Regulation & law · 10/12/1997

EPA Reclassifies Santa Barbara Nonattainment Area as Serious Ozone Nonattainment Area

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that the Santa Barbara nonattainment area in California has not met the 1-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) by the deadline of November 15, 1996, and will be reclassified as a serious ozone nonattainment area, requiring the development of a new State implementation plan (SIP) to address attainment by November 15, 1999.