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East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) Private Sewer Lateral Program

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is spearheading an effort to keep the San Francisco Bay clean by requiring EBMUD, several East Bay cities and one sewer district to fix old, cracked sewer pipes to ensure they don’t allow the infiltration of rainwater which can overwhelm wastewater treatment facilities, resulting in untreated and partially treated sewage being released into the Bay.

East Bay Regional Private Sewer Lateral Program Brochure - Click Here

State Responsibility Area Fee Regulation

During C.A.R’s Board of Directors Meeting in San Jose 2011, it was approved that C.A.R “SUPPORT” legislation that would eliminate the State Responsibility Area Fire Prevention Benefit Fee.

- CA State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, News Release
- Capitol Alert: State Board Approves maximum $90 fee on rural homeowners
- CA State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, Regulation Language

Gas Shut-Off Valve

In 2010 the CCAR Government Affairs Team asked the county to review and re-consider the gas shut-off valve point of sale requirement that each gas appliance in the building have a valve installed. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the County’s Gas Shut-Off Device Ordinance. With the change the shut-off devices are only required at the main gas service.

Although this was a change in the right direction, the gas shut-off is still a hot topic and is continually being considered.