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Woodstoves and Fireplaces

This page is dedicated to residential fuel combustion and incentive programs offered by the District to reduce pollution from woodstoves and fireplaces.

Wood smoke is waste. Any smoke that escapes from your wood stove or fireplace is wasted fuel that may stick in your chimney as creosote or be released as air pollution. Wood smoke contains particulates such as PM 10 and PM 2.5 as well as toxic air contaminants and other criteria pollutants.  An old or poorly installed wood stove can result in higher maintenance costs, greater risk of smoke in your home, and more pollution.

Beginning in 1990, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began certifying woodstoves for emissions levels. Properly installed EPA certified wood stove and fireplace inserts offer many benefits. They burn wood efficiently, more safely, and heat your home effectively with much less smoke. With EPA certified wood stoves and fireplace inserts, you should see only a thin wisp of steam coming from your chimney.

Burning Efficiently Guidance from EPA on how to burn wood more efficiently.

General Information Basic information from EPA on types of wood burning devices, selecting the right model and size, and local retailers in your area.

List of EPA-Certified wood stoves

News Release: October 26, 2009.  Local Agency Offers New Programs to Reduce Air Pollution.  Read it here

Residential Woodstove Changeout Program

Update Nov 2, 2009: All vouchers have been allocated for this year's program.  Thank you for your interest.  Please check back later for information on our 2010 program.

Vouchers are no longer available

The Feather River Air Quality Management District is offering vouchers to residents of Yuba and Sutter Counties who replace or retrofit an old wood stove or wood burning fireplace with a cleaner, EPA-certified appliance.  To quality, you can replace a:

Pre-1990 wood stove with a new, EPA-certified wood stove

Pre-1990 wood stove with a pellet stove

Pre-1990 wood stove with a gas-stove

or

Retrofit existing fireplace with a EPA-certified insert.

The woodstove or fireplace must be in operational condition, and permanently installed in a residence in Yuba or Sutter Counties.

The 2009 grant program began on October 30, 2009, at 3:00 pm.  All vouchers were allocated by 12 noon, Monday, November 2nd.  No more vouchers are available.

All new devices must be purchased and changeouts must be completed by March 31, 2010.  All vouchers must be redeemed by March 31, 2010.

Once you have a voucher number, fill out the remaining information on the voucher and take it with you as you shop for a new device. 

Here is a list of pre-approved retailers:

If the retailer you would like to purchase the device from is not on the list of pre-approved retailers, have them contact the District.  Only pre-approved retailers may redeem vouchers.  The vouchers are only valid if the device is purchased through a pre-approved retailer.

Step-By-Step Process

1. Print out a voucher (or pick one up at a pre-approved retailer, or the District office) Vouchers are no longer available.

2. Call (530) 634-7659 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2009, to request a voucher number.   Vouchers will be first come, first served.  Vouchers are not valid without a voucher number! 

3.  Fill out the information on the voucher

4. Shop at a pre-approved retailer.  A list of pre-approved retailers will be available on this website or by calling the District at (530) 634-7659. If the retailer you would like to purchase the device from is NOT a pre-approved retailer, tell them to call the District to get approved.  Do not purchase a device from a non pre-approved retailer, or the voucher is NOT VALID!!! 

5.  Once you have found the device you would like to purchase, enter into a purchase agreement with the pre-approved retailer and give them your voucher.  The pre-approved retailer will apply the $500 discount to your invoice.

6. All changeouts must occur prior to March 31, 2010.

Retailer Information:

Retailers must be pre-approved by the District in order to participate in the Program.  You must have a signed Retailer Agreement on file in order to redeem the vouchers.  YOU WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE VOUCHER IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SIGNED RETAILER AGREEMENT!!!

For information on how to become a pre-approved retailer, please contact Sondra Andersson at (530) 634-7659 ext 210.

Information on the 2008 Program:

The 2008 grant program began October 14th, 2008 and ended October 17th, 2008. Information on the 2008 Pilot Program is available below:

Applicants must call to request a voucher number from the District to qualify for the discount on new appliance.  Vouchers are first come, first serve.  The District has limited funding available at this time.

See the flyer for the Woodstove Changeout Program here

Workshop

        The District will be having a public workshop on October 1st, 2008, to discuss this new grant program, distribute information to interested residents, and answer questions.  The workshop will be held at the Yuba County Government Center, 915 8th Street, Marysville, in Conference Room #2, at noon.

        Workshop presentation now available here

Step-By-Step Process for residents applying for the Woodstove Changeout Voucher:

        1. Get A Voucher before October 14th, 2008.  Download from this website (below),  

           pick up at participating retailer (listed below), or pick up from District office.

        2. Call to reserve a voucher number.  Only vouchers with legitimate voucher numbers will be eligible

            for the discount on the new appliance.  Voucher numbers are first come, first served. 

            Limiting funding is available.  Information about number to call, etc. is located on voucher.

        3. Once you have your voucher number, select new appliance from participating retailer and entering

            into purchase agreement.

        4. Fax purchase agreement to District at (530) 634-7660 within two weeks from obtaining voucher

            number.

        5. Retailer will discount your new appliance.  Surrender the voucher to the retailer.  It is    

            recommended that you make a copy for your records.

Get A Voucher

        Print out a voucher (here), pick up a voucher at the District office, call

        (530) 634-7659 to have one mailed to you, or pick up at participating retailer.

Participating Retailers

                    Ph: 530-673-7402 contact: Brian Ray

                    539 Colusa Ave, Yuba City, 95991, Ph: 530-673-3700