SOUTH CENTRAL COAST BASINWIDE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COUNCIL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICERS Karl Tupper, APCOSan Luis Obispo County APCD Ali Ghasemi, APCOVentura County APCD Aeron Arlin Genet, APCOSanta Barbara County APCD COUNCIL MEMBERS Kate Secrest, ChairCouncilmember, City of Arroyo GrandeSan Luis Obispo CountyAlternate: Mark Dariz, Council Member, City of Atascadero
For a pdf of this public notice, please click here. State law (Health and Safety Code §40923) requires the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) to publish a list of rules and regulatory measures scheduled for consideration each year. These rules are proposed in order to implement state
WHAT: The U.S. Forest Service for the Los Padres National Forest has scheduled prescribed burning in the Camino Cielo Ridge Area near Painted Cave Road and Highway 154.
WHEN: January 20-25. This burn is expected to occur over a two-week period. If there is potential for continuing burning the week of January 26, an additional advisory will be issued.
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2026 (opens in a new tab) – Elect the Chair and Vice-Chair to serve as APCD Officers for calendar year 2026. Closed Session Conference with Labor Negotiators (Gov. Code §54957.6) District-designated representative: Aeron Arlin Genet. Employee organizations: Engineering & Technicians Association; Service Employees International
The U.S. Forest Service for the Los Padres National Forest has scheduled prescribed burning to start this month in the Camino Cielo Ridge Area near Painted Cave Road and Highway 154. This area includes burn areas near Painted Cave, Haney East, and Haney West (see maps), for approximately 57 combined acres of burning. This prescribed burning is part of the Santa Barbara Community Defense Zone project. The goal of the burns is to reduce hazardous fuels to reduce the risk of wildfire. Prescribed, or planned, fires typically burn less intensely than wildfires.
Public Notice (opens in a new tab) | Meeting Audio A. Call to Order – Roll Call B. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2026 Elect the Chair and Vice-Chair to serve as APCD Hearing Board Officers for calendar year 2026. C. Approval of Minutes (opens in a new tab)
Google, LLC has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) to increase the permitted daily hours of operation for eight Emergency/Standby Diesel Generators at 301 Mentor Drive in Santa Barbara. The engines are used to provide backup power to their facility during emergency events. The engines are currently permitted to a maximum of 2 hours/day of operation, but this permitting action will increase that allowance to 4 hours/day to accommodate annual load testing requirements. You are receiving this notice because the engines are within 1,000 feet of the property boundary of St. Raphael School.
WHAT: Prescribed pile burning of 1-10 treated acres of slash from felled dead trees and brush.
WHEN: December 8-12. Additional series of burns will occur through the winter as conditions permit. Most burning operations will begin in the morning and conclude in the afternoon. However, some burning operations may continue through the evening to allow for full consumption of flammable material.
WHERE: Burning will occur at various forest administrative sites (updated on Los Padres Twitter/X and Facebook accounts).
Crestwood Behavioral Health, which is a mental health care facility, has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) to operate a linear generator at 303 South C Street in Lompoc, used to provide prime power to their facility. The location has property boundaries that are within 1,000 feet of the property boundary of Hapgood Elementary School.
On November 21, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department transitioned from a High Fire Season to a Winter Preparedness Level. With this transition, the ban on permit burning within State Responsibility Areas (SRA) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) within the jurisdiction of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department has been lifted. Individuals with a valid burn permit may resume permitted burning in Santa Barbara County on permissive burn days. Please note: These permits are issued for burn piles only and are not intended for the burning of standing vegetation, which is considered prescribed burning and is only conducted by fire departments and land managers.
