First Name | Randall |
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Last Name | Burke |
Email Address | rburke@surewest.net |
Affiliation | Water Company director |
Subject | ARB regulations on off road diesel |
Comment | The proposal places restrictions on small population rural areas within the boundaries of counties that contain clusters of large populations in the other areas of those counties. When this bill first arose, I attempted to contact the air resources board to request how a water company could receive a variance, or an adjustment on the several pieces of diesel driven equipment that serve the water company operations. No answer! We are located in the farthest north location of Sonoma County. Very sparsley populated, yet with the total population of Sonoma County, it appears that we do not qualify, and will need to seek funds for purchasing equipment to meet proposed BMP's with BAT's. To the immediate North is Mendocino County, and at last look with only 95,000 population in the total county, that county is not apparently subject to the same requirements of our location. So how does a water company that is governed by the Public Utilities Commission ask for rate increases for such expenditures that will be used for servicing the water company operations? I have spent previous years in the South Coast Air Basin, communicating with Tom Quinn, and then Govenor Jerry Brown, and I can see the need in the populated areas, but really why would such requirements be necessary on the north coast within a precise unit development which inherently limits population growth by its own design? So perhaps if these regulations are adopted, the ARB could be a bit more responsive to inquiries of sensible nature, and not place another costly budgetary item on a water company in an area that still allows rural open burning due to its remoteness and light population density. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Randy H. Burke,MPH, REHS, Director of Works, The Sea Ranch Water Company, The Sea Ranch, California |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2007-06-21 21:24:38 |
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