Wood Burning Regulation
On July 9, in order to
protect residents from the public health impacts of fine
particulate matter, the Air District passed a regulation
that makes it illegal to burn wood or firelogs in household
fireplaces and woodstoves when the Air District issues a
wintertime Spare the Air health advisory.
Regulation 6, Rule 3 also bans the sale and installation
of non-EPA-certified wood-burning devices in new
construction or re-models, among other stipulations.
Sign Up for Wood Burning Information
·
Wood Smoke Reduction Rebate Program
opens at 2:00 pm PST 11/18/2008
· Receive
AirAlerts (available via email or text message) to be
notified when a Spare the Air health advisory has been
issued.
· Get information about compliance advisories, regulation
changes
and wood-burning appliances in the
Regulation Changes email list.
Greening Infill Conference
Register now for the
Greening
Infill Conference on Thursday, December 4. The Air
District is pleased to help sponsor this conference, which
is presented by ABAG as part of the FOCUS Best Practices
conference series. The conference will highlight green
buildings in two sustainable communities in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
Updated Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan
The Air District's
2007 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan is available
for viewing. The plan describes the Air District’s ambient
air monitoring network for the most recent full year of
operation, and includes proposed changes to the air
monitoring network during 2008 and 2009.
2009 Clean Air Plan
The Air District is beginning the process to develop the
2009 Clean Air Plan in association with its regional
agency partners (MTC, ABAG, and BCDC). The District is
hosting a series of
community meetings [PDF] in October 2008 to discuss the
2009 Clean Air Plan as well as the CARE program.
Air
District Guidebook and 2007 Annual Report
The Air District's new guidebook serves as an introduction
to our agency, explaining how our programs and activities
reduce air pollution in the Bay Area and protect public
health. The 2007 Annual Report highlights the Air
District’s accomplishments last year and includes data that
summarizes our program activities.
Public Participation in Air Quality Permit Process
The Air District invites the public to participate in the
air quality permit process. Learn how you can
register to be notified of proposed Prevention of
Significant Deterioration permits.
In a State
as fire prone and as populated as California you can never be
too fire safe. CDF has a long history of providing fire
prevention, fire safety, and natural resource protection
education to the citizens and visitors of this State.
CDF's Fire Safety Education Programs are spread statewide and
come in the form of school programs, fair exhibits, posters,
flyers and thousands of other printed materials, radio and
television spots, community meetings, one-on-one contacts with wildland homeowners, and in recent years, the Internet.
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