FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2025 En Español Contact: Lyz Bantilan, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County APCD: (805) 979-8283 Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Opens New Santa Maria Office Green building features and agency projects shared as part of ribbon-cutting ceremony SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa
Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments Draft Federal Part 70 Permit for the City of Santa Maria Landfill – Santa Maria Regional Landfill Stationary Source The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has issued the draft federal Part 70 permit to the City of Santa Maria
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2025 Contact: Lyz Bantilan, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County APCD: (805) 979-8283 Shipping Industry and Corporate Leaders Gather at the Port of Los Angeles Honoring Exemplary Efforts in the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program and Celebrating a Decade of Conservation International industry
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is pleased to announce the winners of its first “Keep Our Air Clean” Student Art Contest. Earlier this school year, APCD invited students from schools across Santa Barbara County to participate in the contest, offering students a platform to express their creativity and raise awareness about the importance of air quality and the actions that individuals and communities can take to maintain clean air.
Draft Federal Part 70 Permits for the Orcutt Hill and Casmalia Oil Fields Stationary Source The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has issued seven draft federal Part 70 permits to the Arellanes Lease, Morganit Lease, Muscio Lease, N.R Bonetti Lease, Escolle Lease, Escolle – Amrich and the
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed pile burns along Paradise Road this week, as conditions allow. Prescribed 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.
Approximately two acres (approximately 10 piles) of plant material will be burned. Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) staff review the Smoke Management Plan and provide conditions to minimize smoke impacts in Santa Barbara County. The burns will occur when the meteorological conditions are highly favorable to direct smoke away from population centers.
Re: Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project at 601 Santa Barbara Street in Santa Barbara En Español The City of Santa Barbara has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) for a permit to excavate and remove approximately 12,000 cubic yards of impacted fill soil, originally placed in
Re: Contaminated Soil Cleanup Project at SW Corner of Stowell Road and Depot Street. En Español The City of Santa Maria has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) for a permit to excavate and remediate approximately 14,973 cubic yards of organochlorine pesticide (OCP) impacted soil
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) will hold a virtual public workshop and two public hearings on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26. A copy of the proposed budget is available for review: FY 25-26 Proposed Budget. Air Pollution Control District VIRTUAL Budget Workshop Tuesday, April
WHAT: Prescribed pile burning of 1-10 treated acres of slash from felled dead trees and brush.
WHEN: April 1-10. Additional series of burns will occur through the spring 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). The site for this timeframe is the Painted Cave area.
