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Business Environmental
Resource Center
Chase Stremsterfer
BERC Senior Consultant
Main Line - (916) 874-2100
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A free, confidential, non-
regulatory resource to help
with permits and regulatory
compliance
WHAT IS BERC?
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•BERC was created in 1993, by the
Sacramento County Board of
Supervisors
• Study revealed that the business
community wanted an impartial,
confidential, third party to assist them
with regulatory compliance issues.
BERC Begins
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• Air Quality
• Hazardous materials
• Hazardous waste
• Stormwater
• Solid Waste
• Liquid waste
• Building
• Planning
• Zoning
Environmental/Permit
Help
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• Restaurants
• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Markets
• Dry Cleaners
• Gasoline Stations
• More…not limited
By Industry type
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By Issue
• I need a permit to….
• I received an inspection and need help
with?
• There is this new law and I need help
with?
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By Issue
• I am expanding my business, what
permits do I need?
• Who do I contact to get a…..?
• Let’s say I have this friend…
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BERC Funding Partners
• Environmental
Management
Department
• Department of Water
Resources
• Department of
Planning and
Environmental Review
• Building Permits and
Inspection
• Airport System
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• Be in compliance with current
environmental regulations
• Meet the program’s minimum
standards for resource conservation
and pollution prevention by
completing the checklists.
• Allow scheduled verification visits.
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1. Download Implementation Checklists from SacBerc.org/SASB
2. Select the sustainability measures you are going to implement or have already implemented
3. Submit measures to BERC
4. BERC reviews measures, conducts site visit, and issues SASB Certificate along with a window decal
5. Update BERC with any changes in location, status, and sustainable measures
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In order to be certified, a business must implement a minimum
number of these measures. The measures require changes in
equipment, as well as changes in practices, which enhance
sustainability.
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Honors top SB’s
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