Introduction: Dear Customer

Welcome to Union Sanitary District's Pollution Prevention Environmental Programs. The Environmental Programs mission statement is "To meet the wastewater management needs of businesses, residents and contractors in the area of water quality regulation and public education (sanitary sewer and storm water discharges), in order to protect the integrity of the sewer system and reduce pollutant discharges from the District's service area into San Francisco Bay".

"What is Pollution Prevention?"

Pollution Prevention is a choice, a choice to make a difference on how we as individuals conduct day to day activities. Pollution Prevention in its simplest terms means preventing pollution before it begins, thus making a conscious effort to change the way we normally do specific activities and projects.

"What does this mean to me?"

Many of us today look too often to the easy and quickest solution to complete a task without ever thinking or realizing the potential environmental pollution that we may have caused. Federal law prohibits the business community from purchasing and using specific chemicals due to their hazardous and pollution causing ingredients, but pollution prevention begins with you and me.

"How can you learn about Pollution Prevention or help do your part to prevent pollution?"

The Union Sanitary District Environmental Programs has dedicated staff to communicate and educate the community on Pollution Prevention and if you are reading this document on the World Wide Web, well then you have gone one step ahead of the rest of the world.

The Pollution Prevention Web Page is designed to communicate to the world on the efforts of the Union Sanitary District to promote Pollution Prevention. In addition to communication, the web page is designed to provide valuable information on the latest pollution prevention materials.