B/O #160413‐05

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GREAT BASIN UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT

157 Short Street, Bishop, California 93514-3537 

760-872-8211 Fax: 760-872-6109 

B/O #160413-05 

April 13, 2016 

I HEREBY CERTIFY that at a regular meeting of the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control 

District Governing Board held at the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 

Administrative Building Training Room 134A, 111 Sulfate Road, Keeler, California 93530. 

AGENDA ITEM #5: ADOPTION AND APPROVAL OF (1) A PROPOSED ORDER AUTHORIZED BY 

CALIFORNIA HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 42316 FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES 

DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ADDITIONAL DUST 

CONTROL MEASURES ON THE OWENS LAKE BED, (2) A PROPOSED GREAT BASIN UNIFIED AIR 

POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT RULE 433 – CONTROL OF PARTICULATE EMISSIONS AT OWENS 

LAKE, AND (3) A PROPOSED FINAL 2016 REVISION TO THE PREVIOUSLY-ADOPTED OWENS VALLEY 

PM10 PLANNING AREA DEMONSTRATION OF ATTAINMENT STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 

(COLLECTIVELY “BOARD ACTIONS”) 

A motion was made by Rawson and seconded by Hames approving item 5 as follows: 

1) Consider the Staff Report and all written comments and responses to the draft (1) 

Board Order #160413-01, (2) Rule 433 – Control of Particulate Emissions at Owens 

Lake, and (3) 2016 SIP. 

2) Conduct the Public Hearing on (1) a proposed order authorized by California Health & 

Safety Code Section 42316 for the City of Los Angeles to install, operate and maintain 

additional dust control measures on the Owens Lake bed, (2) a proposed Great Basin 

Unified Air Pollution Control District Rule 433 - Control of Particulate Emissions at 

Owens Lake, and (3) a proposed final 2016 revision to the previously-adopted Owens 

Valley PM10 Planning Area Demonstration of Attainment State Implementation Plan 

(collectively “Board Actions”) and consider the comments and other matters submitted 

to the Board during that hearing, and staff responses. 

3) Make changes the Board considers necessary. The Board directed the Air Pollution 

Control Officer to make changes in Section 2.2.1.3 of the 2016 SIP as follows: 

a. Change IBA designation from 1997 to 2001 

b. Add this sentence immediately prior: “In fact, 114,999 birds were tallied on 

a single day in April 2013” 

Phillip L. Kiddoo 

Air Pollution Control Officer
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4) Direct Air Pollution Control Officer to incorporate changes to proposed Board Actions.

Adopt attached Resolution No. 2016-02 making and adopting responsible agency

findings pursuant to the California Environment Quality Act for (1) proposed order

#160413-01 under the provisions of California Health & Safety Code Section 42316,

(2) proposed District Rule 433 for the Control of Particulate Emissions at Owens Lake,

(3) proposed final revision to the 2016 Owens Valley PM10 Planning Area

Demonstration of Attainment State Implementation Plan, and authorize the Air

Pollution Control Offrcer to sign the Notices of Determination.

Adopt attached Resolution No. 2016-03 adopting and issuing (1) Board Order #160413-

01 under the provisions of California Health & Safety Code Secti on 42316, (2) District

Rule 433 for the Control of Particulate Emissions at Owens Lake, (3) Final 2016

Revision to the Owens Valley PM10 Planning Area Demonstration of Attainment State

Implementation Plan, and making f,rndings of fact.

Direct Air Pollution Control Officer to forward (1) Board Order #160413-01, (2) Rule

433 - Control of Particulate Emissions at Owens Lake, (3) 2016 SIP, (4) Resolutions

2016-02, and (5) Resolution 2016-03 to the California Air Resources Board for

approval and forwarding to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency for final

approval, and to promptly f,rle a Notice of Determination regarding these actions with

the State Clearinghouse.

Ayes: Board Members - Hames, Kingsley, Stump, Rawson, Griffiths

Noes: 0

Abstain: 0

Absent: Board Members - Bacon, Johnston

Motion carried 5/0 and so ordered.

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Tori DeHaven, Clerk of the Board