SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT FINAL DRAFT STAFF REPORT Proposed New Rule 4566 (Organic Material Composting Operations)

The District is required and committed to adopt an employer based trip reduction rule. Both the federal and California Clean Air Acts require ozone nonattainment areas like the San Joaquin Valley to adopt all reasonable and feasible measures to reduce ozone precursor emissions. The California Health and Safety Code Section authorizes and sets expectations for the District to adopt an employer trip reduction program. Rule 9410 (Employer Based Trip Reduction) satisfies a federally-enforceable commitment in District State Implementation Plans (the 2007 Ozone Plan and the 2008 PM2.5 Plan) and is designed to share the air pollution clean-up burden traditionally targeted at stationary sources.