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• 1 Amend Rule 444 – Open Burning and Issue RFP for Low Emission Non-Wood Beach-Type Fire Ring Demonstration

  Philip Fine

  (909) 396-2239
  

  (Continued from May 3, 2013 Board Meeting for Consideration of Provisions Pertaining to Beach Fire Rings Only)
  
  Amendments to Rule 445 – Wood-Burning Devices and Rule 444 – Open Burning were adopted on May 3, 2013 to implement 2012 Air Quality Management Plan control measures BCM-01 and 02: actions to reduce PM emissions from biomass burning.  Rule 444 amendments to address beach burning activities, originally part of the May 2013 Board package, were continued to provide additional public comment time on alternative rule language.  Under the current proposal, local authority to regulate beach burning devices through a nuisance declaration would be strengthened.  In the absence of such a nuisance declaration, all beach fire rings located more than 700 feet from a residence would be allowed.  This action is to amend Rule 444 to prohibit beach burning activities after March 1, 2014 in areas within 700 feet of a residence unless specified spacing requirements were met.  All beach burning would be prohibited when high PM2.5 levels were forecast for coastal areas.  An additional action is to issue an RFP to solicit proposals for the demonstration of low emission non-wood beach-type fire rings. (No Committee Review)