The following is abstracted from the 2006 annual report of the CRD's Source Control Program.
"Record high levels for use of proper waste treatment were achieved in business sectors operating under codes of practice (COPs). Proper treatment works were installed or off-site waste management was being used at 100% of dental, dry cleaning, printing, fermentation and recreation facilities; 94% of carpet cleaning; 91% of automotive repair; 90% of vehicle wash; 78% of food services and 58% of laboratory operations inspected to date. The highest increase over 2005 data was recorded in the vehicle wash sector, where there was a 23% increase in use of proper waste treatment.
The highest compliance levels since the program began were achieved by permitted industrial facilities and facilities operating under authorizations. Waste discharge permit compliance levels increased significantly from 90% in 2005 to 97% in 2006.
Contaminant Reductions
Reducing trends for contaminants in core area effluent and in sewage treatment plant biosolids have been maintained as a result of consistent district-wide application of source control regulations and outreach over the past 12 years. Results of sewage effluent data collected in the core area since the last trend analysis (2005) suggest that previously reported decreasing trends for key contaminants have continued."