Bay Area Air Quality Management District

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Spare the Air

Get your daily air quality forecast here.

The Spare the Air Program informs the public about air pollution and encourages them to change their behavior to prevent it. The winter Spare the Air Tonight season runs from November, 13, 2007 through February 11, 2008.

Bike to Work Day
Thursday, May 15, marks the San Francisco Bay Area’s 14th annual Bike to Work Day, a grand celebration that promotes bicycling as a healthy, fun, economical, environmentally friendly and viable form of transportation.

Vehicle Buy Back
Cash for Old Vehicles Receive $650 to retire your working 1987 or older vehicle.


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Welcome!
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment in the San Francisco Bay region. The Air District aims to:
· Attain and Maintain Air Quality Standards
· Increase Public Awareness of Positive Air Quality Choices
· Develop and Implement Protocol and Policies for Environmental Justice
Climate Protection Program
District awards $3 million through the Climate Protection Grant Program!

On December 19, the Air District announced the approval of $3 million through its Climate Protection Grant Program to fund 53 local projects designed to reduce the Bay Area’s carbon footprint. This $3 million represents the largest single source of funding available for climate protection projects in the Bay Area, and makes the Air District one of the top funders of climate protection activities in the country. Grants will go to local governments and non-profit organizations in all nine of the Bay Area counties. The Climate Protection Grant Program is part of a comprehensive Climate Protection Program established by the Air District to reduce pollutants that contribute to global climate change and affect air quality in the Bay Area.

Wood Burning Events and Meetings
The Air District is currently holding public meetings throughout the Bay Area to inform the public about the proposed Wood Smoke Rule, which looks to curb air pollution on Spare the Air Nights.
Meeting Schedule | Proposed Wood Smoke Rule

Air Currents Newsletter
The Fall 2007 issue of the Air Currents newsletter (PDF) is now available online. Topics covered include the Climate Protection Grant Program, the Carl Moyer Program, the 2007 Spare the Air season, and the Draft Wood Smoke Regulation workshops.

What's New at BAAQMD.gov

News

· CEQA Draft Environmental Impact Report released on
proposed Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices
· Accepting Goods Movement applications for retrofit devices
on port/drayage trucks that operate at the Port of Oakland.
· Wood Smoke Rebate Program
· Draft Summary of Results for West Oakland Diesel
PM Health Risk Assessment
· Registration Program for Agricultural Diesel Engines
· Stipulated Enforcement Program For Portable Diesel Engines
· Health Risk Assessment for Pacific Steel Casting
· New sign up for E-mail information about Wood Smoke and
Wood Burning Appliances
· District goes carbon neutral June 1, 2007 (PDF)

· Final Report Released: “Opportunities for Further GHG Emission
Reductions for the BAAQMD Stationary Sources”
· Sign Up for E-mail notification of Regulation Changes
and Compliance Advisories
· California Energy Commission is offering free assistance with
alternative fuel transportation projects. (PDF)
· Refinery Flares - updated through February, 2008

Public Workshops and Hearings
· Workshops for the TFCA and Goods Movement Program

· Public Hearing on Regulation 3: Fees, April 16, 2008
Second public hearing on May 21, 2008
· Meeting Notice for Reg. 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices

· Public Workshop on Reg. 9, Rule 7: Nitrogen Oxides and
Carbon Monoxide from Boilers, Steam Generators and
Process Heaters, April 14, 2008
· Goods Movement Community Meeting to Solicit Public
Input for the District's Proposal to ARB on March 25, 2008
For additional information see: Goods Movement Program
· Workshops for the Carl Moyer Program
· Workshop on Regulation 3: Fees, February 25, 2008
· Green Ports Workgroup Meeting Notice
· Workshops on new rule:
Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood-Burning Devices
· Workshops for the Climate Protection Grant Program

Permits
Registration Program for Agricultural Diesel Engines
Stipulated Enforcement Program For Portable Diesel Engines
Permit Handbook Revised
Permit Application Public Notices
Title V — Major Facility Review Permits

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Advisories

		Air Pollution Incident Reports
		Compliance & Enforcement Advisories
		Forecasts/Data Analysis
		Open Burn Status
		Rules - Amended Regulations
		Rules - Public Hearings
		Rules - Workshops

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		Other Pollution Types

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Public Notices

		Permit Applications
		Regulatory Public Hearings
		Woodsmoke Rule Public Meetings
		Title V
		Board Agendas
		Finance/Budgets

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