Efforts to minimize or eliminate the discharge of certain pollutants at their source are warranted because wastewater treatment plants are not capable of removing those substances completely.

Click on the following links to explore how you can help to prevent pollution:

Why Pollution Prevention?
Resident's Guide to Pollution Prevention
Business Guide to Pollution Prevention
Industrial Pretreatment Program
Stormwater Management Program
Keeping Sewers Fat-Free
Guide to Disposing of Medications

EXCHANGE YOUR MERCURY THERMOMETERS!

Mercury is toxic and can cause damage to the nervous system, brain, kidneys, liver and immune systems in humans and animals. Be mercury-free! Bring your mercury thermometers to the City of Livermore Water Reclamation Plant, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm, and exchange them for new mercury-free ones, at no cost to you! For more info: call 960-8100.