Communities are experiencing increasingly intense and variable impacts of climate change. Not only must our society curb greenhouse gas emissions and fossil fuel use to mitigate climate change, but we must also adapt to rising sea/tide levels, increased frequency of extreme events (droughts, wildfires, storms, winds), interruptions to power and material deliveries, all of which threaten infrastructure and operations.
While members have been proactively working to assess their vulnerabilities to develop strategies to adapt to the changing climate and demands, communities are beginning to recognize the critical role wastewater treatment facilities (or resource recovery facilities) play in community resilience. Our members engage in recycling wastewater into potable water, as well as the recovery and beneficial use of renewable energy, biosolids, fuel, and other valuable resources, supporting a circular resources economy while minimizing community greenhouse gas emissions.
Advanced Clean Vehicle Regulations
CARB’s Advanced Clean Vehicle Regulations
Understanding CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations (new link to come to the revised document)
Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-fleets)
Advanced Clean Truck Regulations (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-trucks)
Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/advanced-clean-cars-program/advanced-clean-cars-ii)
Heavy-Duty Omnibus Regulations (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/heavy-duty-low-nox)
Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction
Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Reduction Strategy
CARB’s Final SLCP Reduction Strategy (2017) (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/slcp-strategy-final)
CARB’s GHG SLCP Inventory (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/ghg-slcp-inventory)
CalRecycle’s SB 1383 Regulations – Methane Reduction by Organic Waste Diversion from Landfills (hyperlink to: https://calrecycle.ca.gov/organics/slcp/education/#:~:text=General%20Information,and%20other%20food%20recovery%20organizations)
SWRCB’s Co-digestion Capacity Analysis (hyperlink: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/climate/docs/co_digestion/final_co_digestion_capacity_in_california_report_only.pdf) and Appendices (hyperlink: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/climate/docs/co_digestion/final_co_digestion_capacity_in_california_appendices_only.pdf)
Climate Change Mitigation by Improving Soil Health & Carbon Sequestration (i.e., beneficial use of biosolids)
CNRA Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy & Expanding Nature-based Solutions (hyperlink to: https://resources.ca.gov/initiatives/expanding-nature-based-solutions)
CARB Natural and Working Lands Greenhouse Gas Model (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/natural-and-working-lands)
CDFA Climate Resilience Strategy for California Agriculture (hyperlink to: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/climate/)
CDFA Healthy Soils Initiative (hyperlink to: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/healthysoils/)
AB 32 & Scoping Plan
Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32) & CARB’s Climate Change Scoping Plan
AB 32 Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/fact-sheets/ab-32-global-warming-solutions-act-2006)
AB 32 Climate Change Scoping Plan (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan)
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program
LCFS Program (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/low-carbon-fuel-standard)
LCFS Regulation (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/low-carbon-fuel-standard/lcfs-regulation)
LCFS Life Cycle Analysis Models and Documentation (including a pathway for Biomethane from Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Sewage Sludge) (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/documents/lcfs-life-cycle-analysis-models-and-documentation)
Cap-&-Trade Program
CARB’s Cap-and-Trade Program
Cap-and-Trade Program (hyperlink to: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/cap-and-trade-program)
Adapting to Climate Change
CNRA’s California Climate Adaptation Strategy (hyperlink to: https://resources.ca.gov/Initiatives/Building-Climate-Resilience/2024-State-Adaptation-Strategy-Update)
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Comment Letters
- 070921_CASA Comments_ScopingPlanUpdate2022_FINAL
- 6-22-21 CASA Comments CEC-SB100
- 4-2-21 CASA Comments Proposed Clean Fleet Rule Workshop
- 19-SB-100_CASACommentLetter_FINAL
- 11-5-20 CASA LCFS Comment Letter
- 10-18-19 CASA Comments SB 1383 Draft Regs
- 9-12-18 CASA comments Aliso Canyon Mitigation
- 8-23-18 AB 617 FINAL Comment Letter
- WEG 2 0 Gap Analysis FNL DRAFT 7-13-2018[1][2]
- CASA WEG 2.0 Gap Analysis Feedback Form
- 6-6-18 FINAL CASA Comments on CPUC Adaptation OIR_060618[1]
- 5-16-18 CASA Comments SB 1383 Regs[5]
- 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