Final Draft 2007 Air Quality Management Plan

 

The Final Draft 2007 Ventura County Air Quality Management Plan (2007 AQMP) presents Ventura County’s strategy for attaining the federal 8-hour ozone standard as required by the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The 2007 AQMP also presents the District’s Triennial Assessment and Plan Update required by the California Clean Air Act of 1988.

 

The final draft 2007 AQMP is substantially the same as the draft 2007 AQMP but now contains an attainment demonstration (photochemical modeling and weight of evidence analyses) showing that Ventura County will attain the federal 8-hour ozone standard by June 15, 2013, the deadline for serious 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas.

 

The 2007 AQMP also contains several revised and updated elements, including: a revised Reasonable Further Progress demonstration, an updated Motor Vehicle Conformity Budget for transportation conformity purposes, revised emission inventory and emission forecasts, and a revised local control strategy containing several new and “further study” emission control measures. The new control measures are proposed revisions to existing District rules that District staff has found practicable for Ventura County pursuant to the separate every feasible measure requirement of the California Clean Air Act and, therefore, will be considered for adoption by the District regardless of their inclusion in the 2007 AQMP.  The 2007 AQMP also incorporates the California Air Resources Board’s State Strategy to achieve the additional emission reductions needed for all areas of the state, including Ventura County, to attain the federal 8-hour ozone standard.

 

Notice: Table 3-6, Expected 2012 Emission Reductions from Proposed New SIP Measures, on page 50 has been relabeled Table 3-7 and the ROG and NOx emission reduction estimates it provides have been corrected. The original ROG and NOx emission estimates were inadvertently transposed. The corrected ROG and NOx estimates in Table 3-7 do not affect any other part of the 2007 AQMP nor its conclusions. New Table 3-7 is available for downloading below.

 

Public Review

The 2007 AQMP and associated Negative Declaration are available on the District's website at http://www.vcapcd.org, and at the District’s offices, located at 669 County Square Drive, 2nd Floor, Ventura, California, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Copies of the 2007 AQMP Negative Declaration are also available by calling the District at (805) 645-1400.

 

Written comments should be submitted to the District by 5:00 p.m., April 24, 2008. Written comments (or questions) may be directed to Chuck Thomas or Genie McGaugh, Ventura County Air Pollution Control District, 669 County Square Drive, 2nd Floor, Ventura, CA 93003; Telephone: (805) 645-1400; Facsimile: (805) 645-1444; Email: chuck@vcapcd.org or genie@vcapcd.org. Questions by email are preferred.

 

Board Hearing

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board will consider adopting the 2007 AQMP and Negative Declaration during its regular board hearing scheduled for the following time and location:

 

May 13, 2008, at 11:00 a.m.
Board of Supervisors Meeting Room
Hall of Administration
Ventura County Government Center
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, California

 

 

Downloads - 2007 AQMP & Appendices


 

Downloads - Environmental Documents


 

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