Annual Emissions Reports are due March 19

The 2024 Annual Emissions Reporting (AER) season is underway for facilities subject to reporting 2023 emissions. Facilities are required to report emissions for both permitted and unpermitted equipment and pay applicable emission fees under South Coast AQMD’s Rule 301.

South Coast AQMD’s AER program was developed to track emissions of air contaminants from permitted facilities. Emission fees are also assessed based on reported data. AER data is used to update the comprehensive emissions inventory for the areas under South Coast AQMD’s jurisdiction. This annual emissions inventory of pollutants and source categories is essential to designing and evaluating clean air strategies that comply with state and federal public health standards. More information can be found at www.aqmd.gov/aer, including a list of subject facilities.

The deadline to submit 2023 annual emissions reports and fees is March 19, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. For questions and support regarding the AER program and accessing the online reporting tool, please email the AER staff or call (909) 396-3660.

Other Upcoming Rule Deadlines

As a reminder, additional recent South Coast AQMD rules with upcoming requirement deadlines include:

Rule 1168 – Adhesives and Sealant Applications
July 1, 2024 - Facilities subject to the rule must meet a lower VOC limit for higher viscosity chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CVPC) adhesives.

Rule 1178 – Further Reductions of VOC Emissions from Storage Tanks at Petroleum Facilities
July 1, 2024 - Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) inspections are required to begin.

Rule 1180 – Fenceline and Community Air Monitoring for Petroleum Refineries and Related Facilities
April 5, 2024 - Existing Rule 1180 Facilities must include follow-up notifications if air pollutant increases significantly from initial notification threshold.

Rule 1405 – Control of Ethylene Oxide Emissions from Sterilization and Related Operations

• April 1, 2024 - Tier I and Tier II warehouses to track the amount of sterilized products received for one year; large sterilization facilities to track the number of sterilized products, shipped each month to each first destination for one year.

• May 1, 2024 - Large sterilization facilities to submit permit applications to meet stack and fugitive emissions requirements.