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Community Awareness Notification
Community Awareness Notification: Radius Recycling, March 11, 2026(155 Kb PDF, 2 pgs, posted 12/03/2026)
( English | Tagalog | tiếng Việt | 中文 )
Also Available in: 법집행국(224 Kb PDF, 1 pg, posted 12/03/2026)
Community Awareness Notification: Radius Recycling, March 11, 2026(155 Kb PDF, 2 pgs, posted 12/03/2026)( English | Tagalog | tiếng Việt | 中文 )
Also Available in: 법집행국(224 Kb PDF, 1 pg, posted 12/03/2026)
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Flare Advisory
Valero Refinery in Benicia notified the Air District of ongoing flaring due to a planned shutdown of refinery equipment. Air District inspectors will be closely monitoring. Report air quality complaints: 800-334-ODOR or online.
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Socioeconomic Impact Analysis Policy
Learn how the Air District studies economic and community impacts when it creates or updates air quality rules. These studies help the Air District Board of Directors make informed decisions.
Why the Air District Does This Work
The Air District Board of Directors adopts rules that control pollution from many different sources. Under California law (Health and Safety Code section 40728.5), the Air District must consider the economic impacts of the new or updated rules on residents, businesses, and the regional economy. The law says the Air District must:
- Study the socioeconomic impacts of adopting, changing, or removing a rule when the information is available.
- Make a good‑faith effort to reduce negative economic impacts.
What “Socioeconomic Impact” Means
The law defines what types of different information and impacts need to be considered when assessing “socioeconomic impacts,” including information such as:
- Which industries and businesses (including small businesses) would be affected;
- How the rule may affect jobs and the Bay Area economy;
- The likely costs for businesses to comply with the new requirements, and;
- Whether there are cheaper alternatives to the proposed changes.
How the Air District Studies These Impacts
The Air District often works with outside experts to study how new requirements may change economic activity in the region. This analysis usually covers how businesses or organizations would be affected; determining economic value these groups bring to the Bay Area; figuring out the costs they may face to comply with the rule; and, how the rule might affect their future business performance.
The Air District sometimes provides additional information beyond what the law requires. This supplemental work can provide useful information and context: it often includes modeling of health and equity benefits, expansive and detailed assessments of potential economic impacts, and deeper analysis of how rules may affect different groups and communities.
Examples of Recent Expanded Analyses
- 2023 Amendments to Regulation 9: Inorganic Gaseous Pollutants, Rule 4: Nitrogen Oxides from Natural Gas-Fired Furnaces (Rule 9-4) and Regulation 9: Inorganic Gaseous Pollutants, Rule 6: Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Boilers and Water Heaters (Rule 9-6)
- Assessing Ambient Air Quality and Health Impacts from Natural Gas Building Appliances in the Bay Area(5 Mb PDF, 40 pgs, posted 19/12/2022)
- Exposure and Equity Assessment of Natural Gas Appliances in the San Francisco Bay Area(17 Mb PDF, 17 pgs, revised 20/12/2022)
- Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of Amendments to Rule 9-4 and Rule 9-6(1004 Kb PDF, 37 pgs, revised 20/12/2022)
- 2025 Amendments to Regulation 5: Open Burning and Regulation 6: Particulate Matter, Rule 3: Wood-burning Devices (Rule 6-3)
- Woodsmoke White Paper(5 Mb PDF, 1 pg, posted 05/11/2024): Appendix B – Emissions Inventory, Air Modeling, and Estimated Health Impacts
- Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of Amendments to Regulation 5(433 Kb PDF, 10 pgs, revised 01/10/2025)
- Socioeconomic Impact Analysis of Amendments to Rule 6-3(932 Kb PDF, 26 pgs, revised 01/10/2025)
What’s Next
The Air District is working on a formal socioeconomic impact analysis policy that the Board of Directors will review in the future.
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Contact Us
Gregory Nudd
Gerente del Programa de Calidad del Aire
415.749.4786 gnudd@baaqmd.gov
Robert Cave
Especialista ejecutivo de calidad del aire
415.749.5048 rcave@baaqmd.gov
Victor Douglas
Especialista principal de calidad del aire
415.749.4752 vdouglas@baaqmd.gov
Idania Zamora
Ingeniera ejecutiva de calidad del aire
415.749.4683 izamora@baaqmd.gov
Last Updated: 16/03/2026