Georgia’s Clean Air Force Service Center

About us

Georgia's Clean Air Force (GCAF) was created in 1996 as a result of the Clean Air Act and the support of the Georgia legislature. In conjunction with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), GCAF serves as the state's Enhanced Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) Program.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets the standards for ambient air quality throughout the United States. Areas that exceed these standards are considered non-attainment areas due to high levels of pollutants. Metro Atlanta consists of 13 counties that are designated or were previously designated as ozone non-attainment areas requiring regulatory action.
Vehicle emissions are a major contributor to the increase in air pollution as metro Atlanta continues to grow. The health, environmental, and economic impacts of air pollution are significant. Furthermore, pollution poses mounting dangers to public health and welfare. GCAF is designed to identify and ultimately repair vehicles that pollute the air, while helping our area work toward attaining federal clean air standards.