Climate change poses one of the most significant challenges of our time. Not only must our society curb greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel use, but we must adapt to rising sea levels, increased droughts and floods, and extreme storm events, all of which will affect our wastewater infrastructure.
The wastewater community plays a significant role in addressing climate change. Wastewater agencies across the state are improving the energy efficiency of their operations to reduce demands on fossil fuel energy sources, producing renewable energy using biogas, solar, and wind, reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, and developing strategies to adapt to expected changes in climate.
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Comment Letters
- FINAL CV Climate Change Work Plan CASAComments – November 20, 2017
- CT allocations letter 2017 – August 16, 2017
- Comments on SB 1383 draft concepts – July 21, 2017
- Final Safeguarding CA Plan Comments – June 23, 2017
- Comments on 2030 Scoping Plan – April 10, 2017
- Comments on ClimateChangeResolution – March 3, 2017
- Comment Letter on the Revised Proposed SLCP Reduction Strategy – January 17, 2017
- Comments-on-2030-scoping-plan-discussion – December 16, 2016
- Comment Letter Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emission – September 19, 2016
- CWCCG-CASA_Comment_ltr supporting CARB_proposed_SLCP_Reduction_Strategy – May 27, 2016
- Comments_Mitigation Program – March 24, 2016
- Recommendations for Cap and Trade Allocations – January 28, 2016
- Comments on the DRAFT Safeguarding California: Implementation Action Plans – December 10, 2015
- Comments on the Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Draft Second Investment Plan (Fiscal Years 2016-17 through 2018-2019) – November 13, 2015
- Comments on the proposed first update to the Climate Change Scoping Plan: Building on the Framework -April 28, 2015
- Comments on the draft Short Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy – October 30, 2015
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