Technology Assessments

On January 4, 2019, the South Coast AQMD adopted Rule 1118.1 - Control of Emissions from Non-Refinery Flares, which included two Governing Board resolutions that directed staff to work with stakeholders on the impacts of food waste diversion and beneficial use alternatives to flaring. Click on the links below for information on the technology assessments:

Beneficial Use

Food Waste Diversion

Beneficial Use 

• R1118.1 Final Beneficial Use Technical Assessment - posted September 8, 2023 (PDF, 850kb)

• Technology Assessment Meeting - April 19, 2023
  • Presentation – posted April 14, 2023 (PDF, 3MB)

• Draft Beneficial Use Tech Assessment – posted January 27, 2023 (PDF, 756kb) 

• Working Group Meeting #5 - April 23, 2020 
  • Presentation/Talking Points (PDF, 886kb)
  • Project Description for Rule 1118.1 Beneficial Use Technology Assessment (PDF, 299kb)
  • San Bernardino Water Reclamation Plant Digester Gas Beneficial Use Study by Carollo (PDF, 4MB)
  • Eastern Municipal Water District Beneficial Use of Digester Gas at the Regional Water Reclamation Facilities by Hazen and Sawyer and Yorke Engineering (PDF 4MB)

• Working Group Meeting #4 (RFP Review) - February 7, 2020
  • Draft RFP 1118.1 Beneficial Use (PDF, 210kb)

• Working Group Meeting #3 - December 4, 2019
  • Draft Technology Assessment Outline (PDF, 212kb)

• Working Group Meeting #2 - October 10, 2019 

• 1:30 p.m. – Beneficial Use of Biogas
  • Agenda (PDF, 462kb) 
  • Presentation (PDF, 1MB)
  • So Cal Gas Presentation (PDF, 2MB)

• 3:00 p.m. – Beneficial Use of Produced Gas
  • Agenda (PDF, 461kb) 

  • Presentation (PDF, 935kb)

• Working Group Meeting #1 - August 2, 2019    
  • Agenda (PDF, 139KB)

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Food Waste Diversion

• Working Group Meeting #2 - September 27, 2019     
  • Agenda (PDF, 451KB)
  • CalRecycle Presentation (PDF, 1MB)

• Working Group Meeting #1 - August 2, 2019
  • Presentation (PDF, 1MB)

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