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Rincon Consultants is a multi-disciplinary environmental sciences, planning, and engineering consulting firm that provides quality professional services to government and industry.
California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 1103, the Non-residential Building Energy Use Disclosure, stipulates that non-residential property owners must complete energy benchmarking and disclose building energy usage for buildings with a gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or larger anytime they finance, sell, or lease such structures. To standardize this reporting, AB 1103 requires non-residential building owners to compile and input their buildings energy consumption data into the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager system. To upload data, property owners are required to gather annual energy usage data from each individual building tenant and generate a Data Verification Checklist for the entire building. To comply with AB 1103, non-residential building owners must disclose the Data Verification Checklist and rating to the following: - A prospective buyer of the building (no later than 24 hours prior to execution of the sales contract).
General Permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activities (Industrial General Permit) will become effective on July 1, 2015, and includes significant changes to industrial facilities requiring permitting, monitoring, and reporting processes. Types of industrial facilities requiring permit coverage under the new Industrial General Permit (IGP) include the following: * However, a “light industry” facility can claim a conditional exclusion by filing a No Exposure Certification (NEC) certifying that there is no exposure of industrial activities and storage of materials to stormwater. If you have any questions, or wish any assistance in the new Industrial General Permit requirements, please feel free to contact Kristin Roberts or Ed De La Llave at (805) 644-4455, or request a quote below.
Moving from a grand regional vision to local implementation, the Bay Trail Project’s first step was to lobby all nine Bay-Area counties and 47 shoreline cities to incorporate the Bay Trail into their general plans, local trail plans, and specific plans for waterfront development. When shoreline developments are proposed, Bay Trail staff retains a role during the CEQA public involvement process in "elevating public access as a priority at the local level to help further the regional goal of completing a continuous Bay Trail,” says Laura Thompson (right), who has managed the Bay Trail Project since 2004. Today, five of the Bay Area’s seven bridges provide access to bicyclists and pedestrians, including preexisting access on the Golden Gate and Dumbarton bridges. The bulk of funding to acquire right-of-way and develop trails has come from State bonds for parks, wildlife, and open space; however, existing bonds are running out, and the future funding environment on a State level is uncertain, Parmer says.
With the release of the new 2014 Industrial General Permit, we will be launching a blog series to introduce and provide information to determine whether an industrial facility must comply with California’s stormwater regulations. Over the next few months, keep an eye out for posts in our new series, “Stormwater Dischargers Associated with Industrial Activities” with subtopics that will help explain specific 2014 IGP key changes and compliance requirements