CEQA Guide to Air Quality Assessment
The CEQA Guide is provided electronically only and separated into electronic files by chapter and appendices. This format allows the AQMD to easily update portions of the CEQA Guide as necessary without having to update the entire document.
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Revision History
June 2011 web links were updated in all chapters.
April 2011, Chapters 6 and 9 were revised to account for amendments to the State CEQA Guidelines and the release of CAPCOA's GHG mitigation measures technical document and the CalEEMod emissions model.
CEQA Guide Chapters
- Title Page and Table of Contents (PDF)
- Chapter 1. Introduction and Air Quality
(PDF)
Revised June 2011
- Air Monitoring Stations (PDF)
- Chapter 2. Environmental Review and Thresholds of Significance
(PDF)
Revised June 2011
- Thresholds Table (PDF)
- Chapter 3. Construction-Generated Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants (PDF)
Revised June 2011
- Construction NOx Screening Table (PDF)
- Basic Construction Emission Control Practices (PDF)
- Enhanced Exhaust Control Practices (PDF) Revised June 2011
- Enhanced Fugitive PM Dust Control Practices (PDF)
- Percent Reductions to Use in URBEMIS for Control Practices (PDF)
- Ton-Mile Calculation Worksheet (XLS)
- Example Construction Analyses (PDF)
- PM10 Dispersion Modeling Guidance (PDF) Revised June 2011
- Chapter 4. Operational Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutant and Precursor Emissions (PDF) Revised June 2011
- Chapter 5. TAC Emissions (Toxic Air Contaminants) (PDF) Revised June 2011
- Chapter 6. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF) Revised April 2011
- Chapter 7. Odors (PDF)
Revised June 2011
- Recommended Odor Screening Distances (PDF)
- Odor Reduction Measures (PDF) Revised June 2011
- Chapter 8. Cumulative Air Quality Impacts (PDF) Revised June 2011
- Chapter 9. Program-Level Analysis of General and Area Plans (PDF) Revised April 2011
