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Item 4.a.
CENTRAL SAN
September 16, 2019
TO: REAL ESTATE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING COMMITTEE
FROM: COLLEEN HENRY, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR
REVIEWED BY: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTAL & REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
DIVISION MANAGER
JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGAND TECHNICAL
SERVICES
ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER
SUBJECT: RECEIVE UPDATE ON THE 2019 POLLUTION PREVENTION, RECYCLED
WATER, AND WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARDS
I n conjunction with National Pollution Prevention Week, Central San every year honors businesses for their
exceptional efforts to go beyond compliance to minimize water pollution and protect the environment.
Since the pollution prevention awards program was initiated in 1992, Central San has recognized nearly
150 local businesses.
As in recent years, Central San will provide awards in the categories of pollution prevention, recycled water
and water quality community partners. The list of award winners is attached.
The winners will be presented with their awards at Sustainable Contra Costa's annual Leadership in
Sustainability Awards Gala held at the Pleasant Hill Community Center on September 17, 2019.
Staff is providing this update as an informational item only.
Strategic Plan re-In
GOAL ONE: Provide Exceptional Customer Service
Strategy 1 - Build external customer relationships and awareness
GOAL TWO: Strive to Meet Regulatory Requirements
Strategy 1 - Strive to achieve 100%permit compliance in air, water, land, and other regulations
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2019 Pollution Prevention (P2)Award Winners
September 16, 2019 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 14 of 32
2019
2019 POLLUTION Prevention
PREVENTION Awards
AWARD WINNERS
ongratulations to this year's winners of our annual Pollution Prevention
Awards!These local businesses are leaders in environmental
protection and we are proud to commend their commitment to
preventing pollution in our community.
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Pacific Gas & Electric
Applied Technology Services
3400 Crow Canyon Road,San Ramon
PG&E Applied Technology Services practices pollution prevention by
collecting and off-hauling federally regulated high-strength wastewater.
They eliminate all discharges to the sanitary sewer from their chemistry lab
by removing and capping all sinks. PG&E also removed all mercury-bearing
materials from their chemistry lab.
September 16, 2019 REEP Committee Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 15
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Contra Costa Newspapers
2505 Dean Lesher Drive,Concord
Contra Costa Newspapers practice pollution prevention in various ways
throughout their processes.They switched their plate process from a wet
chemical to a digital process, switched all their outdoor lights to LED, installed
low flow toilets, and they recycle all scrap paper and aluminum.
POLLUTION PREVENTION PARTNER
Mary Watson Craft Group
Mary Watson and her craft group have keen eyes for potential; they use
recycled materials to create an array of decorative items. Mary sources
her materials from many places, including discarded pallets from hardware
stores, old fences, and a community resource particularly close to our heart
—the Reuse Room at Central San's Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Facility! "Sometimes I go to the Reuse Room and find more than I can
carry;' Mary explained.
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CHAMPIONS
Brosamer &Wall, Inc.
1777 Oakland Blvd,Ste 300,Walnut Creek,CA 94596
Brosamer&Wall is currently working on the Highway 4 widening project
between Martinez and Concord. So far they have used over 775,000 gallons of
recycled water for dust control and other construction purposes.
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RECYCLED WATER CITIZEN
CHAMPION
' George Markison
From July 2018 to June 2019, Mr.
Markison visited Central San's
Residential Recycled Water Fill
Station 232 times. Over the past
year, he has used more than
26,000 gallons of recycled water
for landscape irrigation.
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WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY -
PARTNERS (as of June 30,2019)
he following community partners are recognized for maintaining full
compliance with their Central Contra Costa Sanitary District sewer discharge
permit,preventing pollution and protecting water quality.
19YEARS 4YEARS
Contra Costa Mosquito&Vector PG&E San Ramon Technology Center,
Control District,Concord San Ramon
15YEARS 7 Flags Car Wash,Martinez
Contra Costa County Coroner's 3YEARS
Office,Martinez
14YEARS Copart,Inc.,Martinez
Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco,Firearms, DenMat Holdings,LLC dba G.Hartzell
&Son,Concord
Forensic Science Laboratories,
Walnut Creek Independent Construction,Concord
Joint Genome Institute,Walnut Creek Kwik-N-Easy Car Wash,Concord
11 YEARS Six Flags Hurricane Harbor,Concord
Acalanes Union High School District 2YEARS
Maintenance Facility,Moraga Cascade Drilling,L.P.,Concord
Contra Costa Water District Alum conal Medical Center,Contra Costa Re
Drying Pond,Martinez g
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10YEARS John Muir Medical Center,Concord
Aquarius Pool&Spa,Walnut Creek Les LunesWinery,Orinda
9YEARS NuWestTextile,Concord
Captain Vineyards,Moraga Sierra PacificTours,Pacheco
The CONCO Companies,Martinez
Del Monte Foods Research Center, 1 YEAR
Walnut Creek BART Concord Shop,Concord
Ising's Culligan Water Systems,San Ramon Contra Costa Water District Bollman
8YEARS Filtration Plant Lab,Concord
• Gold Coin Car Wash,Concord Geronimo's Professional Auto Detailing,
• Gold Coin Car Wash,San Ramon Walnut Creek
• John Muir Medical Center,Walnut Creek Golnazar Gourmet Ice Cream,
Walnut Creek
7YEARS Herc Rentals,Pacheco
Cerus Corporation,Concord Military Ocean Terminal Concord,Concord
6YEARS Mt.Diablo Unified School District
San Ramon Valley Unified School Maintenance Facility,Concord
District Maintenance Facility,San Ramon Republic Services,Inc.,Pacheco
Shadowbrook Winery,Walnut Creek SFPP,L.P.- Area IV Ground Water
5YEARS Extraction Treatment System,Concord
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, So Kwik Car Wash,Concord
Concord The Luxury Collection,Walnut Creek
Contra Costa Newspapers,Concord TransMontaigne Operating Company,L.P.,
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners,Concord Martinez
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