2022 REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY (RAQS) REVISION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Summary
SCH Number
2023030310
Lead Agency
San Diego County Air Pollution Control District
Document Title
2022 REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY (RAQS) REVISION FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
3/10/2023
Document Description
San Diego County is a nonattainment area for California ambient air quality standards for ozone. Pursuant to the California Clean Air Act, air districts in nonattainment areas are required to prepare and implement air quality strategies identifying all feasible emission control measures to locally attain state ozone standards by the earliest practicable date. Accordingly, the Regional Air Quality Strategy (RAQS) for San Diego County was developed and adopted in 1992, identifying all feasible control measures to reduce emissions of ozone precursors (oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC)) from stationary emission sources under the authority of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (District).
The California Clean Air Act also requires periodic RAQS revisions identifying the status of scheduled control measures and incorporating any new control measures determined feasible. Such evaluations are based on updated information regarding technology availability, emission reduction potential, and cost-effectiveness. Accordingly, the RAQS was revised in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2016.
The 2022 RAQS Revision ensures continued compliance with the all-feasible-measures requirement. It also provides more ozone precursor emission reductions and reflects the District's tentative schedule of future regulatory activity. These possible control measures will be evaluated and, if warranted, developed into proposed rules for Board consideration in future years.
Contact Information
Name
Eric Luther
Agency Name
San Diego Air Pollution Control District
Job Title
Supervising Air Resources Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
San Diego County
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
San Diego Air Pollution Control District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
San Diego
Final Environmental Document Available at
www.sdapcd.org
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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