Business Resources
Also see: New Development, Construction

Business Self Inspection Checklist - Is your business implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent pollutant discharges to the storm drain system? Download this helpful and easy to use Self Inspection List for Business Owners and review your business today!

Apartment Managers

What Apartment Managers Need to Know About Sewers and Storm Drains - (English) or (Spanish)- Offers tips and a checklist for preventing pollution from landscaped areas, building maintenance, parking areas, and dumpsters.

Food Handling Facilities

Food Handling Facilities - A guidebook offering restaurants and other food handling facilities, information on best management practices for cleaning equipment, grease handling and disposal, collecting/containing/diverting wash water, spill containment, etc. A separate poster is available in Spanish as well as English.

Restarants and Food Handling Facilities Posters - (English) or (Spanish)

Landscapers

Fresh Concrete and Mortar Application - Fresh concrete and mortar are considered pollutants in stormdrains, creeks and bays because they are toxic to fish and the aquatic environment. Learn proper procedures to prevent illegal discharges.

Sustainable Practices for the Landscape Professional - Written for the professional landscape industry to provide an integrated approach to environmentally friendly landscaping. To learn more about Bay-Friendly landscaping, visit www.bayfriendly.org

Principals and Practices of Bay-Friendly Landscaping - Bay-Friendly Landscaping provides the professional landscaping industry with an integrated approach to environmentally-friendly landscaping. It is organized around seven principles for protecting the environment.

Hire! - A list of Bay-Friendly Qualified landscape professionals that have participated in a comprehensive training program and are enthused about offering a holistic approach to the management of your landscape. They have had the instruction to help them work with nature to reduce waste, conserve valuable resources, and prevent pollution - nurturing a landscape that is as healthy as it is beautiful!

Get Training! - Add Bay-Friendly training to your list of qualifications as a proffesional landscaper! MCSTOPPP will be offering a comprehensive training program for Bay-Friendly Landscaping in Spring 2009. Please check back with us in February 2009 for registration. For those landscapers in Alameda County, you can also check out the program in your area.

Repairing Creekbank Erosion - A guide on who to call for permits, the steps to take, and how to follow up on your repair.

Service Stations and Repair Shops

Preventing Pollution for Gas Stations & Related Businesses - Brochure discussing best management practices that can be employed to protect local creeks and the Bay. Includes information on car wash fundraisers held at service stations or other businesses.

Swiming Pools and Spas

Swimming Pool, Spa, and Fountain Maintenance - Best Management Practices for the maintainance and draining of your pool, spa, and fountain.

 

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