First Name | Tim |
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Last Name | Hooven |
Email Address | timh@hoovenco.com |
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Subject | CARB |
Comment | I hope somebody reads this. I want you to know we have spent many hours of staff time compiling DOORS data and we live in a rural area where there is no significant air pollution and less than 150,000 people in our whole county (Humboldt). As a matter of fact, the largest air pollution, according to recent EIRs is “dust from unpaved roads”. We are in a coastal plateau area and have a constant wind from the Pacific. We are a small family construction company and do not have engineers on staff. The burden of these requirements falls squarely on our two office personnel. I fail to understand why the Air Resources board did not concentrate on the areas where there is significant air pollution and large populations. That would be the most efficient use of time and money. They could have forced manufacturers to produce their new equipment to meet new air standards for the rest of the state. It would take a little more time for everybody to be compliant as the older machines run the course of their useful lives, but the resources would then be concentrated on the areas that need it and not burden the rest of us with this cumbersome, complicated, and livelihood-threatening program. Also, this could not come at a worse time for the construction industry. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2009-07-22 16:10:42 |
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