Association of Compost Producers Member Meeting
The Calif. State Chapter of the US Composting Council
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at IEUA
Inland Empire Utilities Agency: 6075 Kimball Ave., Chino, CA 91710,
909-993-1600 ext. 2409
We will have a speaker phone available to call in during the regular portion of the meeting (9 to 11 am). Simply call into the main switchboard number above, and ask to be put into the 2409, ACP Meeting Conference call.
Agenda Will Include:
- ACP's Next Steps as a California State Chapter of the US Composting Council
- Air Board's Proposed Rules on VOC control on Green Composting Operations (continuing steps, after Air Board work last 4 month's with South Coast AQMD)
- Implementation of ACP 2011 Goals (see below and ACP April Steps 2011 on this site)
(Full agenda and handouts will be sent to members, and guests who have RSVP'ed by Monday, April 25).
If you are not already a member, please consider attending this meeting as our guest.
Please Note: All current members in good standing of the US Composting Council,from California, are now automatically "Basic Members" of the Association of Compost Producers. So please consider becoming a full "Supporting Member", at the Gold or Silver Levels of ACP, your California State Chapter for USCC.
Please contact Dan Noble, ACP ED, to RSVP for this meeting and/or get more information on supporting ACP's activities more directly at danwyldernoble@gmail.com ).
We look forward to meeting with you, & implementing our 2011 Goals (below) with specific action steps, at our meeting next Wednesday
As you can see, these are all items of immediate concern to compost producer business expansion!
Sincerely,
Dan
Dan Noble, Executive Director
Association of Compost Producers
The Calif. State Chapter of the US Composting Council
Cell: (619) 992-8389
DanWylderNoble@gmail.com
www.healthysoil.org
ACP 2011 Goals:
(from ACP Statewide Planning Meeting, Feb. 23, 2011)
- Streamline committee structure
- Promote and Participate in USCC Operator’s Training Course (15-30 people) UC Riverside (and possibly Northern California in the Fall?)
- Promote “Compost Best Management Practices Report” from Calrecycle & Dr. David Crohn
- ICAW (International Compost Awareness Week) State Implementation (see “Next Steps”)
- Package and Market Compost Use Index
o Make Tool – “Ziegenbein Friendly”
o Relationship to STA & CUP (Consumer Use Program)
o Relationship to CDFA new compost registration and labeling rules
o Market Tool
- Ag Market Development (connection with ICAW)
o ID hurdles
o Evaluate cost/benefit messages
o ID messages for different audiences
§ Farm Advisors
§ Farmers
- Regulatory Monitoring and Response on:
o AB 856 – CDFA stay abreast and provide input (testing methods)
o PR 1133.1 & PR 1133.3, PR 4566
o LA Water Board – WDR for landfills
o State Water Board – Revised Industrial Discharge Permit (compost/chip & grind?)
o Santa Ana Water Board – “regulated recycling” (metals?)
- Continue Developing “Sustainable Landscape Cluster/Programs/Tools”
o Inventory of Resources – Working together… getting info out there
o Program Development
o Message to regulators
o Fund and Market the Program (Team with Caltrans, Water Agencies and Calrecycle)