Public Notice - Request for Comments 

Preliminary Decision to Approve Emission Reduction Credits for Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has made a preliminary decision to approve emission reduction credits for Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. An emission reduction credit is earned by a company when it reduces air emissions beyond what is required by permits and rules.  It is an asset that can be used by its owner or sold to companies that need emission offsets.  Emission reduction credit amounts to be approved for Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. are:

Oxides of Nitrogen                        15.686 tons per year
Reactive Organic Compounds     0.226 tons per year
Carbon Monoxide                          11.887 tons per year
Particulate Matter                             0.401 tons per year
PM-10                                              0.385 tons per year  

 Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. plans to create these emission reduction credits by electrifying eight diesel powered irrigation pump engines at their ranches in the Cuyama area of Santa Barbara County.  The District finds that the proposed emission reductions credits meet the requirements for approval pursuant to our Rules 804 and 806.   Files for this application are available for review at the District, 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA. The District’s Preliminary Decision of Issuance No. 052 for this project is available on this page.

The District invites written comments on the proposed decision to approve emission reduction credits. Written comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., January 5, 2009 to: Brian P. Shafritz, Santa Barbara County APCD, 260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A, Santa Barbara, CA 93110.  For more information, call 805.961.8823.

Published Friday, December 5, 2008