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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

District: IMPERIAL COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

Rule No(s): 800 Date adopted/Amended/Rescinded: OCTOBER 16, 2012

Rule Title(s): GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL OF FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM-10)

Date Submitted to ARB: OCTOBER 23, 2012

If an Amended Rule, Date Last Amended (or Adopted): NOVEMBER 8, 2005

Is the Rule Intended to be Sent to the U.S. EPA as a SIP Revision? Yes No (If No, do not complete remainder of form)

District Contact: REYES ROMERO Phone Number: (760) 482-4606 E-mail Address: reyesromero@co.imperial.ca.us

Narrative Summary of New Rule or Rule Changes: New Rule Amended Rule

Rule 800 is the first of a series of seven rules which together form Regulation VIII, Fugitive Dust Control. Rule 800 

addresses the measures to reduce the amount of coarse Particulate Matter (PM10) entrained in the ambient air as 

a result of emissions generated from anthropogenic sources generated from within Imperial County. Rule 800 

revisions address the identified rule improvements by the US EPA on its limited approval/limited disapproval 

issued July 2010. The revisions to Rule 800, as submitted here, ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act 

requirements for Best Available Control Measures. Rule 800 includes new or revised definitions for clarity of 

applicability and revision of requirements for the development and implementation of Dust Control Plans by Public 

Land Use Managers such as the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Parks and Recreation. 

Pollutant(s) Regulated by the Rule (Check): ROG (NOx) SO2

(CO) PM TAC (name):

II. EFFECT ON EMISSIONS

Complete this section ONLY for rules that, when implemented, will result in quantifiable changes in emissions. Attach reference(s) for emission 

factor(s) and other information. Attach calculation sheet showing how the emission information provided below was determined.

Net Effect on Emissions: Increase Decrease N/A

Emission Reduction Commitment in SIP for this Source Category: 

Inventory Year Used to Calculate Changes in Emissions: Area Affected: Desert areas surrounding Imperial 

County

Future Year Control Profile Estimate (Provide information on as many years as possible):

Under review at this time
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Baseline Inventory in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Emissions Reduction Commitment in the SIP for the Control Measure: 

Revised Baseline Inventory (if any): 

Revised Emission Reduction Estimate (if developed): 

Note that the district’s input to the Rule Evaluation Form will not be used as input to the ARB’s emission forecasting and 

planning.

III. SOURCES/ATTAINMENT STATUS

District is: Attainment Nonattainment Split

Approximate Total Number of Small (<100 TPY) Sources Affected by this Amendment: 

Percent in Nonattainment Area: %

Number of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled: Percent in Nonattainment Area: %

Name(s) and Location(s) (city and county) of Large (> 100 TPY) Sources Controlled by Rule (Attach additional sheets as 

necessary): 

IV. EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY

Does the Rule Include Emission Limits that are Continuous? Yes No

If Yes, Those Limits are in Section(s) of the Rule.

Other Methods in the Rule for Achieving Emission Reductions are: Development and implementation of Dust Control 

Plans that limits visible emissions to below 20% opacity and requires stabilization of surfaces.

V. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

The Rule Contains:

Emission Limits in Section(s): Work Practice Standards in Section(s): 

Recordkeeping Requirements in Section(s): H Reporting Requirements in Section(s): H
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VI. IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY PLAN

No Impact Impacts RFP Impacts attainment

Discussion: Once adopted into the Imperial County State Implementation Plan as BACM the Air District will be able to 

better demonstrate reasonable and appropriate measures are in place when Exceptional Event demonstrations are 

developed and submitted for consideration to the US EPA for concurrence. Concurrence on Exceptional Event 

demonstrations allows for the demonstration of attainment of the PM10 National Ambient Air Quality Standard.