Section: 20-903

ODOROUS OR OTHER NUISANCE AIR POLLUTANTS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 4/10/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Sections 5 and 6 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984 (the “Air Pollution Control Act”), effective March 15, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-165; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-101.05 and 8-101.06); Section 107(4) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.07(4)); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006.

Source : Section 3 of the District of Columbia Air Pollution Control Act of 1984, D.C. Law 5-165, 32 DCR 565, 647 (February 1, 1985); as amended by §14 of the Solid Waste Facility Permit Act of 1995, D.C. Law 11-94, 42 DCR 7178 (December 29, 1995); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 010830 (August 4, 2023); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 007818 (July 11, 2025); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 005904 (April 10, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055727 Adopted Rule ODOROUS OR OTHER NUISANCE AIR POLLUTANTS View Text Effective:
4/10/2026
N144768 Final Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 20 DCMR Ch. 9 - Clarification of Odor Control Regulations View Text 4/10/2026
Vol 73/15
N143264 Proposed Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amedning 20 DCMR Ch. 9 - Clarification of Odor Control Regulations View Text 11/28/2025
Vol 72/48
R0055059 Adopted Rule ODOROUS OR OTHER NUISANCE AIR POLLUTANTS View Text Effective:
7/11/2025
N141684 Final Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 20 DCMR Ch. 9 - Nuisance Odor Regulations View Text 7/11/2025
Vol 72/28
N138352 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 20 DCMR Ch. 9 - Nuisance Odor Regulations View Text 11/8/2024
Vol 71/45
R0052651 Adopted Rule ODOROUS OR OTHER NUISANCE AIR POLLUTANTS View Text Effective:
8/4/2023
N131594 Final Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 20 DCMR Ch. 9 - Amendments to Nuisance Odor Requirements View Text 8/4/2023
Vol 70/31
N117792 Proposed Rulemaking Energy and Environment, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendments to Nuisance Odor Requirements View Text 12/31/2021
Vol 68/53
R0029424 Adopted Rule ODOROUS OR OTHER NUISANCE AIR POLLUTANTS View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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