Point of View A Newsletter for Spare the Air Employer Partners San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Spring 2002

Valley residents face tough air quality decisions The Valley Air District’s Board is consider- downgraded the Valley’s smog categoriza- ing a bold step to tion from “serious” to “severe.” Federal Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) voluntarily seek the law now requires the Air District to de- Emissions federal government’s velop a plan showing how the Valley will Estimated 2000 Valley emissions worst air quality meet ozone standards by 2005. designation for To meet the standard, the Valley must Mobile sources-trucks, cars, boats, aircraft smog. This “ex- reduce emissions by an additional 30 Stationary sources-oil/gas treme” designation percent, or 300 tons per day. The District prod, manufact, coatings presently is held permits and regulates only “stationary Area-wide sources- only by the Los sources” of pollution—business and farm, pesticides, waste burn Angeles air basin. industry. The District has no authority to Natural sources This article presents regulate vehicle emissions that account for Spare the Air Em- 60 percent of the Valley’s smog problem. Reactive Organic ployer Partners The District projects the Valley can Gas (ROG) Emissions background on this eliminate, at most, an additional 63 tons of Estimated 2000 Valley emissions important issue. emissions per day—a six percent reduc- These charts show the major role cars, Late last year, tion that falls considerably short of the trucks and other mobile sources play in the U.S. Environ- needed cuts. This is why the Air District creating Valley air pollution. NOx and ROG mental Protection Board is considering voluntarily asking the are the main ingredients that form smog. Agency (EPA) --Continued on page 3-- Big Clean Air Payoff launching June 6

Earn publicity for your organization when ■Sponsor an on-site lunch for employees, you spare the air. The “Big Clean Air present Spare the Air information and give Payoff” will kick off the Spare the Air prizes for employees who carpool, bike or season on Thursday, June 6. This event use alternate transportation that day. Spare the encourages businesses to offer promotional ■Provide a free one-day bus pass to incentives or discounts. The most innova- promote the use of public transportation. Air season tive air pollution reduction promotions will ■Provide a safe place to store bicycles. June 6th to be featured in newspaper ads, free of charge. ■Give customers price reductions for Complete and return the enclosed Big Clean th carpooling. Sept. 30 Air Payoff sign-up form or sign up on line at ■Establish on-site services to reduce car www.valleyair.org/sta/Forms. trips. Sell stamps on-site and arrange for Here are things Employer Partners have a dry cleaner to pick up and deliver done in the past to promote the Spare the Air laundry. kick off. Consider them as you plan for this ■Consider flex-hours that allow employees year’s “Big Clean Air Payoff” on June 6. to carpool or rideshare. Air pollution may cause asthma in children Situation worse for the most active children

esearchers have known for years that Asthma is the leading serious chronic Rozone, or smog, can make breathing illness among youth, afflicting about 9 more difficult for people with asthma and million children. It causes not only suffering, but millions of lost hours at school and at work for parents who care for sick children. Tips for asthmatics, parents of asthmatics, Over a five-year period, researchers at athletes and outdoor workers the University of Southern California (USC) followed 3,535 children living in Be aware — Listen and watch for air pollution forecasts. Most Southern California communities with television weather reports and newspapers carry air quality informa- elevated and low ozone levels. “This tion. Or, get the most recent air quality forecast at www.valleyair.org research suggests that contrary to conven- or by calling 1-800 SMOG INFO. tional wisdom, ozone is involved in the Minimize exposure — Minimize your exposure by Staying indoors causation of asthma,” said Rob as much as possible. Keep doors and windows closed and use an air McConnell, associate professor of preven- conditioner to re-circulate indoor air. If you must drive, keep windows tative medicine at USC. up and use air conditioning that either filters or re-circulates air. The research also found that children ■Children tend to be more sensitive to high smog levels than who played three or more outdoor sports in adults because they breathe faster, and, in summer, spend more high ozone level areas were more than time active outdoors. Avoid outdoor activities, especially in the three times as likely to develop asthma afternoon and early evening, when smog levels usually peak. compared with children who did not play ■During smog episodes, children’s outdoor activities should be any sports. There was no increased risk rescheduled. Ask your child’s coach to move practices indoors. where ozone concentrations were low. If your child’s condition worsens during a smog episode, consult The research reinforces the need for your physician. educators and parents to be aware of ozone ■Reduce the duration or intensity of exercise if you must exercise levels and to be prepared to adjust outdoors. For example, go for a walk instead of a jog. children’s outdoor activities accordingly. Reduce pollution –- Practicing air friendly behaviors can help “The bottom line is this: Exercise is reduce everyone’s risk for asthma and other respiratory problems. really healthy for children, for many reasons, and children should be encour- other respiratory conditions. More recent aged to play team sports,” said McConnell. research indicates that children who “But on days when air pollution levels are expected to be high, children should limit Don’t forget to breathe heavily polluted air are much more likely to develop asthma. prolonged outdoor exertion.” order...your Spare the Air incentive items. These free 2001 year in review goodies can help you Spare the Air Employer Partners — 760. spread Spare the Air Spare the Air Employer Partners — 760. messages. An order Days when air quality required a Spare the Air day notification — form is attached, or Northern region — 2 order by visiting Central region — 10 www.valleyair.org/sta/ Southern region — 10 staidx.htm. Number of organizations participating in the Big Clean Air Pay-Off in 2000 — 60, 24 percent more than in 2000. See page 1 for stories on participating in this year’s Big ! Clean Air Pay-Off and the insert for registering to become a participant. Air District looks to tighten particulate matter controls Spare the Air helps reduce the Valley’s urban areas. EPA certified fireplaces and summertime smog problem. However, the wood stoves and natural gas- or propane- Valley also faces a particulate matter (PM) burning units pollute far less than stan- problem. PM, tiny airborne particles and dard wood-burning devices. liquid droplets that can lodge deep in the The curtailment provision could be lungs, is primarily a winter problem. two-tiered, applying only to non-certified Late last year, the San Joaquin Valley equipment at lower pollution levels and to failed to meet the federal standard for PM. all wood burning devices at higher pollu- The Clean Air Act now requires the Air tion levels. There likely would be exemp- District to implement better controls and tions for homes in which wood burning is Please Don’t Light amend rules to meet the standard. Failure the only source of heat. Tonight encourages to do so could lead to Valley-wide sanc- A second possible rule component Valley residents to tions, including loss of federal highway would require a homeowner to replace or voluntarily refrain funds and stiffer permitting requirements retire uncertified wood-burning equipment from wood burning for new and expanding businesses. when he or she sells or transfers the when PM levels are The Air District currently is accepting property. A third possible provision would high. Those limits public comment on a number of possible limit the number of fireplaces and stoves could be mandatory controls. One possible provision would be allowed in new home developments. under possible new the mandatory curtailment of wood burning No provisions have been finalized and rule amendments. when PM levels are high. Smoke-produc- the District encourages public input on ing fireplaces and wood stoves can be any proposed rule amendments. Visit the significant sources of PM, especially in Air District’s website for more information. Valley could benefit from smog designation downgrade --Continued from page 1-- Disadvantages EPA for the “extreme” designation, a move ■Potentially higher businesses costs. The with both advantages and disadvantages. required threshold for businesses to Advantages participate in a federal permitting pro- ■A later deadline of 2010 for meeting gram would be lowered. Additionally, standards. Any change in the deadline new or expanding businesses would need would not alter the Valley Air District’s to demonstrate additional emission efforts to implement these or future offsets. It is important to note that controls. Rather, this would give planned industry would eventually face these state and federal vehicle emission costs and changes anyway if the Valley changes the chance to take affect. These did not present an attainable severe plan. planned measures are projected to reduce ■The stigma of being one of only two regions emissions by 105 tons per day between categorized as extreme. This could nega- The Clean Air Kids 2005 and 2010. tively impact economic development. Club teaches Valley ■Retention of $2 billion in federal high- “The Air District’s Board takes this elementary students way funds that would be lost with failure decision very seriously,” said Air Pollution how they can prevent to meet the severe plan deadline. Control Officer David Crow. “The District air pollution. Contact ■Elimination of $36 million in annual seeks collaboration from the public, local Charlie Goldberg at fines to businesses. civic leaders, industry and medical com- 559-230-5851 for more ■Retention of local decision making. If the munity to decide the best course of ac- information. Valley fails to meet smog standards under tion.” Visit the Air District website at the severe plan, the federal government www.valleyair.org for more information and can step in and mandate controls, such as for details on upcoming public meetings. no drive days. 3 Spare the Air Employer Partners

Fresno County City of Selma Fresno Flood Control District Pacheco Figs Ag Formulators City Press Pacific Gas & Electric AIS Market Research Civic Center Square Fresno Local Conserv Corps Pacific Management Services Alert-O-Life Clear Channel Communications Fresno Metropolitan Museum Panagraph, Inc. AllWire, Inc. Clovis Adult Education Fresno Unified School District Parc Environmental Am-Gold Corp. Clovis Cemetery District Fresno Workforce Development Parlier Unified School District Ano Tech Metal Finishing Clovis Unified School Dist. Office Gage Bros Construction Office Aon Risk Services CMB Industries Gerald Lee Tahajian Law Office Payroll People Apollo Dental Products Coalinga Chamber of Commerce Gibson Wine Co. Pep Boys AT&T Wireless Services Comfort Suites Golden State Vintners Piccadilly Inn Hotels Automated Office Systems Comp USA Golden Valley Girl Scout Council Piccadilly Inn Shaw BE Giovannetti & Sons Compactor Specialist Goodman and Co Portfolio Advisors Baker, Manock & Jensen Compare Insurance Agency Gottschalks Procter’s Jewelers Bank of America Environmental Copper Hills Elementary School Grisanti and Associtates Provost & Pritchard Engineering Network Cornnuts, Inc. Hanover Compressor Co. RW Greenwood Associates Inc Bank Of America Fashion Fair Cotton West Ag Management Haroutunian Farms Ramada Inn University Bank Of America Fig Garden Council of Fresno Co. Governments Harris Ranch Beef Co. Reedley College Bank Of America Loan Center Crown Printing Helena Chemical Reno’s Hardware Bartels Research Corp. Cunnings & Cunnings, Inc. Herndon Barstow Elem. School Rich Products Corp. Best Western Village Inn Dan Banuelos, CPA Herndon Village Chiropractic Riverside Landscape & Nursery Best Western Water Tree Inn Dantel, Inc. Hightower Construction RMC Lonestar Biola Comm. Services District Data Central Collection Agency Hood Bros Pallets & Bins Rutter Armey Inc. Biola-Pershing Elem. School David & Sons Houghton Kearney Elem. School Safety-Kleen Corp. Blair, Church & Flynn Days Inn Blackstone Housing Authorities Saint Agnes Medical Center Engineering Denham Personnel Services HR Connect Salwasser Manufacturing Borders Books & Music Dow Brands Internal Revenue Service San Joaquin Glass Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno Dowling, Aaron & Keeler International English Institute San Joaquin Valley Insurance County Dr Roger Graumann Ironworkers Local Union San Joaquin Valley Rehab Hospital Brad’s Auto Body Dumont Printing J.E. Ethridge Construction San Mar Properties, Inc. California Animal Health & Duncan Enterprises Jeffrey W. Glassheim, D.O., Inc. Sanger General Hospital Food Safety Lab Dynamis, Inc. Jones Cleaning Centers Saroyan Elementary School California State University, E&J Gallo Winery Kaiser Permanente Selma Community Hospital Fresno Econo Office Furniture Kasco Fab Inc Shanghai Chinese Cuisine Calaveras Materials Inc. Educational Employees Credit Kenclaire West Elec. Agencies Shapemakers 2000 California Air National Guard Union Kerman Texaco Car Wash Shaver Lake Sports LLC California Dairies, Inc. Edwards 21 Fresno Cinemas KFSN ABC 30 Sherwin Williams Auto Finishes California Highway Patrol Edwards Chiropractic Clinic KFTY Channel 21 Univision Sherwood Lehman Massucco Inc. California State AAA El Capitan Middle School King Of Kings Comm. Center Sierra Kings District Hospital Camco Executive Housewares Kingsburg Chamber Of Commerce Sir Speedy Cantisano Foods, Inc. FIRM Associates, Inc. Kingsburg Cotton Oil Co Six Jewels Carroll-David Distributing Inc Fairfield Inn KISS Country Solutions by Design Cathedral Christian School FCC Training Institute KGPE 47 Spolsdoff Enterprises Inc Cavale-Taylor & Co. Federal Police KMPH Fox 26 State Center Communoity College Cedar Veterinary Hospital Fig Garden Swim & Racquet Club KMSG Channel 59 District Cellulo Co. Four Points Hotel By Sheraton KPXF TV 61 Paxnet State Comp Insurance Fund Central California Blood Center Fowler Cabinet & Hardware Co. Krebs Associates State Farm Central High School E. Campus Fowler Dehydrator KSEE TV 24 (NBC) State of CA Fleet Administration Central Unified School District Foxwood Apartments Laidlaw Transit Steinbeck Elementary School Central Valley Awning Fremont Compensation Laton Community Services Dist. Sterling Coatings/Cecorr GP Central Valley Regional Little Miracles Christian Preschol Stewart Title Central Valley Vein & Laser Fresno Association of Realtors Life Point Sun-Maid Growers of CA Center Fresno Asthmatic Children’s Loan Mart Sunrise Assisted Living of Education Environ. Studies London Properties Superior Auto Body & Paint Department Fresno Bee Madison Elementary School T. James Williams & Co. Check N Go Fresno Chamber of Commerce McKinley Elementary The Business Journal Chicago Title Co. Fresno Chrysler Plymouth Media One The California Apple Commission Children’s Services Network Fresno City College Mendota Biomass Power Ltd. The Carpet Corner Citrus Mini Mart Fresno City Manager’s Office Michael Automotive The Discovery Center City of Clovis Fresno County Human Services Microsource The Hartford City of Clovis Public Utilities Fresno County Office of Education Mi-Rancho Tortillas The Island Water Park City of Clovis Solid Waste Fresno Convention & Visitors Moderne Plastic, Inc. The Salvation Army City of Fresno Wastewater Bureau Mountain View School The Valley Yellow Pages City of Fresno, Water Division Fresno Convention Center National Training Institute The Windham City of Reedley Fresno County EOC Natural Vision Todco Division City of Sanger Fresno County MCAH North American Title Insurance Towne Place Suites Travelers Inn Golden Empire Transit District International Paper California State AAA Triple Equities Golden State Drilling JG Boswell Central Valley Regional Uncle Harry’s NY Bagelry Gray Lift Inc Kings County Government Center City of Merced University of California Center, Grayson Service Lemoore Naval Air Station Delhi Unified School District Fresno Green Lawn Mortuary Lemoore N.A.S. Youth Svcs. Dos Palos Memorial Hospital Uniroyal Chemical Griffith Company Loan Mart #3343 Fawcett Farms United Cerebral Palsy GTE Wirless Nestle Food Company Foster Farms United Food Workers Credit Union IC Solutions Phytogen Seed Co., Llc Huntsman Packaging Corp. United Tax Service Internal Revenue Service Prison Industry Authority JC Penney - Merced USA Petroleum/USA Gasoline Jaco Oil Co Richards Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick JR Wood Inc USA Waste of California JC Penney Co Roberts Collision Center La Sierra/Merced Living Care Vacchcs Jim Burke Ford Lincoln Mercury Sawtelle & Rosprim Machine Lipton Val Print Kern Bros. Trucking Seward Luggage Luther Burbank School Valley Behavioral Health Kern Co. Human Services The Hanford Sentinel McLane Pacific Valley Detroit Diesel Allison Kern Co. Superintendent of Wal-Mart Merced College Valley Iron, Inc. Schools Merced County Valley Sanitary Supply Kern Council of Governments Merced School Employee Fed Valley Type & Design L&A Oak Designs Madera County Credit Vendo Lortz and Son Manufacturing Co. Advanced Drainage Systems Mercy Hospital & Health VF Farms M & S Security Services Inc Anderson Pump Co. Mercy Surgical & Diagnostic Vision Care Center Mercy Westside Hospital Baltimore Aircoil Co Morning Star Foods Inc. Vocational Management Services Merrill Lynch Berry Construction Planada Elem. School District VODAK National Training Institute California State AAA Product Development Corp Wal-Mart #1882 New Horizons Computer Learning Canandaigua West Inc Richwood Meat Co Inc William L. Griffin Jr., MD North Bakersfield Recreation and Carris Reels Of California Riggs Ambulance Service Woody’s Cabinets Park District Central Valley Indian Health Rogers Foods Your Realty Co Nuevo Energy Company City Of Madera - Public Works Schendel School Zee Medical Services Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. Country Club Auto Body State Farm Insurance Ziering Allergy & Respiratory Pillsbury Bakeries & Food Color Box Transcounty Title Co. Prudential America West D. Papagni Fruit Company Unilever Best Foods Pyrenees French Bakery DC Cleaners US Postal Service Kern County Quintus Eagle Feather Crafts Wash ‘N Wag Advance Beverage Co. Residence Inn Earth & Ocean Sports Inc Winton School District Aera Energy Rio Bravo Tennis Georgia-Pacific Madera Container All American Pipeline Co. Ruggenberg Career Center Giersch & Associates, Inc. Ameripride Valley Uniform San Joaquin Bank Heartland Opportunity Center San Joaquin County Anchor Services San Joaquin Valley College IKG Industries Division Ad Art Electronic Sign Corp. Bakersfield Ag Co, Inc. Sears Valley Plaza J&P Tolmosoff Farms Ameron International Bakersfield Blaze Sierra Iron & Metals Co Inc Lamanuzzi & Pantaleo Applied Aerospace Structures Bakersfield Californian State Compensation Insurance Fund Logoluso Farms AT&T Broadband Blueprint Service Co State Farm Insurance Madera Ag Services Bank of The West Braun Electric Co Inc Stewart Title Madera Cars Unlimited Bay Alarm Chevron USA Production The Industrial Co. Madera County Economic Bay Sulfur Company Chicago Title Three Way Chevrolet Co. Development Comm California State Automobile Assoc. City Of Delano Time Warner Cable Madera County Office of Education California Youth Authority & Coca-Cola Enterprises TOSCO Distribution Co. Madera County Personnel Office Northern CA Youth Corr. Center Conglas US Postal Service Madera County Superior Court California Cedar Products Days Inn Valley Tree & Construction Co. Madera Community Hospital California State AA - Cdf Delano District Skilled Nursing Wasco Chevron Madera Tribune California State AA - Law Dept. Facility West Side Recreation & Park Madera Unified School District Caltrans - San Joaquin Co. Delano Energy Westminster Ceramics LLC North Fork Rancheria Carpenter Co. Delano Logistics Services Inc Wilson Paves & Associates James Monroe Elementary School Chateau Convalescent Hospital Delano Regional Medical Regency Thermographers Chicago Title Co Delano Union Elem. School Sierra View School City of Lodi Engineer’s Dept District Kings County Steel Structures Inc City of Manteca Double Tree Hotel Avenal State Prison Thomas Products Inc. City of Ripon El Paso Merchant Energy Ca State Prison, Corcoran Truevalue Homecenter City of Stockton Equilon Enterprises LLC Cal-Clark Farms, Inc. Valley Children’s Hospital Crestwood Manor Fleet Card Fuels California Highway Patrol Valley Grain Products / Azteca Delicato Vineyards Food Maxx California State AA Victor Packing Delta Containers/Sunrise Foster Farms Chemical Waste Management Zoria Farms Diamond Of California Foundation for Medical Care City Of Lemoore Dopaco Inc. Four Points Hotel Corcoran District Hospital DSC Logistics Fred Cummins Honda Suzuki Gilroy Foods Merced County Earthgrains Frito-Lay, Inc. Hanford Community Medical AT&T Cable Los Banos Golden Empire Ambulance Center AT&T Cable Services East Union High School Strocal, Inc. Pacific Star Communications Gas & Goodies El Paso Energy (Dynegy) Technotrim Procter & Gamble Holiday Inn Visalia Hotel & Enviroplex, Inc. The Stockton Record Santa Fe Aggregates, Inc. Convention Center First United Methodist Church The Wine Group Silgan Containers Corp. Ivex Corporation Fisher’s Legal Express Three-M Media Stanislaus Area Association of J C Penney FMC/Franrica Systems Tracy Federal Credit Union Governments Kaweah Delta Health Care District Frank C. Alegre Trucking Inc. Tracy Food 4 Less Stanislaus County Housing Kaweah River Rock Company General Mills Inc Tracy Unified School District- Authority Kawneer Company Inc. General Services Admin Technology Office Stanislaus County Public Works Kmart #3916 HJ Baker & Brothers, Inc. Tully C Knoles School State Farm Insurance Knudsen Hammer / I-5 Arco United Way Thomas Equipment Rental Co Moore North America Harley Murray Inc. US Postal Service Trivalley Growers Plant One Outpatient Health & Safety Health Plan of San Joaquin USA Gas USPS Salida Pettigrew Harvest & Trucking Heinz USA USA Products/Fashion Magic USPS Turlock Porterville College Holz Rubber Co. Valley Electric Company Valley Color Graphics Porterville Development Center House Of Redwood, Inc. Valley Mountain Regional Center Valley First Credit Union PSI-Tronix Inc Husky Crane Inc. Village West Arco Valley Fresh, Inc. PW Pipe Infinity Outdoor Wal-Mart 2025 Velasquez Dairy Radisson Hotel International Paper Waterloo Food & Fuel Wood Colony Millwork Ruiz Food Products, Inc. J M Manufacturing Western Farm Service YMCA of Stanislaus County Screw Conveyor Pacific Corp. JC Trucking Co. Whispering Hope Care Center Sequoia / Kings Canyon Natl Pks Kaiser Permanente Medical Snowden School KBC Trading & Processing Co. Tulare County Southern California Edison Co. Kentucky Fried Chicken Stanislaus County Advanced Food Products Stanley Bostitch Lathrop Woodworks A.L. Gibert Co. Amber Foods State Farm Insurance Lawrence Livermore Lab #300 Auto Craft Body & Paint Bank of the Sierra Taycal Press Lincoln High School Borders Books & Music Beckman Coulter, Inc. The Adgap Group Linden Unified School District Bronco Wine Company Bret’s Auto Center The Gas Company Lodi District Chamber California State AA Butler Manufacturing Co TPG Consulting Inc. Lodi Health Care Center Citadel Communications C & C Computer Services Trucker’s Mini Mart Lodi News Sentinel City of Ceres California Pretzel Company Tulare County Lodi Nut Company City of Modesto Cavale-Taylor & Co Insurance Tulare County Office of Education Lodi Wine & Business Center County Of Stanislaus Central Valley Regional Tulare District Healthcare System Loel Foundation Countz Counter Tops, Inc. Chicago Title Co Tulare Food Mart MCI Worldcom Crown Cork and Seal Co City of Farmersville Tule River Indian Health Center McKinley Elementary CS Integrated LLC City of Tulare U.S. Forest Service-Tule River National Broom Co. CSU, Stanislaus City of Visalia United Wholesale Lumber NCTS Det. San Diego-Stockton DDM, Inc. College of The Sequoias US Cold Storage NDS, Inc. Del Monte Foods Color Box Visalia Cyclery New Haven School Doctors Medical Center Corrwood Containers Visalia Medical Clinic Northern California Youth Doubletree Hotel Modesto Costco Wholesale Visalia Nursing & Rehab Center Correctional Center E&J Gallo Winery Early California Foods Visalia Oaks Nor Cal Beverage Emanuel Medical Center Educational Employees Cu Visalia Racquet Club Pacific Coast Producers Fabricated Extrusions Family Healthcare Network Visalia Times-Delta Pac-West Telecomm Inc. Frito-Lay Inc Farmersville Health Center Visalia Unified School District PG&E Hershey Chocolate Farmersville Unified School Dist. Visalia YMCA PG&E - Stockton Division Hi-Tec Sports U.S.A., Inc Fisher Manufacturing Voltage Multipliers Inc Plastaket Manufacturing Hy-Lond Franzen-Hill Corp. Warren & Baerg Manufacturing Poly Processing Co. International Paper Frito-Lay, Inc. Ziering Allergy & Respiratory Posdef Power Co., L.P. Keyes Union Elem. School Dist Center Private Industry Council KOSO B93 Ripon Christian School Kraft Foods To promote public transportation Robert Mondavi Winery Liquid Container L.P. use, Fresno Area Express (FAX) is San Joaquin Co. Plant Engineering Major Sysco providing free bus passes for San Joaquin Council of Modesto A’s Baseball Governments Modesto Bee Free bus passes Spare the Air partnerstners. The Sanborn Chevrolet Inc. Modesto Building Maintenance available!! complimentary coupons are good Schack & Company Modesto City Schools for rides anywhere FAX travels. Silgan Containers - San Joaquin Modesto Convalescent Hospital Silverado Broadcasting Modesto Court Room Each partner can claim a maxi- Smart San Joaquin Reg. Transit Modesto Tent & Awning mum of X coupons and they are SRI/Surgical Express Nasco available while supplies last. St. Joseph’s Medical Center National Health Plans State Farm Insurance Oak Valley Hospital Please contact Charlie Goldberg (559-230-5851 or Stockton CSMS National Guard Ogden Martin Systems ([email protected]) for more information. Stockton Ports Baseball Pacific Southwest Container Air District incentives reward cleaner vehicle purchases The Valley Air District will pay you to Prius and Honda Insight). The Air District reduce vehicle emissions. is making $500,000 available Valley-wide Is your car clean? Air District incentive for certain cleaner vehicles in this program programs encourage Valley Additional Air District funding pro- residents to choose lower vides incentives for cleaner technologies emission passenger, me- applied to heavy-duty on-road vehicles, dium-duty and heavy-duty off-road vehicles, locomotives, marine vehicles, and to use cleaner- vessels, electric forklifts, electric airport running agricultural irriga- ground support equipment and stationary tion engines. agricultural irrigation pump engines. The Valley Air District These incentives are available to munici- may give you up to $3,000 palities, government agencies, school The California Air Resources Board’s to buy a new, reduced districts, private firms and individuals “Buyer’s Guide to Cleaner Cars” is emission passenger or These incentive programs are not a available at www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/ medium-duty vehicle that rebate. Paperwork must be filed and ccbg/ and includes information on low runs on compressed natural approved by the District before new emission passenger cars, trucks, gas, liquefied petroleum vehicles are purchased. pickups, vans and SUVs for model gas, methanol, ethanol or For more information on these pro- years 1995 to 2002. electricity. Incentives also grams, visit the Air District website at exist for the purchase of an www.valleyair.org or call 559-230-5858. electric hybrid car (such as the Toyota New Amtrak train links Valley with Sacramento he addition of a new Amtrak train and Oakland. Rail travel times to Sacra- T effectively links Valley mento or Oakland are comparable to business travelers with the state driving. However, onboard worktables and capital. The new train leaves electric outlets allow Amtrak passengers to Bakersfield at 7:15 a.m. work on board. Additionally, train travel- and arrives in Sacramento ers bypass stressful traffic and parking at 12:30 p.m., with sched- issues. And, of course, use of the train uled stops throughout the promotes cleaner Valley air! Valley. Same-day travelers For reservation, fare and schedules, can hop on board at 5:30 call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL, visit p.m. for the return trip. Amtrak also www.amtrak.com, or contact a travel agent. operates four trains between Bakersfield E-mail notifications -- Our own pollution reduction plan

TOMORROW! pare the Air coordinators have encour- Goldberg, at (559) Saged us to reduce the paper generated 230-5851 or by e- through faxed notifications of Spare the Air mail at days. In response, we are offering e-mail [email protected]., and tell him notification. Signing up for e-mail notifica- you want to be notified by e-mail. Also tion will make the District’s communications provide the name and e-mail address of with you faster, paper free and more conve- someone that can serve as a back up in case nient. Be sure to contact Spare the Air you are out on a Spare the Air day. 7 Employer Partner Coordinator Charlie 1990 E. Gettysburg Ave. / Fresno, CA 93726 (559) 230-5800 / www.valleyair.org

PUBLIC EDUCATION CONTACTS: Josette M. Merced Bello ([email protected]) Public Education Administrator/Media Liaison Charlie Goldberg ([email protected]) Spare the Air Employer Partner Coordinator Janis B. Parker ([email protected]) Spare the Air Public Outreach Coordinator Stacey Galati ([email protected]) North Valley Education and Media Liaison Kelly Malay ([email protected])

South Valley Education and Media Liaison

Visalia Unified School Dist. School Unified Visalia DoubleTree Hotel DoubleTree

Valley Iron, Inc. Iron, Valley San Joaquin Bank Joaquin San Kaweah River Rock Company Rock River Kaweah California of Diamond

Center, Fresno Center, Safety-Kleen Jones Cleaners Centers Inc. Centers Cleaners Jones District School Unified Delano

University of California of University Reno’s Hardware Store Hardware Reno’s Internal Revenue Service Revenue Internal Cleaners D.C.

United Tax Service Tax United Group Herndon Village Chiropractic Village Herndon District Cemetery Clovis

Environmental Services Environmental Provost & Pritchard Engineering Pritchard & Provost Hartford Life Hartford Stockton of City

Tulare County Tulare Panagraph, Inc. Panagraph, Hammer/I-5 ARCO Hammer/I-5 Merced of City

TPG Consulting, inc. Consulting, TPG Pacific Management Services Management Pacific Corporation Clovis of City

Thielen and Associates and Thielen PARC Environmental PARC Grundfos Pumps Manufacturing Pumps Grundfos Go ‘n Check

Strocal Correctional Center Correctional Goodman and Company and Goodman Center Laser & Vein Valley Central

St. Joseph’s Medical Center Medical Joseph’s St. Northern California Youth California Northern Frito-Lay Center Blood California Central

ance Fund ance Modesto Tent & Awning & Tent Modesto Fresno Grizzlies Fresno Fresno

State Compensation Insur- Compensation State Modesto Court Room Court Modesto Fresno Association of Realtors of Association Fresno University— State California

Schack & Co, Inc. Co, & Schack Modesto A’s Modesto Fresno Area Express Area Fresno Café and Books Borders

Santa Fe Aggregates, Inc. Aggregates, Fe Santa Madera Cars Unlimited Auto Center Auto Unlimited Cars Madera Fisher’s Legal Express Legal Fisher’s Sons & Giovannetti B.E.

Hospital London Properties London Farmersville Health Center Health Farmersville Prison State Avenal

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