Asbestos NESHAP & NOA Regulations

The Asbestos NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) regulates the control of asbestos during the renovation and demolition of buildings and structures.

The District has been delegated by the EPA to enforce the NESHAP provisions within its tri-county jurisdiction. The District administers all of the NESHAP regulations including the sections applicable to the demolition and renovation of building structures which utilized Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) in their construction.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted two Airborne Toxic Control Measures (ATCMs) which regulates the control of Naturally-Occurring Asbestos (NOA) during construction, surfacing, grading, mining, and quarrying operations.

The District is responsible for enforcing both the Asbestos ATCM for surfacing applications and the Asbestos ATCM for Constructions, Grading, Quarrying and Surface Mining Operations.

Asbestos NESHAP Regulations

The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) are a series of pollutant-specific regulations which are designed to minimize the public's exposure to hazardous chemicals through the use of specific types of control equipment and the implementation of various control methods or procedures. The District has been delegated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to…

NOA Regulations

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted two Airborne Toxic Control Measures (ATCMs) for naturally-occurring asbestos.

Website Accessibility Statement

North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (the "District") is committed to ensuring that its services are accessible to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, the District strives to provide an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, AA, and commercial screen reading software. Features of the website are created to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities.

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Coordinator

The District has designated a Compliance Coordinator for website disability-related accommodations. The Compliance Coordinator has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices and requirements.

Compliance Procedures

The District is working to ensure all website content complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and controlling State laws. In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues, the website is regularly scanned to ensure ongoing compliance, and timely changes are made to any inaccessible content if found.

Accessible Documents Policy

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Linked Documents and Third Parties

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Report a Website Accessibility Issue

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