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The CCAA requires that all local air districts in the state endeavor to achieve and maintain the CAAQS by the earliest practical date. The act specifies that local air districts should focus particular attention on reducing the emissions from transportation and areawide emission sources, and provides districts with the authority to regulate indirect sources. Among ARB's other responsibilities are overseeing local air district compliance with California and federal laws, approving local air quality plans, submitting SIPS to EPA,monitoring air quality,determining and updating area designations and maps, and setting emissions standards for new mobile sources, consumer products, small utility engines, off-road vehicles, and fuels. Local Plans, Policies, Regulations, and Ordinances San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District SJVAPCD seeks to improve air quality conditions in San Joaquin County through a comprehensive program of planning,regulation, enforcement,technical innovation,and promotion of the understanding of air quality issues. The clean air strategy of SJVAPCD includes preparing plans and programs for the attainment of ambient air quality standards, adopting and enforcing rules and regulations, and issuing permits for stationary sources. SJVAPCD also inspects stationary sources,responds to citizen complaints,monitors ambient air quality and meteorological conditions, and implements other programs and regulations required by the CAA, CAAA, and CCAA. In January 2002, SJVAPCD released a revision to the previously adopted guidelines document. This revised Guide for Assessing and Mitigating Air Quality Impacts(GAMAI) (SJVAPCD 2002)is an advisory document that provides lead agencies, consultants,and project applicants with uniform procedures for addressing air quality in environmental documents. The guide contains the following applicable components: ► criteria and thresholds for determining whether a project may have a significant adverse air quality impact; ► specific procedures and modeling protocols for quantifying and analyzing air quality impacts; ► methods available to mitigate air quality impacts; and ► information for use in air quality assessments that will be updated more frequently such as air quality data, regulatory setting, climate, and topography. Air Quality Attainment Plans SJVAPCD prepares and submits Air Quality Attainment Plans (AQAPs) in compliance with the requirements set forth in the CCAA. The CCAA also requires a triennial assessment of the extent of air quality improvements and emission reductions achieved through the use of control measures. As part of the assessment,the attainment plans must be reviewed and, if necessary,revised to correct for deficiencies in progress and to incorporate new data or projections.As a nonattainment area,the region is also required to submit rate-of-progress milestone evaluations in accordance with the CAAA. These milestone reports include compliance demonstrations that the requirements have been met for the nonattainment area. The air quality attainment plans and reports present comprehensive strategies to reduce emissions of ROG,NOx, and PM10 from stationary, area,mobile, and indirect sources. Such strategies include the adoption of rules and regulations; enhancement of CEQA participation; implementation of a new and modified indirect-source review program; adoption of local air quality plans; and stationary-,mobile-, and indirect-source control measures. Table 4.3-5 summarizes SJVAPCD's most current AQAPs. EDAW Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR Air Quality 4.3-12 City of Manteca