
Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council
Background
The Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council (BCC) is authorized pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section (HSC) 40900. The BCC consists of an elected official of, and designated by, the air pollution control district governing board of each district within the Sacramento Valley Air Basin. There are nine (9) Council Members on the BCC.
The purpose of the BCC is to carry out the following activities pursuant to State law and the California Code of Regulations (reference HSC 41865 and 41866; California Code of Regulations 80100 et. seq.).
- Smoke Management Program
- Rice Straw Burning Reduction Act of 1991
- Conditional Rice Straw Burning Permit Program for the Sacramento Valley Air Basin
- The BCC shall work to assist Districts in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin in coordinating all air pollution control activities to ensure that the entire Sacramento Valley Air Basin is, or will be, in compliance with the requirements of State and Federal law.
Further detail is found in the BCC Bylaws (PDF).
Meeting and Agenda Information
2011 BCC and Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting Schedule
Past Years' Meeting and Agenda Information
Smoke Management Program Documents
2011 Documents
- Smoke Management Program (PDF)
2010 Documents
- Smoke Management Program (final and approved) (PDF)
- Appendix 1. Smoke Management Plan (PDF)
- Appendix 2. Smoke Management Plan - Northeast Air Alliance version (PDF)
- Appendix 3. Conditional Rice Straw Burning Permit Program (CRSBPP) (PDF)
This program is incorporated into the Smoke Management Program. The lettered
appendices below are part of the CRSBPP
- Appendix A. Questions and Answers (PDF)
- Appendix B. Statistical Method For County-Wide Disease Determination (PDF)
- Appendix C. Application For Determination Of Terms And Conditions (PDF)
- Appendix D. Combination Inspection Rice Field Map (PDF)
- Appendix E. Visual Assessment Rice Field Map (PDF)
- Appendix F. Soil Inspection Rice Field Map (PDF)
- Appendix I. Prevailing Disease Level Inspection Form (PDF)
- Appendix J. Countywide Finding of Pathogens 2005 (PDF)
State Air Quality Attainment Plans
The California Clean Air Act (CCAA) requires air districts to assess the progress made towards attaining the state air quality standards every three years.
- Triennial Update of the Northern Sacramento Valley Planning Area Air Quality Attainment Plan (PDF)
- Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District's State Planning Web page
- Yolo - Solano Air Quality Management District's State Planning Web page
- Placer County Air Pollution Control District - update pending
