As a part of its efforts to promote a comprehensive emissions reduction program, the California Air Resources Board (ARB), in cooperation with representatives from BNSF Railway (BNSF) and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, will conduct a third public meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2007 from 6 pm – 9 pm at the Senior Heritage Apartments Conference Room, 1555 Third Street in Richmond, California.  The purpose of this public meeting will be to provide an opportunity for ARB and Air District staff, community members, and railroad representatives to discuss potential railyard mitigation measures to reduce the risks identified in the draft health risk assessment for the BNSF Richmond railyard.  An initial meeting was held on June 13, 2007, with a follow-up meeting on July 11, 2007, in which the draft railyard health risk assessment was presented for review and comment. 

The draft health risk assessment and emission inventory and air dispersion modeling for the BNSF Richmond railyard can be found on the ARB’s railyard website: http://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/hra/hra.htm.  This meeting notice is attached to this email for your information and also available at:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/railyard/community/community.htm

If you have questions about the upcoming public meeting, please contact ARB staff members Robert D. Fletcher, Chief, Stationary Source Division at (916) 445-0650 or Harold Holmes, Manager, Engineering Evaluation Section, at (916) 324-8029.

Have a great Thanksgiving holiday!

Thanks!

Kristina Chu

Public Information Officer

Outreach & Incentives Division

Bay Area Air Quality Management District

939 Ellis Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94109

(415) 749-4758

fax: (415) 749-5101

kchu@baaqmd.gov