STANDARD GUIDANCE MATRIX:
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Greater than 5000 ft mixing height: Limit to 150 tons per mile
from downwind SSRAs.
Example: 75 tons allowed if burned a half mile from a downwind SSRA.
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3000 - 5000 ft mixing height: Limit to 50 tons per mile if burning
within 5 miles of downwind SSRAs. Limit to 100 tons per mile if burning
5 miles or beyond downwind SSRAs.
Example #1: 200 tons allowed if burned 4 miles from a downwind SSRA.
Example #2: 500 tons allowed if burned 5 miles from a downwind SSRA.
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Less than 3000 ft mixing height: No burning within 5 miles of
downwind SSRAs. Limit to 60 tons per mile from downwind SSRAs.
Example: 300 tons allowed if burned 5 miles from a downwind SSRA.
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Ensure adequate spacing between units when burning near downwind SSRAs.
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Use of polyethylene (PE) sheeting on greater than 75 percent of piles in
a unit will allow a 50 percent increase in tonnage over the existing
instruction tonnage for that zone.
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All exceptions must be coordinated with the duty forecaster
prior to ignition.
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