Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Find Regulations

Our agency wants those who are affected by our regulations to have every opportunity to become familiar with them.  Our regulations are readily available to citizens and business owners by contacting a customer service representative at 206.343.8800 or 800.552.3565, or by downloading them directly from this site. Downloading the regulations has the advantage of getting them right now.

 

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Regulations

Regulation I (PDF, 1.4MB)

  • Functions and governance of the agency, definitions

  • SEPA

  • Regulation variance information

  • Registration, new source permitting, and operating permits

  • Outdoor burning rules

  • Emission standards

  • Requirements for continuous emission monitoring

  • Wood stove and fireplace regulations

Regulation II (PDF 0.3MB)

  • Purpose, policy, short title, and definitions

  • Emission standards for petroleum refining and gasoline distribution

  • Volatile organic compound emission standards for asphalt paving, can and paper coating, spray coating operations, printing operations, and aerospace

Regulation III (PDF 0.5MB)

Recent regulation updates

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency regulations are updated periodically.  *Articles marked with an asterisk were revised recently. These revisions are in effect as of July 1, 2009.  If you previously downloaded a set of regulations, you need only download recent updates for a complete set.

Regulation I
Regulation II
Regulation III

Article 1-0*

Article 1-1

Article 1-2

Article 1-3

Article 1-4

Article 1-5

Article 1-6

Article 1-7

Article 1-8*

Article 1-9

Article 1-12

Article 1-13 

Article 2-0

Article 2-1

Article 2-2

Article 2-3

Article 3-0

Article 3-1 

Article 3-2

Article 3-3 

Article 3-4

Acceptable Source Impact Levels

Current proposals to change our regulations

The Board of Directors of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency holds public hearings to consider changes to our regulations during its regularly scheduled meetings. When a public hearing is scheduled, information is located on the Public Hearings page.

Change notification service

Do you want to be notified of regulation changes when they are proposed and when they happen? Join our e-mail list, and be sure to select the regulation updates interest area when you sign up.

View the Washington Administrative Code

Some of our regulations refer to the Washington Administrative Code, or WAC. You can read the complete text of the state air-quality WACs cited in our regulations by going to the Department of Ecology's Laws and Rules.

Questions for Clean Air Agency staff

If you have any questions about regulations, please contact our customer service representatives at 206.343.8800 or 800.552.3565. Or to contact us by e-mail, direct your request to our Topical Directory page.