Commercial Agriculture Businesses

Common materials from Commercial Agriculture Businesses, such as fertilizers, metals, leaf litter, oil, and grease, are considered pollutants that can harm water quality if they make their way into storm drain systems. These pollutants can degrade water quality and kill aquatic organisms if they wash into our waters.

All sources of pollution are prohibited from leaving your site and entering streets and storm drains. Use the resources below to protect our waterways and keep your business in compliance.

Best Management Practices (BMPs)

BMPs are techniques or controls used to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants, such as fertilizers, pesticides, and organic wastes, into the stormwater conveyance system (storm drain system). The helpful documents below, and the Guidance Handbook to Reduce Water Pollution, are references to help reduce pollutants to our storm drain system and local waterways

Fiber roll used to prevent sediment from leaving site
BMP Example: Fiber roll keeps sediment from leaving site

Stormwater Training

Annual Stormwater Training Material

 

Agricultural Water Quality Best Management Practices (BMPs)

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Only Rain in the Storm Drain

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UCCE Agricultural Water Quality Continuing Education Course Ch. 1 – 4

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Annual Stormwater Training Documentation Fillable Form

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Additional Resources

Stormwater BMPs

For more information on ways you can prevent pollution from entering storm drains, click on the links below:

Regulatory Information

Rainbow Creek

A downloadable plan outlining water quality requirements to reduce nutrients found in the Rainbow Creek Watershed.

Rainbow Creek Nutrient Reduction and Management Plan

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Cover Page Englis

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Cover Page Spanish

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Erosion and Runoff, English

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Erosion and Runoff, Spanish

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Irrigation Management, English

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Irrigation Management, Spanish

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Nutrient Management, English

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Nutrient Management, Spanish

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Training, English

Rainbow Creek Watershed Flyer - Training, Spanish

 

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