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. E X E CU T I V E SU M M A RY
On J une 14, 200 6, t he Y ol o- So l ano A i r Q ual i t yM ana gem entD i s t r i c t( D i s t r i c t ) B oard w i l l c ons i der th e ad o p tio n ofpro p o se d Rule 11 .2 , Co n f ine d An imal Fa cilities Pe rmi t P rog ram. Rule 1 1

. 2 is r equ i r ed t o i m pl em entt he r equ i r em ent s s et f or t h i n Se c t i on 407 24. 6 o f t he C al i f or ni a H eal t h a nd S a f e ty Co d e ( CH& S C). P rop o se d Ru le 1 1 .2 a p p lies to a ll co n f ine d a n imal f a cilities (CAFs) with in the D is tr ic t. However, the propo sed r ule lang ua ge conta ins an exemption to tho se CAFs whic h d o no t me e t th e de f init ion ofa “L a rge CAF. ” A L a rg e CAF is de f ine d by th e pro p o se d r u le (disc u sse d lat e r in t h is sta ff rep o rt). The de f init ion ofa L a rge CAF, as pro p o se d f o r u se in Ru le 1 1 .2 , ma tch e s th e de f init ion ad o p te d by th e Calif o rnia Air Reso u rce s Bo a rd (CARB ).
T he m ai n requ i r em ent s for propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 a r e:
1. N o person shal l oper ate a C onf i ned Ani m al F aci l i ty( C AF ) w i thout f i rs t obtai ni ng a C AF P e rmi t f rom th e Air Po llut ion Con tro l Off ice r (AP CO).
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. No pe rso n sh a ll a lte r a CAF with o u t f irst su b mittin g a n ap p licat ion f o r mo d if ica tio n to th e ir C AF Per m i t and obtai ni ng w r i tt en appr oval f rom t he APC O.
3. T he AP C O s hal l de nyan ap pl i c at i on f or a C AF Pe r m i t i f t he app l i c ant doe s no ts how t hat t he C AF i s s o d es i gne d, c ont rol l ed, eq ui ppe d, or op erat ed wi t h s uc h ai r po l l ut i on c ont rol equ i pm ent , t h a t it ma y be s how n t o o perat e w i t hou tem i t t i ng or w i t hou tc aus i ng t o b e em i tt ed any ai r

c ontam i nant i n v i ol ati on of the D i st r i ct ’ s R ul es and R egul ati ons, or anys tate or f eder al s tatut es or

regul ati ons that m ay be enf or ceabl e byt he APC O.
4. The APCO shall r eq uir e the use of Be st Ava il ab le Retr of it Co ntrol Techn olog y ( BA RC T) t o redu c e e m i s s i ons fr om pol l ut ant s t hat c ont r i but e t o t he non at t ai nm entof an yam bi ent air qua li ty s tan da r d, wi thin the reg ulato r y auth ori ty of

the APCO, f or any exis ting CAF.
5. The APCO shall r eq uir e th e use of Be st Ava il ab le Control Techn olog y ( BA CT ) to r ed uce em i ss i ons f rom pol l utants t hat cont r i bute t o the nonattai nm ent of anyam bi ent ai r

qual i ty stan da r d, wi thin the reg ulato r y au tho r ity of the AP CO, f or an y ne w CAF or m od if ied CAF.
6. R equ es t s for

a C AF Pe r m i t s hal l be i ni t i at ed by f i l i ng a s t and ard C AF Pe r m i tap pl i c at i on w i t h t he AP C O t oge t her w i t h a n i ni t i al fi l i ng f ee.
7. T he ow ner

or op erat or

of an ex i s t i ng C AF s hal l s ubm i ta s t and ard C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i on no l at er t han s i x( 6) m ont hs afte r t he dat e o f

r ul e a dop t i on.
8. T he app l i ca t io n f or a C AF P er m i ts hal l c ont ai n a l l i nfor m at i on nec es s ar yt o e nab l e t he AP C O t o p r epa r e a n e m i s s i on i nv ent or yof al l regu l at ed ai r

po l l ut ant s em i t t ed f rom t he CAF.
9. Al l ap pl i c at i ons for a C AF P er m i ts hal l i nc l ude an em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on pl an. T he em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on pl an s hal l de m ons t r at e t hat t he f ac i l i t y w i l l app l y BA R C T or B AC T , as ap pl i c abl e.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

P a g e 4 10. T he AP C O s hal l ac tup on an app l i c at i on f or a C AF P er m i tno l at er t han s i x( 6) m ont hs afte r ac c ept anc e o f

an ap pl i c at i on as c om pl et e.
11. T he AP C O s hal l prov i de atl eas t 30 day s f or t he not i c e of, and opp or t uni t yt o rev i ewan d c om m ent on, any propo s ed dec i s i on t o i s s ue a C AF P er m i t , ex c eptap pl i c at i ons for t r ans f er of ow ners hi p.
12. T he t er m of a C AF P er m i ts hal l no tex c eed t hree ( 3) y ears fr om t he dat e o f i s s uan c e.
13. T he AP C O s hal l rev i ewev er yC AF P er m i tup on r ene w al t o d et er m i ne t h e f e as i bi l i t yof m i t i gat i on m eas ures an d t hatpe r m i tc ond i t i ons are a deq uat e t o ens ure c om pl i anc e w i t h, an d th e en f orceab il tiy of , D is tr ic t R ules an d Reg ulation s app li cab le to the C AF f or w hich t he per m i tw as i s s ued

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. Th e own e r o r o p e rat o r o f a CA F sh a ll ke e p re co rds th a t sp e cify th e n u m b e r o f an imals ma int a ine d da ily. Su ch re co r d s sh a ll b e main ta ine d at a ce n tra l pla ce ofbu sin e ss f o r a p e riod ofno t les s th a n th ree (3) ye a rs a n d sh a ll b e mad e av a ilab le t o th e AP CO o r th e ir desi gnee upon r equest.
Propo s ed R ul e 11. 2 i s ex pec t ed to di r ec t l y aff ec t C AF s w i t hi n t he D i s t r i c t

. D i s t r i c ts t affres earc hed l ocal C AF oper ati ons by cont act i ng the S ol ano C ounty R es o u rc e M anagement D epartm ent, S o lan o Cou n ty A g ricult u ral Co mmission e r’s o ff ice , a n d Y o lo Co u n ty A g ricult u ral Co mmission e r’s off i ce. W i th t he hel p of t hese l ocal agenci es, t he D i st r i ctes ti m ates t hat approxi m atel y tw o C AF o p e rat ion s wil l be aff e cte d by th e pro p o se d r u le (o th e r th a n re co rd-ke e p ing re q u ireme n ts).
Propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 e s t abl i s hes an ope r at i ng per m i tprogram for C AF s

. T he r ul e requ i r es ex i s t i ng C AF s t o c ont rol em i s s i ons us i ng Be s tA v ai l abl e R et rofi tC ont rol T ec hno l ogy( BA R C T )

. F or ne w and m odi f i ed C AF s , t he r ul e requ i r es fac i l i t i es t o c ont rol em i s s i ons us i ng Be s tA v ai l abl e C ont rol T ec hno l ogy( BA C T )

. B AR C T an d B AC T w i l l be propo s ed dur i ng C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i on t hroug h mi tigation plans

- a r eq uir ed elemen t of all CAF Pe r mi t ap pli cation s. The D is tr ic t w il l eva luate each m i t i gat i on pl an t o d et er m i ne c om pl i ance wit h B AR C T an d B AC T s t and ards

. T herefor e, t he po ten tial emi ssi on red uction s gen erate d by this r ule-m aking are un kno wn, ho wever, the D is tr ic t ex pec t s t hatt here w i l l b e em i s s i on r edu c t i ons as a r es ul tof ad opt i ng t he propo s ed r ul e. T he Di str ic t w i l l be b ette r

equ ippe d to qua ntify emi ssi on red uction s f rom pr op ose d Rule 11 .2 o nce m i t i gat i on pl ans are e v al uat ed.
As a r es ul tof t he prev i ous ai r qu al i t ype r m i tex em p t i on f or C AF s , t here i s l i t t l e i nfor m at i on r ega r di ng em i s s i ons fr om t hei r op erat i on. C ur r ent l y , s t at e- w i de r es ea rch proj ec t s are b ei ng co n d u cte d on CAF e mission s a n d emissio n co n tro ls. As ne w res e a rch da ta be co me s a va ilab le f or D i s t r i c trev i ew , t hi s m ayc han ge t he D i s t r i c t ’ s m et hod ol ogy ( i

. e. em i s s i on f ac t ors an d e m i s s i on con tr ol eff ic iencies) i n qu an tifyi ng emi ssi on s and emi ssi on red uction s f rom C AFs. Propo sed R ule 11 .2 wi ll add new air qua li ty reg ulation s to a pre v i o u s l y p e r mi t- exe mpt source c at ego r y

. T he ado pt i on of propo s ed R u le 11. 2 c ons t i t ut es a C l as s 8 c at ego r i c al ex em pt i on p u rsu a n t to Calif o rnia E n v i ron me n ta l Qu a lity Ac t (CEQ A ) Gu ide line s 1 5 3 0 8 an d , th e ref o re, is exem pt from C EQA.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

P a g e 5 A

. B AC K G R O UND
1. Ov er

v i ewof C onfi ned A ni m al F ac i l i t i es
C onfi ned an i m al fac i l i t i es ( C AF s ) are d efi ned as a f ac i l i t yw here a ni m al s are c or r al l ed, pe nne d, or ot her w i s e c aus ed t o r em ai n i n r es t r i c t ed ar eas f or c om m er c i al pur pos es and pr i m ar i l y f ed by m ean s ot her

t han graz i ng. C AF s c an hou s e a ny t y pe of ani m al

. H ow ev er , t he us ual prac t i c e o f a CAF ope r ation i s to speciali ze i n on e pa r tic ular li vestock cate go r y - suc h a s chick en s, c ows, hor ses , etc

. D ue to the di ff er ent m ethods of c onf i nem ent and as soc i ated m anur e m anagement, t here i s no t y pi c al C AF

. T he de si g n a n d o perat i on of a C AF v ar i es de pen di ng on ani m al t y pe, reg ion a l cli ma tic co n d itio n s, b u sin e ss p rac tice s, a n d pre f e ren ce s o f th e op e rat o r.
2. Ov er

v i ewof Se nat e B i l l 70 0
I n t he pas t , ag r i c ul t ural op erat i ons - i nc l udi ng con f i ned ani m al f ac i l i t i es - hav e bee n ex em ptfr om obt ai ni ng ai r qua l i t y per m i t s f rom l oc al ai r di s t r i c t s

. H ow ev er , i n Se pt em ber 20 03, C al i f or ni a s i gne d i n t o l a w S e n a t e B i l l 7 0 0 ( S B 7 0 0 )

. T h i s b i l l a m e n d e d a i r p o l l u t i o n c o n t ro l r e q u i r e m e nt s i n t he C al i f or ni a H eal t h and Sa f et y C ode ( C H &S C ) t o i nc l ude r egu l at or y r equ i r em ent s f o r a g ric ul t ure. I n p ar t i c ul ar , S B 700 ad ded S ec t i on 407 24. 6 - t he s ec t i on add r es s ed bypropo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2.
SB 70 0 t arget ed agr i c ul t ure a nd ai r po l l ut i on f or

tw o m ai n reas ons

. F i rs t , C al i f or ni a’ s prev i ous a g ricult u re e xe mp tio n co n f licte d with f e d e ral law. Ca lif o rnia co u ld h a ve los t b ill ion s o f d o llars in f ede r al t r ans por

t at i on f und i ng, as w el l as fac ed ot her s anc t i ons , i f

th e bi l l ha d n otpa s s ed. Se c ond l y , i n s om e p ar

t s of t he s t at e - i nc l udi ng t he Sa c r am ent o a i r ba s i n - ai r

qu al i t yi s po or

an d agr i c ul t ural ac t i v i t i es c ont r i but e t o t he probl em

. Po or ai r qu al i t yha r m s pu b l i che al t h - c aus i ng an d/o r exace r ba ting asth ma, resp irato r y i ll ne ss, he art and l un g disea se, an d ea r lym ortali ty.
S B 70 0 ad d e d CH&S C S e ctio n 4 0 7 2 4 .6 , wh ich e sta b lishe d re q u ireme n ts f o r b o th th e Calif o rnia Ai r R esour ces Board ( C AR B) and each ai r qual i ty m anagement (or ai r pol l uti on c ontrol ) di st r i ct

. Th e re q u ireme n ts o f

CH&S C Se ctio n 40 7 2 4 .6 are su mmarize d in Ta b le 1 , b e low:

Tab l e 1 Ca l i forni a H e a l th and S a fety Code / SB 7 0 0 Require m e nts Subjec t CH &SC Se cti on CH &SC / SB 70 0 Requi rem ent

Large C onfi ned Ani m al F aci l i ty D efi ni t i on ( La rge C AF) 407 24. 6( a) On or b e f o re Ju ly 1, 20 0 5 , CA RB sh a ll r e v iew a ll av ai l abl e s c i ent i f i c i nfor m at i on, i nc l udi ng, bu tno tl i m i t ed t o, em i s s i on f ac t ors f or c onfi ned an i m al fac i l i t i es , an d th e e f f e ct o f

th o se f a cilities on air qu a lity in th e ba sin and ot her

rel ev ants c i ent i f i ci nfor m at i on, an d d ev el op a defi ni t i on f or

t he s ourc e c at ego r

yof “ l arge c onfi ned ani m al f aci l i ty .”Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

P a g e 6 D i s t r i c tr ul e/ r egu l at i on ado pt i on 407 24. 6( b) No t la te r th a n Ju ly 1, 20 0 6 , e a c h dist rict th a t is des i gna t ed as a f ede r al no nat t ai nm entarea f or oz one as of J anu ar

y1, 20 04, s hal l ad opt , imp lem ent , an d subm i t f or

i ncl usi on i n the st ate i m pl em entati on pl an, a r ul e o r r egu l at i on t hat r equ i r es t he ow ner or ope r at or of a Large C AF t o obtai n a per m i t.

R equi r em ents t o b e i nc l ude d in the Di str ic t r ul e/ r egu l at i on 407 24. 6( d) 1 . Th e own e r/o p e rat o r o f an e xistin g La rge CAF sh a ll s ubm i tan ap pl i c at i on f or a per m i t w i t hi n s i x m ont hs fr om t he dat e o f

r ul e/ r egu l at i on ado pt i on; 2. Pe r m i t app l i c at i ons s hal l i nc l ud e su ff i c i ent inf o rmat ion to pre p a re a n emissio n inve n to ry of all r eg ulate d air

pollutan ts emi tted f rom the L arge C AF; 3. Pe r m i ta ppl i c at i ons s hal l i nc l ude an em i s s i ons mitig a tio n pla n th a t d e mo n stra te s th a t th e f a cility wil l use best ava il ab le retrof it con tr ol techn olog y (BA RC T) t o redu c e em i s s i ons of pol l ut ant s t hat c ont r i but e t o t he non at t ai nm entof an yam bi entai r qu al i t ys t and ard; 4

. District sh a ll a ct o n a co mp let e ap p licat ion with in six month s; 5. D i s t r i c t s hal l r equ i r e t he C AF t o i m pl em ent t he pl an cont ai ned i n the per m i t appr oved byt he D i st r i ct ; 6. Di str ic t sha ll r eview an d up da te pe r mi ts at l ea st once ev er yt hree ( 3) y ears t o refl ec tc han ges i n t he ope r at i on or the f ea si bil ityof

m iti ga tion measu r es; 7. C AF ow ne r

/ ope r at or

s hal l i m pl em entc ont rol m e a su res with in o n e ye a r o f th e da te th a t th e pe rmi t w as appr oved byt he D i st r i ct; 8. D i s t r i c t s hal l prov i de a 30- day pub l i c not ic in g a nd comm en ting pe r iod f or dr af t pe r mi ts.

I mpact As s es s m ent 407 24. 6( e) D i s t r i c ts hal l as s es s t he f ol l ow i ng: 1. C at ego r

yof s ourc es aff ec t ed; 2. Nature an d qu an tityof emi ssi on s f rom the cate go r y; 3 . Emissio n re d u ctio n po te n tia l; 4. Soci o- econom i c i m pact ; 5. Proba ble costs to aff ecte d sou r ces; 6. Avail ab il ityand cost- eff ectivene ss of alter na tiv es; 7. Techn ic al and practi cal f ea si bil ity ; 8. An y add iti on al i mpacts.

3. Large C onfi ned A ni m al D efi ni t i on
T he defi ni t i on of a L arge C AF p ro vi d e d bypropo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 i s t he defi ni t i on dev el ope d a nd ado pt ed byC AR B as requ i r ed byC H &S C 40 724

. 6( a)

. C AR B ado p t e d Se c t i on 865 00 i nt o t he C al i f or ni a C ode of R egu l at i ons w i t h t he f ol l ow i ng Large C AF t hres hol ds ( pres ent ed i n T abl e 2) forFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

P a g e 7 di s t r i c t s de s i gna t ed as a f ede r al oz one no nat t ai nm entarea as of J anu ar y1, 20 04:

T abl e 2: A RB L arge CA F T hres hol ds
L ive sto c k Ca te g o r

y N u mbe r of A n ima ls Da iry 1 ,0 0 0 mi lk-pro d u cin g da iry co ws B e e f Cat tle ( B e e f

Fee d lot s) 3 ,5 0 0 be e f ca tt le Ot h e r Ca tt le O p e rat ion s 7 ,5 0 0 ca lve s, h e if e rs, o r o th e r ca tt le T ur k ey s 100 , 000 he ad C hi c k ens 650 , 000 he ad Sw i ne 3, 000 he ad Sheep, l am bs, and goats 15, 000 he ad of s hee p, l am b, go at s , or an y c om bi nat i on of th e t hree H ors es 2, 500 he ad D uc k s 650 , 000 he ad An yot her

l i v es t oc kno tl i s t ed abo v e 30, 000 he ad

4. Ge neral D es c r i pt i on of C om m on C AF O perat i ons
Be l oware g ene r al de s c r i pt i ons for c om m on C AF op erat i ons - da i r i es , be ef ca t t l e feed i ng ope r at i ons , s w i ne ope r at i ons , p o u ltr yop erat i ons , an d l and ap pl i c at i on of m anu r e w as t e - as pres ent ed by t he Sa n J oaq ui n V al l eyA i r P ol l ut i on C ont rol D i s t r i c t

. Ea c h d es c r i pt i on has be en edi ted f or

t he pur pose of

t hi s r epor

t.

a. D ai r

yO perat i ons
Ad a iryo p e ra t io n is a f a c il it yt h a tp ro d u c e s mi lk a n d / o r ra is e s ca t t le f o r p ro d u c in g mi lk

. I n order t o p rodu c e m i l k , a c ow m us t be bred and hav e gi v en bi r t h. T y pi c al l y , t he ges t at i on per i od f or

d a iry ca t t l e i s ni ne m ont hs an d d ai r yc ow s are b r ed aga i n a pprox i m at el yfour mo n th s a fte r ca lving . M ilk pro d u ctio n typ ica lly pe a ks sh o rtly af te r ca lving an d th e n slowly d e cline s with time. Commo n ly a co w wi ll p rod u ce mi lk f o r 1 0 -12 mon th s a n d th e n be dry app rox i m at el ytw o ( 2) m ont hs

. T hus , a dai r y ope r at i on m ay hav e s ev eral t y pes of an i m al grou ps presen t i ncluding heif ers, lactating cows , d r y c ows, cal ves, an d bu ll s. Ap prox i m at el y25 % of a m i l k i ng herd i s repl ac ed eac h y ear , but r epl ac em ent l ev el s c an be as high as 40% f or i nte nsivel y m an ag ed herds.
Ca lve s a re ty p ica lly ho u se d in in d i v idu a l pe n s o r h u tch e s. Old e r a n imals a re ty p ica lly hou s ed i n fr ees t al l ba r ns , dr y l ot s , t i e s t al l s / s t anc hi ons , or an yc om bi nat i on of th e afor em ent i one d. T he f r ees t al l ba r n i s t he predo m i nat e t y pe of hou s i ng s y s t em us ed onFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

P a g e 8 l arger da i r yfar m s for

l ac t at i ng c ow s

. I n a f r ees t al l bar n, c ow s are i n l arge pen s w i t h fr ee ac c es s t o feed bu nk s , w at erers , an d s t al l s f or r es t i ng. St and ard fr ees t al l ba r n d es i gn has a f e e d alle y in th e ce n te r o f th e ba rn se p a rat ing two f e e d bu n ks o n ea ch side . An imals s t and on t he c or r al s i de of th e feed l ane t o eat ; t hi s i s w here t he m aj or i t yof t he ex c r et i ons o ccu r. I n so me ca se s, co ws may b e co n f ine d in o r h a ve ac ce ss to drylo ts, which are t y pi c al l ya f enc ed i n area t hatm ayha v e s had e. D r y l otc onfi nem ent s are s i m i l ar t o b eef f eed l ot s de s c r i bed l at er i n t hi s r epo r

t

. T i e s t al l s / s t anc hi ons are n otun c om m on on s m al l er dai r yfar m s an d o l der f ac i l i t i es

. W i t h t hi s t y pe of hou s i ng s y s t em , c ow s are c onfi ned i n a sta ll f o r f e e d ing , b u t h a ve ac ce ss to a d rylot or p a stu re f o r e xe rcise . A me ch a n ica lly cle a n e d gu tt e r is loca te d be h ind ea ch ro w of sta lls f o r ma n u re co llect ion an d re mo va l.
F eed i ng and w at er i ng prac t i c es v ar yfor ea c h a ni m al t y pe. I n g ene r al , c al v es are n urs ed f or f ou r to f iv e da ys after bir th. Calv es are the n f ed a mi lk rep lacement u ntil w ea ning w hich gen eral l yoc c urs at abo ut ei ght w eek s of age

. D ur i ng t hi s pe r i od, a f eed grai n b as ed s t ar t er di eti s i nt rodu c ed. T hi s s t ar t er di et i s f ed up t o abo ut t hree m ont hs of age w hen t he r um en devel opm ent al l ow s a s hi ft to a roughage

- based di et.
Ol der c a t t le and cal ves bei ng r ai sed f or m i l k pr oducti on ar e f ed a roughage bas ed di et. T he pr i nc i pal c ons t i t uen t s of t hes e d i et s are c or n or grai n s orghu m s i l age and l egu m e o r g ras s a n d leg u me ha ys. In a d d itio n , f e e d gra ins an d by -pro d u ct f o o d stu ff are ad d e d in v ar y i ng am oun t s t o s at i s fyen ergy , prot ei n, an d o t her nu t r i entrequ i r em ent s

. M anu r e, und er t hes e d i etc ond i t i ons , t end s t o b e g ene r at ed i n a s em i

- s ol i d s t at e.
M anu r e w i t h a t ot al s ol i d c ont entof 10 % or l es s c an be han dl ed as a l i qui d. I n a s l ur r yor li qu id s ystem, the m an ure i s f l u s h e d f rom all eys or pits to a stor ag e f acil ity . Ty picall y, eff luen t f rom the soli d sep aration system, or sup erna tan t f rom pon ds or an ae rob icl ag oo ns, i s us ed as fl us h w at er

. T he s upe r nat ant i s t he c l ear l i qui d i n t he l ago ons t hati s ov er l y i ng th e so lids t h a t se tt le b e low. Dairy man u re th a t is ha n d led an d sto red a s a slurry or li q u id ma y b e mixe d with d ry ma n u re. L iqu id syst e ms a re co mmon in larg e da iri e s d u e to th e ir l ow er l abo r c os t s an d e as e o f us e w i t h aut om at i c f l us hi ng sy s t em s

. M anu r e h and l ed as so lids ca n b e remo ve d b y me ch a n ize d scra p ing syst e ms, a tra cto r, o r a ch a i n s c r a p e r. T y pi c al l y , t he s c r ape d m anu r e i s s t oc kpi l ed and dr i ed f or di s pos al byl and ap pl i c at i on.
b. Be ef C at t l e F eed i ng Op erat i ons
T hi s an i m al s ec t or

i nc l ude s ad ul tbe ef c at t l e ( hei f ers an d s t eers )

. Be ef c at t l e m ays pen d a ll, pa rt, o r n o n e o f th e ir lives a t a CAF. I n ge n e ral, th e re a re th ree typ e s o f op e rat ion s in the bee f i nd ustry: cow- calf

ope r ation s, backgrou nd ing op erations, a n d fi n i s h ing op erations. The se op erations are typical lycond ucte d at sepa r ate l oca tions tha t speciali ze i n ea ch pha s e o f produ c t i on, bu tm ayal s o o c c ur ata s i ngl e l oc at i on.
Cow- calf op erations con si st of heif ers an d stee rs f ed f or s laug hte r . At c ow- calf ope r ation s, ca tt le is p rim a ril y f e d ha y with so me gra in a n d o th e r f o o d stu ff

. B a ckg rou n d ing ( o r sto cke r) oper ati ons pr epar e w eaned cal ves f or f i ni shi ng by pl aci ng them on hi gh ener gy r ati ons to prom ot e rapi d w ei ghtga i n. Th e b a ckg roun di ng proc es s i s hi ghl yde pen den ton feed pr i c es

. T y pi c al l y , t he ani m al s are fed t he l ow es tpr i c ed f eed att he t i m e - w hi c h m aybeFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

P a g e 9 f orage s or

c rop r es i due s - w i t h t h e o b je cti v e o f bu i l di ng m us c l e a nd bon e m as s w i t hou t ex c es s i v e fatata l owc os t

. T h e d u ra t io n o f t he bac k groun di ng proc es s , an d s i z e o f ani m al s m ov i ng t o t he f i ni s hi ng s t age , m ay be f rom 30 day s t o s i x m ont hs

. T y pi c al l y , hi gh grai n p r i c es fav or

l ong er pe r i ods of bac k groun di ng by r edu c i ng f eed c os t s f or fi ni s hi ng or f at t eni ng. C at t l e are, us ual l y , t hen s ent t o f i ni s hi ng ope rat i ons atap prox i m at el ys i xm ont hs of age an d 4 00 pou nds

. I n 1 50- 180 da y s t hes e a ni m al s w i l l reac h s l au g h t er w ei ght s of 1, 050 t o 1 , 250 po und s

. H ow ev er , t here a r e s om e feed l ot s t hat s t ar t w i t h y oun ger

or ol der c at t l e. T herefor e, t he f i ni s hi ng cy c l e m ay f l uc t uat e fr om be i ng l es s t han 10 0 d ay s t o o v er 270 da y s

. Ac c ordi ngl y , feedl ot s w i l l v ar y i n r ega r ds t o c at t l e t ur nov er , w i t h t y pi c al t ur nov er ran g ing f rom 1 .5 to 3. 5 tu rno ve rs pe r ye a r.
R egar dl ess of the spec i f i c oper ati on, beef f eedl ots ty pi cal l y segregate an im a ls into di ff erentpe ns w i t h f eed t r uc k ac c es s

. T he ani m al s are u s ual l yfed tw o t o t hree t i m es pe r da y usi ng f ee d bu nks l oca ted along f ee d alleys tha t sepa r ate i nd iv idua l pe ns.
M a n u re g e n e rat e d by th e o p e rat ion is co mmon ly ha n d led as a so lid a t b e e f f e e d lot s. S o lid ma n u re is typ ica lly scrap e d or mov e d b y t r a cto rs to sto ckp iles. M a n u re a ccu mu lat e s in a rea s a rou n d f e e d b u n ks a n d wa te r tro u g h s mos t rap idly. S o me be e f f e e d lot s a re to ta lly enc l os ed f ac i l i t i es w here t he m anu r e i s c ol l ec t ed bya s c r ape or fl us h s y s t em and ha ndl ed in a si mi lar

m an ne r to da ir y f r ee stall s.

c

. Sw i ne Op erat i ons
T y pi c al l y , t he produ c t i on c y c l e f or hog s has t hree pha s es : far row i ng, nu rs i ng, an d fi ni s hi ng. T he f i rs tph as e b egi ns w i t h b r eed i ng and ge s t at i on ov er a 114 -d a y p e riod, fol l ow ed by f ar row i ng ( gi v i ng bi r

t h)

. After

far row i ng, t he new l y bor n pi gs or pi gl et s nor m al l y are n urs ed f or a per i od of th r ee t o four w e ek s un t i l t heyreac h a w ei ghtof ap prox i m at el y10 t o 1 5 p o u n d s. Atyp ica l l itte r m a y h a v e ap p rox imat e ly 9 to 11 pig s. S o ws ca n be bre d ag a in w i t hi n a w eek after a l i t t er i s w ean ed. So w s nor m al l y produ c e f i v e t o s i x l i t t ers befor e t hey are sold f or s laug hte r

at a weight of400 to 46 0 po un ds.
W ean ed pi gs are f ed a s t ar t er r at i on unt i l t hey r eac h a w ei ght of app rox i m at el y50 t o 6 0 pou nds

. A t t hi s poi nt t hey are t y pi c al l y ei ghtt o t en w eek s of ag e. T hen t he ani m al s are fed a “ grow i ng” rat i on, fol l ow ed bya “ f i ni s hi ng” rat i on, un t i l t heyare a pprox i m at el y24 0 t o 2 80 p o u n d s - a t wh ich po int th e y a re a p p rox imat e ly 26 wee ks o f a g e a n d rea d y f o r sla u g h te r. T hei r di etv ar i es , bu ti tt y pi c al l yi nc l ude s s m al l grai ns s uc h a s w hea t , ba r l ey , c or n a nd s oy bea n m eal , an d o t her t y pes of v ar i ous feed.
T he ani m al s are t y pi c al l y hou s ed i n c onfi nem ent bui l di ngs t hatare e i t her t ot al l yen c l os ed or op en- s i ded w i t h c ur t ai ns

. T ot al l yen c l os ed f ac i l i t i es are m ec han i c al l yv ent i l at ed th rou g h o u t th e ye a r. Op e n -side d b u ildin g s a re n a tu rally ve n tila te d th e majority o f th e ye a r, butm aybe m ec han i c al l yv ent i l at ed w hen t he c ur t ai ns are c l os e d d u e t o w eat her c ond i t i ons

. M anu r e g ene r at ed byt he ope r at i on m aybe fl us hed fr om t he f l oor of t he hou s i ng or

fal l t hroug h s l at s i n t he f l oor t o a pi tun der nea t h t he f l oor

. M anu r e i n t he pi tm ay be f l us hed or

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Pag e 10 d. Po ul t r

yO perat i ons
Po ul t r yfac i l i t i es t y pi c al l yop erat e e i t her as a l ay er ranc h for

eg g p rodu c t i on or

as a broi l er r anc h w here bi r ds are grow n f or t he f r es h m eatm ar k et

. Po ul t r yfac i l i t i es , c al l ed r anc hes i n refer enc e t o t hei r

s pec i al i z ed ope r at i on, m ay c ons i s t of one or m ore f ar m s on prope r t i es t hatm aybe s ev eral m i l es ap ar t

. T hi s i s a s t and ard prac t i c e f or pou l t r y ope r at i ons

. T he pur pose of

t hi s pr act i ce i s to s epar ate poul tr y housi ng f rom one anoth e r f or bi osec ur i ty r ea son s. Se veral ba r n-l ik e ho use s may make up a f arm

. A chick en l aye r hou se may ha ve ov er 10 0, 000 l ay ers ; a t y pi c al c hi c k en broi l er hou s e c ont ai ns ap prox i m at el y20 , 000

- 25, 000 bi r ds ; an d a t y pi c al t ur k ey broi l er hou s e c ont ai ns app rox i m at el y 10, 000 bi r ds atan yon e t i m e.
T he m aj or i t yof po ul t r

yho us es us e p ow er

v ent i l at i on i n stea d o f

na t ural v ent i l at i on. T he most c ommon type of po wer ven til ation is tun ne l ven til ation . I n tu nn el- ven til ate d ho use s, al l t he f ans are c l us t ered ato n e e nd of th e h ous e, pu s hi ng t he ai r t o t he ot her

en d. Cu rta ins on th e ho u se s may be us e d on a n o n -ro u t i n e ba sis f o r ve n tila tio n , p a rticu larly d u ring co lde r we a th e r.
S tu d ies ind ica te th a t th e typ ica l chicke n laye r h o u se pro d u ce s a p p rox imat e ly t w o cu b ic ya rds ofwas te pe r we e k p e r f ive hu n d red ch icke n s. P o u ltry ex cre tio n s a c c o u n t f o r a m a jo rit y of

t he w as t e. H ow ev er , a s m al l am oun tof l i qui d w as t e m ayoc c ur fr om eg g w as hi ng ope r at i ons l oc at ed on t he f ac i l i t yan d a s m al l am oun t of bed di ng m aybe c ol l ec t ed as w as t e. T y pi c al l y , he ns are c onfi ned i n a l ay er hou s e t hat c ons i s t s of m anyl ay er bo x es p o sitio n e d ab o ve th e g rou n d

. W a ste is remo ve d f rom u n d e r th e laye r b o xe s a p p rox imat e ly eve r y 7- 9 da ys. I n ad diti o n , waste is remove d f rom the f loor of the l aye r

hou se ap proxim ate lyevery 14

- 18 w ee ks.
I n b roi l er fac i l i t i es , c om pl et e l i t t er re mo va l f rom t he hou s e o c c urs on e t o four t i m es pe r year

. Li tt er

rem oval f r equenci es var y f rom ev er

y tw o f l ock s ( appr oxi m atel y 90 days ) t o e ve ry sev e n f loc ks (ap p rox imat e ly 31 5 da ys). M o st co mmon ly, wa ste is remo ve d ev e ry third f lock. Bef ore i ntro d u c i n g a new f lock, the hou se i s l ef t empty, typic all y f or 5 days. D ur i ng t hi s i nt er l ude , t he ope r at or ad j us t s t he t em perat ure a nd ot her am bi entc ond i t i ons i n t he hou s e. I n t he broi l er i ndu s t r y , t he new f l oc k s of bi r ds are broug ht i nt o t he hou s es as chi ck s and ar e rai sed f or approxi m atel y 45 days , unti l they r each t he desi r ed w ei ght. S h o rtly th e rea fte r, th e gro wn b i r d s a re re mo ve d an d th e ho u se is a g a in le ft e mp ty f o r 5 day s t o s ani t i z e. T hi s 55

- dayav erage c y c l e i s an ap prox i m a t e s pan of t he produ c t i on pe r iod f or one f lock.
Po ul t r yex c r et i ons an d b edd i ng m at er i al s , s uc h a s r i ce h u lls , are rem ov ed ei t her by s c r api ng or

byfl us hi ng. I n a s c r ape s y s t em , t he l i t t er i s ei t her s w eptor

s c r ape d fr om t he hou s e i nt o a pi l e o r

pi l es ou t s i de t he hou s e. T y pi c al l y , c onc er ns ab outt r ans m i t t i ng di s eas es am ong bi r ds an d fl oc k s ne c es s i t at e t r uc k i ng t he s c r ape d l i t t er off

- s i t e s hor t l yafte r remo va l. The li q u id h a n d ling syst e m i s simil a r to d a iry f lus h syst e ms, e xp lain e d ea rli e r in thi s r eport.
Based on c ur r ent pr el i m i nar y res ear ch data, l i tt er

and f eed ar e the m aj or s our ces of

VOCFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 11 e mission s. Th e se emissio n po int s a re a lso so u rce s o f a mmon ia e mission s. S inc e ammo n ia f or m s a s i gni f i c anthe al t h r i s kt o t he ani m a ls a nd dec r eas es produ c t i v i t y , m anyfac i l i t i es i m pl em entc ont rol s for am m oni a

. Th e h um i di t y , l i t t er ad di t i v e, m oi s t ure, an d v ent i l at i on con tr ols comm on lyused to cont rol amm on ia m ay also r ed uce VOC emi ssi on s.

e. Land Appl i cat i on of M anur e W ast e
Li qui d m anu r e fr om f l us h s y s t em s s t ored i n l ago ons or s ol i d m anu r e s c r ape d f rom fac i l i t i es ev ent ual l y ma y b e l and ap pl i ed w i t h o r w i t hou tpr i or

t r eat m ents uc h a s c om pos t i ng. T y pi c al l y , an i m al w as t e i s ap pl i ed t o c rop l and atrat es ad equ at e t o s upp l yc rop nut r i ent nee ds

. H i s t or i c al ly , t he det er m i nat i on of app l i c at i on r at es ha s be en bas ed on c rop ni t roge n requ i r em ent s du e t o c onc er ns ab outt he i m pac tof ex c es s ni t roge n o n s ur f ac e a nd g rou n d wat e r.
Su r f ac e a ppl i c at i on o f ma n u r e w as t e i s do ne w i t h a s pread i ng dev i c e k now n a s a box manu r e sprea de r . T his is sim p l y a r e c t a n gu lar box tha t i s ei the r

tracto r drawn or

tr uck m ounted w i th a spreadi ng devi ce at the r ear end. D ur i ng spreadi ng the m anur e m oves t o t he r ear of t he box by c onv ey or

. Bo x t y pe spread ers are l oad ed wi t h s k i d- s t eer or t r ac t or m oun t ed f ront

- end l oad ers

. M anu r e ha n d le d as s l ur r yor l i qui d m aybe s pread w i t h a t r ac t or draw n o r

t r uc km oun t ed t ank

k now n as a l i qui d m anu r e s pread er

. T he m anu r e m ay be f or c ed outof t he t ank un der pres s ure a gai ns ta di s t rib u t io n p la t e t o c r eat e a s pray pat t er n. An ot her

op t i on i s t o for c e t he m anu r e from t he t ank un der pres s ure t hroug h a m ani f ol d w i t h a s er i es of ha ngi ng or t r ai l i ng pi pes t o c r eat e p aral l el s t r i ps of m anu r e on t he soil sur f ace . A s eco nd type ofspr ea de r f or manu r e sl urr ies is a f lai l sp r ea de r

. T his is a par t i al l yo p e n t a nkw i t h c hai ns at t ac hed t o a rot at i ng s haft pos i t i one d p aral l el t o t he di r ec t i on of trav el

. M anu r e i s di s c harged pe r pen di c ul ar t o t he di r ec t i on of tra ve l b yt he momentu m tr an sf err ed f rom the rotating chains.
5. Em i s s i ons fr om C AF op erat i ons
Em i s s i ons fr om C AF op erat i ons are d i s c us s ed bel owi n t he “ I m pac t s of t he Propo s ed R ul e” s ec t i on of t hi s r eport. As st ated bel ow , the pr i m ar y crit e ri a pol l utants of c oncer n em i tt ed by C AF ope r at i ons are v ol at i l e o rgan i cc om pou nds ( VO C s ) and par t i c ul at e m at t er

l es s t han 10 m i c rom et er i n d i am et er ( PM 10)

. Am m oni a, al s o, c an be em i t t ed f rom de c om pos i ng ani m al w as t e. Am m oni a, i n t he pres enc e o f

s ul f ur ox i des an d n i t roge n o x i des , c a n ca u se t h e s ec ond ar yfor m at i on of p a rticu lat e mat te r.

I I

. D I S C U S S I O N O F P R O P O S E D R U L E 1 1

. 2 R E Q U I R E M E N TS
Li s t ed bel oware d es c r i pt i ons of t he propo s ed r equ i r em ent s for R ul e 1 1. 2, C onfi ned A ni m al Fa cilities Pe rmi t P rog ram.
Se c t i on 100 Ge neral
Se c t i on 101 - P ur pos e: T he pur pos e o f propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 t o imp le me ntt he r equ i r em ent s ofFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 12 S e ctio n 40 7 2 4 .6 ofth e Calif o rnia Hea lth an d Sa f e ty Co d e ( CH& S C).
S e ctio n 10 2 - Ap p licab ili ty: The pro p o se d r u le a p p lies t o all CA Fs o p e rat ing with in t h e District’s jur is dicti on . Al tho ug h th e CH &S C con tains r eq uir emen ts f or those C AFs def ined as a “ La rge C AF” ( pres ent ed abo v e) , t he D i s t r i c tfeel s i t i s nec es s ar y t o i m pos e c er

t ai n a s pec t s of t he propo s ed r ul e, sp e cif ica lly re co rd-ke e p ing , o n o t h e r CA Fs n o t me e tin g th e La rge CAF d e f init ion . Th is is d iscu sse d be low.
Se c t i on 103

- Ex em pt i ons : C AF s t hat do notm eett he defi ni t i on of a L arge C AF , as de f i ned byt he propo s ed r ul e, are e x em ptfr om t he r equ i r em ent s of t he r ul e ex c eptfor S ec t i on 502 , w hi c h o ut l i nes r eco r d-keep ing r eq uir emen ts. This exemption all ows the Di str ic t to r eq uir e record- kee ping , on ly , f or t hos e C AF s no tm eet i ng t he d e f ini t i on of a L arge C AF

. T he r equ i r ed r ec ord- k eep i ng f or an ex em ptC AF i s di s c us s ed l at er i n t he s um m ar

yfor S ec t i on 502

. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e e x e m p t i o n for C A F s t h a t d o n o t m e e t t h e d e fi n i t i o n o f a L a rg e C A F , th e r u le prov i des an ex em pt i on t o C AF s t hatare s ubj ec tt o t he r equ i r em ent s of D i s t r i c t R ul e 3

. 8 - F ede r al Oper ati ng Per m i ts

. Once a C AF i s subj ectt o R ul e 3.8, t he s tandar ds of t hat r ul e w oul d appl y. A Fe d e ral Op e rat ing Pe rmi t wo u ld co n ta in t h e sa me req u ireme n ts a s p rop o se d Rule 11 .2 , b u t p e rmi t co n d itio n s wo u ld b e cite d dire ctly f rom th e CH&S C. Also , th e f e d e ral o p e rat ing pe rmi t wo u ld i nc l ude ot her

c ond i t i ons requ i r ed byR ul e 3

. 8.
Se c t i on 200 D efi ni t i ons
Proposed R ul e 11.2 pr ovi des appr oxi m atel y 13 def i ni ti ons to cl ar i fy ter m s used i n the r ul e, and t o im prove ove r all en f orceab il ity an d compli an ce. So me of the def ini tions come f rom othe r D is tr ic t rule s. Ho we ve r, ne w de f init ion s we re co n stru cte d to a cco mmod a te n e w te rms n o t u se d be f o re by the D i st r i ct

. Se c t i on 300 St and ards
Se c t i on 301 - C AF P er m i t : T he r equ i r em entof t hi s s ec t i on s t at es t hat no pers on s hal l op erat e a C AF w i t hou tfi rs tob t ai ni ng a C AF Pe r m i t f rom t he Ai r Po l l ut i on Co nt rol Off i c er ( AP C O)

. T herefor e, it is a vio lat ion ofpro p o se d Rule 11 .2 to op e rat e a CA F with o u t a CAF P e rmi t if th e so u rce is s ubj ec tt o t he per m i t t i ng r equ i r em ent s of t he propo s ed r ul e.
Se c t i on 302 - C AF M odi f i c at i on: T hi s s ec t i on st at es t hat no pers on sha l l al t er a C AF unl es s t he C AF P er m i tH ol der

ad heres t o t he app l i c at i on proc edu r es ou t l i ned i n S ec t i on 402

. 2 o f t he p ro p o s e d r ul e. T h e r e fo r e , c h a n g e s t o t h e d e s i g n , c a p a c i t y , p ro c e s s , o r a r r a n g e m e n to f a p e rmi tt e d CAF o p e rat ion must be re p o rte d to th e District. Th e se ch a n g e s, o r mo d if ica tio n s, wo u ld r equ i r e a n a p p l i c a t i o n t o m o d i fy t h e o p e r a t i o n ’ s C A F P e r m i t

. T h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s s e c t i o n i s to obl i gat e C AF Pe r m i t H ol ders t o m ai nt ai n a c ur r ent C AF Pe r m i tt hatm os tac c urat el yrefl ec t s t he ope r at i on. Al s o, i tw oul d a l l owt he D i s t r i ct t he opp or t uni t yt o a nal y z e a nd as s es s t he pot ent i al aff ect on emi ssi on s f rom an y prop ose d cha ng es to th e op eration b ef ore the m od if ic ation occurs

. Sect i on 303 - St andar ds f or Granti ng Appl i cat i ons: T he l anguage of Sec ti on 303 is s im ilar t o por t i ons of D i s t r i c t R ul e 3

. 1, G ene r al P er m i tR equ i r em ent s , S ec t i on 303 , S t and ards for G r ant i ngFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 13 Appl i cat i ons. T hi s sect i on s peci f i es st andar ds a C AF m ustc om pl y w i th i n order t o obtai n a C AF Pe r m i t

. F i rs t , t he AP C O has t he aut hor i t yt o d enyan ap pl i c at i on f or a C AF P er m i ti f

t he app l i c ant doe s not s how t hat t he equi pm ent c an operat e w i t hou tem i t t i ng, or w i t hou tc aus i ng t o b e e m i t t ed, anyai r c ont am i nan t i n v i ol at i on of D i s t r i c t R ul es and R egu l at i ons , or any s t at e or f ede r al s t at ut es or regu l at i ons t hatm ay be enf or c eab l e by t he APC O. Se c ond l y , t he AP C O m us tde t er m i ne i f t he app l i c antha s c om pl i ed w i t h p ubl i cno t i c e requ i r em ent s s etfort h i n C H &S C 42 301

. 6. T hi s s ec t i on of t he C H &SC c ontai ns publ i c n oti ci ng r equi r em ents f or sour ces that em i t hazardous ai r pol l utants with in 1 ,0 0 0 f e e t o f

a K -12 sch o o l.
Se c t i on 304 - C AF P er m i t T r ans f er : T hi s s ec t i on st at es t hata C AF P er m i ts hal l no tbe t r ans f erabl e, byop erat i on of l awor

ot her w i s e, f rom one l oc at i on to ano t her

. H ow ev er , t hi s s ec t i on pr ov i des t hat a C AF P er m i tm aybe t r ans f er r ed f rom t he C AF Pe r m i t H ol der t o ano t her ent i t yprov i ded t hatan app l i c at i on i s s ubm i t t ed f or s uc h t r ans f er

i n a c c ordan c e w i t h S ec t i ons 40 2. 4 o f t he propo s ed r ul e. I ti s t he t r ans f eree’ s res pon s i bi l i t yt o i nfor m t he D i s t r i c ton as s um pt i on of ow ners hi p or op erat i ng c ont rol

. T he pur pos e of t hi s s ec t i on i s t o p rohi bi ts om eon e fr om ap pl y i ng, an d t he D i s t r i c tgrant i ng, a C AF P er m i tt o a n op e ra t io n a t one l oc at i on and t hen us i ng t he C AF P er m i tt o a ut hor i z e a n ope r at i on atan ot her

l oc at i on. T he s ec t i on goe s on , t hou gh, t o a l l owfor c han ges i n o w ners hi p o r ope r at i ng c ont rol of t he C AF , prov i ded t hatap pl i c at i on proc edu r es are fol l ow ed.
Sect i on 305 - Ex i st i ng C AF : T hi s sec t io n requi r es an exi st i ng C AF , gr anted a C AF Per m i t, t o imple me n t a ll e mission co n tro l me a su res req u ired b y th e CA F P e rmi t issu e d b y th e District with in one ( 1) y ear of t he dat e t he C AF Pe r m i t i s i s s ued t o t he ex i s t i ng C AF

. T hi s s ec t i on i nc or porat es t he r equ i r em entof C H &S C 40 724

. 6( d) ( 4)

. T he pur pos e o f t hi s s ec t i on i s t o l i m i tt he am oun tof t i m e a n e x i s t i ng C AF ha s t o i ns t al l an d i m pl em ent em i s s i on con t rol m eas ures t hatare s pec i f i ed i n t hei r C AF P e rmit

. Th u s , t he i m pl em ent at i on of th e m eas ures are n otdraw n o utov er an ex t end ed per i od of ti m e.
Se c t i on 306 - B es tA v ai l abl e R et rofi tC ont rol T ec hno l ogy : Al l C AF s s ubj ec tt o t hi s s ec t i on of th e r ule wi ll be requ ire d t o i n s t all Best Ava il ab le R etrof it Control Techn olog y ( BA RC T) to r ed uce em i s s i ons of po l l ut ant s t hatc ont r i but e t o t he non at t ai nm entof an yam bi entai r qu al i t ys t and ard, w i t hi n t he r egu l at or

yau t hor i t yof t he AP C O. BA R C T i s an em i s s i on l i m i t at i on bas ed on t he m ax i m u m de gree of r edu c t i on ac hi ev abl e, t ak i ng i nt o a c c oun ten v i ronm ent al , en ergy , an d ec ono m i ci m pac t s

. Sp ec i f i cB AR C T m eas ures are n otl i s t ed w i t h in t he r ul e b ec aus e a det er m i nat i on of w hatc ons t i t ut es B AR C T i s em i s s i ons un i t s pec i f i c and m ay c han ge ov er t i m e. T he D i s t r i c tw i l l de t er m i ne BA R C T m eas ures att he t i m e o f C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i on ev al uat i on.
Sect i on 307 - Be s t A v a il a b l e C ontrol T echnol ogy: Anynewor m odi f i ed C AF w i l l be requi r ed to i nst al l Bes t Avai l abl e C ontrol T echnol ogy ( BAC T ) to r educe em i ss i ons of pol l utants t hat c ontr i bute t o t he n o n a t t a in mentof an yam bi entai r qu al i t ys t and ard, w i t hi n t he r egu l at or yau t hor i t yof t he APC O. I n gener al , BAC T i s the m ost eff ect i ve em i ss i on cont rol m easure f or an em i ss i ons uni t. Li ke BAR C T , BAC T tak es i nto acc ount envi ronm ental , ener gy, and econom i c i m pact s, but not t o the same deg r ee as BARCT

. BA RC T is de si gn ed to r ed uce curren t station ary sou r ce emi ssi on s. BA CT , on the oth e r - h a n d , is design ed to m ini mi ze the growth i n f utu r e station ary sou r ce em i s s i ons

. Sp ec i f i c BA C T m eas ures are not l i s t ed w i t hi n t he r ul e bec aus e a det er m i nat i on of w hat c ons t i t ut es B AC T i s em i s s i ons un i ts pec i f i c and m ay c han ge ove r t i m e. T he D i s t r i c tw i l l de t er m i ne BA C T m eas ures att he t i m e of C AF Pe r m i t app l i c at i on eva l uat i on, s i m i l ar t o B AC T de t er m i nat i onsFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 14 f or othe r source categ ori es.
Se c t i on 308 - M i t i gat i on Pl an : Th is se c t i on r equ i r es al l C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i ons i nc l ude an em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on pl an. T he pur pos e o f t he em i s s i ons mit ig at i on pl an i s ha v e t he app l i c ant d e mo n stra te th a t th e CAF o p e rat ion wil l comp ly w i th Se ctio n 30 6 or 3 0 7 ofth e pro p o se d r u le (BA RCT or BA CT). This se ctio n inco rpo rat e s th e re q u ireme n t o f CH&S C 40 7 2 4 .6 (d)(1 )( B ).
Se c t i on 309 - O perat i on Acc o rd i ng t o t he C AF P er m i tC ond i t i ons : T hi s s ec t i on s t at es t hatno p e rs o n s h a l l o p e r a t e a C A F c o n t r a r y t o t h e t e r m s a n d c o n d i t i o n s s p e c i fi e d o n t h e CAF P e rmi t i ss ued i n ac cordance w i th t he pr ovi si ons of the pr oposed r ul e. T he D i st r i ctw i l l ev al uate a C AF Pe r m i tap pl i c at i on f or

c om pl i anc e w i t h D i s t r i c tR ul es an d R egu l at i on. I f a C AF P er m i ti s i s s ued , t he D i s t r i c t w i l l pl ac e t er m s and c ond i t i ons on t he C AF P er m i tt o e ns ure t he C AF i s op erat ed i n a m ann er as propo s ed i n t he C AF P er m i ta p p lic a t ion, m i t i gat i on pl an, an d a s ev al uat ed byt he D i st r i ct

. T he D i st r i ctex pect s t h e o p e ra t io n to adher e to the t er m s and condi ti ons of t he C AF Pe r m i t

. H ow ev er , i f t he ter m s and c ond i t i ons are not m etbyt he ope r at i on, D i s t r i c ten f or c em ent action m ay be taken aga inst the CAF.
Sect i on 400 Adm i ni st r ati ve R equi r em ents
S e ctio n 40 1 - CA F P e rmi t A p p licat ion s: Th is se ctio n sta te s th a t a re q u e st f o r a CAF P e rmi t sh a ll be i ni t i at ed by f i l i ng a s t and ard C AF Pe r m i t app l i c at i on wi t h t he APC O t oge t her w i t h a n i ni t i al fi l i ng f ee ( di s c us s ed i n Se c t i on 601 )

. T he pur pos e o f t hi s s ec t i on i s t o o ut l i ne t he f i rs ts t ep i n a ppl y i ng f or and obtai ni ng a C AF Per m i t.
Se c t i on 402 - A ppl i c at i on R equ i r em ent s : S ec t i on 402. 1 i s i n r ega r ds t o ex i s t i ng CA F s

. E x i s t i ng C AF s s ubj ec tt o t he propo s ed r ul e a r e r equ i r ed to s ubm i ta C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i on no l at er t han s i x( 6) m ont hs afte r

t he dat e o f

r ul e a dop t i on. Se c t i on 402

. 1 i nc or porat es t h e re q ui r em entof CH& S C 40 7 2 4 .6 (d)(1 ).
S e c t i o n 4 0 2

. 2 a p p l i e s t o a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r m o d i fi c a t i o n s t o a C A F P e r m i t

. A n a p p l i c a t i o n t o m o d i fy a CAF Pe r mi t is r eq uir ed to be sub mi tted pri or to alteri ng the CAF. This section allows the D is tr ic t to ev a lua te ch a n g e s to th e ph ysica l pro p e rtie s o f th e CAF, as well as ch a n g e s in t h e op e rat ion ’s pot ent i al t o em i tai r

po l l ut ant s fr om t he C AF , pr i or t o a nyal t erat i ons t ak i ng pl ac e. I n t hi s w ay , t he D i s t r i c tc an add or r em ov e t er m s and c ond i t i ons t o t he C AF P er m i t , as ne c es s ar y

. T he s ec t i on goe s on t o s t at e t hatt he C AF s hal l no t be ope r at ed c ont r ar yt o t he t er m s an d c ond i t i ons s pec i f i ed i n t h e e x i s t i n g C A F P e r m i t p r i o r t o A P C O i s s u a n c e o f t h e n e w C A F P e r m i t

. T h e r efor e, t he mo d if ica tio n s p rop o se d in th e ap p licat ion must be a p p rov e d b y th e A P CO a n d a n e w CAF P e rmi t is sue d be f ore alterations can b e made to the C AF.
S e ctio n 4 0 2 .3 g o ve rns a p p licat ion s f o r CA F Pe rmi t ren e wa l. The se ctio n re q u ires th e CAF P e rmi t H ol der t o s ubm i ta CA F Pe r m i t app l i c at i on no ear l i er t han t w el v e ( 12) m ont hs and no l at er t han si x ( 6) m on ths be f ore the expir ation dat e ofthe cur r en t C AF Perm it. T his all ows the Di str ic t eno ugh t i m e t o re- ev al uat e t he C AF op e r at i on and t he f eas i bi l i t yof m i t i gat i on m eas ures as req u ired by CH&S C 40 7 2 4 .6 (d)(3 ).
Se c t i on 402. 4 app l i es t o app l i c at i ons f or t r ans f er of ow ners hi p. T r ans f er of ow ners hi p a ppl i c at i onsFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 15 a re re q u ired to be su b mitte d with in th irty (30 ) d a ys o f th e o wn e rsh ip ch a n g e oc cu rr ing . Th is allo ws t he par t i es i nv ol v ed w i t h t he t r ans f er t o c om pl et e t hei r

c ont r ac tbe f ore s ubm i t t i ng an app l i c at i on to th e District. Th e se ctio n go e s o n to sta te th a t th e op e rat ion ofth e CAF b y th e ne w own e r sh a ll be und er t he t er m s and c ond i t i ons of t he C AF Pe r m i t i s s ued t o t he prev i ous ow ner un t i l t he new C AF P er m i ti s i s s ued

. Se c t i on 403 - I nfor m at i on - S ec t i on 403 re q u ire s th atC AF P er m i tap pl i c at i ons c ont ai n a l l t he inf o rmat ion ne ce ssa ry to en a b le t h e AP CO t o p rep a re a n e mission s inv e n to ry o f all re g u lat e d air pol l ut ant s

. T hi s s ec t i on i nc or porat es t he r equ i r em ent s of C H &S C 40 724

. 6( d) ( 1) ( A)

. T he s ec t i on al s o e nsu re s t hatap pl i c at i ons c ont ai n t he i nfor m at i on nec es s ar yfor t he AP C O t o m ak e a det er m i nat i on r equ i red by Sec t i on 303 o f t he propo s ed r ul e. I f

t he i nfor m at i on on t he app l i c at i on i s no ts uff i c i ent , t he AP C O c an r equ i r e add i t i ona l i nfor m at i on f rom t he app l i c antbe f ore i s s ui ng a C AF P er m i t

. T hi s s ec t i on al l ow s t he APC O t o requ i r e a nyi nfor m at i on f rom t he app l i c antde em ed nec es s ar

yfor ev al uat i ng an app l i c at i on. I f t h e requ es t ed i nfor m at i on i s no tprov i ded byt he a p p lic ant, the APC O c an deem t he appl i cat i on i ncom pl ete and denyt he i ss uance of t he C AF Pe r m i t( s ee C om pl et ene s s R ev i ew , bel ow )

. I n a ddi t i on, t he AP C O c an r equ i r e i nfor m at i on f rom CA F P e rmi t Ho lde rs, o r CA Fs req u ired to h a ve a CA F P e rmi t, d e e me d n e ce ssa ry to ev a lua te air c ont am i nan t s di s c harged fr om t he ope r at i on.
S e c t i o n 4 0 4 - C o m p l e t e n e s s R e v i e w : S e c t i o n 4 0 4 re q u i r e s t h a t t h e A P C O d e t e r m i n e , a n d n o t i fy app l i c ant s , w hen a C AF Pe r m i t app l i c at i on sub m i t t ed purs uan t t o Se c t i ons 401 , 402

. 1, 402

. 2, an d 4 0 2 .3 ofth e pro p o se d r u le i s d e e me d co mp let e . Th e AP CO is req u ired to co n d u ct t h is det er m i n a t io n a n d n ot i fyt he app l i c antw i t hi n 3 0 d ay s of r ec ei v i ng t he app l i c at i on. T he s ec t i on prov i des an ex t end ed per i od i f t he app l i c antan d A PC O agrees on an ex t ens i on. I f an ap pl i c at i on i s de em ed i nc om pl et e b y t he AP C O, t he AP C O s hal l no t i fyt he app l i c ant

. An yre- s ubm i t t al of t he app l i c at i on beg i ns a new 30

- dayc om pl et ene s s rev i ewpe r i od.
S e ctio n 40 5 - Ap p licat ion Pro ce ssin g : S e ctio n 40 5 req u ires th e AP CO t o ac t u p o n a CA F Pe rmi t a p p licat ion su b mitte d pu rsu a n t to Se ctio n s 4 0 1 , 4 0 2

. 1 , 4 0 2 .2 , a n d 40 2 .3 ofth e pro p o se d r u le w ith i n s i x( 6) m ont hs afte r ac c ept i ng an app l i c at i on as c om pl et e. T hi s s ec t i on i nc or porat es t he r equ i r em ent s of C H &S C 40 724

. 6( d) ( 2)

. T he app l i c at i on proc es s i ng t i m e requ i r em entres t r i c t s t he per i od of

t i m e the D i st r i cthas t o ev al uate a C AF Per m i t appl i cat i on. T his e n sures that a d e te rmi n a tio n on th e issu a n ce of a CA F Pe rmi t is give n in a timely ma n n e r.
Sect i on 406 - Publ i c N oti f i cat i on: Sec ti on 406 i ncor por ates t he r equi r em ents of C H &SC 407 24. 6( d) ( 4)

. T he sec t i on r equ i r es t he D i s t r i c tt o p er f or m a 30- daypu bl i cno t i c e o n a nypropo s ed dec i s i on t o i s s ue a C AF P er m i t( ex c eptC AF P er m i t t r ans f er of ow ners hi p)

. T he not i c e i nfor m s t he pub l i ct hatt he D i s t r i c tev al uat ed an app l i c at i on f or a C AF P er m i t , de t er m i ned t hatt he propo s ed C AF w i l l oper ate i n com pl i ance w i th al l D i st r i ct , State, and F eder al r ul es enf or ceabl e byt he APC O, an d inten ds to is sue a CAF Pe r mi t to the ap pli can t. The pu bli c no tic e wi ll state tha t the D is tr ic t s eek s c om m ent s fr om t h e p ubl i crega r di ng t he propo s ed i s s uan c e o f t he C AF P er m i tw i t hi n 3 0 days of t he begi nni ng of

t he noti ci ng per i od. T he noti ci ng per i od al l ow s f o r t h e o p p ortuni tyt o r ev i ew and c om m ent on the C AF Pe r m i t befor e f i nal i s s uan c e. T he sec t i on goes on to r equ i r e t hat t h e A P CO p rov i de w r i t t en not i c e, t he propo s ed C AF P er m i t , an d, up on r equ es t , c opi es of t he Di str ic t an alysi s to i nte r este d pe rson s or ag en ci es. The r ef ore, an y i nte r este d pe rson s or age ncies, w ho hav e requ es t ed i n w r i t i ng f or s uc h n ot i f i c at i on, c an obt ai n n ot ic e on an yan d a l l propo s edFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 16 D i st r i ctdec i si ons r egar di ng C AF Per m i t appl i cat i ons pr i or t o the i ss uance of the f i nal C AF Per m i t.
Sect i on 407 - C ondi ti onal Approval : Se c t io n 407 ensures that the APC O has t he author i tyt o i n c lud e ter m s and condi ti ons i n the C AF Per m i t deem ed neces sar y to enf or ce com pl i ance w i th D i s t r ic t Ru le s and R egu l at i ons

. T hi s i s es pec i al l yi m por t antfor en f or c i ng r equ i r ed m i t i gat i on m easures - s in ce m i ti gati on m easures ar e em i ss i ons uni t spec i f i c and w i l l v ar y f rom one C AF ope r at i on t o a not her

. T hi s s ec t i on i s t he D i s t r i c t ’ s m ec han i s m t o enfor c e t hos e t y pes of t er m s an d con diti on s.
S e ctio n 4 0 8 - P e rmi t Re o p e n ing : Th is se ctio n a llows th e A P CO t o re o p e n an d re vise a CA F Pe rmi t under s p e c if ic ci r cum st ances

. I f a C AF Per m i t cont ai ns a m ater i al m i st ake or an i nacc ur ate s t at em ent , t he AP C O m ayreop en and r ev i s e t he C AF P er m i tt o c or r ec tt hos e m i s t ak es

. Al s o, as rule s a n d re g u lat ion s a re a d o p te d by th e District, th e AP CO ma y reo p e n an d re vise a CA F Pe rmi t to incorporate any ne w, r evised, or add iti on al app li cab le req uir emen ts.
S e ctio n 40 9 - Den ial o f Ap p licat ion s: S e ctio n 4 0 9 r e q u ires th e AP CO t o no tify th e ap p lican t in w r i t i ng ex pl ai ni ng t he bas i s for de ni al i f an ap pl i c at i on i s dee m ed den i ed. T hi s s ec t i on ens ures that the appl i cant , w hose appl i cat i on i s d eem ed deni ed, i s gi ven f ul l ex pl anati on and c l ar i tyas t o w hyt he app l i c at i on i s de ni ed.
Se c t i on 410 - A ppe al s : T hi s s ec t i on prov i des t he app l i c anta 30- daype r i od t o p et i t i on t he H ear i ng Bo ard a ft er not i c e by t he AP C O of den i al or app rov al of a C AF Pe r m i t

. T he H ear i ng Bo ard, afte r n o tice an d a p u b lic h e a ring , ma y su sta in o r rev e rse th e ac tio n s o f th e AP CO. Th e lan g u a g e in Se c t i on 4 1 0 is si milar

t o t hatof D i s t r i c tR ul e 3

. 1, G ene r al P er m i tR equ i r em ent s , S ec t i on 406 , Ap pe als.
Se c t i on 411 - R i ghtof En t r y : T he l ang uag e i n S ec t i on 411 i s s i m i l ar t o t hatof D i s t r ic t Rul e 3

. 1, Ge neral P er m i tR equ i r em ent s , S ec t i on 405. 5, I nfor m at i on. T hi s s ec t i on pr ov i des t he AP C O r i ght of entry to a C A F s u bj e c t t o t h i s p ro p o s e d r u l e

. R i g h t o f e n t r y t o t h e C A F a l l o w s t h e A P C O t o as c er t ai n w het her

t he C AF i s ope r at i ng und er t he requ i r em ent s of t hei r C AF P er m i t , m ai nt ai ni ng r equi r ed r ecord- keepi ng, or i f a C AF i s oper ati ng w i thout a v al i d C AF Per m i t.
Se c t i on 412 - T er m of C AF P er m i t : T hi s s ec t i on s pec i f i es t hatt he t er m of a C AF P er m i ts hal l no t exc eed three ( 3) y ear s f rom the date of i ss uance. T hi s C AF Per m i t ter m per i od w as chos en to al i gn w i t h t he r equ i r em ent s of C H &S C 407 24. 6( d) ( 3)

. I n t hi s w ay , t he CA F per m i t i s r ev i ew ed and upd at ed t o refl ec t c han ges i n t he ope r at i on or t he f eas i bi l i t y of m i t i gat i on m eas ures ev er yt hree (3) ye a rs at th e sa me time a s CAF P e rmi t ren e wa l.
Se c t i on 413

- C AF Pe r m i t R ene w al : T hi s s ec t i on prov i des t he opp or t uni t yfor C AF P er m i t s t o b e r ene w ed att he end of i t s t er m , prov i ded t hatt he C AF P er m i tH ol der adh eres t o t he app l i c at i on r equ i r em ent s i n S ec t io n 40 2. 3 o f t he propo s ed r ul e. D ur i ng C AF P er m i trene w al ap pl i c at i on rev iew, Se ctio n 41 3 .2 re q u ires th a t th e District de te rmi n e th e f e a sib ili ty o f th e op e rat ion ’s mi tigation m ea sures and tha t pe r mi t cond iti on s ar e ad eq ua te to e nsu r e compli an ce wi th Di str ic t R ul es and R egul ati ons. T hi s sec ti on i ncor por ates t he r equi r em ents of C H &SC 40724.6( d) ( 3)

. Se c t i on 500 M oni t or i ng and R ec ordsFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 17 Se c t i on 501 - N um ber o f A n ima ls : T hi s rec ord- k eep i ng s ec t i on i s s i m i l ar t o t he l ang uag e o f C al i f or ni a C ode of R egu l at i on s, Ti t l e 1 7, S ec t i on 865 01

- R ec ordk eep i ng and R epo r t i ng R equ i r em ent s

. T he s ec t i on r equ i r es t hat C AF ope r at i ons k eep a r ec ord t hats pec i f i es t he num ber of ani m al s m ai nt ai ned da i l y

. T he s ec t i on goe s on t o s t at e t hatt hes e rec ords s hal l be m ai nt ai ned ata c ent r al pl a ce of bus i nes s for a per i od of notl es s t han t hree ( 3) y ears an d s hal l be m ade avai l abl e to the APC O or t hei r des i gnee upon r equest.
S e ctio n 50 2 - Numb e r o f A n imals - E xe mp tio n De mo n stra tio n : Th is se ctio n o f th e pro p o se d r u le i s t he onl ys ec t i on t hati s ap pl i c abl e t o C A F o p erat i ons t hatha v e l i v es t oc knu m bers be l owt he Lar ge C AF def i ni ti on def i ned by C AR B and t he r ul e. T hi s sect i on r equi r es C AF oper ati ons w i th a l i v es t oc kc oun tm ore t han 50 % of any Large CA F t hres hol d, c l ai m i ng t he ex em pt i on prov i ded by Se c t i on 103. 1, t o m ai nt ai n r ec ords dem ons t r at i ng tha tt he C AF m eet s t he ex em pt i on c r i t er i a. The secti on goe s on to stat e th at th ese reco r ds sha ll be m ainta ined at a cen tr al place of busine ss f o r a pe riod ofno t le ss th a n th ree ( 3 ) ye a r a n d s h a l l b e m a d e av a ilab le t o th e AP CO o r th e ir d e sig n e e up o n req u e st. I f th e p u b lic is int e res te d in th e nu mb e r o f an imals a t a CAF, th e pu b lic may req ue st that th e Di str ic t ob tain an d provide th is i nf orm ation to the i nte r este d pa r ty.
Se cti on 50 3

- M on itor ing: This section provides monitori ng provis ions f or CAF P e r m i t H olde rs. Se cti on 503 .1 requ ires the r ep orti ng of an y de vi ation f rom the CAF Perm it term s and cond iti on s. T he d e v i a t i o n s t a t e m e n ts h a l l b e s u b m i t t e d w i t h i n f i v e ( 5 ) w o r k i n g d a y s a n d s h a l l i n c l u d e t he i nfor m at i on r eq u ire d u nde r t he defi ni t i on of dev i at i on s t at em entprov i ded byt he propo s ed r ul e. After a dev i at i on s t at em enti s s ubm i t t ed, t he C AF P er m i t H ol der i s r equ i r ed to s ubm i ta c or r ec t i on s t at em ent , pe r

S ec t i on 503

. 2. T he c or r ec t i on s t at em ent s hal l be s ubm i t t ed w i t hi n fi v e ( 5) da y s of t he dat e a c t i on w as c om pl et ed to c or r ec t t he dev i at i on and s hal l i nc l ude t he i nfor m at i on r equ i r ed under t he def i ni ti on of

c or r ect i on s tatem ent pr ovi ded by the proposed r ul e. Al so, Sec ti on 503.3 req u ires th e CAF P e rmi t Ho lde r to su b mit a co mp lian ce ce rtif ica tio n sta te me n t to th e AP CO e ve ry t w el v e ( 12) m ont hs

. T he com pl i anc e c er t i f i c at i on st at em ents hal l i nc l ude t he i nfor m at i on r equ i r ed und er t he defi ni t i on of c om pl i anc e c er t i f i c at i on s t at em entprov i ded byt he propo s ed r ul e.
Se c t i on 600 F ees
Se c t i on 601

- C AF Pe r m i t Proc es s i ng Fe e: Si m i l ar t o t he l ang uag e c ont ai ned i n D i s t r i c tR ul e 1 1. 1 - A g ricult u ral Op e rat ing Pe rmi t P rog ram, th is s e c t i o n es ta b lishe s th e f e e f o r a p p licat ion s f iled in ac c ordan c e w i t h S ec t i ons 40 1, 40 2. 1, 4 0 2

. 2, an d 4 02. 3 o f t he propo s ed r ul e. T he app l i c at i on proc es s i ng f ee i s ba s ed on t he ac t ual hou rs s pen t by D i s t r i c t s t aff i n ev al uat i ng the app l i c at i on and proc es s i ng t he C AF P er m i t

. T he f ee i s as s es s ed i n ac c ordan c e w i t h t he t i m e a nd m at er i al s l abo r r at e e s t abl i s hed i n s ec t i on 307

. 10 of D i s t r i c t R ul e 4. 1, Pe r m i t F ees - S t at i ona r yS ourc es

. An i ni t i al f i l i ng f ee m us t be i nc l ude d w i t h t he app l i c at i on w hen s ubm i t t ed t o t he D i s t r i c t

. T he i ni t i al fi l i ng f ee is equ al to two ho urs at th e tim e an d materi als labo r rate estab li she d in Section 307 .10 of D is tr ic t R ul e 4

. 1, P er m i tF ees - S t at i ona r yS ourc es

. On c e t he appl i c at i on f i l i ng f ee i s s ubm i t t ed, t he f ee c ann otbe refunded or

ap pl i ed t o a nyot her

ap pl i c at i on.
T he s ec t i on est abl i s hes t he st and ard proc es s i ng f ee f or a C AF Pe r m i t

. T he Di s t r i c t pl ans t o fund the C AF Perm it Program throu gh perm it an d ap pli cation f ee s associ ate d wi th th e prog r am. The se f ees ar e based on act ual hour s of w or k done by the D i st r i ct

. T he i ni ti al f i l i ng f ee ensures that a par t i al am oun t f or

t he c os tof w or kdo ne on s ubm i t t ed app l i c at i ons w i l l be c ov ered ahe ad of ti m e.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 18 As an exam pl e, c onsi der a dai r y w i th 2, 000 m i l ki ng c ow s that subm i ts an appl i cat i on f or a C AF P e rmi t. Cu rre n tly, th e time a n d mat e rials lab o r rat e es ta b lishe d in se ctio n 3 0 7 .1 0 o f District Rule 4. 1, Pe r m i t F ees - St at i ona r y So ur c es i s $78 / hou r

. T herefor e, t he i ni t i al f i l i ng f ee wo ul d be $15 6. I f t he D i s t r i c tw ere t o s pen d 1 2 h ours du r i ng t he c ours e o f ev al uat i ng, no t i c i ng, an d i s s ui ng t he C AF P er m i t , t he t ot al fee for t hi s ap pl i c at i on i s $9 36.
S e ctio n 60 2 - CAF P e rmi t Tra n sf e r Fe e : S e c t i o n 6 0 2 e sta b lishe s th e f e e re q u ired to tran sf e r a C AF Per m i t. T he appl i canti s charged a f ee equal t o tw o hours at the ti m e and m ater i al s l abor rate t o p roc es s app l i c at i ons f i l ed i n a c c ordan c e w i t h S ec t i on 402

. 4 o f t he propo s ed r ul e. T he app l i c ant m us ts ubm i tt he f ee att he t i m e o f ap pl i c at i on. Att he c ur r entt i m e a nd m at er i al l abo r ra t e o f $78 / hou r , t he t ot al t r ans f er fee w oul d b e $ 156

. S e ctio n 60 3 - An n u a l CAF Pe rmi t Fe e : S e ctio n 6 0 3 es ta b lishe s th e an n u a l f e e re q u ired to main ta in a C AF P er m i t

. T he C AF P er m i tho l der s hal l be c harged an an nua l fee i n a c c ordan c e w i t h t he req u ireme n ts o f

Se ctio n 50 0 ofDistrict Rule 3. 8 , Fe d e ral Op e rat ing Pe rmi t. Th e an n u a l f e e is dir ectly correlate d wi th a f acil ity ’s actua l emi ssi on s.
S e ctio n 60 4 - Not if ica tio n ofFee s Du e : S e ctio n 60 4 re q u ires t h e D i s t rict to no tify CAF P e rmi t H ol ders by m ai l of any f ees due and pay abl e and t he dat e t he f ees are due

. T hi s s ec t i on s t at es t hat i f an yfees are n otpa i d b yt he s pec i f i ed due da t e, t he D i s t r i c t s hal l as s es s a pen al t yt o t he C AF P er m i tH ol der

of no tm ore t han 50 pe r c entof t he f ee due, but i n a n a m oun ts uff i c i ent , i n t he Distri c t ’ s d e t e r m i n a t i o n , t o p a y t h e D i s t r i c t ’ s a d d i t i o n a l e x p e n s e s i n c u r r e d b y t h e C A F Pe rmi t H ol der ’ s no n- c om pl i anc e. T hi s pe nal t yi s s i m i l ar t o t he pen al t ye st a b l i s hed i n D i s t r i c tR ul e 4

. 1, Pe r m i tF ees - S t at i ona r yS ourc e, S ec t i on 401 , N ot i f i c at i on of Pe r m i t R ene w al F ee D ue, f or ot her sou r ce cate go r ies.

I I I

. C O M P A R I S O N W I TH O TH E RA P P L I C A B L E R E G U L A TI O N S A N D R E Q U I R E M E N TS
C al i f or ni a H eal t h a nd Sa f et yC ode S e ct io n 4 072 7. 2 requ i r es t hatdi s t r i c t s prepa r e a w r i t t en ana l y s i s t o i den t i fyal l ex i s t i ng f ede r al ai r pol l ut i on con t rol requ i r em ent s , i nc l udi ng, bu tno tl i m i t ed t o, em i s s i on con t rol s t and ards c ons t i t ut i ng bes tav ai l abl e c ont rol t ec hno l ogyfor ne wor m odi f i ed equ i pm ent , t hatap pl yt o t he s am e e qui pm entor s ourc e t y pe as the r ul e or regu l at i on propo s ed f or ado ption or modif ic ation by the Di str ic t. I n ad diti on , the an alysi s s ha ll i de ntify any oth er D is tr ic t r ul e or regul ati on that appl i es to t he s am e equi pm ent or s our ce ty pe.
Exi st i ng BAC T R equi r em ents
Th e District is u n a wa re o f an y e xi s t i n g f e d e ral e mission co n tro l sta n d a rds co n stit u tin g BA CT pe r taining to CAFs

. Ot her D i s t r i c tR ul es an d R egu l at i ons
Di str ic t R ule 3.8 - F ed eral Op erating Pe r mi ts app li es to major stationa r

y s ou r ces, i ncluding C AFs t hat m eett he defi ni t i on of M aj or So ur c e. Ad di t i ona l l y , purs uan t t o D i s t r i c t R ul e 3

. 4, S ec t i on 102 , so u rce s wh ich are su bjec t to re vie w un d e r U.S

. E P A reg u lat ion s a re n o t e xe mp t f rom District Ru leFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 19 3.4 - N ew So u r c e R e v i e w

. The r ef ore, i n th ese cases, D is tr ic t R ule 3.4 w ou ld app lyto CAFs

. Si nce D i st r i ctR ul e 3.4 r equi r es the D i st ri c t t o i ss ue an Author i tyt o C onst r uctand Per m i t to Op erate , the agri cultural equ ipm en t exemption of D is tr ic t R ule 3.2

- Exe mpti on s is no t vali d. T hu s, a “m ajor sou r ce” CAF would be subject to Di str ic t R ule 3.1 - Gen eral Pe r mi t R eq uir emen ts.

I V. I M PACT S OF T H E PROPO SE D RU LE
C H &SC 40724.6( e) requi r es that pr i or t o adopt in g a r ul e or regul ati on pursuant to C H &SC 40 72 4.6 ( b), a dis tr ic t shall , to the exte nt da ta are ava il ab le, pe r f orm an assessment of the i mpact o f th e r u le o r reg u lat ion

. Th e d istrict sh a ll co n sid e r th e im p a ct o f th e r u le o r reg u lat ion in a pu b lic h e a ring an d make a g o o d f a ith eff o rt to mi n imi ze an y a d ve rse im p a c t s

. T h e a sse ssme n t sh a ll i nc l ude al l of t he f ol l ow i ng:
1. T he c at ego r

yof s ourc es aff ec t ed, i nc l udi ng, bu tno tl i m i t ed t o, t he app rox i m at e n um ber of aff ecte d sou r ces, an d th e si ze of tho se sou r ces; 2. The na ture an d qu an tity of emi ssi on s f rom the cate go r y, an d the si gn if ic an ce o f t h ose em i s s i ons i n a dv ers el yaff ec t i ng pub l i che al t h an d t h e e nv i ronm entan d i n c aus i ng or c ont r i but i ng t o t he v i ol at i on of a s t at e o r federal am bi entai r

qu al i t ys t and ard; 3

. Th e emissio n re d u ctio n po te n tia l; 4. T he i m pac ton em pl oy m enti n, an d t he ec ono m yof, t he r egi on aff ec t ed; 5. The ran ge of

proba ble costs to aff ecte d sou r ces an d bu si ne sses; 6. The avail ab il ityand cost- eff ectivene ss of alter na tiv es; 7. The techn ic al and practi cal f ea si bil ity ; 8. An yad di t i ona l in f o rma t i on on i m pac t s t hati s s ubm i t t ed t o t he di s t r i c tbo ard for c ons i derat i on.
CH &S C 40 72 4.6 ( e)( 1) - Sou r ce Categ ory I mpact
The D i s t r i c th a s w o r k e d , i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o t h e r l o c a l a g e n c i e s ( S o l a n o C o u n t yR e s ou r ce M anagement D epartm ent, Sol ano C ounty Agr i cul tural C om m i ss i oner ’ s Of f i ce, and Y ol o C ounty Ag r i c ul t ural C om m i s s i one r ’ s Off i c e) , t o r es earc h and i den t i fy ex i s t i ng C AF op erat i ons w i t hi n t he Di str ic t. T he D is tr ic t estim ate s that th ere are less tha n te n (10) existi ng C AFs of si gn if ic an t si ze ( l i v es t oc kc oun t g re a t e r t han 25 % of an yLa rge C AF de f i ni t i on t hres hol d) op erat i ng w i t hi n t he D i st r i ct ’ s j ur i sdi ct i on. Of t hose, the D i st r i ctes ti m a tes t hat tw o ( 2) ex i st i ng C AF oper ati ons ( w i th app rox i m at el y2, 000

- 3, 000 da i r yc ow s ea c h) w i l l be r equ i r ed t o s ubm i ta C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i on a n d two ( 2 ) mo re (a p p r o xima te ly 50 0 -1, 0 0 0 da iry co ws e a ch ) th a t will be re q u ired to main ta in r ec ords pe r

S ec t i on 502 of propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2. An yne wC AF w i t h a l i v es t oc kc oun tgreat er t han 50% of an yLa rge C AF de f i ni t i on thres hol d w i l l be r equ i r ed to m ai nt ai n rec ords , ata m i ni m um , or obt ai n a C AF P er m i tpr i or t o o perat i ng.
CH &S C 40 72 4.6 ( e)( 2) - Emi ssi on s I mpact
D epe nd in g on t he l i v es t oc kc at ego r yan d e qui pm ent

op erat ed, a par

t i c ul ar C AF op erat i on m ay e mit ea ch cri te ria a ir p o llut a n t in va rying a mo u n ts. Of p a rticu lar co n ce rn a re e mission s o f vo lat ile organ i cc om pou nds ( VO C s ) fr om C AF ope r at i ons

. VO C s c an be em i t t ed f rom s ev eral areas ofFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 20 C AF op erat i ons i nc l udi ng, bu tno tl i m i t ed t o, an i m al s ( i

. e. be l c hi ng and re sp ir at i on) , be ddi ng, ex c r et a, an d feed

. VO C em i s s i ons l ead t o s m og f or m at i on and al s o c ont r i but e t o t he

3 pho t oc hem i c al reac t i ons t hatc r eat e o zo ne ( O )

. VO C s are a s t rong i r r i t antan d c an dam age hum an t i s s ue and pl antl eav es

. R es earc h s t udi es ha v e s how n t hatex pos ure t o o z one da m age s t he al v eol i

- t he ai r

s ac s i n t he l ung s w here t he ex c han ge of ox y gen an d c ar bon di ox i de betw een t he ai r and bl ood t ak es pl ac e. T hi s i nj ur yres ul t s i n l ung i nfl am m at i on and c han ges i n b r eat hi ng. Repe ate d injur

y i s thou gh t to l ea d to pe r mane nt lung damag e. Expo sure to ozo ne can also cau se bu r ning sensa tions i n th e che st, thr oa t, an d eye s.
C AR B m ai nt ai ns an em i s s i on i nv ent or yw hi c h e s t i m at es t he am oun tof po l l ut ant s em i t t ed f rom par t i c ul ar s ourc e c at ego r i es ea c h y ear f or t he ent i r e s t at e, as w el l as ai r bas i ns and c oun t i es

. T he 200 4 e m i s s i on i nv ent or yfor th e Yo lo -S ol ano A QM D s how s es t i m at ed r eac t i v e o rgan i cga s es ( R O G ) e m i s s i o n s o f 0

. 2 2 t o n s e m i t t e d p e r d a y f ro m C A F o p e r a t i o n s a v e r a g e d o v e r t h e 20 04 calend er y ea r . T he C AF op erations incl ud ed i n th e CARB emi ssi on i nve nto r y are da ir ies, l aye rs, sw i ne, s heep, and horse oper ati ons.
An oth er ai r

emi ssi on co n c e r n of

C AF op erations is f ug iti ve pa r tic ulate m atte r

( PM ) emi ssi on s. Po t ent i al fugi t i v e P M em i s s i ons are a bun dan tat C AF ope r at i ons

. Po s s i bl e s ourc es i nc l ude , bu t are no t l im ited to, d r ied manu r e, b ed ding m ate r ial , op en soi l area s, and f ee d. W ind can easil y pi ck up t hes e s ourc es of f ugi t i v e P M an d e nt r ai n t he PM i n t he at m os phe r e.
Am m oni a e m i s s i ons are a c onc er n o f C AF op erat i o n s, a s we ll. Am m oni a i s produ c ed byt he decom posi ti on of

t he organi c ni trogen com pounds i n m anur e. Am m oni a can be a pr ecursor t o PM em i s s i ons

. I f

s ul f ur ox i des an d n i t roge n o x i des are pres ent i n t he ai r , am m oni a w i l l be c onv er t ed t o a m m o n i u m s u l f a t e o r a m m o n i u m n i t r a t e , re s p e c t i v e l y , f o r m i n g P M.
Th e District is cla ssif ied as a f e d e ral a n d sta te n o n -at ta inme n t a rea f o r o zo n e ( wh ich VO Cs cont r i bute t o) and a s tate non- attai nm e n t a re a f or PM 10. Si nce the s our ce cat egory of C AF ope r at i ons ha v e h i s t or i c al l y bee n ex em pt f rom ai r qu al i t ype r m i t t i ng, pr

opo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 w i l l , at the m i ni m um , hel p to m ai ntai n the ai r qual i tyatt ai nm ent s tatus of t he D i st r i ct

. CH &S C 40 72 4.6 ( e)( 3) - Emi ssi on R ed uction Pote ntial I mpact
Propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 requ i r es ex i s t i ng C AF s t o i m pl em ent BA R C T m eas ures and new or m odi f i ed C AF s t o i m pl em entB AC T m eas ures

. D i s t r i c ts t affi s un aw are o f em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on m eas ures c ur r ent l yem pl oy ed byC AF op erat i ons w i t hi n t he D i s t r i c t

. T he D i s t r i c tw i l l ev al uat e m i t i gat i on pl ans att he t i m e o f

C AF P er m i tap pl i c at i on t o e ns ure B AR C T an d B AC T requ i r em ent s are ful f i l l ed. Ho we ve r, th e District do e s e xp e ct e mission re d u ctio n s f rom th e us e of BA RCT an d BA CT emi ssi on s m iti ga tion measu r es.
C H &SC 40724.6( e) ( 4) - Soc i oeconom i c I m pact s
Al ong w i t h C H &S C 40 724

. 6( e) ( 4) , C H &S C 407 28. 5( a) requ i r es t he D i s t r i c t , i n t he proc es s of t he ado pt i on of any r ul e or r egu l at i on, t o c ons i der t he s oc i oec ono m i c i m pac t i f ai r qua l i t yor em i s s i on l i m i t s m aybe s i gni f i ca n t ly aff ec t ed. C H &S C 40 728

. 5 g oes on t o s t at e t hatdi s t r i c t s w i t h a p o p u lat ion ofless th a n 50 0 ,0 0 0 pe rso n s a re e xe mp t f rom th e pro visio n s o f Se ctio n 40 7 2 8 .5 (a).Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 21 T he D i s t r i c t ’ s p o p u l a t i o n i s e s t i m a t e d t o b e a p p ro x i m a t e l y3 0 0 , 0 0 0 a n d w e l l b e l o wt h e 5 0 0, 000 pers on t hres hol d. T herefor e, a s oc i oec ono m i can al y s i s for t hi s r ul e- m ak i ng i s no trequ i r ed. H ow ev er , C H &S C 40 274

. 6( e) ( 4) s t i l l r equ i r es t hat t he D i s t r i c trev i ewt he i m pac tof t he propo s ed r ul e o n regi ona l ec ono my and em pl oy m ent

. T he D i s t r i c tdo es no tex pec tan yi m pac ton t he r eg iona l eco no myor employment d ue to propo sed r eq uir emen ts f or existi ng CAFs. The D is tr ic t bel i ev es t hat t he r equ i r em entfor B AC T em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on m eas ures w i l l be c om e a pa r tof t he gener al bus i ness pl an f or anynewor

m odi f i ed C AF

. Ex i st i ng C AF m odi f i cat i ons and newC AF c ons t r uc t i ons s hou l d a l r ead yi nc or porat e t he r equ i r em ent s of BAC T du r i ng t he pl ann i ng s t age s of th e m odi f i c at i on or

c ons t r uc t ion. T herefor e, t he D i s t r i c tdo es no tex pec tan yi m pac ton t he r eg iona l eco no myor employment du e to the prop ose d r eq uir emen ts f or ne w an d modif ied CAFs.
CH &S C 40 72 4.6 ( e)( 5) - Ope r ating C ost I mpacts/Cost Eff ectivene ss
I n ad diti on to CH &S C 40 72 4.6 ( e)( 5), C H&SC 407 03 r eq uir es tha t the Di str ic t con si de r and m ake pub l i c i t s f i ndi ngs r el at i ng t o t he c os teff ec t i v ene s s of i m pl em ent i ng an em i s s i on c ont rol m eas ure.
Propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 e s t abl i s hes an ope r at i ng per m i t program f or c onfi ned ani m al f ac i l i t i es

. T he r ul e d oes no tes t ablish s pec i f i cem i s s i on c ont rol m eas ures for C AF op erat i ons

. H ow ev er , t he p rop o se d r u le d o e s req u ire a ll e xistin g CAF o p e rat ion s a b o ve th e L a rge CAF d e f init ion th res h o ld t o u s e BA R C T em i s s i ons c ont rol m eas ures

. N ewan d m odi f i ed C AF op erat i ons are requ i r ed by t he propo s ed r ul e t o i ns t al l B AC T em i s s i ons c ont rol m eas ures

. BA R C T and BA C T are e m i s s i ons uni t spec i f i c and r equi r e a thorough anal ys i s bef or e the D i st r i ctc an r equi r e thei r us e. Base cos ts to so u rce s a ff e cte d b y th e p rop o se d rule a re District f e e s f o r a p p licat ion pro ce ssin g , CA F Pe rmi t tr an sf ers, an d an nu al C AF Perm it f ee s.
T he San Joaqui n Val l ey Ai r Pol l uti on C ontrol D i st r i cthas c al cul ated t he annual c ostof c ontrol t o da i r i e s w i t h i n t h e i r d i s t r i c t b a s e d o n w h a t t h e y c o n s i d e r a s a d a i r y ’ s t y p i c a l b a s e l i ne m i t i gat i on measu r es ( mi tigation m ea sures f ou nd at typical exi sti ng dair ies wi thin the ir reg ion) an d th e cost o f mi tig a tio n mea su res th e y may re q u ire a s BA RCT. Ac co rdin g to th e i r a n a lysis, th e ov e rall ann ual c os tt o a dai r

y i m pl em ent i ng BAR C T em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on m eas ures i s $6 5 p er he ad per y ear

. T he c os teff ec t i v ene s s for a 1, 000 he ad milk in g co w di ar yw as c al c ul at ed, ba s ed on e mission f a cto rs de ve lop e d by th e ir sta ff , to be $1 7 ,8 0 0 pe r to n VO C re d u ce d pe r ye a r.
Th e co st t o t h e D i strict f o r ma int a inin g th e ne w co n f ine d an imal f a cilities pe rmi t p rog ram is ex pec t ed t o b e o ff s etbyt he per m i t program f ees es t abl i s hed i n S ec t i on 600 , F ees , of propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2.
C H &S C 40 724

. 6( e) ( 6) - A v ai l abi l i t yan d C os tE ff ec t i v ene s s of Al t er nat i v es
T he r equi r em ents of

BAR C T and BAC T i n proposed R ul e 11.2 does not l i m i t C AF oper ati ons to sp e cif ic mi tig a tio n mea su res . A CA F op e rat ion su b mittin g an ap p licat ion f o r a CAF P e rmi t will p rop o se th e BA RCT/B A CT mi tig a tio n mea su res th a t b e st su it th e ir p a rticu l a r o p e rat ion in th e ir r equ i r ed m i t i gat i on pl an. T herefor e, an ev al uat i on of al t er nat i v e e m i s s i ons m i t i gat i on m eas ures i s no tpo s s i bl e.
I n a ddi t i on t o C H &S C 407 24. 6( e) ( 6) , C H &S C 409 20. 6 requ i r es an as s es s m entof t he i nc r em ent alFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 22 cost-eff ectivene ss f or prop ose d regu lati on s relative to ozo ne , C O, SOx, NOx, and the ir precurs ors. I nc r em ent al c os t

- eff ec t i v ene s s i s de f i ned as t he di ff erenc e i n c on t ro l co sts di v i ded byt he d if f e ren ce in e mission red u ctio n s b e twe e n two p o te n tia l co n tro l o p tio n s th a t ca n a ch iev e th e sa me e mission re d u ctio n go a l of a re g u lat ion

. A g a i n , t h e req u ireme n ts o f BA RCT an d BA CT in pr oposed R ul e 11.2 does not l i m i t C AF oper ati ons to s peci f i c m i ti gati on m eas u res. A C AF ope r at i on su b mit t in g a n a ppl i c at i on f or a C AF P er m i tw i l l propo s e t he BA R C T / BA C T m i t i gat i on m eas ures t hatbe s ts ui tt hei r pa r t i c ul ar op erat i on i n t hei r r equ i r ed m i t i gat i on pl an. T herefor e, an ev al uat i on of i nc r em ent al c os t

- eff ec t i v ene s s i s no tpo s s i bl e. H ow ev er , t he D i s t r i c tex pec t s t hat t here a r e a m ul t i t ude of m i t i gat i on m eas ures t hat c an be i m pl em ent ed byC AF op erat i ons res ul t i ng in similar emissio n re d u ctio n s, a s sh o wn by th e Sa n Jo a q u in V a lley A P CD.
C H &SC 40724.6( e) ( 7) - T echni cal and Pract i cal F easi bi l i ty
As pa r t of a BA R C T or BA C T det er m i nat i on, t he D i s t r i c tw i l l as s es s t he t ec hno l ogi c al feas i bi l i t yof em i s s i ons m i t i gat i on m eas ures

. T he D i s t r i c tv i ew s al l po r t i ons of t he r u le t o b e p r ac t i c al an d ach ievable by aff ecte d CAF ope r ation s.
C H &SC 40724.6( e) ( 8) - Addi ti onal I m pact s
N o addi ti onal i m pact s have been presented to t he D i st r i ct

.

V

. E N V I RON M E N T A L I M P ACT S OF M E T H ODS OF COM P LI A N CE
C al i f or ni a P ubl i cR es ourc e C ode S ec t i on 211 59 r equ i r es t he D i s t r i c tt o p er f or m an en v i ronm ent al ana l y s i s of t he r eas ona bl yfor es eea bl e m et hod s of c om pl i anc e. T he a nal y s i s m us ti nc l ude t he f ol l ow i ng i nfor m at i on f or t he propo s ed ado pt i on of R ul e 1 1. 2:
1. An an al y s i s of t he r eas ona bl yfor es eea bl e e nv i ronm ent al i m pac t s of t h e me t hod s of c om pl i anc e.
2. An an al y si s o f t he r eas ona bl yfor es eea bl e m i t i gat i on m eas ures for an yen v i ronm ent al im pa cts.
3

. A n an a lysis ofth e re a so n a b ly f o res e e a b le a lte rna tive me a n s o f co mp lian ce with th e r u le or regu l at i on.
Tab le 3 l is ts all r ea son ab ly f oresee ab le c ompli an ce metho ds, the environ menta l im pa cts of tho se metho ds, an d measu r es tha t could be used to m iti ga te th e en vi ron menta l im pa cts.

TA B L E 3. En v i r o n m en t al I m p act s , M i t i g at i o n M eas u r es , an d A l t er n at i v esFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 23 C om pli a nc e Me t hods R e a s onablyFore s e e a ble En vir on me ntal Imp ac ts R e a s onably Fore s e e a ble Mi t iga t ion M easu res

1. Ob t a in a p e r m ita n d a p p ly BARCT/BA CT

2

. R e d u c e l i v e st o c kc o u n t( so as t o av oi di ng perm i t t i ng and BARCT / B A C T r e q u i r em en ts ). Ai r Quali ty Im pa cts : App l yi ng BARCT/BA CT m a y d e c r e a se e m i ssi o n s f r o m C A F o p e r a t i o n s. Thi s w i l l ha v e a be ne f i ci al i m pa ct on air qu ali ty. No m i ti ga ti on ne ces s ary

W ate r Im pa cts : No im pa ct. No m i ti ga ti on ne ces s ary

Hum an Healt h I m p a c t s : A ppl yi ng BA RCT / BA CT m ay decr eas e em i s s i ons f rom CAF operati ons

. T hi s w i l l hav e a benef i ci al i m pact on hum an healt h. No m i ti ga ti on ne ces s ary

Soli d W as te Dis po s al Im pa cts : No im pa ct. No m i ti ga ti on ne ces s ary

No i s e Im pa cts : No im pa ct. No m i ti ga ti on ne ces s ary

T hi s an al y s i s de m ons t r at es t hatt he adopt i on of propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 w i l l no tha v e a s i gni f i c ant e ff e ct o n th e en viron me n t o r h u ma n s d u e to u n u su a l circu msta n ce s. I n ad d itio n , p rop o se d Rule 11. 2 m ayprom pt C AF ow ners / ope r at ors t o l ow er t hei r l i v es t oc kc oun ts o a s t o a v oi d t he per m i t t i ng req u ireme n ts o f th e p rop o se d rule

. Th e ref o re, sta ff ha s d e te rmi n e d th a t th e projec t is ca te g o rically exem pt from t he r equi r em ents of t he C al i f o r ni a Env i ronm ental Qual i tyAc t ( C EQA) pursuant to Se c t i on 153 08, A c t i ons byR egu l at or y Ag enc i es f or Prot ec t i on of t he En v i ronm ent

. S t affprepa r ed a N oti ce of

Ex em pti on ( N OE) t o m eet t he C EQA G ui del i nes ( Att achm ent B)

.

VI

. R EGU L A

T ORY F I N D I N GS
Se c t i on 407 27( a) of t he C al i f or ni a H eal t h & S afetyC ode ( C H &S C ) requ i r es t hatpr i or t o a dop t i ng or am en ding a r ule or reg ulation , an air dis tr ic t’s boa r d make f inding s o f n ece ssi ty, auth ori ty, c l ar i t y , c ons i s t enc y , non - dup l i c at i on, and r efer enc e. T he f i ndi ngs m us t be bas ed on t he f ol l ow i ng:
1. I nf or m ati on pr esented i n the D i st r i ct ’ s w r i tt en anal y s is, pr epar ed pursuant to C H &SC Se c t i on 407 27. 2;
2. I nfor m at i on c ont ai ned i n t he r ul e- m ak i ng r ec ords pu rs uan tt o C H &S C S ec t i on 407 28; an d
3. R el ev anti nfor m at i on pres ent ed att he Bo ard’ s he ar i ng f or ad opt i on of th e r ul e.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 24 T he r equ i r ed f i ndi ngs are:
N eces si ty : T he pr oposed r ul e i s neces sar y i n or der to m eet the r equi r em ents of Sec ti on 40724.6 o f th e Calif o rnia Hea lth an d Sa f e ty Co d e . (CH&S C Se ctio n 40 7 2 7 (b)(1 ))

. Author i ty : T he D i st r i ct i s a uthor i zed to adopt r ul es and r egul ati ons by C al i f or ni a H eal th and S af ety Co d e , S e ctio n s 4 0 0 0 1 , 4 0 7 0 2 , 4 0 7 1 6 , 4 1 0 1 0 an d 41 0 1 3 . (CH&S C Se ctio n 40 7 2 7 (b)(2 ))

. Clarity: District sta ff

ha s revie we d th e pro p o se d r u le a n d d e t e rmi n e d th a t it ca n be ea sily und ers t ood byt he aff ec t ed i ndu s t r y

. I n add i t i on, t he r ec ord c ont ai ns no ev i den c e t hatt he pers ons d irect ly aff e cte d by th e r u le ca n n o t u n d e rsta n d th e r u le. ( CH& S C Se ctio n 40 7 2 7 (b)(3 ))

. Consistency: The p rop ose d rul e do es no t conf li ct wi th an d is not contrad ic tory to, e xi sti ng statute s, co u rt de cisio n s, o r sta te or f e d e ral reg u lat ion s. (CH&S C Se ctio n 40 7 2 7 (b)(4 ))

. N on- D upl i c at i on: T he propo s ed r ul e d oes no tdu pl i c at e any s t at e l aw s or regu l at i ons , rega r di ng t he at t ai nm entan d m ai nt ena nc e o f s t ate a n d fede r al ai r qu al i t yl i m i t s

. ( C H &S C S ec t i on 40727( b) ( 5) )

. R ef er ence: T hi s r ul e i ncor por ates provi si ons of the C al i f or ni a H eal th and Saf ety C ode. ( C H &SC S e ctio n 40 7 2 7 (b)(6 ))

.

VI I

. PU B L I C C OM M EN T S A N D STA F F R ESPON SES
I n A ugu s t , 200 4, D i s t r i c t s t aff f or m ed the A gr i c ul t ural P er m i t t i ng Ad v i s or yC om m i t t ee ( AP AC )

. T he ori gina l inten t of

APA C was to bri ng tog eth er the l oca l ag r ic ultural comm un ity , ag r ic ultural off ic ial s, the env i ronm ental c om m uni ty , and other i nter est ed par

ti es, t o s har e thei r exper ti se and com m ents w i t h t he D i s t r i c trega r di ng SB70 0 i m pl em ent at i on and D i s t r i c tR ul e 1 1. 1 - A gr i c ul t ural O perat i ng Per m i t Progr am

. I n N o v e mb e r, 2 005, t he D i st r i ctm odi f i ed APAC t o f ocus on SB700 C AF r equ i r em ent s an d r u le d ev el opm ent

. D r aft v ers i ons of propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 w ere d i s t r i but ed f or r ev i ewt o A PA C m em bers

. T he draft v ers i ons of propo s ed R u le 1 1

. 2 c ont i nue d t o e v ol v e o v er s ev eral m ont hs as A PA C m em bers c om m ent ed on t he r ul e l ang uag e.
St affhe l d a pu bl i c w or k s hop on M ay 5, 200 6, t o d i s c us s t he propo s ed ado pt i on of R ul e 1 1. 2. T he not i c e for t h e p ubl i cw or k s hop rega r di ng propo s ed R ul e 1 1. 2 w as m ai l ed t o p ar t i es l i s t ed on a D i s t r i c tm ai l i ng l i s tw hi c h i nc l ude d C AF ad v oc ac ygroup s , en v i ronm ent al group s , l oc al go v er nm ent ag en ci es, an d local CAF op erations. I n ad diti on , the not ic e w a s s e n t to ne ighb ori ng dis tr ic ts, p u b lishe d in th e Va ca ville Re p o rte r, River News Hera ld (Rio V ista are a ), Dixon T r i b u n e , Da ily De mo cra t (W o o d lan d are a ), a n d Da vis E n te rprise n e wsp a p e rs, a n d p rov ide d to all li b rarie s with in t he D i s t r i c t ’ s j ur i s di c t i on. Al s o, a c opyof t he not i c e, t he draft s t affrepo r t , an d d r aft r ul e l ang uag e w ere p l ac ed on t he D i s t r i c t ’ s w ebp age

. A

. Publ i c Wo rks hop
B e low, District sta ff will a tt e mp t to p a rap h ras e f o rmal ve rba l co mmen ts d iscu sse d du ring th e pu b licFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 25 w or k s hop an d res pon d t o e ac h c om m ent

. Al s o add r es s ed are w r i t t en c om m ent s s ubm i t t ed t o t he Di str ic t an d th e respo nse to tho se comm en ts.

Co mmen t 1

. B ren t Ne we ll, rep res e n tin g th e S ierra Club , co mmen te d th a t CH& S C 40 7 2 4 .6 (b),

r equi r es that the D i st r i ctadopt, i m pl em ent, and subm i t f or i ncl usi on i n the st ate imple me n ta tio n pla n (SI P ), a rule o r reg u lat ion th a t p e rmi ts larg e CA Fs. A s a r u le t hatw i l l be i nc l ude d i nt o t he SI P, t he r ul e m us tbe en f or c eab l e b yt he pub l i c

. T he m oni t or i ng and rec ord- k eep i ng r equ i r em ent s of D r aft R ul e 1 1. 2 o nl yrequ i r es t hat the n u mb e r o f ani m al s at t he f aci l i tybe m oni tor ed. T her e i s no r equi r em ent t o c er t i fyt hatm i t i gat i on m eas ures ha v e b een i ns t al l ed and i mp le me nt ed w i t hi n t he al l ow ed t i m e- f r am e, an d s o o n. R ul e c om pl i anc e s hou l d be m ade en f or c eab l e b y ci ti zens byrequi r i ng r ecords and cer ti f i cat i on to showc om pl i ance w i th eac h C AF Pe r m i tc ond i t i on.
Re sp o n se 1

. Th e District wil l ad d re p o rtin g re q u i r e m e n ts. S p e cif ica lly, Rule 11 .2 wil l co n ta in

req u ireme n ts f o r CA F o p e rat ion s to su b mit de via tio n an d co rre ctio n sta te me n ts in add i t i on t o a c om pl i anc e s t at em entev er y12 m ont hs

. C AF P er m i tH ol ders w i l l be req u ired to re p o rt a n y d e via tio n s f rom th e te rms a n d co n d itio n s o f th e ir CA F Pe rmi t t hroug h a de v i at i on r epo r ts ubm i t t ed t o t he D i s t r i c t

. A c or r ec t i on s t at em ent w i l l be r equ i r e fr om t he C AF P er m i tH ol der on c e ac t i on i s t ak en t o c or r ec tt he dev i at i on. T he c om pl i anc e c er

t i f i c at i on s t at em entw i l l r equ i r e t he CA F Pe r m i tH ol der t o rev i ew eac h C AF P er m i tc ond i t i on and s um m ar i z e t he m ean s of de t er m i ni ng c om pl i anc e. T he D i s t r i c tfeel s t hes e add i t i ona l r equ i r em ent s w i l l en abl e r ul e e nfor c eab i l i t ybyt he pub l i c

. Pl eas e s ee Se c t i ons 205 , 208 , 209 , an d 5 03 f or t he add i t i ona l de f i ni t i ons and m oni t or i ng requ i r em ent s ad ded t o t he propo s ed v ers i on of R ul e 1 1. 2.
C om m ent2. Bre n t N ew el l , r epres ent i ng the Si er r a C l ub, c om m ent ed tha t C H &S C 40 724

. 6( b)

r equi r es that the D i st r i ctadopt a r ul e r equi r i ng the ow ner or oper ator of

a l ar ge C AF t o o bt ai n a per m i t f rom t he D i s t r i c t t o r edu c e, t o t he ex t entfeas i bl e, em i s s i ons of ai r c ont am i nan t s fr om t he f ac i l i t y

. D r aft R ul e 1 1

. 2 l i m i t s t he s c ope of r edu c i ng em i ss i ons to t hose t hat cont r i bute to t he nonattai nm ent of anyam bi ent ai r

qual i ty s t a n d a r d

. Al though B A R C T i s re q u i r e d , b yC H & S C 4 0 7 2 4

. 6 ( d ) ( 1 ) ( B ) a n d D r a ft R ul e 1 1. 2, t o redu c e e m i s s i ons of po l l ut ant s t hat c ont r i but e t o t he non at t ai nm ent o f an y a mb ien t a ir q u a lity sta n d a rd, CH&S C 40 7 2 4 .6 (b) sta te s th a t th e rule sh o u ld red u ce emissio n s o f

air co n ta mina n ts, in g e n e ral. Th e District sh o u ld ma ke su re tha t the r ule, an d pe r mi ts i ssued pursua nt to the r ule, look at all air conta mi na nts, es pec i al l yhy droge n s ul f i de.
R espons e 2. T he D i st r i ct does not conc ur that Senate Bi l l 700 ( SB700) req u ir e s Di s tr i ct s to

eva luate all a i r c o n t ami na nts. C H&SC 407 24 .6(b) was add ed by SB7 00 as a m and at e for

oz one no n- at t ai nm entareas

. T herefor e, t he Di s t r i c t bel i ev es t hatt he r ul e o r regu l at i on r equ i r ed byC H &S C 40 724

. 6( b) i s i nt end ed to r edu c e oz one an d ozo ne precurs ors emi tted f rom l arge C AF op erations.
CH& S C 40 7 2 4 .6 (d)(1 )( B ) g o e s o n to req u ire B A RCT e mission co n tro l me a su res inFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

Pag e 26 “ s ev ere a nd ex t r em e n ona t t ai nm entareas , t o r edu c e em i s s i ons of pol l ut ant s t hat c ont r i but e t o t he non at t ai nm entof an y am bi ent ai r qua l i t ys t and ard. ” T herefor e, t he D i st ric t w i l l ev al uat e C AF c om pl i anc e w i t h B AR C T requ i r em ent s for oz one an d oz one prec urs ors s i nc e t he Di s t r i c t i s s ev ere n ona t t ai nm entfor oz one ba s ed on t he f ede r al s t and ard.
Al t hou gh R ul e 1 1. 2 i s f oc us ed on t he r edu c t i on of oz one and oz one prec urs ors , as ma n d a te d by SB 7 0 0 , th e District un d e rsta n d s th a t P M 1 0 is a po llut a n t o f co n ce rn em i t t ed f rom C AF op erat i ons

. T he D i s t r i c ti s c l as s i f i ed as no nat t ai nm entfor P M 10 bas ed on t he s t at e s t and ard, al t hou gh t here a r e n o s pec i f i c l ev el s s uc h a s “ s ev ere” or “ m ode r at e” no nat t a in me n t

. As s uc h, t he D i s t r i c tw i l l c ont i nue t o e v al uat e t he nee d for em i s s i on c ont rol m eas ures pe r t ai ni ng t o P M 10.
I n a c c ordan c e w ith t he D i s t r i c t ’ s R i s kM ana gem entP l an and R i s kA s s es s m ent Gu i del i nes , ha z ardou s ai r po l l ut ant s , s uc h a s hy droge n s ul f i de, w i l l be ev al uat ed dur i ng C AF app l i c at i on r ev i ew

. As a not e, t he Di s t r i c ti s c ur r ent l yun c l as s i f i ed f or t he s t at e a m bi entai r

qu al i t ys t and ard for

hy droge n s ul f i de.
C om m ent 3. BrentN ew el l , repres ent i ng t he Si er r a C l ub , co mme n t e d t hatD r aft R ul e 11. 2,

S e ctio n 20 1 de f ine s “ a i r c o n ta mina n t”, b u t e xclu d e s o d o r. The District sh o u ld r em ov e t he odo r

ex em pt i on. T he exe m pt i on f or odo r i n t he CH &S C i s f or nu i s anc e, on ly

. Re sp o n se 3

. A s th e re a re n o o th e r sta n d a rds f o r o d o rs o th e r th a n n u isa n ce (i.e

. n o a mb ien t a ir

qua l i t ys t and ard, no t hres hol ds ) , t he D i s t r i c tb e lie ve s i ti s ap propr i at e t o e x c l ude odo r fr om t he defi ni t i on. H ow ev er , i f a c om pou nd w as odo rous i n nat ure a nd w as m ade up of ga s es for

w hic h t here a r e s t and ards ( e. g. V OC s ) , t hos e e m i s s i ons would be reg ulate d un de r this r ule throu gh the VOC provisi on s.
C om m ent4. St eph en Si k es , a r es i den t of D i x on, C A, as k ed t he D i s t r i c tt o e x pl ai n w hydi dn’ t t he

Di str ic t l oo k to l ower the La rge C AF thresho ld f or horses?
R es pon s e 4. T he Large C AF t hres hol d for hors es w as defi ned by t he Ca l i f or ni a Ai r R es ourc es Boar d ( AR B) and w as set at 2,500 hor ses

. T he D i st r i ct i s r equi r ed by the C H &SC to ad o p t a r u le t h a t req u ires L a rge CAFs t o ob ta in a pe rmi t. Give n th e time f rame r equ i r ed t o m eett hi s m and at e, t he Di s t r i c t di d not purs ue the ne c es s ar yfi ndi ngs and publ i c hear i ng to r equi r e per m i ts f or C AF s bel owt he AR B def i ned Lar ge C AF t hres hol ds

. As t h e Dist r i c tgo es for w ard a nd new

res earc h rev eal s ad di t i ona l i nfor m at i on r ega r di ng the pot ent i al em i s s i on r edu c t i ons as s oc i at ed wi t h c han gi ng anyLa rge C AF t hres hol d, t he D i s t r i c tm ayde c i de t o rev i s i tt he i s s ue.
B. Wri tt e n Com m e nts
N o w r i tt en c om m ents w er e s ubm i tt ed to the D i st r i ct

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. R EF ER EN C ES

1. Sta te o f

C ali f ornia. C ali f ornia Air R eso urces Boa r d, 2 00 4 Emi ssi on I nve nto r y.
2. Sa n J oaq ui n V al l eyA i r Po l l ut i on C ont rol D i s t r i c t

. D r aft S t affR epo r t , R ul e 4 570 , C onfi ned A n imal Fa cilities ( M a rch 20 0 6 ).
3

. Ca lif o rnia St a te Se n a to r Flo res . Se n a te Bill 7 0 0 ( S e p te mb e r 2 0 0 3 ).
4

. Ca lif o rnia A ir P o llut ion Co n tro l Off ice r’s A sso cia tio n (CAP COA ). Se n a te Bill 7 0 0 ( Flo res ): A g ricult u re & Air Qu a lity - S u mmary a n d I mp leme n ta tio n ( A p ril 20 0 4 ).
5. Sa n J oaq ui n V al l ey Ai r Po l l ut i on Co nt rol D i s t r i c t

. D r aft B es tA v ai l abl e C ont rol T ec hno l ogy

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### RULE 11.2 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITIES PERMIT PROGRAM

ADOPTED (MONTH, DATE, YEAR)
INDEX
100 GENERAL 101 PURPOSE 102 APPLICABILITY 103 EXEMPTIONS
200 DEFINITIONS 201 AIR CONTAMINANT 202 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER (APCO) 203 BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BACT) 204 BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BARCT) 205 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT 206 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY (CAF) 207 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY (CAF) PERMIT 208 CORRECTION STATEMENT 209 DEVIATION STATEMENT 210 EXISTING CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY 211 LARGE CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY 212 MODIFIED CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY 213 NEW CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY
300 STANDARDS 301 CAF PERMIT 302 CAF MODIFICATION 303 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS 304 CAF PERMIT TRANSFER 305 EXISTING CAF 306 BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 307 BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY 308 MITIGATION PLAN 309 OPERATION ACCORDING TO THE CAF PERMIT CONDITIONS
400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 401 CAF PERMIT APPLICATIONS 402 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 403 INFORMATION 404 COMPLETENESS REVIEW 405 APPLICATION PROCESSING 406 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION 407 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL 408 PERMIT REOPENING 409 DENIAL OF APPLICATIONSFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### 410 APPEALS 411 RIGHT OF ENTRY 412 TERM OF CAF PERMIT 413 CAF PERMIT RENEWAL
500 MONITORING AND RECORDS 501 NUMBER OF ANIMALS 502 NUMBER OF ANIMALS - EXEMPTION DEMONSTRATION 503 REPORTING
600 FEES 601 CAF PERMIT PROCESSING FEE 602 CAF PERMIT TRANSFER FEE 603 ANNUAL CAF PERMIT FEE 604 NOTIFICATION OF FEES DUEFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### 100 GENERAL
101 PURPOSE: The purpo s e o f this Rule is to implement the requirements of Section 40724.6 of the California Health and Safety Code.
102 APPLICABILITY: The provisions of this Rule shall apply to any Confined Animal Facility (CAF).
103 EXEMPTIONS:
103.1 Except for the requirements of Section 502 of

this Rule, the provis i ons of this Rule shall not apply to a Confined Animal Facility which does not meet the defini t i o n of a Large Confined Animal Facility as defined in Section 211 of this Rule.
103.2 The provisions of this Rule shall not apply to

a Confined Animal Facility subject to the requirements of District Rule 3.8 - FEDERAL OPERATING PERMITS.
200 DEFINITIONS
201 AIR

C O N TAMINANT: As defined in District Rule 1.1, excluding odors.
202 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER (APCO): The Air Pollution Control Officer of the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, or his or her designee.
203 BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BACT): As defined in District Rule 3.4.
204 BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BARCT): An emission limitation that is based on the maximum degree of reduction achievable, taking into account environmental, energy, and economic impacts.
205 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT: A statement which includes the following: a. A list of each CAF Permit term or condition (e.g., mitigation measure, emission limitation, standard, or work practice); b. The compliance status f o r e a ch CAF Permit term or condition, which includes whether compliance was continuous or intermittent, and method(s) used toFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### determine compliance for the current time period and over the entire reporting period; c. A s t a t e m ent by the CAF Permit Holder that the information provided in the compliance certification statement is true, accurate, and complete; d. T h e C AF owner or operator’s printed name and signature.
206 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY (CAF): A facility where animals are corralled, penned, or otherwise caused to remain in restricted areas for commercial purposes and primarily fed by means other than grazing.
207 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY (CAF) PERMIT: Permit issued to a CAF pursuant to the provisions of this Rule.
208 CORRECTION STATEMENT: A statement which includes the following: a. Descrip tion of the action taken to correct the deviation; b. The date the corrective action was completed; c. A statement b y t h e CAF Permit Holder that the information provided in the correction statement is true, accurate, and complete; d. The CAF owner or operator’s p r i nted name and signature.
209 DEVIATION STATEMENT: A statement which includes the following: a. Descr i p t ion of the deviation from the CAF Permit terms and conditions; b. The date the deviation occurred; c. The probable cause of the deviation; d. A compliance schedule to outline the course of action to be ta k e n by the CAF Permit Holder tocorrect the deviation, including an estimated timeframe to complete the corrective action; e. A s t a t e m ent by the CAF Permit Holder that the information provided in the deviation statement is true, accurate, and complete; f. The CAF owner or operator’s printed n a m e and signature.
210 EXISTING CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY: A CAF which is subject to the requirements of this Rule upon Rule adoption.
211 LARGE CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY: A CAF which exceeds anyFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### threshold listed in the table below:
Livestock Category Threshold Dairy 1,000 milking cows Beef Cattle 3,500 beef cattle

Other Cattle 7,500 calves, heifers, or other cattle Turkeys 100,000 head Chickens 650,000 head Swine 3,000 head
Sheep, lambs, or goats 15,000 head of

sheep, lamb, goats, or any combination of the three
Horses 2,500 head Ducks 650,000 head Any other livestock not listed above 30,000 head

212 MODIFIED CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY: A CAF that changes the

design, capacity, process, o r a rrangement of the CAF which will increase or affect the kind or amount of air contaminants emitted from the CAF.
213 NEW CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITY: A CAF which becomes subject

to the requirements of this Rule after the date of Rule adoption.
300 STANDARDS
301 CAF PERMIT: No person shall operate a CAF without first obtaining a CAF Permit from the APCO.
302 CAF MODIFIC A T I ON: No person shall alter a CAF without following the application procedures outlined in Section 402.2 of this Rule.
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### 303.1 The APCO shall deny any application for a CAF

Permit if the applicant does not show that the CAF is so designed, controlled, equipped, or operated with such air pollution control e q u i p m ent, that it may be shown to operate without emitting or without causing to be emitted any air contaminant in violation of these Rules and Regulations, or any state or federal statutes or regulations that may be enforceable by the APCO.
303.2 The APCO shall determine that an applicant has

complied with the applicable requirements of Health and Safety Code Section 42301.6, preparation and distribution of public notice, prio r t o a p p r o v i n g a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a C AF Permit.
304 CAF PERMIT TRANSFER
304.1 A CAF Permit shall not be transfe r a b l e , by

operation of law or otherwise, from one location to another.
304.2 A CAF Permit may be t r a n s f erred from the CAF

Permit Holder to another entity provided that an application for such transfer is submitted in accordance with Section 402.4 of this Rule. It shall be the transferee’s responsibility to inform the District on assumption of ownership or operating control of the CAF.
305 EXISTING CAF: An existing CAF that complies with the application procedures outlined in Section 402.1 of this Rule, and f o r w hich the District grants a CAF Permit, shall implement all emission control measures required by the C A F P e r m it within one (1) year of the date the CAF Permit is issued to the existing CAF.
306 BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY: The APCO shall require the use of Best Available Retrofit Control Technology to reduce emissions from pollutants that contribute to t he nonattainment of any ambient air quality standard, within the regulatory authority of the APCO, for any CAF.
307 BEST AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY: The APCO shall require the use of Best A v a i lable Control Technology to reduceFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### emissions from pollutants that contribute to the nonattainment of any ambient air quality standard, within the regulatory authority of the APCO, for any new CAF or modified CAF.
308 MITIGATION PLAN: All applications submitted pursuant to this Rule shall include an emissions miti g a t ion plan. The emissions mitigation plan shall demonstrate that the facility will comply with Section 306 or Section 307 of this Rule, as applicable.
309 OPERATION ACCORD I N G TO THE CAF PERMIT CONDITIONS: No person shall operate a CAF contrary to the terms and conditions specified on the CAF Permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Rule.
400 ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
401 CAF PERMIT APPLICATIONS: Requests for a CAF Permit shall be initiated by filing a standard CAF Permit application with the APCO t o g e ther with the initial filing fee required by Section 601 of this Rule.
402 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
402.1 EXISTING CAF: The owner or operator of an

existing CAF shall submit a standard CAF Permit application no later than six (6) months after the date of rule adoption.
402.2 MODIFICATION TO CAF PERMIT: Applications for

modification to a CAF Permit shall be submitted prior to altering the CAF. The CAF s h a l l n o t b e o p e r a t e d c o n t r a r y t o t h e terms and conditions specified in the existing CAF Permit prior to APCO issuan c e o f the new CAF Permit.
402.3 CAF PERMIT RE N E WAL: For renewal of a CAF

Permit, granted pursuant to this Rule, the CAF Permit Holder shall submit a standard CAF Permit application no earlier than twelve (12) months and no later than six (6) months before the expiration date of the current CAF Permit.
402.4 T RANSFER OF OWNERSHIP: A p p l i c a t i o n s to

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### change occurring. Operation of the CAF by the new owner shall be under the terms and conditions of the CAF Permi t i s s ued to the previous owner until the new CAF Pe r m i t is issued.
403 INFORMATION:
403.1 The application for a CAF Permit shall contain

all information necessary to enable the APCO to prepare an emissions inventory of all regulated air pollutants emitted from the CAF.
403.2 The application for a CAF Permit shall contain

all information necessary to enable the APCO to make a determination as required by Section 303 of this Rule.
403.3 The APCO may a t a n y time require from an

applicant for, hold e r of, or one required to hold, a CAF Permit such information, analysis, plans, or specifications as will disclose the nature, extent, quantity, or degree of air contaminants which are or may be discharged into the atmosphere.
404 COMPLETENESS REVIEW: The APCO shall determine if an application for a CAF Permit, submitted pursuant to Sections 401, 402.1, 402.2, and 402.3 o f this Rule, is complete and shall notify t h e applicant of the determination not later than thirty (30) days of receiving the application, or after such longer time as both the applicant and APCO have agreed upon in writing. If the APCO d e t e r m ines that the application is not complete, the applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision, specifying the information required. Upon rece i p t of any re-submittal of the application, a new t h irty (30) day period to determine completeness shall begin.
405 APPLICATION P R O CESSING: The APCO shall act upon an app lication for a CAF Permit, submitted pursuant to Sections 401, 402.1, 402.2, and 402

. 3 of this Rule, no later than six (6) months after acceptance o f an application as complete.
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### 406.1 Within the applicable time-frame specified in

Sec t i on 405 of this Rule, the APCO shall provide at least 30 days for the noti c e of, and opportunity to review and comment on, any proposed decision to issue a CAF Permit pursuant to this Rule, except CAF Permit Transfers.
406.2 The APCO shall provide written notice, the

proposed CAF Permit, and, upon request, copies of the District analysis to interested persons and agencies. Interested persons or agencies shall include persons who have requested in writing to be notified of proposed decisions pursuant to this Rule.
407 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL: The APCO may include written conditions on any CAF Permi t t o ensure compliance with these Rules and Regulations.
408 PERMIT REOPENING: The APCO may reopen a n d revise a CAF Permit under the following circumstances:
408.1 To correct a material mistake or an inaccurate

statement; or
408.2 To incorporate any new, revised, or additional

applicable requirements.
409 DENIAL OF APPLICATIONS: In the event of denial of an application submitted p u r suant to this Rule, the APCO shall notify the applican t in writing of the basis for denial.
410 APPEALS: Within thirty (30) days after notice by the APCO of denial or approv a l o f an application submitted purs u a n t to this Rule, the applicant may petition the Hearing Board, in accordance with District Rule 5.1, for a public hearing. The Hearing Board, after notice and a public hearing, may sustain or reverse the action of the APCO; such order may be m a d e subject to specified conditions.
411 RIGHT OF ENTRY: In order to ascertain that a CAF is operating under the requirements of its CAF Permit, the APCO may at any time, without n o tice, inspect the operations and any pertinent records.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### 412 T E R

M O F CA F PERMIT: The term of a CAF Permit shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of issuance.
413 CAF PERMIT RENEWAL:
413.1 Each CAF Permit shall be renewable at the end

of the CAF Permit term provid e d t h at the CAF Permit Holder complies with the application procedures outlined in Section 402.3 of this Rule.
413.2 The APCO shall r e v i ew every CAF Permit upon

renewal to determine the feasibility of mitigation measures and that permit conditions are adequate to ensure compliance with, and the enforceability of, District Rules and Regulations applicable to the CAF for which the permit was issued. Applicable District Rules and Regulations shall include those which were in effect at the time when the CAF Permit was issued or modi f ied, or which have been subsequently adopted and made retroactively applicable to a CAF by the Di s t r i c t B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s . T h e A P C O s h a ll revise the conditions, if such conditions are not consistent, in accordance with all applicable Rules and Regulations.
500 MONITORING AND RECORDS
501 NUMBER OF ANIMALS: The owner or operator of a CAF shall keep records that specify the number of animals maintained daily. Such records shall be maintained at a central place of business for a period of not less than three (3) years and shall be made available to the APCO or their designee upon request.
502 NUMBER OF ANIMALS - EXEMPTION DEMONSTRATION: For any CAF which exceeds 50 percent of any Large CAF threshold listed in Section 211 of this Rule claiming an exemption pursuant to Section 103.1 of this Rule, the owner or operator shall maintain records demonstrating that the CAF meets the exemption criteria of this Rule. Such records shall be maintained a t a central place of business for a period of not less than three (3) years and shall be made available to the APCO or their designee upon request.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### 503 REPORTING:
503.1 DEVIATION STATEMENT: The CAF Permit Holder

shall report any deviation from the CAF Permit terms and conditions through a deviation statement. A deviation statement shall be submitted to the APCO within five (5) days of deviation occurrence.
503.2 CORRECTION STATEMENT: The CAF Permit Holder

shall submit to the APCO a correction statement withi n f i v e (5) days of the date action was completed to correct the deviation for which a deviation report was submitted pursuant to Section 503.1 of this Rule.
503.3 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION STATEMENT: The CAF

Permit Holder shall submit a compliance certification statement to the APCO every twelve (12) months.
600 FEES
601 CAF PERMIT PROCESSING FEE: The fee for applications filed in accordance with Sections 401, 402.1, 402.2, and 402.3 of this Rule shall be based on the actual hours spent by District staff in evaluating the application and processing the CAF Permit. The fee shall be assessed in accordance w i t h the time and materials labor rate established in Section 307.10 of District Rule 4.1. All applications filed in accordance with Sections 401, 402.1, 402.2, a n d 402.3 shall be submitted with an initial filing fee. The initial filing fee shall be equal to two (2) hours at the time and materials labor rate established in Section 307.10 of District Rule 4.1. Application filing fees cannot be refunded or applied to any other application.
602 CAF PERMIT TRANSFER FEE: A fee equal to two (2) hours at the time and materials labor rate, established in Section 307.10 of District Rule 4.1, shall be charged to process applications filed in accordance with S e ction 402.4 of this Rule. The fee shall be submitted a t t he time of application.
603 ANNUAL CAF PERMIT FEE: An annual fee shall be charged to CAF Permit Holders in accordance with the requirements of Section 500 of District Rule 3.8.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

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### 604 NOTIFICATION OF FEES DUE: The CAF Permit Holder will be notified by mail of fees due and payable and the date the fees are due. If the fees are not paid by the specified due date, the District shall assess a penalty of not more than 50 percent of the fees due, but in an amount sufficient, in the District’s determination, to pay the District’s additional expenses incurred by the CAF Permit Holder’s non-compliance. If the fees or penalty are not paid within thirty (30) days after notice, the CAF Permit will be cancelled and the CAF Permi t Holder will be notified by mail.Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006



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G M i n i s t eri al G Emer g en cy

P r o j e ct 

### : C a t e gor ic a l E x e m p t ion (C E Q A G u ide line s S e c t ion 1 5 3 0 8 , A c t ion b y R e gu la t or y Agency f or Pro te c ti o n

o f th e E n v i ro n men t) G S t a tut or y E x em

p t ion

Rea son s Why P roj ec t i s E x em p t: T he a dop t ion o f R u le 1 1

. 2 is a n a c t ion t a ke n to prot e c t t he
envir on ment a nd is the r e for e ex em p tfr om C E Q A b e ca u s e it
co n st i tut e s a Cl a ss 8 ca te g o r i cal exem ptio n pur sua n t to CEQA Gui d e l i n e s 15 308.

L e ad A g e nc yC o nt ac tPe r s o n: M a tE hr ha r dt , P

. E

. , Ai rP ol lut i on C ontr olO f

f i c er T el ep h on e Nu mb er : ( 530) 75 7- 3650

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### N otic e of

E xe m p tion

To: G C o un

ty C l erk 

### : C o un ty C l erk Co un ty o f Y o l o So l an o Coun ty 625 Co urtStr e et Ro o m

10 5 675 T exas St r e et, S ui te 19 00 W o o dl a n d , CA

9 5695 Fa i r f i e l d , CA 94 533

F r o m: Y o l o -S o l a n o Ai rQua l i ty Ma n a g eme

n tDi s tr i ct 1947 G a l i l e o Co urt , S ui te 10 3 Dav i s, CA

9 5616

P roject T i tl e: A do p t i o n o f R u l e 1 1 .2 - C o n f

i n e d A n i malFa c i l i t i e s Pe

rm i tPro gram
Pr oj e c tL o c at i o n: Y o l o -S o l a n o Ai rQua l i ty Ma n a g eme

n tDi s tr i ct

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n ew ai rq ual i ty re q uir emen ts f o rc o n f i n e d an i ma lf a c i l i ti e s - inclu ding a p p lic a t ion-f

iling, p er m

it , a nd r e c or d-kee

p ing r e qu ir ement s
. T he p urp os e of Ru le 1 1

. 2 is t o com

p ly with the

r e qu ir ement s of S e c t ion 4 0 7 2 4

. 6 of the C a l i f or ni a H ea l th a nd

S a f ety C od e.
Na m e of P u b l i c Agen cy Ap p rovi n g P roj ec t: Y o l o -S o l a n o Ai rQua l i ty Ma n a g emen

tDi s tr i ct

Na m e of P er sonor Agen cy Ca rryi n g Ou t P roj ec t: Y o l o -S o l a n o Ai rQua l i ty Ma n a g emen

tDi s tr i ct

Ex e m p tStat u s:
G M i n i s t eri al G Emer g en cy

P r o j e ct 

### : C a t e gor ic a l E x em p t ion (C E Q A G u ide line s S e c t ion 1 5 3 0 8 , A c t ion b y R e gu la t or y Agency f or Pro te c ti o n

o f th e E n v i ro n men t) G S t a tut or y E x em

p t ion

Rea son s Why P roj ec t i s E x em p t: T he

a dop t ion o f

R u le 1 1

. 2 is a n a c t ion t a ken t o p r ot e c tthe
envir on ment a nd is the r e for e ex em p tfr om C E Q A b e ca u s e it
co n st i tut e s a Cl a ss 8 ca te g o r i cal exem ptio n pur sua n t to CEQA Gui d e l i n e s 15 308.

L e ad A g e nc yC o nt ac tPe r s o n: M a tE hr ha r dt , P

. E

. , Ai rP ol lut i on C ontr olO f

f i c er T el ep h on e Nu mb er : ( 530) 75 7- 3650

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### AT TA C H M E N T C
RESOL UT I ON N O

. 06- 04Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006 

### RE SOLUT I ON NO. 06-04

RE SOLUT I ON ADOP TI NG YOLO-SOLANO AI R QUAL I TYM ANAGE M EN T DI STRI CT RUL E 11.2, CONF I NE D ANI M AL F ACI LI TI ES P ERM I T P ROGRAM

WHERE AS , C a li f

orni a H e a l th an d S a f e ty C od e s e c ti on 4 0 7 0 2 p r ovi d e s th at an a i rqu a li ty
mana g e me nt d i s t r i c t s ha ll

a d o p t ru l e s and r e g u l at i o ns a s may be ne c e s s ary o r p r o p e rt o e xe c ut e t he p ow e r s an d

d uti e s g r an te d to, an d i m p os e d u p on , th e d i s tr i c t b y

D i v i s i on 2 6 of th e H e a l

th an d S a f e ty C o d e ; and

W H ER EA S , Hea l

t h and Saf et y Co de s ect i o n

40727 pro v i des t h at b ef

o re ado pt i n g, am endi n g, o r r e p e a lin g a ru le o r r e g u lat io n , a d is t r ic t b o ar d s h a ll mak e fi

n d in g s o f n e c e s s it y, a

ut h o r it y, c lar it y, c on s i s te n c y , n on d

u p li c ati on , an d r e f

e r e n c e , b a s e d u

p on i n f ormati on d e v e l op e d p ur s u an t to s e c ti on 4 0 7 2 7

. 2 , i

nf o rmat i o n i

n t he ru l e mak i

ng r e c o r d ma i

nt a i ne d p ur s u ant t o s e c t i o n 4 0 7 2 8 , and r e l e vant i nf o rmat i o n p r e s e nt e d

at t he p u bli c he ar i ng r e qu i r e d by s e c t i o n 4 0 7 2 5 ; and

W HERE AS , s ect i o n 15308 o f t h e CEQA Gui deli n es pro v i des t h at act i o n s t ake n by
r e g u l at o ry a g e nc i e s a s a

ut ho r iz e d by s t at e l aw t o a s s ur e t he ma i nt e nanc e , r e s t o r at i o n, o re nhanc e me nt o f t he e nv ir o nme nt whe r e t he r e g u l at o ry p r o c e s s i

nvo l ve s p r o c e d

ur e s f o rp r o t e c t i o n o f

t he
e nvi r o nme nt , ar e c at e g o r i c a ll

y e xe m p t f r o m C E Q A r e vi e w( C l a s s 8 C at e g o r i c a l E xe m p t i o n) ; and

WHER E AS , a ir

p o llut io n is a ma jo rp u b lic h e a lt h

c o n c e rn in C a lifo rnia , an d

c an r e s u lt in
s i g ni f i c ant e c o no m

i c c o s t s and

ne g at i ve i m p a c t s o n o urqu a li

t y o f li f e ; and

WHERE AS , a i

rp oll uti on e m i s s i on s f r om c on f i n e d ani ma l f a c i li ti e s p os e a

s i g ni f i c an t h e a l th
r i s k t o t he p u bli c ; and

WHERE AS , t he p ur

p o s e o f a d o p t i ng D i s t r i c t R

u l e 1 1

. 2 i s t o me e t t he r e qu i r e me nt s o f

t he Ca li f o rn i a He al

t h and Saf et y Co de, S ect i o n

40724. 6.

NO W, THEREFORE, B E IT RESO LVED t hat t he B o ar d o f D i r e c t o r s o f t he Y o l o - S o l ano A i rQua li t y Man agemen

t Di st r i ct h er eb y

f i n ds, aut h o r izes, di

r ect s an d d ecl ar es as f

o ll o ws:
1

. Th e B o ard

o f D i re c t o rs h a s c o n s i d e re d an d h e re b y a d o p t s b y re f e re n c e t h e s t a f

f re p o rt p re p are d i n t h i s mat t e r.
2

. T h e B oa

r d of D i r e c tor s mak e s th e f

oll ow i n g f i n d i n g s p ur s u an

t to H e a l th an d S a f e ty Co de s ect i o n

40727:

a. Nec es s i t y : I n f

o rmat i o n i n t h e Di s t ri ct ’ s rul em

aki n g reco rd mai

n t ai n ed p ur s u an t to H e a l th an d S a f e ty C od e s e c ti on

4 0 7 2 8 d e mon s tr ate s a

n e e d f or ado pt i n g Di s t ri ct Rule 11.2; b

. A ut h o rit y : Heal

t h and Saf et y Co de s ect i o n

40702 perm

i t s t h e Di s t ri ct t o ado pt D i st r i c t Ru l e 1 1

. 2 ;Final S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006



### c
. C l ar i

t y : D i s t r i c t R

u l e 1 1

. 2 a s p r o p o s e d i s wr i t t e n s o t hat i

t s me ani ng c an be
e a s i l y un d e r s too d

b y th e p e r s on s d i

r e c tl y a f f e c te d b y i t; d

. C o n s is t e nc y: D is t r ic t R u le 1 1

. 2 a s p r o p o s e d

is in h armo n y w it h , an d

n o t in
c on f li c t w i th or c on tr a d i c tory to, e x i s ti

n g s tatute s , c ourt d e c i s i on s , ors tate or f eder al r egu l at i o n s; e
. N o n d

u p lic at io n : D is t r ic t R

u le 1 1

. 2 a s p r o p o s e d

d o e s n o t imp o s e t h e s ame r e qu i r e me nt s a s an e xi s t i

ng s t at e o rf

e d e r a l r e g u l at i o n; f

. R e f

e r e n c e : B y a d op ti

n g D i s tr i c t R

u l e 1 1

. 2 , th e D i s tr i c t me e ts th e r e qu i r e me n ts o f Hea l t h and Saf et y Co de Sect i o n

40724. 6.
3. T h e B o ard o f

Di rect o rs f i n ds t h at t h e Di s t r i c t has co m pli ed wi t h t h e pro cedural
r e qu i r e me nt s s e t f

o rt h i n C ha p t e r s 6 and 6

. 5 o f P art 3 o f D i vi s i o n 2 6 o f t he H e a l

t h and Saf et y Co de.

4

. T h e B o ar d

o f D ir e c t o r s fi

n d s t h at a d o p t in g D is t r ic t R u le 1 1

. 2 is an

a c t io n t ak e n b y a r e g u l at o ry

a g e nc y a s a ut ho r iz e d by

s t at e l awt o a s s ur e t he ma i nt e nanc e , r e s t o r at i o n, o r en h an cem en t o f t h e en v i ro n men t wh ere t h e regul at o ry

pro ces s i n v o l v es pro cedures f o r pr o t ect i o n o f t h e en

v i ro n men t , and i s t h eref

o re cat ego ri call

y ex em pt f ro m CEQA
r e vi e wa s a

C l a s s 8 C at e g o r i c a l

E xe m p t i o n.
5

. T he B o ar d

o f D i r e c t o r s he r e by

a d o p t s D is t r ic t R

u l e 1 1

. 2 , C O N FI N E D AN I M AL FAC I L T I E S P E RM I T P R O G R AM , a s s e t fo r t hi

n E xhi bi t 1 ( At t a c hme nt A o f

t he S t a f f R e p o rt ) , wh ic h

is at t a c h e d

an d in c o r p o r at e d b y r e fe r e n c e
. T h e a d o p t io n is ef f ect i v e J un e 14, 2006.
PASS ED AND ADO PTE D b y th e B o a r d

of D i r e c tor s of th e Y olo- S ol an o Ai

rQ u a li ty M an agem en t Di s t ri ct t h i s 14t h

day o f J un e, 2006, b y

t h e f o ll o wi n g v o t e:
A yes:
No es:
A b s e n t:
Abs t a i n:

____________________________________ M ary An n C o urv ille , C h a ir B o a rd o f D i re c t o rs Yo l o -S o l an o A i

r Quali t y M an agem

en t Di s t ri ct
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### __________________________ ______________________________ Kay M ah o rn ey , Clerk Ho pe W el t o n , Di s t ri ct Co un s el B o ard o f D i re c t o rsFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006



### AT TA C H M E N T D

W RI T T EN COM M ENT S RECEI VEDFinal S taf f Re port - R ule 11.2, Co nfi ne d A nim al Facil i ty Pe rm i t Program M ay 10 , 2006

N o W r i tt en C om m ents Subm i tt ed to D i st r i ct

.