Burn Barrels
Backyard Burning of Garbage Illegal Starting January 1, 2004
The Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District is advising that, due to new state air quality regulations, residents will no longer be allowed to burn household garbage. Burning garbage releases large amounts of dangerous chemicals into the air that remain in the environment long after the fire is extinguished.
The California Air Resources Board has adopted a statewide regulation to reduce emissions of dioxins and other toxics from outdoor residential waste burning. Beginning January 1, 2004, no household trash can be burned anywhere in the state.
Dry, natural vegetation, grown on the property, can still be burned in open piles on the ground if you have a valid burn permit from your local fire protection agency and it is a permissive burn day.
Paper or cardboard may also be burned in open piles on the ground, with a valid burn permit, in all of Alpine County, in Mono County (except the Town of Mammoth Lakes) and in Inyo County (except the City of Bishop and the towns of Independence (Zip Code 93526) and Lone Pine (Zip Code 93545)).
The state has designated some areas where burn barrels could be used to burn dry vegetation, paper and cardboard. Alpine County residents of zip codes 95666 and 95646 may use burn barrels. The use of burn barrels anywhere else in Alpine County is prohibited. Mono County residents of zip codes 93512, 93517 and 93541 may use burn barrels. Inyo County residents of zip codes 92328, 92384, 92389, 93522, 93527 and 93549 may use burn barrels. Residents in the White Mountain and Chalfant Valley Fire Districts, within zip code 93514, may use burn barrels. The use of burn barrels anywhere else in Inyo or Mono Counties is prohibited.
Burn permits must be obtained from your local fire agency, and burning can occur only on permissive burn days.
| RESTRICTIONS FOR AREA 1: |
RESTRICTIONS FOR AREA 2: |
RESTRICTIONS FOR AREA 3: |
| Allowed: Burning of dry natural vegetation on piles on the ground with a valid burn permit on a permissive burn day. |
Allowed: Burning of non-glossy paper, cardboard and dry natural vegetation on piles on the ground with a valid burn permit on a permissive burn day. | Allowed: Burning of non-glossy paper, cardboard and dry natural vegetation in burn barrels or on piles on the ground with a valid burn permit on a permissive burn day. |
| Prohibited: Use of burn barrels and burning of any other residential waste. | Prohibited: Use of burn barrels and burning of any other residential waste | Prohibited: Burning of any other residential waste. |
| AREA 1 includes: | AREA 2 includes: | AREA 3 includes: |
| City of Bishop (except as shown for Areas 2 & 3) Town of Mammoth Lakes (except as shown for Area 2) 93546 – Independence 93545 - Lone Pine (number indicates zip code) |
93513 – Big Pine 93514* – Unincorporated area of Bishop, Laws, Round Valley, Rovana, Swall Meadows (*Excludes the City of Bishop) 93529 – June Lake & June Lake Junction 93530 – Keeler 93546* – Crowley Lake (*Excludes the Town of Mammoth Lakes) 96107 – Coleville, Walker 96133 – Topaz area 96120 – Markleeville, Crystal Springs, Emigrant Trail, Fredricksburg, Hope Valley, Mesa Vista, Woodfords |
93514 - Chalfant, Chalfant Valley, Hammil Valley 93546 – Kirkwood, Amador Station, Black Station, Buckhorn, Hams Station, Iron Mtn., Peddler Hill, Pioneer, Plasse + 95666 92328 – Death Valley, DV Junction, Stove Pipe Wells 92384 – Shoshone 92389 – Tecopa, Tecopa Hot Springs 93522 – Darwin 93527 – Inyokern, Pearsonville 93549 – Olancha, Cartago 93512 – Benton 93517 – Bridgeport 93541 – Lee Vining, Mono City, Mono Lake |
