CAWA Member Alert - Windshield Washer Sales Restrictions Now In Effect


	California/Nevada/Arizona Automotive Wholesalers' Association 11160 Sun Center Dr. / Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone: (916) 635-9774 / (800) 332-2292 / Fax: (916) 635-9995 www.cawa.org CAWA Member Alert Windshield Washer Sales Restrictions Now In Effect
January 8, 2009	This important information is brought to you as a CAWA member benefit.
UPCOMING EVENTS March 6 - 7, 2009 CAWA Board Meeting Sacramento, CA Make reservations For details about any of the above listed meetings, please contact Julie Snyder 11160 Sun Center Dr. Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Phone: (916) 635-9774 (800) 332-2292 Fax: (916) 635-9995 Email: programs@cawa.org	ATTENTION WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTORS, DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, AND OTHER CAWA MEMBERS Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) contents of certain automotive products have been reduced by the California Air Resources Board ( click here to see CAWA Member Alert, December 22, 2008 ). However in certain mountain and cold weather locations in California it is still legal to sell windshield washer fluid with a higher active VOC content with anti-freeze properties. According to CARB's regulation, Automotive Windshield Washer Fluids must contain no more than 25% VOC after 12/31/08 in "Type A" Areas (this changed from 35% VOC content). "Type A" areas include only the following: Del Norte, Shasta and Trinity Counties; the Great Basin Valley, Lake Tahoe, Mountain Counties and Northeast Plateau Air Basins. All other areas (all forms) can contain no more than 10% VOC content. Dilutable and Pre-Mixed can contain no more than 1% VOC. What Does this Mean for You? If you distribute to these specified areas and counties, be careful not to stock antifreeze windshield wiper fluid with a higher VOC content in your retail stores that don't fall under the above Type A category. We have documented cases from CAWA members who have been fined by CARB for inadvertently stocking Non Type A antifreeze wiper fluid (or fluid with a higher VOC content level) in retail outlets that were not in Type A areas, because their DC/WD provides product to both Type A and Non Type A counties/areas. To avoid any confusion or enforcement consequences by CARB, we recommend you take extra precaution to ensure you are not delivering or stocking higher VOC content windshield washer fluid to your stores in Non Type A areas. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact CAWA Director of Government Affairs, Jennifer Zins at 916-871-0603 or Jennifer@pzallc.com. Founded in 1955, CAWA is a nonprofit trade organization representing automotive jobbers, warehouse distributors, retailers, manufacturers and manufacturer representatives in California, Nevada and Arizona. CAWA's mission is to provide communications, education, legislative and regulatory advocacy and group purchasing of services for its members while promoting the automotive aftermarket industry. For more information about CAWA and the latest in industry news, visit www.cawa.org. Back To Top
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