**Custom WAIRE Plan Applications for the
2024 Compliance Period are due May 7, 2024**
The Warehouse Indirect Source Rule provides the option of proposing a Custom WAIRE Plan for actions that are not on the WAIRE Menu. All Custom WAIRE Plan proposals for the 2024 compliance period are due 270 days before the January 31, 2025 Annual WAIRE Report deadline. Since May 6, 2024 falls on a day the South Coast AQMD is closed, the due date for Custom WAIRE Plan evaluations is extended to May 7, 2024.
All Custom WAIRE Plan applications for the 2024 compliance period are to be submitted via email to waire-program@aqmd.gov by 11:59 (PT) on May 7, 2024. Since these applications are submitted outside of WAIRE Program Online Portal (POP), an invoice for the Custom WAIRE Plan Application Evaluation Fee pursuant to Rule 316 will be emailed to the submitter. Provided the Custom WAIRE Plan application was received before the May 7, 2024 deadline, the invoice must be paid in full within 24 hours of receipt to be deemed a complete and timely submittal. If you have any questions, please contact: waire-program@aqmd.gov or (909) 396-3140.
Introduction
Rule 2305 – WAIRE Program is an indirect source rule that regulates warehouse facilities to reduce emissions from the goods movement industry. Rule 316 establishes fees to fund Rule 2305 compliance activities. Rule 2305 applies to warehouses with at least 100,000 square feet of indoor floor space in a single building.
An overview of the program is summarized in a fact sheet.
Guidance Documents
The resources below provide warehouse operators and owners with further guidance on complying with Rule 2305.
Compliance and Reporting
The WAIRE Program is a menu-based point system that requires warehouse operators to earn WAIRE Points by completing actions off the WAIRE Menu, by implementing an approved Custom WAIRE Plan, or by paying a mitigation fee every year.
Warehouse facility owners will be required to submit an informational report on their buildings (Warehouse Operations Notification), and warehouse operators will also be required to submit reports about facility operations and compliance approaches (Initial Site Information Report and Annual WAIRE Report).
WAIRE Program Hotline: 909-396-3140
Email: waire-program@aqmd.gov
Other Helpful Links
Rule 2305 - Adopted May 7, 2021
Rule 316 - Amended May 5, 2023
Rule 2305 and Rule 316 Governing Board Package - May 7, 2021
Annual Report for WAIRE Program - January 2023 New
Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures Webpage