8:30 a.m.    Welcome & Introductions

GENERAL REGULATORY (Health, Safety, General Environmental & Misc.)

Co Chairs: Steven Sylvester, E&J Gallo Winery & Brenda Moppins, Frito Lay

a.      Regulatory Highlights (posted on website following meeting)

b.      CEC’s California Partnership for Improving Industrial Plant Productivity-update
http://www.energy.ca.gov/process/industry/index.html

c.       PG&E to hold November workshops on NOx, Boilers & Energy Efficiency

Stockton on Tuesday, Nov. 4 (San Joaquin Valley regs) Click here
Fresno on Thursday, Nov. 13 (SJV regs) Click here

d.      HazMat First Responder Awareness Training Set Oct. 27
Hazmat Training Information

e.      Other

WATER COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs: Burt Fleischer, Hilmar Cheese & Sharon Melmon, Kennedy Jenks Consulting

·         STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

a.      State Water Board to implement across the board fee increases
Visit www.mccv.org ; click on News & Reports and then October Agenda

b.      State Water Board finalizes Strategic Plan
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/hot_topics/strategic_plan/docs/final_draft_strategic_plan_update_090208.pdf

·         CENTRAL VALLEY REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD

a.      Central Valley Salinity Policy Group (CVSPG) Overall Committee: Thursday, Oct. 30
Update to the public on policy group activity. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/salinity/committees/exec_committee/exc_02oct08_policygrpmtg_prelim_ag.pdf

b.      Salinity – Public Education Committee draft outreach program
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/salinity/committees/public_education_outreach_committee/peo_20aug08_draft_plan.pdf

c.       Food Processing Byproducts & Other Low Threat Discharges Waiver
http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/board_decisions/tentative_orders/index.shtml

·         OTHER
 

AIR COMMITTEE

Co-Chairs Tim Durham, Ingomar Packing & Dave Duke, Foster Farms

·           SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR DISTRICT

a.      Final Draft Boiler Rules Released (2-5 MMbtus and >5MMBtus)

      Governing Board Hearing set October 16 http://www.valleyair.org/Workshops/public_workshops_idx.htm#boilers%2009-18

b.      Green Waste/Compost Rule Updates
http://www.valleyair.org/Workshops/public_workshops_idx.htm#r4566%2010-16-9

c.       New Source Review. Title V and Rule 2201 Update

        http://www.valleyair.org/Workshops/public_workshops_past.htm#r2201,%20r2530%2007-29-08

·         CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD

a.      On Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation – ARB postpones adoption to December
For information:   http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/onrdiesel.htm

b.      ARB releases GHG Economic Analysis, Scoping Plan & Appendices
http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/index.php

c.       California Energy and Air Quality Conference * Oct. 29 & 30, Diamond Bar

        http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=198&month=10&year=2008

d.      ARB vigorously enforcing diesel idling regulations
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/nr100908.htm

 ·         OTHER