Designing and Funding the El Dorado County Marina Program

1. Designing and Funding theEl Dorado County Marina Program Gerri Silva Dave Johnston

2. Phases of County Wide Marina Program • Lake Tahoe Regional Program 1998-2000 • West Slope and Folsom Regional Program 2000-2003 • Sustaining and expanding the program 2003 and beyond

3. Objectives of Tahoe and West Slope Programs • 1. Recruit marinas to participate in program. • 2. Procure storage buildings, drums, kit components and disposal method. • 3. Expand and promote used oil collection. • 4. Conduct public outreach and education.

4. Objectives Continued • 5. Promote and support seasonal bilge pad exchange. • 6. Obtain/install bilge pump out and bilge water treatment equipment. • 7. Create a forum for the discussion of clean boating/marina related issues.

5. 1. Recruit Marinas • All of the 19 Lake Tahoe public access marina operators were contacted. Of those 17 volunteered to participate. • Also recruited were a boat sales business, which distributed kits to customers, and the marina operator of nearby Fallen Leaf Lake. • Meetings were held each spring with all operators to kick off the season. • Marina operators influenced kit design.

8. 2. Supplies and EquipmentStorage of Waste Absorbent • Funding: Block and Opportunity grants. • Hazardous waste storage sheds: $3,400 ea. • Drums placed inside units or marina service shop. Can get from hauler.

9. Storage of Supplies • Storage space is needed for thousands of buckets, bales of absorbent and all other kit components. • SLT City airport hangar. • Storage container for Folsom $3,800 (22’), EDC $6,700 (40’) and rented $100/mo (20’). • Storage building $95,000

10. Clean Boating Kit • The kit included: bucket, absorbent pad, absorbent pillow, floating key chain, ski flag, brochure, plastic bag, laminated card, towel and funnel. • Total cost per kit: $9.91 Tahoe, $8.63 West Slope, $5.49 Folsom, plus staff time to assemble and distribute.

11. 3. Expand and Promote Used Oil Collection Opportunities • Prior to program there were 6 certified centers in CA portion of Tahoe basin. Number in EDC basin area now 8. • Facilities include drums inside storage units and above ground tanks ($10k).

12. 4. Public Outreach and Education • Advertising for events and collection centers. • Brochure Development and Distribution. • Conduct Outreach Events • Conducting Survey (survey card $0.14) • Signs: Folsom ($275) • Theater Ad ($285/month)

13. Advertising • Newspaper ads • Concours Program • Develop Logos • Bus Signs • Theater ad • Radio

16. Theater Advertisement

17. Laminated Card and Educational Brochure • During the first few years a laminated card and a letter were distributed. These items contained a diagram of Lake Tahoe with the participating marinas, general lake info, absorbent use instructions and a list of Certified Used Oil Collection Centers. • Later single page, single fold paper brochures for Folsom and EDC Marinas.

18. Public Outreach Events • Events were scheduled to coincide with existing events. • Department staff and volunteers from other agencies and the Coast Guard Reservists • Staff costs average $184/person/day/event

19. Survey Content and Evaluation • What type of boat do you own? • Do you change your own boat motor oil? • Where does your oil get changed? • How do you dispose of the waste oil? • What do you do if oil gets into your bilge?

20. Survey Responses % of total (3780 surveys)

21. “What do you do if oil gets into your bilge?”

22. 5. Bilge Pad Exchange • Pads and pillows for different uses. • Distributed by staff at events and by marina operators all season. • Storage facilities. • Transport by County. • Disposal $267/drum. • Disposal by marinas.

23. Transportation and Consolidation • 18’ flatbed $32,000. Funding from HD6. • Permitted by DTSC. • Hazmat driver’s license.

24. 6. Bilge Pump Out Equipment • Initial cost estimates ($5,000) vs actual cost ($30,000) • Recruiting Marinas and Space Limitations • Installation/Maintenance • Operating Costs

25. Bilge Pump Unit Permitting • Collected liquid must be tested for oil, gasoline, diesel, VOCs & TOC to determine proper onsite treatment tier. Our agency is also the CUPA. • Treated water will be tested for pH, TPH, TSS, and VOCs for special discharge permit from POTW (STPUD). • Recovered oil will be either recycled or FB.

26. 7. Create a Forum for the Discussion of Clean Boating and Related Marina Issues. • IMAGES (Inland Marina Advisory Group Environmental Summit) • MORE (Marina Oil Recovery Effort) • Advisory Group

27. Key Issues • Heart of program is the bilge pad exchange. • Current program can be sustained for about $2,000/year /marina plus staff time. • Public outreach does result in measurable improvements in boater attitude and behavior.

28. Sustainability • Infrastructure is in place for Tahoe, Folsom, Echo and Jenkinson lakes. • Estimate of ongoing costs to continue program at current level is $18k/year plus staff time. Funds to come from block grants, property tax assessment ($3/parcel/year) and solid waste franchise fees. • Additional opportunity grant funding is being solicited for program expansion.

29. Summary • Program has been created over several years. • A variety of funding sources have been utilized. • Assistance was received from Marina Operators, Other Agencies, Groups and Department Staff . • EDC will continue to support all marinas, host annual outreach and support bilge unit.