Rule 1470 Compliance Dates

April 2, 2004:

• Engines enrolled in an Interruptible Service Contract shall meet a diesel PM standard of 0.15 g/bhp-hr.

June 2, 2004:

• Engines within 500 feet of a school cannot be operated, except for actual emergencies (loss of grid power), between 7:30 am and either 3:30 pm or 4:30 pm when school is in session.

January 1, 2005:

• New emergency engines, including agricultural engines, shall not emit PM at a rate greater than 0.15 g/bhp-hr.
   

• New emergency engines located within 328 feet of a school and new prime engines shall not emit PM at a rate greater than 0.01 g/bhp-hr.
   

• Engine operators shall begin keeping records for emergency engines, as required by (d)(9).
   

• Engines of 50 bhp or less shall not be sold, offered for sale, or leased unless the engine meets the current off-road standard.

July 1, 2005:

• Owners or operators of four or more engines in the SCAQMD shall submit a compliance plan to identify a control strategy for each engine.
   

• Owners or operators of engines of greater than 50 bhp shall provide the information specified in (d)(1)(C) to the Executive Officer.
   

• Applications shall be submitted to modify engines that must install either a diesel particulate filter or oxidation catalyst by January 1, 2006.

January 1, 2006:

• Emergency engines shall not operate more than 20 hrs/yr for testing and maintenance if PM is emitted at a rate greater than 0.4 g/bhp-hr;  30 hrs/yr if PM is between 0.15 and 0.4 g/bhp-hr;  50 hrs/yr if PM is between 0.01 and 0.15 g/bhp-hr;  and 100 hrs/yr if PM is less than or equal to 0.01 g/bhp-hr.

 

• Owners or operators of three or fewer engines in the SCAQMD, who choose either Option 1 or 2 as allowed in the rule, shall retrofit prime engines or engines located within 328 feet of a school according to the following schedule: by 1/1/2006 for engines manufactured in 1989 or earlier; by 1/1/2007 for engines manufactured between 1990 and 1995; or by 1/1/2008 for engines manufactured after 1995. 
   

• Owners or operators of four or more engines in the SCAQMD, who choose Option 1 or 2 as allowed in the rule, shall retrofit prime engines and engines located within 328 feet of a school between 1/1/2006 and 1/1/2009 depending on the age of the engine and the number of engines involved as specified in (e)(3)(B).
   

• Owners or operators who choose Option 3 shall reduce the diesel PM rate by at least 30% from the baseline level.

January 1, 2008:

• Engines enrolled in an ISC shall meet a diesel particulate standard of 0.01 g/bhp-hr.

January 1, 2009:

• OSHPD plan engines that were exempt from the annual testing and maintenance limits of (c)(3)(C) shall be replaced.

July 1, 2011:

• Owners or operators who chose Option 3 shall achieve a diesel PM emission rate of 0.01 g/bhp-hr. 

The above information is provided for convenience and does not substitute for rule requirements. Please refer to Rule 1470 (pdf ~194kb) for complete details and exemptions.