Concord Environmental Literature Library
The City of Concord, in cooperation with other local municipalities, is actively developing comprehensive outreach brochures and pamphlets about watershed education and pollution prevention.
Below are brochures available on California Best Management Practices, construction site management, erosion control, hazardous materials handling, sediment control, vehicle care, working in creeks, construction activities, facility, equipment and infrastructure maintenance. All these pamphlets are in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Reader on your computer, you may download it at no cost from Adobe's site.
Limited numbers of copies of these pamphlets are also available to residents, businesses, schools, church, scouting and other groups. Copies can be picked up Monday through Friday during normal business hours at Concord City Hall, 1950 Parkside Drive. It is best to call ahead to (925) 671-3000 to check if the desired pamphlets are in stock. The e-mail address for requests is . Interested groups can also contact the Concord Clean Water Program at (925) 671-3394.
California Best Management Practices
Construction Site Management
- Clear Water Diversion
- Curing Concrete
- Finishing Concrete
- Instruction for preparing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
- Paving and Grinding Operations
- Pile Driving Operations
- Scheduling
- Stabilized Construction Entrance
- Stabilized Construction Roadway
- Stockpile Management
- Street Sweeping and Vacuuming
- Temporary Batch Plants
Erosion Control
- Fiber Rolls
- Geotextiles and Mats
- Hydraulic Mulch
- Hydroseeding
- Polyacrylamide
- Preservation of Existing Vegetation
- Slope Drains
- Soil Binders
- Straw Bale Barrier
- Straw Mulch
- Velocity Dissipation Devices
- Wind Erosion Control
- Wood Mulching
Hazardous Materials Handling
- Concrete Waste Management
- Contaminated Soil Management
- Hazardous Waste Management
- Illicit Connection/Discharge
- Liquid Waste Management
- Material Delivery and Storage
- Material Use
- Potable Water/Irrigation
- Septic/Sanitary Waste Management
- Solid Waste Management
- Spill Prevention and Control
- Household Hazardous Waste Recycling - English
- Household Hazardous Waste Recycling - Spanish
Less Toxic Pest Management
- Controlling Ants in Your House
- Controlling Aphids in Your Garden
- Use and Disposal of Pesticides
- Keeping Fleas off Your Pets and Out of Your Yard
- Growing a Healthy Garden to Manager Pests Naturally
- Pesticides and Water Quality
- Keeping Mosquitoes Away from You and Your Yard
- Looking for a Guest Speaker for Your Group?
- Controlling Snails and Slugs in Your Garden
- How to Control Weeds
Sediment Control and Capture
- Chemical Treatment
- Drainage Swales
- Gravel Bag Berm
- Sandbag Barrier
- Sediment Basin
- Sediment Trap
- Silt Fence
- Storm Drain Inlet Protection
- Water Conservation Practices
Vehicle Care
- Tire Wash Entrance/Outlet
- Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning
- Vehicle and Equipment Fueling
- Vehicle and Equipment Maintenance
- Car Wash
Working in a Creek
- Check Dams
- Demolishing Adjacent to Water
- Galindo and Mt. Diablo Creeks Study
- Material Over Water
- Streambank Stabilization
- Temporary Stream Crossing
Construction Activities Pamphlets
- Earth Moving Activities (Actividades de Movimiento de Tierra)
- Fresh Concrete and Mortar Application (Uso de Concreto Fresco y Mortero)
- General Construction and Site Supervision (Construcción y Supervisión General del Sitio)
- Heavy Equipment Operation (Operación de Equipo Pesado)
- Home Repair and Remodeling (Reparaciones y Mejoras a las Viviendas)
- Landscape Maintenance
- Landscaping, Gardening, and Pool Maintenance (Mantenimiento de Jardinería y Piscinas)
- Painting and Application of Solvents & Adhesivies (Pintura, y el Uso de Solventes y Adhesivos)
- Road and Street Maintenance
- Roadwork and Paving (Reparación y Pavimentación de Caminos)
- Sawcut Slurry
