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From:Paulsen, Shaina
To:BOS
Cc:Pack, Joshua; Nuzum, Danielle; Snyder, Ashley
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: CalFire Grant 21-FP-BTU-0212
Date:Tuesday, June 7, 2022 8:10:09 AM
Please see Board Correspondence below.
Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Jon Remalia <jon@ailamer.com>
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2022 7:13 PM
To: Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Clerk of the Board
<clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: CalFire Grant 21-FP-BTU-0212
Doug,
I am in receipt of information regarding the above grant awarded to The County of Butte
"WUI Green Waste Disposal Program" in which the project description as "The Wildland
Urban Interface (WUI) Green Waste Disposal Program will safely and economically dispose
of approximately 2,000 tons of green waste in 12 high fire risk, WUI communities with the
use of a curtain air burner. The Neal Road Recycling and Waste Facility (NRRWF) will host
the air burner at no cost to property owners in the WUI to support the development of
defensible spaces around residential properties, and thus decreasing fire threat to communities.
The air burner will reduce the green waste by 95-98% while reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and pollutants".
Please review as on the face it appears that the County is receiving over $231.00 per ton for
the disposal of 2,000 tons. This is nearly 10 times the commercial rate for the disposal of
Green Wastes. The Program Description clearly states "The Neal Road Recycling and Waste
Facility (NRRWF) will host the air burner at no cost to property owners in the WUI to support
the development of defensible spaces around residential properties, and thus decreasing fire
threat to communities". So, no property owners in the WUI will be required to pay tippage
fees?????
As Brush Masters was the first Company to bring the concept of Curtain Burners to the ridge
it upsets us to see the County competing with private enterprise. What further upsets us is that
The County is charging 10 times the going commercial rate of green waste disposal providing
a profit to the county while costing the taxpayers 10 times the true costs.
As the County does not publish a portal for Public Information Requests please forward this to
the appropriate person with authority to respond to the following Public Information Request:
All studies, work product, applications, notes and any other information pertaining to
anyone relating to CalFire Grant 21-FP-BTU-0212 which was received by Butte County
in the amount of $463,811.00.
Thank You,
Jon Remalia