• Always keep dumpster lids on to keep animals out.

• Never place liquid waste or leaking garbage cans into a dumpster.

• Do not hose out dumpster into the parking lot, street, or storm drain.

• Leaking dumpsters and dumpsters that need cleaning should be attended to by proffesionals.

• Always keep the lids on used cooking oil storage containers and ensure the area around them remains clean.

• Have spill cleanup materials located near dumpster area.

Spill Cleanup and Containment:

• Maintain and keep current, a spill response plan such as one required by the City’s stormwater permit.

• Minimize distance between waste collection points and storage areas.

• Check floor drains to ensure that they are not connected to or discharge to a storm drain.

• Do not cleanup spills by hosing down washwater into parking lot, street, or storm drain.

• Train all employees on stormwater pollution prevention upon hiring, and annually thereafter, making sure all employees understand stormwater discharge prohibitions and the good housekeeping practices at the facility.

• Clearly post instructional signs or posters around your facility to remind employees of the good housekeeping practices.

• Label outdoor drains to idicate whether they are sanitary sewer drains or stormwater drains that connect to the ocean.

Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance:

• Ensure that your irrigation procedures are properly implemented to reduce the possibility of overspray. This will save you money and reduce stormwater pollution potential.

• Properly apply all pesticides and fertilizers. Both can negatively affect water quality including facilitating bacteria growth.