Overview
The South Coast AQMD has been a pioneer in developing and implementing a wide range of permit streamlining measures. In the early 1990s, the South Coast AQMD developed several innovative measures to promote permit streamlining and other customer service programs, some of which were incorporated into state law (California Health and Safety Code Section 42320 et seq) and made mandatory for state-wide implementation. In 1998, the Governing Board Chairman announced a new Permit Streamlining Initiative to further improve permitting efficiency. In April 1998, the Permit Streamlining Task Force (PSTF) subcommittee, including Governing Board members, industry representatives, local government representatives, environmental groups, and South Coast AQMD staff, was launched to brainstorm new ways to expedite permitting and improve customer service. In June 2016, the South Coast AQMD embarked on an aggressive effort to expeditiously reduce its pending permit application inventory. To assist with this effort and improve permit processing efficiency, South Coast AQMD’s Board approved an action plan that includes measures to help optimize use of current resources as well as opportunities to modernize and automate permit processing. A dashboard tool was developed to track progress in reducing the pending permit application inventory and help communicate the age of pending applications.
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Permit Applications Dashboard
http://www.aqmd.gov/home/permits/pending-appl-dashbrd
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Backlog Reduction Action Plan of 2016
http://www.aqmd.gov/home/permits/backlog-reduction-action-plan-of-2016
Permit Streamlining Task Force Meetings
The task force meets periodically to provide streamlining updates to members, as well as to gather comments and feedback from members. Information on upcoming and past meetings can be found below:
December 10, 2024, 2:00 p.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547
September 25, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547
July 17, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547
April 11, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547
January 24, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547
June 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547
Permitting Working Group Meetings
In addition, a series of separate ongoing meetings, referred to as Permitting Working Group meetings, are held for staff and stakeholders to discuss permitting related issues. These meetings are generally focused on certain industry sectors and/or permitting topics. Information on upcoming and past meetings can be found here: Permitting Working Group
Permit Streamlining Task Force Archives
Permit Streamlining Task Force Meeting Archive (2016 through 2022)
Permit Streamlining Task Force Background and Meeting Archive (1999 through 2012)
Staff Contacts
Jason Aspell, Deputy Executive Officer (jaspell@aqmd.gov)
Jillian Wong, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer (jwong1@aqmd.gov)
David Ono, Sr. Engineering Manager (dono@aqmd.gov)
Members
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Board Member Representatives
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Vanessa Delgado
Governing Board Chair
South Coast AQMD
21865 Copley Drive
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
Phone: 323-477-1160
Email: vdelgado@aqmd.gov
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Other Members
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Mr. David Rothbart
Sanitation Districts of LA County
1955 Workman Mill Road
Whittier, Ca 90607-4998
Phone: 562-428-2412 x2412
Email: drothbart@lacsd.org
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Mr. Bill Quinn
CCEEB
101 Mission Street, Suite 1440
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-512-7890
Fax: 415-512-7897
Email: billq@cceeb.org
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Ms. Judy Yorke
Yorke Engineering
31726 Rancho Viejo Road
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: 949-248-8490
Fax: 949-248-8499
Email: Jyorke@yorkeengr.com
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Mr. William Pearce
Boeing/Environmental Services
4000 Lakewood Blvd.
M/C D802-0085
Long Beach, CA 90808
Phone: 562-593-0217
Email: william.r.pearce@boeing.com
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