California Air Resources Board

On October 20, 2016, CARB conducted a public meeting to consider the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District 2016 Moderate Area Plan for the 2012 PM2.5 Standard (2016 Moderate PM2.5 Plan). CARB and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District developed the 2016 Moderate PM2.5 Plan to meet moderate nonattainment area requirements under the Clean Air Act for the federal National Ambient Air Quality Standard for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) of 12 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3). The Board directed CARB staff to conduct several workshops in the San Joaquin Valley to assess opportunities for further reductions from stationary and mobile sources. CARB adopted the 2016 Moderate PM2.5 Plan on January 24, 2019, alongside the 2018 Plan for the 1997, 2006, and 2012 PM2.5 Standards (2018 PM2.5 Plan) which also included planning requirements for the 12 μg/m3 PM2.5 standard.

CARB Documents

Public Hearing on January 24, 2019: Adoption of 2016 Moderate PM2.5 Plan Alongside 2018 PM2.5 Plan

• Submittal to U.S. EPA (May 9, 2019)
• Resolution 19-1 (January 24, 2019)
• Staff Report (December 21, 2018)
  • Appendix A - Links
  • Appendix B - District Submittal Letter and Governing Board Resolution
  • Appendix C - Weight of Evidence Analysis
• Staff Presentation (January 24, 2019)
• Notice of Public Meeting (January 24, 2019)

Public Hearing on October 20, 2016: Original Consideration of 2016 Moderate PM2.5 Plan

• Notice of Public Meeting (October 20, 2016)
• Staff Report (September 16, 2016)
  • Submittal to U.S. EPA of Staff Report (December 11, 2019)
• Modeling Documentation
  • Modeling Assessment
  • Modeling Protocol
    • Appendix
  • Modeling Emission Inventory Protocol

District Documents

• 2016 Moderate Area Plan for the 2012 PM2.5 Standard (September 15, 2016)

Public Workshops and Hearings

• September 26, 2017: Joint workshop with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District in Bakersfield to discuss strategies for meeting PM2.5 air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley. The third in a series of workshops conducted by CARB staff to assess opportunities for reductions from stationary and mobile sources as part of a comprehensive PM2.5 attainment strategy.
  • Meeting Notice (September 14, 2017)
  • Workshop webcast and presentation
• May 17, 2017: Community meeting in Fresno to discuss strategies for meeting PM2.5 air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley. Second in a series of workshops conducted by CARB staff to assess opportunities for reductions from stationary and mobile sources as part of a comprehensive PM2.5 attainment strategy.  
  • Meeting Notice (May 3, 2017)
• May 25, 2017: Public meeting of the California Air Resources Board to hear an update on the development of the PM2.5 State Implementation Plan for the San Joaquin Valley.
  • Public Meeting Notice (May 25, 2017)
• December 1, 2016: Public workshop to discuss strategies for meeting PM2.5 air quality standards in the San Joaquin Valley. Staff presented a science-based assessment of the sources contributing to PM2.5 levels in the Valley, the benefits of current control programs, and an initial assessment of the scope of further emissions reductions needed to meet annual and 24-hour PM2.5 standards over the next ten years. 
  • Workshop Notice (November 15, 2016)
  • Workshop Slides