Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation State and Local Government Agency Fleet Requirements Oct 18, 2022 Comment Letters Agency: California Air Resources Board (CARB) Subject: Association of California Water Agencies’ Comments on Draft Regulatory Language for the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation State and Local Government Agency Fleet Requirements Letter excerpt: The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) appreciates the opportunity to provide public comments to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in response to the recent Advanced Clean Fleets Initial Statement of Reasons and Draft State and Local Government Agency Fleet Requirements (Draft ACF). ACWA represents more than 460 public water agencies that collectively deliver approximately 90 percent of the water in California for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses. We appreciate CARB staff’s work to incorporate stakeholder input in the Draft ACF. We encourage CARB to continue to engage with stakeholders to finalize a regulation that accelerates the deployment of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) and Near-Zero Emission Vehicles (NZEVs) in a manner that is feasible and does not impose unintended consequences on public water and wastewater agencies’ ability to provide essential services, including during emergencies. We appreciate past consideration of ACWA commentary on topics including clarification of backup vehicle mileage, designated low population county requirements to accommodate special districts in overlapping counties, early action credit for purchasing ZEVs before 2024, and clarification of the exemption process. Download Comment Letter
