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Spare the Air Status

Saturday 7/4

There is no Spare the Air alert in effect today.

Marine Patrol
Contra Costa County
Air Quality Fact

The earth’s surface and ocean temperatures are rising, making the 1990’s being the warmest decade on record. This change affects not only the earth but the balance of our environment as a whole and in turn air quality.

Public Notices on Permits

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) distributes and/or posts on its website notices and relevant documents to inform the public about certain projects, facilities or permits under review in the following programs.

  • Public Notice for Schools (Regulation 2, Rule 1, Section 412): New and modified sources increasing hazardous air emissions within 1,000 feet of a K-12 school.
  • New Major Facility or Major Modification of Existing Facilities (Regulation 2, Rule 2, Section 405): Permit applications meeting the definition of new major facility or major modification, or requiring a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) analysis or subject to the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) requirements described in Regulation 2, Rule 2.
  • Emissions Banking (Regulation 2, Rule 2, Section 405): Banking applications for emissions reductions greater than 40 tons per year.
  • Major Facility Review - Title V Permits (Regulation 2, Rule 6, Section 412): Renewal of Title V permits and applications that meet the definition of major revision of the Title V permit under Regulation 2, Rule 6.
  • Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Information and Assessment Act (AB2588, California Health and Safety Code Section 44362): Facilities that are found to pose a significant health risk from facility-wide emissions of toxic air contaminants.
  • California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, Section 21000, et seq.): projects that trigger environmental review under this law and for which the BAAQMD is the lead agency.

Public Notices - Permit Applications - 2009

The Air District issues Public Notices to inform the public about certain projects, facilities or permits under review. There is a 30-day period for the public to comment on a proposed project. Specific instructions for submitting a comment are contained within the Public Notices.

Date Plant Number Application Number Documents
7/6/2009 A2066 18819 Waste Management of Alameda County
7/2/2009 B9151 19979 Childrens Specialty Care
7/1/2009 B5645 19504 Phillip Burton Federal Building
6/23/2009 B3161 15487 Russell City Energy Center
6/11/2009 B9647 20563 City of Suisun City