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Press Releases and Notices

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3/16/2026 - NOTICE OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FEE RULES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027

3/11/2026 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR MBARD DRAFT BUDGET AND PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FEE RULES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027

2/17/2026 - PRESS RELEASE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA:  Zero-Emission Utility Terrain Vehicle Program Accepting Applications/Programa de Vehículos Utilitarios Todoterreno de Cero Emisiones Está Aceptando Solicitudes

2/11/2026 - HEARING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on 3/13/2026 for Docket No. 26-003 - Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Regular Variance Application

2/2/2026 - HEARING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on 2/13/2026 for Docket No. 26-002 - Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Interim Variance Application

1/9/2026 - HEARING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on 2/13/2026 for Docket No. 26-001 – Monterey Regional Waste Management District dba ReGen Monterey  Regular Variance Application 

1/5/2026 - PRESS RELEASE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA:  Diesel Engine and Equipment Replacement Program Launch and Workshop on Tuesday, January 13, 2026/Lanzamiento del Programa de Reemplazo de Motores y Equipos Diésel y taller el martes 13 de enero de 2026

12/17/2025 - 30-DAY PUBLIC NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY DECISION TO ISSUE AN AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 207 REVIEW OF NEW OR MODIFIED SOURCES

12/5/2025 - HEARING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on 12/12/2025 for Docket No. 25-004 – Monterey Regional Waste Management District dba ReGen Monterey  Interim Variance Application 

11/26/2025 - PRESS RELEASE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA:  MBARD Announces Spare the Air Program/MBARD Anuncia el Programa Spare the Air (Proteja el Aire)

11/26/2025 - CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE/BOLETÍN DE PRENSA: Changes to Backyard Burn Rules in Santa Cruz County/CAL FIRE Anuncia el Requisito Obligatorio de Permiso de Quema Residencial para los Residentes en Áreas No Incorporadas del Condado de Santa Cruz

11/24/2025 - 30-day Public Notice: Intent to Issue Authority to Construct Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code 42301-6 Stevenson School, 3152 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach

10/16/2025 - CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE:  Prescribed Burn Planned for Monterey County

9/15/2025- Notice of Intent to Issue Authority to Construct Pursuant to Rule 207 New or Modified Sources - Monterey One Water

9/12/2025 - Request for Proposals for Janitorial Services/Solicitud de Propuestas Servicios Vacacionales

9/11/2025 - PRESS RELEASE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Wood Stove Change Out Program Now Open/Programa de cambio de estufas de leña abierto

8/29/2025 - 30-Day Public Notice: Intent to Issue Authority to Construct Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 42301.6 - 6 Shady Lane, Monterey

7/23/2025 - Request for Public Comment on the Proposed Approval to Issue Emission Reduction Credits to Chevron USA Inc located in San Ardo

7/7/2025 - PRESS RELEASE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: Monterey Bay Electric Vehicle Incentive Program/Programa de incentivos para vehículos eléctricos de la Bahía de Monterey (EVIP)

7/2/2025 - Notice of Preliminary Decision to Issue the Title V Permit renewal and modification to Waste Solutions Group of San Benito, LLC (WSG) for the John Smith Road Landfill located at 2650 John Smith Road in Hollister

7/1/2025 - Notice of Preliminary Decision to Issue Authority to Construct for new co-digestion project/food waste processing facility in Accordance with Rule 207 New or Modified Sources

6/23/2025 - PRESS RELEASE/COMUNICADO DE PRENSA:  Wildfire Air Quality Impact Preparedness Advisory/ Aviso de Preparación Para El Impacto en la Calidad del Aire de los Incendios Forestales

5/28/2025 - 30-Day Public Notice: Intent to Issue Authority to Construct Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 42301.6 - 55 Bundeson, Hollister

5/15/2025 - Notice of Public Hearing on 6/18/2025 for MBARD Proposed Budget and Proposed Revision to Fee Rules for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

5/8/2025 - PRESS RELEASE:  Air, Animals and Plants, AQAW 2025

5/7/2025 - PRESS RELEASE:  Indoor Air Quality, AQAW 2025 

5/6/2025 - PRESS RELEASE: Air Quality – Asthma & Your Health, AQAW 2025

5/5/2025 - PRESS RELEASE:  Backyard Burn Season Ended April 30/Temporada de quemas en el patio trasero terminó el 30 de abril

5/5/2025 - PRESS RELEASE: Air Quality – Wildland Fires & Smoke, AQAW 2025

5/2/2025 - PRESS RELEASE: Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW), May 5-8, 2025

4/10/2025 - Notice of MBARD Report on Assembly Bill 2561 Regarding Vacancy Reporting Obligations

4/9/2025 - Notice of Public Hearing for Docket No. 24-002 – City of Santa Cruz Resource Recovery Facility, REQUEST: Modification of Final Compliance Date and Extension of Regular Variance

3/31/2025 - Notice of Intention to Amend the Conflict of Interest Code of the Monterey Bay Air Resources District and Proposed Conflict of Interest Code

3/21/2025 - Notice of Public Hearings for Docket No. 25-001 Graniterock Quail Hollow Site, Felton, CA, Interim Variance, Docket No. 25-002 Graniterock Quail Hollow Site, Felton, CA Regular Variance, and Docket No. 25-003 Chevron Power Holdings Salins River Cogen, San Ardo, CA, Short-Term Variance Applications.

3/17/2025 - PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FEE RULES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26

3/13/2025 - NOTICE OF PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR MBARD DRAFT BUDGET AND PROPOSED REVISIONS TO FEE RULES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026

3/12/2025 - MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE:  CONTRACTOR ORDERED TO PAY $75,000 IN CIVIL PENALTIES FOR PERFORMING WORK WITHOUT BUILDING PERMITS AND VIOLATING ASBESTOS LAWS

2/11/2025 - PRESS RELEASE:  New Air Quality Sensor Map/Nuevo mapa de sensores de calidad del aire

2/6/2025 - Notice of Preliminary Decision to Issue Authority to Construct to Replace an Existing Boiler in Accordance with Rule 207 New or Modified Sources

1/22/2025 - PRESS RELEASE:  Moss Landing Battery Facility Fire Update / Actualización sobre el incendio en la instalacion de batería de Moss Landing

1/17/2025 - PRESS RELEASE:  Moss Landing Battery Facility Fire/Incendio en la instalación de baterías de Moss Landing