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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08. Receive Pollution Prevention Awards update and adopt Pollution Prevention Week Resolution Page 1 of 16 Item 8. CENTRALSAN jdf A- hom CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT September 16, 2021 TO: HONORABLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: COLLEEN HENRY, SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR REVIEWED BY: LORI SCHECTEL, ENVIRONMENTALAND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DIVISION MANAGER JEAN-MARC PETIT, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERINGAND TECHNICAL SERVICES ROGER S. BAILEY, GENERAL MANAGER SUBJECT: RECEIVE UPDATE ON CENTRAL SAN'S POLLUTION PREVENTION WEEK ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE 2021 POLLUTION PREVENTION AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE SUSTAINABLE CONTRA COSTAANNUAL AWARDS CELEBRATION ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2021; AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-051 ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING POLLUTION PREVENTION AND TO DECLARE SEPTEMBER 20-26, 2021 AS POLLUTION PREVENTION WEEK Pollution Prevention Week begins 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 adopting a resolution each year 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 Posts • Recap of Awards featured in the Lateral Connection and Pipeline • Annual Awards Program o Sustainable Contra Costa Celebration Event on September 22, 2021 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 47 of 85 Page 2 of 16 Staff recommends adopting the attached proposed resolution declaring September 20-26, 2021 as this year's Pollution Prevention Week at Central San. Strategic Plan re-In GOAL ONE: Customer and Community Strategy 2—Maintain a positive reputation GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship Strategy 1—Achieve 100% compliance in all regulations ATTACHMENTS: 1. Presentation 2. Proposed Resolution September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 48 of 85 Page 3 of 16 Attachment 1 POLLUTION PREVENTION WEEK & ANNUAL RECOGNITION PROGRAM Colleen Henry Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector September 16, 2021 _ 1 POLLUTION PREVENTION (P2) WEEK The United States Environmental Protection Agency established National Pollution Prevention Week the third week in September, to celebrate the anniversary of the Pollution Prevention Act, which passed in 1990, and established a national policy to prevent or reduce pollution. This year's Pollution Prevention Week is September 20-26, 2021. rEPA united States `�' Environmental Protection Agency I; z 6— brm 1 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 49 of 85 Page 4 of 16 CENTRAL SAN P2 WEEK ACTIVITIES •Social media posts •Annual Awards Program - Pollution Prevention su+rtutr o�sraicr Awards featured in the Lateral Connection and _.. Pipeline OnlineSustainability Awards Celebration F, 3 CENTRALSAN SOCIAL MEDIA: ONGOING P2 POSTS Happy xPlasMFreeJu1y1 Did ynu know that most wipes Happy New Year!Do your resolutions include clearing are made of plastic,which can harm our pipes&the out the clutter?Our Household Hazardous Waste environment?When it comes to what to flush.the Collection Facility is here to help!Bring us your used choice is clear.go with toilet paper!'• It you do use paint batteries,household cleaners&more.Here's wipes,please toss them in the trash,not the toilet. everything you need to know before you visit: Rwipesdogpipes cent ralsa n orglhhw PAPER OR PLASTIC? WHEN R COMES TO YOUR TCUT.THE CHOICE IS S!ElPC E. moi. 460 x PlasticFreeJuly gWpesClpgPipes Keep your garden happy while helping save our precious drinking water supplies.&4 a*Our Recycled Water Fill Station is open Mon-Sat.7 am—2 pm,and there s no charge For our residential customers.Learn more:centra:san.org/post/residentk.. Get free y recycled 1 water for your garden! _ 2 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 50 of 85 Page 5 of 16 SOCIAL MEDIA: P2 WEEK POSTS Posts will include: Sustainable Contra Costa Awards Celebration Central San Pollution Prevention Award Winners Pollution Prevention Tips F ' S 2021 CENTRAL SAN P2 AWARDS PROGRAM Sustainable Contra Costa's SFr Annual Awards Celebration — September 22, 2021 - ,�,_ .--- ,>>lContra C�astae Recycled Water Champions F Water Quality Community Partners Pollution Prevention Partners Pollution Prevention Awards :. SL[StglV1G1b A CONTKR COSTFF 3 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 51 of 85 Page 6 of 16 RECYCLED WATER CHAMPIONS , ielg h� L7 CENTRALSAN RECYCLED WATER BUSINESS CHAMPION 0 Pleasant Hill Library The brand-new Pleasant Hill Library will have lots of changes when it fully reopens, • _ ��" including one big change , underground.The City of Pleasant Hill recently ■ a � extended the length of purple pipe that brings recycled water to the community.This recycled water will be used for landscaping and beautification !r at the new library building. Kudos to Pleasant Hill for their ongoing commitment to using recycled water! ` s CENTRALSAN 4 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 52 of 85 Page 7 of 16 RECYCLED WATER CITIZEN CHAMPION Thom Sullivan Martinez From July 2020 to June 2021, Thom Sullivan visited Central San's recycled water fill station 248 times. But it's his commitment to recycled water that makes him stand out. Since he does not have a vehicle that can handle a large water container, he picks up about 40 r+� gallons per visit in 5-gallon plastic water jugs.Way to go Thom! 9 _ .tCENTRALSAN WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS -13 I)10 CENTRALSAN -" 5 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 53 of 85 Page 8 of 16 WATER QUALITY ZPM COMMUNITY PARTNERS — 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 11 CENTRALSAN WATER QUALITY COMMUNITY PARTNERS — RECOGNITION — Years of Compliance Number of Businesses 1-5 Years 27 6-10 Years 9 11-15 Years 5 16+Years 2 Tota 1 43 Each business will receive a Certificate recognizing their achievement L2 CENTRALSAN 6 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 54 of 85 Page 9 of 16 POLLUTION PREVENTION PARTNERS 13 CENTRALSAN µvv POLLUTION PREVENTION PARTNER LAFAYETTE Lafayette School District SCHOOL DISTRICT The Lafayette School District went above and beyond the call of duty last year to support their students. By partnering with Central San's distance learning programs, they ensured that every single elementary student across the entire school district- all 2,094 of them-got to experience hands-on wastewater science from a distance.This monumental achievement would not have been possible without the science specialist teachers from across the ► district's four elementary schools: Jonathan Winter, Cathy Bornfleth, Mallory Pierce, Molly Shannon, and Scott Westphal. _ 14 7 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 55 of 85 Page 10 of 16 POLLUTION PREVENTION PARTNERS 3 Pharmaceutical Disposal Partners CITY DF•-L,: �.N ,. Starting in February 2009, Central San partnered with ten cities and the ��` "' "''•'Tr, Contra Costa County Office of the l Sheriff to provide pharmaceutical disposal bins within our service area. The bins, located at City and County facilities, provided a safe and convenient place for households to dispose of their unwanted or expired medications, keeping them out of the water environment. Since the program's inception, more than ,f 149,000 pounds of pharmaceutical waste have been collected. 15 CENTRALSAN 2W Pollution Prevention Awards F; 1 16 CENTRALSAN 8 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 56 of 85 Page 11 of 16 CITY CENTER BISHOP RANCH San Ramon °fEVe nw�'tls Before City Center Bishop Ranch broke ground on their new multi-use development, they considered the i water environment in their design. • Architects and engineers met with Central San early to properly design the sanitary sewer and storm water systems at the site.Today,the collaboration between Central San and City Center continues, ensuring _ compliant operations. Collaborative .� relationships such as this are critical to protecting the water environment and preventing pollution. 17 O'BRIEN IRON WORKS o Concord PPe�e`4a� Aw®rtls O'Brien Iron Works practices pollution prevention through product substitution and P - protection of the water environment.They use oil in their machinery that produces less waste,they do not v' discharge any process water to the sanitary sewer, and they cover all their exterior waste containers to prevent storm drain pollution.These simple �• actions add up to a big win for the environment. CENTRALSAN 9 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 57 of 85 Page 12 of 16 CENTRAL SAN P2 AWARDS IN THE LATERAL CONNECTION AND PIPELINE 1fl®it�� to lam.� 19 CENTRAL SAN THANK YOU • Communication Services • Environmental Compliance • Household Hazardous Waste Collection • Recycled Water Planning _Ij20 CIENTRALSAN 10 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 58 of 85 Page 13 of 16 P2 WEEK RESOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS •Commitment to pollution prevention • Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility • Local government partnerships to collect and properly dispose of pharmaceuticals Partnerships: Green Business, Contra Costa Clean Water Program, and Mt. View Sanitary District • Educational programs •Visionary Partner of Sustainable Contra Costa F ` 21 CENTRALSANI P2 WEEK RESOLUTION Recommend adoption of Resolution No. 2021 -051 declaring September 20-26, 2021 Pollution Prevention Week at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District - ---- a" ` -- 122 CENTRALSAN 11 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 59 of 85 Page 14 of 16 Attachment 2 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-051 A RESOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT 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 602,000 residential and small business customers have been served by collecting more than 42.3 million pounds of hazardous waste, which was either reused, recycled, or properly disposed of; and WHEREAS, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District partners 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, and the service organizations of RecycleSmart, Republic Services of Contra Costa County, and Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery to provide free collection and proper disposal of more than 149,000 pounds of unwanted or expired 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 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 60 of 85 Page 15 of 16 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Resolution No. 2021-051 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 storm water 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 6,000 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, a Pollution Prevention Partner, and Pollution Prevention Awards to honor Central San customers that conserve and protect water quality and the environment, at Sustainable Contra Costa's 1V Annual Leadership In Sustainability Celebration on the evening of Wednesday, September 22, 2021, as an online event; and WHEREAS, Monday, September 20 through Sunday, September 26, 2021 , 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 20 through September 26, 2021, be recognized within the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District as Pollution Prevention Week. September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 61 of 85 Page 16 of 16 Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Resolution No. 2021-051 Page 3 of 3 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September 2021, by the Board of Directors of the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, by the following vote: AYES: Members: NOES: Members: ABSENT: Members: Tad J. Pilecki 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 September 16, 2021 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet- Page 62 of 85