Inspections are generally unannounced. Before AQMD
Inspectors enter a facility, they review the facility’s files to become familiar with
its equipment, processes, emissions, and compliance history, and to identify the rules and
regulations, and permit conditions that govern its operation.
As Inspectors approach a facility, they make general
observations about the immediate surroundings to look for evidence of fugitive emissions
(odors, paint overspray, vegetation damage, etc.). They also look for excess
visible emissions (pdf
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the operation.
