state-established regional regulatory agency that monitors air quality and enforces federal, state, and local air pollution laws across five Southwest Washington counties. It issues air discharge permits (including Title V permits and Small Unit Notifications), administers outdoor and agricultural burning permits, oversees asbestos and demolition notifications, and operates an e-Info online portal for facility reporting, inspections, and public records access. The agency provides real-time air quality data through a regional monitoring network spanning multiple locations.

Product overview

Southwest Clean Air Agency operates as a regulatory agency offering a suite of interconnected permitting, monitoring, and reporting services. The core offerings include: Air Quality Monitoring Services (real-time pollutant tracking across multiple counties), Outdoor Burning Permits and Management (with interactive burn maps and ban enforcement), Air Discharge Permits (industrial permitting including Title V and Small Unit Notifications), Asbestos and Demolition Oversight (notification processing and contractor guidance), e-Info Online Reporting Portal (facility data entry and emissions tracking), and Public Records/Facility Search (permit and inspection databases). These services function as an integrated regulatory ecosystem enabling businesses to comply with air quality regulations while providing the public with transparent access to air quality data and facility information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air Quality Monitoring Services Real-time air quality monitoring across Southwest Washington through a network of monitors tracking ozone, PM2.5, and other pollutants, providing public access to current air quality indexes at locations including Blairmont, Vancouver, Yacolt, Longview, Chehalis, Cathlamet, and Stevenson.
• Outdoor Burning Permits and Management Permit issuance and burn ban enforcement for outdoor burning activities, including an interactive burn map showing permitted areas and agricultural burn permits for the five-county service area.
• Air Discharge Permits Permitting system for industrial and commercial air emission sources, including Title V permits, Small Unit Notifications (SUN), and searchable permit databases.
• Asbestos and Demolition Oversight Regulatory oversight for asbestos handling, demolition, and renovation projects including notification forms, inspector listings, and compliance guidance under NESHAPS and SWCAA 476.
• e-Info Online Reporting Portal Online portal for facility data entry including annual emissions reporting, dry cleaner solvent tracking, gasoline dispensing reports, and facility information searches.
• Public Records and Facility Search Searchable databases for air discharge permits, annual facility inspections, source testing results, and public records request processing.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD): The largest air quality management district in the United States, covering four counties in Southern California. While substantially larger, it provides a reference point for scaling SWCAA's regulatory and monitoring services as the agency's mandate potentially expands.
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD): California regional air quality district serving nine counties around the San Francisco Bay Area. Much larger but operates an analogous regulatory mandate (permits, monitoring, enforcement) that makes it a relevant broader incumbent for benchmarking regulatory operations.

Direct peers

• Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency: Washington state clean air agency serving Yakima County. Direct peer with parallel mandate covering agricultural burning, industrial permits, and air quality monitoring in an agricultural-dominated region similar to portions of SWCAA's territory.
• Benton Clean Air Authority: Washington state clean air agency serving Benton County. Smaller, similarly structured regional authority whose services, fee schedule approach, and jurisdictional scope closely resemble SWCAA's operational model.
• Puget Sound Clean Air Agency: Washington state clean air agency serving King, Kitsap, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. Direct peer given identical governance structure, parallel regulatory mandate, and similar suite of permitting, monitoring, and enforcement services under the same state framework.
• Northwest Clean Air Agency: Washington state clean air agency serving Whatcom, Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties. Direct peer with overlapping mandate, similar fee-based revenue model, and jurisdiction within the same state regulatory framework as SWCAA.
• Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency: Washington state clean air agency serving Spokane County. Direct peer offering the same regulatory services (permits, Title V, asbestos oversight, burn permits) as SWCAA under the same enabling state legislation.
• Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA): Regional air quality agency serving Lane County, Oregon. Closely comparable organization operating a similar regulatory and monitoring mandate across a similar-sized jurisdiction in a neighboring state.
• Olympic Region Clean Air Agency: Washington state clean air agency serving Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston counties. Operates under the same statutory authority as SWCAA with comparable permitting, monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities.

Regional players

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: Oregon's statewide environmental regulatory agency with parallel air quality responsibilities. Comparable in mandate and function, though structured as a state department rather than a regional authority, and serving a different geography immediately south of SWCAA's jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SWCleanAirAgency
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-clean-air-agency

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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