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2012 by the numbers.

Bay Area Air Quality
2012 Exceedances of Air Quality Standards
Ozone
Days over National 8-Hour Standard 4
Days over California 1-Hour Standard 3
Days over California 8-Hour Standard 8
Particulate Matter
Days over National 24-Hour PM10 Standard 0
Days over California 24-Hour PM10 Standard 2
Days over National 24-Hour PM2.5 Standard 3
Air Pollution Complaint Categories
Total Complaints 10,153
Smoking Vehicles 49.5%
Wood Smoke 25.9%
Odor 17.0%
Dust 2.9%
Smoke 1.1%
Outdoor Fires/Open Burning 1.0%
Asbestos 1.0%
Other 0.8%
Gas Stations 0.5%
Idling 0.3%
Rule Making Activity
2012 Rules Adopted or Amended
May 18, 2012
Regulation 8: Organic Compounds, Rule 53: Vacuum Truck Operations—new rule adopted
June 6, 2012
Regulation 3: Fees—amendments adopted
September 17, 2012
Regulation 9: Inorganic Gaseous Pollutants, Rule 17: Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Matter and Toxic Air Contaminants from Portland Cement Manufacturing—new rule adopted
December 19, 2012
Regulation 2: Permits, Rule 1: General Requirements, Rule 2: New Source Review, Rule 4: Emissions Banking and Rule 6: Major Facility Review—amendments adopted
Source Test Activity
2012 Number of Source Tests
Refinery Source Tests 150
Compliance Rate 97.3%
Title V Facility Source Tests (Excluding Refineries) 84
Compliance Rate 92.9%
Gasoline Cargo Tank Source Tests 262
Compliance Rate 98.9%
Gasoline-Dispensing Facility Source Test 90
Compliance Rate 80.0%
Other Miscellaneous Source Tests 12,746
Compliance Rate 99.9%
Test Source Tests 13,332
Test Violations 50
Compliance Rate 99.6%
Permitting Activity
2012 Bay Area Permitted Facilities
Refineries 5
Major Facilities Excluding Refineries 90
Gasoline-Dispensing Facilities 2,315
All Other Facilities 7,964
Total 10,374
2012 Permitted Devices and Operations
Total Including Registrations
23,873
   
2012 New Permit Applications Received
Major Facility Review (Title V) 73
New Source Review (NSR) 1,147
Total 1,220
Laboratory
2012 Samples Analyzed in Lab
PM10 3,893
PM2.5 1,043
Toxics 16,090
Cartridge/Aldehyde 780
VOC and Speciation 27
Metals by XRF 1,848
Metals 48
Microscopy 8
VOC 18
Miscellaneous 43
Total Source Tests 23,798
Toxic Program Activity
2012 Health Risk Screening Analyses
Diesel Engines 219
Gasoline-Dispensing Facilities 12
Other Commercial/Industrial 54
Total Number of Analyses 285
Grant and Incentive Programs
Carl Moyer Program/Mobile Source Incentive Fund—2012
Total Funds Awarded $10.4M
Number of Engines Covered by Grant Projects 184
Number of Locomotive Wayside Power Projects 1
Percent of Funding Awarded to Projects in Impacted Communities 53%
Estimated Lifetime Emissions Reduction for the Projects Funded (tons)
Reactive Organic Gases (ROG) 30
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) 727
Particulate Matter (PM10) 18
Total 775
   
Goods Movement Program—2012
Total Funds Awarded $30.4M
Number of Engines Covered by Grant Projects 946
Percent of Funding Awarded to Projects in Impacted Communities 100%
Estimated Lifetime Emissions Reduction for the Projects Funded (tons)
NOx 3,029
PM10 11
Total 3,040
   
TFCA Regional Fund Grants—FYE 2012
Total Funds Awarded $4.15M
Number of Projects/Programs Awarded Grants 14
Estimated Lifetime Emissions Reduction for the Projects Funded (tons)
ROG 23
NOx 18
PM10 17
Total 58
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)—a Greenhouse
Gas (tons)
29,486
   
TFCA County Program Manager Fund Grants—FY 2012/2013
Total Funds Awarded $8.6M
Number of Projects/Programs Awarded Grants 56
Estimated Lifetime Emissions Reduction for the Projects Funded (tons)
ROG 47
NOx 59
PM10 29
Total 135
CO2 50,955
   
Lower Emission School Bus Program 2012
CNG Tank Replacement (MSIF funds
Total Funds Awarded $259,103
Number of Projects Awarded Grants 3
Compliance & Enforcement Activity Stats
2012 Compliance Inspections
Source Inspections 5,867
Air Pollution Complaints ( Excluding Smoking Vehicles) 5,124
Gasoline-Dispensing Facility Inspections 550
Asbestos Inspections 2,499
Reportable Compliance Activities 535
Diesel Compliance and Grant Inspections 4,883
Total Number of Analyses 19,458
2012 Violations and Penalties
Violations Resolved 300
Civil Penalties Collected $1.3M
Public Outreach Activities
2012 Spare the Air Program
Spare the Air Days 10
Air Alert Registrations 110,443
Employers Registered 1,844
Winter Spare the Air Alerts (2012–13
season)
10
   
2012 Smoking Vehicle Program
Vehicles Reported 5,091
   
2012 Community Outreach Meetings/Events
Public Meetings and Workshops Held by District 8
Meetings with Local Organizations 54
Spare the Air Resource Team Meetings 40
Fairs and Events 75
Total 177

Revenue

FY 2012 Annual Report

55% Permit-Related Revenue
34% County Property Tax
7% Federal Grants
4% State and Other Grants

Expenditures

FY 2012 Annual Report

74% Personnel
20% Services and Supplies
6% Capital Outlay