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The Air District will be holding a virtual webinar on April 10 from 6 -7 PM to provide an overview of the proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 and proposed fee regulation amendments.

The Air District is offering $6 million in grant funding to public agencies to support projects that improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing vehicle trips and miles traveled in the Bay Area. 

The Air District is proposing amendments and additions to Regulation 6, which governs particulate matter emissions from various commercial and industrial operations. A series of open houses/workshops are being held from January 30 through February 8 to discuss these amendments.

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 issuing an air quality advisory for smoke for the far South Bay, including Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy through Monday, July 6. Beginning late Saturday, the Park Fire broke out east of Morgan Hill. Air quality impacts are possible near the fire.

The Air District’s Board of Directors today adopted amendments to Regulation 6, Rule 5: Particulate Emissions from Refinery Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Units to further reduce particulate matter emissions from petroleum refineries. The rule is now the most health-protective and stringent regulation of its kind in the country.

The Bay Area, San Joaquin, and South Coast Air Districts, in cooperation with the California Air Resources Board, are hosting a public stakeholder workgroup meeting about the implementation of California’s $423 million allocation of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust on Monday, May 6 at 10 AM in San Francisco. 

The Air District is extending the Spare the Air Alert for smog through Tuesday, September 6. Air quality is forecast to be unhealthy. Ongoing triple-digit temperatures combined with light winds and vehicle exhaust are expected to continue causing unhealthy smog, or ozone, accumulation in the Bay Area.

On July 15, 2020, the Air District’s Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider approval of Emissions Statement Certification for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards.  The public comment period is now open and will close on Monday, July 6, 2020.

The Air District is issuing an air quality advisory for wildfire smoke for tomorrow, Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6. Smoke from the McFarland, Monument, and River Complex fires are expected to impact the North Bay and East Bay, but the smoke is aloft and is not expected to cause unhealthy air quality. 

The Air District will host its first career fair on Tuesday, October 6, from 10am to 2pm at Saint Mary's Cathedral in the St. Francis Hall. The career fair will provide information about job opportunities at the Air District, and will give attendees an opportunity to speak to current employees about their areas of expertise.

The Air District is amending Regulation 6, Rule 3 to further reduce local and regional wintertime fine particulates and visible emissions from wood-burning devices used as a source of primary or supplemental heat or for ambiance. Public comments on the draft staff report and rule must be received by close of business Monday, August 31, 2015.

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.

Set 15, 2011 ... Oil Refinery CO Performance Measurement 2 Prepared for the Union of Concerned Scientists Technical analysis prepared by Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) Greg Karras, Senior ...

Ene 27, 2017 ... DRAFT – 01/18/2017 REGULATION 6 PARTICULATE MATTER RULE 6 PROHIBITION OF TRACKOUT INDEX 6-6-100 GENERAL 6-6-101 Description 6-6-200 DEFINITIONS 6-6-201 Applicability of Common Definitions ...

Mar 3, 2015 ... March 3, 2015    Air District Proposals to Regulation 6, Rule 3: Wood Burning Devices    Current Reg 6‐3 Requirements Air District Proposed Changes Rationale     Exemptions ...

Nob 13, 2015 ... Draft 11-12-2015 REGULATION 6 PARTICULATE MATTER RULE 5 PARTICULATE EMISSIONS FROM REFINERY FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING UNITS INDEX 6-5-100 GENERAL 6-5-101 Description 6-5-110 EXEMPTIONS ...

Jun 27, 2016 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 375 Beale Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 771-6000 Final MAJOR FACILITY REVIEW PERMIT Issued to: Commercial Pattern, Inc.

Dis 7, 2016 ... 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 ...

Dis 12, 2016 ... Bay Area Air Quality Management District 939 Ellis Street375 Beale Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 941059 (415) 771-6000 FinalProposed MAJOR FACILITY REVIEW PERMIT Issued To: ...