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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