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PUBLIC EDUCATION
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When it
comes to pollution prevention we all have a common goal: to
protect the environment. The District’s Pollution Prevention
Program is committed to eliminating and/or reducing pollution
at its source through education and outreach to individuals
and small local businesses. The District’s Pollution Prevention
team participates in several outreach events within the area,
provides classroom presentations to local schools, and inspects
small, commercial businesses.
Classroom Presentations
The Pollution Prevention Program has
a public outreach team that makes classroom presentations throughout
the year. These presentations are designed for specific grade
levels. The presentations focus on ways of eliminating/reducing
pollutants within homes and businesses by using less toxic chemicals
and/or using alternative methods and it also illustrates the
difference between inside sanitary sewer drains and outside
storm drains. If you would like to schedule a classroom presentation,
please contact our Community
Affairs Supervisor at (925)
875-2295, email address stephenson@dsrsd.com,
or our Clean Water Programs Specialist at (925)
875-2336, email address olsons@dsrsd.com.
Public Outreach
The Pollution Prevention
team participates in several outreach events, including Dublin’s
Day on the Glen and Dublin
Pride Week.
The District engages
in many activities for public education and outreach including
the following:
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Classroom
presentations |
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Educational
and informational booths at malls, hardware stores, department
stores and the Alameda County Fair |
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Participation
in pollution prevention week activities including newspaper
articles, public service announcements
on local radio stations, and interviews broadcast on local television
stations |
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Informational
displays at local libraries in conjunction with Earth Day and
Pollution Prevention week |
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Informational
displays in the District lobby |
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Participation
in Mt. Diablo Restoration and Clean-up day (organized by California
State Parks Foundation) |
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"Earth
savers" essay contest at local schools |
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Poster
contests at local schools and poster displays in the District
lobby |
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Presentations
and displays of the District’s interactive diorama |
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The
District also participates in the following groups to share
and obtain information on ways to prevent pollution:
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San
Francisco Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group |
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East
Bay Dischargers Association Pretreatment Committee meetings |
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Bay
Area Hazardous Reduction Committee |
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Alameda
County Green Business Program |
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Industrial
and Hazardous Waste Committee meetings |
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As
new groups form and/or disband, the list of groups that the
District participates in may change.
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