Overview
The South Coast AQMD has been a pioneer in developing and implementing a wide range of permit streamlining measures. In the early 1990s, the South Coast AQMD developed several innovative measures to promote permit streamlining and other customer service programs, some of which were incorporated into state law (California Health and Safety Code Section 42320 et seq) and made mandatory for state-wide implementation. In 1998, the Governing Board Chairman announced a new Permit Streamlining Initiative to further improve permitting efficiency. In April 1998, the Permit Streamlining Task Force (PSTF) subcommittee, including Governing Board members, industry representatives, local government representatives, environmental groups, and South Coast AQMD staff, was launched to brainstorm new ways to expedite permitting and improve customer service. In June 2016, the South Coast AQMD embarked on an aggressive effort to expeditiously reduce its pending permit application inventory. To assist with this effort and improve permit processing efficiency, South Coast AQMD’s Board approved an action plan that includes measures to help optimize use of current resources as well as opportunities to modernize and automate permit processing. A dashboard tool was developed to track progress in reducing the pending permit application inventory and help communicate the age of pending applications.
Permit Streamlining Task Force Meetings
The task force meets periodically to provide streamlining updates to members, as well as to gather comments and feedback from members. Information on upcoming and past meetings can be found below:
UPCOMING MEETING:
December 10, 2025, 10:00 am; Conference Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting: https://aqmd.zoomgov.com/j/1603275536
Webinar ID: 160 327 5536 • Zoom Dial-In: (669) 254-5252
Agenda (pdf, 76kb) NEW!
Presentation (pdf, 251kb) NEW!
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PAST MEETINGS:
August 13, 2025
Agenda (pdf, 73kb)
Presentation (pdf, 522kb)
Meeting Archives
Permit Streamlining Task Force Meeting Archive (2016 through 2024)
Permit Streamlining Task Force Background and Meeting Archive (1999 through 2012)
Staff Contacts
Jason Aspell, Deputy Executive Officer
jaspell@aqmd.gov
Jillian Wong, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer
jwong1@aqmd.gov
David Ono, Sr. Engineering Manager
dono@aqmd.gov
Members
Board Member Representative
Vanessa Delgado
Governing Board Chair
South Coast AQMD
21865 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Phone: (323) 477-1160
Email: vdelgado@aqmd.gov
Other Members
William Pearce
Boeing/Environmental Services
4000 Lakewood Blvd.
M/C D802-0085
Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone: (562) 593-0217
Email: william.r.pearce@boeing.com
Bill Quinn
CCEEB
101 Mission Street, Suite 1440
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 512-7890
Fax: (415) 512-7897
Email: billq@cceeb.org
David Rothbart
Clean Water SoCal
PO Box 231565
Encinitas, CA 92024-1565
Phone: (714) 878-9566
Email: drothbart@cleanwatersocal.org
Judy Yorke
Yorke Engineering
31726 Rancho Viejo Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: (949) 248-8490
Fax: (949) 248-8499
Email: jyorke@yorkeengr.com