RESOURCE MATERIALS LIST

We have a number of resource materials available to you at no cost. We have categorized the listing by interest. Email us or call 960-8100 for more information or with questions about any of the following. 

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Materials for Teachers and Students
Materials for Residents
Materials for Business and Industry

Materials for Teachers and Students

Activity Booklets:
• Activity Book About Clean Water

Guides:
• A Kids Guide to Backyard Bugs

Best Management Practices (BMPs):
• School Facilities Best Management Practices

Materials for Residents

In Your Lawn and Garden

• Start at the Source: Residential Site Planning and Design Guidance Manual for Stormwater Quality Protection
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Ants (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Aphids (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Fleas (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Mosquitoes (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Snails and Slugs (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Spiders (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Yellow Jackets (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Problem Pesticides (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Safe Use and Disposal of Pesticides (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Finding a Compnay That Can Prevent Pest Problems (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Pesticides and Water Pollution (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Control Weeds (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Healthy Garden (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Wonderful Roses (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Tips for a Healthy Beautiful Lawn (English, Spanish)
• Bugged
• Control It!
• A Kids Guide to Backyard Bugs
• Grow It!
• Don't Plant a Pest

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Around Your Home

• The Bay Begins at Your Front Door (English, Spanish)
• Home Maintenance Tips for a Cleaner Bay
• Stormwater Pollution
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Ants (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Cockroaches (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Fleas (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Mosquitoes (English)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Spiders (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Problem Pesticides (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Safe Use and Disposal of Pesticides (English, Spanish)
• Clean It!
• Stormwater Best Management Practices for for Residential Swimming Pool, Spa or Fountain Maintenance (English)
• Where Does All the Dirty Water Go?
• It only takes a little bit

Car

• Keeping It All in Tune (English, Spanish)
• Fund Raising Carwash (English)

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Materials for Business and Industry

General Businesses

• Starting a New Business? (English)
• Self-Inspection Checklist for Business Owners (English)
• Urban Runoff Pollution is Everybody's Business (English)
• Major Causes of Urban Pollution 
• Clean It!
• Good Housekeeping Practices (English)
• Industrial and Commercial Facilities (English)
• Landscape and Grounds Maintenance (English)
• Parking Lots (English)
• Outdoor Storage of Dry Materials (English)
• Outdoor Storage of Liquid Materials (English)
• BMPs for Industrial Storm Water Pollution Control
• Switching to Water-Based Solutions for Parts Cleaning

Automotive Industry

• Retail Gas Outlets (English)
• Tips for Managers of Vehicle Service Facilities (English, Spanish)
• Keeping a Clean Shop (English, Spanish)
• Washing Cars and Other Vehicles (English, Spanish)
• Changing Oil and Other Fluids (English, Spanish)
• Body Work (English, Spanish)
• Engine and Parts Cleaning and Radiator Flushing (English, Spanish)
• BMPs for Industrial Storm Water Pollution Control
• Keeping Your Shop in Tune (stormwater poster in English)
• Switching to Water-Based Solutions for Parts Cleaning

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Construction Industry

• Saw-cut Slurry
• Concrete Work
• Finish the Pour Right (English)
• Resurfacing and Paving Operations (English)
• Building Maintenance and Remodeling (English)
• Fresh Concrete and Mortar Application
• Roadwork and Paving Activities
• Painting Application of Solvents and Adhesives
• Heavy Equipment Operation
• General Construction and Site Supervision
• BMPs for Industrial Storm Water Pollution Control
• Blueprint for a Clean Bay

Mobile Cleaning Industry

• BMPs for Mobile Cleaners (English)
• Mobile Cleaners: Food Related (English)
• Mobile Cleaners: Transportation-Related Washing (English)

Food Service Industry

• Stormwater BMPs for Supermarkets and Grocery Stores (English)
• Restaurant BMPs (English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese)
• Waste Disposal (English/Spanish/Chinese, English/Spanish/Vietnamese)
• Grease Handling and Storage (English/Spanish/Chinese, English/Spanish/Vietnamese)
• Pavement and Floor Cleaning (English/Spanish/Chinese, English/Spanish/Vietnamese)
• Equipment Cleaning (English/Spanish/Chinese, English/Spanish/Vietnamese)
• Don't Set a Table for Pests! (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Ants (English, Spanish)
• Less-toxic Pest Management: Cockroaches (English, Spanish)
• Clean It Right! (poster in English, Spanish)

Plumbing Industry

• Good Plumbing Practices Protects San Francisco Bay (fact sheet for plumbers)
• Preventing Corrosion Protects San Francisco Bay (fact sheet for designers)

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