Catamaran Hotel
3999 Mission Boulevard
Kon Tiki Room
San Diego, CA
February 20, 1979
10:00 a.m.
AGENDA
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79-3-1 Approval of Minutes of January 23, 1979 001
79-3-2 Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the San Diego 005
Revised Regional Air Quality Strategy (R-RAQS) as a
Revision to the State of California Implementation Plan
(SIP) for the Attainment and Maintenance of National Ambient
Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
79-3-3 Other Business -
a. Executive Session - Personnel & Litigation
b. Research Proposals 157
c. Delegations to the Executive Officer
ITEM NO.: 79-3-2
Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the San Diego Revised
Regional Air Quality Strategy (R-RAQS) as a Revision to the State
of California Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Attainment and
Maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
RECOMMENDATIONS
That the Air Resources board find the oxidant, carbon monoxide,
nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter control plans (R-RAQS)
for the San Diego nonattainment area conditionally acceptable for
submission as a 1979 Nonattainment Plan (NAP). Staff has defined
additional actions which should be taken by the San Diego lead
agencies to satisfy the full requirements for a 1979 NAP.
SUMMARY
The Air Resources Board (ARB) is the state agency responsible for
preparing and adopting the SIP for submission to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The nonattainment plan
under consideration was prepared by local agencies in response to
Sections 171 through 176 of the Clean Air Act. An approvable
1979 SIP revision for a designated nonattainment area must
demonstrate the attainment of NAAQS for criteria pollutants no
later than December 31, 1982, except that extensions may, under
specified conditions, be requested to no later than December 31,
1987 for ozone and carbon monoxide. The San Diego Air Basin been
designated nonattainment for four of five "criteria" pollutants
including ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and
particulate matter.
The San Diego R-RAQS and support documentation were prepared by
the San Diego Comprehensive Planning Organization (CPO) in
cooperation with the San Diego Air Pollution Control Board
(APCB). In general, the plan consists of rules and regulations
of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (adopted
or proposed for adoption) and other air pollution control
measures to be implemented by different governmental agencies at
the local, regional, state, and federal levels. The plan is
designed to compensate for increases in emissions associated with
a CPO regional growth projection.
ARB staff finds that the San Diego APCB and CPO have made
commitments which substantially comply with Clean Air Act.
Requirements for a 1979 Nonattainment Plan (NAP) submission and
concurs on the adoption of most control measures. Staff does
recommend the addition or deletion of certain specified tactics
for which the ARB is deemed the implementing or lead agency. San
Diego has requested an extension for achievement of the ozone
standard form the 1982 date. Staff identifies additional actions
needed to assure continued compliance with the NAP requirements
of the Clean Air Act.
State of California
AIR RESOURCES BOARD
Staff Report
SIP REVISION - SAN DIEGO
Table of Contents
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I. Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
A. Summary of the San Diego Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
B. Control Strategy Summary of San Diego County NAP . . . . . . . .3
C. Requirements for an Adequate Nonattainment Plan. . . . . . . . .5
D. Summary of findings and Recommended Air Resources Board
Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
1. Recommended Board Action to Meet CAA Sec. 172 Plan
Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
2. Recommended Board Action on Stationary and Mobile
Source Control Measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E. Graphic Illustration of Plan Reductions. . . . . . . . . . . .17a
II. Staff findings and Proposed ARB Amendments. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
A. Oxidant Control Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
1. CTG Measures and Category I ARB RACMs . . . . . . . . . . 18
Committed to in the Plan
2. Inclusion of ARB RACM for Marine Lightering . . . . . . . 19
3. Deletion of Tactics from the Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
a. Stationary Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
b. Mobile Source Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B. Carbon Monoxide Control Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
C. Nitrogen Dioxide Control Strategy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D. Total Suspended Particulate Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
1. Evaluation of the NAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2. Changes Needed to Fill CAA Requirements . . . . . . . . . 27
E. New Source Review Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
F. Air Quality Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1. Rollback vs. EKMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2. Nitrogen Dioxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
F. Transportation Control Measures (Ozone). . . . . . . . . . . . 33
G. Local Plan Conformity with the State Implementation
Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
III. Continuing Planning & Implementation Program. . . . . . . . . . . . 38
IV. Environmental Assessment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40