The District s Planning and Evaluation Division assists project applicants and lead agencies to prepare environmental documents under the California Environmental Quality Act by providing air quality data and other needed information.
Staff also reviews and comments on air quality sections of environmental documents.
We also occasionally prepare air quality sections of environmental documents. District staff is available for consultation at any time in the project review process. Projects are classified as either discretionary or ministerial. CEQA applies to all discretionary activities proposed to be carried out or approved by California public agencies, unless an exemption applies. When a public official in a governmental agency can use its judgment in deciding whether and how to carry out or approve a project, it is a discretionary project.