A little more info...

Did you catch the last Council meeting on TV or in person? I made a few comments in the open forum and I didn't really have time to go into a lot of detail so here is a recap and links to more information on the items I discussed.

The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) has recently adopted two new rules. The first rule - Rule 250 - requires all stationary diesel engines over 50 HP to be registered with the County.

The State has determined that diesel exhaust is now the #1 airborne carcinogen in California so they are trying to reduce those diesel emissions. These stationary engines are a place to start cleaning up the particulates. New standards for diesel trucks will be coming in the next few years. (None too soon either.)

The second rule - Rule 45 - sets the fees for registration at $200 per year per engine.

The other item I discussed was the adoption of the Prop 50 IRWMP grant agreement for our $3 million grant. According to the information submitted by Boyle Engineering, the project will have a 1% cost benefit at a cost of $10 million.

But, the bond statement costs prepared by Boyle Engineering show that the actual costs for effluent disposal is $26 million. So, will this project ever benefit the citizens of Fillmore?