Pile Burning Scheduled This Week

WHAT: Prescribed pile burning of 1-10 treated acres of slash from felled dead trees and brush.
WHEN: Starting February 16. Additional series of burns will occur through April. Burning operations will begin at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on a permissive burn day.
WHERE: Burning will occur near Figueroa Mountain and various other forest locations (updated on Los Padres Twitter and Facebook accounts).

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Figueroa Mountain Project and Administrative Site Pile Burning Scheduled for February-April

The Los Padres National Forest has tentatively scheduled a prescribed burn at Figueroa Mountain and various administrative sites on forest lands (Campgrounds, Trailheads, and Fire Stations) with a burn window of February 16 through April 30. The goal of the series of one-day burns is to reduce the risk of wildfire. Prescribed, or planned, fires typically burn less intensely than wildfires. Prescribed burns can help prevent the spread of wildfires and can reduce impacts to watersheds that can result in soil loss and sedimentation.

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APCD Hearing Board Agenda – February 3, 2021

February 3, 2021 Public Notice | Meeting Audio REMOTE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION ONLY A.          Call to Order – Roll Call B.          Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2021 – Elect the Chair & Vice-Chair to serve as APCD Hearing Board Officers for calendar

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APCD Board Actions – January 21, 2021

Agenda | Meeting Video Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2021 Closed Session Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and Aeron Genet, Air Pollution Control Officer v. California Asphalt Production, Inc., Santa

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Public Notice

State law (Health and Safety Code Section 40923) requires the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) to publish a list of regulatory measures scheduled for consideration each year. These regulatory measures, or rules and regulations, are adopted in order to reduce air pollution in Santa Barbara County. Air quality rules and regulations that may be adopted or amended during 2020 are listed below. Other measures may be proposed for adoption per the criteria specified in Section 40923 of the Health and Safety Code. Before the adoption or amendment or any regulatory measure, the District publishes a notice in a local newspaper and holds a public hearing to accept comments from affected businesses and other interested parties.

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APCD Board Actions – December 17, 2020

Agenda | Meeting Video Closed Session Conference with Labor Negotiator (Gov. Code § 54957.6) District-designated representative: Chair Das Williams District Counsel Rachel Van Mullem. Unrepresented Employee: Air Pollution Control Officer Aeron Arlin Genet. Public Employee Appointment (Gov. Code § 54957(b)(1).) Title: Air Pollution Control Officer. Approval of Minutes Approve minutes

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SCCBCC Agenda – December 3, 2020

SOUTH CENTRAL COAST BASINWIDE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COUNCIL TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE Gary Willey, APCO San Luis Obispo County APCD Dr. Laki Tisopulos, P.E., APCO Ventura County APCD Aeron Arlin Genet, APCO Santa Barbara County APCD COUNCIL MEMBERS Lynn Compton District 4 Supervisor, San Luis Obispo Lynn Edmonds Councilmember, City of

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Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments

Draft Federal Part 70 Permit for the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Stationary Source The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has issued a draft federal Part 70 permit for the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) facility that is part of the University of California, Santa Barbara

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BarM Prescribed Burn to Resume Tomorrow

WHAT: State-approved Vegetation Management Program burn of approximately 70 acres of sage scrub and Oak Woodland with grass understory.
WHEN: November 20, depending on conditions. This is a resumption of a prescribed burn that last occurred on November 11 & 12. Burning operations will occur on permissive burn days.
WHERE: BarM Ranch (also known as Barham Ranch), 4 miles southeast of Los Alamos.

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