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Photo of PCB-laden caulking.
Photo by Daniel Lefkowitz
PCBs—polychlorinated biphenyls—are a probable human carcinogen and may be causing reproductive failure in birds and affecting immune response in harbor seals in the Estuary. In the PCBs in Caulk project, funded through Prop 50, the Estuary Partnership will reduce PCBs in urban runoff by developing best management practices (BMPs) for PCB-containing building materials during building demolition.
Announcing a Stakeholder Meeting July 15 in Oakland
A team of municipalities, scientists, and stormwater quality managers are developing a process to manage PCBs in caulk. The management process is intended to protect San Francisco Bay from PCBs in caulk released when buildings are demolished or renovated. Developing best management practices (“BMPs”) and a process to implement those BMPs is required under the new municipal stormwater permit.
This stakeholder meeting will introduce the project and identify opportunities to provide feedback into the development of the BMPs and implementation process. We are seeking input from a variety of sectors which may find this project relevant, including: Construction/demolition managers, contractors, building industry associations; Air/water/waste regulators; Public health and safety; Environmental remediation specialists; Municipal permitting, community development, public works departments; and Building managers or facilities managers.
- The meeting will be held at Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter Auditorium, 101-8th Street, Oakland (Lake Merritt BART) on Thursday, July 15 from 1-4pm. Parking and transit info
- For those who cannot make it in person, a teleconference line is available: 916-574-1755 (there is no passcode. There is also no built-in MUTE function, so please use your own mute button to help manage noise/distractions on the line.) Presentations will be posted to this page.
- Please RSVP to Athena Honore, ahonore@waterboards.ca.gov.
Meeting Invite Flyer
CLOSED: RFP for PCBs in Caulk BMPs Development (posted March 4, 2010, closed April 2 at 5:00pm)
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP), a project of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), a joint powers agency, formed under California Government Code Sections 6500, et seq., invites qualified organizations (such as a consultant or team of consultants) to respond to this Request for Proposals (RFP) for developing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce or prevent discharge of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from release during building demolition/remodeling, as part of the PCBs in Caulk project managed by SFEP. This project is funded by the State Revolving Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is subject to federal stimulus terms and conditions. Proposals were due April 2, 2010 at 5:00pm.
Archive of RFP-related materials
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Estuary scientists have long known that the Bay and Delta are contaminated with PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, prompting the S.F. Regional Board to issue a TMDL (total maximum daily load) and warnings that humans limit consumption of Bay fish. PCBs—a probable human carcinogen—may be causing reproductive failure in birds and affecting immune response in harbor seals. Once used in electronic equipment and as plasticizers in sealants, grout, paint, floor and ceiling tiles, and caulking materials, PCBs were banned 30 years ago. But recent studies of PCBs in building caulking in Ge... READ MORE |
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Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part through an agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board.
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