Bay Area Air Quality Management District

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is a regional government agency responsible for regulating stationary sources of air pollution across the nine counties of California's San Francisco Bay Area, including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Founded in 1955, the district is governed by a 24-member Board of Directors composed of locally elected officials from each county. The agency's work spans air quality monitoring, rule-making, permitting of industrial facilities, public outreach programs such as Spare the Air, and incentive programs like the Carl Moyer Program to reduce diesel emissions. With approximately 400 staff members including engineers, inspectors, scientists, and planners, the district enforces regulations on refineries, power plants, and other industrial sources.