News and Notices 2017

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News Releases, Air Advisories, & Prescribed Burn Information Public Notices

12-29-17 Air Quality Watch Cancelled for Santa Barbara County

12-22-17 Air Quality Warning Downgraded to Air Quality Watch

12-20-17 Do Not Use Leaf Blowers Air Pollution Control District Can Take Enforcement Action

12-15-17 Air Quality Warning in Effect Through Weekend

12-14-17 Smoke Continues to Impact Santa Barbara, SLO, and Ventura Counties

12-13-17 Health Notice to Local Landscapers

12-13-17 More Air Quality Information Now Available

12-12-17 Air Quality Warning Still in Effect

12-10-17 Unhealthy Air in Santa Barbara County — Air Quality Warning Continues

12-08-17 Air Quality Warning Remains in Effect Through Weekend

12-07-17 Unhealthy Air Quality Continues in Santa Barbara County

12-06-17 Unhealthy Air Quality in Santa Barbara County

12-05-17 Air Quality Warning for Santa Barbara County

10-16-17 Care for Our Earth Grants for County Teachers

10-13-17 Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara County Through the Weekend

10-6-17 Santa Maria Canyon Prescribed Burn Scheduled for Mid-October

9-29-17 Air Quality Watch in Effect Until Conditions Improve

9-12-17 Annual Carl Moyer Program to Launch Next Week

9-11-17 Workshops on Strategies for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Santa Barbara County

9-6-17 Blue Whales & Blue Skies Act Introduced in Congress

9-1-17 Electric Car Show September 17 in Goleta

8-8-17 Keeping Indoor Air As Clean As Possible During Wildfire Season

7-20-17 Air Quality Warning for Santa Barbara County Cancelled

7-14-17 Air Quality Warning for Santa Barbara County Re-Issued for Weekend

7-10-17 Air Quality Warning Re-Issued — Smoke and Ash from Alamo and Whittier fires Impacting County

7-8-2017 Air Quality Watch Changed to Warning — Smoke from Alamo and Whittier Fires Impacting County

7-7-17 – Air Quality Watch for Northern Santa Barbara County for the Weekend
Alamo Fire Producing Smoke

6-16-17 Summer Air Quality Concerns

6-15-17 Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program Expands to San Francisco Bay Area

6-8-17 Santa Barbara County Teachers Awarded Care for Our Earth Grants

5-8-17 District Congratulates Santa Maria High School Student for California State Science Fair Honor

4-5-17 APCD Launches Voluntary Wood Smoke Reduction Program

3-28-17 Now Accepting Applications for Two Positions on the APCD Hearing Board

2-15-17 Free Community Forum on Hydrogen Cars

1-23-17 Ten Companies Slowed Ships in Santa Barbara Channel Region 2016 Program to Protect Blue Whales and Blue Skies

1-19-17 Electric Vehicle Charging Station to Open in Guadalupe

1-17-17 Vessel Speed Reduction Program Results to be Announced

12-17-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments: Draft Federal Part 70 Permit Renewal for the University of California at Santa Barbara Stationary Source

10-8-17 Notice of Public Workshop: Draft Rule 360: Boilers, Water Heaters, and Process Heaters (0.075-2 MMBtu/hr)

9-17-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments – Draft Federal Part 70 Renewal Permits for the ExxonMobil – Santa Ynez Unit Stationary Source

6-30-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments – Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Installation of Emergency Standby Generator

6-23-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments – American Water Operations and Maintenance, Inc. Installation of Emergency Generator

6-4-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments — Air Monitoring Network Plan for Santa Barbara County

5-21-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments — Draft Federal Part 70 Permit Renewal and Significant Modification for the City of Santa Maria Regional Landfill Stationary Source

5-7-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments — Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for Imerys Minerals California

4-23-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments – Draft Federal Part 70 Permits for the E&B Natural Resources South Cuyama Stationary Source

4-20-17 Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments – Mariposa at Ellwood Shores Installation of an Emergency Generator

4-9-17 Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2017-2018

3-19-17 Draft Federal Part 70 Permit Renewal for the Vandenberg Air Force Base Stationary Source

2-26-17 Public Notice — Draft Federal Part 70 Permits for Pacific Operators Offshore, LLC. Pacific Operators — Carpinteria Stationary Source

1-8-17 Air Quality Regulatory Measures that May Be Adopted or Amended in 2017