Proposed Amended Rule 1179.1 – Emission Reductions from Combustion Equipment at Publicly Owned Treatment Works Facilities
Summary
SCH Number
2025010311
Public Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Proposed Amended Rule 1179.1 – Emission Reductions from Combustion Equipment at Publicly Owned Treatment Works Facilities
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/10/2025
Document Description
Existing Rule 1179.1 contains: 1) nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission limits for boilers, turbines, and engines located at publicly owned treatment works facilities to reflect Best Available Retrofit Control Technology; 2) monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements; and 3) requirements for engine inspection and monitoring plans set forth in its Attachment 1. Proposed Amended Rule 1179.1 (PAR 1179.1) will codify the corrected cross-references in Rule 1179.1 – Attachment 1 described in the February 4, 2024, compliance advisory. While no emission reductions are expected from these administrative changes, PAR 1179.1 will benefit stakeholders by improving clarity and overall understanding of the rule’s implementation requirements by removing inconsistencies.
Contact Information
Name
Zoya Banan
Agency Name
South Coast AQMD
Job Title
Air Quality Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Other Information
The proposed project is located within the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) jurisdiction, which includes the four-county South Coast Air Basin (all of Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties), and the Riverside County portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin and the non-Palo Verde, Riverside County portion of the Mojave Desert Air Basin.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
South Coast AQMD, as Lead Agency, has reviewed the proposed project pursuant to: 1) CEQA Guidelines Section 15002(k) – General Concepts, the three-step process for deciding which document to prepare for a project subject to CEQA; and 2) CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 – Review for Exemption, procedures for determining if a project is exempt from CEQA. Since the proposed project will make administrative clarifications which will not require physical modifications, no adverse environmental impacts are expected. Thus, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed project may cause a significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the proposed project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
County Clerks
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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