FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2020
Contact
Lyz Hoffman, Public Information Officer, (805) 961-8819
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Offices
Closed to Walk-In Visitors
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is not accepting any walk-in visitors at its Santa Barbara and Santa Maria offices. APCD staff continue to work to serve the public’s needs and carry out our mission to protect the public from air pollution, but are taking extra steps to limit person-to-person interaction and ensure social distancing.
For normal business, APCD staff can be reached by phone (main number: 805-961-8800) or email. For a staff directory, see APCD’s website: dev.ourair.org/apcd-staff-directory-info/.
Please use the following email addresses for specific questions or to submit specific documents or materials. If files are too large to submit via email, APCD staff will arrange for an alternative solution:
Administrative Division
• Accounts Receivable: Acctrec@sbcapcd.org
• Human Resources: HR@sbcapcd.org
• Public Information and Media: HoffmanL@sbcapcd.org
Compliance Division
• Asbestos Notifications: asbestos@sbcapcd.org
• Air Pollution Complaints: (805) 961-8810
Engineering Division
• General: engr@sbcapcd.org
• Permits: permits@sbcapcd.org
• Public Records Act Requests: pra@sbcapcd.org
Planning Division
• Grants: grants@sbcapcd.org
• Woodsmoke Reduction: heatclean@sbcapcd.org
• Landscape Equipment: LEEFProgram@sbcapcd.org
• Land Use/CEQA: CEQA@sbcapcd.org
See current air quality conditions and forecasts at Today’s Air Quality and follow APCD on Instagram and Twitter (@OurAirSBC) for the latest news. Sign up for air quality alerts and news on our Subscribe webpage.
