HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.a.3) Receive 2015 Annual Pollution Prevention Report, including Plan for 2016 (PowerPoint)ANNUAL UPDATE ON CCCSD'S
POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
Melody LaBella, P.E.
Associate Engineer
Board Meeting
March 3, 2016
PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
• What is Pollution Prevention (P2)?
• CCCSD's P2 Program
• 2015 Priority Pollutants of Concern
• 2015 P2 Program Highlights
• 2016 Priority Pollutants of Concern
• 2016 P2 Plan
• Acknowledgements
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WHAT IS POLLUTION PREVENTION?
• Preventing or reducing pollution at its
source
Community
Outreach
Pretreatment
Program
P2
Program
Regulatory
Legislative
Efforts
Collaborative
Relationships
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2015 PRIORITY POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN
• NPDES Permit Limits • Contribute to SSOs
• Acrylonitrile
• Ammonia
• Bis-2(ethyl-hexyl)phthlate
• Dioxin
• Regional Requirements
• Copper
• Cyanide
• Mercury
• PCBs
• Fats, oils & grease
(FOG)
• Flushable & Non -
Dispersible Products
2015 P2 REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
2015
Annual
Pollution
Prevention
Report
February2016
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HHW COLLECTION PROGRAM
• Collected over 2.1 million lbs. of HHW
• Collected over 160 lbs. of mercury waste
• 394,489 feet of fluorescent lamps
• 848 thermometers
• Collected over 25,000 lbs. of pesticides
• Collected about 15,000 Ibs.of pharmaceuticals
Over 76,000 lbs. since program inception (2009)
PRETREATMENT PROGRAM
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• Conducted 1,334 inspections at 904 businesses
• Issued or administered 775 discharge permits
• Continued monitoring pollutants in our collection
system
• Continued implementing our Mandatory Dental
14114
Amalgam Program
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
• Included several P2 articles in the 3 issues of
the Pipeline mailed to all customers
• Reached almost 6,000 students through our
student education programs
Water Wizards, Sewer Science & Delta
Discovery
• Public Service Announcements
Pesticides, pharmaceuticals & FOG
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
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COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
• Contra Costa Green Business Program
2 new businesses certified (328 total)
• Contra Costa Clean Water Program
1,152 inspections at 803 businesses
• Sustainable Contra Costa
® Visionary partner
P P2 Awards
2015 P2 AWARDS
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REGULATORY & LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS
• Regulatory
• Pesticide registration agencies
• Regulating pesticides under Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide & Rodenticide Act not the Clean Water Act
• Legislative
• Microbeads ban
• Working directly with wipes industry
• Modify guidelines for dispersibility
• Product labeling & consumer education
2016 PRIORITY POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN
• NPDES Permit Limits • Contribute to SSOs
• Acrylonitrile • Fats, oils & grease
• Ammonia (FOG)
• Bis-2(ethyl-hexyl)phthlate • Flushable & Non-
• Dioxin Dispersible Products
• Regional Requirements
• Copper • Selenium
• Cyanide
• Mercury
• PCBs
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2016 P2 PLAN — NEW ITEMS
• Emerging Pollutants of Concern
• Microplastics
• Nonyphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• P2 Small Workgroup
• Colleen Henry
• Bonnie Lowe
• Tim Potter
• Jeff Skinner
• David Wyatt
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QUESTIONS?
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