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VOC Emission Targets and Allowances
Back to Regulations to Reduce VOCs by Controlling Field Fumigant Emissions
Regulations to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from fumigant pesticides went into effect January 25, 2008. DPR has set VOC emission targets for the five nonattainment areas (NAAs, map) subject to the new rules: San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento Metro, South Coast, Southeast Desert, and Ventura. Four NAAs are likely to meet the targets due to controls already in place or a new requirement to use low emission fumigation methods.
However, in the Ventura NAA, even if all growers used low-emission methods, the VOC reductions may not be enough to achieve the required goal. Ventura growers will be required to calculate their VOC emissions and make changes in planned fumigations to ensure their emissions stay under fumigation emission allowances issued by DPR.
- Ventura County fumigation emission allowances from May 1 to October 31, 2008 – Cover letter (PDF, 42 kb), Discussion (PDF, 117 kb), Appendix (allowances by grower identification number) (PDF, 362 kb)
- How to calculate fumigant VOC emissions
- Estimates of current VOC emissions and projected emissions for 2008 (PDF, 520 kb) (September 2007 memorandum)
- Low-emission fumigation methods required in the San Joaquin Valley, Southeast Desert, and Ventura NAAs
- Timeline – fumigant emission control requests in Ventura County in 2008 (PDF, 15 kb)
For content questions contact:
Randy Segawa
Phone: (916) 324-4137
E-mail: rsegawa@cdpr.ca.gov