California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 2 - Smoke Management Guidelines for Agricultural and Prescribed Burning
Article 3 - Meteorological Criteria for Regulating Agricultural and Prescribed Burning
Section 80200 - North Central Coast Air Basin
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Above 3,000 feet msl *, a permissive-burn day will be declared when the following criteria are met:
(b) Below 3,000 feet msl * in the Northwest Section of this Basin (including Santa Cruz County and that portion of San Benito and Monterey Counties north and west of a line beginning at the intersection of Highway 156 and the Santa Clara/San Benito Counties line; then continuing southerly along Highway 156 to the intersection of Fairview Road; then southerly along Fairview Road to the intersection of Highway 25; then southwesterly to Fremont Peak; then southeasterly along the crest of the Gabilan Range to McPhails Peak; then southwesterly through the middle of Chualar Canyon into the Salinas Valley, along Chualar Canyon Road, and continuing to Mt. Toro; then southeasterly along the crest of the Sierra de Salinas to Arroyo Seco Road; then west southwesterly along Arroyo Seco Road to Arroyo Center; from there westerly to Pfeiffer Point on the Pacific Ocean), a permissive-burn day will be declared when the following criteria are met:
(c) Below 3,000 feet msl * in the Southeast Section of this Basin (including that portion of San Benito and Monterey Counties south and east of a line beginning at the intersection of Highway 156 and the Santa Clara/San Benito Counties line; then continuing southerly along Highway 156 to the intersection of Fairview Road; then southerly along Fairview Road to the intersection of Highway 25; then southwesterly to Fremont Peak; then southeasterly along the crest of the Gabilan Range to McPhails Peak; then southwesterly through the middle of Chualar Canyon into the Salinas Valley, along Chualar Canyon Road, and continuing to Mt. Toro; then southeasterly along the crest of the Sierra de Salinas to Arroyo Seco Road; then west southwesterly along Arroyo Seco Road to Arroyo Center; from there westerly to Pfeiffer Point on the Pacific Ocean), a permissive-burn day will be declared when the following criteria are met:
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* In place of the standard 3,000 feet msl level, the elevation may be specified in increments of 500 feet on a day-to-day basis as determined from vertical temperature soundings.
1.
Repealer and new section filed 1-14-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 83, No. 3).
2. Change without regulatory effect filed
9-19-88; operative 10-19-88 (Register 88, No. 39).
3. Amendment of
subsections (a)(1)-(2) and repealer of subsection (d) filed 3-14-2001;
operative 3-14-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2001, No. 11).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 39600, 39601, 41856 and 41859, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 41854, 41855, 41856, 41857, 41859 and 41863, Health and Safety Code.
