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Today's focus/Environment <br /> Cost of vehicle cleanup going up <br /> r <br /> Record photo by AMELrrA MANES <br /> Terry Hilburn washes the cab of his truck the old-fashioned way at the truck stop at Cherokee Way and Highway 99. <br /> Law helps Stockton line up with Clean Water Act <br /> By Bert EIJera den, they show up and said we could $25,000 per day. <br /> Reurcd Staff writer not wash anymore. What will happen The ordinance requires them to take <br /> A new Stockton city law That regu- is they will force us out of business. their vehicles to commercial carwash- <br /> lates the St led itycan wash his Truck washing can be very costly." es or to install wash racks on their <br /> yCraig The City Council in July adopted an properties.These wash racks would he <br /> Beet of 15 delivery trucks has added at ordinance that officials said will bring connected to sewer lines, which lead <br /> least $800 a month to his operating Stockton into comptiance with the fed- to the city water-treatment plant. <br /> costs. City Clean Water Ac[ and state regtila- City officials said they have no alter- <br /> It's an expense he and other small- native but [o coin with the federal <br /> business owners cannot afford, said tions, which control runoff into the ph' <br /> ci s storm-drain tem and state regulations. <br /> Craig, owner the Craig and "How do you meet this mandate <br /> Hamilton Co. meat-delivery business Businesses washing vehicles on and still be fair?" asked Vice Mayor <br /> on union Road in Stockton. pavement ul where chemicals and ms Floyd Weaver. "We get the blame for <br /> "We're just a little guy washing our locants could run into storm drains all these costs. Its not fair." <br /> trucks every Saturday for 25 years on and eventually end up in waterways <br /> the same spot," he said. All of a sud- that feed the Delta — can be fined Please see LAW,Back page <br />