CITY, FIRM GET AQMD AWARDS REPAIRS REDUCED POLLUTANTS IN A.V.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - A local concrete manufacturer and the city of Palmdale's maintenance division were honored for their pollution prevention efforts. Associated Ready Mixed Concrete and the city received the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District's 2002-03 Achievement in Reducing Emissions awards. Associated Ready Mixed Concrete was recognized for recent upgrades to its batching operations, which have drastically reduced dust blowing off its Lancaster facility, AQMD AQMD Air Quality Management District AQMD Action Quake Map Depot officials said. The company installed a computer that controls the load rates from its truck and shuts down as needed as needed prn. See prn order. to eliminate spills. The company also paved pave tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves 1. To cover with a pavement. 2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement. 3. To be or compose the pavement of. its yard with recycled concrete and gives the recycled product free to other area businesses. Besides reducing dust, the recycling kept concrete out of local landfills, AQMD officials said. Palmdale's public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. maintenance division was recognized for replacing gasoline-powered vehicles with ones powered by electricity, natural gas or zero-emission engines. Since 1997, the city has purchased seven compressed natural gas Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a substitute for gasoline (petrol) or diesel fuel. It is considered to be an environmentally "clean" alternative to those fuels. It is made by compressing natural gas (which is mainly composed by methane (CH4 passenger vans for use by library, traffic and maintenance workers, retiring four gasoline-powered vehicles; replaced several gasoline-fueled park maintenance carts with seven electric carts; and replaced two gasoline- powered trucks with two zero-emission Chevrolet S-10 trucks. Most recently, the city purchased a compressed natural gas-powered street sweeper, and is currently in the process of installing a compressed natural gas fuel system at its maintenance center. |
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