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ADOPT TNE PROPOSED 2007 O[ONE PLAN 

Apri! 30, 2007 

BEFORE THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE 

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

IN THE MATTER OF: ) RESOLUTION NO 07-04-11a 

ADOPTING THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ) 

UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ) 

DISTRICT 2007 OZONE PLAN ) 

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WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District ("District") is 

a duly constituted unified district, as provided in California Health and Safety Code 

I I sections 40150 to 40161; and 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990, 

the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated the San 

Joaquin Valley Air Basin (SJVAB) as nonattainment for the federal 8-hour ozone 

ambient air quality standards; and 

WHEREAS, as given in Section 172(b) of the Clean Air Act, attainment plans must 

be submitted to EPA no later than three years after the effective date of the 

nonattainment designation, and the SJVAB was designated nonattainment in Volume 

69, Number 84 of the Federal Register (April 30, 2004, pages 23888-23889, effective 

June 15, 2004), so EPA requires the State of California to submit a plan by June 15; 

2007 that demonstrates attainment of the federal 8-hour ozone standards in the 

SJVAB; and 

WHEREAS, EPA classified the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin as serious 

nonattainment of the federa! 8-hour ozone standards based on the levels of the peak 

8-hour ozone concentrations in the Valley without consideration for the number of 

days over the 8-hour ozone standard in the Valley, the magnitude of the challenge the 

Valley faces in attaining the standard, or the Valley's extreme classification under the 

previous 1-hour ozone standard; and 

WHEREAS, photochemical modeling conducted by the California Air Resources 

Board (ARB) indicates that the total oxides of nitrogen .(NOx) levels will need to be 

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reduced by 75% of their 2005 levels for ttie Valley to reach attainment of the 8-hour 

ozone standard; and 

WHEREAS, about 80% of the emissions of NOx in the Valley in 2005 come from 

mobile sources; and 

WHEREAS, emissions from mobile sources in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin are 

under the primary regulatory authority of ARB and EPA; and 

WHEREAS, the District conducted a comprehensive anatysis of the San Joaquin 

Valley's emissions sources and potential control measures to reduce emissions as 

expeditiously as practicable, given the availability of control technologies; and 

WHEREAS, District staff found that current technologies and technologies expected 

in the future will not provide the amount of emissions reductions needed to attain the 

8-hour ozone standard, and therefore that future technological advancements are 

needed to attain the 8-hour ozone standard, 

WHEREAS, because of the need for technological advancements, the District is 

requesting that ARB concur and transmit a request to the EPA to reclassify the 

SJVAB as an extreme nonattainment area for the federal 8-hour ozone standard; and 

WHEREAS, such extreme nonattainment classification requires attainment of the 

federal 8-hour ozone standards in the SJVAB as expeditiously as practicable but not 

I later than June 15, 2024; and 

WHEREAS, EPA approval of the extreme reclassification also triggers the need to 

revise major source thresholds for New Source Review and Title V permitting; and 

WHEREAS, the District, ARB, and the eight Transportation Planning Agencies 

(TPAs) in the SJVAB prepared the 2007 Ozone Plan, which demonstrates attainment 

I of the federal 8-hour ozone ambient air quality standards by June 15, 2024 and 

contains a!1 required elements; and 

~ WHEREAS, the 2007 Ozone Plan meets federal Clean Air Act requirements for 

demonstrating reasonable further progress in reducing emissions of ozone precursors 

for extreme areas for the years 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2023; and 

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April 30. 2007 

1 WHEREAS, the 2007 Ozone Plan also meets California Clean Air Act requirements 

2 for preparing and submitting Triennial Progress Reports and Triennial Revisions to the 

3 1991 Air Quality Attainment Plan directed at attainment of the California 1-hour 

4 ambient air quality standard for ozone, including the reporting of trends in required air 

5 quality indicators and evaluation of District ozone precursor emission control 

6 measures and comparison with said measures implemented in adjacent downwind 

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8 WHEREAS, the District held a series of Town Hall meetings throughout the Valley in 

9 July 2006 to outline the challenges and issues in attaining the federal 8-hour ozone 

10 standard, and the District held workshops for the Draft 2007 Ozone Plan on October 

11 17, 2006 and February 8, 2007; and the District responded to written and verbal 

12 comments that were received during associated comment periods; and 

13 WHEREAS, after the close of the comment periods on the Draft Plan, the District 

14 revised Plan text as appropriate and prepared responses to comments that are 

15 included in the Revised Proposed 2007 Ozone Plan; and 

16 WHEREAS, the Plan includes sub-area mobile source emissions budgets for 2008, 

17 ~ 2011, 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2023 that must be met by each of the eight counties, 

18 respectively, in the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin for transportation conformity; and 

19 WHEREAS, the dynamic nature of transportation planning in the San Joaquin Valley 

20 may trigger the need for technical refinements to the sub-area emissions budgets 

21 after the District Governing Board adoption of the 2007 Ozone Plan; and 

22 WHEREAS, specific rule language will be developed during the District's rule 

23 development process, which addresses emission control measure feasibility issues at 

24 a much greater level of detail than was possible during plan development; and 

25 WHEREAS, individual control measures may be revised from what is proposed in 

26 the Plan, and the District is committed to achieving equivalent emission reductions 

27 from the overall control strategy in the same time frames as proposed in the Plan; and 

28 WHEREAS, the technicai ozone modeling work supporting the 2007 Ozone Plan 

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1 could not have been accomplished without the leadership, funding, and work products 

2 provided through the San Joaquin Valleywide Air Pollution Study Agency; and 

3 WHEREAS, the ongoing Central California Ozone Study (CCOS) will continue to 

4 produce resufts that help provide an improved understanding of ozone formation in 

5 the SJVAB, including relationships among meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and 

6 ozone precursor emissions; and 

7 WHEREAS, the District and the ARB developed the 2007 Ozone Plan with the best 

8 CCOS information available through March 2007; and 

9 WHEREAS, the demonstration of attainment of the federal 8-hour ozone standard in 

10 this Plan depends upon a small quantity of emissions reductions dependent on 

11 technology not currently available nor is on the horizon and which therefore have 

12 been assigned to the category of "Long-Term Measures;" and 

13 WHEREAS, a public hearing for the adoption of the Plan was duly noticed and held 

14 on April 30, 2007, in accordance with law; and 

15 WHEREAS, this Board concurs with the recommendations of its staff; 

16 NOW, THEREFORE, be it resofved as follows: 

17 1. The District Governing Board adopts the Revised Proposed 2007 Ozone Plan, 

18 thereby fulfilling separate federal and state air quality planning requirements. Said 

19 Plan and its circulated Appendices are attached hereto and are incorporated herein 

20 as Exhibit "A." 

21 2. The District Governing Board requests the EPA to reclassify the SJVAB 

22 extreme nonattainment for the federal eight-hour ozone ambient air quality standards. 

23 3. The District commits to submit to EPA revised NSR and Title V rules reflecting ' 

24 the extreme classification within one year of the date of the District's adoption of the 

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4. The 2007 Ozone Plan has been prepared consistent with the requirements of 

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ADOPT TNE PROPOSEED 2007 OZONE PLAN 

April 30. 2007 

Act components of the Pian have been prepared consistent with the requirements of 

the California Health and Safety Code and corresponding guidance of the ARB. 

5. The District has completed an Initial Study for said 2007 Ozone Plan that 

indicates the project will not result in any significant adverse effects to the 

environment, and a Proposed Negative Declaration has been prepared and properly 

noticed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA). The 

District Governing Board has duly considered said Initial Study and proposed 

Negative Declaration. Accordingly, the District Governing Board approves and adopts 

a Negative Declaration for said Plan pursuant to CEQA requirements. In accordance 

with the provisions of Sections 15075 of the California Environmental Quality Acf 

Guidelines, the Executive Director/Air Pollution Control Officer is hereby directed to 

file a Notice of Determination with the County Clerks of each of the counties in the 

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6. The District Governing Board hereby finds, based on the evidence and 

information presented at the hearing upon which its decision is based, that all notices 

required to be given by law have been duly given, and that the District Governing 

Board has allowed public testimony in accordance with law. 

7. Adoption of said Plan is necessary to comply with the Federal Clean Air Act 

and the Cafifornia Clean Air Act and will promote the health and weffare of the 

~ residents of the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin. Rule development under the Plan will ~ 

be in accordance with the District's rule development procedure with due 

consideration of technological feasibility, cost-effectiveness, socioeconomic impact, 

and environmental impact. 

8. The Executive Director/Air Polfution Control Officer is hereby directed to forward 

a copy of this Resolution, the 2007 Ozone Plan, and appropriate Appendices to the 

ARB. AIl portions except Sections 7.6 and 7.7 (in Chapter 7) are submitted for inclusion 

in the State Implementation Plan (SIP). 

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1 9. District staff is directed to work with stakeholders and EPA to ensure that rules 

2 developed as a result of adoption of the 2007 Ozone Plan address technical and 

3 economic feasibility issues identified during plan development along with those that 

4 arise during the rule development process so that the rules are both fair and 

5 approvable by EPA. 

6 10. The District Governing Board commits to adopt and implement the rules and 

7 measures in the 2007 Ozone Plan by the dates specified in Chapter 6 to achieve the 

8 emissions reductions shown .in Chapter 6, and to submit these rules and measures to 

9 the ARB within one month of adoption for transmittal to EPA as a revision to the State 

10 Implementation Plan. If the total emission .reductions from the adopted rules are less 

11 than those committed to in the Plan, the District Governing Board commits to adopt, 

12 submit, and implement substitute rules and measures that will achieve equivalent 

13 reductions in emissions of ozone precursors in the same adoption and 

14 implementation timeframes. 

15 11. Pursuant to Section 182(e)(5) of the Clean Air Act, District staff is directed to 

16 identify, by the end of 2019, specific control measures to achieve the total quantity of 

17 I emissions reductions placed in the category of "Long-Term Measures," and to make 

18 any other necessary revisions to the 2007 Ozone Plan at the same time. 

19 12. Any technical refinements that are needed for the sub-area emissions 

20 budgets will be duly noticed and presented in the State strategy that is scheduled for 

21 hearing by ARB in June 2007. 

22 13. The District Governing Board commits to provide adequate resources to carry 

23 out the provisions of the 2007 Ozone Plan. 

24 14. The District Governing Board requests that ARB authorize its Executive Officer 

25 to include the District's 2007 Ozone Plan (all portions except Sections 7.6 and 7.7), as 

26 adopted by the District's Governing Board, in the California State Implementation Plan 

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ADOPT THE PROPOSED 2007 OZONE PLAN 

April 30, 2007 

15. District staff is hereby authorized to make any minor typographical and technical 

changes in the 2007 Ozone Plan that are necessary to correct minor errors, clarify 

wording, or to satisfy ARB and EPA technicaf requirements, provided that there are no 

changes in the conclusions or control requirements in the 2007 Ozone Plan. 

16. THE FOREGOING was passed and adopted by the following vote of the 

Governing Board of the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District this 

30th day of April 2007, to wit: 

AYES : BARBA, CASE, DOMINICI, MCQUISTON, NELSON, 

0`r BRIEN, VIERR.A, ORNELLAS , tidORTHLEY 

NOES: BRAR , PEREA 

ABSENT: NONE 

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED 

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

By 

Steven Worthley, Chair 

Governing Board 

ATTEST: 

Clerk to the Governing Board 

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