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q�-2 ARB PROPOSES CHANGES FOR DIESEL-FUELED GARBAGE TRUCK RETROFIT RULES The long awaited proposed revisions to the Air The League is working with ARB staff, haulers Resources Board's proposed regulations requiring and other �ocal govemment associatlons on diesel-fueled garbage trucks to be reVc fitted to i�utreach and infortnaGon sG ategies to infortn local reduce particulate emissions are now ao.iilable. of, and haulers about the reguladons' require- � The proposed "15-day changes" reflect thc � me� �ts. Copies of the 15�ay crange packet are changes adopted by the ARB at its September available on the ARB's websfte, www.arb.p.4ov. 2003 meeting. At the Board's direcfion, ARB staff Be sure to retrieve the two attachments listed near worked with members of impacted industries and the end of the announcement. The deadline for groups, including the League, to make additional public comment is March 12, 3004. clarifying changes. ............................ The revised rules are consistent with the direction described in Priority Focus last fall after the September 25 ARB hearing. As revised me �qGUE 101NS CALIFORNIA COALITION proposed rule removes local govemments com- FOR CLEAN WATER pletely from the compliance role that was included in the previous version. Instead, the proposed rule requires local govemments that have contracts The League has joined the recently formed with solid waste haulers that include rate regula- Cal'rfomia Coalition for Clean Water (CCCW), a tion to include a requirement that the contractor be consensus-based alliance of local government in compliance with all Cal'rfomia laws in any new associations, individual public agencies, labor, contract effective after December 31, 2004 or agricufture, business, housing and development later. The municipality is atso required to annually interests concemed about the current state of provide the ARB with contad information about the `^�ater quality regulation in Califomia. solid waste operators with rate-regulated con- tracts that do business in their jurisdictions — The League plans to be an active member, information that already is readily available to cities along with our fellow local govemment associa- and counties. tions, the Califomia Association of Sanitation Agencies, CSAC and the Regional Council of Finally, the resolution that accompanies the Rural Counties (RCRC). proposed revised rule includes an intent statement that "...the Board intends and expects municipali- The issues of concern to CCCW members ties and service providers to work together to are similar to issues raised by the League's Water amend or renegotiate contracts as needed so that Quality Regulatory Task Force in its Final Report, service fees reflect the service providers' costs for adopted last July. The mission of CCCW is to compliance with these regulations." It further ��sist Califomia Regional Water Quality Control directs ARB staff to prepare reports, beginning in Boards and the State Water Resources Control 2005, about the effectiveness of the program, Board to adopt and implement sound a water including a"...survey of rate-regulated owners and qualiry program that reflects the letter, intent and operators of solid waste collection vehicles and spirit of state and federal clean water laws. The municipalities to determine the state of rate Coalition's recently completed White Paper that negotiations for the cost of implementing the outlines the extent of the problem, including a mandated control measures." Since the proposed series of case studies to illustrate real world revisions are consistent with the changes dis- Problems, is an excellent summary of the issues cussed and adopted at the September 2003 ARB ��ch stimulated fonnation of the Coalition and the meeting, the League remains in support of the League's involvement. retrofit rule. Infortnation about the Califomia Coalition for Clean Water is available at www.cccwonline.com. PAGE 2/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site-•www.cacities.org