Dumpster Areas:
- 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.
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Education and Training:
- 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.
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