PUBLIC ATTENDING: 

Dave Kimerer, Bob Stickel, Harry Hunt, Dave Giampaoli, Devinder Tumber, Joseph Patane, Mat Conant, Doris 

Joaquin, Jim Lachman, Bill Medren 

INTRODUCTIONS & PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP-Jeff 

1. ATCM for residential open burning in effect as of 111/04 

2. District enforcement of current regulations 

3. District opposed ATCM 

4. Unification of Ag burn rules 

NECESSITY OF A TCM ADOPTION-Steve 

CHANGES TO RULE-Jeff, as per Staff Report Pg. 5 

COMMENTS: 

-Can we continue to burn ag waste, brush/prunings? 

Answer: Yes. 

-What are changes to ag burn? 

Answer: Burn Hours, deleting commercial open burning for development, removing tire burning for 

pesticide applications. 

-Can paper pesticide sacks be burned at satellite airstrip or airpmi? 

Answer: Sacks may be burned at either location, wherever mixing of materials occurs, per Section H.2. 

-What is the impact of burning paper pesticide sacks? 

Answer: The potential of being physically impacted by the smoke. 

-What can be done to prevent overloading of residential burn calls to volunteer fire departments answering 

machines? 

Answer: District will contact Yuba and Sutter County Sheriff Dispatchers to inquire if they will receive 

burn information from ag burners in volunteer fire department jurisdictions. 

-Can paper pesticide sacks be burned in a burn barrel? 

Answer: Yes, burn barrel ban affects residential burning only. · 

-Is this area going to get as bad as San Joaquin for home burning? 

Answer: Our air quality is not as bad as the extreme status in San Joaquin. The ARB may institute similar 

measures in the future in this District but we have not heard of any potential restrictions at this time. 

-What do I do with the residue from the paper pesticide sacks. 

Answer: Dispose of ash in garbage. Wood ash is allowed to put in ground. 

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FEATHER RIVER AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 

OPEN BURNING WORKSHOP 

10/17/03 3:00 P.M. 

YUBA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISISONER'S CONFERENCE ROOM 

MINUTES 

DISTRICT STAFF ATTENDING: 

Steve Speckert, Jeff Citron, Bill Schacht, Karla Sanders 

PUBLIC ATTENDING: 

Werner Keirn, Irene Dost, Duane Hensley, Anita Lang, Gary Fildes 

INTRODUCTIONS & PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP-Jeff 

5. A TCM for residential open burning 

6. District enforcement of current regulations 

7. District opposed A TCM 

8. Unification of Ag burn rules 

NECESSITY OF A TCM ADOPTION-Steve 

CHANGES TO RULE-Jeff, as per Staff Report Pg. 4 

COMMENTS: 

-What was the study and how do they justify substantial impact from waste burning? Answer: Magnitude of toxics, distance to Iandfillltransfer station, population densities. -What are changes to ag burn? 

Answer: Burn Hours, deleting commercial open burning for development -What can you burn at a residence? 

Answer: Vegetation in an open space, no barrel, no paper, no cardboard, no imported vegetative waste. -What are they burning at the landfill? 

Answer: No burning occurring at the landfill, there is an active composting operation. Recycling options and disposal methods were discussed by Deborah Biersteker of Yuba County Environmental Health Dept. 

-What are the changes to timber farming (grower has 640 acres)? 

Answer: Smoke Management Plan req 'd. for any plan over 10 acres. No changes to Forest Mgt. procedures. Plan given to grower. 

-How is the burn program enforced? 

Answer: Complaint driven program 

-How will burn barrel ban be enforced? 

Answer: complaint driven, barrel will be allowed to remain on-site, however, no burning in barrel will be enforced by warning, initially, concentrating on prohibited materials. -Garbage pickup/When will recycling pickup be available for outlying areas? 

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