Sacramento Attainment SIP
The EPA uses the designation of nonattainment areas as a key step in
the development of strategies for reducing ozone pollution. Sacramento's
nonattainment area for ozone includes all of Sacramento and Yolo Counties,
and portions of El Dorado, Placer, Sutter and Solano Counties.
Attainment Compliance
Sacramento, designated as "Serious", has a maximum attainment date of
June 2013. The local Air Quality Management Districts (AQMD) in the Sacramento
area are continuing to develop and implement strategies to meet the 8-hour
ozone standard.
Rule 411, Boiler NOx, is just one regulation the AQMD has promulgated
to help decrease emissions from boilers, steam generators and process
heaters with a rated heat input capacity of 5 million BTU per hour or
greater. This rule will significantly decrease NOx and other emission
pollutants produced from industrial, institutional and commercial operations.
Emission Limits
The Best Available Retrofit Control Technology (BARCT), as defined in
Section 40406 of the California Health and Safety Code is "an emission
limitation that is based on the maximum degree of reduction achievable,
taking into account environmental, energy and economic impacts by each
class or category of sources." Rule 411 has defined the following emission
limits for BARCT:
- BARCT - Gaseous Fuel Firing
- NOx - 30 PPM (corrected, 30 ppmvd @ 3% O2)
- CO - 400 PPM (corrected, 400 ppmvd @ 3% O2)
- BARCT - Nongaseous Fuel Firing
- NOx - 40 PPM (corrected, 40 ppmvd @ 3% O2)
- CO - 400 PPM (corrected, 400 ppmvd @ 3% O2)
- BARCT - Biomass Fuel Firing
- NOx - 70 PPM (corrected, 70 ppmvd @ 3% O2)
- CO - 400 PM (corrected, 400 ppmvd @ 3% O2)
For complete rule details, please visit Sacramento's AQMD's
Rules homepage.
Resource Links
Sacramento Metropolitan
Air Quality District
United States Environmental
Protection Agency (Office of Air & Radiation)
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