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BACT Policies and Forms

SBCAPCD BACT Clearinghouse

The following are BACT Guidelines issued by the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District:

Boiler TableBoiler, Process Heater and Large Water Heater BACT Standards
Guideline 1.1Oil and Gas Wells
Guideline 1.2Oil and Gas Fugitive Hydrocarbon Components
Guideline 1.2.1Rule 331 BACT Replacement Guidelines
Guideline 1.3.1Fixed Roof Tanks in Oil and Gas Service
Guideline 1.3.2External Floating Roof Tanks in Oil and Gas Service
Guideline 1.3.3Internal Floating Roof Tanks in Oil and Gas Service
Guideline 1.3.4Oilfield Oil-Gas Separators
Guideline 1.3.5Oilfield Oil-Water Separators
Guideline 1.4.1Oilfield Steam Generator Rated ≥5.000 MMBtu/hr to ≤20.000 MMBtu/hr
Guideline 1.4.2Oilfield Steam Generator >20.000 MMBtu/hr
Guideline 1.5.1Oilfield Production Flares and Thermal Oxidizers
Guideline 1.5.2Oilfield Emergency Flares and Thermal Oxidizers
Guideline 1.6Loading and Unloading Racks in Oilfield Service
Guideline 2.1External Combustion Rated ≤0.400 MMBtu/hr
Guideline 2.2External Combustion Rated >0.400 MMBtu/hr to <5.000 MMBtu/hr
Guideline 2.3External Combustion Rated ≥5.000 MMBtu/hr
Guideline 3.1Emergency Compression Ignition Engines
Guideline 3.3Prime Compression Ignition Engines
Guideline 3.4Prime Rich Burn Spark Ignition Engines
Guideline 3.5Prime Lean Burn Spark Ignition Engines
Guideline 3.6Digester Gas Fired Engines
Guideline 3.7 Landfill Gas Fired Engines
Guideline 4.1 Wine Fermentation Tanks
Guideline 5.1Concrete Batch Plants
  

 

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Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District will be closed December 25 through January 1, reopening on January 2, 2026.

If you experience an air quality emergency during this time, dial 9-1-1 to reach first responders. For non-urgent matters, you can send a message via our website: https://www.ourair.org/contact-us/. We look forward to working with you in the new year. Happy Holidays!

El Distrito de Control de la Contaminación del Aire del Condado de Santa Bárbara estará cerrado del 25 de diciembre hasta el 1 de enero y reabrirá el 2 de enero del 2026. Si tiene una emergencia de calidad del aire durante este tiempo, marque al 9-1-1 para comunicarse con los primeros auxilios. Para asuntos que no sean urgentes, puede enviar un mensaje a través de nuestra página de internet: https://www.ourair.org/contacto/?lang=es. Esperamos trabajar con usted en el nuevo año. ¡Felices Fiestas!