By smerrill on
3/5/2010
EPA is considering adding H2S back into section 313 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) regs. This might mean WWTPs would have to report H2S and might then lead to EPA adding H2S back onto the CAA list of toxics. If it was added to list of toxics it could have big impacts since many WWTPs would be over the H2S emission limit that could trigger need for controls.
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By smerrill on
3/4/2010
The CWSRF is continuously seeking new applicants for available funding options for water quality and wastewater projects.
Workshops are being held all over the state in the month of April.
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By smerrill on
3/3/2010
Please find the following Climate Change and Water News from USEPA. I find the penultimate article on the Water Research Foundation’s new climate change web portal to be an interesting one.
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By smerrill on
3/3/2010
In February 2010, the Final Rule for the Renewable Standard Program was signed.
This rule makes changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard program as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The revised statutory requirements establish new specific annual volume standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel that must be used in transportation fuel.
Please see the following link for futher details on the program: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/renewablefuels/420f10007.htm
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By smerrill on
3/3/2010
Get involved early in the funding process! Please see below for details for a workshop regarding the development of the AB 118 Air Quality Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Funding Plan.
The workshop will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Sacramento. It will also be webcast.
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By smerrill on
2/25/2010
ARB has posted dates, times, and locations below for a series of public training seminars to discuss the March 31, 2010 reporting requirements for the Truck and Bus regulation and the Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas regulation. The seminars will be offered in the day, in the evening, and also by webcast.
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By smerrill on
2/25/2010
The Strategic Growth Council's Proposed Final Sustainable Communities Planning Grant Guidelines are now posted on the SGC website for final review:
http://www.sgc.ca.gov/docs/funding/Planning_Grant-_Final_Proposed_2010_02_12.pdf
Comments will continue to be accepted through the Council's March 17th meeting when they will consider the Guidelines for adoption.
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By smerrill on
2/23/2010
BACWA's Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG) will be hosting a Grease Interceptor – Inspector Training Workshop on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
Workshop details and registration information are attached.
Completed registration forms should be returned to Sarah Scheidt, sscheidt@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us, by March 15, 2010.
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By smerrill on
2/22/2010
Please see below for workshop details regarding helping "local governments plan for and permit electricity generation facilities and transmission lines that will be needed in the upcoming years."
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By smerrill on
2/22/2010
Staff of the Air Resources Board (ARB or Board) invites you to participate in a public workshop to discuss potential amendments to the Stationary Compression Ignition Engine Air Toxic Control Measure (ATCM). ARB staff is currently investigating the feasibility and costs associated with the existing requirement in the ATCM that requires new emergency standby engines to meet the Tier 4 emission standards as specified in the Off-Road Compression Ignition Engine Standards (title 13, California Code of Regulation (CCR), section 2423) once those standards are effective.
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