By law, one of AQMD's major tasks is to issue permits governing the operation of
equipment that emits or controls the emission of air pollution.
News: AQMD’s Expanded Air Quality Permit Assistance
Program
As part of AQMD’s Governing Board’s Helping Hand
Initiative, staff will be on hand on selected Saturdays to provide permit
assistance. For scheduled dates and further information, see
flyer (pdf 317 KB).
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ON PERMITTING
MORATORIUM:
Permit Moratorium
As a result of a recent court
decision, AQMD is required to make significant changes to its permitting
program. This change prevents AQMD from issuing permits for new construction,
modification, replacement and relocation of equipment that increases air
pollution, unless the applicant provides its own Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs).
That is because the court decision has caused AQMD to suspend operation of its
internal bank of offset credits which AQMD had used instead of requiring
applicants to provide their own ERCs.
Additional Information
The AQMD has informed permit holders and others about this change. For more information on this, please see Permit Moratorium
Letter and Fact Sheet (pdf 265 KB).
For general information on ERCs and list of some of the offset brokers please
click here.
If you have any specific questions, please contact us by phone at (909)396-3447 or by e-mail at
permitmoratorium@aqmd.gov .
You can help us process your permit even faster... ...by ensuring your
application submittal contains all the information necessary for our engineers
to evaluate your application and permit your equipment. Most delays are related
to insufficient information or incorrect fees. To help you, we are in the
process of creating web based a fee
calculation worksheet to calculate the correct fee. Watch here for the
link to this new web application.
What you can expect from us
We will promptly review your permit application to make sure there is enough
data to begin the engineering evaluation. When your application is complete, we
will accept it for processing by our engineering staff. We will send you a
confirmation letter with your application number and the team assigned to
process your permit application. If we find we need any additional information to begin processing
your application, we will call you. If we cannot reach you after three attempts,
we will return your application package with a letter explaining what additional
information is needed.
Permitting Tools
Need more help?
If you need permit application forms or help to make sure all necessary
information is provided, our Permit Services representatives are ready to help
you and can be reached by calling (909) 396-3385.
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