As directed by the Governing Board at its January 2003 meeting, staff investigated the feasibility of rulemaking regarding cumulative impacts of air pollution beyond current South Coast AQMD requirements. A Working Group comprised of representatives of key stakeholder groups from industry and the environmental/community groups was formed to provide input to staff regarding these efforts. On September 5, 2003, The South Coast AQMD Governing Board directed staff to proceed with the Cumulative Impacts Reduction Strategy (CIRS), as outlined in the following White Paper. Cumulative Impacts was a key component of the 2003-2004 Environmental Justice Workplan.

Cumulative Impacts White Paper ( PDF, 2.5MB)

Cumulative Impacts White Paper-Appendix (PDF,140kb)

Risk-Based maps
A series of maps in pdf format is available. The maps show different levels of cancer risk by census tracts.

Reference:

Environmental Justice Program

Environmental Justice Enhancements:  

South Coast AQMD Governing Board Meeting, September 13, 2002, Agenda no. 34.