### GREAT BASIN UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
RULE 701 – AIR POLLUTION EPISODEPLAN FOR PARTICULATE MATTER ADOPTED MARCH 3, 2014

ENCLOSURE 4 Adopted Rule 701 – Air Pollution Episode Plant for Particulate MatterB.

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### RULE 

## 7OI- AIR POLLUTION EPISODE PLAN 

### Adopted: 03103114 

## A. Description 

## 1. The Great Basin 

### Unifred

### Air Pollution Control 

### District (GBUAPCD) 

### Air Pollution Episode Plan is a system designed 

### to alert the 

### public of air contaminants that may be harrnful to health andto protect that 

### portion of the 

### population at 

### risk. 

### It establishes advisory procedures when specified levels are reached.
Purpose 

# l. Define air 

### pollution episode criteria. 

## 2. Provide 

### for episode 

### notificationto the 

### public. 

## 3. Recommend precautionary actions to be taken 

### during episodes. 

## 4. Prevent or reduce the severity ofepisodes.


### GBUAPCD Requirements

Measurements 

## a. The

### APCO shall 

### mainøin stategic air 

### monitoring stations throughout theDistrict
sothat air 

### quality can be monitored on acontinuous basis and air

### pollution episodes can be measured and predicted. 

## b. The

### APCO shall 

### utilize other sources

### of information, including, but not 

### limited to, the 

### National Weather Service, 

### Tribal Environmental Exchange 

### Network and 

### Incident Information System 

### for episode 

### notification and forecasting.
Episode 

### Notifications 

## a. The

### APCO shall 

### notiff the 

### United States 

### Environmental Protection 

### Agency (USEPA), California 

### Air Resources Board 

### (CARB), news media, schools, 

### medicalfacilities, child day care

### facilities andthe general 

### public when an episode is declared. 

## b. The 

### APCO shall 

### maintain on-line access to 

### district wide air 

### monitoring network measurements at http://gbuapcd.org/data. 

# c. The

### APCO shall 

### provide on-line subscription options 

### for episode 

### notifications at http ://gbuapcd.org/trealthadvisorv. 

## d. The

### APCO shall 

### monitor air quality 24 

### (twenty four) hours 

### a day,7 (seven) days aweek and

### will disseminate episode 

### information to the parties 

### identified in paragraphC.2.a and episode 

### notification subscribers 

### by the

### following methods 

### within an hour

## of the 

### first hourly reading 

### in adaythat exceeds the episode 

### criteria specifred 

### in paragraphC.4: 

# i. Phone text messaging 

# ii. E-mail to the healthadvisory@sbuapcd.ore listserv 

# iii. Website

GBUAPCD 

### - Rule 701 Page I of 5 

## l.

2.

## 3. NotificationContent



# a. Stage level. 

## b. Impacted geographic area(s) and communities. 

# c. Pollutant 

### forwhich the episode is declared, specified dust or

### wildfire smoke 

### air contaminant and 

### PM concentration. 

## d. Associated health message. 

## 4. Episode 

### Criteria (Attachment 1) 

## a. A Stage 1air 

### pollution health advisory 

### will be issued when 

### hourly PM10 particulate 

### pollution levels exceed 400 micrograms per cubic meter (¡rg/m3) 

### for dust and 100 ¡rglm3

### for 

### wildfire smoke or when 

### hourly PM2.5 particulate 

### pollution levels exceed 150 microgram per cubic meter 

### (pglm'). 

## b. A Stage 

### 2 air 

### pollution health advisory 

### will be issued when 

### hourly particulate 

### pollution levels exceed 800 ¡rg/m3 

### for dust and 200 

### pglm'for wildfire smoke 

### or when 

### hourly PM2.5 particulate 

### pollution levels exceed 300 microgram per cubic meter 

### (pglmt). 

## 5. Actions 

# a. Stage 1 

### A Stage

### t health advisory 

### will recommend: 

# i. Minimize outdoor 

### activity. 

# ii. Children, the 

### elderly, and people

### with heart or lung problems 

### refrain from strenuous outdoor 

### activities in the impacted area. 

# iii. Outdoor 

### physical education classes, sports practices, and athletic competitions should be rescheduled or cancelled 

### if practicable. 

# b. Stage 2 

### A Stage

### 2health advisory 

### will recommend: 

# i. Eliminate outdoor 

### activities in impacted area. 

# ii. Remain indoors 

### with doors and

### windows closed 

### until the episode is terminated. 

# iii. Avoid all activities that produce aerosols, dust,fumes and other irritants. 

## 6. Episode

### Termination 

## a. An episode shall terminate when the concentration 

### of the 

### pollutantwhich
causes the declaration 

### ofsuch episode has been

### verified to havefallen 

### below the 

### criteria level 

### for the declaration 

### of the episode and an analysis 

### of meteorological and 

### air quality data indicates that the 

### pollutant concentration is expected 

### to continue 

### to decrease. 

## 7. Special 

### Actions for Prescribed 

### Burning Where prescribed 

### burning is defined in: Rule 408

## - Open 

### Burning 

### inAgricultural Operations or Disease or Prevention Rule 409

## - Range Improvement 

### Burning Rule 410

## - Forest Management 

### Burning Rule 411

## - Wildland Vegetation Management 

### Burning in 

### Wildland and 

### Wildland/Urban Interfac eA¡eas Rule 412

## - Open 

### Burning of Non-Industrial Wood Waste at

### City of County Disposal Sites
GBUAPCD 

### - Rule 701 Page 2 of 5

## a. Upon the declaration 

### of any predicted Stage 

### I or Stage2 episode, 

### all coinciding scheduled prescribed 

### burning, shall be 

### prohibited. 

## b. Upon the declaration 

### of any Stage 

### I or Stage 2 episode, 

### all prescribed burning, 

### if already 

### ignited, shall beterminated.



### Interdistrict Coordination 

## a. Upon request 

### of an air 

### pollution control 

### officer in an adjoining air basin 

### for action to abate Stage 1or Stage 2 episodes occurring 

### within that 

### district, the 

### APCO shall make adetermination, and

### if the need

### for action is confirmed, direct the implementation 

### of the actions required 

### in this Rule 

### for any 

### significant source area 

### identified 

### within the 

### District which contributestothe ongoing episode 

### in the adjoining 

### district.

Abatement 

### Actions 

## a. The

### APCO shall investigate the nature 

### of the 

### problem and determine

## if abatement actions could betaken to reduce the 

### pollution levels. 

## b. The 

### notification system

### will allow citizens to take actionsto 

### limit exposure.



## D. Definitions

For the purpose 

### of this rule, the 

### following definitions apply: 

## 1. "Air Contaminant or

### Air Pollutant" 

### - any discharge, release, or other propagation 

### into the atmosphere and includes, but is not 

### limited to, dust, smoke, particulate matter or any combination thereof. 

## 2. "Air Pollution Control 

### Officer" (APCO) - the person appointedto the 

### position of

### Air Pollution Control Officer of GBUAPCD pursuant to the provisions 

### of California Health 

### & Safety Code $40750, and his or her designee. 

## 3. "Child Day Care 

### Facilitv"- a State licensed 

### child day care, pre-school, or after-school program. 

## 4. "Great Basin 

### Unified 

### Air Pollution Control 

### District" (GBUAPCD)- California regional government agency that works to protect the people andthe environment 

### of Alpine, Mono and 

### Inyo Counties 

### from the 

### harmful effects

### of air 

### pollution. 

## 5. "Episodes" 

## - exceedances of 

### hourly PM levels set by the District for issuing air quality advisories to protect public health prior to 24-hour exceedances of the National 

### Ambient

### Air Quality Standard and 

### Level 

### of SignifrcantHarm. The applicable Episode 

### criteria,

### for this rule, are presented in 

### Attachment 

## l. 

# 6...,-geographiclocationorplaceofhumanoccupation

or permanent 

### dwelling 

### within or

### downwind of known or forecasted 

### pollution impact boundaries. 

## 7. "Medical Facilitv"- any location at

### which medicine is practiced 

### regularþ ranging 

### from

GBUAPCD 

### - Rule 70'l Page 3 of 5 8.

9small 

### clinics and doctor's offices to urgent care centers and hospitals.



## 8. "News 

### Media" - the

### written press,television, radio, and other mass media 

## of communication such as

### on-line computer 

### information services. 

## 9. "PMl0 and 

### PM2.5"- Particulate matter 

### of lessthan 10

### and2.5 microns 

### in aerodynamic diameter, respectively, 

### which are regulated underfederal and state law to protect 

### public health. PM10 and 

### PM2.5 are easily inhaled 

### into the deepest parts of the 

### lung and can
cause adverse health consequences, 

### particularly for children, the elderly, and people 

### with respiratory conditions.

10. 

### "Plescribd_Bgrnind- the intentional use

### of fire to reduce 

### wildfire hazards, clear downed trees, control 

### plant diseases, 

### improve rangeland and

### wildlife habitats, and restore natural ecosystems.

11. 

### "School"- means 

### public and private educational 

### institutions for children ranging 

### from grades Kindergarten through 

### high school.



### 12. "Strenuous Outdoor 

### Activitv"- Vigorous outdoor exercise lasting short durations at 

### high intensity or long durations at moderate intensity.

GBUAPCD 

### - Rule 701 Page 4 of 5

### ATTACHMENT 1 EPISODE CRITERIA of Rule 701,thefollowing episode criteria shall Air

## Pollutant Averaging 

## Time Stage 1 Health

## Advisory Stage 2 HealthAdvisory PM1O -

## Dust l Hour 400

## pglm3 800 ¡rg/me PM2.5 -

## Dust l 

## Hour 1.50

## ¡rg/m3 300 pglm3 PM10 -Wildfire 

## Smoke L

## Hour 100

## uglmr 2OO