On October 22, 2015, CARB conducted a public meeting to consider Updated Transportation Conformity Budgetsfor the San Joaquin 2008 Ozone, 2012 PM2.5, and 2008 PM10State Implementation Plans (SIP). If approved, CARB will submit the transportation conformity budgets to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) as a revision to the California SIP.
On January 24, 2013, CARB approved the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (District) 2012 PM2.5 Plan. The Plan sets out the strategy to attain the federal 2006 24-hour PM2.5 standard of35 g/m3by 2019. The District adopted a Supplemental Document to the 2012 PM2.5 Plan on September 18, 2014, which was considered and approved by CARB at a public meeting held on October 24, 2014. The 2014 updates to transportation conformity budgets for the San Joaquin Valley will be considered by CARB at a public meeting to be held on November 20, 2014
CARB Documents
2015 Updated Transportation Conformity Budgets for the San Joaquin Valley Ozone, PM2.5, and PM10 State Implementation Plan
On April 27, 2012 and October 9, 2012, CARB held technical symposia on the scientific basis of the air quality modeling being conducted for the San Joaquin Valley 2012 PM2.5 Plan.