South Coast Air Basin

The South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) is one of several geopolitical areas designated by the state of California, U.S., for the purpose of air quality management. An air basin is associated with a ring or partial ring of mountains that in the absence of winds holds air and smog within the area. The SCAB was created in 1969[1] and includes all of Orange County and the non-desert regions of Los Angeles County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County.[2]

Initially, the SCAB had four air-quality management agencies one in each of the four counties. In 1977, the legislature merged[3] these four agencies into the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD), which now also manages portions of two other air basins in Riverside County: the Salton Sea Air Basin, and the Mohave Desert Air Basin. The South Coast AQMD has jurisdiction over stationary sources of pollution, while the California Air Resources Board has jurisdiction for mobile sources of pollution including cars.[4]

The SCAB is the smoggiest region of the U.S., and the South Coast AQMD provides hourly reports throughout the district.[5]

Contents

South Coast AQMD governing board

Main article: South Coast Air Quality Management District

As per the South Coast AQMD, "The South Coast Air Quality Management District is the regional government agency responsible for air pollution control...AQMD regulations must be approved by the state Air Resources Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."[6] The governing board has thirteen members selected by a combination of city, county, and state agencies.

See also

Aerial photos and maps

References

  1. ^ "California Code of Regulations, Title 17 Public Health, Division 3 Air resources, Chapter 1 Air resources board, Subchapter 1.5 Air basins and air quality standards, Article 1 Description of California air basins, Section 60104 South Coast Air Basin.". Result Oriented Marketing, Inc.. database is current through 06/16/06. http://www.apartment-manager-law.com/data03/60104-South%20Coast%20Air%20Basin.php. Retrieved 9 March 2011. "...filed 7-3-69; effective thirtieth day thereafter..." 
  2. ^ "DRDB: SCAQMD 403 fugitive dust". State of California, California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board. June 3, 2005. http://www.arb.ca.gov/drdb/sc/curhtml/r403.pdf. Retrieved 9 March 2011. "South Coast Air Basin means the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties and all of Orange County as defined in California Code of Regulations, Title 17, Section 60104. The area is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the San Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto Mountains and on the south by the San Diego county line." 
  3. ^ "South Coast Air Quality Management District. Southern California Air Basins.". Diamond Bar: South Coast AQMD. http://www.aqmd.gov/map/mapaqmd1.pdf. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "Frequently asked questions". South Coast AQMD. http://www.aqmd.gov/pubinfo/freqask.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "AWMD GIS Maps". South Coast AQMD. http://www3.aqmd.gov/webappl/gisaqi2/VEMap3D.aspx. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "How AQMD's governing board works". South Coast AQMD. http://www.aqmd.gov/hb/govbd.html. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 

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