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Commute Green in The San Joaquin Challenge. You and your organization play
an integral part in helping us clean the Valley's air. Enter to compete against other Valley organizations
using alternative commute methods to "Live a healthy air life!"
Click here
The California Emerging Clean Air Technology Forum July 9 at UC Merced:
is a collaborative effort by the U.S. EPA, CA Air Resources
Board, and the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley Air Districts to
accelerate the development and implementation of advanced technology
that could help achieve our shared air quality goals. These agencies
are sponsoring a one-day public Forum at UC Merced on July 9, 2008
from 9:00am to 5:00pm on both mobile and stationary source
technologies. The Technology Forum will focus on the following
technology research areas: hydraulic and plug-in hybrids, electric
vehicles, fuel-cells for vehicles and stationary sources, air
emission monitoring and remote sensing, SCR for federal sources,
micro-turbines distributive generation, architecture coatings and
solvent certification, and agriculture pump efficiency. This event
will also be broadcasted via webcast and is also free to attend. More
information can be found
here.
Are you ready for Healthy Air Living Week? Join people across the Valley in making a
behavior change for clean air during Healthy Air Living week planned for July 7 through the 13th.
Click here
for information on Healthy Air Living and updates on how you can get involved.
Governing Board Meeting.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District's Governing Board Meeting is scheduled for
Thursday August 21, 2008
beginning at 9:00 a.m. To view support materials for this meeting please
click here. (i.e.
agenda, support documents, or to view the webcast while the meeting is in progress.)
The Valley Air District is rolling out the most sweeping initiative in its history,
Healthy Air Living. This comprehensive, year-round, multi-faceted program
involves every sector of the Valley’s population.
A new commentary from the
District's Executive Director addresses the exciting potential of this new initiative.
Permit-Exempt Equipment Registration (PEER). Applications to register permit-exempt boilers and agricultural engines are now available. The PEER program offers a streamlined alternative to permitting by which sources demonstrate compliance with rules that require emissions reductions from permit-exempt equipment. For further information and application deadlines, click this
link: PEER Information.
The District has released the 2007 Annual Report on the District’s Indirect Source Review Program for the period
March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007.
Click
here to view.
Environmental Justice Strategy
The District Governing Board adopted the Environmental
Justice Strategy on August 16, 2007. This comprehensive policy will serve as a roadmap by which the
District will be guided in integrating Environmental Justice principles and augmenting the steps
already taken by the District in reaching out to the community.
The policy is available in
English and
Spanish.
As part of this strategy, the District is currently seeking candidates to fill open
positions for the Tulare County seat and two ethnic small-business owners on the 13-member
Environmental Justice Advisory Group (EJAG). The EJAG will work to collaboratively educate
the public and community stakeholders about current District activities and air quality in
general, and will review overarching District programs and strategies to provide feedback.
For additional information on the policy please contact Maricela Velasquez at (559) 230-5849
or Claudia Encinas at (559) 230-5851.
EPA proposes to approve the District's PM10 Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation.
On April 25, 2008, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed to approve the San Joaquin Valley’s PM10 Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation. This approval comes after the District submitted a letter and supporting documentation to the California Air Resources Board requesting that the air basin be reclassified as attainment for the federal health-based standard for airborne particulate matter of 10 microns and smaller. This historic achievement represents years of hard work by individuals, industry, Valley communities and the Air District.
Read the EPA
news release
Read the EPA’s October 17, 2006 Determination of the SJV's PM10 attainment in the Federal Register
Read the EPA’s March 19, 2008 Affirmation of Determination of Attainment for the San Joaquin Valley Nonattainment Area
Read the EPA’s April 25, 2008 Proposed Approval of the SJV’s PM10 Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation
The
Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan for 2008 provides the annual review of the ambient air monitoring network for the San Joaquin Valley pursuant to requirements of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and is posted for public review and comment until June 29, 2008.
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