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The South Coast Air Quality Management District
adopted Rule 445 on March 7, 2008, to reduce fine
particulate pollution from fireplaces and wood stoves.
Effective September 8, 2008:
No person shall sell, offer for sale, supply or install a new or used permanently installed indoor or outdoor wood burning device or gaseous-fueled device unless it is one of the following:
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An EPA Phase II-Certified wood burning heater
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A pellet-fueled wood burning heater
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A masonry heater
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A wood burning device or fireplace determined to meet the EPA particulate matter emission standard established by Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
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A dedicated gaseous-fueled fireplace
Effective March 9, 2009:
Only fireplaces fueled by gas (such as gas logs) may be installed in a new residential or commercial building. Permanently installed indoor or outdoor wood-burning fireplaces or stoves are not permitted in new construction.
Beginning November 1, 2011:
If needed to achieve federal air quality goals, the AQMD may issue mandatory wood-burning curtailments from November through February on days when particulate matter levels are forecast to reach unhealthy levels. To learn if a mandatory curtailment is in effect, residents can call a recorded message or check the AQMD's website.
For more information about the AQMD's Healthy Hearths
initiative, please click on the links below.
http://www.aqmd.gov/news1/2008/HealthyHearths.html
These files are in Adobe .pdf format.
