Clean Air Performance Dashboard
Alignment with BVLD Airshed Management Plan (2012)
🟢 On track 🟡 Partial 🔴 Major gap
Open Burning 🟡
Status: Partial progress
Key BVLD indicators
- Fall advisory days
- Average PM2.5 during burn season
- Compliance with burn notifications
Why: Wildfire smoke is the dominant PM2.5 source. District has limited regulatory control. Public Education is inconsistent.
Actions:
- Formal smoke response protocol
- Clean air shelters during events
- Annual smoke reporting to BVLD AMS
Industrial Emissions 🔴
Status: Major gap
Why: No air quality requirements in OCP or rezoning process.
Actions:
- Add air quality clauses to OCP
- Require air impact statements, define and require the Best Available Technologies
- Refer major projects to AMS
Residential Wood Burning 🔴
Status: Major gap
Why: High winter PM2.5; no stove exchange program.
Actions:
- Woodstove certification bylaw
- Subsidized exchange program
- Ban uncertified stoves in new builds
Backyard Burning 🔴
Status: Major gap
Why: No municipal restrictions.
Actions:
- Seasonal backyard burning ban
- Permit system
- Complaint tracking
Road Dust 🟡
Status: Partial
Why: Dust control exists but no performance metrics.
Actions:
- Track sweeping dates
- Identify dust hotspots
- Report to AMS annually
Vehicle Emissions 🔴
Status: Major gap
Why: No idling policy or EV targets.
Actions:
- No-idling bylaw
- EV fleet transition
- Public charging stations
