San Joaquin Valley APCD

Cal Water Office

Guidelines

ROAR Level	Guidelines
Level	Outdoor activity OK for all
Level	Sensitive individuals should consider reducing prolonged and/or vigorous outdoor activities.
Level	Sensitive individuals should exercise indoors or avoid vigorous activities.
Level	Sensitive individuals should exercise indoors. Everyone should avoid prolonged or vigorous outdoor activities.
Level	Everyone should avoid outdoor activity.

View Activity Guidelines

Hour	µg/m³
12 AM	3
1 AM	6
2 AM	1
3 AM	5
4 AM	6
5 AM	4
6 AM	6
7 AM	3
8 AM	0
9 AM	5
10 AM	3
11 AM	1
12 PM	1
1 PM	6
2 PM	2
3 PM	2
4 PM	1
5 PM	1
6 PM	3
7 PM
8 PM
9 PM
10 PM
11 PM
12 AM

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Recess (15Min)	Outdoor activity OK for all	Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.*	Sensitive individuals should exercise indoors or avoid vigorous outdoor activities.*	Exercise indoors or avoid vigorous outdoor activities. Sensitive individuals should remain indoors.*	No outdoor activity. All activities should be moved indoors.
P.E. (1Hr)	Outdoor activity OK for all	Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.	Sensitive individuals should exercise indoors or avoid vigorous outdoor activities.	Exercise indoors or limit vigorous outdoor activities to a maximum of 15 minutes. Sensitive individuals should remain indoors.	No outdoor activity. All activities should be moved indoors.
Athletic Practice & Training (2-4Hrs)	Outdoor activity OK for all	Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.	Reduce vigorous exercise to 30 minutes per hour of practice time with increased rest breaks and substitutions. Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.	Exercise indoors or reduce vigorous exercise to 30 minutes of practice time with increased rest breaks and substitutions. Sensitive individuals should remain indoors.	No outdoor activity. All activities should be moved indoors.
Scheduled sporting events	Outdoor activity OK for all	Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.	Increase rest breaks and substitutions per CIF guidelines for extreme heat.** Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.	Increase rest breaks and substitutions per CIF guidelines for extreme heat.** Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.	Event must be rescheduled or relocated.
Pm2.5 Range	1-12 µg/m³	13-35 µg/m³	36-55 µg/m³	56-75 µg/m³	> 75 µg/m³
Ozone range	1-59 ppb	60-75 ppb	76-95 ppb	96-115 ppb	> 115 ppb

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Recess (15Min)

Outdoor activity OK for all

Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.*

Sensitive individuals should exercise indoors or avoid vigorous outdoor activities.*

Exercise indoors or avoid vigorous outdoor activities. Sensitive individuals should remain indoors.*

No outdoor activity. All activities should be moved indoors.

P.E. (1Hr)

Outdoor activity OK for all

Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.

Sensitive individuals should exercise indoors or avoid vigorous outdoor activities.

Exercise indoors or limit vigorous outdoor activities to a maximum of 15 minutes. Sensitive individuals should remain indoors.

No outdoor activity. All activities should be moved indoors.

Athletic Practice
& Training (2-4Hrs)

Outdoor activity OK for all

Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.

Reduce vigorous exercise to 30 minutes per hour of practice time with increased rest breaks and substitutions. Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.

Exercise indoors or reduce vigorous exercise to 30 minutes of practice time with increased rest breaks and substitutions. Sensitive individuals should remain indoors.

No outdoor activity. All activities should be moved indoors.

Scheduled sporting events

Outdoor activity OK for all

Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.

Increase rest breaks and substitutions per CIF guidelines for extreme heat.** Ensure that sensitive individuals are medically managing their condition.

Event must be rescheduled or relocated.

Pm2.5 Range

1-12 µg/m³

13-35 µg/m³

36-55 µg/m³

56-75 µg/m³

> 75 µg/m³

Ozone range

1-59 ppb

60-75 ppb

76-95 ppb

96-115 ppb

> 115 ppb

Cal Water Office

Real-time Outdoor Activity Risk (ROAR) Guidelines