BOARD MEETING DATE: April 9, 1999 AGENDA NO. 33
PROPOSAL:
Amend Rule 1158 – Storage, Handling, and Transport of Coke, Coal and Sulfur
SYNOPSIS:
Ambient monitoring, on-going public nuisance complaints, and AQMD staff observations and inspections have shown that the current Rule 1158 is not sufficient in reducing PM10 emissions. To address these deficiencies PAR 1158 will: expand the scope of this rule by including coal and sulfur; establish a No. ½ Ringlemann visible emissions limitation; reaffirm the requirement that all coke piles be enclosed; allow optional open storage of prilled sulfur and coal, under an Executive Officer approved plan; set standards for silt loading on roads and truck exteriors; require paving and maintenance of surfaces and roads where material accumulates; and require covers or slot-tops for material transport trucks.
Staff is recommending that this item be continued to the June 11, 1999 Board meeting.
On March 12, 1999, the AQMD Governing Board set a public hearing for April 9, 1999 to amend Rule 1158 – Storage, Handling, and Transport of Coke, Coal and Sulfur. Staff prepared all the necessary documentation to support the rule. One page of the environmental assessment (EA) was inadvertently not printed. Although the two tables on the missing page were contained in the staff report, the staff report was published after release of the EA. The EA was circulated for public comments without the page. Therefore, it will have to be recirculated to give the public an opportunity to comment on this page. The EA was recirculated on April 6, 1999 for a 45-day comment period. The comment period will end on May 20, 1999. Therefore, staff requests that the AQMD Governing Board continue the public hearing to June 11, 1999.
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