Read about regulations governing oil refinery fenceline monitoring, and view plans filed by local refineries.
Refinery Emissions Regulations
Fenceline air monitoring at petroleum refineries is used to measure specific pollutants that cross the facility’s fenceline in real time. The systems have the ability to monitor, record, and report air pollutant levels of multiple compounds.
The Air District's Petroleum Refining Emissions Tracking Rule(104 Kb PDF, 7 pgs, revised 04/24/18) includes a requirement that Bay Area refineries establish Air Monitoring Plans and operate fenceline air monitoring systems consistent with guidelines developed by the Air District.
Notice of Public Availability of Petroleum Refinery Air Monitoring Plans
The Air District is releasing the Air Monitoring Plans, or AMPs, for public review and comment. The five Bay Area petroleum refineries prepared these plans subject to Regulation 12, Rule 15: Petroleum Refining Emissions Tracking(104 Kb PDF, 7 pgs, revised 04/24/18).
Under Regulation 12-15, each Air Monitoring Plan must include:
- A plan for establishing and operating a fenceline monitoring system to aid in determining specified pollutants that cross the refinery fenceline(s) in real time;
- Detailed information describing the equipment to be used to monitor, record, and report air pollutant levels; and
- The siting, operation, and maintenance of this equipment and procedures for implementaing data quality assurance and quality control.
Air Monitoring Plans
To learn how to access and comment on the Air Monitoring Plans, please see the Public Notice(172 Kb PDF, 1 pg, posted 09/08/17).