(a) To conduct prescribed burns only when weather conditions are conducive to good smoke dispersion;

(b) To protect identified smoke-sensitive areas and minimize adverse effects on local air quality or visibility impacts due to burning operations;

(c) To respond quickly to smoke-caused problems and adjust operational procedures as necessary to prevent reoccurrence;

(d) To keep the general public informed of burning progress on a daily and seasonal basis through use of public information releases and public notification media pathways (automated telephone information line, the internet, local news media, radio, etc.);

(e) To restrict unnecessary burning and encourage utilization of alternate methods of disease control, production enhancement, and waste disposal;

(f) To promote cooperation with Tribal, federal, state, and local agencies responsible for controlling air quality in surrounding areas and strive for consistency to ease interagency relations. [Plan § 1.3, adopted, 10/1/2003.]