For more information on the equipment required to operate an environmentally compliant pressure washing business click here.

Best Management Practice Websites for Businesses

City of Los Angeles Storm Water
http://www.lastormwater.org/
Click on "Publications" for their Best Management Practices brochures and manuals.

City of Sacramento
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/cleanwater/const/manuals/index.html
This site has manuals:
The Guidance Manual for On-Site Storm Water Quality Control Measures
The Administrative and Technical Procedures for Grading and Erosion and Sediment Control and others.

City of Monterey
You will find information on Best Management Practices, and Restaurant and Gas Station Posters.
http://www.monterey.org/publicworks/stormeduc.html

Santa Clara Valley
http://www.scvurppp.org/
Click on "Program Elements", then click on Public Information/Public Participation
Under PI/P Materials you will find a link to "guidelines for best management practices."

City of Santa Cruz
Best Management Practices for Vehicle Service Facilities
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pdf/vehiclebmp.pdf
Best Management Practices For Food Service Facilities, (in both English and Spanish)
http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pw/environmental/food.html

City of Dana Point
Water Quality Information Sheets
BMPs for businesses: automotive, food businesses, construction, landscaping, painting, remodeling, among others.
http://www.danapoint.org/water/

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
Large selection on Commercial/Industrial/Manufacturing BMPs Information
http://www.mrsc.org/environment/water/water-s/SW-BMP.htm - Commercial

Alameda
Parking lots BMPs Fact Sheet
http://www.cleanwaterprogram.com/parking_lots_fact_sht.pdf

County of San Diego
Businesses BMPs: Cleaning impervious surfaces, vehicle washing, vehicle and equipment repair, materials loading and storage, waste management and disposal, building and grounds maintenance, construction, waste recycling.

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This EPA site provides information on EPA programs and initiatives, and business practices:
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/programs/busprac.htm
Compliance assistance
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/resources/nationalorgs.htm
Here you will find industry-specific compliance information. These "virtual" centers promote links between the small business community and their technical and regulatory providers.

State Water Resources Control Board, Water Quality
The main site on Storm Water is:
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/stormwtr/index.html
Here you will find order forms for handbooks on Best Management Practices.
The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board is Region 9. More information for Region 9 can be found at this site.

Links to other storm water programs
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/stormwtr/links.html

California Storm Water Quality Task Force
http://www.casqa.org/
Click on Publications and Work Products, scroll down and you'll find:
California Storm Water Best Management Practices Handbooks for construction, industrial, commercial
Best Management Practices Guide for Retail Gasoline Outlets
At this site also: compliance assistance and a storm water sampling guidance document.