The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct a prescribed burn at the Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Ynez Valley in early November, depending on conditions. Prescribed fires typically burn less intensely than wildfires. Prescribed burns help prevent the spread of wildfires and can reduce impacts to watersheds that can result in soil loss and sedimentation.
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) reviewed and revised an air toxics Health Risk Assessment (HRA) for the Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Santa Barbara Focalplane (LMC) facility under the AB 2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Program.
Clerk of the Board of Directors 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A Santa Barbara. CA 93110 (805) 979-8282 The next meeting date is listed below; the agenda will be posted at least 72 hours prior to each meeting. Attachments are provided as PDFs. Agenda packages can also be viewed
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is excited to announce that its newly upgraded Permitted Facilities Map recently won the “Best Practices” award given by the national Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA). APCD received the award at the AAPCA conference in North Carolina in September. APCD is one of the only air districts in California to provide such a tool.
Closed Session Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Gov. Code §54957(b)(1).) Title: Air Pollution Control Officer. Approval of Minutes – Approve minutes of the August 21, 2025 meeting. Update on Public Outreach Activities – Receive and file an update on District outreach activities. District Grant and Incentives Program Activity – Receive and
See news release, issued yesterday by the office of Assemblymember Gregg Hart, regarding the signing into law of legislation establishing a statewide “Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies” program.
Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies, a vessel speed reduction program for safer whales, cleaner air, and a quieter ocean, has released a mid-season report on the 2025 season, which runs May through December.
BWBS encourages and verifies shipping companies’ cooperation with NOAA’s voluntary Vessel Speed Reduction (VSR) requests to transit at 10 knots or less during the VSR season. Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) releases this status report at the half-way point summarizing how program participation and cooperation are trending.
October 7, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION In-person: 260 N. San Antonio Road, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA, Wisteria Conference room Public Notice (PDF) Case No. 2025-21-N (90-Day Variance) Santa Barbara County Public Works Department 130 E. Victoria Street, Ste. 100 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Hearing – To
SOUTH CENTRAL COAST BASINWIDE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COUNCIL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICERS Karl Tupper, APCO San Luis Obispo County APCD Ali Ghasemi, APCO Ventura County APCD Aeron Arlin Genet, APCO Santa Barbara County APCD COUNCIL MEMBERS Kate Secrest, Chair Councilmember, City of Arroyo Grande San Luis Obispo County Alternate: Mark
SOUTH CENTRAL COAST BASINWIDE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COUNCIL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICERS Karl Tupper, APCO San Luis Obispo County APCD Ali Ghasemi, APCO Ventura County APCD Aeron Arlin Genet, APCO Santa Barbara County APCD COUNCIL MEMBERS Kate Secrest, Chair Councilmember, City of Arroyo Grande San Luis Obispo County Alternate: Mark
