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3.3 AIR QUALITY <br /> Where available,the significance criteria established by the Less Than <br /> applicable air quality management district or air pollution Significant <br /> control district may be relied upon to make the following Potentially with Less Than <br /> determinations.Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant <br /> Impact Incorporated Impact No Impact <br /> a)Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable %/ <br /> Air Quality Attainment Plan? <br /> b)Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any <br /> criteria pollutant for which the project region is non- <br /> attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air <br /> quality standard? <br /> c)Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant <br /> concentrations? <br /> d)Result in other emissions(such as those leading to odors) <br /> adversely affecting a substantial number of people? <br /> NARRATIVE DISCUSSION <br /> Environmental Setting <br /> Air Quality Background <br /> The project site is within the San Joaquin Valley Air Basin. The San Joaquin Valley Air <br /> Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD), which includes San Joaquin County, has <br /> jurisdiction over most air quality matters in the Air Basin; vehicle emissions are the <br /> responsibility of the California Air Resources Board (ARB). The SJVAPCD is tasked <br /> with developing and implementing plans, programs and regulations that would enable the <br /> Air Basin to attain ambient air quality standards set under both the federal and California <br /> Clean Air Acts. Under their respective Clean Air Acts, both the State of California and <br /> the federal government have established ambient air quality standards for six criteria air <br /> pollutants: ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, <br /> and lead. California has four additional criteria pollutants under its Clean Air Act; none <br /> of these pollutants would be generated in the project area. Table 3-1 shows the current <br /> attainment status of the Air Basin relative to the federal and State ambient air quality <br /> standards for criteria pollutants. Except for ozone and particulate matter, the Air Basin is <br /> in attainment of, or unclassified for, all federal and State ambient air quality standards. <br /> Ozone is not emitted directly into the air but is formed when reactive organic gases <br /> (ROG) and nitrogen oxides (NOX) react in the atmosphere in the presence of sunlight. <br /> The SJVAPCD currently has a 2007 Ozone Plan and a 2013 Plan for the Revoked 1-Hour <br /> Ozone Standard for the Air Basin to attain federal ambient air quality standards for <br /> ozone. <br /> Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-7 May 2022 <br />