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PB-296 698
Air Pollution Regulations in
State Implementation Plans
California, Tehama County
Abcor, Inc, Wilmington, MA Walden Div
Prepared for
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Pork, NC Control
Programs Development Div
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PB 296698
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Planning and Standards
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,EPA-450/3-78-054aT
August 1978
Air
Air Pollution Regulations
in State Implementation
Plans:
Tehamja County
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
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1. REPORT NO.
EPA-450/3-78-OW-41
2.
4. TITLE AND SUJJTITLE
Air Pollution Regulations 1n State Implementation i
Plans: California Tehama County
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION>NO.
6. REPORT DATE
August 1978
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Walden Division of Abcor, Inc.
Wilmington, Mass.
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
ii. CONTRACT/GRANT NO.
68-02-2890
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Control Programs Development Division
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation
Research Triangle Park. NC 27711
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
16. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
EPA Project Officer: Bob Schell, Control Programs Development Division
16. ABSTRACT
This document has been produced in compliance with Section 110(h)(l) of the Clean Air
Act amendments of 1977. The Federally enforceable regulations contained in the State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) have been compiled for all 56 States and territories
(with the exception of the Northern Mariana Islands). They consist of both the
Federally approved State and/or local air quality regulations as indicated in the
Federal Register and the Federally promulgated regulations for the State, as
Indicated in the Federal Register. Regulations which fall into one of the above
categories as of January 1, 1978, have been incorporated. As mandated by Congress,
this document will be updated annually. State and/or local air quality regulations
which have not been Federally approved as of January 1, 1978, are not included here;
omission of these regulations from this document in no way affects the ability of
the respective Federal, State, or local agencies to enforce such regulations.
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EPA-450/3-78-054-41
Air Pollution Regulations
in State Implementation Plans:
California
by
Walden Division of Abcor, Inc.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Contract No. 68-02-2890
EPA Project Officer: Bob Schell
Prepared for
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Air, Noise, and Radiation
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
August 1978
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This report is issued by the Environmental Protection Agency to
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of Contract No. 68-02-2890. The contents of this report are reproduced
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by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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INTRODUCTION
This document has been produced in compliance with Section 110(h)(1)
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977. The Federally enforceable
regulations contained in the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) have been •
compiled for all 56 States and territories (with the exception of the
Northern Mariana Islands). They consist of both the Federally approved
State and/or local air quality regulations as indicated in the Federal
Register and the Federally promulgated regulations for the State, as
indicated in the Federal Register. Regulations which fall into one of
the above categories as of January 1, 1978, have been incorporated. As
mandated by Congress, this document will be updated annually. State
and/or local air quality regulations which have not been Federally
approved as of January 1, 1978, are not included here; omission of these
regulations from this document in no way affects the ability of the
respective Federal, State, or local agencies to enforce such regulations.
There have been recent changes in the Federal enforceabi1ity of
parking management regulations and indirect source regulations. The
October, 1977, appropriation bill for EPA prohibited Federal enforcement
of parking management regulations in the absence of specific Federal
authorizing legislation. Federally promulgated parking management
regulations have, therefore, been suspended indefinitely. Pursuant to
the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments, indirect source regulations may not
be required for the approval of a given SIP. Consequently, any State
adopted indirect source regulations may be suspended or revoked; State
adopted indirect source regulations contained in an applicable SIP
are Federally enforceable. More importantly, EPA may only promulgate
indirect source review regulations which are specific to Federally
funded, operated, or owned facilities or projects. Therefore, the
Federally promulgated indirect source.regulations appearing in this
document are not enforceable by EPA except as they relate to Federal
facilities.
Since State air quality regulations vary widely in their organization,
content, and language, a standardized subject index is utilized in this
document. Index listings consist of both contaminant and activity oriented
categories to facilitate usage. For example, for regulations which apply
to copper smelters, one might look under sulfur compounds (50.2), particu-
late matter process weight (50.1.1), or copper smelters (51.15). Federal
regulations pertaining to a given State immediately follow the approved
State and local regulations.
Additionally, a summary sheet of the information included in each
comprehensive document is presented prior to the regulatory text to
allow one to quickly assess the contents of the document. Specifically,
the summary sheets contain the date of submittal to EPA of each revision
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to the SIP and the date of the Federal Register in which the revision
was either approved or disapproved by EPA. Finally, a brief description
or reference of the regulation which was submitted is also included.
This document is not intended to provide a tool for determining
the enforceability of any given regulation. As stated above, it is
intended to provide a comprehensive compilation of those regulations
which are incorporated directly or by reference into Title 40, Part 52,
of the Code of Federal Regulations. Consequently, the exclusion of a
Federally approved regulation from this document does not diminish the
enforceability of the regulation. Similarly, the inclusion of a given
regulation (for example, regulations governing pollutants, such as odors,
for which there is no national ambient air quality standards) in this
document does not, in itself, render the regulation enforceable.
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SUMMARY SHEET
OF
ERA-APPROVED REGULATION CHANGES
TEHAMA COUNTY
Submittal Date
6/30/72
7/25/73
Approval Date
9/22/72
5/11/77
7/19/74
4/10/75
5/11/77
5/11/77
Description
Regulations Approved Unless
Noted Otherwise
Rule 1:2, 3:1 - 3:3, 3:3a,
3:3b, 3:4 - 3:5, 3:5a,
3:6 - 3:14, 4:6,
Implementation Plan For
Agricultural Burning
Rules 3:14, 4:18
Rule 4:6
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DOCUMENTATION OF CURRENT EPA-APPROVED
STATE AIR POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REVISED STANDARD SUBJECT INDEX
1.0 DEFINITIONS
2.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
3.0 REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES, OPERATING PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS
4.0 AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY)
4.1 PARTICULATES
4.2 SULFUR DIOXIDE
4.3 NITRIC OXIDES
4.4 HYDROCARBONS
4.5 CARBON MONOXIDE
4.6 OXIDANTS
4.7 OTHERS
5.0 VARIANCES
6.0 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES
7.0 EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION AND MAINTENANCE
8.0 EMERGENCY EPISODES
9.0 AIR QUALITY SURVEILLANCE AND SOURCE TESTING
10.0 NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS *
11.0 NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
12.0 MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS AND CONTROLS
13.0 RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING
14.0 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF DATA
15.0 LEGAL AUTHORITY AND ENFORCEMENT
16.0 HEARINGS, COMPLAINTS, AND INVESTIGATIONS
17.0 PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION
18.0 AIR QUALITY MAINTENANCE AREA
19.0 - 49.0
RESERVED FOR FUTURE EXPANSION OF COMMON INDEX
50.0 POLLUTANT - SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
50.1 PARTICULATES
50.1.1 PROCESS WEIGHT
50.1.2 VISIBLE EMISSIONS
50.1.3 GENERAL
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50.2 SULFUR COMPOUNDS
50.3 NITRIC OXIDES
50.4 HYDROCARBONS
50.5 CARBON MONOXIDE
50.6 ODOROUS POLLUTANTS
50.7 OTHERS (Pb, Hg, etc.)
51.0 SOURCE CATEGORY SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
51.1 AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES (Includes Grain Handling, Orchard Heaters,
Rice and Soybean Facilities, Related Topics)
51.2 COAL OPERATIONS (Includes Cleaning, Preparation, Coal Refuse
Disposal Areas, Coke Ovens, Charcoal Kilns, Related Topics)
51.3 CONSTRUCTION (Includes Cement Plants, Materials Handling, Topics
Related to Construction Industry)
51.4 FERROUS FOUNDRIES (Includes Blast Furnaces, Related Topics)
51.5 FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT (coal, natural gas, oil) - Participates
(Includes Fuel Content and Other Related Topics)
51.6 FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT (coal, natural gas, oil) - S02 (Includes
Fuel Content and Other Related Topics)
51.7 FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT (oil, natural gas, coal) - N02 (Includes
Fuel Content and Other Related Topics)
51.8 HOT MIX ASPHALT PLANTS
51.9 INCINERATION
51.10 NITRIC ACID PLANTS
51.11 NON-FERROUS SMELTERS (Zn, Cu, etc.) - Sulfur Dioxide
51.12 NUCLEAR ENERGY FACILITIES (Includes Related Topic)
51.13 OPEN BURNING (Includes Forest Management, Forest Fire, Fire
Fighting Practice, Agricultural Burning and Related Topics)
51.14 PAPER PULP; WOOD PULP AND KRAFT MILLS (Includes Related Topics)
51.15 PETROLEUM REFINERIES
51.16 PETROLEUM STORAGE (Includes Loading, Unloading, Handling and
Related Topics)
51.17 SECONDARY METAL OPERATIONS (Includes Aluminum, Steel and Related
Topics)
51.18 SULFURIC ACID PLANTS
51.19 SULFURIC RECOVERY OPERATIONS
51.20 WOOD WASTE BURNERS
51.21 MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Revised Standard
Subject Index
—
(2.0)
(1.0)
(15.0)
- -
(2.0)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(3.0)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(3.0)
(2.0)
(5.0)(3.0)
. - -
(51.13)
(3.0)
(51.13)
TEHAMA COUNTY
Reg
Rule Number
Regulation I
1:1
1:2
1:3
Regulation 11
2:1
2:2
2:3
2:4
2:5
2:6
2:7
2:8
2:9
2:10
2:11
Regulation 111
3:1
3:2
3:3
REGULATIONS
Title
General Provisions
Title
Definitions
Enforcement
Permit and Registration
General Requirements
Permits Required
Registration on Permit to
Operate
Exemptions for Permit and
Registration
Standards for Granting Appli-
cations for Permits
Conditional Approval
Denial of Applications
Further Information
Action on Applications
Appeals
Variance and Permit Fees
Agricultural Burning
Agricultural Burning Permits
Permit Form
No Burn Days
Page
Number
1
1
1
5
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
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Revised Standard Regulation
Subject Index Rule Number
(51.13)
(51.13)
(51.13)
(3.0)
(2.0)
(51.13)
(51.13)
(51.13)
(15.0)
(15.0)
(51.13)
(51.13)
- -
(50.1.2)
(51.1)
(50.1)
(50.7)
(51.21)
(51.13)
(51.9)
(50.1.1)
(50.0)
3:4
3:5
3:5a
3:6
3:7
3:8
3:9
3:10
3:11
3:12
3:13
3:14
Regulation IV
4:1
4:2
4:3
4:4
4:5
4:6
4:7
4:8
4:9
Page
Title Number
Preparation of Agricultural 12
Waste
Restricted Burning Days 13
Burning Hours 13
Fire Permit Agencies 13
Exceptions 14
Ignition of Fires 14
Fire Prevention 14
Burning on No-Burn-Days 14
Enforcement 15
Penalty 15
Range Improvement Burning 15
Forest Management Burning 15
Prohibitions 23
Visible Emissions 23
Orchard Heaters 24
Particulate Matter 24
Nuisance 24
Reduction of Animal Matter 25
Open Burning 25
Incinerator Burning 27
Dust and Condensed Fumes 27
Specific Contaminants 30
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Revised Standard
Subject Index
(50.2)
(2.0)
(51.16)
(51.5)(51.6)(51.7)
(51.7)
(2.0)
(2.0)
(14.0)
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Regulation
Rule Number
4:10
4:11
4:12
4:13
4:14
4:15
4:16
4:18
Regulation V
(2.0)
5:1
Page
Title Number
Sulfur Content of Fuels 30
Circumvention 31
Storage of Petroleum Products 31
Fuel Burning Equipment (New) 32
Fuel Burning Equipment 33
(Operational)
Separation of Emissions 33
Combination of Emissions 33
Disclosure of Data 34
Procedure Before the Hearing 34
Board
Applicable Articles of the 34
Health & Safety Code
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REGULATION I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
(2.0) Rule 1:1 Title
These rules and regulations shall be known as the Rules and Regulations of
the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District,
(1.0) Rule 1:2 Definitions
Except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions
shall govern the construction of these rules and regulations:
a. Abatement Order: An order issued by the Hearing Board to a spec-
ific person requiring said person to forthwith cease all specified
act or acts, or the specified use of a machine or machines, which
specified act(s) or specified use(s) result in violation(s) of
these rules.
b. Afterburner: A devise that includes an auxiliary fuel burner and
combustion chamber to get rid of combustible air contaminants.
c. Agricultural Burning; Open outdoor fires used in agricultural
operations In the growing of crops or raising of fowls or animals,
forest management or range improvement.
c.l Agricultural Wastes; Unwanted or unsaleable materials produced
wholly from agricultural operations, other than forest or range
management operations, directly related to the growing of crops
or animals for the primary purpose of making a profit or for a
livelihood.
d. Air Contaminant; Any smoke, soot, fly ash, dust, cinders, dirt,
noxious or obnoxious acids, fumes, oxides, gases, vapors, odors,
toxic or radioactive substance, waste, particulate, solid, li-
quid or gaseous matter, or any other material in the outdoor
atmosphere, but excluding uncomblned water.
e. Air Monitoring; Sampling for and measuring of pollutants present
in the atmosphere.
f. Air Pollution: The presence 1n the outdoor atmosphere of one or
more air contaminants or combinations thereof in such quantities
and of such duration that they are or may tend to be injurious to
human, plant, or animal life or property, or that interfere with
the comfortable enjoyment of life or property or the conduct of
business.
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g. Air Quality Control Region; An area where two or more communities
share a common air pollution problem.
h. Air Quality Standards; The prescribed level of a pollutant in
the outside air that cannot legally be exceeded during a spec-
ified time in a specified geographical area.
i. Atmosphere; The air that envelops or surrounds the earth. Where
air pollutants are emitted into a building not designed specif-
ically as a piece of air pollution control equipment, such
emission into the building shall be considered an emission into
the atmosphere.
j. Board: The Air Pollution Control Board of the Tehama County Air
Pollution Control District.
k. Combustible Refuse; Any solid or liquid combustible waste ma-
terial containing carbon 1n a free or combined state.
1. Combustion Contaminants; Particulate matter discharged into the
atmosphere from the burning of any kind of material containing
carbon in a free or combined state.
m. Condensed Fumes: Minute, solid particles generated by the con-
densation of vapors from solid matter after volatilization from
the molten state, or may be generated by sub!imination, distil-
lation, calcination, or chemical reaction, when these processes
create air-borne particles.
n. Control Officer; An Air Pollution Control Officer of the Tehama
County Air Pollution Control District.
o. District; The Air Pollution Control District of Tehama County.
p. Dusts; Minute, solid particles released into the air by natural
forces or by mechanical processes such as crushing, grinding,
milling, drilling, demolishing, shoveling, conveying, covering,
bagging, sweeping, or other similar processes.
q. Emission Standard; The maximum amount of a pollutant that is
permitted to be discharged from a single polluting source.
r. Fumes; See "Condensed Fumes".
s. Hearing Board; The Hearing Board of Tehama County Air Pollution
Control District. •
t. Hydrocarbons: Compounds containing carbon and hydrogen in various
combinations.
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u. Incinerator; Any furnace or similar enclosed fire-chamber, with
or without a draft control, used for burning refuse or other
waste material.
v. Inversion; The phenomenon of a layer of cool air trapped by a
layer of warmer air above it so that the bottom layer cannot
rise.
w. Multiple-Chamber Incinerator; Any article, machine, equipment,
contrivance, structure or any part of a structure used to dispose
of combustible refuse by burning, consisting of three or more
refractory lined chambers 1n series, physically separated by
refractory walls, interconnected by gas passage ports or ducts,
and employing adequate design parameters necessary for maximum
combustion of the material to be burned.
x. Odor; The property of an air contaminant that affects the sense
of smell.
y. Open Outdoor Fire; The combustion of any combustible refuse or
other material of any type outdoors in the open air not in any
enclosure where the products of combusion are not directed
through a flue.
z. Orchard. Citrus Grove, or Field Crop Heaters; Any article, ma-
chine, equipment, or other contrivance burning any type of
fuel or material capable of emitting air contaminants used or
capable of being used for the purpose of giving protection from
frost damage.
aa. Ozone; 03; a pungent, colorless, toxic gas. As a product of
the photochemical process, it 1s a major air pollutant.
bb. Particulate Matter; Any material, except uncombined water, which
exists in a finely divided form as a liquid or solid at standard
conditions.
cc. Person: Any person, firm, association, organization, partnership,
business trust, corporation, company, contractor, supplier, instal-
ler, user or owner, or any state or local governmental agency or
public district or any officer or employee thereof.
dd. Photochemical Process; The chemical changes brought about by the
radiant energy of the sun acting upon various polluting substances.
ee. Photochemical Smog; The products resulting from the photochemical
process.
ff. Process Weight Per Hour; The total weight of all materials intro-
duced into any specific process which process may cause any
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discharge- into the atmosphere. Solid fuels discharged will be
considered as part of the process weight, but liquid and gaseous
fuels and combustion air will not. the Process Weight Per Hour:
will be derived by dividing the total process weight by the number
of hours in one complete operation from the beginning of any given
process to the completion thereof, excluding any time during which
the equipment is idle,
99- Regulation; One of the subdivisions of the Rules of the Air Pol-
lution Control District of Tehama County.
hh. Residential Rubbish; Refuse originating from residential uses;
Includes, but is not limited to, wood, paper, cloth, cardboard,
tree trimmings, leaves, lawn clippings, and dry plants.
11. Ringelmann Chart; The chart published by the U. S. Bureau of
Mines on which are illustrated graduated shades of grey to black
for use in estimating the light obscuring capacity of smoke,
jj. Rule; See "Regulation".
kk. Section; A section of the Health and Safety Code of the State
of California unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.
11. Smog; A mixture of fog and smoke; the irritating haze resulting
from the sun's effect on certain pollutants in the air.
mm. Smoke; Small gas-born particles resulting from incomplete com-
bustion, consisting predominantly, but not exclusively, of carbon,
ash, and other combustible material.
nn. Stack or Chimney; Any flue, conduit, or duct arranged to conduct
an effluent to the open air.
oo. Stack Spray: A nozzle or series of nozzles installed in a stack
above the breeching, used to inject wetting agents at high
pressure to suppress the discharge of particulate matter from the
stack.
pp. Standard Conditions: As used in these regulations standard con-
ditions are a gas temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit and a gas
pressure of 14.7 pounds per square inch absolute. Results of all
analyses and tests shall be calculated or reported at this gas
temperature and pressure.
qq. Unit Operation; Methods where raw materials undergo physical
change; methods by which raw materials may be altered into dif-
ferent states such as vapor, liquid or solid without changing
into a new substance with different properties and composition.
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rr. Vapor: The gaseous form of a substance normally In a liquid or
solid state.
ss. Variance; An authorization by the hearing board to permit some
act contrary to the requirements specified by these rules and
regulations.
tt. Range Improvement Burning; Use of open fires to remove vegeta-
tion for wildlife, game or livestock habitat or for the initial
establishment of an agricultural practice on previously uncul-
tivated soil.
uu. Forest Management Burning; The use of open fires as part of a forest
management practice to remove forest debris. Forest management
practices include timber operations, silvicultural practices or
forest protection practices.
vv. Brush Treated: Material to be burned has been felled, crushed or
uprooted with mechanical equipment or has been desiccated with
herbicides.
ww. Timber Operations: Cutting or removal of timber or other forest
vegetation.
xx. Silvicultural: The establishment, development, care and repro-
duction of stands of timber.
(15.0) Rule 1:3 Enforcement
These rules and regulations shall be enforced by the Control Office under
authority of Sections 24224 and 24246 of the Health and Safety Code of
the State of California and all officers empowered by Section 24221 may
arrest without warrant as provided in Section 836,5 of the California Penal
Code.
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REGULATION II - PERMIT AND REGISTRATION
(2.0) Rule 2:1 General Requirements
(a) No person shall cause or permit the construction or modi-
fication of any new source without first obtaining an
authority to construct or modify from the Air Pollution Con-
trol Officer as to the location and design of such new source
to comply with applicable rules and regulations and ambient
air quality standards.
(b) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall not approve such
construction or modification; unless the applicant demon-
strates to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution Control
Officer that the new source can be expected to comply with
all applicable state and local regulations.
(3.0) Rule 2:2 Permits Required
(a) Authority to Construct. Any person building, erecting, al-
tering or replacing any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance, the use of which may cause the issuance of air
contaminants or the use of which may eliminate or reduce
or control the issuance of air contaminants, shall first
obtain written authorization for such construction from the
Air Pollution Control Officer. An authority to construct
shall remain in effect until the permit to operate the equip-
ment for which the application was filed is granted or denied
or the application is cancelled.
(b) Permit to Operate. Before any article, machine, equipment or
other contrivance described in Rule 2;2 (a) may be operated
or used, a written permit shall be obtained from the Air
Pollution Control Officer. No permit to operate or use shall
be granted either by the A1r Pollution Control Officer or
the Hearing Board for any article, machine, equipment or
contrivance described 1n Rule 2:2 (a), constructed or in-
stalled without authorization as required by Rule 2:2 (a),
until the information required pursuant to these Rules and
Regulations is presented to the Air Pollution Control Officer
and such article, machine, equipment or contrivance is alter-
ed, if necessary, and made to conform to the standards set
forth in Rule 2:5 and elsewhere in these Rules and Regulations,
(3.0) Rule 2:3 Registration on Permit to Operate. (Existing Operations)
Registration and/or a Permit to Operate shall be required of all existing
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equipment, contrivances, or places of business that have burning or send
emissions into the atmosphere,
(3.0) Rule 2:4 Exemptions for Permit and Registration. (New and Existing
Operations)
An authorization to construct, permit to operate, or registration, shall
not be required for:
(a) Vehicles as defined by the Vehicle Code of the State of
California, but not including any article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance mounted on such vehicle that
would otherwise require a permit under the provisions of
these Rules and Regulations.
(b) Vehicles used to transport passengers or freight.
(c) Equipment utilized exclusively in connection with any struc-
ture, which structure is designed for and used exclusively
as a dwelling for not more than two (2) families.
(d) The following equipment:
(1) Comfort air conditioning or comfort ventilating systems
which are not designed to remove air contaminants gene-
rated by or released from specific units or equipment.
(2) Refrigeration units except those used as, or in conjunc-
tion with, air pollution control equipment.
(3) Piston type internal combustion engines.
(4) Water cooling towers and water cooling ponds not used
for evaporative cooling of process water or not used for
evaporative cooling of water from barometric jets or
from barometric condensers.
(5) Equipment used exclusively for steam cleaning.
(6) Presses used exclusively for extruding metals, minerals,
plastics or wood.
(7) Residential incinerators when used for burning of paper
or leaves.
(e) Space heaters.
(f) Equipment used in eating establishments for the purpose of
preparing food for human consumption.
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(g). Fuel' burning equipment utilizing natural gas, liquified petro-
leum gas or both.
(h) Self propelled mobile construction equipment other than pave-
ment burners.
(i) Other sources of minor significance specified by the Air
Pollution Control Officer.
(j) Agricultural implements used in agricultural operations.
(3.0) Rule 2:5 Standards for Granting Applications for Permits
(a) The Air Pollution Control Officer shall deny authorization
to construct or permit to operate, except as provided in
Rule 2:4, if the applicant does not show that every article,
machine, equipment or other contrivance, the use of which
may cause the issuance of air contaminants, or the
use of which may eliminate or reduce or control the
issuance of air contaminants, is so designed, controlled,
or equipped with such air pollution control equipment that
it may be expected to operate without causing to be emit-
ted air contaminants in violation of all applicable state
and local regulations.
(b) No authority to construct or modify shall be granted unless
the applicant shows to the satisfaction of the Air Pollution
Control Officer that the new source, as designed or modified,
does not endanger maintenance or attainment of any applicable
ambient air quality standard.
(c) Before authorization to construct or a permit to operate is
granted, the Air Pollution Control Officer may require the
applicant to provide and maintain such facilities as are
necessary for sampling and testing purposes in order to secure
information that will disclose the nature, extent, quantity
or degree of air contaminants discharged into the atmosphere
from the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance des-
cribed in the authorization to construct or permit to operate.
In the event of such a requirement, the Air Pollution Control
Officer shall notify the applicant in writing of the required
size, number and location of sampling holes; the size and
location of the sampling platform, and the utilities for oper-
ating the sampling and testing equipment. The platform and
access shall be constructed in accordance with the General
Industry Safety Orders of the State of California.
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(d) In acting upon a Permit to Operate, if the Air Pollution
Control Officer finds that the article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance has been constructed not in accor-
dance with the Authorization to Construct, he shall deny
the Permit to Operate. The Air Pollution Control Officer
shall not accept any further application for Permit to
Operate the article, machine, equipment or other contrU
vance so constructed until he finds that the article, ma<-
chine, equipment or other contrivance has been reconstruct-
ed in accordance with the Authorization to Construct,
(3.0) Rule 2.6 Conditional Approval
The Air Pollution Control Officer may issue an authorization to construct
or a permit to operate, subject to conditions which will bring the opera-
tion of any article, machine, equipment or other contrivance within the
standards of Rule 2:5, in which case the conditions shall be specified in
writing. Commencing work under such an authorization to construct, or
operation under such a permit to operate, shall be deemed acceptance of
all the conditions so specified. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall
issue an authorization to construct or a permit to operate with revised
conditions upon receipt of a new application, if the applicant demon-
strates that the article, machine, equipment or other contrivance can
operate within the standards of Rule 2:5 under the revised conditions.
(2.0) Rule 2:7 Denial of Applications
In the event of denial of authorization to construct or permit to operate,
the Air Pollution Control Officer shall notify the applicant in writing of
the reasons therefor. Service of this notification may be made in person
or by mail, and such service may be proved by the written acknowledgement
of the persons served. The Air Pollution Control Officer shall not accept
further application unless the applicant has complied with the objections
specified by the Air Pollution Control Officer as his reasons for denial
of the authorization to construct or the permit to operate,
(2.0) Rule 2:8 Further Information
Before acting on an application for authorization to construct, or permit
to operate, the Air Pollution Control Officer may require the applicant
to furnish further information or further plans or specifications.
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(3.0) Rule 2:9 Action on Applications
The applicant may, at his option, deem the authority to construct, permit
1 to operate, denied if the Air Pollution Control Officer fails to act on
the application within thirty (30) days after applicant furnishes the
further information, plans and specifications requested by the Air Pollu-
tion Control Officer, whichever is later.
(2.0) Rule 2:10 Appeals
Within ten (10) days after notice by the Air Pollution Control Officer of
denial or conditional approval of an authorization to construct, permit to
operate, the applicant may petition the Hearing Board in writing for a pub-
lic hearing. The Hearing Board, after notice and a public hearing held
within thirty (30) days after filing the petition, may sustain or reverse
the action of the Air Pollution Control Officer; such order may be made
subject to specified conditions,
(5.0) Rule 2:11 Variance and Permit Fees
(3.0)
The Air Pollution Control Board may establish a schedule of fees for the
issuance of permits or variances as set forth in Sections 24267 and 24293
of the Health and Safety Code. Such fees are to be paid at the time of
filing or application.
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REGULATION III - AGRICULTURAL BURNING
(51.13) Rule 3:1 Agricultural Burning Permits
No person knowingly shall set or permit open outdoor fires for agricultural
burning unless he has a valid permit from the local agency designated by
the Board in Rule 3:6. Name, location and amount of wastes burned daily
must be reported to the Control Officer monthly.
(3.0) Rule 3:2 Permit Form
Permits issued pursuant to Rule 3:1 shall contain the following informa-
tion:
(a) Name and address of the permittee.
(b) Location of the proposed burning.
(c) Acreage or estimated amount of waste to be burned.
(d) Kind of agricultural waste to be burned.
(e) The statement "THIS PERMIT IS VALID ONLY ON THOSE DAYS AND
AT THOSE TIMES WHICH ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY THE STATE AIR
RESOURCES BOARD AND WHICH ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE CONTROL
OFFICER OF TEHAMA COUNTY".
(f) Such other information as may be required by the agency
issuing the permit.
(51.13) Rule 3:3 No Burn Days
No person shall knowingly set or permit agricultural burning on days within
a period prohibited by the California Air Resources Board pursuant to Sec-
tion 39298 of the Health and Safety Code.
Rule 3:3a Exception
Range improvement burning is allowed by permit on any day during the period
of March 1 to May 21 if at least 50 % of the brush is treated. This excep-
tion may be revoked by the Air Resources Board or the Air Pollution Control
Officer if necessary for the maintenance of suitable air quality.
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Rule 3:3b Advance Notice
For extensive range improvement burns or forest management burns above
3000 ft. that require assembly of personnel and equipment permissive burn
notice will be made up to 48 hours in advance if the permittee notifies,
through the designated agency, the Air Resources Board in writing seven
days prior to the intended burn. Such notification shall include the
following information:
(a) Elevation of burn area.
(b) Acreage of burn.
(c) Location (township, range, sections)
(d) County in which burn is located.
(e) Proposed date of burn.
(f) Acreage treated (range improvement burn).
(g) Person to be notified, organization and phone number.
If a no-burn notice is issued the advance notice will continue until a
permissive burn notice is issued. An advisory outlook will be available
up to 72 hours in advance of the burn. The Board may cancel a permissive
burn notice up to 24 hours in advance of burn if necessary to maintain
suitable air quality.
(51.13) Rule 3:4 Preparation of Agricultural Waste
Agricultural waste shall be dry enough to assure complete combustion and
shall be free from extraneous materials. The following are minimum stan-
dards for the preparation of agricultural waste prior to burning,
(a) Agricultural waste shall be free of other waste such as
tires, rubbish, tar paper or construction debris,
(b) Agricultural waste shall be arranged so that it will burn
with a minimum of smoke, and except for large trees only
that amount that can reasonably be expected to completely
burn within the following twenty-four (24) hours shall be
ignited on any one day.
(c) Agricultural waste shall be reasonably free of dirt, soil and
visible surface moisture.
(d) To lower the moisture content of agricultural waste, the
elapsed time between cutting and burning .shall be:
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(1) A minimum of three (3) days for rice straw and stubble.
(2) A minimum of thirty (30) days for trees, stumps and
large branches greater than six (6) inches in diameter.
(3) Sufficient time for other agricultural waste such as
orchard prunings, small branches, stubble, vegetable
tops and seed screenings to assure rapid and complete
combustion with a minimum of smoke.
(4) Authorization of burning of agricultural waste in short-
er times may be allowed by permit if the denial of such
permit would threaten imminent and substantial economic
loss.
(51.13) Rule 3:5 Restricted Burning Days
If, for any reason, it becomes likely that more than 3,000 acres or 5,000
tons of agricultural wastes will be burned within the District on any one
day, the Control Officer shall notify the local agencies designated in
Section 3:6 that a condition of restricted burning exists. On days of
restricted burning local agencies shall restrict the acreage of stubble or
other wastes to be burned under permit to that acreage or tonnage allocated
to the agency by the Control Officer. The Control Officer shall prorate
the amounts to be burned to each agency based on the estimated number of
acres or tonnage in the geographic area covered by the agency.
(51.13) Rule 3:5a Burning Hours
No person shall knowingly ignite or permit to be ignited an open outdoor
fire to burn agricultural wastes before the opening hour or after the
closing hour on any day. The opening hour is 8:00 A.M. and the closing
hour is 4:00 P.M., unless the Air Pollution Control Officer finds that fire
protection considerations so require and makes an order designating other
opening and closing hours as to the territory designated therein.
(3.0) Rule 3:6 Fire Permit Agencies
(a) The' Board hereby designates the following agencies to issue
permits for burning of agricultural waste within Tehama
County:
(1) California Division of Forestry
(2) United States Forest Service
(3) City of Red Bluff Fire Department
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(4) City of Corning Fire Department
(5) Capay Fire District
(6) Gerber Fire District
(7) Tehama County Air Pollution Control Office
(b) The Air Pollution Control Officer may cancel or alter condi-
tions on any permit issued when he deems it necessary to pre-
vent excessive air pollution within the district,
(2.0) Rule 3:7 Exceptions
The burning of agricultural waste is exempt from the provisions of Rules
3:1 through 3:6 of these regulations if:
(a) The burning is done at 4,000 feet or more above mean sea
level.
(b) The burning is performed with LPG or natural gas-fired burn-
ers designed and used to kill seedling grass and weeds in
orchards and field crops, and the growth is such that com-
bustion will not continue without the burner.
(51.13) Rule 3:8 Ignition of Fires
The use of tires or other excessively pollutant devices for the ignition
of fires is prohibited.
(51.13) Rule 3:9 Fire Prevention
Nothing in these rules is intended to permit open burning of agricultural
wastes on days when such open burning is prohibited by public fire pro-
tection agencies for purposes of fire control or prevention,
(51.13) Rule 3:10j Burning on No-Burn Days
The District may by permit authorize burning of agricultural waste on days
designated by the California Air Resources Board as "no-burn days" because
the denial of such permit would threaten imminent and substantial economic
loss.
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(15.0) Rule 3:11 Enforcement
The Air Pollution Control Officer or his staff will ensure that these
regulations are complied with and shall enforce all State and local regu*
lations regarding Air Pollution Control.
(15.0) Rule 3:12 Penalty
A violation of these regulations is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprison-?
ment in the County Jail not exceeding six months or by fine not exceeding
five hundred ($500.00) dollars, or both, and the cost of putting out the
fire. Every day during any portion of which such violation occurs con*
stitutes a separate offense.
(51.13) Rule 3:13 Range Improvement Burning
The following are minimum provisions relating to range improvement burning:
(a) Brush to be burned shall be treated at least six months
prior to burn if determined by the Air Pollution Control
Officer to be economically and technically feasible,
(b) The burn shall be ignited as rapidly as possible within
applicable fire control restrictions, using approved ignition
devices.
(c) Unwanted trees over six inches in diameter shall be felled
prior to the burn and dried for six months unless the Air
Pollution Control Officer deems it unnecessary for the reduc*
tion of smoke.
(d) Persons desiring to conduct burning primarily for the improver
ment of land for wildlife and game habitat shall file with
the district a statement obtained from the Department of Fish
and Game certifying that the burn is desirable and proper,
(e) The Air Pollution Control Officer may suspend or prevent
burning operations when the prevailing winds are toward a
nearby populated area,
(f) Additional requirements and acreage or tonnage limitations
may be imposed by the Air Pollution Control Officer to assure
burning with a minimum of smoke and to maintain suitable air
quality standards.
(51.13) Rule 3:14 Forest Management Burning
The following are minimum provisions relating to forest management burning;
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(a) Waste shall be dried fop minimum periods to be specified by
the designated agency.
(b) The waste shall be ignited as rapidly as possible within
applicable fire control restrictions, using approved ignition
devices.
(c) The waste shall be free of tires, rubbish, tar paper or con-
struction debris.
(d) The waste shall be windrowed or piled, where possible, unless
good silviculture practice dictates otherwise and shall be
prepared in an attempt to minimize smoke and shall be reason-
ably free of dirt and soil.
(e) The Air Pollution Control Officer may suspend or prevent
burning operations when the prevailing winds are toward a
nearby populated area.
(f) Additonal requirements and acreage or tonnage limitations may
be imposed by the Air Pollution Control Officer to assure
burning with a minimum of smoke and to maintain suitable air
quality standards.
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Air Pollution Control Office
Issuing Station - Phone Phone: 527*4504
Permittee: Telephone:
Mailing address: __c
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Permit Application Continued
I have read this permit. This permit issued the _ day of
Signed: __ > _ _ , __ _ , 19 __ ,
Permittee or Agent
Field Inspection made prior to _ • _
Issuing Agency
issuance. • Q Yes Q No B
(Agent or Officer)
Title
Original to Issuing Agency
Duplicate to Permittee
Triplicate to Air Pollution Control Officer
Quadruplicate to Local File
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Attention Permittee
In addition to the common sense regulations Imposed by the fire protec-
tion agencies to minimize possible fire escape and damage to others, there
are now regulations concerning minimizing air pollution. These, too, are
common sense regulations and ignoring or circumventing them could lead to
the loss of the open burning privilege not granted other industries.
To help maintian this valuable tool to agriculture be sure to -
(1) Have a current burn permit.
(2) Allow sufficient time for on-site Inspection, when necessary, prior
to ignition.
(3) Prior to ignition determine if it is an approved burn day.
(4) When specified on permit, contact Issuing agency prior to burning,
(5) Prepare waste and allow sufficient drying to assure complete combus-
tion.
(a) A minimum of three (3) days for rice stubble
(b) A minimum of thirty (30) days for tree stumps and large branches
(6 inches or greater)
(c) Such time as common sense dictates for other agricultural wastes
to assure burning with a minimum of smoke.
(6) Ignite only as much as will completely burn in 24 hours.
(7) Ignite only between hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
(8) Eliminate tires, rubbish, tar paper or construction debris from burn
area.
(9) Ignite in a manner that will not produce black smoke.
(10) Follow rules of fire protection agencies to assure a safe fire,
(11) Fill out report card issued with permit and return or mail within
15 days of completion of burn.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of the Rules and Regulations
of the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District is guilty of a mis-r
demeanor which is punishable by six months imprisonment and/or fine not to
exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) and the cost of putting out the fire.
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AGRICULTURAL BURNING PERFORMANCE REPORT CARD
(Self Addressed Postcard)
REPORT OF AGRICULTURAL BURNING
Date burned
Waste burned_
Describe
Acreage or tonnage_
Permittee s Name
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AGRICULTURAL BURNING PERMIT
FLOW CHART
APPLICATION FOR A PERMir
AT
DESIGNATED FIRE AGENCY
REVIEW BY FIRE AGENCY STAFF
STATE
DESIGNATED
BURN DAY
STATE
DESIGNATED
NO-BURN
NOTIFY F.D.*I
BEFORE
BURN
APPLICATION
FOR
EXCEPTION
[EW~
REVIEW BY
APCO
NOTIFY F.D.*
BEFORE
BURN
LEGAUHCTTW
IF BURNED
* Fire Department or Fire Control Agency
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ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES FLOW CHART
AGRICULTURAL BURNING VIOLATION
Written Warning
Complaint Received
or
Violation Observed
step 1
Investigation
by APCO
Determination of
Alternative Actions
Citation
Non-
Compliance
Return to
Step I
District Attorney
Complaint
Not Guilty
1
Not Guilty
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REGULATION IV - PROHIBITIONS
(50.1.2)Rule 4:1 Visible Emissions.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any single source of
any emission whatsoever, any air contaminant for a period or periods ag*
gregating more than three (3) minutes in any one hour which is:
(a) As dark or darker in shade as that designated as No. 2 on
the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the United States
Bureau of Mines, or
(b) Of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view to a degree
equal to or greater than does smoke described in subsection
(a) of this Rule.
Exceptions
The above provisions do not apply to:
(a) Smoke from fires set by or permitted by any public officer,
if such fire is set or permission given in the performance
of the official duty of such officer, and such fire in the
opinion of such officer is necessary.
(1) For the purpose of the prevention of a fire or health
hazard which cannot be abated by any other means, or
(2) The instruction of public employees in the methods of
fighting fire.
(b) Smoke from fires set pursuant to permit on property used for
industrial purposes for the purpose of instruction of employ-
ees in methods of fighting fire.
(c) Smoke from open burning for which a permit has been issued
by the Air Pollution Control Officer.
(d) Agricultural operations in the growing of crops or raising
of fowls or animals.
(e) The use of an orchard or citrus grove heater which does not
produce unconsumed solid carbonaceous matter at a rate in
excess of one (1) gram per minute.
(f) The use of other equipment in agricultural oeprations in the
growing of crops, or the raising of fowls or animals.
(g) Emission which results from equipment breakdown. The person
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responsible for such emission shall, with all practicable
speed, initiate and complete appropriate action to correct
the condition causing such emissions and reduce the fre-
quency of occurrence of such condition. He shall report
such breakdown to the Control Officer within 24 hours of
such occurrence.
(h) Smoke or fumes which result from acts of God.
(i) Smoke emitted during switch-over from gas to liquid fuel
such as required during periods of gas curtailment.
(j) Steam or wet plumes.
Where the presence of uncombined water is the only reason
for the failure of an emission to meet the limitation of
the Ringelmann Chart, that rule shall not apply.
The burden of proof which establishes the application of
the rule shall be upon the person seeking to come within its
provisions.
(51.1) Rule 4:2 Orchard Heaters.
No new orchard or citrus heater produced or manufactured shall be sold for
use against frost damage unless it has been approved by the Air Resources
Board.
No person shall use any orchard or citrus heater after January 1, 1975,
unless it has been approved by the Air Resources Board or does not produce
more than one gram per minute of unconsumed solid carbonaceous material.
(50.1) Rule 4:3 Particulate Matter.
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any source particu-
late matter in excess of 0.3 grains per cubic foot of gas at standard
conditions.
(50.7) Rule 4:4 Nuisance.
A person shall not discharge from any source whatsoever such quantities of
air contaminants or other material which cause injury, detriment, nuisance,
or annoyance to any considerable number of persons or to the public or
which endanger the comfort, repose, health or safety of any such persons
or the public or which cause or have a natural tendency to cause injury
or damage to business or property.
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Exception
The provisions of the above rule do not apply to odors emanating from ag-
ricultural operations in the growing of crops or raising of fowls or
animals.
(51.21) Rule 4:5 Reduction of Animal Matter.
A person shall not operate or use any article, machine, equipment or other
contrivance for the reduction of animal matter unless all gases, vapors
and gas-entrained effluents from such an article, machine equipment or
other contrivance are:
(a) Incinerated at temperatures of not less than 1200 degrees
Fahrenheit for a period of not less than 0.3 second or
(b) Processed in a manner determined by the Air Pollution Con-
trol Officer to be equally, or more, effective for the pur-
pose of air pollution control than (a) above.
A person incinerating or processing gases, vapors or gas-entrained efflu-
ents pursuant to this rule shall provide, properly install and maintain in
calibration, in good working order and in operation devices, as specified
in the Authority to Construct or Permit to Operate or as specified by the
Air Pollution Control Officer, for indicating temperature, pressure or
other operating conditions.
For the purpose of this prohibition, "reduction" is defined as any heated
process, including rendering, cooking, drying, dehydrating, digesting, eva-
porating and protein concentrating.
The provisions of this rule shall not apply to any article, machine, equip-
ment or other contrivance used exclusively for the processing of food for
human consumption.
(51.13) Rule 4:6 Open Burning.
No person shall burn any refuse or other material in an open fire within
the boundaries of the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District. Not-
withstanding any other provisions of these rules, the open burning of
tires, rubber products, car bodies or parts, wire insulation and plastic
materials, and insecticide material containers is prohibited within the
district at any time.
Exceptions
(a) When such fire is set or permission for such fire is given
in the performance of the official duty of any public
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officer, and such fire, in the opinion of such officer is
necessary:
(1) To prevent a fire, health or safety hazard which cannot
be abated by any other means less detrimental to the
total environment than burning, or
(2) To instruct public or industrial employees in methods
of fire fighting.
(b) Conducting agricultural operations in the growing of crops,
or raising of fowls or animals.
(c) When the substance being burned is dry native grass or weeds
in place upon any of the following premises:
(1) Any ditch or canal or the banks thereof.
(2) The right-of-way or other premises of any public utility
or public agency.
(3) Native grass, brush and trees cleared by order of a pub-
lic agency for the purpose of flood control or public
road construction.
Exceptions a, b and c above apply only on those days designated by the Air
Resources Board to be burn days pursuant to Section 39298 of the Health
and Safety Code.
(d) Safety flares for the combusion of waste gases.
(e) When such fire is used only for the cooking of food for human
consumption or recreational purposes.
(f) When the material to be burned is residential rubbish and
originates on and is being burned on premises constituting
separate parcel of land under one ownership containing no
more than two (2) residential units. This exception does
not apply in areas where regular refuse disposal service is
available and which have been designated as urban by the
Tehama County Air Pollution Control Board.
(g) Backfires or other fire control methods used for the purpose
of controlling an existing wild fire.
(h) When the California Air Resources Board has granted permis-
sion to a city, city and county, or county for burning in
specific solid waste dumps in accordance with Section
39297.4 of the Health and Safety Code.
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(i) Until July 1, 1975, certain wood waste from trees, vines or
bushes on property being developed for commercial or resir
dential purposes may be burned on the property where grown
when the following conditions are met:
(1) A permit is obtained from the Air Pollution Control
Officer.
(2) The County Health Officer has found that such burning
is less detrimental to the general public health than
disposal by other means.
(3) Such burning shall meet the requirements and restrict
tions for agricultural wastes as expressed in Rules
3:1. 3:2, 3:3, 3:4, 3:8, 3:11 and 3:12 of the rules
and regulations for agricultural burning.
(4) Waste shall be arranged, prepared and dried at least
six months prior to burn if economically and technU
cally feasible,
(5) Burning may be regulated or prohibited when wind direcr
tion is toward a nearby populated area.
(6) Other conditions which the Air Pollution Control Of- .
ficer deems reasonable and necessary to assure burning
with a minimum of smoke and to maintain suitable air
quality standards.
(51.9) Rule 4:7 Incinerator Burning
Incinerator burning of any type shall be prohibited within the boundaries
of the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District except:
(a) As provided for by Rule 4:6 (f) above,
(b) No person shall burn any combustible refuse in any incin-
erator within the boundaries of the Tehama County Air Pol-
lution District, except in a multiple-chamber incinerator or
in equipment found by an Air Control Officer to be equally
effective for the purpose of air pollution control, or equip-
ment from which emissions do not exceed standards as set
forth in the Health and Safety Code.
(50.1.1)Rule 4:8 Dust and Condensed Fumes
No person shall discharge in any one hour from any source whatsoever dust
or fumes of a weight in excess of the amount shown for the corresponding
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process weight per hour in the following table. Where the process weight
per hour falls between figures in the left hand column, the exact weight
of permitted discharge may be interpolated.
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ALLOWABLE RATE OF EMISSION BASED ON
PROCESS WEIGHT RATE
Process Weight
Rate
Lb/Hr
100
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
Tons/Hr
0.05
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
Rate of
Emission
Lb/Hr
0.551
0.877
1.40
1.38
2.22
2.58
3.38
4.10
4.76
5.38
5.96
6,52
7.58
8.56
9.49
10.4
11.2
12.0
Process Weight
Rate
Lb/Hr
16,000
18,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
200,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
6,000,000
Tons/Hr
8.00
9.00
10.00
15.
20.
25.
30.
35.
40.
45.
50.
60.
70.
80.
100.
500.
1 ,000.
3,000.
Rate of
Emission
Lb/Hr
16.5
17.9
19.2
25.2
30.5
35.4
40.0
41.3
42.5
43.6
44.6
46.3
47.8
49.0
51.2
69.0
77.6
92.7
12,000 6.00 13.6
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(50.0) Rule 419 Specific Contaminants
A person shall Jiot discharge into the atmosphere from any single source
of emission whatsoever, any one or more of the contaminants, in any state
or combination thereof, exceeding in concentration at the point of dis-
charge:
(a) Sulphur compounds calculated as sulphur dioxide (S02) 0.2
percent by volume.
(b) Combustion contaminants: 0.3 grains per cubic foot of gas
calculated to 12 percent of carbon dioxide (C0~) at stan-
dard conditions, except during the start of an operation or
change in energy source, during the time necessary to bring
the combustion process up to operating level. In measuring
the combustion contaminants from incinerators used to dis-
pose of combustible refuse by burning, the carbon dioxide
(C02) produced by combustion of any liquid or gaseous fuels
shafl be excluded from the calculation to 12 percent of
carbon dioxide (C02).
(50.2) Rule 4:10 Sulfur Content of Fuels
The use of any gaseous fuel containing sulfur compounds in excess of 50
grains per 100 cubic feet of gaseous fuel, calculated as hydrogen sulfide
at standard conditions, or any liquid fuel or solid fuel having a sulfur
content in excess of 0.5 percent by weight is prohibited.
The provisions of this prohibition shall not apply to:
(a.) The burning of sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, acid sludge or
other sulfur combounds in the manufacturing of sulfur or
sulfur compounds.
(b) The incinerating of waste gases provided that the gross
heating value of such gases is less than 300 British Thermal
Units per cubic foot at standard condition and the fuel used
to incinerate such waste gases does not contain sulfur or
sulfur compounds in excess of the amount specified in this
rule.
(c) The use of solid fuels in any metallurgical process.
(d) The use of fuels where the gaseous products of combustion are
used as raw materials for other processes.
(e) The use of liquid or solid fuel to propel or test any vehicle,
aircraft, missile, or locomotive.
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(f) The use of liquid fuel whenever the supply of gaseous fuel,
the burning of which is permitted by this rule, is not
physically available to the user due to accident, act of
God, act of war, act of the public enemy, or failure of the
supplier.
(g) The use of liquid fuel during a period for which the sup-
plier of gaseous fuel, the burning of which is not prohib-
ited by this prohibition, interrupts the delivery of gaseous
fuel to the user.
It shall not be a violation of this prohibition to burn any solid or li-
quid fuel having a sulfur content in excess of 0.5 percent by weight for
a period of not to exceed three calendar days (and in addition for that
period of time necessary for the Hearing Board to render a decision, pro-
vided that an application for a variance is promptly filed) when other
fuel which complies with this prohibition is not used due to accident,
strike, sabotage, or act of God.
Every holder of, and every applicant for a permit to operate fuel-burning
equipment under these Rules and Regulations shall notify the Air Pollution
Control Officer in the manner and form prescribed by him, of each inter-
ruption and resumption of delivery of gaseous fuel to his equipment.
(2.0) Rule 4.11 Circumvention
A person shall not build, erect, install, or use any article, machine,
equipment or other contrivance, the use of which does not result in a
reduction in the total release of air contaminants to the atmosphere or
conceal an emission which would otherwise constitute a violation.
(51.16) Rule 4:12 Storage of Petroleum Products
(a) Any person who, after October 1, 1971, loads or permits the
loading of gasoline into any stationary tank with a capacity
of 250 gallons or more from a tank truck or trailer, except
through a permanent submerged fill pipe, unless such tank is
a pressure tank, or 1s equipped with a vapor recovery system,
or is equipped with a floating roof or other apparatus of
equal efficiency which has been approved.by the air pollu-
tion control officer, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) Any person who installs any gasoline tank w.ith a capacity of
250 gallons or more which does not meet the requirements of
subdivision (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c) Subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to any stationary
tanks installed prior to December 31, 1970 or to any tank
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used primarily for the fueling of implements of husbandry.
(d) For the purpose of this section, "submerged fill pipe" means
any fill pipe which has its discharge opening entirely sub-
merged when the liquid level is 6 inches above the bottom
of the tank. "Submerged fill pipe" when applied to a tank
which is loaded from the side, means any fill pipe which
has its discharge opening entirely submerged when the liquid
level is 18 inches above the bottom of the tank.
(e) For the purpose of this section, a "pressure tank" is a tank
which maintains working'pressure sufficient at all times to
prevent hydrocarbon vapor or gas loss to the atmosphere.
(f) For the purpose of this section, a "vapor recovery system"
is a vapor gathering system capable of collecting the vapors
and gases discharged so as to prevent their emission to the
atmosphere.
(g) A "floating roof" consists of a pontoon type or double-deck
type roof, resting on the surface of the liquid contents and
equipped with a closure seal, or seals, to close the space
between the roof edge and tank wall.
(51.5) Rule 4:13 Fuel Burning Equipment (New)
(51.6)
(51.7) A person shall not build, erect, install or expand any non-mobile fuel
burning equipment unit unless the discharge into the atmosphere of con-
taminants will not and does not exceed any one or more of the following
rates:
(a) 200 pounds per hour of sulfur compounds, calculated as sul-
fur dioxide (S02);
(b) 140 pounds per hour of nitrogen oxides, calculated as nitro-
gen dioxide (N02);
(c) 10 pounds per hour of combustion contaminants as derived
from the fuel.
For the purpose of this prohibition, a fuel burning equipment unit shall
be comprised of the minimum number of boilers, furnaces, jet engines or
other fuel burning equipment, the simultaneous operations of which are
required for the production of useful heat or power.
Fuel burning equipment serving primarily as air pollution control equip-
ment by using a combustion process to destroy air contaminants shall be
exempt from the provisions of this prohibition.
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Nothing in this rule shall be construed as preventing the maintenance or
preventing the alteration or modification of an existing fuel burning
equipment unit which will reduce its mass rate of air contaminant emis-
sions.
(51.7) Rule 4:14 Fuel Burning Equipment (Operational)
A person shall not discharge into the atmosphere from any non-mobile fuel
burning article, machine, equipment or other contrivance, (having a maximum
heat input rate of more than 1775 million British Thermal Units (BTU) per
hour (gross), flue gas having a concentration of nitrogen oxides, calcu-
lated as nitrogen dioxide (NO?) at 3 percent oxygen, in excess of that
shown in the following table:
NITROGEN OXIDES - PARTS PER MILLION PARTS OF FLUE GAS
EFFECTIVE DATE
.FUEL DECEMBER 31. 1971 DECEMBER 31. 1974
Gas 225 125
Liquid or Solid 325 225
(2.0) Rule 4:15 Separation of Emissions
If air contaminants from a single source operation are emitted through two
or more emission points, the total emitted quantity of any air contaminant,
limited in this Regulation cannot exceed the quantity which would be the
allowable emission through a single emission point; and the total emitted
quantity of any such air contaminant shall be taken as the product of the
highest concentration measured in any of the emission points and the ex-
haust gas volume through all emission points, unless the person responsible
for the source operation establishes the correct total emitted quantity.
(2.0) Rule 4:16 Combination of Emissions
(a) If air contaminants from two or more source operations are
combined prior to emission and there are adequate and re-
liable means reasonably susceptible to confirmation and use
by the control officer for establishing a separation of the
components of the combined emission to indicate the nature,
extent, quantity and degree of emission arising from each
such source operation, this Regulation shall apply to each
such source operation separately.
(b) If air contaminants from two or more source operations are
combined prior to emission, and the combined emissions can-
not be separated according to the requirements of Rule 4:16
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(a), this regulation shall be applied to the combined emis-
sion as if it originated in a single source operation sub-
ject to the most stringent limitations and requirements
placed by this regulation on any of the source operations
whose air contaminants are so combined.
(14.0) Rule 4:18 Disclosure of Data
The Air Pollution Control Officer shall, when requested, make available
to the public for examination all information and data compiled by or sub-
mitted to him in the performance of his duties except data deemed to be
"trade secrets" by application of Section 6254.7 (d) of the Government
Code.
REGULATION V - PROCEDURE BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD
(2.0) Rule 5:1 Applicable Articles of the Health & Safety Code
The provisions of Article 5 and Article 6, Chapter 2, Divison 20 of the
State of California Health and Safety Code, as amended, respectively en-
titled "Variances and Procedure," are incorporated herein by this refer-
ence.
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ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES FLOW CHART
Step I
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to
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by APCO
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County of Tehama, State of California
NOTICE TO APPEAR
001
Date
Time
Day of Week
Name (First, Middle, Last)
Residence Address
City
Business Address
CTty
Drivers License No.
StateClass
Birthelay
Sex
M F
Hair
Eyes
Height
Weight
Other ues.
vehicle License No.
state
Ralce
Model
Occupation
Social Security No.
OFFENSE(S)
Code
Section
Description
Evidence Receipt
Booking r——i
Required '—'
Locations Offense(s) Committea
Offense(s) not committed in my presence.Certified on information
and belief. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
and correct. Executed on the date shown above at
ISSUING OFFICER
^ ^-__ Calif.
Name of arresting officer-if different from above(Place)
Department
Without admitting guilt, I promise to appear at the time and place checked
below.
X Signature
as
Before
Before
)ate
the
the
Judge
Judge
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or
or
Clerk of
Clerk of
Time
Red Bluff Justice Court, 624 Wash. St.,R.B.
CornincLjJustice Court, 1207 Solano St, Crng
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Within
11 days
Will be
Notified
Form Approved by the Judicial Council of Caliform'aTs) 4/19/71 7>.C. 85T.9
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TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
P.O.Box 38, Red Bluff, Calif. 96080
Phone 527-4504
NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE
To Address
(Person or Firm in violation)
You. are hereby notified that you are in violation of Section(s) Part 2,
Division 20, Health & Safety Code of the State of California.
Such violation consists of
You are required to correct such violation(s) or seek a variance as pro-
vided in Section 24292 of the Health & Safety Code within days of
above date. Failure to comply will subject you to further enforcement
procedures.
DONALD R. HILL
Tehama County Air Pollution
Control Officer
By_
I hereby acknowledge receipt of this Deputy
notice:
Date
Signature -
Title
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TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
P.O.Box 38, Red Bluff, Calif. 96080
Phone 527-4504
VARIANCE APPLICATION
T.C.A.P.C.D. USE ONLY
Date Received
Fee Received $
Name of Person
or Firm Applying
Address
Location and description of article, machine, equipment, or situation for
which variance is desired
Rule, Regulation, Section or Order from which variance is requested_
Applicant's justification for variance. Explain:
Signed
Owner or Agent Date
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TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
P.O.Box 38, Red Bluff, Calif. 96080
Phone 527-4504
VARIANCE
Person or Firm
Address
Location and description of article, machine, equipment or situation for
which Variance is granted
Special terms or conditions under which Variance is granted
Progress report due within 15 days of
(date)
(Report on steps taken towards alleviating conditions which required
Variance issue)
Variance expiration date
Donald R. .Hill
Air Pollution Control Officer
BY
Date
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TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
P.O.Box 38, Red Bluff, Calif. 96080
Phone 527-4504
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT OR ALTER
Required for: The construction or alteration of any article, machine,
equipment, or contrivance which may cause the issuance of air contaminants.
Business Name:
Location:
Manager:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
Product Manufactured:
Production Rate*:
Raw Materials and Quantities used*:
Type of Burning: Open Incinerator Other
Normal Operating Schedule: Hr/Day Day/Week Months/Year
FUEL CONSUMPTION:
Natural Gas: Cu. Ft/Year Fuel Oil: Gal/Year
Other: Tons/Year
Expected type of emission: • •
Emission Control Equipment and efficiency:
Date S i gned_
APCD USE ONLY
Construction or Alteration meets Tehama County APCD Rules and Regulations
Yes No
Explain:__
Application Approved; Denied__^ Explain:
* These items will be treated as confidential and no release of this infor-
mation will be made without written permission of applicant.
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TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
P.O.Box 38, Red Bluff, Calif. 96080
Phone 527-4504
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE
Required for: The use of any article, machine, equipment, or contrivance
which may cause the issuance of air contaminants.
Business Name:
Location:__ .
Manager:^
Mailing Address: ~
Phone
Product Manufactured:
Production Rate*:
Raw Materials and Quantities used*:
Type of Burning: Open
Incinerator
Other
Normal Operating Schedule:Hr/Day
FUEL CONSUMPTION:
Natural Gas: Cu. Ft/Year
Other:
Expected type of emission:
Emission Control Equipment and efficiency; ~
Date Signed_
Day/Week
Fuel Oil:
Tons/Year
Months/Year
Gal/Year
APCD USE ONLY
Operation meets Tehama County APCD Rules and Regulations Yes No_
f
Explain:_
Application Approved:
Denied
Explain:
* These items will be treated as confidential and no release of this infor
mation will be made without written permission of applicant.
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TEHAMA COUNTY
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
PERMIT TO OPERATE
This certifies that
is hereby authorized to operate the following stationary emission equipment in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District.
From:_ •
Donald R. Hill
To : Air Pollution Control Officer
1760 Walnut Street, Red Bluff, CA
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