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Munn&Perkins Quarry Excavation Permit The SJVAPCD is responsible for developing attainment plans for the SJVAB, for inclusion in California's SIP, as well as establishing and enforcing air pollution control rules and regulations. The attainment plans must demonstrate compliance with federal and state ambient air quality standards, and must first be approved by ARB before inclusion into the SIP.The SJVAPCD regulates,permits, and inspects stationary sources of air pollution.Among these sources are industrial facilities,gasoline stations, auto body shops, MSW landfills and dry cleaners to name a few. While the state is responsible for emission standards and controlling actual tailpipe emissions from motor vehicles, the SJVAPCD is required to regulate emissions associated with stationary sources such as agricultural burning and industrial operations.The SJVAPCD also works with eight local transportation planning agencies to implement transportation control measures, and to recommend mitigation measures for new growth and development designed to reduce the number of cars on the road.The SJVAPCD promotes the use of cleaner fuels, and funds a number of public and private agency projects that provide innovative approaches to reducing air pollution from motor vehicles. While all criteria pollutants are a concern of the SJVAPCD,a project's air quality impacts are considered significant if they would violate any of the state air quality standards.Ozone precursors, PM10 emissions and toxic air contaminants are emphasized in the review of applications for an Authority to Construct/Permit to Operate. Federal and state air quality regulations also require regions designated as nonattainment to prepare plans that either demonstrate how the region will attain the standard or that demonstrate reasonable improvement in air quality conditions.As noted, a the SJVAPCD is responsible for developing attainment plans for the SJVAB for inclusion in California's SIP. The SJVAPCD's primary means of implementing air quality plans is by adopting and enforcing rules and regulations. Stationary sources within the jurisdiction are regulated by the District's permit authority over such sources and through its review and planning activities. In 2001,the SJVAPCD revised its Regulation VIII-Fugitive PM Prohibitions,in response to commitments made in the 1.997 PM10 Attainment Plan to incorporate best available control measures(BACM). Regulation VIII consists of a series of dust control rules that emphasize reducing fugitive dust as a means of achieving attainment of the federal standards for PM 10. Several Air districts, including the SJVAPCD have adopted published guidance on how to analyze GHG emissions. SJVAPCD published the Final Staff Report:Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act(SJVAPCD, 2009)to streamline the process of determining if project specific GHG emissions would have a significant effect. San Joaquin County General Plan The San Joaquin General Plan Resources Element(San Joaquin County, 2010) contains an objective and policies,which are provided below: Objective. To protect public health,agricultural crops, scenic resources,and the built and natural environments from air pollution. O Munn&Perkins Quarry Excavation Permit 3.3-16 ESA 1211066 Draft El April 2011