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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS f,°
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FROM: SUPERVISOR GAYLE B. UILKEMA ;
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DATE: June 3, 1997 _ County
SUBJECT: REFER STUDY OF MTBE TO THE WATER COMMITTEE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
REQUEST that the matter of the use of MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) be referred to the Water
Committee for development of a recommendation or future action to be submitted to the Board of
Supervisors.
REASON:
MTBE has been used in California Since the Clean Air Act, a Federal Program, was passed in 1990.
MTBE is a derivative of natural gas that is designed to make gasoline burn cleaner and pollute less.
The substance is on the federal Environmental Protection Agency's list of possible carcinogens, but
it is unknown how much it takes to cause a health problem.
As Chair of the Water Committee, my office has received a number of constituent letters expressing
concern about the levels of MTBE which exist in our air. Some constituents have concerns that
MTBE is entering our water supplies.
While the Clean Air Act is a Federal Program and not part of our jurisdiction, the Board of
Supervisors may wish to urge consideration of studies which determine the amounts of MTBE which
should be used as a fuel additive in the production of gasoline.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED ._Tune 3, 1997
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY 2a DEPUTY
Contact Person:
CC: Water Committee
CDD - Roberta Goulart
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