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 80210 - South Central Coast Air Basin

Universal Citation: 17 CA Code of Regs 80210

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Above 3,000 feet mean sea level* (msl), a permissive-burn day will be declared when both of the following criteria are met:

(1) Near 4:00 a.m., the mean 500 millibar (mb) height over the Basin is less than the limiting mean height given in Table 2 of section 80320.

(2) The expected 4:00 p.m. mean 500 mb height over the Basin is less than the limiting mean height given in Table 2 of section 80320.

(b) Below 3,000 feet msl* in Ventura County and that portion of Santa Barbara County south of a line described as follows: Beginning at the Pacific Ocean outfall of Jalama Creek and running east and north along Jalama Creek to a point of intersection with the west boundary of the San Julian Land Grant; then south along the San Julian Land Grant boundary to its southwest corner; then east along the south boundary of the San Julian Land Grant to the northeast corner of partial Section 20, T. 5 N, R. 32 W, San Bernardino Base and Meridian; then south and east along the boundary of the Las Cruces Land Grant to the southwest corner of partial Section 22, T. 5 N, R. 32 W; then northeast along the Las Cruces Land Grant boundary; then east along the north boundaries of Section 13, T. 5 N, R. 32 W, and Sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, T. 5 N, R. 31 W, and Sections 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, T. 5 N, R. 30 W, and Sections 18, 17, 16, 15, T. 5 N, R. 29 W; then south along the east boundary of Section 15, T. 5 N, R. 29 W; then east along the north boundaries of Sections 23 and 24, T. 5 N, R. 29 W, and Sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, T. 5 N, R. 28 W, and Sections 19 and 20, T. 5 N, R. 27 W; then south along the east boundary of Section 20, T. 5 N, R. 27 W; then east along the north boundaries of Sections 28, 27, 26, 25, T. 5 N, R. 27 W and Section 30, T. 5 N, R. 26 W; then south along the east boundary of Section 30, T. 5 N, R. 26 W; then east along the north boundaries of Sections 32, 33, 34, 35, T. 5 N, R. 26 W; then south along the east boundary of Section 35, T. 5 N, R. 26 W to the township line common to T. 4 N and T. 5 N; then east along this township line to the Santa Barbara-Ventura County boundary; a permissive burn day will be declared when both of the following criteria are met:

(1) The maximum mixing depth is expected to be at least 1,500 feet msl.

(2) The expected afternoon onshore airflow is expected to be at least five miles per hour.

(c) Below 3,000 feet msl* in San Luis Obispo County and that portion of Santa Barbara County north of the line described in (b) above, a permissive burn day will be declared when both of the following criteria are met:

(1) The maximum mixing depth is expected to be at least 1,500 feet msl.

(2) The expected afternoon onshore airflow is expected to be at least five miles per hour.

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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. Amendment filed 7-20-88; operative 8-19-88 (Register 88, No. 30).
2. 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 41850, 41854, 41855, 41856, 41857, 41858, 41859 and 41863, Health and Safety Code.

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