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Wood burning is a major source of particulate matter air pollution in the Bay Area during the winter months. The Air District’s Wood Smoke Initiative focuses on promoting model Ordinances to reduced wood smoke and educating the public about the health risks associated with breathing it.

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BAAQMD Webcasts

Upcoming Webcasts

Workshop on Proposed Amendments to Regulation 2: Permits to be Webcast live from 10:00am to 12:00pm on 2/22/2012.
More Information:
Workshop Notice
(521 k PDF, 5 pgs)
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The Particulate Matter Workshop is available as a Webcast archive.
Meeting Presentation:
Reducing Particulate Matter in the SF Bay Area
(4 MB PDF, 49 pgs)
More Information:
Particulate Matter Planning

12/14/2011 Board of Directors Special Meeting
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12/14/2011 Agenda
(545 k PDF, 23 pgs)
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  • Carol Lee
  • Senior Air Quality Engineer, Engineering
  • 415 749-4689
  • Gregory Stone
  • Supervising Air Quality Engineer, Engineering
  • 415 749-4745

Permit Conditions

Authorities to Construct or Permits to Operate may be subject to permit conditions. A condition may contain parts that limit material usage rates, set allowable operating parameter ranges, require emissions or parametric monitoring, require compliance demonstration tests, and/or establish record keeping requirements.

The following policies and procedures provide guidance for permit conditions:

Policy: Records Retention for Permit Conditions (15 k PDF, 1 pg) - 02/28/2008

Trial Testing (390 k PDF, 3 pgs)  - 10/31/06

Last Updated: 12/23/2010