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The Air District is warning unregistered Bay Area employers subject to the Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program that they could face financial penalties for not coming into compliance with the 2016 regulation. 

The Smoking Vehicle Program is a voluntary citizen participation program. No enforcement action is taken as a result of citizen complaints against smoking vehicles. In order for the District to determine the effect of this program, and to consider improvements, we request that you take a few minutes to complete this survey.

View Notices of Violation issued to facilities as part of the Air District’s compliance and enforcement activities.

Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton and the Air District’s Chief Counsel, Alexander Crockett, today announced a joint civil enforcement action against the Martinez Refining Company (MRC).

The Air District and Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson filed a joint civil lawsuit against Radius Recycling, formerly Schnitzer Steel Industries, for air quality violations related to the fire at the company’s facility in West Oakland on August 9-10, 2023. In addition, previous enforcement actions by the Air District and the district attorney required Radius Recycling to install new equipment that has eliminated hundreds of tons of air pollution and reduced cancer risk by 84 percent since 2022; today the Air District finalized the operating permit for this important equipment. 

Learn about how the Air District has resolved significant penalty enforcement cases and other litigation.

The Air District has issued two separate Compliance Advisories. Any entities that engage in source testing activities or that own, operate, or maintain Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) unit(s) in the Bay Area are encouraged to review these advisories. Each advisory includes important guidance/requirements relating to source testing, CEMS unit maintenance, and/or source test reporting.

On March 30, the Air District invites residents to a virtual meeting to learn about current air quality issues in the Bay View Hunters Point area, including enforcement and permitting updates at key facilities; to meet Air District enforcement staff working in that community; and to get air quality questions answered.

View the full manual of technical procedures covering all aspects of the Air District's enforcement, regulatory, monitoring, evaluation, and documentation activities.

Learn about the Air District's Complaint Policy and Procedures, and how we investigate air pollution concerns to ensure compliance with air quality rules and regulations.

The Air District is announcing the launch of a web tool that provides searchable information for all the notices of violation, or NOVs, that the agency has issued within the past five years. This new web tool allows the public to access enforcement information concerning NOVs issued to facilities across the Bay Area.

The Air District announced today that Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co. has agreed to pay $646,140 to settle air pollution violations at its Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez. The settlement covers 36 notices of violation issued to Tesoro for non-compliance at its refinery in 2012.

The Air District and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission are announcing a new compliance option for the regional Commuter Benefits Program. In addition to the four options employers can currently choose to comply with the regional commuter program, employers can now choose Option 5: Telework. 

On December 28, the Air District announced that Valero Refining Co. agreed to pay $142,000 to settle violations at its refinery in Benicia. The settlement covers a group of 20 notices of violation issued to the company for non-compliance with air quality regulations that occurred largely in 2015.

Encuentre consejos y respuestas a preguntas frecuentes sobre cumplimiento para propietarios de negocios, gerentes y empleados que trabajen en industrias reguladas.

Ver y descargar formularios de notificación, solicitud de cumplimiento y temas relacionados.

Conozca nuestros programas de asistencia para el cumplimiento y cómo ayudan a los propietarios de negocios del Área de la Bahía a reducir emisiones y a cumplir con las regulaciones del Distrito de Aire.

The Air District has filed a lawsuit against Acme Fill Corp. for illegally emitting high levels of methane and other organic compounds from its landfill in Martinez. The complaint, filed today in Contra Costa County Superior Court, seeks monetary penalties for multiple violations of state and local air quality regulations following a compliance inspection conducted by the Air District on August 24, 2023.

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