In February 2018, the District received and responded to numerous complaints of a “rotten egg” smell, or hydrogen sulfide (H2S), from an area in western Goleta. The District did not find a source of the odors.

On August 16, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency and associated Executive Order related to the current Extreme Heat Event. The District is aware of requests from electric utility providers to conserve energy, in some cases encouraging customers to use all available onsite back-up generation during the hours

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is excited to announce a new program to encourage businesses, public agencies, and schools to use electric-powered landscaping equipment. Beginning on March 4, up to $100,000 is available for the Landscape Equipment Electrification Fund (LEEF) pilot program to provide vouchers covering up to 60 percent of the cost for eligible landscape equipment and up to 100 percent of the cost for additional batteries and chargers for equipment purchased through the program, up to a maximum of $10,000 per organization. Commercial landscaping businesses — as well as public agencies and public and private schools and universities that perform their own landscape maintenance — are eligible for the program. Individual homeowners are not eligible to apply.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2019 En Español  Contacts: Daniel Bertucelli, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, (805) 681-5531 Lyz Hoffman, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County APCD, (805) 961-8819 Monighetti Range Improvement Burn Scheduled for Early December To be Scheduled, Weather and Conditions Permitting, December 2-13 SANTA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2019 En Español Contacts: Daniel Bertucelli, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, (805) 681-5531 Lyz Hoffman, Public Information Officer, Santa Barbara County APCD, (805) 961-8819 BarM Ranch Vegetation Management Burn Scheduled for October-November SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments Draft Federal Part 70 Permit Renewal for the Vandenberg Air Force Base Stationary Source   The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has issued a draft federal Part 70 permit P13968-R2 to the United States Air Force for the Vandenberg

Notice of Public Review and Comment Opportunity   Re: Installation of Emergency Standby Generator at Westmont College Westmont College, located at 955 La Paz Road in Montecito, has applied to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) for a permit to install and operate a diesel-fired emergency standby