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Advisories

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Compliance and Enforcement Division publishes Advisories to inform the regulated community about activities of the District which may affect their operation. It is hoped that these advisories will assist you in your efforts to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable air pollution rules and regulations.

Agriculture Related

Year	Date	Document
2008	2/7/2008	New Califorina Air Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) Registration and Emission Standards for Agricultural Diesel Engines (120 k PDF, 2 pgs)

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Asbestos Air Toxic Control Measure - ATCM

Year	Date	Document
2008	3/4/2008	Permit Advisory - Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) for Chromium Plating and Chromic Acid Anodizing Facilities (136 k PDF, 3 pgs)
2006	8/8/2006	Asbestos Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) for Construction and Grading Projects (40 k PDF, 2 pgs)

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Asbestos Demolition and Renovation

Year	Date	Document
1993	2/4/1993	Applicability Determiniation - Sheetrock Joint Compund (331 k PDF, 3 pgs)
2009	6/4/2009	Asbestos Demolition & Renovation Fees Increase (139 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2008	6/10/2008	Asbestos Demolition & Renovation Fees Increase (94 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2007	6/20/2007	Asbestos Demolition & Renovation Fees Increase (1019 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2006	6/21/2006	Asbestos Control Requirements for Pipe Bursting and Pipe Reaming (35 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Coatings

Year	Date	Document
2010	3/15/2010	New and revised requirements for wood products coatings (29 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	4/8/2009	Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations (43 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	4/8/2009	Rule Changes for Mobile Refinishing Operation (51 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	6/15/2009	New Monitoring and Record Keeping Requirements for commercial Digital Printers (35 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	6/15/2009	Registration and Reporting Requirements for Graphic Arts Printing and Coating Facilities (35 k PDF, 1 pg)
2009	7/27/2009	Manufacturers and Suppliers of Graphic Arts Printing and Coating Operations (32 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2010	2/25/2010	New Requirement Prohibiting Possession of Non-compliant Coatings (38 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Combustion Equipment

Year	Date	Document
2008	1/17/2008	New Regulation 9, Rule 6, Emission Limits for Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters and Boliers (45 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2008	6/10/2008	New Regulation 9, Rule 8, Nitrogen Oxide and Carbon Monoxide Emission Limits for Stationary Internal Combustion Engines (43 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2008	10/3/2008	Enforcement Policy for the Emission Limits for Natural Gas-Fired Water Heaters and Boilers (35 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Dry Cleaner

Year	Date	Document
2010	2/25/2010	Third Notice- Facilities subject to Phase-Out of Perchloroethylene (PERC) Dry Cleaning Operations (106 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	6/1/2009	New Requirements for Perchloroethylene and Synthetic Solvent Dry Cleaning Operations (50 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2008	7/1/2008	New State Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) Requirements for Emissions of Perchloroethylene (PERC) from Dry Cleaning Operations (40 k PDF, 2 pgs)

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Flares

Year	Date	Document
2007	6/25/2007	Required Content for Regulation 12-12 Flare Causal Analysis Reports (31 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2006	8/1/2006	All Refinery Projects That Impact Flare Use must be Included in an Updated Flare Minimization Plan (FMP) Prior to Commencing Construction (38 k PDF, 1 pg)
2009	9/17/2009	Executive Summary Content Requirements for FMP Annual Updates (89 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Gasoline Dispensing Facilities(GDF)/Service Stations

Year	Date	Document
2009	3/20/2009	Enforcement Program for Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Phase II April 1, 2009 Deadline (38 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2006	4/3/2006	Gasoline Bulk Fuel Delivery Drivers - Phase I “Out of Order” Tags on Bulk Fueling Delivery Points (81 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2006	4/3/2006	Operators of Underground Gasoline Tanks - Phase I “Out of Order” Tags on Bulk Fueling Delivery Points (81 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2007	6/7/2007	GDF Contractors and Owner/Operators - New Source Test Notification and Results Submission Procedures (36 k PDF, 1 pg)
2008	6/26/2008	Operators of Retail Underground Gasoline Tanks - Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Phase II Deadline April 1, 2009 (118 k PDF, 3 pgs)
2008	6/26/2008	Operators of Non-Retail Underground Gasoline Tanks - Enhanced Vapor Recovery (EVR) Phase II Deadline April 1, 2009 (120 k PDF, 3 pgs)

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Marine Terminal Operators/Marine Vessels

Year	Date	Document
2007	1/26/2007	New Operational, Notification, and Reporting Requirements for Marine Tank Vessels (For a Word version of the 8-44 Notification/Exemption form click here) (131 k PDF, 4 pgs)
2005	3/8/2005	Venting, Cleaning, and Gas Freeing of Marine Tank Vessels (105 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Open Burning

Year	Date	Document
2006	2/9/2006	New Procedures for Spring Marsh Burning (34 k PDF, 1 pg)
2005	5/9/2005	Prohibition on Burning Chemically Treated Wooden Grapestakes (34 k PDF, 1 pg)
2006	8/24/2006	Approval Procedures for Fall 2006 Marsh Burn Season (34 k PDF, 1 pg)
2009	9/28/2009	Spring 2010 Marsh Burn Season (34 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Reportable Compliance Activities (RCA)

Year	Date	Document
2005	1/14/2005	CEM - Revision to Span Gas Protocol (50 k PDF, 1 pg)
2006	6/30/2006	Reportable Compliance Activity (RCA) Policies (previously referred to as "Episodes") (87 k PDF, 1 pg)
2004	12/3/2004	Breakdown Excess Emission Calculations (35 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Restaurants

Year	Date	Document
2009	8/3/2009	Certification Requirements for Emission Control Devices (34 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	8/3/2009	Requirements for Restaurants with New Under Fired Charbroilers (30 k PDF, 2 pgs)

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Solid Waste Disposal Sites

Year	Date	Document
2009	9/30/2009	Limited exemptions (56 k PDF, 2 pgs)

Title V Permitted Facilities (Major Facilities)

Year	Date	Document
2008	1/17/2008	New Regulation 9, Rule 9, Requirements for Stationary Gas Turbines (45 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2008	5/12/2008	Petroleum Refinery and Chemical Plant Operators: Restricted Operations upon Predicted Excess of Federal and State Ozone Standards (67 k PDF, 1 pg)
2007	6/15/2007	New Operational and Reporting Requirements for Regulation 8, Rule 5, Organic Liquid Storage Tanks (87 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2007	7/11/2007	New Regulation 8, Rule 28, Atmospheric Pressure Relief Devices Reporting and Demonstration Requirements (38 k PDF, 1 pg)

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Wood Smoke

Year	Date	Document
2009	1/8/2009	Attention hearth sellers, manufacturers and installers of new and used hearth products and wood stoves: new Air District requirements for wood-burning device sales and installations (38 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	1/12/2009	Attention firewood suppliers and retailers: new Air District requirements for firewood sales (45 k PDF, 1 pg)
2009	1/14/2009	Regulation 6, Rule 3, Woodsmoke advisory alerting all Bay Area Planning and Building Departments that building permits shall not be issued to new construction or remodels with a conventional fireplace after January 1, 2009 (30 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	8/7/2009	Regulation 6, Rule 3, Wood Burning Rule Guidance Document for Rule Exemptions (29 k PDF, 2 pgs)
2009	9/28/2009	New Solid Fuel Labeling Requirement (37 k PDF, 1 pg)

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