Richard A. Stedman, Air Pollution Control Officer, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District: ‘While we appreciate and support the City's efforts to control wood smoke emissions from beach fires, failure to greatly reduce or eliminate wood smoke impacts on residents will most likely result in an Air District enforcement action against the City.’

ABSTRACT: On December 1, 2015, Richard A. Stedman, Air Pollution Control Officer, Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District, stated in an email to Mayor Jason Burnett “The purpose of this email is to inform you that, if the City is unable to resolve the public health impacts and nuisance conditions caused by wood fires on Carmel Beach, the Air District intends to take enforcement action to remedy the situation. While we appreciate and support the City's efforts to control wood smoke emissions from beach fires, failure to greatly reduce or eliminate wood smoke impacts on residents will most likely res ult in an Air District enforcement action against the City. Enforcement action can include sanctions and prohibitory restrictions to address the adverse impacts caused by wood smoke from beach fires.” The email document copy is embedded.

Stedman E-mail to Burnett 12-01-15

From: Richard Stedman
Subject: District Enforcement Action
Date: December 1, 2015 at 4:02:25 PM PST
To: Jason Burnett

State and Federal Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter

Annual Average	California ARB Standard PM2.5 12 µg/m3	Federal EPA Standard PM2.5 12.0 µg/m3
24-Hour Average	--------	35 µg/m3

REFERENCES:

CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
California Health and Safety Code Sections 39002, et seq. and 40000, et seq

Monterey Bay Unified APCD List of Current Rules

Laws and Regulations

Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) for Particulate Matter

Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District

Compliance and Inspections

Enforcement Actions