SANTA BARBARA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

RULE 1102 - DAILY REPORTING OF AIR QUALITY
(Adopted 9/15/1980)

The District will report to the public the previous day's ambient air quality value for ozone from the State and Local Air Monitoring Stations (SLAMS) which are operated by the District and for which the data is collected on a daily basis.

A. The District will provide prominent public notice of the previous day's air quality value by furnishing the report to one or more of the appropriate news media (radio, television, newspapers) and by making the daily report publicly available to anyone contacting the District's office.

B. The District will report the previous day's air quality value by using the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) specified in Appendix G of 40 CFR 58.40.

C. In the event that one or more primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards are violated, the District will report the pollutant exceeding the standard by the greatest amount.

D. The District will report daily air quality for those SLAMS operated by Air Resources Board as provided to the District.

E. The primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for which exceedances will be made available to the public are:

1. Sulfur oxides (sulfur dioxide) as stated in 40 CFR 50.4(b). This is the 24-hour standard of 365 (0.14 ppm) micrograms per cubic meter.

2. Particulate matter as stated in 40 CFR 50.6(b). This is the 24-hour standard of 260 micrograms per cubic meter.

3. Carbon monoxide as stated in 40 CFR 50.8(a). This is the 8-hour standard of 10 milligrams per cubic meter (9 ppm).

4. Ozone as stated in 40 CFR 50.9. This is the 1 hour daily maximum standard of 240 micrograms per cubic meter (0.12 ppm).