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Air quality planning involves the protection and improvement of the precious air resource we breathe. This section presents the District's air quality plans and CEQA guidelines forachieving and maintaining the health based ambient air quality standards in our region as well as information on how the air quality of the Monterey region compares to the Stateand federal air standards. We also provide county-level inventories of green house gas emissions from the area's on-road motor vehicles.

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Glossary of Air Pollution
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AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, MONITORING NETWORK AND ATTAINMENT STATUS FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST AIR BASIN (NCCAB)

State and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standards as of February 2010

Current Standards

NCCAB Ambient Air Monitoring Stations as of June 2009 (53 kb/45 kb)

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Air Monitoring Stations in PDF

2006 to 2008 Exceedances and Designation Values for the State Ambient Air Quality Standards - Posted 9/24/09 (64 kb/80 kb)

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Current Standards

2006 to 2008 Exceedances and Design Values for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards - Posted 9/24/09 (64 kb/80 kb)

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Current Standards

NCCAB Attainment Status as of January 2009 (36 kb/76 kb)

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Current Standards

 

DISTRICT AIR PLANS

2008 Air Quality Management Plan - Adopted August 2008.  The District's AQMP for achieving the 2006 California ozone standard (4.9 mb).

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2007 Federal Maintenance Plan - Adopted May 2007.  The District's plan for maintaining the 1997 federal ozone standard (3.1 mb).

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2005 Particulate Matter Plan - Adopted December 2005  The District's plan for particulate matter made in response to Senate Bill 656 (9.2 mb).

Air Monitoring Stations in PDF

 

DISTRICT CEQA AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES

2008 CEQA Guidelines - Adopted February 2008.  For compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act  (1.2 mb)

Air Monitoring Stations in PDF

 

CEQA REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AND TOOLS

Initial Study Checklist - As amended July 27, 2007.  For determining the level of environmental review required for a specific project  (184 kb)

Air Monitoring Stations in PDF


URBEMIS 2007 Version 9.2.4
- Freeware for calculating air pollution emissions from land use projects  (28 mb)

ARB Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Idling Regulation - Link to California's  Anti-Idling Regulations

 

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION INVENTORIES

Santa Cruz County 2004 Mobile Source GHG Inventory Report - CO2e Based on EMFAC2007 & AMBAG Travel Model.
Provides information on VMT and GHG emissions by vehicle class.   (200k/176kb)

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NCCAB 2010 On-Road Motor Vehicle Inventory Spreadsheet - CO2e Based on EMFAC2007 & AMBAG Travel Model.  
Provides information on VMT and GHG emissions by vehicle class.  (71 kb)

Air Monitoring Stations in PDF

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Monterey Co. 2010 On-Road Motor Vehicle Inventory Spreadsheet - CO2e Based on EMFAC2007 & AMBAG Travel Model.  
Provides information on VMT and GHG emissions by vehilce class.  (74 kb)

Air Monitoring Stations in PDF

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Santa Cruz Co. 2010 On-Road Motor Vehicle Inventory Spreadsheet - CO2e Based on EMFAC2007 & AMBAG Travel Model.  
Provides information on VMT and GHG emissions by vehicle class.  (74 kb)

Air Monitoring Stations in PDF

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San Benito Co. 2010 On-Road Motor Vehicle Inventory Spreadsheet - CO2e Based on EMFAC2007 & AMBAG Travel Model.  
Inventory under construction.  (  kb)

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Link to ARB Statewide GHG Inventory 1990 to 2004 - Published in Nov. 2007 as Required by AB32.  Based on IPCC Categories

Link to ARB Statewide GHG Inventory 2000 to 2006 - Most Recent Inventory through 2006.

 

 
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