Final Staff Report and Recommendations on Agricultural Burning



# Appendix F

Summarized Information From

CH&SC Section 41855.5Final Staff Report and Recommendations on Agricultural Burning 

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### San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control Di strict May 20, 2010 Revised July 21, 2010

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## Appendix F: SUMMARIZED INFORMATION FROM

CH&SC SECTION 41855.5

Category Definitions List

CHSC Section 41855.5 defines Agricultural Material Categories as follows:

"Field crops" means any of the following crops: (A) Alfalfa (B) Asparagus (C) Barley stubble (D) Beans (E) Corn (F) Cotton (G) Flower straw (H) Hay (I) Lemon grass (J) Oat stubble (K) Other field crops, as determin ed by the state board (L) Pea vines (M) Peanuts (N) Rice stubble (O) Safflower (P) Sugar cane (Q) Vegetable crops (R) Wheat stubble

"Orchard removals" includes, but is not limited to, any of the follow ing: (A) Orchard removal matter (B) Stumps (C) Untreated sticks

"Other materials" includes, but is not limited to, any of the follow ing: (A) Brooder paper (B) Deceased goats (C) Diseased bee hives

"Other weeds and maintenance" includes, but is not limited to, any of the follow ing: (A) Ditch bank work (B) Canal bank work (C) Dodder weed (D) Star thistle (E) Tumbleweed (F) Noxious weeds (G) Pesticide sacks (H) Fertilizer sacks

"Prunings" means prunings from any of the following: (A) Apple crops (B) Apricot crops (C) Avocado cro ps (D) Bushberry crops (E) Cherry crops (F) Christma s trees (G) Citrus crops (H) Date crops (I) Eucalyptus cr ops (J) Fig crops (K) Kiwi crops (L) Nectarine crops (M) Nursery prunings (N) Olive crops (O) Other pru nings, as determined by the state board (P) Pasture or corral trees (Q) Peach crops (R) Pe ar crops (S) Persimmon crops (T) Pistachio crops (U) Plum c rops (V) Pluot crops (W) Pomegranate crops (X) Prune cr ops (Y) Quince crops (Z) Rose prunings

"Surface harvested prunings" includes, but is not limited to, any of the follow ing: (A) Almond prunings (B) Walnut prunings (C) Pecan prunings (D) Grape vines (E) Vineyard removal materials

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### "Vineyard materials" includes, but is not limited to, any of the follow ing: (A) Grape canes (B) Raisin trays

"Weed abatement" includes, but is not limited to, any of the follow ing: (A) Berms (B) Bermuda grass (C) Fence rows (D) Grass (E) Pasture (F) Ponding or levee banks

### San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control Di strict May 20, 2010 Revised July 21, 2010

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### OPEN BURN PROHIBITION SCHEDULE

State law requires burning to be prohibited for the following crops on the dates listed unless demonstrated to be economically unfeasible:

Field Crops

Alfalfa Asparagus Barley Stubble Beans

Corn Cotton Flower Straw Hay

Lemon Grass Oat Stubble Other Field Crops as determined by state board. Pea Vines

Peanuts Rice Stubble Safflower Sugar Cane Vegetable Crops Wheat Stubble
Prunings Apple Crops Apricot Crops Avocado Crops Bushberry Crops Cherry Crops Christmas Trees Citrus Crops Date Crops Eucalyptus Crops Fig Crops Kiwi Crops Nectarine Crops Nursery Prunings Olive Crops Other Prunings as determined by state board. Pasture or Corral Trees

Peach Crops Pear Crops Persimmon Crops Pistachio Crops Plum Crops Pluot Crops Pomegranate Crops Prune Crops Quince Crops Rose Prunings

Weed Abatement

Berms Bermuda Grass Fence Rows Grass6/1/05

Pasture Ponding or Levee Banks

Establish best management practices for control of weeds/maintenance effective 6/1/06:

Other Weeds and Maintenance

Ditch Bank Work Canal Bank Work Dodder Weed Star Thistle

Tumbleweed Noxious Weeds Pesticide Sacks Fertilizer Sacks

Orchard Removals6/1/07 Stumps Orchard Removal Matter Untreated Sticks

Other Materials
Brooder Paper Deceased Goats Diseased Bee Hives Surface Harvested Prunings
Almond Prunings Walnut Prunings Pecan Prunings Grape Vines
Vineyard

Removal

Materials Vineyard Removals Vineyard Materials6/1/10

Grape Canes Raisin Trays

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