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Mr.Martin May 1, Global Investment Page 5ge 5 - Employee shower and locker areas for bicycle and pedestrian commuters - On-site employee cafeterias or eating areas - Pre-wire the units with high speed modem connections/DSL and extra phone lines - Exits to adjoining streets should be designed to reduce time to re-enter traffic from the project site - More information can be found at http://www.ciwmb.ce.gov/GreenBuildinq/, http://Www.lgc.org, http://www.sustainable.doe.gov , and http://www.consumerenerqvcenter.org/index.html • The District encourages the applicant and fleet operators using the facility to take advantage of the District's Heavy-Duty Engine program to reduce project emissions. The Heavy Duty program provides incentives for the replacement of older diesel engines with new, cleaner, fuel-efficient diesel engines. The program also provides incentives for the re-power of older, heavy-duty trucks with cleaner diesel engines or alternative fuel engines. New alternative fuel heavy-duty trucks also qualify. For more information regarding this program contact the District at (559) 230-5858 or visit our website at hftp://www.vallevair.org/transportation/heavydutyidx.htm. • Idle reduction technologies save fuel and reduce diesel emissions from idling trucks and construction equipment. The applicant should Incorporate idle reduction strategies that reduce the main propulsion engine idling time through alternative technologies. Examples of such technologies can be found on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys website _http://www.epa.gov/otag/smartwav/ idlingtechnologies htm. Idle reduction mitigation measures include: - Require that all diesel engines be shut off when not in use on the premises to reduce emissions from idling. - If Truck Refrigeration Units (TRU's) will be utilized, provide an alternative energy source for the TRU to allow diesel engines to be completely turned off. - Electrify truck-parking areas to allow trucks with sleeper cabs to use electric heating and cooling to eliminate the need to idle their diesel engines. • Construction activity mitigation measures include: - Limit area subject to excavation, grading, and other construction activity at any one time - Limit the hours of operation of heavy duty equipment and/or the amount of equipment in use - Replace fossil-fueled equipment with electrically driven equivalents (provided they are not run via a portable generator set) - Require that all diesel engines be shut off when not in use to reduce emissions from idling. - Curtail construction during periods of high ambient pollutant concentrations; this may include ceasing of construction activity during the peak-hour of vehicular traffic on adjacent roadways, and "Spare the Air Days" declared by the District. - Implement activity management(e.g. rescheduling activities to reduce short-term impacts) - During the smog season (May through October), lengthen the construction period to minimize the number of vehicles and equipment operating at the same time. - Off road trucks should.be equipped with on-road engines when possible. - Minimize obstruction of traffic on adjacent roadways. • Construction equipment may be powered by diesel engines fueled by alternative diesel fuel blends or Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). The California Air Resources Board (CARE) has verified specific alternative diesel fuel blends for NOx and PM emission reduction. Only fuels that have been certified by CARB should be used. Information on biodiesel can be found on CARB's website at hftp://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/diesel/altdiesel/altdiesel.htm and the EPA's website at http://www.epa.gov! oms/models/biodsl.htm. The applicant should also use CARB certified alternative fueled engines in construction equipment where practicable. Alternative fueled equipment may be powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquid Propane Gas (LPG), electric motors, or other CARB certified off-road technologies. To find engines certified by the CARB, see their certification website hftp://www.arb.ca.gov/mspron/offroad/cerUcert.php. For more information on any of the technologies listed above, please contact Mr. Chris Acree, Senior Air Quality Specialist, at(559)230-5829. • Construction equipment may be used that meets the current off-road engine emission standard (as certified by the CARB), or be re-powered with an engine that meets this standard. Tier I, Tier 11 and