
MCCV Working Committees
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 * 8:30 to 11:30 a.M.
E&J Gallo Winery * OPERATIONS TRAINING ROOM
Yosemite Blvd and Santa Rosa, Modesto (Map Available on Request)
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions
AIR COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs Tim Durham, Ingomar Packing & Dave Duke, Foster Farms
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR DISTRICT
a. Healthy Air Livings Summits (and July 7-13 events)
For information:HAL info
b. Large Boiler Rule draft For information:
2nd Draft
MCCV &
CLFP Comments *
Socio-economic
c. Small Boiler Rule draft (effectively outlaws older low
use small boilers/water heaters and diesel fired small boilers)
For information:
2nd Draft
d. PEER applications were due April 1 to register existing
small (2-5 MMBtu/hr) boilers and water heaters
For information:
PEER
e. District survey of large (>5000 total horsepower) off-road diesel vehicle fleets due April 11
f. Organic Waste Operations Rule draft For information: Organic Waste Composting Draft Rule
g. New Source Review Rule revision workshop April 23 – drops
Major Source threshold to 10 Ton/yr for NOx and VOC emissions
For information:
New Source Review Revisions
CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD
a. AB-32
Climate
Change Center
ARB continues meeting with various sectors to develop Scoping Plan that will guide future actions
~How to incorporate GHG emissions into CEQA – threshold of significance?
~Will CA have a Cap and Trade System over the opposition of environmental groups?
b. Engines (Links pending)
Forklift fleets >3 – need to be maintaining inventory and must meet the 1st
fleet average limit by Jan. 1, 2009
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/orspark/orspark.htm
Transportable Refrigeration Units – must apply for ARB ID Numbers by 1/31/09 –
TRU >7 years old must be controlled/replaced by Jan. 1, 2009
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/tru.htm
Off Road Diesel Vehicle Fleets must report inventory and apply for ARB ID
Numbers – 3/1/09 for large fleets
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ordiesel/ordiesel.htm
On Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation - expect a revised draft within a few weeks
WATER COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs: Burt Fleischer, Hilmar Cheese & Sharon Melmon, Kennedy Jenks Consulting
·
Food Processing Rinsewater and Byproducts Discharge update
a. Byproducts
Land Application
·
Central Valley Salinity Policy Group activity
–
www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley
(CV-SALTS)
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a. Technical & Executive
Committee meetings on 5/12
b. Salinity Stakeholders Workshop on 4/17.
Regional Board staff reorganization – www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/about_us/org_charts
State Water Board Baseline Enforcement Report – www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/enforcement/baseline.shmtl
Draft report for
comment until 4/28
GENERAL REGULATORY (Health, Safety, General Environmental & Misc.)
Co Chairs: Steven Sylvester, E&J Gallo Winery & Brenda Moppins, Frito Lay
· Review of Goals and Objectives
·
Other
MCCV ORGANIZATIONAL UPDATES
Next Meeting:
Wednesday, May 21, 2008-- 8:30 a.m. E&J Gallo Ops Training Room
(We will meet the third Wednesday of every month through
December)
MCCV was formed in order to promote the common business interest of our members in ensuring, protecting and improving the environment and economy of the Central Valley through public education and community discussion of ecological, business and labor issues affecting businesses in the Central Valley. (MCCV Bylaws)