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Dear Chair Nichols and Board:
Attached, please find comments from the Western Pavement
Maintenance Association (WPMA) detailing the significant GHG
reductions that can be obtained in the paving sector through an
increase in the use of Asphalt Rubber products. The draft scoping
plan does not calculate or include any GHG savings from the paving
sector. The WPMA is asking that GHG reductions from the use of
Asphalt Rubber be specifically calculated and included in the
scoping plan.

Our industry has long known, in addition to diverting millions of
tires from landfills, there are significant GHG reductions to be
realized from a significant increase in the use of Asphalt Rubber
instead of conventional hot mix asphalt paving strategies. 

The Western Pavement Maintenance Association (WPMA) is comprised of
companies involved in pavement preservation who produce and apply
Asphalt-Rubber. The WPMA represents some of the largest
Asphalt-Rubber and tire processing companies in California. 

The WPMA’s mission is to educate policy makers at all levels of
government as to the numerous, significant advantages of using
Asphalt-Rubber in highway and road paving projects.  In addition to
helping to educate policy makers, the WPMA acts as a resource to
provide information and assistance in matters concerning waste tire
processing, crumb-rubber production, and Asphalt-Rubber pavement.

Sincerely,
Lloyd Levine
Executive Director, WPMA