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250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto CA 94301
Telephone:
Phone: 650-329-2100
Fax: 650-325-5025
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Mon-Thu 7:30-5:30pm
Fri 8-5pm (Administrative offices are closed alt Fri)
Environmental Compliance

The Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) treats wastewater from the East Palo Alto Sanitary District, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Stanford. The Environmental Compliance Division maintains a Pretreatment Program for control of industrial dischargers and also regulates many commercial dischargers.

Pollution prevention information and programs are supplied to residents as well as businesses within the service area. Public outreach information is included as part of the programs described in most of the pages. If you can't find the information you need please contact us.

Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant
Environmental Compliance
2501 Embarcadero Way, Palo Alto, CA 94303
Phone: 650/329-2598.
Fax: 650/494-3531
cleanbay@cityofpaloalto.org
Questions about a green building project? Ask An Expert!
Ask an Expert is a free hotline service providing customized responses to a variety of green building questions from building professionals and the general public.
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Fats, Oils and Grease - Restaurants
All food service facilities should be aware of the importance of installation and proper maintenance of grease removal devices.
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Fats, Oils and Grease - Grease Haulers
Many grease hauling companies have been caught illegally dumping grease from their clients' grease removal devices into sewer manholes or storm drains.
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Vehicle Pollution Prevention
Residents and businesses need to do what they can to keep vehicle pollutants out of the environment.
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Reporting Spills, Dumping, and Back-Ups
If you notice any unusual substance in or around a storm drain, or if you see someone dumping anything into the storm drain, street, or gutter, to local creeks or the Bay, or elsewhere in the outdoor environment, report it to us.
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How To Keep Your Sanitary Sewer Working Properly
Ways to prevent sewer backups and avoid expensive emergency plumbing.
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New Amalgam Management, Requirements for Dental Practices
Because of the concerns with mercury in San Francisco Bay, the Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) needs to reduce mercury discharges to the environment.
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Environmental Compliance for Dental Offices
Four Steps To Environmental Compliance for Dental Offices.
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Clean Bay Business Garden Centers And Hardware Stores
Local garden centers and hardware stores are helping to spread the word about non-toxic and less-toxic ways to manage pests.
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Preventing Pollution at Home
The Bay is closer than you think. Find out how to minimize your impact to the bay!
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Mercury Pollution Prevention
San Francisco Bay is contaminated by mercury-an element used in many household items, which is also a potent human nerve toxin.
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Fats, Oils and Grease - Overview
The discharge of fats, oils, and greases to the sanitary sewer system is an important environmental and public health issue.
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Dioxins
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists San Francisco Bay as an impaired waterway due, in part, to dioxins.
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Copper
Excessive amounts of copper can be toxic to the Bay's ecosystem. Find out how you can reduce the amount of copper being released to the environment.
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Less Toxic Pest Control
We want to change the way you think about pest control.
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The Household Hazardous Waste Program
The Household Hazardous Waste Management program provides Palo Alto residents with an environmentally safe way to get rid of selected hazardous wastes.
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