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Contact Information:

Tuolumne County APCD
22365 Airport
Columbia, CA 95310
(209) 533-5693

Or view the Department's
Website

Relevant State
Agencies:

Tuolumne County APCD Regulations

California Public Utilities Commission

California Energy Commission

California BACT Clearinghouse Database

CARB Distributed Generation Program

Major Utilities:

Pacific Gas & Electric

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas)

Southwest Gas Company (SWGas)

Southern California Edison Company

Sierra Pacific Power Company

Pacificorp (Pacific Power & Light)

San Diego Gas Electric Company

Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District-CALIFORNIA

AIR EMISSIONS REGULATIONS:

Air Quality Status Whole area in attainment (The AQMD is all of Tuolumne County)
EPA's Nonattainment Areas
Major Source Threshold 250 tons of a criteria pollutant
Minor Source Permitting Exemption None
Minor Source Treatment Opacity, sulfur and PM limits
Emergency Generating Limits None

DE MINIMIS EXEMPTIONS (Must Meet 1298):

There are not permitting exemptions. Sources may be exempted at the discretion of the air permitting authority.

MINOR SOURCE PERMITTING:

The district has a 0.2% or 2000 ppm fuel sulfur limit, a 20% opacity limit and PM is limited to 0.1 grains per cubic foot.

The permitting process can take up to 180 days, but it is likely to be completed in a much shorter time period.

TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY ENGINES:

Emergency units are permitted normally, but are likely to be exempted if they agree to limit maintenance hours to 50 hours per year.

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