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Current District Rules and Regulations

Rules Recently Adopted / Amended

REGULATION I - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Rule Number & Description
Rule 1010 TITLE
Rule 1020 DEFINITIONS
Rule 1030 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Rule 1031 INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS
Rule 1040 ENFORCEMENT
Rule 1050 ORDER OF ABATEMENT
Rule 1060 LAND USE
Rule 1070 INSPECTIONS  
Rule 1080 STACK MONITORING
Rule 1081 SOURCE SAMPLING
Rule 1090 PENALTY
Rule 1100 EQUIPMENT BREAKDOWN
Rule 1110 CIRCUMVENTION
Rule 1120 ARRESTS AND NOTICES TO APPEAR
Rule 1130 SEVERABILITY
Rule 1140 APPLICABILITY OF EMISSION LIMITS
Rule 1150 SEPARATION AND COMBINATION
Rule 1160 EMISSION STATEMENTS
Rule 1170 CERTIFICATION OF AIR PERMITTING PROFESSIONALS
Rule 1177 GASOLINE DISPENSING FACILITY TESTER CERTIFICATION
Rule 1180 NOTICES TO COMPLY

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REGULATION II - PERMITS

Rule Number & Description
Rule 2010 PERMITS REQUIRED
Rule 2020 EXEMPTIONS
Rule 2021 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH OPERATIONS
Rule 2031 TRANSFER OF PERMITS
Rule 2040 APPLICATIONS
Rule 2050 CANCELLATION OF APPLICATION
Rule 2070 STANDARDS FOR GRANTING APPLICATIONS
Rule 2080 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
Rule 2092 STANDARDS FOR PERMITS TO OPERATE
Rule 2201 NEW AND MODIFIED STATIONARY SOURCE REVIEW
Rule 2250 PERMIT-EXEMPT EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION
Rule 2280 PORTABLE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION
Rule 2301 EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT BANKING
Rule 2302 COMMUNITY BANK
Rule 2303 MOBILE SOURCE EMISSION REDUCTION CREDITS
Rule 2520 FEDERALLY MANDATED OPERATING PERMITS
Rule 2530 FEDERALLY ENFORCEABLE POTENTIAL TO EMIT
Rule 2540 ACID RAIN PROGRAM
Rule 2550 FEDERALLY MANDATED PRECONSTRUCTION FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF AIR TOXICS

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REGULATION III - FEES

Rule Number & Description
Rule 3010 PERMIT FEE (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3010 PERMIT FEE (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3020 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3020 PERMIT FEE SCHEDULES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3030 HEARING BOARD FEES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3030 HEARING BOARD FEES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3040 OPEN BURNING FEES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3040 OPEN BURNING FEES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3050 ASBESTOS REMOVAL FEES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3050 ASBESTOS REMOVAL FEES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3060 EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT BANKING FEE (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3060 EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT BANKING FEE (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3070 OTHER CHARGES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3070 OTHER CHARGES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3100 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FEE
Rule 3110 AIR TOXICS FEES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3110 AIR TOXICS FEES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3120 REGULATION VIII ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PLAN REVIEW FEE (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3120 REGULATION VIII ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PLAN REVIEW FEE (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3135 DUST CONTROL PLAN FEE (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3135 DUST CONTROL PLAN FEE (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3140 FEES FOR CERTIFICATION OF AIR PERMITTING PROFESSIONALS (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3140 FEES FOR CERTIFICATION OF AIR PERMITTING PROFESSIONALS (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3147 FEES FOR CERTIFICATION OF GASOLINE DISPENSER TESTERS
Rule 3150 FEES FOR PORTABLE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3150 FEES FOR PORTABLE EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3155 PERMIT-EXEMPT EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION FEES (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3155 PERMIT-EXEMPT EQUIPMENT REGISTRATION FEES (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3160 Prescribed Burning Fees (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3160 Prescribed Burning Fees (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3170 FEDERALLY MANDATED OZONE NONATTAINMENT FEE
Rule 3180 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR INDIRECT SOURCE REVIEW (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3180 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES FOR INDIRECT SOURCE REVIEW (effective on and after July 1, 2009)
Rule 3190 Conservation Management Practices PLAN Fee (effective through June 30, 2009)
Rule 3190 Conservation Management Practices PLAN Fee (effective on and after July 1, 2009)

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REGULATION IV - PROHIBITIONS

Rule Number & Description
Rule 4001 NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Rule 4002 NATIONAL EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
Rule 4101 VISIBLE EMISSIONS
Rule 4102 NUISANCE
Rule 4103 OPEN BURNING
Rule 4104 REDUCTION OF ANIMAL MATTER
Rule 4105 COMMERCIAL OFFSITE MULTI-USER HAZARDOUS AND NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Rule 4106 Prescribed Burning and Hazard Reduction Burning
Rule 4201 PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATION
Rule 4202 PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSION RATE
Rule 4203 PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS FROM INCINERATION OF COMBUSTIBLE REFUSE
Rule 4204 COTTON GINS
Rule 4301 FUEL BURNING EQUIPMENT
Rule 4302 INCINERATOR BURNING
Rule 4303 ORCHARD HEATERS
Rule 4304 EQUIPMENT TUNING PROCEDURES FOR BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS AND PROCESS HEATERS
Rule 4305 Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters - Phase 2
Rule 4306 Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters - Phase 3
Rule 4307 Boilers, Steam Generators, and Process Heaters - 2.0 MMBtu/hr to 5.0 MMBtu/hr
Rule 4308  BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS (0.075 MMBtu/hr to 2.0 MMBtu/hr)
Rule 4309 DRYERS, DEHYDRATORS AND OVENS
Rule 4311 FLARES
Rule 4313 LIME KILNS 
Rule 4351 Boilers, Steam Generators and Process Heaters - Phase 1
Rule 4352 SOLID FUEL FIRED BOILERS, STEAM GENERATORS, AND PROCESS HEATERS
Rule 4354 GLASS MELTING FURNACES
Rule 4401 STEAM-ENHANCED CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION WELL VENTS
Rule 4402 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION SUMPS
Rule 4403 [Expired] COMPONENTS SERVING LIGHT CRUDE OIL OR GASES AT LIGHT CRUDE OIL AND GASES PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND COMPONENTS AT NATURAL GAS PROCESSING FACILITIES
Rule 4404 HEAVY OIL TEST STATION - KERN COUNTY
Rule 4405 NOx EMISSIONS FROM EXISTING STEAM GENERATORS USED IN THERMALLY ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY-CENTRAL/WESTERN KERN COUNTY FIELDS
Rule 4406 SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM OILFIELD STEAM GENERATORS - KERN COUNTY
Rule 4407 IN-SITU COMBUSTION WELL VENTS
Rule 4408 GLYCOL DEHYDRATION SYSTEMS 
Rule 4409 COMPONENTS AT LIGHT CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION FACILITIES, NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES, AND NATURAL GAS PROCESSING FACILITIES 
Rule 4451 [Expired] VALVES, PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES, FLANGES, THREADED CONNECTIONS AND PROCESS DRAINS AT PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND CHEMICAL PLANTS
Rule 4452 [Expired] PUMP AND COMPRESSOR SEALS AT PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND CHEMICAL PLANTS
Rule 4453 REFINERY VACUUM PRODUCING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
Rule 4454 REFINERY PROCESS UNIT TURNAROUND
Rule 4455 COMPONENTS AT PETROLEUM REFINERIES, GAS LIQUIDS PROCESSING FACILITIES, AND CHEMICAL PLANTS
Rule 4501 ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE FOR BEST AVAILABLE RETROFIT CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (BARCT)
Rule 4550 CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES - CMP list
Rule 4565 Biosolids, Animal Manure, and Poultry Litter Operations
Rule 4570 CONFINED ANIMAL FACILITIES
Rule 4601 ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS
Rule 4602 MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOBILE EQUIPMENT REFINISHING OPERATIONS
Rule 4603 SURFACE COATING OF METAL PARTS AND PRODUCTS
Rule 4604 CAN AND COIL COATING OPERATIONS
Rule 4605 AEROSPACE ASSEMBLY AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
Rule 4606 WOOD PRODUCTS COATING OPERATIONS
Rule 4607 GRAPHIC ARTS
Rule 4610 GLASS COATING OPERATIONS
Rule 4612 Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating Operations - Phase II
Rule 4621 GASOLINE TRANSFER INTO STATIONARY STORAGE CONTAINERS, DELIVERY VESSELS AND BULK PLANTS
Rule 4622 GASOLINE TRANSFER INTO MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL TANKS
Rule 4623 STORAGE OF ORGANIC LIQUIDS
Rule 4624 TRANSFER OF ORGANIC LIQUID
Rule 4625 WASTEWATER SEPARATORS
Rule 4641 CUTBACK, SLOW CURE, AND EMULSIFIED ASPHALT, PAVING AND MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
Rule 4642 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
Rule 4651 Soil Decontamination Operations
Rule 4652 COATINGS AND INK MANUFACTURING
Rule 4653 ADHESIVES
Rule 4661 ORGANIC SOLVENTS
Rule 4662 ORGANIC SOLVENT DEGREASING OPERATIONS
Rule 4663 Organic Solvent Cleaning, Storage and Disposal 
Rule 4672 PETROLEUM SOLVENT DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS
Rule 4681 RUBBER TIRE MANUFACTURING
Rule 4682 POLYSTYRENE FOAM, POLYETHYLENE, AND POLYPROPYLENE MANUFACTURING
Rule 4684 POLYESTER RESIN OPERATIONS
Rule 4691 VEGETABLE OIL PROCESSING OPERATIONS
Rule 4692 COMMERCIAL CHARBROILING
Rule 4693 BAKERY OVENS
Rule 4694 WINE FERMENTATION AND STORAGE TANKS
Rule 4701 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - Phase 1
Rule 4702 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - Phase 2
Rule 4703 STATIONARY GAS TURBINES
Rule 4801 SULFUR COMPOUNDS
Rule 4802 SULFURIC ACID MIST
Rule 4901 Wood Burning Fireplaces and Wood Burning Heaters
Rule 4902 RESIDENTIAL WATER HEATERS
Rule 4905 NATURAL GAS-FIRED, FAN-TYPE RESIDENTIAL CENTRAL FURNACES

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REGULATION V - PROCEDURE BEFORE THE HEARING BOARD

Rule Number & Description
Rule 5010 GENERAL
Rule 5020 FILING PETITIONS
Rule 5030 CONTENTS OF PETITIONS
Rule 5040 PETITIONS FOR VARIANCES
Rule 5050 COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
Rule 5060 APPEAL FROM DENIAL OR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL
Rule 5070 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH RULES
Rule 5080 ANSWERS
Rule 5090 DISMISSAL OF PETITION
Rule 5100 PLACE OF HEARING
Rule 5110 NOTICE OF HEARING
Rule 5120 EVIDENCE
Rule 5130 PRELIMINARY MATTERS
Rule 5140 OFFICIAL NOTICE
Rule 5150 CONTINUANCES
Rule 5160 DECISION
Rule 5170 EFFECTIVE DATE OF DECISION
Rule 5180 LACK OF PERMIT
Rule 5190 SUPERIOR COURT ACTIONS
Rule 5200 EMERGENCY VARIANCE

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REGULATION VI - AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLAN

Rule Number & Description
Rule 6010 GENERAL STATEMENT
Rule 6020 APPLICABLE AREAS
Rule 6030 EPISODE CRITERIA LEVELS
Rule 6040 EPISODE STAGES
Rule 6050 DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY
Rule 6060 ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY PROGRAM
Rule 6070 ADVISORY OF HIGH AIR POLLUTION POTENTIAL
Rule 6080 DECLARATION OF EPISODE
Rule 6081 EPISODE ACTION - HEALTH ADVISORY
Rule 6090 EPISODE ACTION STAGE 1 (HEALTH ADVISORY - ALERT)
Rule 6100 EPISODE ACTION STAGE 2 (WARNING)
Rule 6110 EPISODE ACTION STAGE 3 (EMERGENCY)
Rule 6120 EPISODE TERMINATION
Rule 6130 STATIONARY SOURCE CURTAILMENT PLANS AND TRAFFIC ABATEMENT PLANS
Rule 6140 EPISODE ABATEMENT PLAN
Rule 6150 ENFORCEMENT

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REGULATION VII - TOXIC AIR POLLUTANTS

Rule Number & Description
Rule 7011 CHROMIUM PLATING AND CHROMIC ACID ANODIZING FACILITIES - Chrome ATCM
Rule 7012 HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM - COOLING TOWERS
Rule 7021 ETHYLENE OXIDE - STERILIZERS AND AERATORS
Rule 7031 DIOXIN - MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS
Rule 7041 FLUORIDES - PHOSPHORIC ACID PLANTS
Rule 7050 ASBESTOS - CONTAINING MATERIAL FOR SURFACING APPLICATIONS
Rule 7060 TOXIC METALS FROM NON-FERROUS METAL MELTING
Rule 7070 PERCHLOROETHYLENE FROM DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS

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REGULATION VIII - FUGITIVE PM10 PROHIBITIONS

Rule Number & Description
Rule 8011 General Requirements
Rule 8021 Construction, Demolition, Excavation, Extraction and Other Earthmoving Activities
Rule 8031 Bulk Materials
Rule 8041 Carryout and Trackout
Rule 8051 Open Areas
Rule 8061 Paved and Unpaved Roads
Rule 8071 Unpaved Vehicle/Equipment Traffic Areas
Rule 8081 Agricultural Sources

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REGULATION IX - MOBILE AND INDIRECT SOURCES

Rule Number & Description
Rule 9110 GENERAL CONFORMITY
Rule 9120 TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY
Rule 9310 SCHOOL BUS FLEET
Rule 9510 INDIRECT SOURCE REVIEW (ISR)

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