School Districts

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Program Overview

Clean Air Fleets started in 2003 as a small scale education and retrofit partnership with just over 15 school districts. Districts lead the charge and have shown the technologies simple and viable. Today, school districts continue to dedicate time and effort to improving air quality for students and passengers. To date, the project has successfully installed hundreds of pieces of equipment on school buses. CAF additionally works with contractors to provide trainings and workshops on diesel emissions reducing technologies and strategies. A list of partners is noted below. 

Partners

  Adams County School District 14

  Cherry Creek Schools

  Jefferson County Public Schools

  Adams County School District 50

  Colorado Springs  School District 11

  Littleton Public Schools

  Adams Twelve Five Star Schools

  Colorado Springs School District 20

  Mapleton Public Schools-Adams County 1

  Aurora Public Schools

  Denver Public Schools

  St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J

  Boulder Valley Schools

  Douglas County School District

  Thompson Valley Schools

  Brighton 27J

  Englewood Schools

 

Current Projects

Clean Air Fleets continues to meet the needs of districts throughout the Denver metro region. Examples of current projects are listed below. 

  • Staff works with various transportation departments to establish an idle reduction policy to eliminate unnecessary idling. 

Technologies 

    Currently Available

Engine and Hydraulic Preheater

Diesel Oxidation Catalyst (DOC)

Closed Crankcase Filtration Unit (CCF)

    Available Soon

Diesel Multi-Stage Filter (DMF)

Engine Shut Down Timer

Diesel Particulate Trap (DPF)

Hybrid/Electric School Bus 

Vehicle Eligibility

Eligible vehicles include school buses and other support vehicles greater than 14,500 GVW.

Fleet Eligibility

Interested fleets must operate in the seven county metro Denver are or along the Colorado Front Range. Please contact the Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) to determine if your fleet is eligible for funding.

Funding Availability

RAQC is currently taking applications for retrofit. In most cases, a 20% match on equipment prices is required to participate in the program. Match is commonly met through fleet in-kind staff time installing equipment, handling program invoicing, moving vehicles, etc. Fleets may also provide match by paying for a portion of the equipment.