City of Berkeley and Bayer Corporation - Bayer Healthcare ...

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surface water Run-off
Bayer continuously monitors the quality of surface water runoff, as required by the
Storm Water General Industrial Permit issued by the State Water Resources Control
Board.
Storm water conveyance systems are visually inspected on a regular basis to ensure
that all discharges are authorized and that the quality of authorized non-storm water
discharges meets permit conditions. Monthly inspections during the wet season are
conducted, along with sampling of storm water during storm events. A report of the
findings for July 2008–June 2009 was submitted to the Regional Water Quality Control
Board.
soil and groundwater monitoring program
All soil generated by construction activities is tested prior to disposal. The formal
ground water monitoring program has been discontinued with the City’s approval,
as the semi-annual monitoring was not generating useful data. Bayer has submitted
applications for final well closure, which will proceed following regulatory approval
from Berkeley’s Toxics Management Division.
Dust and noise suppression
Bayer continues to comply with local dust and noise suppression ordinances.
Bayer engineers inspect the
storm water filtration
function of newly installed
bioswales.