Air quality and the Oceano Dunes
This is a multi-part series about questionable activities of the San Luis Obispo County Air Quality Control District.
It sounded like a good idea. Fine the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area for allowing particulate pollution caused by recreational vehicles. The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Board would impose a rule with the fines based on a study of how much dust was raised by the off-roading.
But critics say that the study is flawed.
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PDFAPCD dunes study is flawed
OPINION By ED WAAGE The Air Pollution Control District has responded to comments concerning the proposed regulation of the Oceano Dunes vehicle riding area which will be considered at the APCD Board meeting this Wednesday. The regulation is based upon an APCD study which found that vehicle activity on the dunes was responsible for additional […]... (Continue Reading)
Pismo Beach Council votes against dunes rule
The Pismo Beach Council rejected a proposed fugitive dust rule for the Ocean Dunes Vehicular Recreation Area because it determined the study the rule is based on appears flawed. On Tuesday, the council voted 4-0 to send a letter to the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollutions Control District Board (APCD) asking members to address flaws in the study before adopting... (Continue Reading)
Waage urges council to reject dunes study
A Pismo Beach city councilman wants his colleagues to agree on Tuesday to ask the San Luis Obispo County air-quality board to reject a proposed rule to regulate fugitive dust emissions at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Park. The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) created a study last year that […]... (Continue Reading)
Oceano opposes proposed dune regulations
The Oceano Community Services District voted 4-0 to send a letter to county air regulators opposing proposed rules that place fines on the state for not improving air quality at the dunes. [Tribune] Board members voiced concerns over the effect the proposal could have on their community’s economy because the state’s Oceano Dunes off-road vehicle […]... (Continue Reading)
APCD moves closer to dust rule for Oceano Dunes
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District voted to start monitoring and regulating particulate matter in the air downwind from the Oceano Dunes, on Wednesday. The APCD contends evidence from a scientific study it produced show that off-road vehicles at the dunes are causing an increase in particulate matter downwind on the Nipomo […]... (Continue Reading)
County official admits to manipulating air quality forecasts
Manipulations of air quality forecasts in the south San Luis Obispo County region caused as many as 100 days to be given “yellow,” moderate alert, rather than “green,” safe air quality, status. An official at a San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District board meeting last week admitted the air quality status in Nipomo and Oceano had been tweaked to... (Continue Reading)
County supervisors to pressure state over Dunes pollution
County supervisors are expected to decide Tuesday whether to send a letter to the State Parks Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Division in an attempt to pressure state officials into getting more involved in the ongoing health debate about the Oceano Dunes [Tribune] The action stems from the recent study by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) […]... (Continue Reading)
Dunes air pollution debate continues this week
The recent study by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD), linking poor air quality on the Nipomo Mesa to offroad vehicles in the Oceano Dunes, is on the agenda at several public meetings this week. The South County Advisory Council meets Monday, March 22, at 6 p.m. in the Nipomo Community Services Districton Wilson Street. […]... (Continue Reading)
Oceano Dunes air pollution study released
The long-awaited study by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) on the Oceano Dunes has finally been issued and the first public workshop is scheduled for next week. The report, released Monday, suggests that the high levels of dust being blown across the Nipomo Mesa stems from a lack of vegetation cover and the disturbance […]... (Continue Reading)
