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Background:
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area of the website provides "The Bill of Rights
for Environmental Permit Applicants" plus an overview
of air quality permitting issues in California, and finally, several
hot links to ARB topic areas which involve certifications, variances,
or other ARB approvals. Please consider joining
one or more of the ARB's Permitting-related e-lists. |
| Stationary Source
Permitting Overview: |
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ARB does not have authority to issue permits directly to stationary
sources of air pollution. Primary responsibility for permitting all
sources, except vehicular sources, rests with the local and regional
air pollution control authorities known as Air Pollution
Control Districts (APCD) or Air Quality Management Districts (AQMD). |
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air district permitting activity falls into two broad categories: |
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Authority to
Construct
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Anyone proposing to
construct, modify, or operate a facility
or equipment that may emit pollutants from a
stationary source into the atmosphere must first
obtain an Authority to Construct
from the local air district. |
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Operating Permits
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Anyone operating a
facility that emits air pollution must obtain
an operating permit from the local air
district. |
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| The
District Rules
Database is the best source
for identifying the stationary source permitting requirements in any
specific area of California. You might be interested in our directory of local air district contacts or if you do not
know the applicable district name, but you know the city or ZIP code,
you can try our District Look-up by
City or Zip Code feature. |
| Certification-Type
Processes Administered by the
ARB: |
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following is a list of topic areas which you might find useful in
expediting your application process with the ARB. In some instances, a
mere description of the application process is made available with the
preferred method of contacting us. In other cases, the application
forms and instruction material can be downloaded, completed and
returned to the ARB for processing. |
| Certifications |
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| Exemptions / Variances / Approvals |
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| Permits / Registrations |
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| Verifications |
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Important
Links to Other "Permitting - Related Links"
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| If
you have further questions on any of this, please contact our Ombudsman staff at (916) 323-6791or
our Helpline at (800) 242-4450 . |
