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Designing and Funding the El Dorado County Marina Program

This program delves into the comprehensive approach to designing and funding the El Dorado County Marina Program, focusing on Lake Tahoe and West Slope initiatives from 1998 to present, emphasizing key objectives and strategies for marina sustainability and expansion. The text outlines recruitment efforts, procurement processes, clean boating kit distribution, used oil collection promotions, public outreach tactics, bilge maintenance initiatives, and the establishment of a forum for clean boating discussions. The program's success indicators, costs, and sustainability plans are also detailed.

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Designing and Funding the El Dorado County Marina Program

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  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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. 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).

  10. 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)

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

  12. Theater Advertisement

  13. 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.

  14. 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

  15. 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?

  16. Survey Responses % of total (3780 surveys)

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

  18. 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.

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

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

  21. 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.

  22. 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

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

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