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Home My WebLink About11. Adopt resolution declaring Pollution Prevention Week and recap of 2018 awards Page 1 of 25 Item 11. CENTRALSAN CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT qq October 4, 2018 TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: COLLEEN HENRY, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR REVIEWED BY: TIMOTHY POTTER, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SUPERINTENDENT LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGAND TECHNICAL SERVICES ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2018-031 ENCOURAGINGAND PROMOTING POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RETROACTIVELY DECLARING SEPTEMBER 17-23, 2018 AS POLLUTION PREVENTION WEEK; AND RECEIVE INFORMATION ON 2018 POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE SUSTAINABLE CONTRA COSTA ANNUAL AWARDS GALA ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 Pollution Prevention Week occurs every year starting on the third Monday in September. This event is recognized nationally and is used to encourage pollution prevention awareness. Central San has actively supported Pollution Prevention Week since it started in California in 1993, including adoption of a Resolution proclaiming Pollution Prevention Week in Central San's service area. Central San's Pollution Prevention Week activities include: • Pollution Prevention Week Resolution highlighting Central San's ongoing commitment to pollution prevention • Household Hazardous Waste Facility • Mt. View Sanitary District Partnership • Contra Costa Green Business Program Partnership • Contra Costa Clean Water Program Partnership • Pharmaceutical Disposal Program • Education and Outreach Programs • Visionary Partner of Sustainable Contra Costa • Social Media Post • Recap of Awards featured in the Lateral Connection and Pipeline • Annual Awards Program October 4, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 110 of 265 Page 2 of 25 • Sustainable Contra Costa Gala Event on September 20, 2018 o Recognition in four different categories, included in attachments Recommend adoption of proposed resolution retroactively declaring September 17-23, 2018 Pollution Prevention Week at Central San. Attached are the proposed resolution and corresponding gala event recognitions. Stratedc Plan Tie-In GOAL ONE: Provide Exceptional Customer Service Strategy 1 - Build external customer relationships and awareness, Strategy 3- Maintain a strong reputation in the community ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Resolution 2. Pollution Prevention Week&Annual Recognition Presentation October 4, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 111 of 265 Page 3 of 25 ATTACHMENT 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2018- CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT RESOLUTION DECLARING POLLUTION PREVENTION WEEK WHEREAS, it is the mission of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District to protect public health and the environment; and WHEREAS, the presence of hazardous substances in homes and businesses in the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District service area, which could be improperly discharged to sanitary sewers or storm drains, creates a potential threat to public health and the environment; and WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, State Water Resources Control Board and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board support reducing hazardous discharges at the source through more efficient use, conservation, product substitution, recycling, reuse and waste reduction, which is termed pollution prevention; and WHEREAS, pollution prevention techniques will reduce the amount of hazardous substances being discharged to sanitary sewers and storm drains; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District accepts and properly disposes of household and commercially-generated hazardous waste from the cities of Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon and Walnut Creek and the unincorporated communities in central Contra Costa County, and adopting pollution prevention measures will reduce the amount, cost of handling and proper disposal of this waste; and WHEREAS, since our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility opened in 1997, over 535,000 customers have been served and more than 38 million pounds of household hazardous waste have been recycled or properly disposed of; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is partnering with the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff, the communities of Alamo, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Martinez, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon and Walnut Creek, Republic Services of Contra Costa County, Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority and Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery to provide collection and proper disposal of more than 100,000 pounds of unwanted residential pharmaceutical waste in central Contra Costa County since February 2009; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, a certified green business, is partnering with other agencies and businesses in the county to certify and recognize green businesses through the Contra Costa Green Business Program; and October 4, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 112 of 265 Page 4 of 25 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Resolution No. 2018- Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is partnering with the Contra Costa Clean Water Program to inspect businesses to reduce stormwater pollution; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is partnering with the Mt. View Sanitary District to provide environmental compliance inspection services to reduce pollution at its source in their service area; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District conducts and supports programs to educate customers about pollution prevention and how critical proper use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances in the household and workplace are to protecting the environment; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District offers educational programs in the areas of water quality, pollution prevention, wastewater treatment, water supply, and the aquatic life of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta for more than 4,000 elementary, middle and high school students in its service area; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District is a Visionary Partner of Sustainable Contra Costa and conducts its Annual Pollution Prevention Week Recognition Program, which includes Recycled Water Champions, Water Quality Community Partners, Pollution Prevention Partners and Pollution Prevention Awards to honor Central San customers that conserve and protect water quality and the environment, at Sustainable Contra Costa's 10th Annual Leadership In Sustainability & Green Building Awards Gala on the evening of Thursday, September 21, 2018, at the Pleasant Hill Community Center; and WHEREAS, Monday, September 17 through Sunday, September 23, 2018, is recognized nationally as Pollution Prevention Week. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that it is the policy of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District to encourage and promote pollution prevention practices, technologies and education that will reduce the discharge of hazardous substances to sanitary sewers and storm drains; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors declares that September 17 through September 23, 2018, be recognized within the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District as Pollution Prevention Week. October 4, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 113 of 265 Page 5 of 25 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Resolution No. 2018- Page 3 of 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of October, 2018, by the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, by the following vote: AYES: Members: NOES: Members: ABSENT: Members: James A. Nejedly President of the Board of Directors Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California COUNTERSIGNED: Katie Young Secretary of the District Central Contra Costa Sanitary District County of Contra Costa, State of California Approved as to form: Kenton L. Alm, Esq. Counsel for the District October 4, 2018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 114 of 265 ATTACHMENT POLLUTION PREVENTION WE RESOLUTION & ANNUAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM I Colleen Henry Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector M - October 4, 2018 POLLUTION PRF,, ,,r MTION ( P2 ) WEEK Begins the 3rd Mondayin September First P2 Week in California in 1993 Recognized nationally Encourage P2 awareness �§N;! 'Oetbber 018 Regular BoardMeeting Agenda Pqrkat- pa„a 11 F�r RFs CENTRAL SAN P*1. WEEK ACTIVITIES Social media post P2 Awards featured in the Lateral Connection and Pipeline Annual Awards Program Recycled Water Champions Water Quality Community Partners P2 Partners • P2 Awards a�h�. s'��113 CENTRAS SAN P2 WEA K ACTIVITIF Pollution Prevention Programs and Partnerships Household Hazardous Waste Facility Mt. View Sanitary District Contra Costa Green Business Program Contra Costa Clean Water Program Pharmaceutical Disposal Program Education and Outreach Programs Visionary Partner of Sustainable Contra . Costa "W �§ ,t 'Oetbber 018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Pqrkat- pa„a 11 a�r RFs CENTRAL SAN P2 POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA POLLUTIONOMIT f PREVENTION � • � .•I SEPTEMBER i • YOU CAN PREVENT POLLUTION a PROPERLY■ ■ ■ DISPOSING . ■ HOUSEHOLD HA.- ARDOUS ■ It's Pollution Prevention Week! You can participate by properly disposing of your paint, batteries, pool chemicals, and other household hazardous waste at our HHW Facility. ' "'October 018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda - 00#�___ 5 CENTRAL SAN P2 AWARDS IN T LATERAL CONNECTION AND PIPELINE POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARDS Pollution Prevention Partners enaal Sans h-17A-Hardwme stows this 10 ram Pollution aango'vhnga aam y� as- s° 2018 °,, Pm ilon Psm—s.These s[res go above and hey d by od4xring flu—s—t lamps pa11Ut n and household hattaies at dse—tad lomeons.Siva 2XIS,more than.458,115 ft Prevention cffhax—t Imps and more than 136,868 panda of hasaehdd bm—s have been Cn �deady auyaaapopdyap®aofrycatialsan. Awards Al—Ace Hardware 3211 Dm 1k BW.,A6— � Ha. ,2044 AIc Hia6b Bld.,WaL,vt.,CG—eek it CrW `r0 i 60� Rill'.Ace Hardware A1.6—C—d,Pk—,Hlll Walnut CaeekA-Hardware,2%7 )��p A_: `l '��-•_.E2. Ygnaeio V.4Pd,V&1.,rtC k nk, L _ t Alamo Ace Hardware 3438 Ca.,,iavTasaajar�,Damillc W +a r Excerpt from article in the Pipeline �'OdAb atd Meeting Agenda - 2018 CSAN P2 AWARDS PROGRAM Sustainable Contra Costa's = r. a ,sustai�ab Annual Awards Gala COMKA C05TA 2015 Contra Costa Sept. 2O , 2018 Leadership in Susta inability Awards Recycled Water Champions Water Quality Community Partners ,, t Pollution Prevention Partners w Pollution Prevention Awards CENTRAL SAN GR ]ludo eventi and 4 � e. 'Ocober 018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda - = - RECYCLED WATER CHAMPIONS l RECYCLED WATER - � - v BUSINESS CHAMPIONS The Conco Companies i Conco has been using Central. �1 g San recycled water for the past r M - 11y ears since 2007 for - - - - CA5W U990#141g washing vehicles, which translates into saving over 15 k million allons of potable water g for human consumption. 'OcAb 01 emoting Agen - 1 RECYCLED WATER - � - v BUSINESS CHAMPIONS x� The Veranda 4AUX Veranda retail complex has been A Ct connected to Central San's recycled ` water system since April 2018. Veranda's exclusive use of drip I_ irrigation, together with drought t tolerant plants; and extensive use of mulching and bioswales, makes Veranda a role model for water =- efficiency and water conservation for commercial landscapes. T ` 10 'Od1b er 018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda - l RECYCLED WATERCITIZEN CHAMPION �A _Nr K Jack Humphrey, of Martinez, is Central Sans 2018 Recycled Water Citizen Champion. From July 2017 to July 2018, Mr. Humphrey's visited the Residential . Recycled Water Fill Station 246 times and used more than 65,000 gallons of - water. An avid gardener, Mr. Humphrey , often visits the fill station several times ' a day and uses the recycled water to feed his many plants and half-acre lawn. 1. ' i r 'OcAober 018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda - _ _ _ . .. 1 WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS x 12 �'Ocober 018Regular Board Meeting Agenda - WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS 'r CRITERIA • Have a discharge permit with Central San • Maintain full compliance with the permit, sanitary sewer and storm water regulations • Recognition is for consecutive years of compliance 1113 �g�,� 'Oetbber 018 Regular Board Meeting Agenda a-rkat- aana 197 �r RFs WATERQUALITYCOMMUNITY PARTNERS RECOGNITION Years of Compliance Number of Businesses 1-5 Years 28 6-10 Years 12 11-15 Years 16+ Years Tota 1 44 Each business will receive a Certificate recognizing their achievement 14 �'Ocober 018 Regular Board Meeting Agen - POLLUTION PPARTNERS Central San recognized a number of Ace Hardware stores this year as long-term Pollution Prevention Partners. These - - - stores go above and beyond by collecting fluorescent lamps and household batteries at their retail locations. Since - 20081 more than 458,115 feet of fluorescent lamps and more than 136,868 pounds of household batteries have been !II'rrII'm conveniently collected locally and Rr'1112 properly disposed of by Central San. 'Ocftober 01 Board IVemoting Agenda - POLLUTION PPARTNERS Alamo Ace Hardware - Bill's Ace Hardware - Walnut Creek Ace Walnut Creek Ace - Alamo Ace HardwareLL jj p i x / I rnut Creep Affik J r� 1 0 0 Vries 16 .`October gular Board Meeting Agenda - CO Costa Sa�/.rdr L°�`a\ 201V yOS; DOWPRHOUSE D 2655 Monument Blvd H, Concord ower - ._ Li PowerHouse Designz practices Pollution Prevention by installing brake pads with less hazardous compounds, using organic coolant, storing new vehicle fluids in paper cardboards instead of plastic containers, and using 2 different mop buckets to capture oil and coolant spills separately (which then are transferred to their respective storage drums). Due to these practices, there is no discharge to the sewer. 18 'Ocober 18 Regular Board Meeting Agenda - +- D Om ' SAL SURFSIDF S 675 Contra Costa Blvd, Pleasant Hill h } F_1 ' a rr t • 4 1Y- i Surfside Kids Dental practices Pollution Prevention by rarely placing amalgam, off-hauling all amalgam wastes, maintaining their amalgam separator on a routine schedule and using all digital x-rays. Management is proactive in following sewer regulations and staff are well trained in Best Management Practices (BMPs). tiy 19 ''OcAober 018�Regular Board Meeting Agen - - IN CONCLUSION Recommend adoption of Resolution 2018- retroactively declaring September 17- 23 ) 2018 Pollution Prevention Week in the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District