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California Environmental Protection Agency. Air Resources Board. California’s Smoke Management Program. Presentation Overview. California Health and Safety Code Smoke Management Guidelines Burner/ARB/Air District Communication Burn Authorization Process Alternatives to Burning. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Air Resources BoardCalifornia Environmental Protection Agency
California’s Smoke Management
Program
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Presentation Overview
• California Health and Safety Code
• Smoke Management Guidelines
• Burner/ARB/Air District Communication
• Burn Authorization Process
• Alternatives to Burning
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U.S. EPA Certified Program
• California’s Smoke Management Program meets the 7 program elements described in the Interim Air Quality Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires (April, 1998)
• U.S. EPA approval in August, 2003
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Legislative Authority
• AB 16, Statutes of 1970 directed ARB to establish guidelines for the control of agricultural burning
• Rice Straw Burning Reduction Act – AB 1378, Statutes of 1991
• San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Burn Phase-DownSB 705, Statutes of 2003
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Sacramento Valley Air Basin Rice Straw Phase-Down
• 1991 Legislative Mandate
• Prohibits Burning Rice Straw in Sac Valley
• Permits to Burn Allowed Only for Disease Control– 25% of grower’s planted acres– Up to 125,000 acres basin-wide
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San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Burn Phase-Down
• Prohibits Burning of:– 2005 – Field crops, pruning, and weed
abatement – 2007 – Orchard removals– 2010 – Vineyard Removals, Surface-Harvested
Prunings
• Permits to Burn Allowed Only for Disease Control
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Smoke Management Guidelines(CCR Title 17)
Enhanced Smoke Management Though Improved Planning and Communication
Help Minimize Smoke Impacts Allow for More Burn Opportunities Requirements for:
Use of an air district burn authorization system Provision for “Marginal” burn day determination Burn Registration Smoke management plans
Consideration of Burn Alternatives
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Communication
• U.S. EPA -- Federal Air Quality Managers• ARB -- State Air Quality Managers• Air Districts -- Local Air Quality Managers• GACC-- Federal Weather Forecasters• Other Air Quality/Meteorology Resources• Land/Fire Managers
–Wildlands–Agricultural
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Air District Programs Smoke Management Guidelines
• Each air district shall adopt, implement, and enforce a smoke management program consistent with the Guidelines
• Air District submittals due by Dec. 31, 2001• As of February 3, 2005, ARB has approved 28 Air
District programs • Electronic version of programs at:
www.arb.ca.gov/smp/district/adstat.htm
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Burn Authorization Process
• Burn Must be Registered with the district
• Approved Smoke Management Plan (SMP) and Permit Required
• May Request ARB Burn Day Forecast -- CB3» 96-hour Outlook
» 72-hour Trend
» 48-hour Forecast
• Daily Burn Forecast Conference Call• ARB 24-hour Basin Burn Day Determination
• Air District 24-hour Burn Authorization
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Burn Determination
• ARB makes Burn/No-Burn Determinations for each air basin statewide
• Determinations based on air quality and meteorology
• Tools include Satellite Images, Surface and Upper Air Observations, Model Forecasts
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Burn Registration
• Required for All Prescribed Burns
• Initiates Smoke Planning Process
• Allows for Cataloguing of Planned Burns
• Most Districts Request 6 Months in Advance
• Many Air Districts do Annual or Semi-Annual Registration Meeting
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Smoke Management Plan ElementsTiered Planning/Reporting System:• 10 Acres or Under 1 Ton Particulate Need Only Register Burn
(May need to address Impacts on Smoke Sensitive Areas)
• Burns with Potential Smoke Impacts – Must Address Smoke Sensitive Areas, Project Monitoring Considerations, and Potential Multi-day Burn Coordination
• Burns Over 10 acres or 1 ton particulate – Must Complete Simplified Smoke Management Plan (SMP)
• 100 acres or over or more than 10 tons particulate must complete more comprehensive SMP
• Projects over 250 acres require Project Monitoring Considerations and Post-burn Evaluation
• Wildland Fire Use fires Must Submit SMP Within 72 Hours to Air District (Based on Expected Total Burn Area)
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Consideration ofAlternatives to Burning
• Non-burn Alternatives– Hand Thinning– Mechanical Treatments,
Chipping – Goats
• Alternatives End Uses– Building Products – Landscape Materials– Energy Production
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WFU Protocol
• Wildland Fire Use Coordination and Communication Protocol – July 2004
• Framework to minimize smoke impacts from naturally ignited wildland fires managed for resource benefit
• WFUs greater than 10 acres must submit an SMP within 72 hours
• Air district notified if WFU exceeds 100 acres or 250 acres within 24 hours
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California Smoke Management Program
ARB Smoke Management Web Page
www.arb.ca.gov/smp/smp.htm
ARB Meteorology Desk(916) 322-6014
Jill [email protected]
(916) 322-6161