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Rule Development

Rule 201.1, 301.1, and 303 Public Workshop May 15, 2025

The District held a public workshop May 15, 2025 (Thursday) beginning 11 am to present, discuss and receive comments on: Amended Rule 201.1, Permit to Operate for Sources Subject to Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; Amended Rule 301.1, Banking Certificate Fees; and Amended Rule 303, Miscellaneous Fees.

The public workshop was conducted in person at the District Board Room located at:
414 W. Tehachapi Boulevard Suite D
Tehachapi, CA 93561

Copies of the staff reports, and workshop presentation can be downloaded from the links below, or you can request copies be mailed to you by calling (661) 862-5250 or emailing ekapcd@kerncounty.com.

Written comments must be received by June 13, 2025, for consideration regarding proposed amendments to Rules 201.1, 301.1 and 303, and should be mailed to EKAPCD, 2700 “M” Street, Suite 302, Bakersfield, CA 93301, or emailed to ekapcd@kerncounty.com.

Rule 201.1, Title V Staff Report
Rule 301.1 and 303 Fees, Staff Report
Workshop Presentation

 

Recently Amended Rules

A public hearing was held on November 13, 2024 beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. to adopt amendments to the following rules:

A public hearing was held on November 3, 2022 beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA. to adopt amendments to the following:

A public hearing was held on September 1, 2022, beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA.  At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board adopted amendments to rules 201.1, 410, and 432. Staff reports along with copies of the amended rules can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

A public hearing was held on August 4, 2022, beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA.  At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board adopted amendments to rules 108.2 and 210.1A. Staff reports along with copies of the amended rules can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

A public hearing was held on January 13, 2022 beginning 2:00pm at Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District (District) Board Room 414 W. Tehachapi Blvd., Suite D, Tehachapi, CA.  At the hearing, the District’s Governing Board adopted amendments to rules 301, 302, 303, 402, 402.2, 412, 412.1, 422, and 423. Staff reports along with copies of the amended rules can be downloaded by clicking on the links below.

 

Regulatory Control Measures Under Review

Regulatory Control Measures that may be considered in 2025

 

Rule 111, Breakdown Withdrawn from SIP

By request of the Environmental Protection Agency, Eastern Kern Air Pollution Control District Rule 111 (Breakdown) was withdrawn from the State Implementation Plan (SIP).  Rule 111 was approved into the SIP October 24, 1980 (45 FR 70449) and last amended May 2, 1996.

A public hearing to consider this matter was held November 10, 2016, 2:00pm at Ridgecrest City Hall, 100 West California Ave., Ridgecrest, CA.

Although Rule 111, Breakdown was removed from the SIP, it will remain in the District's Rule book and continue to be enforced locally.

 

Special Notice

Rule 203 Transfer: EPA Full Disapproval dated November 8, 2008 of (KCAPCD) Rule 203 revised May 2, 1996

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