Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

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    6-1-10 District Receives National Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Santa Barbara Car Free Project

    5-20-10 $1,000 for your Old Car, Pickup, Van or SUV 

    3-29-10 International Action on Marine Shipping Good News for Santa Barbara County’s Air Quality

    11-17-09 Safer, Cleaner Fireplace Burning

    10-28-09 Air Quality Warning Canceled

    10-27-09 Air Quality Warning Issued for Santa Barbara County - High Winds

    9-18-09 Air Quality Information: Wind Events May Stir up Ash and Soot

    8-20-09 Air Quality Watch Canceled

    8-18-09 Air Quality Watch Re-Issued – Falling Ash; Potential for Smoke

    8-17-09 Air Quality Watch Re-Issued – Falling Ash; Potential for Smoke

    8-14-09 Air Quality Watch in Effect through Weekend-Falling Ash, Potential for Smoke

    8-13-09 Air Quality Watch Re-Issued - Falling Ash of Concern

    8-12-09 Air Quality Watch Re-Issued for Santa Barbara County – Particularly Northern Areas

    8-11-09 Air Quality Watch Re-Issued for Santa Barbara County – Particularly Northern Areas

    8-10-09 Air Quality Watch Issued for Santa Barbara County – Particularly Northern Areas

    5-18-09 Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara Canceled

    5-15-09 Air Quality Watch in Effect through Weekend- Ash Still of Concern; Residents Cautioned about Cleanup

    5-13-09 Air Quality Watch Continues for Santa Barbara - Residents Cautioned about Post-Fire Cleanup  

    5-11-09 Air Quality Watch Continues for Santa Barbara Residents Cautioned about Post–Fire Cleanup 

    5-10-09 Air Quality Watch Continues for Santa Barbara Residents Cautioned about Post–Fire Cleanup

    5-9-09 Air Quality Warning for Santa Barbara Revised to Air Quality Watch Air Quality has Improved; Smoke May Still Impact Localized Areas and Winds May  Stir Ash into Air

    5-8-09 Air Quality Warning Continues for Southern Santa Barbara High Winds Forecast to Continue; Smoke and Soot from Jesusita Fire

    5-7-09 Air Quality Warning Continues for Southern Santa Barbara High Winds Forecast to Continue; Smoke and Soot from Jesusita Fire

    5-6-09 Air Quality Warning Continues for Southern Santa Barbara High Winds Forecast to Continue; Smoke and Soot from Jesusita Fire

    5-5-09 Air Quality Warning Issued for Santa Barbara - Area East of Highway 154

    12-14-08 Air Quality Warning Cancelled

    12-13-08 Air Quality Warning - High Winds

    12-11-08 Safer, Cleaner Fireplace Burning

    11-25-08 Asbestos and Fire Cleanup - Reissue of Information Previously Posted and Issued

    11-21-08 Air Quality Watch Canceled Air Quality has Improved; Residents Cautioned about Post-Fire Cleanup

    11-20-08 Air Quality Watch Reissued for Southern Santa Barbara County- Forecast for Strong Winds

    11-17-08 Air Quality Watch Reissued - Residents Cautioned about Cleanup

    11-16-08 Air Quality Warning Downgraded to Air Quality Watch 

    11-15-08 Air Quality Warning Reissued

    11-14-08 Air Quality Warning in Effect through Weekend - Residents Cautioned about Cleanup of Asbestos-Containing Building Materials

    11-14-08 Air Quality Warning Issued for Santa Barbara and Montecito - Smoke from Tea Fire

    11-10-08 $800 for Car or Pickup 1992 and Older

    10-10-08 Air Quality Watch Issued for Santa Barbara County

    7-25-08 Air Quality Advisory No Longer in Effect for Santa Barbara County

    7-14-08 Precautionary Air Quality Advisory Remains in Effect for Goleta Only

    7-10-08 Precautionary Air Quality Advisory for Santa Barbara County in Effect through the Weekend

    7-7-08 Air Quality Advisory for Santa Barbara County Changed to Precautionary

    7-3-08 Air Quality Advisory in Effect for Santa Barbara County

    7-2-08 Precautionary Air Quality Advisory in Effect for Santa Barbara County

    6-27-08 Precautionary Air Quality Advisory in Effect for the Weekend for Santa Barbara County

    6-23-08 Portable Construction Equipment Must Now Be Registered or Permitted

    5-13-08 Start of Fire Season Calls for Attention to Air Quality and Health

    1-23-08 APCD Sues EPA

    12-28-07 Air Quality Advisory Cancelled

    12-27-07Air Quality Advisory Continues

    12-26-07 Air Quality Advisory

    12-24-07 Air Quality Advisory

    10-24-07 Air Quality Conditions Improving
    Air Quality Advisory no longer in effect.

    10-23-07 Air Quality Advisory

    10-22-07 APCD Files Intent to Sue EPA

    10-22-07 Precautionary Advisory - Smoke and Ash

    10-20-07 Air Quality Advisory - Ash

    9-17-07 2007 Green Award Winners Announced

    8-28-07 Updated Precautionary Smoke Advisory - Zaca Fire

    8-3-07 Smoke Health Advisory - Zaca Fire

    7-29-07Update on  Smoke Advisory -Zaca Fire

    7-19-07 Update on  Smoke Advisory -Zaca Fire

    7-13-07 Precautionary Smoke Advisory - Zaca Fire

    6-21-07 County Achieves an Air Quality Milestone

    4-16-07 Green Award Nominations Start on April 22nd

    12-22-06 Smoke Advisory

    12-12-06 Save with 2007 Santa Barbara Car Free Experience Discount Package

    10-24-06 Smoke-Advisory - Hope Ranch

    9-27-06 Smoke Advisory - Cuyama Valley

    9-22-06 Smoke Precaution

    9-19-06 Smoke Advisory Cancelled

    9-18-06 Health Advisory Extended - Harmful Smoke from the Day Fire

    9-18-06 2006 Green Award Winners Announced

    9-17-06 Health Advisory - Harmful Smoke from the Day Fire

    8-2-06 20 Percent Savings on Amtrak® through Santa Barbara Car Free

    6-21-06 Smoke Precaution

    6-20-2006 Green Award Deadline Extended

    5-1-06 Old Car Buy Back - $800 for your 1988 or Older Car

    4-24-06 Clean Air Month and World Asthma Day

    4-17-06 Green Award Nominations Start April 21st

    4-6-06 Come to Earth Day Car Free and Win

    3-2-06 Robot Lands at Santa Maria Discovery Museum

    12-12-05 Cleaner Fireplace Burning

    11-18-05  Smoke Precautionary Statement

    11-14-05 "Clean-Air Ride" Outreach Announced

    9-30-05 Smoke Precautionary Statement

    9-19-05 2005 Green Award Winners announced

    8-29-05 Amnesty Starts September 1st for Portable Equipment Operators

    6-15-05 APCD Receives Air Monitoring Excellence Award

    4-25-05 May is Clean Air Month

    4-18-05 Green Award Nominations Start on Earth Day

    4-15-05 Come to Earth Day Car Free and WIN

    1-1-05 2005 Santa Barbara Car Free Vacation Package Unwrapped

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    8-15-10 Notice of Board Hearing - Proposed Repeal of Rule 334 - Control of Hexavalent Chrome Emissions from Chrome Plating and Chrome Acid Anodizing  

    8-1-10 Public Notice - Adoption of Amended “Reactive Organic Compound” Definition and Amendments to Rules on Solvent Cleaning Machines and Solvent Cleaning, Definitions, and Permitting Provisions

    8-1-10 Public Notice - Adoption of Amended Rule 901, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and  Adoption of a “Negative Declaration In Lieu of Rules”

    6-29-10 Notice of Preparation  Draft Environmental Impact Report for the 2010 Clean Air Plan for Santa Barbara County

    6-13-10 Public Notice  - Revisions to Rule 901, New Source Performance Standards and  Adoption of a “Negative Declaration In Lieu of Rules”

    5-26-10 Public Notice - Verizon Wireless Company’s Installation of an Emergency Generator in Santa Maria

    5-12-10  Public Notice - Verizon Wireless Company’s Installation of an Emergency Generator in Guadalupe

    5-9-10 Public Notice - Air Monitoring Network Plan for Santa Barbara County

    4-22-10 Public Notice - Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for BreitBurn Energy

    4-18-10 Notice of Rulemaking Material Availability - Rules on Solvent Cleaning Machines and Solvent Cleaning,

    4-11-10 Public Notice - Proposed Budget 2010-2011

    2-14-10 Public Notice - Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permit for Pacific Operators Offshore, LLC. Pacific Operators - Carpinteria

    1-29-10 Public Notice - Cate School Emergency Generator

    1-3-10 Public Notice - Air Quality Regulatory Measures that May Be Adopted, Amended or Repealed in 2010

    12-20-09 Notice of Board Hearing - Proposed Rule 345,  Control of Fugitive Dust from Construction and Demolition

    12-20-09 Notice of Board Hearing - Proposed Amended Regulation XI -Rules 1101-1105 Public Notification

    12-13-09  Public Notice - Draft Renewal Permit for Tajiguas Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Stationary Source

    12-13-09 Public Notice - Draft Renewal Permits for Greka Oil and Gas, Inc. South Cat Canyon Stationary Source

    11-23-09 - Public Notice - 2770 and 2850 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria Contaminated Soil Cleanup

    11-16-09 Public Notice - Verizon Wireless Installation of an Emergency Generator

    10-18-09 Public Notice- Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.

    10-11-09 Notice of Public Review Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permits for the Plains Exploration and Production Co. Point Pedernales/Lompoc Oil Field

    9-27-09 Notice of Public Workshop - Proposed Rule 345 Control of Fugitive Dust from Construction and Demolition

    7-26-09 Public Notice - Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for Celite Corporation

    7-1-09 Public Review and Request for Comments - New Gasoline Station at
    1611 S. Blosser Road, Santa Maria

    5-28-09 Public Notice - Air Monitoring Network Plan

    5-17-09 Public Workshop-Revisions to Rules on Solvent Use

    5-3-09 Public Notice - Draft Federal Part 70 Permit for SoCalGas La Goleta Stationary Source

    4-26-09 Public Notice - Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permits for Exxon - Santa Ynez Unit Stationary Source

    4-12-09 Public Notice - APCD Budget 2009-1010

    4-5-09 Public Notice - Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permits for BreitBurn Energy Company Orcutt Hill Stationary Source

    3-8-09 Public Notice - Draft Federal Part 70 Permit for Venoco - Carpinteria Stationary Source

    2-3-09 Intent to Declare the October 2007  Southern California Fires an Exceptional Event for Air Quality Data

    1-4-09 Public Notice - Air Quality Regulatory Measures that May Be Adopted, Amended, or Repealed in 2009

    12-7-08 Public Hearing - Proposed Revised Rule 316, Storage and Transfer of Gasoline

    12-5-08 Public Notice - Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.

    11-9-08 Public Review  - Draft  Permits for Venoco Ellwood Stationary Source

    10-31-08 Public Review  - 526 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

    10-5-08 Public Review and Request for Comments Draft Permits for the Dos Cuadras - South County Stationary Source

    9-10-08 Public Review - Golden State Water Company’s Installation of an Emergency Generator

    7-27-08 Public Review  - Draft Permits -. Point Arguello Project

    7-13-08 Public Review  - Draft Permits for the City of Santa Maria Municipal  Landfill

    6-3-08 Notice of Public Review  - Air Monitoring Network Plan for Santa Barbara County

    6-1-08 Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration - ExxonMobil Santa Ynez Unit Cable C1 Repair Project

    5-18-08 Notice of Board Hearing - Proposed Amended Rule 339

    5-11-08 Notice of Public Hearing, and Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration: Proposed Revised Rule 333, and Other Rules

    4-25-08 Public Notice - P.J. Milligan & Company’s Installation of a New Paint Spray Booth

    4-13-08 Public Notice - Proposed APCD Budget 2008-2009

    4-13-08 Public Review - Draft Federal Permits for E&B Natural Resources Management Corporation South Cuyama

    1-13-08 Public Workshop - Revisions to Rules on Engine Requirements and Permitting Provisions

    1-6-08 Air Quality Regulatory Measures that May Be Adopted or Amended in 2008

    12-16-07 Board Hearing-Rules 361 and 202

    10-16-07 Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for BreitBurn Energy

    9-25-07 Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for Celite Corporation

    9-16-07 Public Hearing- Proposed New APCD Rule 213, “Fees for Registration Programs”

    8-26-07 Public Workshops - Proposed Amended Rule 339 - Motor Vehicles and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations

    8-17-07 Public Review and Request for Comments - Melinda Court, Caselli Way, and Firefox Drive, Santa Maria Soil Cleanup Project

    8-16-07 Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration - Bolthouse Farms

    8-5-07 Public Workshops - Proposed New Rule 361 Small Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters

    7-15-07 Public Hearing - 2007 Clean Air Plan

    7-15-07 Public Hearing - Proposed New APCD Rules 1201 (Registration of Agricultural Diesel Engines) and Rule 213 (Fees for Registration Programs)

    6-17-07 Notice of Public Workshop - Proposed New APCD Rules applying to Farm Engines

    5-30-07 Notice - Air Monitoring Network Plan for Santa Barbara County

    5-18-07 Notice - Sunrise Drive, Santa Maria, Soil Cleanup Project

    4-13-07  Proposed APCD Budget for FY 2007-08

    3-6-07 Notice - Chevron Service Station Soil Cleanup Project

    2-12-07 Draft 2007 Clean Air Plan

    2-8-07 Notice -Increase in Gasoline Throughput for 250 N. Turnpike Avenue

    12-31-06  Air Quality Regulatory Measures that May Be Adopted or Amended in 2007

    12-29-06 Cate School’s Installation of a Diesel-fired Emergency Generator

    12-17-06 Draft Federal  Permits for Greka Oil and Gas, Inc. Cat Canyon Stationary Source

    12-15-06 Rule 333 Stakeholders Meeting for January 25, 2007

    10-29-06 Plains Exploration and Production Co. Point Pedernales/Lompoc Oil Field Stationary Source

    8-4-06 Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

    7-18-06 T. W. Brown Oil Company Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

    7-9-06 Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permit for Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. – Cuyama Stationary Source

    7-9-06 Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permit for Celite Corporation Stationary Source

    6-25-06 Negative Declaration for Venoco Modification of Platform Holly Crew Boat Requirements

    6-16-06 Sunflower Court, Santa Maria Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

    6-9-06 Los Olivos Garage Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

    6-2-06 Santa Barbara Historical Museum Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project

    4-23-06 Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permit for Southern California Gas Company La Goleta Plant

    4-14-06 Draft Budget FY
    06-07

    3-19-06 Proposed Emission Reduction Credits for Point Arguello Companies and Draft Negative Declaration

    3-12-06 Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permits for Exxon - Santa Ynez Unit

    3-5-06 Draft Federal Renewal Permits for Venoco Carpinteria

    1-29-06 Draft Federal Permits for Tajiguas Landfill

    1-1-06 Measures that May Be Adopted in 2006

    1-1-06 Draft Federal Permits for Breitburn-Orcutt

    11-20-05 Public Workshop - Proposed Revisions to Rule 333

    10-9-05 Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permits for Venoco Ellwood Stationary Source

    6-23-05 Soil Removal Project Near San Marcos H.S.

    6-05-05 Recruitment, APCD Hearing Board

    4-24-05  Amendments to Rule 331

    4-17-05 Draft Budget FY   05-06

    4-10-05 Draft Federal Permits for Pt Arguello

    4-10-05 Draft Federal Permits for E&B Natural Resources South Cuyama

    3-27-05 Controlling Particle Pollution

    3-27-05 Draft Federal Permit City of Santa Maria Landfill  

    2-13-05  Draft Federal Renewal Permits for Pacific Operators, Platforms Hogan and Houchin

    2-6-05 Amended Rule 202, Stationary Diesel Engines

    2-6-05  Amendments to Rule 210-Air Toxics Program Fees

    1-2-05 Measures that May Be Adopted/Amended in 05

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    Action on Reducing Ship Emissions

    Earth Day

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    Cleaner Fireplace Burning

    Fires and Smoke

    Old Car Buy Back

    Teachers

    Climate Change

    Save Energy

    Solar Energy

    Smoking Vehicles

    Air Purifiers Alert

    Health Effects of Air Pollution

    Communications Projects with UCSB Carsey-Wolf Center

    Funds for Cleaner Engines

    Don't Top Off

    Fuel Cell Vehicle Rally