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newsrel -- West Sacramento company settles with ARB for $32,550 for diesel emissions violations
Posted: 30 Mar 2010 11:05:33
Diesel exhaust creates 70 percent of the airborne carcinogens in California's air. Release 10-29 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2010 Dimitri Stanich 916-322-2825 www.arb.ca.gov West Sacramento company settles with ARB for $32,550 for diesel emissions violations SACRAMENTO – The California Air Resources Board last month came to terms with a West Sacramento, Calif. produce company for $32,550 for failing to submit its TRU facility report. ARB investigators found that NorCal Produce did not submit the required facility report by the 2006 deadline, as required by the transport refrigeration unit air toxic control measure. “California is leading the way on air quality,” said ARB Enforcement Chief James Ryden. “By monitoring diesel emissions the state can set an example for the nation.” Under the penalty, NorCal Produce must: • Ensure that staff responsible for compliance with the diesel truck emission inspection program attend diesel education courses and provide certificates of completion within one year; • Instruct vehicle operators to comply with the state’s idling regulations; • Complete heavy-duty diesel engine software and control technology upgrades in compliance with regulations; • Supply all smoke inspection records to ARB for the next four years; and, • Properly label engines to ensure compliance with the engine emissions certification program regulations. The California Air Pollution Control Fund, established to mitigate various sources of pollution through education and the advancement and use of cleaner technology, will receive $24,113, and the remaining $8,137 will go to the Peralta Community College District to fund diesel education classes around the state. Failure to inspect diesel vehicles can lead to an increase in harmful airborne particles that Californians breathe. In 1998, the ARB listed diesel particulate matter as a toxic air contaminant in order to protect public health. Exposure to diesel emissions can increase the risk of asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, and contribute to premature death. The Air Resources Board is a department of the California Environmental Protection Agency. ARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards. #####
