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Ventura County APCD briefs Port Hueneme council on rules, dredging emissions and enforcement authority
Summary
Ventura County Air Pollution Control District executive officer Ali Ghassemi outlined APCD authority, permitting rules and how portable dredging engines and vessels can trigger permit and offset requirements; he said a December MOU expanded local enforcement of visible emissions from ships.
The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District told the Port Hueneme City Council on March 3 that the district regulates stationary sources in the county and has limited authority over mobile sources but can — in some circumstances — regulate portable engines and visible emissions from vessels.
Ali Ghassemi, the APCD executive officer, said the district issues permits for around 1,300 stationary sources, enforces permit conditions, runs incentive programs (including Carl Moyer and FARMER-related grants) and operates five air-monitoring stations in the southern part of the county. He said the APCD has about 47 full-time staff and receives about 8–10% of its funding from federal (EPA) sources; incentive programs can run $5–10 million a year.
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