NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
GREAT BASIN UNIFIED AIR POLLUTION
CONTROL DISTRICT
CONSIDERATION OF RENEWAL OF
RESIDENTIAL BURNING EXEMPTIONS
The Governing Board of the Great Basin
Unified Air Pollution Control District will
conduct a public hearing regarding requesting
renewal of discretionary residential burning
exemptions in select areas of the District
from the California Air Resources Board. The
outdoor residential waste burning exemptions
would allow for the continued use of burn
barrels and/or the burning of paper and
cardboard within the Hammil areas of Mono
County and the Charleston View and Stewart
Valley areas of Inyo County in accordance
with provisions of the Airborne Toxic Control
Measure to Reduce Emissions from Outdoor
Residential Waste Burning (California Code
of Regulations, Title 17, Section 93113)
pending all other requirements for these
areas are fulfilled. These areas have a current
exemption that expires at the end of 2023. The
use of burn barrels and/or the burning of paper
and cardboard is currently allowed in zip code
areas with population densities of three or less
people per square mile, and is prohibited in
areas with population densities greater than 10
people per square mile, unless a discretionary
exemption is requested and granted.
The public hearing, and the Governing Board’s
consideration for approval and adoption will
occur at the District Governing Board’s regular
meeting on Thursday September 7, 2023,
at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will occur at the
Mono County Board of Supervisors Chamber
(2nd Floor) at the Mono County Courthouse
located at 278 Main Street (U.S. Highway 395)
in Bridgeport, California. Written comments
received by August 14, 2023, will be included
in the staff report in the Board packet.
Comments received after this date will be
provided to the Board at the meeting. Written
and verbal comments will also be taken at
the Board meeting. For further information,
contact Ann Logan, Deputy Air Pollution
Control Officer, or Luke Eisenhardt, Air Quality
Specialist, at (760) 872-8211 or at permits@
gbuapcd.org.
Pub Date: August 2, 2023
Ad # 35769
