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.

     http://www.aqmd.gov/home/permits/pending-appl-dashbrd

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:

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

• Agenda 04-11-2024

January 24, 2024, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547

• Agenda 01/24/2024
• Presentation 01/24/2024
• Presentation 01/24/2024 (Printer Friendly Version)

June 15, 2023, 10:30 a.m., Room CC-8
Zoom Webinar Meeting https://scaqmd.zoom.us/j/96679248547

• Agenda 06/15/2023 
• Presentation 06/15/2023
• Presentation 06/15/2023 (Printer Friendly Version)

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