Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) Address: 15428 Civic Drive, Ste. 200, Victorville, CA 92392 Phone: 619-245-1661 (public information and air quality forecast) Projects: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has announced its proposals for revising the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter. The NAAQS, which are set by USEPA in accordance with the mandates of the Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA), define the maximum levels of air pollutants which can exist in the outdoor air without unacceptable effects on human health or the public welfare. The USEPA also has conceded that transported pollutants from the Los Angeles basin are a major cause of high ozone levels recorded within Mojave Desert District bounbdaries. Federal officials approved the MDAQMDS' Federal Ozone Attainment Demonstration Plan, which states that the District's attainment of the federal ozone standard is contingent upon the South Coast Air Basin's attainment of the same, due to the overwhelming impact of transported smog from the L.A. area on High Desert air quality. Resources: Newsletter

South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Address: 21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4182 Phone: 1-800-572-6306 1-800-242-4666 (general information and air quality reports for the LA Basin by zip code) Fax: 909-396-3637 E-mail: rketcham@aqmd.gov Web Site: www.aqmd.gov See below for important additional telephone listings This agency traditionally regulates emissions from stationary sources in the LA Basin area (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside Counties, and the non-desert portion of San Bernardino County). Stationary sources are facilities and factories such as refineries, power plants, chemical plants, dry cleaners, landfills, paint shops, gas stations, etc. The 800 number listed above is for making complaints about air pollution. In addition to this primary function, the SCAQMD develops and administers rules regulating emissions, prepares an Air Quality Management Plan for regional guidance in attaining air quality standards, monitors pollution levels at 36 stations, researches new alternative, less polluting technologies (Technology Advancement Office), conducts the permitting process and inspections for potentially-polluting industrial facilities, and provides training to companies on compliance. The agency responds to more than 10,000 complaints a year, enforces compliance, and issues penalties for failure to comply. Resources: € Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation: 310-420-6814--developed and distributes a kindergarten through 6th grade environmental education curriculum. € Speakers and Visitors Bureau: 909-396-2744 € Permit Services Office: 909-396-2468--questions about air standard compliant and business permits € Air Quality Library: 909-396-2600--public access; contains general and technical information, environmental books, technical and scientific journals € Public Records Office--responds to written requests for information such as the compliance records of a company or a list of refineries in a jurisdiction € Public Information Center: 909-396-3600--responds to requests for literature, referrals, and general information € Air Pollution Complaints for stationary sources: 1-800-572-6306 € Air Pollution Complaints for motor vehicles: 1-800-CUT-SMOG € Service Station Nozzle Complaints: 1-800-242-4020 € Publications: 25 Ways You Can Clean the Air, brochures on business compliance rules, Small Business Resource Guide, health effects of toxic air pollutants, public hearing notices and regulation up-dates

Southern California Association of Governments Address: 818 W. 7th Street, 12th Flr., Los Angeles, CA 90017 Phone: 213-236-1800 (General information, public hearings, current issues) Fax: 213-236-1825 Web Site: www.scag.ca.gov SCAG is one of over five hundred regional planning agencies across the nation that have been designated by state and federal governments as the official comprehensive planning agency for the region. Member counties include L.A., Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Imperial counties. SCAG is made up of elected officials from all over the region--mayors, city council members, and county supervisors and has a staff of professional planners. The agency addresses such issues as environmental quality, transportation, housing, legislation, regulations, and economic development through the use of workshops (e.g. Regional Housing Needs Workshop) and conferences that bring together SCAG members, a Regional Advisory Council of local business, charitable organizations, church groups, and educational institutions, other special interest groups, and private citizens. SCAG also assists local governments prepare grants applications and reviews locally prepared federal grant requests. Resources: Publications: Your Guide to SCAG brochure--simple description of SCAG, its committees, meeting schedule, Advisory Committee descriptions; Regional Comprehensive Plan, Regional Transportation Plan; Newsletter--Regional Update.

Water Districts and Agencies Water Districts or Agencies are responsible for "buying" water from the various state water projects or developing their own sources, treating water, and delivering or "selling" water to municipal and rural customers. They frequently offer tours of their facilities which are good opportunities to understand one of the cogs of our large water gear. If you are really interesting in tracking down all of the many water districts that either serve as members of the MWD-SC or are spread about the less metropolitan areas of our region, consult your county's LAFCO office (see LAFCO listing). These districts can be county, or most commonly, municipal agencies. They are funded by local property tax levies, water sales money, power sales, and interest income. They are included in the County Government section because they usually comprise jurisdictions that are of county-size or smaller. Exceptions to this are the Metropolitan Water District and the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency which contain many member districts. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency Address: 6500 W. Avenue N, Palmdale, CA 93551 Phone: 805-943-3201 Fax: 805-943-3204 The primary function of the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency is to treat and distribute imported water. This special water district was created by the state legislature to supply "state water project" water on a wholesale basis to the north Los Angeles County and east Kern County areas of the Antelope Valley. Castaic Lake Water Agency 805-297-1600 Palmdale Water District 805-947-4111 Metropolitan Water District: Address: P.O. Box 54153, Los Angeles, CA 90054-0153 Phone: 213-217-6000 E-mail: rgomperz@mwd.dst.ca.us Web Site: www.mwd.dst.ca.us MWD provides its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high-quality water to meet present and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. The MWD is one of the world's largest water agencies. From the Colorado River and from Northern California through the State Water Project, it imports about half of all the water used by more than 15 million consumers in urban Southern California from Ventura to Riverside to San Diego counties. The MWD wholesales this water to 27 member public agencies, which along with about 130 subagencies, delivers it to homes, businesses, and even a few farms in the 5,200 square mile service area. Resources: Web Site: News releases, fact sheets, project descriptions, environmental compliance materials, job listings, etc.; Library, open to the public, for reference purposes only (no check-outs). Publications: Water education brochures (English/Spanish); Splash--newsletter for educators and those interested in education; Focus--newsletter on political, economic issues, water quality; Aqueduct--glossy magazine on water and MWD programs.