On October 1, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, lowering the primary and secondary ozone standard levels to 70 parts per billion (ppb). The South Coast Air Basin is classified as an “extreme” non-attainment area and the Coachella Valley is classified as a “severe-15” non-attainment area for the 2015 Ozone NAAQS. The 2022 AQMP is being developed to address the requirements for meeting this standard. 

The public comment period for the Draft 2022 AQMP is extended. Comments for the Draft 2022 AQMP main document and Appendix IV-A will be received by July 5, and comments for the rest of appendices will be accepted through July 22, 2022.

2022 AQMP Regional Public Workshops and CEQA Scoping Meetings

• Notice of Public Meetings
  Aviso de reuniones públicas (Spanish)
• Agenda 
  Agenda (Spanish) 
• Entire South Coast AQMD Jurisdiction Meetings Presentation
  Presentación de la reunión para toda la Jurisdicción del South Coast AQMD (Spanish) 
• Coachella Valley Meeting Presentation
  Presentación de la reunión del Valle de Coachella (Spanish) 

Draft 2022 AQMP

• Draft 2022 AQMP
• Individual Chapters and Appendices
  • Cover and Opening Pages
  • Executive Summary
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Chapter 2 - Air Quality and Health Effects
  • Chapter 3 - Base Year and Future Emissions
  • Chapter 4 - Control Strategy and Implementation
  • Chapter 5 - Future Air Quality
  • Chapter 6 - Federal and State Clean Air Act Requirements
  • Chapter 7 - Current and Future Air Quality – Desert Nonattainment Areas SIP
  • Chapter 8 - Environmental Justice Communities
  • Chapter 9 - Public Process and Participation
  • Glossary
  • Appendix I: Health Effects
  • Appendix II: Current Air Quality 
  • Appendix III: Base & Future Year Emission Inventory
  • Appendix IV-A: South Coast AQMD's Stationary and Mobile Source Control Measures
  • Appendix IV-B: CARB Strategy for South Coast 
  • Appendix IV-C: Regional Transportation Strategy & Control Measure 
  • Appendix V: Modeling & Attainment Demonstrations 
  • Appendix VI: Compliance with Other Clean Air Act Requirements 

Public comments on the Draft 2022 AQMP main document and Appendix IV-A should be submitted by Tuesday, July 5, 2022, to AQMPteam@aqmd.gov or through the Draft 2022 AQMP Comment Submission Form.  Comments for the rest of the appendices can be submitted by July 22, 2022.

Policy Briefs for the 2022 AQMP

• Black Box Measures
• Climate Change and Decarbonization
• Federal Approach
• Infrastructure-Energy Outlook
• Residential and Commercial Building Appliances

Control Measures Idea Submission Form

Submit your ideas/comments on the control measures for the 2022 AQMP through the Idea Submission Form.

Working Groups

To Support the development of control measures for the 2022 AQMP, the following working groups have been established which are open to all interested parties:

• 2022 AQMP Residential and Commercial Buildings Working Group

• 2022 AQMP Mobile Source Working Groups

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

For additional information regarding the CEQA documents for the 2022 AQMP, please visit the following webpage:

• Lead Agency CEQA Documents - South Coast AQMD Projects