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The Air District Board of Directors has adopted amendments to Regulation 9, Rules 4 and 6, to eliminate emissions of nitrogen oxides, or NOx, from residential and commercial natural gas furnaces and water heaters in the Bay Area by requiring new appliances to be zero-NOx. 

The Air District is seeking to adopt regulatory amendments to Regulation 6, Rule 3 to further reduce fine particulate emissions from wood burning. Written comments on the proposed rule amendments must be received by 9:00 am on Monday, October 19, 2015. A public hearing to adopt these proposed amendments is scheduled for Wednesday, October 21, 2015.

The Air District is hosting a virtual public workshop on February 4, 2021, from 6 - 8 PM., focusing on developing draft amendments to Regulation 6 Rule 5: Particulate Emissions from Refinery Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Units, in order to further reduce particulate matter emissions from petroleum refineries.

The Air District's Board of Directors has adopted two new regulations to further tighten air pollution controls on petroleum operations at Bay Area refineries. Regulation 9, Rule 14 reduces sulfur dioxide emissions from the largest Bay Area source, coke calcining. Regulation 12, Rule 15 is a first-of-its-kind requirement that will better enable the Air District to track refinery emissions as changes are made at the facilities.

Owners or operators of non-compliant small boilers that are rated between 2 and 10 million BTU/hour may be eligible for the Small Boiler Stipulated Order for Abatement Program for additional time to install or retrofit boilers to meet the applicable Regulation 9, Rule 7, emission limits.

The Air District is holding an open house in Oakland on Tuesday, February 9, to present and get public input on potential new control measures and strategies that may be included in the 2016 Clean Air Plan/Regional Climate Protection Strategy. The meeting will also offer an opportunity for the public to learn about proposed revisions to the Air District’s New Source Review of Toxic Air Contaminants rule.

Mar 25, 2008 ... DRAFT 3-18-2008 REGULATION 9 INORGANIC GASEOUS POLLUTANTS RULE 7 NITROGEN OXIDES AND CARBON MONOXIDE FROM INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND COMMERCIAL BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS ...

Aug 12, 2010 ... Draft 7-23-10 REGULATION 9 INORGANIC GASEOUS POLLUTANTS RULE 10 NITROGEN OXIDES AND CARBON MONOXIDE FROM BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS AND PROCESS HEATERS IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES INDEX 9-10-100 ...

Jan 29, 2016 ... REGULATION 9 INORGANIC GASEOUS POLLUTANTS RULE 14 PETROLEUM COKE CALCINING OPERATIONS INDEX 9-14-100 GENERAL 9-14-101 Description 9-14-200 DEFINITIONS 9-14-201 Petroleum Coke Calcining Kiln ...

Sep 4, 2018 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 939 Ellis375 Beale Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 9410994105 (415) 771-6000479749-5000 ProposedDraftFinal Major Facility Review Permit ...

Sep 4, 2018 ... NOTICE INVITING WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that the Executive Officer/Air Pollution Control Officer of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District invites interested persons ...

Jan 29, 2016 ... DRAFT STAFF REPORT PROPOSED REGULATION 9, RULE 14: PETROLEUM COKE CALCINING OPERATIONS Prepared by the staff of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District January 2016 ...

Jan 14, 2010 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 939 Ellis Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Bay Area 2005 Ozone Strategy Further Study Measure FS 14 BAAQMD Regulation 9, ...

Apr 14, 2008 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District Public Workshop – April 14, 2008 Proposed Amendments to BAAQMD Regulation 9, Rule 7: Nitrogen Oxides and Carbon Monoxide From Industrial, Institutional and ...

Jan 14, 2010 ... WORKSHOP NOTICE January 14, 2010 TO: INTERESTED PARTIES FROM: EXECUTIVE OFFICER / APCO SUBJECT: PUBLIC WORKSHOP - DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION 9, RULE 10: NOx AND CO FROM BOILERS, STEAM ...

Jun 5, 2024 ... BAAQMD Certified* Boilers List (as of 6/5/24) BTU Rating Certified meets Certified meets Date Certified (Million BTU Manufacturer Name Boiler Model Name Model Number >2 <5 MM BTU/hr >5 <10 MM ...