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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 26Pt. 6Ch. 3§ 44340 Facility Emissions Inventory Plan

§ 44340 Facility Emissions Inventory Plan

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§ 44340 Facility Emissions Inventory Plan

Key Takeaways

  • •Big factories must make a plan to track all the bad stuff they might release into the air.
  • •The plan must be sent to the local office by August 1, 1989 (or 1990 for some factories).
  • •The plan must list all the dangerous stuff that could get into the air, even if it doesn’t happen all the time.
  • •The factory must use the best tools to measure or guess how much bad stuff is in the air.

Example

A big factory that makes paint has to check how much of the smelly, bad chemicals from the paint get into the air.

The factory must write a plan saying how they will measure or guess all the bad chemicals that could leak into the air. They have to send this plan to the local office, and the office will check if the plan is good enough. If the plan is not good, the factory has to fix it and send it again.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 44340 Facility Emissions Inventory Plan

(a) The operator of each facility subject to this part shall prepare and submit to the district a proposed comprehensive emissions inventory plan in accordance with the criteria and guidelines adopted by the state board pursuant to Section 44342. (b) The proposed plan shall be submitted to the district on or before August 1, 1989, except that, for any facility to which subdivision (b) of Section 44322 applies, the proposed plan shall be submited to the district on or before August 1, 1990. The district shall approve, modify, and approve as modified, or return for revision and resubmission, the plan within 120 days of receipt. (c) The district shall not approve a plan unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The plan meets the requirements established by the state board pursuant to Section 44342. (2) The plan is designed to produce, from the list compiled and maintained pursuant to Section 44321, a comprehensive characterization of the full range of hazardous materials that are released, or that may be released, to the surrounding air from the facility. Air release data shall be collected at, or calculated for, the primary locations of actual and potential release for each hazardous material. Data shall be collected or calculated for all continuous, intermittent, and predictable air releases. (3) The measurement technologies and estimation methods proposed provide state-of-the-art effectiveness and are sufficient to produce a true representation of the types and quantities of air releases from the facility. (4) Source testing or other measurement techniques are employed wherever necessary to verify emission estimates, as determined by the state board and to the extent technologically feasible. All testing devices shall be appropriately located, as determined by the state board. (5) Data are collected or calculated for the relevant exposure rate or rates of each hazardous material according to its characteristic toxicity and for the emission rate necessary to ensure a characterization of risk associated with exposure to releases of the hazardous material that meets the requirements of Section 44361. The source of all emissions shall be displayed or described. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1252, Sec. 1. Section operative July 1, 1988, pursuant to Section 44384.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

facilitytoxichazardousemissionportreleasemeasurementaccordance

Related Statutes

  • § 44342 Air Toxics Inventory Plans
  • § 44344 Emissions Inventory Update Requirements
  • § 39607 Air Quality Data Program
  • § 44320 Toxic Air Pollution Facilities
  • § 39604 Air Quality Reporting Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 44340.
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