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Business Assistance
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QUICK REFERENCE TIPS
This quick reference focuses on governmental agencies that
provide some form of assistance to businesses. Agencies
are listed by the medium they regulate (e.g., air, water,
etc.). Call local agencies first. If they cannot
help you, try state and federal agencies. It is expected that this
guide will be updated annually. For a printed
copy of this guide please contact the California Air Resources
Board, Office of the Ombudsman at: (916) 323-6791.
Please e-mail any updated information you encounte to: kquetin@arb.ca.gov.
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Business Environmental
Resource Center (BERC)
The Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) is a one-stop,
non-regulatory office set up to help business
understand and comply with air quality, hazardous materials / waste,
solid waste and water quality regulations
in the Sacramento area. The BERC also serves as a neutral third party
to help resolve any problems businesses may
have complying with environmental regulations. All services are free
and confidential.
Regional Environmental Business
Resource and Assistance Centers (REBRACs)
Each Regional Environmental Business Resource Center (REBRAC) provides
each area with services that support efforts
to reduce business costs associated with regulatory compliance
requirements, enhance safety and accident prevention
practices, meet OSHA workplace standards and provides information on
hazardous materials management.
Certified Unified Program Agencies
(CUPAs)
CUPAs are local government entities that perform the hazardous
materials and hazardous waste regulatory activities.
CUPAs consolidate, coordinate, and make consistent six existing
programs regulating hazardous waste and hazardous
materials management. The 84 CUPAs have replaced the nearly 1,400
agencies that previously performed these activities.
You can find your CUPA at: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/CUPA/CUPAMail.htm
Local Agencies:
Local Air Pollution Control Districts (APCDs) and Air Quality
Management Districts (AQMDs) are responsible for
issuing facility permits and enforcing local, state and
federal air pollution control laws.
You can find your APCD or AQMD at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/capcoa/roster.htm
State Agencies:
California Air Resources Board:
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is responsible for
managing mobile source emissions, fuels, consumer
products, and toxic air contaminants. CARB also provides a number of
business assistance services including:
Federal Agencies:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Local Agencies:
See CUPAs above, or, contact your local fire department or county
health department.
State Agencies:
Department of Toxic Substances Control:
| Public Information |
916-322-0476
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www.dtsc.ca.gov/ |
| Ombudsman (Northern California) |
510-540-3919
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cnorthru@dtsc.ca.gov |
| Ombudsman (Southern California) |
714-484-5365
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jhinton@dtsc.ca.gov |
| Hazardous Waste Management Program: |
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Permitting |
916-322-0349
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Compliance |
916-324-8286
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| Site Mitigation |
916-323-3577
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www.dtsc.ca.gov/database/Calsites/Index.cfm |
| Pollution Prevention |
916-322-3670
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| Regulatory Assistance (by region): |
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Region 1 - Sacramento |
916-255-3545
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Region 1C - Clovis |
209-297-3901
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Region 2 - Berkeley |
510-540-2122
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Region 3 - Glendale |
818-551-2800
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Region 4 - Cypress |
714-484-5300
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| Waste Alert Hot Line |
800-69-TOXIC
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Office of Emergency Services:
| Public Information |
916-262-1843
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www.oes.ca.gov/ |
| Hazardous Materials Division |
916-464-3230
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available from address above |
| Hazardous Materials Spill / Release
Hotline |
800-852-7550
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available from address above |
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA):
Federal Agencies:
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Local Agencies:
Contact your County Agricultural Commissioner.
State Agencies:
Department of Pesticide Regulation:
| Public Information |
916-445-4300
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www.cdpr.ca.gov/index.htm |
| Ombudsman |
916-324-3939
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rsarracino@cdpr.ca.gov |
| Restricted Materials Permitting: |
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Sacramento Headquarters |
916-445-4400
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Anaheim District |
714-680-7800
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Fresno District |
209-445-5401
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Ventura Office |
805-654-4894
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Sacramento District |
916-392-6892
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Watsonville District |
831-724-9252
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Agricultural Pest Control Business
Licensing |
916-445-4038
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| Registration of Pesticide Products |
916-445-4400
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Federal Agencies:
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Local Agencies:
Waste Management:
For information on enforcement, facility permits, and for other solid
waste-related activities at the local level,
contact the following county environmental health departments:
| Alameda |
510-567-6790
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Orange |
714-667-2014
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| Alpine |
530-694-2140
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Placer |
530-251-8183
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| Amador |
209-223-6439
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Riverside |
909-955-8980
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| Butte |
530-891-2727
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Sacramento |
916-875-8440
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| Calaveras |
209-754-6399
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San Benito |
831-636-4035
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| Colusa |
530-458-0395
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San Bernardino |
909-387-4655
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| Contra Costa |
925-646-5225
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San Diego |
619-338-2480
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| Del Norte |
707-464-7227
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San Francisco |
415-252-3800
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| El Dorado |
530-621-5300
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San Joaquin |
209-468-3458
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| Fresno |
559-445-3271
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San Luis Obispo |
805-781-5544
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| Glenn |
530-934-6588
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San Mateo |
650-363-4797
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| Humboldt |
707-445-6215
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Santa Barbara |
805-681-4900
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| Imperial |
760-339-4203
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Santa Clara |
408-299-6930
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| Inyo |
760-873-7865
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Santa Cruz |
831-454-2022
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| Kern |
805-862-8734
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Shasta |
530-225-5787
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| Kings |
209-584-1411
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Sierra |
530-251-8183
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| Lake |
707-263-2222
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Siskiyou |
530-842-8250
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| Lassen |
530-251-8183
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Solano |
707-421-6770
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| Los Angeles |
323-881-4151
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Sonoma |
707-525-6546
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| Madera |
209-675-7823
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Stanislaus |
209-525-6700
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| Marin |
415-499-6907
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Sutter |
530-741-6251
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| Mariposa |
209-966-2220
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Tehama |
530-527-8020
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| Mendocino |
707-463-4466
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Trinity |
530-626-8216
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| Merced |
209-385-7391
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Tulare |
559-733-6441
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| Modoc |
530-251-8183
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Tuolumne |
209-533-5990
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| Mono |
760-932-7485
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Ventura |
805-654-2433
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| Monterey |
831-755-8977
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Yolo |
530-666-8646
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| Napa |
707-253-4471
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Yuba |
530-741-6251
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| Nevada |
530-265-1559
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State Agencies:
California Integrated Waste Management Board:
Federal Agencies:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Local Agencies:
Regional Water Quality Control Boards - For information on
discharge permits contact:
State Agencies:
State Water Resources Control Board:
| Public Information |
916-657-1247
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www.swrcb.ca.gov/ |
| Ombudsman |
916-657-1287
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jbennett@exec.swrcb.ca.gov |
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Water Quality Division |
916-657-0687
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Water Rights Division |
916-657-2170
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| Department of Health
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| Safe Drinking Water |
916-323-6111
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Federal Agencies:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
Local Agencies:
Small Business Financial Development Corporations:
California State Agencies:
Federal Agencies:
Small Business Development Centers:
Although funded and administered by the Small Business Administration,
localized Small Business Development Centers
provide a variety of management and technical assistance services to
small businesses and potential entrepreneurs.
State Agencies:
Federal Agencies:
| Environmental Protection
Agency: |
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| Office of the Small Business
Ombudsman |
800-368-5888
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www.epa.gov/sbo |
EPA Compliance Assistance
Centers
Compliance Assistance for Small
Businesses |
202-564-7066
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www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/centers/index.html |
National Agriculture
Compliance
Assistance Center:
Agricultural information provider, listings
of major federal laws that apply to
farmers |
888-663-2155
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www.epa.gov/agriculture |
U.S. Small Business
Administration:
Business start-up counseling,
publications, financial assistance
information |
800-827-5722
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www.sbaonline.sba.gov |
Government / Industry Associations:
| California State Government |
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www.ca.gov/ |
| California State Senate |
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www.senate.ca.gov/ |
CCAR-GreenLink
Provides compliance assistance to the
automotive service industry |
888-476-5465
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www.ccar-greenlink.org |
Center for Management
Courses
on ISO 9000/14000 |
703-250-5900
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http://es.epa.gov/cooperative/topics/iso14000.html
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ChemAlliance
Compliance assistance for the chemical
manufacturing industry |
800-672-6048
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www.chemalliance.org |
CHEMTREC Center
Non-Emergency Service |
800-262-8200
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www.chemtrec.org/ |
Department of Energy (DOE):
National Alternative Fuels Hotline |
800-423-1363
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www.afdc.nrel.gov |
Department of
Transportation (DOT):
Transportation of Hazardous Materials |
800-467-4922
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http://hazmat.dot.gov |
Energy-Efficiency and
Renewable
Energy Clearinghouse |
800-363-3732
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www.eren.doe.gov |
| Environmental Library |
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http://envirolink.org/EnvirolLink_Library/ |
| Federal Register |
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www.epa.gov/epahome/rules.html - Link Expired |
| Government Information
Exchanges |
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www.info.gov/ |
Local Government
Environmental
Assistance Network (LGEAN)
Environmental information exchange between
federal, state, and local governments |
877-865-4326
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www.lgean.org/ |
National Environmental
Training Center
for Small Communities |
800-624-8301
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http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/netcsc/netcsc_index.htm |
National Institute of
Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) |
800-356-4674
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www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html |
National Lead Technical
Information
Center |
800-424-5323
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http://nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
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National Metal Finishing
Resource
Centers
Online listing of state regulations applicable
to metal finishing operations |
800-286-6372
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www.nmfrc.org |
National Technical
Information
Service (NTIS) |
800-553-6847
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www.ntis.gov |
National Response Center
for Reporting
Oil Spills and Hazardous Substance
Releases |
800-424-8802
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www.nrc.uscg.mil |
Occupational Safety
& Health
Administration (OSHA) |
800-321-6742
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www.osha.gov |
Printers' National
Environmental
Assistance Center
Provides training, discussion groups,
and compliance information about
state regulations |
888-877-6322
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www.pneac.org |
| Radon (National Safety
Council) |
800-557-2366
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www.nsc.org/ehc/radon.htm - Link Expired |
| Recycling Hotline |
800-253-2687
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www.recycle.net/recycle |
| Regulatory Fairness Board
(SBA) |
888-734-3247
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www.sba.gov/regfair
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Transportation Environmental
Resource Center
Compliance assistance services for the
commercial transportation industry |
888-459-0656
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www.transource.org |
| U.S. EPA |
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www.epa.gov/epahome/index.html |
| U.S. EPA AIRS |
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http://www.epa.gov/compliance/data/planning/index.html |
| U.S. EPA Envirosense |
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www.epa.gov/envirosense
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| U.S. EPA Small Business
Gateway |
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www.epa.gov/smallbusiness |
Links to Other Air Pollution
Related Sites |
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www.epa.gov/ |
Investor - Owned Utility Companies
Municipal Utility Districts
Rural ElectricCooperatives
| Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
909-763-4333
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| Surprise Valley Electrification Corp. |
530-233-3511
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Federal and State Agencies and Irrigation
District Systems
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of the Interior |
916-978-5000
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www.usbr.gov/ |
California Bureau of Reclamation,
Energy Division |
916-445-6687
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www.usbr.gov/ |
| Central California Power Agency |
916-732-6200
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| Imperial Irrigation District |
760-339-9225
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www.iid.com/ |
| Lassen Municipal Utility District |
530-257-4174
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| Merced Irrigation District |
209-722-5761
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www.mercedid.org/ |
| Modesto Irrigation District |
209-526-7452
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www.mid.org/ |
| Nevada Irrigation District |
530-273-8571
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yubabear@foothill.net |
| Northern California Power Agency |
916-781-3636
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www.ncpa.com/ |
| Oroville / Wyandotte Irrigation
District |
530-533-4578
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www.owid.com |
| Placer County Water Agency |
530-885-6917
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| Shasta Dam Public Utilities District |
530-275-8827
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| Transmission Agency of Northern
California |
916-924-1196
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| Trinity County Public Utility
District |
530-623-5536
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| Truckee-Donner Public Utilities
District |
530-587-3896
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| Turlock Irrigation District |
209-883-8300
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www.tid.org |
| Yuba County Water Agency |
916-741-6278
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ycwa@ycwa.com |
Additional copies of this document, and other business
assistance documents, may be obtained by visiting the
Air Resources Board online at: www.arb.ca.gov/ba/pubs.htm
To submit suggestions, comments, updates or clarifications,
please call the ARB's Office of the Ombudsman at::
916-323-6791 or via e-mail at ombudsman@arb.ca.gov
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