South Coast AQMD is enhancing the Flare Event Notification System (FENS) by introducing the following improvements:

• Enhanced public website interface
• Reminders to refinery users
• Streamlined reporting process through FENS

Presentation and documents prepared as part of the public process will be posted below.

The following information includes the documents and presentations released as part of the public process for the April 2024 amendment to Rule 1118.

• Governing Board Package - April 5, 2024

• Public Hearing - April 5, 2024
  • Notice of Public Hearing - posted March 1, 2024 (PDF, 149 kb)
  • Draft Proposed Amended Rule Language - posted March 5, 2024 (PDF, 556 kb)
  • Draft Staff Report - posted March 5, 2024 (PDF, 10MB)
• Community Meeting - February 16, 2024
  • Presentation - posted February 9, 2024 (PDF, 5MB)
• Stationary Source Committee Meeting - February 16, 2024
  • Stationary Source Presentation - Agenda Item #1
• Public Workshop - February 8, 2024
  • Notice of Public Workshop - posted January 19, 2024 (PDF, 317 kb)
  • Presentation - posted February 2, 2024 (PDF, 11MB)
  • Preliminary Draft Rule Language - posted January 19, 2024 (PDF, 552 kb)
  • Preliminary Draft Staff Report - posted January 19, 2024 (PDF, 2MB)
• Working Group Meeting #5 - December 12, 2023
  • Presentation - December 8, 2023 (PDF, 8MB)
  • Initial Preliminary Draft Rule Language - December 8, 2023 (PDF, 516 kb)
• Working Group Meeting #4 - October 25, 2023
  • Presentation - October 20, 2023 (PDF, 5MB)
  • Providence Photonics Presentation on Remote Sensing of Flare Efficiency - October 20, 2023 (PDF, 1MB)
• Working Group Meeting #3 - April 26, 2023
  • Presentation - April 21, 2023 (PDF, 6MB)

The following documents are for a rule amendment that addressed a partial U.S. EPA limited State Implementation Plan disapproval of Rule 1118:

• Governing Board Package - January 6, 2023

• Public Hearing - January 6, 2023
  • Notice of Public Hearing - posted December 2, 2022 (PDF, 148 kb) 
  • Draft Proposed Amended Rule 1118 - posted December 2, 2022 (PDF, 324 kb)
  • Draft Staff Report - posted December 2, 2022 (PDF, 351 kb)

• Working Group Meeting #2 - October 26, 2022
  • Presentation - October 21, 2022 (PDF, 4MB)
  • Initial Draft Rule Language - November 8, 2022 (PDF, 325 kb)

• Working Group Meeting #1 - July 21, 2022
  • Presentation- July 15, 2022 (PDF, 4MB)