Rules & Regulations - North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District

Rules & Regulations

The current versions of the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District's Rules & Regulations are found below. Both electronic and hard copy formats are also available by contacting staff at (707) 443-3093 or support@ncuaqmd.org. If you would like to be notified of rule changes, sign up on our email list server.

Note that where applicable, the "X-factor" value as referenced in Rule 400(B)(1) for FY2023/24 is presently $161.00

Regulation I - General Provisions, Permits & Prohibition

Regulation 1 - General Provisions, Permits, & Prohibitions Regulation 1 - Table of Contents Rule 100 - General Provisions- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 101 - Definitions- Revised, February 20, 2014 Rule 102 - Required Permits- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 103 - Action on Applications, Required Testing and Environmental Assessments- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 104 - Prohibitions- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 105 - Enforcement & Penalty Actions- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 106 - Emission Reduction Credits & Banking- July 9, 2015 Rule 107 - Reserved Rule 108 - Reserved Rule 109 - Entry Upon Private Property- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 110 - New Source Review (NSR) and Prevention of Significant Deterioration- Revised July 9, 2015 Rule 111 - Federal Requirements for Sources of Greenhouse Gases- Revised, July 9, 2015 Rule 120 - Vapor Extraction- Revised, July 9, 2015

Regulation II - Open Burning

Regulation II - Open Burning Regulation II - Table of Contents Rule 200 - General Provisions- Revised, December 11, 2013 Rule 201 - Prohibitions, General Requirements and Burn Day Determination- Revised, December 11,2013 Rule 202 - Stanadard Burn Permit- Revised, December 11, 2013 Rule 203 - Non-Standard Burn Permit- Revised, December 11, 2013 Rule 204 - No Burn Day Permit- Revised, December 11, 2013 Rule 205 - Fire Training Burn Permit- Revised, December 11, 2013 Rule 206 - Smoke Management- Revised, December 11, 2013 Rule 207 - Reserved Rule 208 - Reserved

Regulation III - Control of Toxic Air Contaminants

Regulation III - Control of Toxic Air Contaminants Regulations III- Table of Contents Rule 300 - State Airborne Toxic Control Measures- Revised, March 12, 2015 Rule 301 - Local Airborne Toxic Control Measure for the Control of Benzene from Retail Gasoline Despensing Facilities- Revised, March 12, 2015

Regulation IV - Fees

Regulation IV - Fees Regulation IV - Table of Contents Rule 400 - Fee Calculation & Administration- Revised, September 19, 2019 Rule 401 - Asbestos Fees- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 402 - Assessments- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 403 - Document Fees- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 404 - Hearing Board Fees- Revised, March 10, 2018 Rule 405 - Stationary & Portable Source Permit Fees- Revised, September 19, 2019 Rule 406 - Federal Clean Air Act Permit Fees- Revised November 9, 2017 Rule 407 - Air Toxics "Hot Spots" (AB2588) Fees, Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 408 - Burn Permit Fees- Revised, September 9, 2019 Rule 409 - Additional Services & Fees- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 410 - Air Monitoring Fees- Revised, November 9, 2017

Regulation V - Title V Sources

Regulation V - Procedures for Issuing Permits to Operate for Sources Subject to Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Regulation V - Table of Contents Rule 500 - Reserved Rule 501 - Purpose and General Requirments, Revised, March 12, 2015 Rule 502 - Application & Permit Requirements- Revised, March 12, 2015 Rule 503 - District Administrative Procedures- Revised, March 12, 2015 Rule 504 - Permit Content- Revised, March 12, 2015

Regulation VI - Hearing Board Procedures

Regulation VI - Hearing Board Procedures Regulation VI - Table of Contents Rule 600 - Authorization- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 601 - Petition Procedures- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 602 - Emergency Variances- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 603 - Interim Variances- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 604 - Modifications of Incerments of Progress Schedule- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 605 - Hearing Procedures- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 606 - Decisions- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 607 - Records of Procedings- Revised, October 16, 2014 Rule 608 - Appeal of Decision- Revised, October 16, 2014

Regulation VII - Greenhouse Gas Mitigation & Control

Rule 700 - Greenhouse Gas Mitigation & Control- Reserved Rule 701 - Landfill Gas Control- Adopted, October 20, 2011 Rule 702 - Refrigerant Management- Adopted, October 20, 2011

Appendices

Appendices - NCUAQMD Rules & Regulations Appendix - Table of Contents Appendix A - Procedures for Environmental Impact Review- Revised, September 10, 2015 Appendix B - Continuous Emissions Monitoring- Revised, September 10, 2015 Appendix C - Humbolt Bay Air Basin- Revised, September 10, 2015 Appendix D - Reserved Appendix E - Reserved Appendix F - Reserved Appendix G - Reserved

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