This program, will assist the development of fuel cells for application in the mobile sector. Since its inception in January 1998, the program has attracted over a dozen corporate sponsorships including several major automobile manufacturers and two government agencies. The cleaners thus converted to professional wet cleaning will be used as demonstration sites to enhance further acceptance. Solvent Cleaning Operations, requires an assessment of the available low-VOC technologies for several cleaning operations to evaluate the feasibility of the year 2005 VOC limits. If successfully developed and implemented, the new cleaning systems could reduce about 9 tons per day of VOC emissions.
Staff recommends co-sponsoring the proposed pilot project.
Monthly Reports on Environmental Justice Initiatives 7 and 10 Written only monthly status reports were received and filed. Copies of these reports are attached hereto as Attachments A and B. Other Business - There was no other business. Public Comment Period - There was no public comment . The Governing Board will pursue a set of Initiatives at the local, state, and federal level to incentivize the early clean-up or removal of diesel engines in the Basin. Research indicates that low-income communities and communities of color experience disproportionate air quality impacts associated with diesel engine use.