Section 40451 Of Article 4. General Powers And Duties From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5.5. >> Article 4.
40451
. (a) The south coast district shall use the Pollutant
Standards Index developed by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency and shall report and forecast pollutant levels
daily for dissemination in the print and electronic media. Commencing
July 1, 2001, the south coast district shall also include in its
report and forecast levels of PM2.5 in excess of the 24-hour federal
ambient air standard, as adopted in July 1997, or any standard
adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that
succeeds that standard.
(b) Using existing communication facilities available to it, the
south coast district shall notify all schools and, to the extent
feasible and upon request, daycare centers in the South Coast Air
Basin whenever any federal primary ambient air quality standard is
predicted to be exceeded. Commencing July 1, 2001, using
communication facilities available to it, the south coast district
shall also notify all schools in the South Coast Air Basin when the
ambient level of PM2.5 is predicted to exceed the 24-hour federal
ambient air standard, as adopted in July 1997, or any standard
adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that
succeeds that standard.
(c) Whenever it becomes available, the south coast district shall
disseminate to schools, amateur adult and youth athletic
organizations, and all public agencies operating parks and
recreational facilities in the south coast district the latest
scientific information and evidence regarding the need to restrict
exercise and other outdoor activities during periods when federal
primary air quality standards and the 24-hour federal ambient air
standard for PM2.5, as adopted in July 1997, or any standards adopted
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that succeed
those standards, are exceeded.
(d) Once every two months and annually, the south coast district
shall report on the number of days and locations that federal and
state ambient air quality standards were exceeded. Commencing July 1,
2001, the south coast district shall also include in that report the
number of days and locations on and at which the 24-hour federal
ambient air standard for PM2.5, as adopted in July 1997, or any
standard adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
that succeeds that standard, is exceeded.