REGULATORY ISSUES


holders to revise those standards. Te Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition is vigorously engaged in those discussions.


Water Quality Initiatives Abound


In the water quality/water supply


area there are just as many new initia- tives under way. Te Los Angeles County Board


of Supervisors proposed two efforts to address water supply: one to prepare a “net zero” ordinance for new devel- opment, and another to draft a ballot measure to create a new tax for water supply sustainability that would focus on storm water capture and reuse. Te tax idea was before the board


two years ago and failed when property owners protested and the cities were divided over the necessity for the tax. In the meantime, costs of compliance with storm water quality standards are escalating quickly for cities and the


county, and the need for a dedicated source of revenue is growing more urgent.


Getting to ‘Net Zero’ Te “net zero” idea sounds good


depending on the definition of net zero. If you look at the Los Angeles region as a whole, despite the 1.5 million increase in population during the past 20 years, water consumption has remained flat or declined. So we have in fact achieved net zero consumption for the region. Applying the concept to new development, however, may make some projects unachievable and require a complicated water “trading” program where new development would have to pay for water conservation efforts on existing development in order to achieve net zero levels. Te Construction Industry Air and


Water Coalitions have joined a large coalition of stakeholders including


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the logistics industry, property management organizations, chambers of commerce, land owners and manufacturers to positively impact the outcome of these initiatives. Te industry funds have made an


important investment in the activities of CIAQC and CICWQ and we take seriously our role in protecting the members – large and small – in the construction business. We will seek your input and your active partici- pation when it becomes strategically important. For more information on the efforts


of CIAQC or CICWQ, visit www. cicwq.org or www.ciaqc.com. 


Michael Lewis is Senior Vice President of the Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition (CIAQC) and the Construction Industry Coalition on Water Quality (CICWQ).


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Matthew Graham


Peter Laufenberg


Garret Murai


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Donald Simon


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 Government Review and Entitlement Process


 Project Financing


 Employment and Wage & Hour Issues


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