Proposed Amended Rule 1111 - Reduction of NOx Emissions from Natural-Gas-Fired, Fan-Type

Summary

SCH Number
2017121067
Lead Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Proposed Amended Rule 1111 - Reduction of NOx Emissions from Natural-Gas-Fired, Fan-Type
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
various
Document Description
Note: Review Per Lead SCAQMD staff is proposing to amend Rule 1111 in order to resolve compliance issues that have been raised by stakeholders. If adopted, PAR1111 would increase the mitigation fee from $200 for each non-compliant condensing furnace and $150 each for all other non-compliant furnaces regulated under this rule to $400 for all non-compliant units and extend the dates for complying with the NOx limit for the following equipment categories: 1) condensing furnaces from April 1, 2018, to October 1, 2019; 2) non-condensing furnaces from October 1, 2018, to October 1, 2019; 3) weatherized furnaces from October 1, 2019, to October 1, 2020; and 4) mobile home furnaces from October 1, 2021, to Oct 1, 2022. If the compliance dates are extended, PAR 1111 is expected to result in foregone NOx emissions reductions of 0.07 to 0.069 tons per day in 2018, 0.26 to 0.33 tons per day in 2023, and 0.26 to 0.33 tons per day in 2031, all of which exceed the SCAQMD's regional air quality CEQA significance threshold for NOx during operation. The analysis of PAR 1111 in the draft SEA identified potentially significant adverse air quality impacts. However, the NOx emissions reductions foregone will eventually be achieved b/c existing furnaces will be regularly replaced and upgraded over time with cleaner units. In addition, the mitigation fee will generate emission reductions from the projects to be financed with the fee. No facilities that manufacture equipment that would be subject to PAR 1111 have been identified on lists compiled by DTSC per Gov Code Section 65962.5.

Contact Information

Name
Barbara Radlein
Agency Name
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Energy Commission, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Local Actions
proposed amended rule
Project Issues
Air Quality

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