Pollution Prevention Program
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Provides assistance to new and existing business owners
to help navigate stormwater regulatory compliance, protect the public health
and the environment.
Business activities can release contaminates into the
environment if not properly managed. Gresham
partners with Ecobiz to offer technical assistance to automotive,
manufacturing, and landscaping businesses. If you become Ecobiz
certified, you will also be recognized as a Gresham Green Business.
Pollution prevention programs
Pollution
prevention basics
- Clean and maintain stormdrains.
- Never allow anything but rainwater to enter business stormdrains.
- Keep company vehicles maintained.
- Use kitty litter or other absorbents to clean drips and spills.
- Sweep the business parking lot and
sidewalks regularly.
- Avoid power washing or leaf blowing debris
into stormdrains.
- Wash business vehicles over grass or
at a commercial car wash.
- Keep a spill kit on site and train
employees to use it.
- Store, label and dispose of hazardous chemicals
properly.
- Keep garbage cans and dumpsters
sealed; replace leaky containers immediately.
- Properly dispose of all waste products,
fluids, grease that can’t go into trash or recycling bins.
- Use alternatives to pesticides,
herbicides and fertilizers when landscaping.
- Plant native plants in the landscape.
- Maintain water quality treatment
facilities on business property including ponds, dry ponds or swales.
Pollution prevention resources
Pollution prevention guidelines and compliance
information.
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