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· Click here to sign up for Air Quality Forecasts by email!

· The EPA Administrator signed the final PM2.5 designations in Oct 2009. The designations became effective Dec 14, 2009. More info here

· The 2010 Smoke Management Plan is now available here.

· The District is proud to be one of Breathe California's 2009 Clean Air Champions! Please see their website for more information on this award here.

· Burn restrictions within the Sutter Buttes restricted zone are in effect.

· Wildfire Information: CDF incidents, CAPCOA's Smoke Impact Management, OEHHA's Wildfire Guide and Safe Cleanup of Fire Ash.

· Effective July 1, burning within CALFIRE and U.S. National Forest areas is suspended. (Burn Info)

· The Environmental Protection Agency announced new, more health-protective 8-Hour Ozone Standard on March 12, 2008. To see the announcement, click here. To see how the new standard influences the AQI, click here.

· Bike for your health and air quality. Check here to see how bikeable your neighborhood is. More information about bicycling.

· Secondhand smoke linked to health risks in children & women.

· The US EPA Administrator signed the final PM2.5 designations in Oct 2009. The designations became effective Dec 14, 2009. More info here

· The 2009 Smoke Management Plan is now available here.

· The District is proud to be one of Breathe California's 2009 Clean Air Champions! Please see their website for more information on this award here.

· Burn restrictions within the Sutter Buttes restricted zone are in effect.

· Wildfire Information: CDF incidents, CAPCOA's Smoke Impact Management, OEHHA's Wildfire Guide and Safe Cleanup of Fire Ash.

· Effective July 1, burning within CALFIRE and U.S. National Forest areas is suspended.
(Burn Info)

· Bike for your health and air quality. Check here to see how bikeable your neighborhood is. More information about bicycling.

· Secondhand smoke linked to health risks in children & women.

· NEW Upcoming Woodstove Changeout Voucher Program

· NEW We are now accepting Proposals for Blue Sky Grants, available here

· Board of Directors adopted the Northern Sacramento Valley Planning Area 2009 Triennial Air Quality Attainment Plan, available here

· Board of Directors adopted amendments to CEQA Guidelines, available here

· The District has recently adopted amendments to Rule 10.1: New Source Review

· The District has recently adopted amendments to Rule 3.17: Wood Heating Devices

· The District office has moved to our new location:

1007 Live Oak Blvd Suite B-3, Yuba City, CA 95991

Phone numbers and email remain the same.

Click here for a map to our new location.

· District Rule 3.22: Internal Combustion Engines- The District Board of Directors adopted Rule 3.22 on June 1, 2009. For more info click here.

· Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision was adopted by the District Board of Directors on June 1, 2009. For more info click here.

· Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (GDFs) were required to install Phase II EVR by April 1, 2009. (Details)

· The District launched a new webpage on March 6th, 2009, to inform residents about particle pollution. To see the new page go here.

· District Board of Directors adopted the Federal 8-hour Ozone Attainment Plan and Final EIR for South Sutter County at the Feb 2, 2009, Meeting (Details)

· AGRICULTURAL ENGINE REGISTRATION PROGRAM - The district recently adopted a registration program for stationary and portable diesel engines used in Agricultural Operations. (Details)

· The District is accepting Carl Moyer Program applications for Year 11 projects.

· CAPCOA Climate Change Forum information here

· Information on AQIP (AB 113) CARB's new grant/loan program

· New regulations for off-road and on-road diesel vehicles on CARB's website here.

· Amended IC Engine ATCM.

· Beware of Ozone-Generating Indoor "Air Purifiers."

· The California Almanac of Emissions and Air Quality - 2006 is available now.

· California Air Resources Board's Air Quality and Land Use Handbook

About Us:

The Feather River Air Quality Management District is a bi-county District that was formed in 1991 to administer local, state, and federal air quality management programs for Yuba and Sutter counties. The District is located in Northern California in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin.

Population (2000 Census)/ Land Area (square miles): Sutter Co. - 78,930/602 .5 ; Yuba Co. - 60,219/630.7]

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Feather River Air Quality Management District is to promote and improve the air quality of Sutter and Yuba counties. This is accomplished through monitoring, evaluation, education, by implementing control measures to reduce emissions from stationary sources, permitting and inspection of pollution sources, enforcement of air quality regulations, and by supporting and implementing measures to reduce emissions from motor vehicles.

Environmental Justice:

The Feather River Air Quality Management District is committed to environmental policymaking, community planning, and regulatory enforcement practices that are fair and equitable to all business owners and residents of Yuba and Sutter counties regardless of age, culture, ethnicity, gender, race, socioeconomic status, or geographic location in order to protect against the health impacts of air pollution.