Construction aggregate is the sand, gravel and crushed stone used in every residential, commercial and industrial building. It is used to build public works projects such as roads, highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, and water delivery and sewer treatment facilities. Aggregate forms the physical foundation of our infrastructure.

Mission Statement: The cost of infrastructure will go up as we continue to deplete our limited local aggregate resources. If we are to effectively compete for regional infrastructure dollars, then it is our obligation to support permitting of local aggregate production. We are responsible to effectively manage all of our natural resources.

With the short supply of permitted aggregate reserves and lack of aggregate resource protection, demand over the next decade will not be met!

During the next 50 years, Southern California will need more than 6.7 billion tons of construction aggregate, most of the demand coming from Riverside County.

Unfortunately, there is a shortage of permitted construction aggregate resources in Southern California. Existing permitted reserves are being exhausted rapidly, while new permitting efforts are competing with development, environmental constraints and transportation uses.

Riverside County is exhausting its existing permitted aggregate reserves in order to meet the demand of neighboring counties causing supplies to expire faster than anticipated. Additionally, Riverside County’s expected population growth will put additional pressure on diminishing supplies.

The aggregate shortage will cause:

• Higher costs/prices for aggregate
• Increased costs for construction and road maintenance
• Increased fuel consumption to haul aggregate further
• Increased traffic congestion
• Increased Greenhouse Gas emissions