Program Coordinator

The District is currently designated as a nonattainment area for both state and federal ozone, PM101 and PM2.52 standards. A strategy to control air pollution is to reduce emissions from new and modified stationary sources through a New Source Review (NSR) program. The federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and its associated regulations contain requirements for the District to adopt and implement a State Implementation Plan (SIP)-approved NSR program for minor stationary sources and major stationary sources and major modifications. Similarly, the California Clean Air Act sets requirement to offset the impact of new sources. Under the California Health and Safety Code (HSC) and California Code of Regulations, the District is required to establish a no net increase program for emissions of nonattainment pollutants from all new or modified stationary sources which emit, or have the potential to emit, 10 tons or more per year. Rule 202, NEW SOURCE REVIEW, was first adopted on September 20, 1976 and was last amended on October 28, 2010. Rule 202 applies to both minor and major sources. Until recently, the version of Rule 202 as amended on November 20, 1984, was the District’s SIP-approved NSR rule. The 1984 version contained requirements mandated by the CAA for both NSR and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) programs