Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-2-1506

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section R18-2-1506 - Smoke Dispersion Evaluation

ADEQ shall approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove a Daily Burn Request submitted under R18-2 1505, by using the following factors for each smoke management unit:

1. Analysis of the emissions from burns in progress and residual emissions from previous burns on a day-to-day basis;

2. Analysis of the emissions from wildfires and consideration of their potential long-term growth;

3. Local burn conditions;

4. Burn prescription and smoke management prescription from the applicable Burn Plan;

5. Existing and predicted local air quality, i.e. meteorological or smoke modeling;

6. Local and synoptic meteorological conditions;

7. Type and location of areas to be burned;

8. Protection of the national visibility goal for Class I Areas under § 169A(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act and 40 CFR 51.309;

9. Assessment of duration and intensity of smoke emissions to minimize cumulative impacts;

10. Minimization of smoke impacts in Class I Areas, areas that are non-attainment for particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and ozone non-attainment areas, or other smoke sensitive areas including transportation corridors;

11. Protection of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-1506

Adopted effective October 8, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 388, effective March 16, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1427, effective 8/7/2023.