Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) Air Quality Control Regulations

Amendments to Nuisance Odor Requirements
These amendments strengthen DOEE’s ability to enforce this nuisance-odor prohibition through the use of community complaints for enforcement and by requiring stationary sources known to emit nuisance odors to adopt a DOEE approved Odor Control Plan (OCP). For those sources that must adopt an OCP, DOEE may enforce compliance with its provisions. If a source continues to emit nuisance odors despite compliance with the OCP, DOEE has the authority to require the source to update the plan in order to abate the nuisance. See Final Nuisance Odor Requirements (August 4, 2023).

Amendments will be incorporated into DCMR Section: 20-903.

Complaints
Cannabis odor complaints should be submitted via DC 311.