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The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD), formed in 1968, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of
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. The District was formed by the Board of Supervisors in response to the county's first air pollution study which identified Ventura County as having a severe air quality problem. Currently, Ventura County does not meet the federal air quality standard for
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and exceeds the state standard for ozone and particulate matter.


VCAPCD organizational structure

The VCAPCD is governed by the ''Air Pollution Control Board''. This 10-member board consists of the County Board of Supervisors and five elected officials representing Ventura County cities. The APC Board establishes policy and approves new rules. They also appoint the Air Pollution Control Officer, the District Hearing Board, Advisory Committee, and Clean Air Fund Advisory Committee. The ''Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO)'' of the VCAPCD reports to the APC Board and the following divisions report to the APCO:


VCAPCD Divisions

The VCAPCD has a staff of about fifty employees including inspectors, engineers, planners, technicians, and support staff. The District is divided into the following divisions: *Administrative Services *Information Systems *Public Information *Planning and Evaluation *Rules and Incentives *Pass-Through Grants *Compliance *Engineering *Monitoring


Hearing Board

The ''APCD Hearing Board'' is a quasi-judicial body established by state law to grant variances and uphold or overturn APCD decisions regarding permit denials and operating conditions on permits. The Hearing Board may also revoke permits to operate, issue orders of abatement, allow citizen appeals, and settle disputes between the District and permittees. The Hearing Board consists of five members appointed by the Air Pollution Control Board for three-year terms. Current members are: *Gary Gasperino - Engineering (Chair) *Stephen C. Hurlock, Ph.D - Public (Vice Chair) *Daniel J. Murphy - Law *Mike Stubblefield - Public


Advisory Committee

The ''VCAPCD Advisory Committee'' is a twenty-member citizens advisory body appointed by the Air Pollution Control Board. The Committee reviews staff proposed new and revised rules, and makes recommendations to the Air Pollution Control Board on those rules. Current Committee members are: *Duane Vander Pluym, Ventura (Chair) *Sara Head, District 1 (Vice Chair) *Scott Blough, Simi Valley *Raymond Garcia, District 2 *Robert Cole, Camarillo *Richard Cook, Santa Paula *Todd Gernheuser, Fillmore *Aaron Hanson, District 4 *Michael Kuhn, District 4 *Kim Lim, District 5 *Marleen Luckman, Ojai *Hugh McTernan, District 1 *Brandon Millan, Thousand Oaks *Keith Moore, District 5 *David S. Morse, District 3 *Richard S. Nick, District 3 *Ronald Peterson, District 2 *Steven Wolfson, Moorpark *Vacancy, Oxnard *Vacancy, Port Hueneme


Main District Goals

The VCAPCD works with business and industry to reduce emissions from new and existing sources to protect public health and agriculture from the adverse effects of air pollution for over 800,000 county residents. The District has stated the following goals for 2010-2011: * Attainment of federal and state ambient air quality standards. * Implement the requirements of the California Clean Air Act and 1990 Amendments to the federal Clean Air Act. * Continue public awareness program and education program. * Develop attainment plans for a new
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(EPA) ambient air quality standards.


See also

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California Air Resources Board The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is the "clean air agency" of the government of California. Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford-Carrell Act, combining the Bureau of Air Sanitation and the Moto ...
* California Center for Sustainable Energy *
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California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission, formally the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, is the primary energy policy and planning agency for California. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission'core respon ...
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California Environmental Protection Agency The California Environmental Protection Agency, or CalEPA, is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental qu ...
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Climate change in California Climate change in California has resulted in higher than average temperatures, leading to increased occurrences of drought and wildfires. During the next few decades in California, climate change is likely to further reduce water availability, ...
* Ecology of California *
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* Greenhouse gas *
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List of California Air Districts In 1947, the State of California enacted the Air Pollution Control Act that authorized the creation of Air Pollution Control Districts (APCD) or Air Quality Management Districts (AQMD) in every county of the State. California has 22 APCDs, 12 AQMD ...
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NAAQS The U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS, pronounced ) are limits on atmospheric concentration of six pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards. Established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ...
(National Ambient Air Quality Standards) * NESHAP (National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) *
Pollution in California Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land of the state of California. Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radio ...
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Public Smog Public Smog is an "atmospheric park" created by San Francisco-based artist Amy Balkin and her supporters through the use of financial, political, and legal methods. The goal of Public Smog is to "highlight the complexities and contradictions of cur ...
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South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District, also using the acronym South Coast (AQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible for regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin and the Coachell ...
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Timeline of major US environmental and occupational health regulation * 1916 – National Park Service Organic Act created the National Park Service. * 1947 – Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District created; first air pollution agency in the US. * 1948 – Federal Water Pollution Control Act * 1955 – Nation ...
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US Emission standard United States vehicle emission standards are set through a combination of legislative mandates enacted by Congress through Clean Air Act (CAA) amendments from 1970 onwards, and executive regulations managed nationally by the Environmental Protec ...


References


External links


Official Ventura County Air Pollution Control District—VCAPCD website
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