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 80311 - Mojave Desert Air Basin
Universal Citation: 17 CA Code of Regs 80311
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) A permissive-burn day will be declared when the following criteria are met:
(1) Near the time of day when the surface
temperature is at a minimum, the temperature at 3,000 feet above the surface is
not warmer than the surface temperature by more than 13 degrees
Fahrenheit.
(2) The expected
temperature at 3,000 feet above the surface is colder than the expected surface
temperature by at least 11 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 hours.
(3) The expected daytime wind speed at 3,000
feet above the surface is at least 5 miles per hour.
1. New
section filed 4-8-97; operative 5-8-97 (Register 97, No. 15).
2.
Repealer of subsection (b) 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.
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