Press Releases

2-6-20: GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR MARINE, INFRASTRUCTURE, SCHOOL BUSES, WOODSTOVE CHANGE-OUTS, and OLD CAR BUY-BACK

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA: – The SLO County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is announcing grant funding opportunities to help local businesses, school districts and residents clean up commercial marine vessel engines, install electric and alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure, school buses, woodstoves & fireplaces, and old light-duty cars. The incentive funding for these emission reduction projects comes from the APCD’s Carl Moyer Grant award from the state, locally generated DMV registration funds, and the California Climate Investments Program. 

Specific incentive funding is available for the following eligible emission reduction project categories within SLO County:

• $150,000 for commercial marine vessel engine repowers;
• $105,663 for alternative fuel & zero emission infrastructure projects;
• $165,000 for school bus emission reduction projects
• $118,068 for countywide fireplace and woodstove replacements with clean electric, gas, or clean wood burning devices;
• $11,940 and $15,881 in historic funding remains specifically to replace Nipomo & Paso Robles fireplaces and woodstoves; and,
• $109,153 to continue the Old Car Buy-Back Program.

Since 1997, the APCD has granted $25.3 million dollars through SLO County emission reduction incentive programs resulting in over 3,070 tons of ozone precursor and toxic diesel emission reductions. The emission reduction projects funded with the above listed incentives infuse dollars into our local economy which helps modernize our businesses and communities and help provides cleaner air for all to enjoy.

Application forms and more information can be found online at SLOCleanAir.org/community/grants.

2019 Press Releases

11-19-19: Better Breather Alert Due to Blowing Dust in the Nipomo Area

11-6-19: Notice of Hearing Air Pollution Control District Hearing Board

10-30-19: Air Quality Alert - Dust Impacting SLO County

10-28-19: Health Advisory - Smoke Impacting San Luis Obispo County

10-18-19: Better Breather Alert due to blowing dust in Nipomo Area

10-17-19: Better Breather Alert due to blowing dust in Nipomo Area

10-1-19: Better Breather Alert due to blowing dust in Nipomo Area

9-30-19: NOTICE OF VACANCIES HEARING BOARD OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

9-27-19: Grant Funding Available for Infrastructure, School & Transit Buses, and Agricultural Equipment 

9-19-19: Better Breather Alert Issued - Blowing dust Impacting the Nipomo Area

9-17-19: Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Impacting the Nipomo Area

9-17-19: Postponement Notice - Oceano Dunes Annual Report & Work plan Workshop

9-9-19: Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Impacting the Nipomo Area

8-29-19: Oceano Dunes Draft 2019 Annual Report & Work Plan and Announcement of Public Workshop

8-21-19: Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Impacting the Nipomo Area

7-15-19: Better Breather Alert issued due to blowing dust in the Nipomo Area

7-1-19: Health Advisory: SMOKE FROM FIREWORKS EXPECTED TO IMPACT SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BEFORE, ON & AFTER THE 4th OF JULY HOLIDAY

7-2-19: Better Breather Alert issued due to blowing dust impacting the Nipomo area

7-1-19: Better Breather Alert issued due to blowing dust impacting the Nipomo area

6-28-19: CAL FIRE Press Release Suspending Burning in SLO County

6-7-19: Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Impacting the Nipomo Area

5-29-19: MEDIA ALERT - Camp Roberts Impact Range Fire Hazard Reduction and Training Burn on MAY 31

5-28-19: Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Forecasted to impact the Nipomo Area

5-7-19: Camp Roberts Impact Range Fire Hazard Training Burn Window

4-17-19: Oceano Dunes Draft PM Reduction Plan Public Workshop

4-8-19:  Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Forecasted to impact the Nipomo Area April 9 through April 12, 2019

4-2-19: Rescheduled Conservation Burn & Biochar Workshop

4-1-19: Revised Oceano Dunes Draft Particulate Matter Reduction Plan & Public Workshop

3-20-19: Conservation Burn and Biochar Workshop

3-12-19: Better Breather Alert - Blowing Dust Forecasted to impact the Nipomo Area March 12, 2019

3-5-19: Oceano Dunes Draft PM Reduction Plan Released

2-14-19: Grant Funding Available

1-24-19: Launch of Regional Electric Drive 805 Coalition

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