Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan

For

Santa Barbara County

July 2013

Prepared by the

Santa Barbara County 

Air Pollution Control District
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Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan

for Santa Barbara County

Table of Contents

Section Page

1.0 Introduction .................................................................................... 4

1.1 Network Design............................................................................... 4

1.2 Stations ........................................................................................... 5

1.3 Monitors .......................................................................................... 7

2.0 Monitoring Requirements .............................................................. 10

2.1 Ozone (O3) ................................................................................... 10

2.2 Carbon Monoxide (CO) ................................................................. 11

2.3 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)................................................................. 11

2.4 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) ..................................................................... 12

2.5 Particulate Matter (PM10) ............................................................. 13

2.6 Particulate Matter (PM2.5) ............................................................ 13

2.7 Lead (Pb) .........................................................................14

2.8 Recent or Proposed Modifications to the Network ........................ 15

2.9 Additional Monitors........................................................................ 15

3.0 Additional information on PM2.5 monitors..................................... 17

3.1 Comparison to annual PM2.5 NAAQS .......................................... 17

3.2 Review of changes to PM2.5 network ........................................... 17

4.0 Quality Assurance and Data Submittal.......................................... 18

4.1 Annual performance evaluation..................................................... 18

4.2 Data submittal ............................................................................... 18

4.3 Annual certification........................................................................ 18

5.0 Detailed Site Information.......................................................................... 18

Glossary of Acronyms.......................................................................... G - 1

Appendix A Regulatory Language of 40 CFG 58.10 .....................A - 1
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List of Tables

Table Page

1.1 Monitoring Network in Santa Barbara County ................................. 7

1.2 Relationship between Site Types and

Scales of Representativeness......................................................... 8

1.3 Measured Parameters with Spatial Scale and 

Monitoring Objective ....................................................................... 9

2.1 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Ozone .............................. 11

2.2 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Carbon Monoxide ............ 11

2.3 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Nitrogen Dioxide .............. 12

2.4 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Sulfur Dioxide .................. 13

2.5 Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM10 ............................... 13

2.6a Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM2.5-total monitors.......14

2.6b Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM2.5-continous.............14

2.7a Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Pb-NCORE....................15

2.7b Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Pb-Source.....................15

5.1 Carpinteria Monitoring Station Details........................................... 19

5.2 El Capitan Monitoring Station Details............................................ 20

5.3 Ellwood Odor Monitoring Station Details....................................... 22

5.4 Goleta Monitoring Station Details.................................................. 23

5.5 Las Flores Canyon #1 Monitoring Station Details ......................... 25

5.6 Las Flores Canyon Odor Monitoring Station Details ..................... 27

5.7 Lompoc HS&P Monitoring Station Details..................................... 28

5.8 Lompoc H Street Monitoring Station Details.................................. 29

5.9 Lompoc Odor Monitoring Station Details....................................... 31

5.10 Nojoqui Monitoring Station Details ................................................ 32

5.11 Paradise Road Monitoring Station Details..................................... 33

5.12 Santa Barbara Monitoring Station Details ..................................... 34

5.13 Santa Maria Monitoring Station Details ......................................... 36

5.14 Santa Ynez Monitoring Station Details.......................................... 38

5.15 UCSB West Campus Monitoring Station Details ........................... 40

5.16 VAFB STS Monitoring Station Details ........................................... 41

List of Figures

Figure Page

1.1 Map of Monitoring Network in Santa Barbara County ..................... 6
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1.0 Introduction

This report describes the network of ambient air quality monitors in Santa 

Barbara County. This report was prepared to meet the requirements for an 

annual network plan as listed in Title 40, Part 58, Section 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (40 CFR 58.10). The language of 40 CFR 58.10 is included 

in Appendix A of this report. The regulations require that this annual monitoring 

network plan be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

by July 1 of each year. The plan must be made available for public inspections 

for at least 30 days prior to submission to EPA. This plan was made available for 

public review and comment from June 1 through June 30, 2013. No comments 

were received.

This review is used to determine if the State and Local Air Monitoring Station 

(SLAMS) network in Santa Barbara County meets the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) criteria for station siting based on the EPA monitoring 

objectives. This network review ensures that the data collected by the SLAMS 

air monitoring network in Santa Barbara County is representative and will satisfy 

the data needs of EPA, California Air Resources Board (CARB), and the Santa 

Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (SBCAPCD).

This network plan includes SLAMS monitors which are federal reference 

methods (FRM), federal equivalent methods (FEM), or approved regional 

methods (ARM). Special purpose monitors (SPM) are also included in this plan. 

The SPMs in Santa Barbara County consist of a number of Prevention of 

Significant Deterioration (PSD) sites operated by the SBCAPCD or private 

contractors. There are a number of major oil and gas developments in Santa 

Barbara County with permits for the production, processing and transportation of

oil and gas. These oil and gas permits trigger the PSD monitoring requirements.

1.1 Network Design

The air monitoring network in Santa Barbara County consists of SLAMS and 

SPM operated by the SBCAPCD, California Air Resources Board (CARB) and 

private contractors. The monitoring network is designed to cover the diverse 

range of topography, meteorology, emissions and air quality in Santa Barbara 

County, while adequately representing the population in the county.

Santa Barbara County will schedule discussions with CARB to formalize an 

agreement to share responsibility for air monitoring network design within Santa 

Barbara County.

This network review is used to determine if the monitoring system meets the 

monitoring objectives defined in 40 CFR 58 Appendix D. The three basic 

monitoring objectives as described in Appendix D are: 

1) Provide air pollution data to the general public in a timely manner.
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2) Support compliance with ambient air quality standards and emissions 

strategy development.

3) Support for air pollution research studies.

1.2 Stations

In order to support the air quality management work indicated in the three basic 

air monitoring objectives, the network is designed with a variety of monitoring site

types. There are six general site types:

1) Highest concentrations expected to occur in the area.

2) Typical concentrations in areas of high population density.

3) Impact of significant sources on air quality.

4) General background concentration levels.

5) Regional pollutant transport among populated areas.

6) Air pollution impact on visibility, vegetation damage or other welfare-based 

impacts.

There are 16 ambient air monitoring stations located in Santa Barbara County. 

The map in Figure 1.1 shows the location of each site. These sites are operated 

for different objectives. There are six SLAMS stations which are sited to 

measure the typical concentrations in areas of high population density or to 

monitor the impacts of regional pollution. Two of these sites (Santa Barbara and 

Santa Maria) are operated by CARB. The other four SLAMS sites (Goleta, El 

Capitan, Lompoc H Street, and Santa Ynez) are operated by SBCAPCD. 

There are ten sites which were installed as part of the PSD network to measure 

the impacts of stationary sources and to measure regional air quality. These 

sites are classified as SPM. Carpinteria, Exxon LFC 1, Lompoc HS & P, Nojoqui, 

Paradise Road, and VAFB STS were installed with ozone monitors to measure 

regional air quality in Santa Barbara County. Of these sites, Paradise Road and 

Exxon LFC 1 have measured the highest Ozone concentrations in the county. 

The Nojoqui monitoring station was located in a pass between the northern and 

southern portions of Santa Barbara County to measure transport between the 

two portions of the county. Exxon LFC 1, West Campus, Lompoc HS & P, and 

VAFB STS contain monitors to measure the impacts of nearby sources. Lompoc 

Odor, LFC Odor and Ellwood Odor are located near oil and gas processing 

facilities to monitor odorous compounds: hydrogen sulfide and total reduced 

sulfur. Table 1.1 lists the sites in Santa Barbara County and identifies the site’s 

EPA AQS identification code, type of site, and operator. The sites in the table 

are numbered to match the site numbers of the map shown in Figure 1.1.
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Figure 1.1

Map of Monitoring Network in Santa Barbara County
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Table 1.1

Monitoring Network in Santa Barbara County

No. Site Name Site Code Type Operator

1 Santa Maria 060831008 SLAMS CARB

2 Lompoc HS & P 060831013 PSD Contractor

3 Lompoc Odor 060831022 PSD Contractor

4 Lompoc H Street 060832004 SLAMS SBCAPCD

5 VAFB STS 060834003 PSD SBCAPCD

6 Nojoqui 060831018 PSD SBCAPCD

7 Santa Ynez 060833001 SLAMS SBCAPCD

8 Exxon LFC 1 060831025 PSD SBCAPCD

9 LFC Odor 060831037 PSD SBCAPCD

10 El Capitan 060830008 SLAMS SBCAPCD

11 West Campus 060831020 PSD Contractor

12 Goleta 060832011 SLAMS SBCAPCD

13 Paradise Road 060831014 PSD Contractor

14 Santa Barbara – Canon 

Perdido

060830011 SLAMS CARB

15 Carpinteria 060831021 PSD Contractor

16 Ellwood Odor 060831032 PSD Contractor

1.3 Monitors

Many of the sites in the monitoring network serve multi-purposes. They may be 

ideal for background concentration for one pollutant while also measuring the 

impact of transport for another pollutant. To clarify the nature of the link between 

the general monitoring objectives, site types, and physical location of a particular 

monitor, the concept of spatial scale of representativeness is defined. The goal 

of locating monitors is to correctly match the spatial scale represented by the 

sample of monitored air with the spatial scale most appropriate for the monitoring 

site type, air pollutant to be measured, and the monitoring objective. The scales 

of representativeness of most interest for the monitoring site types are described

as follows:

1) Micro scale – Defines the concentrations in air volumes associated with 

area dimensions ranging from several meters up to about 100 meters.

2) Middle scale – Defines the concentration typical of areas up to several city 

blocks in size with dimensions ranging from about 100 meters to 0.5 

kilometer.

3) Neighborhood scale – Defines concentrations within some extended area 

of the city that has relatively uniform land use with dimensions in the 0.5 to 

4.0 kilometers range.
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4) Urban scale – Defines concentrations within an area of city like

dimensions, on the order of 4 to 50 kilometers.

5) Regional scale – Defines usually a rural area of reasonably homogeneous 

geography without large sources, and extends from tens to hundreds of 

kilometers.

Classification of the monitor by its type and spatial scale of representativeness 

aids in the interpretation of the monitoring data for a particular monitoring 

objective. Table 1.2 illustrates the relationship between the various site types 

that can be used to support the three basic monitoring objectives and the scales 

of representativeness that are generally most appropriate for that type of site.

Table 1.2

Relationship between Site Types and Scales of Representativeness

Site Type Appropriate Siting Scales

Highest concentration Micro, middle, neighborhood 

(sometimes urban or regional for 

secondarily formed pollutants)

Population oriented Neighborhood, urban

Source Impact Micro, middle, neighborhood

General/background and regional 

transport

Urban, regional

Welfare-related impacts Urban, regional

The sites and the monitors located at each site in Santa Barbara County are 

listed in Table 1.3. The table includes the spatial scale and monitoring objective 

for each monitored pollutant.
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Table 1.3

Measured Parameters with Spatial Scale and Monitoring Objective

Parameter O3 NO2 SO2 CO PM-2.5

FEM

PM-2.5

NonFem

PM-10 THC H2S TRS

AIRS Pollutant 

Code

44201 42602 42401 42101 88101 88501 81102 43101 42402 43911

Carpinteria RS/HC RS/BL

El Capitan RS/BL RS/BL RS/BL NS/BL RS/BL

Ellwood Odor NS/IM NS/IM

Goleta US/PO US/PO NS/PO NS/PO NS/PO

Las Flores Cyn 1 RS/HC NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM

LFC Odor NS/IM

Lompoc H St. NS/PO NS/PO NS/PO NS/PO MS/PO MS/PO

Lompoc HSP RS/BL NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM

Lompoc Odor NS/IM NS/IM

Nojoqui RS/BL RS/BL

Paradise Road RS/HC RS/BL

Santa Barbara US/PO NS/HC MS/HC NS/HC NS/HC

Santa Maria US/PO US/PO MS/HC NS/PO NS/PO

Santa Ynez US/PO

VAFB STS RS/BL NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM

West Campus NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM NS/IM

Spatial Scale: Monitoring Objective:

MI - Microscale HC - Highest concentration

MS - Middle Scale PO - Population Oriented

NS - Neighborhood Scale IM - Source Impact

US - Urban Scale BL - Background Levels

RS - Regional Scale WR - Welfare-related impacts

NG - National and Global scale
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2.0 Monitoring Requirements 

EPA regulations specify the minimum number of sites at which state and local air 

agencies must deploy monitors. Santa Barbara County meets or exceeds EPA’s 

minimum requirements. In practice, the state and local agencies find they need 

to deploy more monitors than required by the law. The additional monitors are 

needed to fulfill state and local purposes for monitoring that are in addition to the 

federal purposes. A number of monitors are required by permits issued to 

operate stationary emission sources. California State air quality standards are

more stringent than national standards and require more monitors to show 

compliance with the state standards. Monitors are also used to keep the public

informed of the actual air quality conditions where they live and work. Also, due 

to the complex topography in Santa Barbara County, more monitors than the 

minimum required by EPA are needed to properly characterize the air quality in 

the county. 

The requirements for numbers of monitors appear in Appendix D of Part 58 of the 

CFR. For ozone, PM2.5, and PM10, the required minimum number is based on 

the population of an area and the severity of the air quality for the pollutant in the 

area. For other pollutants, no monitoring is required unless an area exceeds or 

is close to exceeding a national ambient air quality standard. For purposes of the 

minimum requirements, the areas are defined by the metropolitan statistical 

areas (MSAs) developed by the U.S. Census Bureau. Santa Barbara County is 

part of the Santa Barbara – Santa Maria MSA. It covers the major cities in our 

county and has a population count of 423,895 based on the 2010 U.S. Census.

2.1 Ozone (O3)

The minimum monitoring requirements for ozone are listed in Table 2.1. Santa 

Barbara County has 12 ozone monitors which meet the requirements of EPA. 

Santa Barbara County has a design value of .069 ppm based on 2010 – 2012

data which meets the federal 8-hour ozone standard of 0.075 ppm. Santa 

Barbara County is non-attainment for the state 8-hour ozone standard. Only the 

Exxon LFC site recorded concentrations of ozone in excess of the federal 

standards in 2012. The Exxon LFC and Carpinteria sites measured 

concentrations of ozone in excess of the state standard in 2012. The other sites 

with ozone monitors are Santa Maria, Vandenberg Air Force Base STS, 

Carpinteria, El Capitan, Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Lompoc 

HSP, and Lompoc H Street. None of these sites recorded concentrations in 

excess of any federal or state ozone standards in 2012. These sites are used to 

keep the public informed of air quality in areas of major population. The data are

used in air quality index (AQI) reporting and air quality mapping.
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Table 2.1

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Ozone

MSA County Pop. 

(year)

8-hour Design 

Value (years)

Design 

Value Site 

(name, 

AQS ID)

Min. # 

Monitors 

Required

# 

Monitors 

Active

Monitors 

Needed

Santa Barbara –

Santa Maria, CA

Santa 

Barbara 

County

423,895

(2010)

.069 ppm

2010 - 2012

Las Flores 

Canyon, 

060831025

2 12 0

2.2 Carbon Monoxide (CO)

There are no EPA minimum requirements for the number of CO monitoring sites

for CBSA’s with a population less than one million. For CBSA’s with a population 

of one million or greater, near roadway CO monitors are required. Continued

operation of existing SLAMS CO sites is required until discontinuation is 

approved by the EPA. There are four SLAMS CO monitors located at Goleta,

Lompoc H Street, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria which are used to measure 

the impacts of high population exposure and are not near roadway monitors. 

There are also CO monitors located at Exxon LFC1 and VAFB STS which are 

required by operating permit conditions issued to nearby sources.

Table 2.2

Near Roadway Monitoring Requirements

CBSA/MSA Pop. (year) # Required 

Near 

Roadway 

Monitors

# Active Near 

Roadway 

Monitors

# Additional 

Monitors 

Needed

Santa Barbara Santa 

Maria, CA

423,895

(2010) 0 0 0

2.3 Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

On January 22, 2010, EPA strengthened the health-based NAAQS for NO2. The 

rule also established new ambient air monitoring and reporting requirements. 

One “near road” monitor will be required in urban areas with a population greater 

than or equal to 500,000 people. A second monitor is required near another 

major road in areas with either a population greater than or equal to 2.5 million 

people or a road segment with an annual average daily traffic count greater than 

or equal to 250,000 vehicles. One community wide monitor is required in urban 

areas with a population of greater than or equal to 1 million people. Santa 

Barbara does not meet any of these criteria so no additional monitors will be 

required. Continued operation of existing SLAMS NO2 sites is required until 

discontinuation is approved by the EPA. There are five SLAMS NO2 monitors. 

Goleta, Lompoc H Street, Santa Barbara, and Santa Maria are used to measure 
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the impacts of high population exposure and El Capitan monitors the pollutant on 

a regional scale There are six other sites which measure NO2: Carpinteria, 

Exxon LFC 1, Nojoqui, Paradise Road, Lompoc HS & P, and VAFB STS. These 

monitors are required by operating permit conditions of nearby sources and are 

used to measure the impact of sources on regional ozone formation. Table 2.3

lists the minimum monitoring requirements for Nitrogen Dioxide.

Table 2.3

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Nitrogen Dioxide

CBSA/

MSA

Pop. 

(year)

Max AADT # 

Required 

Near 

Roadway

# Active 

Near 

Roadway

# Additional 

Near 

Roadway 

needed

# Required 

Area-wide

# Active 

Areawide

# 

Additional 

Area-wide 

needed

Santa 

Barbara 

Santa 

Maria, 

CA

423,895

(2010)

N/A

(below 

pop. 

Threshold)

0 0 0 0 11 0

2.4 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

EPA strengthened the primary NAAQS for SO2 on June 2, 2010. The rule 

established a new 1 hour standard and revised the monitoring requirements. 

Monitors will be required based on Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) based 

on a population weighted emissions index for the area. Three monitors will be 

required in CBSAs with index values of 1,000,000 or more. Two monitors will be 

required in CBSAs with index values less than 1,000,000 but greater than 

100,000; and 1 monitor will be required in CBSAs with index values greater than 

5,000. Continued operation of existing SLAMS SO2 sites is required until 

discontinuation is approved by the EPA. There are two SLAMS SO2 monitors at 

El Capitan and Lompoc H Street which are used to measure the impacts of high 

population exposure. There are four other sites which measure SO2: Exxon 

LFC 1, UCSB West Campus, Lompoc HS&P, and VAFB STS. These monitors 

are required by operating permit conditions of nearby sources and are used to 

measure the impact of sources on the surrounding air quality. New SO2 

monitors must be operational by January 1, 2013. Table 2.4 lists the minimum 

monitoring requirements for SO2. No additional monitors will be required in 

Santa Barbara County.

Table 2.4

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Sulfur Dioxide
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CBSA/MSA County Pop. (year) Total SO2 

(Ton/yr)

Population 

Weighted 

Emissions 

Index

# Required 

Monitors

# Active 

Monitors

# Additional 

Monitors 

Required

Santa 

Barbara 

Santa 

Maria, CA

Santa 

Barbara

423,895

(2010)

1,068.5 452.9 0 7 0

2.5 Particulate Matter (PM10)

The minimum monitoring requirements for PM10 are listed in Table 2.5.

There are five SLAMS PM10 monitors located at Santa Barbara, El Capitan, 

Goleta, Lompoc H Street, and Santa Maria. Note that the Santa Barbara and 

Santa Maria sites operated by CARB only report data in local conditions;

therefore their data cannot be compared to NAAQS. There are two PSD sites 

which measure PM10: Exxon LFC 1 and VAFB STS. These monitors are 

required by operating permit conditions of nearby sources and are used to 

measure the impact of nearby sources on the surrounding air quality.

Table 2.5

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM10

MSA County Pop. (year) Max 

Concentration

(ug/m3)

Max 

Concentration 

Site

(name, AQS 

ID)

# Required 

Monitors

# Active 

Monitors

# Additional

Monitors 

Needed

Santa 

Barbara –

Santa 

Maria, CA

Santa 

Barbara 

County

423,895 

(2010)

67.9 GoletaFairview

060832011

0-1 5 0

2.6 Particulate Matter (PM2.5)

The minimum monitoring requirements for PM2.5 are listed in Tables 2.6a and b.

There are four PM2.5 monitors located at Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta, 

and Lompoc H Street. Santa Barbara and Santa Maria had FRM samplers but 

were removed in June 2010 and were replaced with FEM real time samplers. 

Lompoc H Street and Goleta have real time samplers however, they are not FEM 

approved. Because the PM2.5 monitors at Lompoc H Street and Goleta do not 

meet FEM requirements, this data is reported to AQS utilizing the 88501 

parameter code, indicating non-regulatory monitoring.

PM2.5 colocation requirements are based on the primary quality assurance 

organization (PQAO) network. Santa Barbara County is part of the CARB 

PQAO. See the CARB annual network plan for details on meeting the PM2.5 

colocation requirements.
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Table 2.6a

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for PM2.5 Monitors

MSA County Pop. 

(year)

Annual 

Design 

Value 

(years)

Annual 

Design 

Value 

Site 

(name, 

AQS ID)

Daily 

Design 

Value 

(years)

Daily 

Design 

Value 

Site 

(name, 

AQS ID)

# 

Required 

SLAMS 

Monitors

# Active 

SLAMS 

Monitors

# 

Additional 

SLAMS 

Monitors 

Needed

Santa 

Barbara –

Santa 

Maria, Ca

Santa 

Barbara 

County

423,895 

(2010)

9.5

ug/m3

2010 –

2012

Santa 

Barbara

06-083-

0011

18 ug/m3

2010 -

2012

Santa 

Barbara

06-083-

0011

0 2 0

Table 2.6b

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Continuous PM2.5 Monitors

MSA County Pop. 

(year)

Annual 

Design 

Value 

(years)

Annual 

Design 

Value 

Site 

(name, 

AQS ID)

Daily 

Design 

Value 

(years)

Daily 

Design 

Value 

Site 

(name, 

AQS ID)

# 

Required 

Cont. 

Monitors

# Active 

Cont. 

Monitors

# 

Additiona

l Cont. 

Monitors 

Needed

Santa 

Barbara –

Santa 

Maria, Ca

Santa 

Barbara 

County

423,895 

(2010)

9.5 

ug/m3

2010 –

2012

Santa 

Barbara

06-083-

0011

18 ug/m3

2010 -

2012

Santa 

Barbara

06-083-

0011

0 2 0

2.7 Lead (Pb)

EPA substantially strengthened the NAAQS for lead on October 15, 2008. The 

level of the primary standard was revised from 1.5 ug/m3 down to 0.15 ug/m3

measured as total suspended particles (TSP). The secondary standard was 

revised to be identical to the primary standard. Source oriented Monitors are 

required in areas with airport sources that emit one ton or more per year of lead 

or non-airport sources that emit one half ton per year of lead. Additionally, nonsource lead monitoring is required at NCORE sites in a CBSA with a population 

greater than 500,000. The population of Santa Barbara County is below the 

500,000 threshold and there are no NCORE sites required in Santa Barbara 

County; therefore non-source lead monitors are not required. The highest

emission inventory of lead in Santa Barbara County is the Santa Barbara 

Municipal airport with 0.4 tons per year. Since this is below the threshold, no 

source oriented lead monitors are required.
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Table 2.7a

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Pb at NCORE sites

CBSA/MSA Pop. 

(year)

# Required 

Near Road 

Monitors

# Active 

Near Road 

Monitors

# Additional 

Monitors 

Needed

Santa 

Barbara –

Santa Maria, 

Ca

423,895 

(2010)

0 0 0

Table 2.7b

Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Source Oriented Pb Monitoring

Source 

Name

Address Pb 

Emissions

Emissions 

Source 

(year)

Max 

Design 

Value

Desing 

Value 

Date

# 

Required 

Monitors

# Active 

Monitors

# 

Additional 

Monitors 

Needed

Santa 

Barbara 

Municipal 

Airport

601 

Firestone 

Rd.

Santa 

Barbara, 

CA

0.4 ton/yr National 

Emissions 

Inventory

N/A N/A 0 0 0

2.8 Recent or Proposed Modifications to the Network

There have been no changes requiring EPA approval to the network since the 

submission of the 2012 Network Plan.

Plans for the next 18 months include completing the relocation the Santa Ynez 

monitoring station to a new location. Pepper trees have become overgrown to 

the north of the original site and the probe no longer meets siting criteria. A 

nearby location has been secured, a new shelter is in place and the installation of 

equipment has begun. The new site will be operated concurrently with the 

original Santa Ynez site to provide a cross comparison between the two 

locations. Once sufficient data has been gathered, a formal request will be made 

to EPA to discontinue monitoring at the original monitoring location. 

Santa Barbara County has been working to transition the monitoring methods 

utilized for PM10 from hi-volume samplers to continuous beta attenuation 

monitors. This transition was completed on 1/1/13, and the new monitoring 

methods will be reflected in next year’s network plan. Eliminating the use of the 

hi-vol PM10 method also eliminated the co-location requirements for PM-10 as 

continuous FEM PM-10 monitors have no co-location requirements.
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2.9 Additional Monitors

Santa Barbara County operates some monitors which are not required by 40 

CFR 58.10. These sites and monitors are included in the network review for 

reference only and not to show compliance with any requirements even though 

they are operated under the same quality assurance/control guidelines as the 

FRM monitors. 

There are four stations which are set up near oil and gas processing facilities to 

monitor for two odorous compounds: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and total reduced 

sulfur (TRS). These monitors are located at the following stations: Lompoc 

Odor, LFC Odor, Ellwood Odor, and UCSB West Campus.

Total Hydrocarbon monitors (THC) are also located at some of the PSD 

monitoring stations located near oil and gas processing facilities. These sites 

are: El Capitan, Exxon LFC 1, Lompoc HS&P, West Campus, and VAFBSTS.

All of the monitoring stations listed in this report also measure wind speed, wind 

directions and ambient temperature. These data are used for modeling and 

tracking.
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3.0 Additional information on PM2.5 monitors

This section includes information for a couple of elements required to be in the 

annual network plan that relate specifically to PM2.5. One required element 

relates to whether data for a PM2.5 monitor can be used to determine 

compliance with the national annual PM2.5 air quality standard. This is termed 

as the suitability for comparison to the annual standard. The other element 

requires information regarding the review process followed by air agencies when 

changes are made to the location of a PM2.5 monitor that is violating a PM2.5 

NAAQS.

3.1 Comparison to annual PM2.5 NAAQS

Only data from a PM2.5 FRM or FEM can be used in regulatory determinations 

of compliance with the annual PM2.5 NAAQS and that the monitor be located at 

a neighborhood scale. For a PM2.5 monitor to be representative at a 

neighborhood scale, the concentration values measured by the monitor should 

be representative of concentrations expected over an area with dimensions of a 

few kilometers. Therefore the monitor should not be located too close to a hot 

spot of PM2.5 concentrations that extends over distances less than a few 

hundred meters. All of the PM2.5 FRM and FEM monitors in Santa Barbara 

County are sited to be representative of a neighborhood scale and meet this 

suitability requirement.

3.2 Review of changes to PM2.5 network

As required by regulation, prior to any changes to the PM2.5 network are made, 

a formal request is drafted outlining the reason for the change, when the change 

will occur, and any other relevant information about the proposed changed. The 

proposal (either as part of an annual network review or between reviews) will be 

posted on the District website for a 30 day public comment period. Following the 

comment period, the District will forward the request with comments and District 

responses to EPA for consideration. Only after EPA has granted approval of the 

proposed change, will the District make the changes to the PM2.5 monitoring 

network.
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4.0 Quality Assurance and Data Submittal

All data collected from the monitors in the Santa Barbara County network are 

reviewed for quality assurance by the SBCAPCD with the exception of the Santa 

Barbara and Santa Maria monitoring stations which are reviewed and processed 

by CARB.

4.1 Annual performance evaluation

Annual performance evaluations challenge the monitors with known

concentrations of audit gases to evaluate the accuracy of the monitors. The 

SLAMS sites in Santa Barbara County are audited on an annual basis by the 

CARB. The PSD stations are evaluated by an independent contractor who 

audits the monitors on a quarterly basis.

4.2 Data submittal

Digital records of the data including precision and accuracy data are submitted to 

EPA by uploading the records to their air quality system data base (AQS). These 

records are submitted within 90 days following the end of each quarterly 

reporting period. 

4.3 Annual certification

The data are certified for their accuracy and completeness on an annual basis 

and a certification letter is submitted to the regional EPA administrator by May 1 

of each year.

5.0 Detailed Site Information

The tables in this section give detailed information relating to the sites and 

monitors. They are presented to show compliance with the monitoring 

requirements found in 40 CFR 58.10.
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Table 5.1 

Carpinteria Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Carpinteria

AQS ID 060831021

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 24' 10.97" Long 119o 27' 28.62"

Location Located in a rural setting NE of the City of Carpinteria

Address Gobernador Road, Carpinteria, CA 93013

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 200 meters

Traffic count 20 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602

Monitoring Objective NAAQS NAAQS

Site type(s) Highest conc. Gen. 

background

Mfg/Model TAPI 400e TEI 42C

Method Code 087 074

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM

Collecting Agency Consultant Consultant

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Regional

Start date 1/1/86 1/1/86

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year

Probe height 4.1 m 4.1 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.3 m 1.3 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None

Distance from trees None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Residence time 8.8 s 8.4 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Bi-weekly Bi-weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

12/13/12 12/13/12
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Table 5.2

El Capitan Monitoring Station Details

Site Name El Capitan

AQS ID 060830008

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 27' 44.8" Long 120o 1' 31.8"

Location Behind maintenance yard of campground

Address US Hwy 101, El Capitan State Beach, CA 93117

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 100 meters

Traffic count 50000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass and dirt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 SO2,1 THC,1 PM10,1 & 2

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42401 43101 81102

Monitoring Objective Public Info Public Info Public Info Public Info Public Info

Site type(s) General 

Background

General 

Background

General 

Background

General 

Background

General 

Background

, QA(POC2)

Mfg/ Model TAPI 400e TAPI 200e TEI 43i TEI 51i-LT SA 1200

Method Code 087 099 060 011 064

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FEM N/A FRM

Collecting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Analytical Lab N/A N/A N/A N/A Weighed by 

SBCAPCD

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Regional Regional Regional Regional

Start date 6/1/78 6/1/78 6/1/78 6/1/78 6/1/78

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous 1 in 6 day

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 3.8 m 3.8 m 3.8 m 3.8 m 4.1 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.2 m 1.2 m 1.2 m 1.2 m 1.5 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None

Distance between 

collocated monitors

N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 m

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

N/A

Residence time 10.9 s 11.1 s 13.4 s 10.8 s N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No Yes
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Frequency of flow rate 

verification for manual

PM samplers

N/A N/A N/A N/A Monthly

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly N/A

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

7/25/12 7/25/12 7/25/12 7/25/12 N/A

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

N/A N/A N/A N/A 7/25/12

12/27/12
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Table 5.3

Ellwood Odor Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Ellwood Odor

AQS ID 060831032

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 25' 49.30" Long 119o 53' 51.18"

Location Located in a vehicle storage lot

Address Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 100 meters

Traffic count 20000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Asphalt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC H2S,1 TRS,1

Parameter Code 42402 43911

Monitoring Objective Public Info Public Info

Site type(s) Source Source

MFG/ Model ML 8850 TEI 43i

Method Code 020 020

FRM/FEM or other N/A N/A

Collecting Agency Consultant Consultant

Reporting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 4/1/00 4/1/00

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year

Probe height 3.5 3.5

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.1 1.1

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None

Distance from trees None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon

Residence time 14.9 s 14.9 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

12/11/12 12/11/12
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Table 5.4

Goleta Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Goleta

AQS ID 060832011

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 26' 43.8" Long 119o 49' 42"

Location In field behind Lutheran Church

Address 380 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 150 meters

Traffic count 14000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 CO,1 PM10,1 PM2.5 ,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42101 81102 88501

Monitoring Objective NAAQS,

Public Info

NAAQS,

Public Info

NAAQS,

Public Info

NAAQS,

Public Info

Public Info

Site type(s) Population Population Population Population Population

MFG/ Model TAPI 400e TAPI 200e TAPI 300e BAM 1020 BAM 1020

Method Code 087 099 093 122 733

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FRM FEM Non-FEM

Collecting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Urban Urban Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 1/1/1980 1/1/1992 5/1/1982 1/1/10 1/1/10

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m 7.0 m 7.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

2.1 m 2.1 m 2.1 m 2.0 m 2.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass &

Teflon

Glass & Teflon N/A N/A

Residence time 8.4 s 9.1 s 9.3 s N/A N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly N/A N/A

Frequency of flow rate 

verification for 

automated PM 

analyzers

N/A N/A N/A Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly
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Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

5/08/12 5/08/12 5/08/12 N/A N/a

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

5/08/12

10/17/12

5/08/12

10/17/12

Is it suitable for 

comparison against 

the annual PM2.5?

N/A N/A N/A N/A No
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Table 5.5

Las Flores Canyon #1 Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Las Flores Canyon #1

AQS ID 060831025

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 29' 23.1" Long 120o 2' 48.9"

Location North end of canyon behind an oil and gas facility

Address Calle Real US Hwy 101, El Capitan, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 3200 meters

Traffic count 50000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass and dirt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 SO2,1 CO,1 PM10,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42401 42101 81102

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

Site type(s) Max O3 

conc.

Source Source Source Source

MFG/ Model TAPI 400e TAPI 200e TEI 43i TEI 48i SA 1200

Method Code 087 099 060 093 064

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FEM FRM FRM

Collecting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Analytical Lab N/A N/A N/A N/A Weighed by 

SBCAPCD

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 4/1/88 4/1/88 4/1/88 4/1/88 4/1/88

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous 1 in 6 day

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 3.5 m 3.5 m 3.5 m 3.5 m 4.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.2 m 1.2 m 1.2 m 1.2 m 1.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon N/A

Residence time 9.6 s 12.6 s 14.5 s 9.9 s N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No Yes

Frequency of flow rate 

verification for manual

PM samplers

N/A N/A N/A N/A Monthly
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Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly N/A

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 N/A

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

N/A N/A N/A N/A 4/24/12

10/17/12
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Table 5.6

Las Flores Canyon Odor Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Las Flores Canyon Odor

AQS ID 060831037

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 27' 52.3" Long 120o 02' 41.9"

Location Located in a parking lot at the entrance to Las Flores Canyon 

Address Calle Real US Hwy 101, El Capitan, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 100 meters

Traffic count 50000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Gravel

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC H2S,1

Parameter Code 42402

Monitoring Objective Public

Site type(s) Source

MFG/ Model API 101e

Method Code 020

FRM/FEM or other N/A

Collecting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Reporting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Neighborhood

Start date 2/1/88

Operation schedule Continuous

Sampling season All Year

Probe height 3.5

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.1

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None

Distance from trees None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None

Unrestricted airflow 360o

Probe material Glass & Teflon

Residence time 12.7 s

Will there be changes

in next 18 months?

No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

4/24/12
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Table 5.7

Lompoc HS&P Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Lompoc HS&P

AQS ID 060831013

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 43' 31.19" Long 120o 25' 43.28"

Location Located North of Lompoc near an oil processing facility

Address 2988 Harris Grade Rd, Lompoc, CA 93436

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 2000 meters

Traffic count 100 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Dirt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 SO2,1 THC,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42401 43101

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

Public

Site type(s) Source Source Source Source

MFG/ Model TEI 49i TEI 42c TEI 43i TEI 51 Clt

Method Code 047 074 100 011

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FEM N/A

Collecting Agency Consultant Consultant Consultant Consultant

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 1/1/86 1/1/86 1/1/86 1/1/86

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon

Residence time 7.3 s 9.0 s 9.5 s 9.5 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Bi-weekly Bi-weekly Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

12/17/12 12/17/12 12/17/12 12/17/12
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Table 5.8

Lompoc H Street Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Lompoc H Street

AQS ID 060832004

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 38' 16.2" Long 120o 27' 27"

Location Parking lot behind gas company

Address 128 S. H Street, Lompoc CA 93436

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 13 meters

Traffic count 10000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Asphalt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 SO2,1 CO,1 PM10,2 PM2.5,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42401 42101 81102 88501

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

Public

Site type(s) Population Population Population Population Population Population

MFG/ Model TAPI 400e TAPI 200e TEI 43i TAPI 300 BAM 1020 BAM 1020

Method Code 087 074 100 93 122 731

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FEM FRM FEM Non-FEM

Collecting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 1/1/84 5/1/91 1/1/84 1/1/84 8/1/09 9/1/08

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 5.3 m 5.3 m 5.3 m 5.3 m 7.0 m 7.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.3 m 1.3 m 1.3 m 1.3 m 2.0 m 2.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof/Obs. Height 

above inlet

15 m/1 m 15 m/1 m 15 m/1 m 15 m/1 m 15 m/1 m 15 m/ 1 m

Distance from trees None None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

N/A N/A

Residence time 6.7 s 8.1 s 7.4 s 6.7 s N/A N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No No No

Is it suitable for 

comparison against 

the annual PM2.5?

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No
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Frequency of flow rate 

verification for manual 

PM samplers

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Frequency of flow rate 

verification for 

automated PM 

analyzers

N/A N/A N/A N/A Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly N/A N/A

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 4/24/12 N/A N/A

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

N/A N/A N/A N/A 4/24/12

10/17/12

4/24/12

10/17/12

Is it suitable for 

comparison against 

the annual PM2.5?

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No
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Table 5.9

Lompoc Odor Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Lompoc Odor

AQS ID 060831022

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 43' 08.37" Long 120o 25' 57.94"

Location Located near an oil processing facility

Address 2988 Harris Grade Rd, Lompoc, CA 93436

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 1000 meters

Traffic count 100 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Dirt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC H2S,1 TRS,1

Parameter Code 42402 43911

Monitoring Objective Public Public

Site type(s) Source Source

MFG/ Model TEI 45C TEI 43i

Method Code 020 020

FRM/FEM or other N/A N/A

Collecting Agency Consultant Consultant

Reporting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 2/1/88 2/1/88

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year

Probe height 3.5 3.5

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.1 1.1

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None

Distance from trees None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon

Residence time 12.0 s 12.0 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

12/18/12 12/18/12
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Table 5.10

Nojoqui Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Nojoqui

AQS ID 060831018

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 31' 38.9" Long 120o 11' 47.4"

Location Located at the top of Nojoqui pass just off of US Hwy 101

Address US Hwy 101 & Nojoqui Pass, Gaviota Ca 93117

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 200 meters

Traffic count 30000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

Site type(s) Transport, 

background

Transport, 

background

MFG/ Model TAPI 400e TEI 42i

Method Code 087 074

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM

Collecting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Reporting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Regional

Start date 7/1/87 7/1/87

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year

Probe height 3.0 m 3.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.0 m 1.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None

Distance from trees None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Residence time 12.6 s 15.2 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

7/24/12 7/24/12
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Table 5.11

Paradise Road Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Paradise Road

AQS ID 060831014

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 32' 39.97" Long 119o 47' 29.27"

Location Located in Los Padres National Forest off of Paradise Rd

Address Paradise Road, Los Padres National Forrest CA 93105

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 800 meters

Traffic count 100 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Trees and brush

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

Site type(s) Max O3 

Conc.

Background

MFG/ Model TEI 49i TEI 42i

Method Code 047 074

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM

Collecting Agency Consultant Consultant

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Regional

Start date 1/1/86 1/1/86

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year

Probe height 5.0 m 5.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.8 m 1.8 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None

Distance from trees 20 m 20 m

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Residence time 7.0 s 10.0 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Bi-weekly Bi-weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

12/12/12 12/12/12
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Table 5.12

Santa Barbara Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Santa Barbara

AQS ID 060830011

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 25' 39.76" Long 119o 41' 27.04"

Location In parking lot of the National Guard Armory

Address 700 E. Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara CA 93103

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 35 meters

Traffic count 10000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Asphalt

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 CO,3 PM2.5,3 PM10,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42101 88101 85101

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

public

Site type(s) population High 

concentration

High 

concentration

population population

MFG/ Model TAPI 400 TAPI 200 TAPI 300 BAM 1020 BAM 1020

Method Code 087 099 593 170 122

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FRM FEM Non-FEM

Collecting Agency CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB

Reporting Agency CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB

Spatial Scale Urban Urban Urban Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 5/1/02 5/1/02 5/1/02 7/1/10 5/1/02

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 6.0 m 6.0 m 6.0 m 7.0 m 7.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

2.5 m 2.5 m 2.5 m 2.0 m 2.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

N/A N/A

Residence time 4.9 s 4.9 s 4.9 s N/A N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly

Frequency of flow rate 

verification for 

automated PM 

analyzers

Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

4/19/12 4/19/12 4/19/12
35

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

4/19/12

10/17/12

4/19/12

10/17/12

Is it suitable for 

comparison against 

the annual PM2.5?

N/A N/A N/A Yes N/A

Note: This site is owned and operated by CARB. Data in this table are provided 

for reference only.
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Table 5.13

Santa Maria Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Santa Maria

AQS ID 060831008

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 56 34.31Long 120o 26' 8.25"

Location Located on second floor of small office building

Address 906 S. Broadway, Santa Maria CA 93454

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 60 meters

Traffic count 30000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Roof

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 CO, 1 PM10,2 PM2.5, 3

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42101 85101 88101

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

NAAQS, 

public

public NAAQS, 

public

Site type(s) Population Population Highest 

Conc.

Population Population

MFG/ Model TAPI 400 TAPI 200 TAPI T300u BAM 1020 BAM 1020

Method Code 087 099 067 122 170

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FRM Non-FEM FEM

Collecting Agency CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB

Reporting Agency CARB CARB CARB CARB CARB

Spatial Scale Urban Urban Urban Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 5/1/99 5/1/99 5/1/99 7/1/09 7/1/10

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 9.0 m 9.0 m 9.0 m 7.0 m 9.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

3.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m 2.0 m 2.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

N/A N/A

Residence time 6.1 s 6.1 s 6.1 s N/A N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly

Frequency of flow rate 

verification for 

automated PM 

analyzers

Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly
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Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

4/18/12 4/18/12 4/18/12

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

4/18/12

10/16/12

4/18/12

10/16/12

Is it suitable for 

comparison against 

the annual PM2.5?

N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes

Note: This site is owned and operated by CARB. Data in this table are provided 

for reference only
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Table 5.14

Santa Ynez Monitoring Station Details

Site Name Santa Ynez

AQS ID 060833001

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 36' 30.2" Long 120o 4' 29.0"

Location Santa Ynez airport office building

Address 900 Airport Rd., Santa Ynez, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 600 meters

Traffic count 7000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1

Parameter Code 44201

Monitoring Objective NAQQS, 

public

Site type(s) Population

MFG/ Model TAPI 400e

Method Code 087

FRM/FEM or other FEM

Collecting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Urban

Start date 1/1/1980

Operation schedule Continuous

Sampling season All Year

Probe height 5.5 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

2.0 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None

Distance from trees 5 m *

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None

Unrestricted airflow 180o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Residence time 16.5 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

Yes

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

5/14/12
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* Note: Pepper trees planted north of the probe have become overgrown and are 

preventing unrestricted airflow from the north. This site has been in operation 

since 1980. Historical pollution roses from a period of time prior to the trees 

being planted show that high ozone predominately occurs with westerly winds, a 

direction of unrestricted airflow. The Santa Barbara APCD is currently relocating 

this site and will operate the new Santa Ynez site location concurrently with the 

original location to provide a cross comparison of data. When sufficient cross 

comparison data has been gathered, a formal request to shut down the original 

Santa Ynez site location will be made to EPA. 
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Table 5.15

UCSB West Campus Monitoring Station Details

Site Name UCSB West Campus

AQS ID 060831020

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 24' 53.79" Long 119o 52' 46.24"

Location Located West of Deverouix slough near UCSB

Address UCSB West Campus, Santa Barbara, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 0 meters

Traffic count 0 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC SO2,2 H2S,1 TRS,1 THC,1

Parameter Code 42401 42402 43911 43101

Monitoring Objective Public Public Public Public

Site type(s) Source Source Source Source

MFG/ Model TEI 43i TEI 43i TEI 43i 51i-HT

Method Code 060 020 020 011

FRM/FEM or other FEM N/A N/A N/A

Collecting Agency Consultant Consultant Consultant Consultant

Reporting Agency Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 6/1/99 6/1/99 6/1/99 6/1/99

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon Glass & Teflon

Residence time 14.9 s 14.9 s 14.9 s 14.9 s

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

NO No No No

Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly Bi-Weekly

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

4/21/2011 4/21/2011 4/21/2011 4/21/2011
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Table 5.16

VAFB STS Monitoring Station Details

Site Name VAFB STS

AQS ID 060834003

GIS coordinates Lat 34o 35' 45.10" Long 120o 37' 52.86"

Location Coastal hillside east of a gas turbine peaking power plant

Address South VAFB, Vandenburg AFB, CA

County Santa Barbara County

Dist. to road 1000 meters

Traffic count 1000 Vehicles per day

Groundcover Grass

Representative area MSA (Santa Barbara – Santa Maria, CA)

Pollutant, POC O3,1 NO2,1 SO2,1 CO,1 PM10,1

Parameter Code 44201 42602 42401 42101 81102

Monitoring Objective NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

NAAQS, 

Public

Site type(s) General 

Background

Source Source Source Source

MRG/Model TAPI 400e TAPI 200e TAPI 100e TAPI 300 SA 1200

Method Code 087 074 100 093 064

FRM/FEM or other FEM FRM FEM FRM FRM

Collecting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Analytical Lab N/A N/A N/A N/A Weighed by 

SBCAPCD

Reporting Agency Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Santa 

Barbara 

County

Spatial Scale Regional Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood Neighborhood

Start date 6/1/88 6/1/88 6/1/88 6/1/88 6/1/88

Operation schedule Continuous Continuous Continuous Continuous 1 in 6 day

Sampling season All Year All Year All Year All Year All Year

Probe height 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m 4.5 m 5.0 m

Distance from 

supporting structure

1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.0 m 1.5 m

Distance from 

obstructions on roof

None None None None None

Distance from 

obstructions not on 

roof

None None None None None

Distance from trees None None None None None

Distance to furnace or 

incinerator

None None None None None

Unrestricted airflow 360o 360o 360o 360o 360o

Probe material Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & 

Teflon

Glass & Teflon Glass & 

Teflon

N/A

Residence time 11.2 s 11.5 s 10.6 s 10.0 s N/A

Will there be changes 

in next 18 months?

No No No No No

Frequency of flow rate 

verification for 

automated PM 

samplers

N/A N/A N/A N/A Monthly
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Frequency of onepoint QC check 

(gaseous)

Weekly Weekly Weekly Weekly N/A

Last annual 

performance 

evaluation (gaseous)

12/06/11 12/06/11 12/06/11 12/06/11 N/A

Last two semi-annual 

flow rate audits for PM 

monitors

N/A N/A N/A N/A 8/03/2011

12/06/2011
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Glossary of Acronyms

AQS Air quality system

ARB Air Resources Board

ARM Approved regional method

CARB California Air Resources Board

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CO Carbon monoxide

FEM Federal equivalent method

FRM Federal reference method

H2S Hydrogen Sulfide

MSA Metropolitan statistical area

NAAQS National ambient air quality standard

NO2 Nitrogen dioxide

O3 Ozone

PM10 Particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter

PM2.5 Particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter

PSD Prevention of significant deterioration

SBCAPCD Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

SLAMS State and Local Air Monitoring Station

SO2 Sulfur dioxide

SPM Special purpose monitor

THC Total hydrocarbons

TRS Total reduced sulfur

US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
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APPENDIX A

Regulatory language of 40 CFR 58.10

§ 58.10 Annual monitoring network plan and periodic network 

assessment.

(a)(1) Beginning July 1, 2007, the State, or where applicable local, agency shall 

adopt and submit to the Regional Administrator an annual monitoring network 

plan which shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of an air quality 

surveillance system that consists of a network of SLAMS monitoring stations 

including FRM, FEM, and ARM monitors that are part of SLAMS, NCore stations, 

STN stations, State speciation stations, SPM stations, and/or, in serious, severe 

and extreme ozone nonattainment areas, PAMS stations, and SPM monitoring 

stations. The plan shall include a statement of purposes for each monitor and 

evidence that siting and operation of each monitor meets the requirements of 

appendices A, C, D, and E of this part, where applicable. The annual monitoring 

network plan must be made available for public inspection for at least 30 days 

prior to submission to EPA.

(2) Any annual monitoring network plan that proposes SLAMS network 

modifications including new monitoring sites is subject to the approval of the EPA 

Regional Administrator, who shall provide opportunity for public comment and 

shall approve or disapprove the plan and schedule within 120 days. If the State 

or local agency has already provided a public comment opportunity on its plan 

and has made no changes subsequent to that comment opportunity, the 

Regional Administrator is not required to provide a separate opportunity for 

comment.

(3) The plan for establishing required NCore multi-pollutant stations shall be 

submitted to the Administrator not later than July 1, 2009. The plan shall provide 

for all required stations to be operational by January 1, 2011.

(b) The annual monitoring network plan must contain the following information for 

each existing and proposed site:

(1) The AQS site identification number.

(2) The location, including street address and geographical coordinates.

(3) The sampling and analysis method(s) for each measured parameter.

(4) The operating schedules for each monitor.
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(5) Any proposals to remove or move a monitoring station within a period of 18 

months following plan submittal.

(6) The monitoring objective and spatial scale of representativeness for each 

monitor as defined in appendix D to this part.

(7) The identification of any sites that are suitable and sites that are not suitable 

for comparison against the annual PM2.5NAAQS as described in §58.30.

(8) The MSA, CBSA, CSA or other area represented by the monitor.

(c) The annual monitoring network plan must document how States and local 

agencies provide for the review of changes to a PM2.5 monitoring network that 

impact the location of a violating PM2.5 monitor or the creation/change to a 

community monitoring zone, including a description of the proposed use of 

spatial averaging for purposes of making comparisons to the annual PM2.5

NAAQS as set forth in appendix N to part 50 of this chapter. The affected State 

or local agency must document the process for obtaining public comment and 

include any comments received through the public notification process within 

their submitted plan.

(d) The State, or where applicable local, agency shall perform and submit to the 

EPA Regional Administrator an assessment of the air quality surveillance system 

every 5 years to determine, at a minimum, if the network meets the monitoring 

objectives defined in appendix D to this part, whether new sites are needed, 

whether existing sites are no longer needed and can be terminated, and whether 

new technologies are appropriate for incorporation into the ambient air 

monitoring network. The network assessment must consider the ability of existing 

and proposed sites to support air quality characterization for areas with relatively 

high populations of susceptible individuals (e.g., children with asthma), and, for 

any sites that are being proposed for discontinuance, the effect on data users 

other than the agency itself, such as nearby States and Tribes or health effects 

studies. For PM2.5, the assessment also must identify needed changes to 

population-oriented sites. The State, or where applicable local, agency must 

submit a copy of this 5-year assessment, along with a revised annual network 

plan, to the Regional Administrator. The first assessment is due July 1, 2010.

(e) All proposed additions and discontinuations of SLAMS monitors in annual 

monitoring network plans and periodic network assessments are subject to 

approval according to §58.14.