The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is California's first regional agency dealing with air pollution and was created by the California Legislature in 1955.
The District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others—southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.
The District is governed by a 21-member Board of Directors, made up of publicly elected officials apportioned according to the population of the represented counties.
The Board has the authority to develop and enforce regulations for the control of air pollution within its jurisdiction.
Wood-Burning Fireplaces
As a method to control air pollution, Bay Area Air Quality Management District provided jurisdictions with a model ordinance to reduce the amount of air pollution from wood-burning fireplaces. Various cities have adopted a wood-burning fireplace ordinance, including the City of Fremont.
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