Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council

Background

The Sacramento Valley Basinwide Air Pollution Control Council (BCC) is authorized pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section (HSC) §40900. The BCC consists of an elected official of, and designated by, the air pollution control district governing board of each district within the Sacramento Valley Air Basin. There are nine Council Members on the BCC. Click here for a list of BCC Board Members.

The BCC is to carry out the following activities pursuant to State law and the California Code of Regulations (reference HSC §41865 and §41866; California Code of Regulations 80100 et. seq.): 

1. Smoke Management Program (see section below)
2. Rice Straw Burning Reduction Act of 1991
3. Conditional Rice Straw Burning Permit Program for the Sacramento Valley Air Basin
4. Assist Districts in the Sacramento Valley Air Basin in coordinating all air pollution control activities to ensure that the entire Sacramento Valley Air Basin is, or will be, in compliance with the requirements of State and Federal law.

Further detail is found in the BCC Bylaws, approved December 7, 2018.  

Contact Information

​Budget Documents

Budget FY 2019-20

Budget FY 2018-19

Budget FY 2017-18

​Board Meetings

Smoke Management Program Documents

Current Documents

2016 Smoke Management Program (revised and approved 6/3/16)

SMP Administrative Document Supplement to 2016 Smoke Management Program (approved 12/11/15)

2018 Triennial Air Quality Attainment Plan

Past Documents

Draft Amendment to 2016 Smoke Management Program

2015 Smoke Management Program

2014 Smoke Management Program

2013 Smoke Management Program

2012 Smoke Management Program

2011 Smoke Management Program

2010 Smoke Management Program

Appendix 1:  Smoke Management Plan

Appendix 2:  Northeast Air Alliance Smoke Management Plan

Appendix 3:  Conditional Rice Straw Burning Permit Program 

Appendix A:  Questions & Answers

Appendix B:  Statistical Method for Countywide Disease Determination

Appendix C:  Application for Determination of Terms & Conditions

Appendix D:  Combination Inspection Rice Field Map

Appendix E:  Soil Inspection Rice Field Map

Appendix F:  Visual Assessment Rice Field Map

Appendix I:  Prevailing Disease Level Inspection Form

Appendix J:  Countywide Finding of Pathogens 2005 

​Other Smoke Management Websites

​State Attainment Plans

The California Clean Air Act (CCAA) requires air districts to assess the progress made towards attaining the state air quality standards every three years.

• 2015 Northern Sacramento Valley Planning Area Triennial Air Quality Attainment Plan

• Sacramento AQMD's State Planning Information

• Yolo - Solano Air Quality Management District's State Planning Web page

• Placer County Air Pollution Control District - update pending