AIR POLLUTION COMPLAINTS

Odor
1,720
45.6%
Wood Smoke
1,220
32.4%
Dust/Particulates
283
7.5%
Other*
164
4.4%
Fire Out/Illegal Outdoor Fires
125
3.3%
Smoke
107
2.8%
Asbestos
96
2.5%
Idling Commercial Vehicles
30
0.8%
Gas Stations
23
0.6%
Total
3768
99%
*Includes flaring, generators, and unpermitted sources

Compliance Inspections

Source Inspections
4,755
Air Pollution Complaints (excludes smoking vehicles)
3,768
Gasoline Dispensing Facility Inspections
965
Asbestos Inspections
2,070
Reportable Compliance Activities
734
Diesel Compliance and Grant Inspections
125
Portable Equipment Registration Program (PERP) Inspections
7
Open Burn Inspections
4
Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) Inspections
23
Total
12451

PENALTIES AND VIOLATIONS

Penalties
$3,403,279
Violations Resolved with Penalties
421

PERMITTING ACTIVITY

Bay Area Permitted Facilities
Refineries
5
Major Facilities (excludes refineries)
73
Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
2,264
All Other Facilities
8,090
Total Permitted Facilities
10,432
Permitted Devices and Operations
23,325
New Permit Applications
Major Source Review (Title V)
47
New Source Review (NSR)
907
All other applications
42
Total New Permits Applications
996
Application Health Risk Assessments
Diesel Engines
243
Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
8
Other Commercial/Industrial Facilities
56
Total Health Risk Assessments
307

SOURCE TEST ACTIVITY

Number of Source Tests and Reviews in 2023
Refinery Source Tests
12
Compliance Rate
100%
Title V Source Tests (excludes refineries)
19
Compliance Rate
94.7%
Non-Title V Source Tests
13
Compliance Rate
92.3%
Synthetic Minor Source Tests
3
Compliance Rate
66.7%
Gasoline Cargo Tanks
127
Compliance Rate
97.6%
Other Facility Source Tests Reviewed in 2023 (contractors)
338
Compliance Rate (reviewed and approved)
88.8%
Other Facility Source Tests Disapproved or Invalidated in 2023 (contractors)
145
Disapproval Rate (reviewed)
42.9%
Other Facility Source Test Protocols Reviewed in 2023 (contractors)
196
Facility CEMS Excess Emission Reports Reviewed in 2023 (reviewed)
201
Compliance Rate (reviewed)
26.9%
Gasoline Dispensing Facilities (GDF)
92
Compliance Rate
53.3%
Other GDF Source Tests (contractors)
15,714
Compliance Rate
99.7%
Total Source Tests
16,318
Total Violations
134
Compliance Rate
99.2%
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RULEMAKING ACTIVITY

Rules Adopted or Amended
March 15, 2023 - Building Appliance Amendments
Regulation 9: Inorganic Gaseous Pollutants, Rule 4: Nitrogen Oxides from Fan Type Central Furnaces, and Rule 6: Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Boilers and Water Heaters
June 7, 2023 - Fee Amendments
Regulation 3: Fees
December 20, 2023 - Refinery Wastewater Systems Amendments
Regulation 8: Organic Compounds, Rule 8: Wastewater Collection and Separation Systems