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Require inspected manure lagoon covers
We are pleased that on page 68 ARB proposes:
“In 2017, and in coordination with CDFA and local air quality and
water quality agencies, ARB will initiate a rulemaking process to
reduce manure methane emissions from the dairy industry in-line
with the objectives in this Proposed Strategy.” The target of a
reduction from the current 2030 projections on page 63 of about 29
million tons, by 21 million tons, to 8 million tons, which is a 70%
reduction.
However, the proposed strategy seems to imply that ARB is
considering only financial incentives. We hope that is not true, we
believe that this can only be achieved by requiring tight manure
covers that are regularly checked for leaks and eliminated.  We
hope this is done at least annually for small lagoons, quarterly
for large ones.
With strict regulations, inspections, and enforcement, we hope that
more than a 70% reduction can be achieved.