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Learn What Local Chemical Companies Are Doing To Prevent Accidents

The California Accidental Release Prevention (CalARP) Program requires companies with regulated chemicals to submit a Risk Management Plan (RMP). The Risk Management Plan gives:

A description of the hazardous materials present,
The prevention programs in place at the facility,
The facility's emergency response program,
And the management systems in place to implement the overall program.

Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) has begun to review RMP's recently received for the following companies in Contra Costa County (these plans are available for review at CCHS' office):

Bollman Water Treatment Plant	2015 Bates Ave., Concord
EBMUD Lafayette Water Treatment Plant	3848 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette
EBMUD Orinda Water Treatment Plant	190 Camino Pablo, Orinda
EBMUD Sobrante Water Treatment Plant	5500 Amend Rd., El Sobrante
EBMUD Walnut Creek Water Treatment Plant	2201 Larkey Ln., Walnut Creek
San Ramon Olympic Pool and Aquatic Park	9900 Broadmoor Drive, San Ramon

The CalARP Program requires Contra Costa Health Services to perform document reviews and audits to ensure companies are in compliance with the CalARP Program regulations and following their RMP. A forty-five day public comment period for the RMPs and Preliminary Audit Findings listed below begins January 27, 2006 and will end on March 13, 2006. These and other RMPs and Preliminary Audit Findings may be reviewed at the Contra Costa Health Services Hazardous Materials Programs Office located at 4333 Pacheco Blvd. in Martinez. Call 925-646-2286 to schedule an appointment. The RMPs and Preliminary Audit Findings may also be reviewed at the libraries listed below.

ConocoPhillips Refinery RMP	Rodeo and Crockett Libraries
Dow Chemical Preliminary Audit Findings	Pittsburg Library
General Chemical Bay Point Works Preliminary Audit Findings	Bay Point Library
City of Martinez Water Treatment Plant Preliminary Audit Findings	Martinez Library
Mirant Contra Costa Power Plant Preliminary Audit Findings	Antioch Library
Mirant Pittsburg Power Plant Preliminary Audit Findings	Pittsburg Library
Praxair Distribution Preliminary Audit Findings and RMP	Pittsburg Library
Rhodia Plant Preliminary Audit Findings	Martinez Library
Shell Chemical Preliminary Audit Findings	Martinez Library
Sunset Packing and Cooling RMP and Preliminary Audit Findings	Brentwood Library

Written comments, postmarked no later than March 13, 2006, should be sent via email to (arpteam@hsd.cccounty.us) or to the following address:

Contra Costa Health Services
Hazardous Materials Programs
c/o Randy Sawyer
4333 Pacheco Blvd.
Martinez, CA 94553

Contra Costa Health Services will respond to all written comments. Contra Costa Health Services will hold public meetings to discuss RMPs or Preliminary Audit Findings if there is sufficient public interest. Contra Costa Health Services will incorporate all written comments into the RMP reviews or Final Audit Findings as appropriate.