(Adopted May 6, 1977)(AmendedJune 2, 1978) (Amended April 4, 1980)(AmendedJuly 9, 1982) (Amended September 8, 1995)(AmendedJune 13, 1997)

RULE 701. AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY CONTINGENCYACTIONS
(a) Applicability This rule shall apply to all persons within thejurisdiction ofthe South Coast Air Quality Management District, and shall also specify the measures to be taken by the South CoastAir Quality Management District during airpollution episodes.
(b) Purpose The purpose ofthis rule is to: (1) define airpollution episode criteria; (2) provide for episode notification to the public; (3) recommend precautionaryactions to be taken during episodes; and (4) prevent orreduce the severity ofepisodes.
(c) Definitions Forthe purpose ofthis rule, the following definitions apply: (1) AIR CONTAMINANT OR AIR POLLUTANT means any discharge, release, or other propagation into the atmosphere and includes, but is not limited to, smoke, charred paper, dust, soot, grime, carbon, fumes, gases, odors, particulate matter, acids or any combinationthereof. (2) DECLARED EPISODE exists whenever the Executive Officer determines: (A) that any of the applicable episode criteria levels specified in this rule have been attained or, (B) that it is likely that any of the applicable episode criteria levels specified in this rule is imminent to be attained that day. (3) CHILD DAY CARE FACILITY means a State licensed child day care, pre-school, or after-school program. (4) ELECTRIC POWER GENERATING SYSTEM means all boiler and approved alternative resources owned or operated by, and approved alternative resources and replacement units under contract to sell powerto, any one ofthe following: Southern California Edison, Los Angeles Department ofWater and Power, City ofBurbank, City ofGlendale, City ofPasadena, or any oftheirsuccessors.

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(5) EPISODES are the intermediate levels between the National Ambient Air Quality Standard and the Level of Significant Harm for air pollutants at which some pollution abatement or health notification action must be taken. The applicable episode criteria, by pollutant and averaging period established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the CaliforniaAirPollution Emergency Plan are presented in Attachment2. (6) ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE: means: (A) a sewage treatment facility which is publicly owned and operated consistentwith an approved regional growth plan; (B) aprison; (C) police orfire fighting operations; (D) schools, hospitals, or ambulance operations; (B) construction and operation of a landfill gas control or processing facility; (F) water deliveryoperations; (G) public or private utility operations responding to public

• emergencies or utility outages, excluding routine maintenance, or (H) public transit; (I) U.S. Postal Service Operations. (7) FLEET VEHICLES are motor vehicles as defined by the Motor Vehicle Code Division 1, Section 415 ofthe State ofCalifornia Vehicle Code and operated from one business address. (8) FORCE MAJEURE NATURAL GAS CURTAILMENT means an interruption in natural gas service due to unforeseeable failure, malfunction, or natural disaster, not resulting from an intentional or negligent act or omission on the part ofthe owner or operator ofa boiler,
or a supply restriction resulting from California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) priority allocation system of CPUC Rule 23, such that the daily fuel needs ofa boiler cannot be metwith the natural gas available. (9) NEWS MEDIA includes the written press, television, radio, and other

• mass media of communication such as on-line computer information services. (10) OUTDOORACTIVITY CURTAILMENT ACTIONS are measures, as presented in Attachment 1, to reduce outdoor activities by children during periods when air quality exceeds the Health Advisory Episode level for

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ozone or the Stage 1 Episode for all other pollutants for which episode criteria are deñned. (11) POLLUTANT STANDARDS INDEX (PSi) means the uniform reporting system established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to make air pollution reports more easily understood by the public. The PSI simplifies information by converting units ofairpollution measurement into a uniform scale from 0 to 500. (12) PREDICTED EPISODE exists whenever the Executive Officer determines that it is likely that any ofthe episode levels specified in this Rule will be reached during the following day. (13) SCHOOL means public and private educational institutions for children ranging from grades Kindergarten through 12. (14) SOURCEIRECEPTOR AREAS. A source area is that area in which contaminants are discharged and a receptor area is that area in which the contaminants accumulate and are measured. Any of the areas can be a
source area, a receptor area, or both a source and receptor area. The source/receptor areas are delineated on the attached map (Attachment 3). (15) uPSET OF PRODUCTION means that the process throughput or production rate is reduced by more than 20 percent of normal daily operations for Stage 2 or Stage 3 Episodes as a direct result of reducing emissions in orderto complywith this regulation. (16) VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC) is any volatile compound of carbon, excluding methane, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, carbonic acid, metallic carbides or carbonates, ammonium carbonate, and exempt compounds. (17) WILDLAND VEGETATIVE MANAGEMENT BURNING means the
use of prescribed burning conducted by a public agency, or through a cooperative agreement or contract involving a public agency, to bum land predominantly covered with chaparral, trees, grass or standing brush as defined byTitle 17, CaliforniaAdministrative Code, Section 80100.
(d) Measurements The Executive Officer shall maintain air monitoring stations throughout the District so that air quality can be monitored on continuous basis and air pollution episodes can be measured and predicted. Air quality information will be reported daily using the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI).

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(e) Facility Requirements (1) The following actions are required forthe owneror operator ofany facility which has actual emissions of91 metric tons (100 tons) or more peryear of either volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), oxides ofnitrogen (NOr),
or oxides of sulfur (SO~, and are encouraged for all other emitters of these pollutants: (A) Upon notification ofa predicted Stage 2 or Stage 3 episode either from the Executive Officer or via the news media, reduce combined emissions for VOC’s, NOx, and 

### SOS, by at least 20 percent ofnormal weekday operations. (B) Upon notification by the District of the declaration of an air pollution state of emergency by the Governor, take the applicable actions which the Governorrequires. (2) The following actions are required for any facility having 100 or more employees, where employees are defined in Rule 2202:

• (A) Upon notification ofa predicted Stage 2 or 3 Episode either from

the Executive Officer orvia the news media, post at least one sign in a conspicuous place designating the predicted episode stage and

• requesting ridesharing and telecommuting. (B) Upon notification ofa predicted Stage.2 or Stage 3 episode either from the Executive Officer or via the news media, reduce fleet vehicle miles traveled by at least 20 percent of normal week day operations. (C) Upon notification by the District of the declaration of an air pollution state of emergency by’the Governor, take the applicable actions whichthe Governorrequires. (3) All facilities subject to paragraphs (e)(1) or (e)(2) are encouraged to develop and maintain an internal plan to meet the specified requirements. (4) Upon a predicted Stage 2 or Stage 3 Episode, an owner or facility shall maintain a log ofthe actions taken to meet the requirements in (e)(l), and (e)(2). (5) Facilities required to implement Stage 2 or Stage 3 actions shall implement such actions by at least just after midnight (00:01 hours standard time) or upon commencement of normal business hours on the dayforwhich an episode is predicted.



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(6) Liquid or solid fossil fuel shall not be burned in electric power generating systems on predicted ordeclared Stage 2 or Stage 3 episode days ofozone, sulfur dioxide, sulfur dioxide plus ozone, or sulfates in combination with
ozone unless aforce majeure natural gas curtailment is in effect.

(f) Episode Notifications bythe Executive Officer (1) The Executive Officer shall notifythe California Air Resources Board and the news media (e.g. those media in each county determined to be most likely to result in widespread public knowledge) whenever an episode is predicted, declared, orterminated. (2) The Executive Officer may notify directly or shall otherwise rely on the
news media to disseminate to the following whenever an episode is predicted, declared, orterminated: (A) School officials; (B) Local and state law enforcement agencies; (C) Public safety personnel who have responsibilities for or interest in airpollution control; (D) All facilities or activities subject to paragraphs (e)(l) or (e)(2). (3) The Executive Officer shall announce the prediction of an episode not later than 2:00 pm (4:30 pm for sulfate portion 

## of ozone/sulfate episode) ofthe daybefore the episode is predicted to occur. (4) A declared or predicted episode shall be terminated whenever the air contaminant which caused the episode has been verified by the Executive Officer to be below the applicable episode criteria set forth for the calling of such episode and the available scientific and meteorological data indicate that the concentration of such air contaminant will not likely increase again within the next hour so as to reach the previously attained episode. (5) The notice ofan episode shall include the following: (A) Stage level and predicted duration. (B) The affected source and receptorareas. (C) Contaminants forwhich the episode is declared. (0) The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) value for the pollutant with the highest predicted or actual PSI reading and associated health message.

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(g) Episode Actions bythe Executive Officer Upon the declaration ofany predicted or attained episode, the Executive Officer shall take the following actions: (1) For Ozone HealthAdvisories Only: (A) Recommend as part ofthe notification required by (f) that schools and child day care facilities take the actions specified in Attachment 1, paragraph (b); (B) Recommend as part ofthe notification required by (f) to the public that individuals with special health problems follow the precautions recommended bytheirphysicians orhealth officials; (C) By means ofa telephone recorded.message, notifSr members ofthe public who contactthe District. (2) For Stage 1 Episodes: (A) Recommend as part ofthe notification required by (f) that schools and child day care facilities take the actions specified in Attachment 1, paragraph (c); (B) Take the actions specified in subparagraphs (g)(l)(B) and (g)(l)(C); (C) Encouragethe publicto reduce unnecessarydriving; (D) Encourage the public to ride share; (E) Encourage employers to limit the amount oftime their employees workoutdoors to the degree practicable. (3) For Stage2 and Stage 3 episodes: (A) Recommend as part ofthe notification required by (f) that schools and child day care facilities take the actions specified in Attachment 1, paragraph (d); (B) Take the actions specified in subparagraphs (g)(2)(B) through (g)(2)(E); (C) Within the receptor area(s) ofthe episode: (i) Recommend the suspension ofprograms which involve the physical exertion by participants using public parks or public recreation facilities; (ii) Recommend that all non-emergency driving be discontinued as soon as possible. (D) The Executive Officer shall impleiiient source inspections upon a predicted episode.

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(h) Special Actions forWildiland Vegetative Management Burning (1) Upon declaration of any predicted Stage 2 or Stage 3 episode, all vegetative management burning is prohibited. (2) Upon the declaration of any attained Stage 2 or Stage 3 episode, all vegetative managementburning, ifalready ignited, shall beterminated.

(i) Interdistrict Coordination Upon request ofan airpollution control officer in an adjoining airbasin for action to abate Stage 2 or Stage 3 episodes occurring within that district, the Executive Officer shall make a determination, and ifthe need for action is confirmed, direct the implementation ofthe actions required in this Rule for any significant source
area identified within the District which contributes to the ongoing episode in the adjoining district. Sources in that area shall comply as though an episode has been declared in theirarea.

(j) Effective Date: This amendment to Rule 701 shall become effective immediately upon adoption bythe District Board.

(k) Exemptions: (1) Percentage emissions reductions or percentage reductions in vehicle miles traveled lower than those specified in section (e) shall be allowed by the Executive Officer (A) if the facility submits a letter to the Executive Officer, not later than 30 days following a predicted Stage 2 or Stage 3 episode, demonstrating at least one ofthe following conditions: (i) that meeting the stated percentage reductions jeopardizes public health orsafety, (ii) that meeting the stated percentag6 reductions damages equipment orcreates an upset ofproduction, or (B) the facilityor activity is an essential public service. (2) Buses, commutervan pool vehicles or other vehicles, used exclusively for multi-passenger commuting between home and the place of work or school are excluded from the fleet vehicle reduction provisions of section (e).

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(3) Programs that include adult participants in scheduled athletic events with paid attendance are exempted from clause (g)(3)(C)(i).

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ATTACHMENT 1

OUTDOORACTIVITY CURTAILMENTACTIONS

State and federal guidance identifies the following actions that schools and child day care facilities can take to curtail outdoor activities to reduce or minimize children’s exposure to airpollution:

(a) Forperiods ofunhealthful airquality (exceedingthe federal clean airstandards): (1) Susceptible individuals, e.g. childrenwith heart or lung disease:

Minimize outdooractivity. (2) Healthy individuals with a noticeable adverse health response to existing conditions: Minimize outdoor activity. (b) ForHealth Advisory Episodes (applies onlyto ozone): (1) All children:

Discontinue prolonged, vigorous outdoor exercise lasting longer than one hour. (2) Susceptible persons, such as thosewith heart or lung disease:

Avoid, outdooractivity. (3). Examples ofthe kinds ofoutdoor activities that should be avoided
are calisthenics, basketball, running, soccer, football, tennis, swimming laps, waterpolo. (c) For Stage 1 Episodes: (1) All children:

Discontinue all vigorous outdooractivities regardless ofduration. (2) Outdoor physical education (PE) classes, sports practices, and athletic competitions should be re-scheduled orcanceled ifpracticable. (d) For Stage 2 or Stage 3 Episodes: (1) All children:

Discontinue all outdoor activities.

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ATTACHMENT2

EPISODE CRITERIA

Forthe purpose ofRule 701, the following episode criteria shall apply:

8 Hours***
iHour 24 Hours~*

24 Hours*** (Sulfate)

1 Hour 0.20 ppm (Ozone)

* These levels shall apply when the ozone concentration and the sulfur dioxide concentration each exceeds 0.10 ppm, one-hour average, and shall be determined by adding the ozone and sulfur dioxide concentration.

** Forone hour arid predicted to persist for one additional clock hour. Averagingtime is based on a running clockhourly average. Health Advisory
0.15 ppm Averaging Time

1 Hour

1 Hour

1 Hour Stage 1
0.20 ppm
0.20 ppm* Stage

2
0.35 ppm
0.35 ppm* Stage

3

0.50 ppm
0.50 ppm* Contaminant
Ozone Ozone, In Combination with Sulfur Dioxide
Carbon Monoxide

SulfurDioxide

Sulfate, in Combination with Ozone

Nitrogen Dioxide

Fine Particulate Matter (PM10) 40ppm 75ppm lOOppm**
l5ppm
0.5 ppm 0.2 ppm 3oppm

1.0 ppm 0.6ppm

25 ug/m3 40 ppm

2.Oppm 0.8ppm

1 Hour

24 Hours***

24 Hours*** 0.6 ppm 1.2 ppm 1.6 ppm 0.l5ppm

350 ug/m3 0.3 ppm

420 ug!m3 0.4 ppm

500 ug/m3

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