Environmental Protection

Helping to protect and enhance the campus environment and providing permit and compliance management services.

Sewer Overflow Protection Awareness

Help Prevent Sewer Backups and Overflow

Sewer Overflow Protection is a shared responsibility. Everyone can be a potential contributor to sewer problems and a potential victim of those problems. To help keep the campus, the Bay and the environment clean for the health and enjoyment of all, residents, employees, and sewer agencies must do their part to prevent and reduce the risk of a sewer overflow.

Help Prevent Sewer Backups and Overflow

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2021

Sewer Overflow Protection is a shared responsibility. Everyone can be a potential contributor to sewer problems and a potential victim of those problems. To help keep the campus, the Bay and the environment clean for the health and enjoyment of all, residents, employees, and sewer agencies must do their part to prevent and reduce the risk of a sewer overflow.

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Best Management Practices for Fats, Oils and Grease

Office of Environment, Health & Safety
2023

Residual fats, oils and grease (FOG) are by-products of food preparation. Typically, FOG enters a facility’s plumbing system from ware washing, floor cleaning, and equipment sanitation. Sanitary sewer systems are neither designed nor equipped to handle the FOG that accumulates on the interior of the municipal sewer collection system pipes. Severe accumulations of FOG can lead to sewer overflows that expose the public to raw sewage and the potential for infection from contact with sewage. The best way to manage FOG is to keep the material out of the plumbing systems. The following are...

Phillip Hayes

Hazardous Materials Specialist
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Materials Business Plans (HMBP)
Hazardous Materials Shipping
Waste Disposal

Miranda Monge

Environmental Specialist
Environmental Protection
Aboveground Petroleum Storage
Air Emissions Permitting
Habitat Restoration
Underground Storage Tanks

Kevin Keller

Environmental Construction Specialist
Environmental Protection
Building Plans
Construction Inspection
Contaminated Site Remediation
Contractor Services
Soil Management

Alexa McKinnon

Environmental Specialist
Environmental Protection
Sanitary Sewer
Stormwater
Wastewater Quality

Tedros Gebreslassie

Senior Hazardous Materials Technician
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Waste
Medical / Bio Waste Disposal

Environmental Protection

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Workplace Safety

California state regulations require every employer to establish, implement and maintain an effective Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). In August 2017, the University adopted a campuswide Workplace Safety Program that serves as the University’s central IIPP for creating a safe and healthful work environment. Having one program for the whole University helps to improve access, consistency, and usability across all departments. EH&S is the responsible department for overseeing the campuswide Workplace Safety Program. The campus Workplace Safety Program is based on the Injury...