Meeting Time:
November 14, 2024 at 5:30pm PST
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As part of the electrification team for 350 Sacramento, I am generally supportive of what is proposed here for moving forward on electrification of existing and new buildings.
That said, I'd like the City to also consider using its influence with the Air Quality Management District in pursuing a zero NOx appliance standard on the sale of gas heaters and water heaters, as was done in the Bay Area Air Quality District. This could achieve GHG savings on a larger number of existing homes, and may become a state standard, so would only be advancing a timeline. As an emssions standard, EPCA requirements don’t apply.
Citing that emissions from natural gas building appliances account for a similar amount of NOx pollution as passenger vehicles in the Bay Area, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District adopted zero NOx appliance standards in March 2023 . They have same non-attainment pollutants as Sacramento : PM and low Ozone, and NOx contribute to the formation of low ozone and fine particulate matter, or PM2.5. Sacramento Co. has higher rates of Emergency Department visits for asthma than the state average, so this non-attainment has health repercussions.
Coupling any of these measures with a permit compliance check at time of sale is a way to ensure better permit compliance.
Please do not go to Sun Spa, located at 6804 Fruitridge Rd #A
Sacramento, CA, 95820, They will claim that they are too busy for you.