2003 San Joaquin Valley PM10 State Implementation Plan (SIP)

This page updated February 23, 2005.


The San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (District) consists of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Kings, Tulare and Fresno Counties, and the western portion of Kern County. On June 19, 2003, the District adopted a SIP revision to demonstrate attainment of the federal 24-hour and annual average standards for inhalable particulate matter (PM10). Following a public hearing on June 26, 2003, ARB adopted the SIP revision and submitted it to U.S. EPA on August 19, 2003. On December 30, 2003, ARB submitted amendments to the 2003 PM10 Plan to U.S. EPA to provide further clarification requested by U.S. EPA staff. The 2003 PM10 Plan was approved by U.S. EPA effective June 25, 2004. The 2003 PM10 Plan includes the most recent data on air quality, emissions and modeling to assess attainment. The 2003 PM10 Plan also includes new control strategies for stationary, area and mobile sources reflecting new measures for local and State implementation. The District developed the local element along with the transportation planning agencies while the Air Resources Board (ARB) prepared the State element in consultation with the affected agencies. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE San Joaquin Valley 2003 PM10 Plan, June 2003. The Plan relies on State measures to specifically target reductions for attainment of the PM10 standard in the San Joaquin Valley. These State measures are a subset of the comprehensive statewide strategy identified as part of the Proposed 2003 State and Federal Strategy for the California SIP, August 2003. Proposed 2003 State Implementation Plan for Particulate Matter in the San Joaquin Valley. This report describes ARB staff's evaluation of the San Joaquin Valley PM10 Plan and recommendations for Board action. (MSWord 97 -- 687 KB) (PDF -- 734 KB) Travel Activity Documentation ARB PUBLIC MEETING At its June 26, 2003 public meeting, the ARB approved the statewide measures and the San Joaquin Valley PM10 Plan itself. *Submittal Letter to U.S. EPA* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 10 MB) *Executive Order for 2003 PM10 SIP* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 8 MB) *Resolution for 2003 PM10 SIP* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 15 MB) *Executive Order for SJV State Measures* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 10 MB) *Resolution for SJV State Measures* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 20 MB) 2003 PM10 PLAN AMENDMENT On December 18, 2003, the District adopted amendments to the 2003 PM10 Plan in response to a U.S. EPA staff request for additional information clarifying items in the August 19, 2003, submittal. On December 19, 2003, the District transmitted the amendment to ARB. ARB then submitted the amendment via Executive Order to U.S. EPA on December 30, 2003. *Submittal Letter to U.S. EPA* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 7 MB) *Executive Order for 12-30-03 Amendments* (Scanned Signed Document PDF -- 6 MB) SIP LISTSERVE If you would like to receive electronic notices from ARB about development of new SIP measures for the San Joaquin Valley and other areas of the State, please go to http://www.arb.ca.gov/listserv/listserv_ind.php?listname=sip. California State Implementation Plan Home