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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.a.1) (Handout) Pollution Prevention Report for 2012 and Pollution Prevention Plan for 201360.�� (11"doaf-) 6.a.1) Annual Update on CCCSD's Pollution Prevention Program Melody LaBella February 21, 2013 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Presentation Overview • CCCSD's Pollution Prevention (P2) Program • Priority Pollutants of Concern for 2012 • 2012 P2 Report Highlights • Priority Pollutants of Concern for 2013 • What's New for 2013? • Acknowledgements CCCSD's P2 Program • Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program • Source Control Program • Community Outreach • Collaborative Partnerships ■ Local, regional, statewide and national Priority Pollutants for 2012 ■ NPDES Permit Limits ■ Contribute to SSOs • Acrylonitrile • Ammonia • Bis- 2(ethyl- hexyl)phthlate • Copper • Cyanide • Dioxin ■ Regional Requirements ■ Mercury ■ PCBs d • Fats, oils & grease (FOG) • Flushable Products 2012 P2 Report Highlights Central Contra Costa Sanitary District 2012 Annual Pollution Prevention Report February 2013 Alk HHW Collection Program . • Celebrated 15th Anniversary • Collected over 2 million pounds of HHW • Collected over 90 pounds of mercury waste ■ 279,200 feet of fluorescent lamps (down 13 %) ■ 1,006 thermometers • Collected almost 16,000 pounds of pesticides ■ >4,900 pounds of pyrethroid pesticides • Collected >11,000 pounds of pharmaceuticals ■ Over 35,000 pounds since program inception r Source Control Program • Conducted 1,032 inspections at 740 businesses • Completed institutional investigations for mercury sources; no follow -up program warranted • Researched /surveyed potential ammonia sources, aside from human waste ■ Solar manufacturing, ice rinks (cooling systems) • Continued implementing our Mandatory Dental Amalgam Program with 100% compliance Community Outreach i1 • Included several P2 and "green" articles in the 3 issues of the Pipeline mailed to all customers • Reached over 7,600 students through our student education programs ■ Water Wizards, Sewer Science & Delta Discovery • Continued educating employees about P2 ■ Lateral Connection & 2013 P2 Calendar • Created direct mailer for neighborhoods with high accumulations of wipes IA-- Zk What can 0 do? Unfortunately, it's not a game. Clogged pipes can cause sewage overflows & costly damage to your property. BUTYOU CAN HELP PREVENTTHEM. l . ,_,sic k d� Cent"I coat" Cotta Sanitary Dbtrin S019"h.ff Prate M.6.14 CA 94553 030Mof the wage overfmM our service area last year were caused bywipes hle these • So-aued flushaWorbsposaWd 'wlpesandogmesesverppesand , dansagewastewa ttvheatmentequtpment O Wines do riot disintegrate Inwat erasquIddyastoiletpaperandcanget ~r t caught m mots or debris lnpipes , causing blockages and overflows. E ase 4 • NWries can dog our l asgesewersnahn ,t hey can definitely dog your homes much smaller sewer plpm requmng you to pay a plumber to dear the bloctage - C No matter what a label says, the only items you should flush are human waste and toilet paper. A M) Collaborative Partnerships ' ■ Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group (BAPPG) ■ Continued regional programs to train plumbing apprentices on ways to reduce copper discharges and dental assistant /hygienist students on the importance of dental amalgam BMPs • Contra Costa Green Business Program ■ 16 new businesses certified (312 total) • Contra Costa Clean Water Program ■ 819 inspections at 650 businesses Priority Pollutants for 2013 • NPDES Permit Limits • Acrylonitrile • Ammonia • Bis -2(et -he Nem • Dioxi • Regiona • Copper • Cyanide • Mercury • PCBs J ■ Contribute to SSOs ils & grease ble Products i What's New for 2013? G ■ Continue existing programs ■ Only new item ■ Conduct a study to determine if a local discharge limit is needed for ammonia Acknowledgements ■ P2 Small Workgroup • Colleen Henry • Bonnie Lowe • Tim Potter • Jeff Skinner • David Wyatt F r 1 �CI ' (;