MANUFACTURERS
COUNCIL
OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY
July 2008
Working Committee--Wed.,
July 16, 2008, 8:30-11:30 a.m.,
Modesto
Regular Agenda Items:
Air, Water, General Regulatory Issues and other items of interest and concern to
MCCV member companies. Use the sign-up form at left to sign-up for e-mail
updates and notices. Click here for Notice and
Agendaposted
approximately 1 week prior to meeting).
August 2008
Working Committee--Wed.,
August 20, 2008, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Modesto
Regular Agenda Items:
Air, Water, General Regulatory Issues and other items of interest and concern to
MCCV member companies. Use the sign-up form at left to sign-up for e-mail
updates and notices. Notice and
Agenda.
Working Committee Meetings are
(typically)
held
the third
Wednesday of each month From 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
FOR INFORMATION & LOCATION OF
MEETINGS CALL (209) 523-0886.
Working Committee Highlights, Handouts Presentations & Agendas
(Posted following the monthly
Meeting or when available)
2008
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October 15 |
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August 20 |
November 19 |
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June 18 |
September17 |
December 18 |
2007
| January | April | July | October |
| February | May | August | No Meeting |
| March | June | September | December |
2006
| November 2006 | August 2006 | April 2006 |
| October 2006 | June 2006 | |
| September 2006 | May 2006 |
Why should I care about high school seniors and what is all this fuss about
Careers in Manufacturing?
Careers
in Manufacturing is a partnership program involving employers and educators
designed to increase the number of young people considering and training for
careers in manufacturing. This is accomplished through outreach programs
promoting the industry and offering employment as well as providing incentives
to motivate students to pursue additional education in technically skilled
certificate and degree programs to fill current and projected openings
in the manufacturing workforce.
You
can learn more about this exciting pilot program that has put close to 130
young people to work during the past three years by calling MCCV Executive
Director Jan Ennenga at (209) 968-5632 or sending an e-mail to
jan@mccv.org
To participate in this program, you need only to be willing to interview and consider for employment, an 18-year-old high school graduate who has taken a Work Keys Assessment (www.workkeys.org) . The Alliance WorkNet is coordinating the job posting and application process and several changes are being implemented this year to assist you in finding qualified entry level candidates.
Complementary programs in the elementary and junior high level are designed to encourage youth to remain in school. Besides providing employers with vital information, the Work Keys assessments help schools identify gaps in education, develop targeted triage, and they also encourage students who can see that their education has relevance to the workplace.
See for yourself what the fuss is all about: join us at one of the upcoming events. Click here: CIM INFO
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2008 Careers in Manufacturing High School Presentations (Students and Parents) |
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DATE |
SCHOOL |
LOCATION |
ADDRESS |
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Completed |
Patterson HS |
SEE MODESTO BEE ARTICLE |
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Completed |
Central Valley-Ceres |
250 + in attendance |
Service & Central, Ceres |
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Tues., Feb. 26 * 6:15 p.m. |
Modesto’s 5 HS |
614 Norseman Dr., Modesto |
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Thurs., Feb. 28 * 6:30 p.m. |
Ceres HS |
Ceres HS Cafeteria |
2320 Central Ave., Modesto |
| Tuesday, March 18 * 6 p.m. | Turlock HS | THS Boys Gymnasium | Berkeley Avenue, Turlock |
| TBA | Oakdale HS | ||
MCCV/CLFP
Presents Boiler Rule Compliance Alternative to Air District
Following
up on their November comment letter
(November letter), MCCV and CLFP have submitted a more
detailed letter outlining the technical, logistical and economic issues
associated with implementation of a one-size-fits-all 5 ppmv emissions limit on
boilers >20 MMBtus/hour . The letter also includes a series of compliance
options to help ensure that the district can meet its fast track goals for clean
air compliance ahead of the regulatory commitments under the 8-Hour Ozone Plan
and draft PM 2.5 Plan. The letter reiterates the committment of MCCV and CLFP
members to doing their part to continue to clean up the valley's air in a
manner which is economically reasonable for the benefit of all valley residents.
MCCV CLFP 1/16/2008 Alternatives Letter
Are
You Prepared to Put Your Best Carbon Footprint Forward?
California's "Global Warming Solutions Act," know as AB 32, coupled with other
national and international regulatory GHG measures, has the potential to
directly and indirectly impact nearly every business and manufacturing company
in the state as early as next year. To provide information to its members and
other interested businesses, the Manufacturers Council of the Central Valley
partnered with California League of Food Processors, the Wine Institute and the
Agricultural Council of California to sponsor a workshop entitled:
Climate Change and the Food Processing & Winery Industries: How to Comply
With the AB 32 Regs and Cope With the Coming Low-Carbon Business Environment.
For a copy of the agenda and more details,
click here.
Presentations will be posted soon.
Is
your forklift fleet ready for inspection?
Companies had until last November to
complete their forklift fleet inventories and while the inventories do not need
to be submitted, they do need to be available to ARB and district inspectors.
You can learn more at the February 20 MCCV Meeting. As background, California, in working to attain federal
ambient air quality standards for ozone has adopted tough new regulations for
hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen as part of the State Implementation Plan
which impact spark ignited off road engines of >25 brake horse power. Typical
applications that use LSI engines include forklifts, specialty vehicles, airport
service vehicles, large turf care equipment, portable generators, and a wide
array of other agricultural, construction, and general industrial equipment. For compliance information and additional links relative to forklifts and
other spark-ignited engines >25 brake horsepower,
click here. Additionally, Pape
Material Handling has prepared a very helpful
brochure to assist you in calculating your fleet averages and compliance
schedule. Click here
for a copy.
Valley
air district seeks comments on draft policies
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District is revising its policies relative to dormant boilers, process
heaters, dryers, ovens and covered by Rule 4306 as well changes to the Title V
electronic reporting. To see the policies, please see the links below. Please
submit written comments to: Dave Warner, Director of Permit Services, San
Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, 1990 East Gettysburg Ave, Fresno,
CA 93726.
Rule 4306 DEU GEAR rev B - (11/30/07 draft, please comment by 1/11/08)
Title V Electronic Report Format - (Updated 7/3/07, please provide comments by 2/1/08)
Help
MCCV inform high school grads about local manufacturing career opportunities!
Join with other north
valley manufacturing firms and seize the initiative to demonstrate to young
people that there are exciting career opportunities at manufacturing firms in
their own communities: sign up now to participate in the 2008 Careers in
Manufacturing.
Several changes have been made this year to help make this process easier for both employers and students and to ensure that the students local firms select for interviews have not already been hired! A new tracking system is in place to provide more reliable feedback and to help transition this into a year-round program.
This year the program is expanding and will include 13-15 high schools in Modesto, Ceres, Patterson, Turlock, Oakdale and possibly Denair.
You can learn more about this exciting pilot program that has put close to 130 young people to work during the past three years by calling MCCV Executive Director Jan Ennenga at (209) 968-5632 or sending an e-mail to jan@mccv.org
To assist in helping students and their parents understand the career opportunities available in manufacturing, employers are needed to participate with displays for each of the upcoming events.
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2008 Careers in Manufacturing High School Presentations (Students and Parents) |
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DATE (all @ 6:30 pm) |
SCHOOL |
LOCATION |
ADDRESS |
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Wed., Jan. 23 * 6:30 p.m. |
Patterson HS |
SEE MODESTO BEE ARTICLE |
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Thurs., Feb. 7 * 6:30 p.m. |
Central Valley-Ceres |
CV High School Multi-purpose Room |
Service & Central, Ceres |
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Tues., Feb. 26 * 6:30 p.m. |
Modesto’s 5 HS |
Johansen High, Little Theatre |
614 Norseman Dr., Modesto |
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Thurs., Feb. 28 * 6:30 p.m. |
Ceres HS |
Ceres HS Cafeteria |
2320 Central Ave., Modesto |
| TBA | Turlock HS | THS Boys Gymnasium | Berkeley Avenue, Turlock |
| TBA | Oakdale HS | ||
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Want to know about pending federal regulations? Visit www.RegInfo.gov Stumped on where to find information on federal regulations? Try www.RegInfo.gov, a United States Government website produced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA). GSA's Regulatory Information Service Center (RISC) is responsible for gathering and publishing information on Federal regulations through the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions . Some recent items of interest include:
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SWRB
proposes NPDES uniform compliance schedule provisions
The State Water Board has identified a need
for statewide uniform compliance schedule provisions and consistency in
implementation of these provisions in the state's NPDES permit program. The
State Water Board directed staff to develop a statewide policy that would meet
this need and make better use of both stakeholder and Water Board resources by
providing clear guidance on the appropriate use of compliance schedules in NPDES
permits. A workshop is scheduled for Feb. 20, 2008. Click here to see the
Enforcement Policy. The State Water Board will hold a public hearing on March 18,
2008 to receive comment and to consider adopting a proposed statewide Policy for
Compliance Schedules in NPDES Permits (proposed Policy).
CPUC
receives input from industry on "big bold" resource efficiency initiative
The
California climate change initiative, uncertainty regarding energy price trends,
and intense competition from foreign-based food processors will necessitate
quantum improvements in energy/resource efficiency for California firms to
remain competitive in the long term. A draft outline for a “Big Bold” Resource
Efficiency Initiative. has been been prepared. For the proposal, see posting under “Industry” at
http://www.californiaenergyefficiency.com/.
PRIOR POSTINGS
STRATEGIC
PLANNING MEETINGS--See
schedule:
This year, MCCV is taking a deliberate and strategic approach to the issues and
challenges facing the manufacturing and food and beverage industry. The
committee co-chairs are convening special meetings to brainstorm and develop
plans for their specific areas of concern and they need input from MCCV
members. MCCV's current committees include:
Air, Water, General Regulatory (including Environmental Health and Safety
and Energy) and Workforce Issues.
See below for a copy of the meeting schedule. If you have questions, contact
MCCV Executive Director Jan Ennenga or one of the committee chairs listed below.
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Hilmar
SEP Sets up Web Site
On March 16, 2006, the Central
Valley Water Quality Control Board and the Hilmar Cheese Company entered into a
settlement agreement regarding Administrative Civil Liability Complaint No.
R5-2005-0501. This settlement required Hilmar to fund a Supplementary
Environmental Project (SEP). The SEP is a study of the management of salinity
in wastewater in the California food processing industry. A website has been
established to keep interested parties up to date. Hilmar
SEP Website
ARB
Forwards Valley's 8-Hour Ozone Plan to EPA; calls for more work in valley
ARB calls for more measures to meet Valley
ozone standard sooner: ARB approved a staff report endorsing the effectiveness
of the San Joaquin Air District's regulatory programs while at the same time
making a number of recommendations aimed at reaching the federal ozone deadline
by 2017. Click here..for more
information.
Valley
Air quality continues to improve!
Despite what you may read in some newspaper
editorials, the San Joaquin Valley's Air Quality is continuing to improve and at
a rate more rapid than other districts. Read more from Seyed Sadredin, APCO for
the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.
Article
Questions
about what you need to do to comply with the new forklift regs?
California, in working to attain federal
ambient air quality standards for ozone has adopted tough new regulations for
hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen as part of the State Implementation Plan
which impact spark ignited off road engines of >25 brake horse power. Typical
applications that use LSI engines include forklifts, specialty vehicles, airport
service vehicles, large turf care equipment, portable generators, and a wide
array of other agricultural, construction, and general industrial equipment.
For compliance information and additional links relative to forklifts and
other spark-ignited engines >25 brake horsepower,
click here. Additionally, Pape
Material Handling has prepared a very helpful
brochure to assist you in calculating your fleet averages and compliance
schedule. Click here
for a copy.
SJV Air
District Offers Incentive Grants for LSI's (like forklifts)!
Are you retrofitting your large LSI
off road engines such as forklifts to meet the new
state
requirements? You may be able to qualify for incentive funding for the
second tier, but you need to take action now. The Air District has two different
grant programs to help individuals, businesses and organizations improve Air
Quality in the San Joaquin Valley. Read about the
Heavy Duty Grants Program or the
Remove II Program and
Carl Moyer to find out additional details.
SB-14
Reporting Time is Around the Corner
It’s time to check to see if you are subject to SB-14 (the Hazardous Waste
Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989) for which the coming
deadline for compliance is September 1, 2007. While regulated facilities are
required to complete certain SB 14 documents, facilities can take advantage of
this effort to reduce pollution, streamline operations and save money. The goal of SB 14 is to reduce the generation
of hazardous waste throughout a facility’s operations rather than at the "end of
the pipe". This goal is accomplished by examining processes that generate waste
at every stage in the process and identifying opportunities to reduce the amount
of waste generation. For details,
click here.
District
develops draft Environmental Justice Strategy
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District is currently working on a formal Environmental Justice Strategy and has
scheduled a workshop for Friday, July 27. The most recent draft of the document
is available in
English and
Spanish. For additional information on the draft please contact Jaime Holt
at (559) 230-5850 or Maricela Velasquez at (559) 230-5849.
Central
Valley Board issues Management Guidance for Salinity in WDRS
The Central Valley Regional Water Board has issued a guidance document for its
staff regarding the application of salinity policy to WDR's and NPDES permits in
order to reduce salinity in effluent waters. It is recommended that most WDR
holders to identify their sources of salt, develop salt control alternatives,
and implement salinity control measures as soon as possible. For a copy of the
document, click here.
California
Water Plan Update 2009 Sets Outreach Workshop in Stockton, August 13 -- DWR, in cooperation with other State
agencies, is holding a regional public workshop to gather and share information
about the California Water Plan Update 2009. The workshop will be held in
Stockton on August 13, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., including a working
lunch. The Natural Resources Institute and the School of Engineering and
Computer Science, University of the Pacific will be hosting this workshop at the
Stockton campus located at 3601 Pacific Avenue Stockton, California. The
workshop will take place at Anderson Hall.
Announcement,
more info...
Regional
board Approves Food Processing By Products Utilization resolution
On Thursday, June 22, The Central
Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board approved a resolution authorizing
food processing by-product re-use to continue in Stanislaus County under
specified conditions while a study panel reviews literature. The purpose of the
literature review is to determine whether additional research is needed to
address potential groundwater impacts from land application practices. For
details, click on the links below:
SJV
Air District Compliance Guidance Documents available on web
The San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District has responded to an inquiry from the
Citizens Advisory Group of Industries (which includes MCCV) about making
district compliance policies available to stakeholders. These documents are now
posted on the web:
http://www.valleyair.org/busind/policies_idx.htm
Great
Valley Center releases San Joaquin Valley statistics report
At the March 2006
California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley meeting, a request was made
for selected statistics regarding the San Joaquin Valley. This document was
prepared by the Great Valley Center and is available by
clicking here or going to the
GVC's website at
http://www.greatvalley.org/sjpartnership/resources.aspx
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