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(07-09) 15:20 PDT San Francisco -- Burning wood in the Bay Area's 1 million stoves and fireplaces will be banned on winter days when health officials forecast dirty air, under a new rule adopted Wednesday.
Air-quality regulators voted unanimously to enact the first mandatory controls on indoor residential wood-burning in the region.
Some asked for exemptions for the use of pellet or government-certified stoves, and others wanted waivers in cases where wood provided the only heat. The latter exemption was granted for people who have no sources of heat other than wood-burning, or live in areas where natural gas or electricity is not available.
So people that bought EPA stoves are out of luck... regulators said it would be too hard for field inspectors to determine if EPA certified stove/insert is being used...
Air-quality regulators voted unanimously to enact the first mandatory controls on indoor residential wood-burning in the region.
Some asked for exemptions for the use of pellet or government-certified stoves, and others wanted waivers in cases where wood provided the only heat. The latter exemption was granted for people who have no sources of heat other than wood-burning, or live in areas where natural gas or electricity is not available.
So people that bought EPA stoves are out of luck... regulators said it would be too hard for field inspectors to determine if EPA certified stove/insert is being used...
