Version 1.0

The Reserve began developing the Organic Waste Digestion Project Protocol in November 2008. The technical workgroup met from February through September, during which time drafts of the protocol were made available for workgroup and public review and comment. A public workshop was held in August 2009 to discuss the draft protocol and encourage further public feedback. Staff made final revisions to the protocol in September 2009 and it was approved by the Reserve Board on October 7, 2009.

Public Comments

AECOM	International Engineering Services, Inc.
California Refuse Recycling Council	Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee
California Integrated Waste Management Board	Microgy, Inc.
Californians Against Waste	Pacific Gas and Electric Company
ClimeCo America Corporation	Richardson Smith Gardner and Associates
Dublin San Ramon Services District	Sacramento Municipal Utility District
East Bay Municipal Utility District	Storm Fisher Biogas
Element Markets	Terra Pass
Fluid Components International LLC	Verdeo Group, Inc.
Greenhouse Gas Services, LLC	Ze-Gen, Inc.

Staff Response to Public Comments, Version 1.0 (September 2009)

Public Workshop

The Reserve hosted a public workshop on August 26, 2009 in Sacramento, CA, to provide a venue for public feedback on the draft Organic Waste Digestion Project Protocol. The agenda from the workshop is available below.

OWD Public Workshop Agenda

Workgroup Participants

The Climate Action Reserve worked closely with a multi-stakeholder workgroup throughout the protocol development process. The workgroup included industry representatives, state and federal agency personnel, NGOs, and expert consultants. The group of stakeholders reviewed and commented on the draft protocol, and ensured that the Reserve produced a high quality GHG reduction protocol for OWD activities.

Atmosclear.org	Greenhouse Gas Services, LLC
Bluesource	Hilmar Cheese
California Air Resources Board	Humboldt Waste Management Authority
California Integrated Waste Management Board	Microgy
Californians Against Waste	Recology [formerly Norcal Waste Systems]
Cantor CO2e	Terra Pass
City of Los Angeles	Tetra Tech
City of San Francisco	University of Washington
County of San Francisco	UC Davis
Climate Check	Waste Management
CR&R Inc.	Western United Dairymen
First Environment, Inc.

Please contact the Policy Team with questions or comments.