Residents may call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 to request an exemption form for completion and submission. Recycling and organics service is mandatory.

Sewer capacity constraints are frequently caused by improper materials, including fats, oils, and greases being introduced into the sewer system by District residents and businesses.

Many sources. In the food industry, "grease" often refers to fats and oils derived from animal and vegetable sources. These include meats, nuts, cereals, beans and waxes/paraffins.

Yes. The reason you need a grease trap or grease interceptor is because of the clean up, not the cooking. When you wash your cooking equipment, you are washing fats, oils, and grease (not to mention solids) into the building drainage system. It’s the fats, oils, grease and solids (food stuffs) that damage sewer systems.

The Uniform Plumbing Code requires that no grease trap have a capacity less than 20 gallons per minute (gpm) or more than 55 gpm. The size of the trap depends upon the number of fixtures connected to it. The size will also depend upon the maintenance schedule. If a grease trap or interceptor is not maintained regularly, it will not provide the necessary grease removal. The following table shows the gallons per minute (gpm) value for the total number of drainage fixture units (DFUs).

According to California Food and Agricultural Code Sections 19310 and 19311, a ‘Licensed Grease Hauler’ is a person who is registered with the department of Food and Agriculture as a transporter of inedible kitchen grease and who is in possession of a valid registration certificate from the Department of Food and Agriculture. Licensed Grease Haulers are eligible to operate vehicles for the purpose of collecting inedible kitchen grease that includes used cooking/fryer oil. They are also eligible to clean the grease traps and grease interceptors.

It is best to compost small amounts of grease scrapped from traps and cook-wares (in a paper milk or ice cream carton).The grease from traps and cook-wares should not go into the used oil recycle storage bin. Brown grease should not be mixed with yellow grease, unless the yellow grease hauler can recycle the entire contents when they are mixed. Large quantities of brown grease should be poured into regular garbage (solid waste) for pick up and disposal.

If you find a dead animal (ex. rat, opossum, bird) on or near your property, please contact Alameda County Animal Control http://alamedacountysheriff.org/CWS/field_services.htm to pick up the animal.  If Animal Control is not able to come, Alameda County Vector Control Services District suggests bagging up the animal and placing it in your garbage cart or bin.  Please bag the animal first to help prevent and reduce the potential for disease transmission.

Blue = Recycling
Green = Organics
Brown = Garbage

Residents may call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 and commercial businesses may call WMAC at (510) 613-8700.

Inside the Blue Recycling Cart: All clean paper, corrugated cardboard, brown bags and paper, paperboard, paper egg cartons, telephone books and magazines, clear and colored glass containers, aluminum foil and beverage containers, scrap steel and aluminum metals (not exceeding 40 pounds in weight nor two (2) feet in any dimension for any single item); steel including ”tin” cans, aerosol cans (empty, non-toxic products), bimetal containers, all plastics (#1-7) except expanded Polystyrene (EPS).

On top of the Blue Recycling Cart: Dry cell batteries (household batteries such as AAA, AA, B, C, D, 9V, and small “button” batteries; no liquid batteries such as automobile batteries).

Next to the Blue Recycling Cart: Flattened corrugated cardboard no larger than 4’ tall x 4’ wide.

Call the 'Rotline' at (510) 444-SOIL for information about home composting, and remember that many items not compostable at home (food-soiled paper, meat and cheese, bread products) can be placed in your green organics cart for composting

New carts are necessary in order to be serviced by the new WMAC collection vehicles. When CVSan issued its Request for Proposals in 2007, new collection containers were included in the proposal to ensure that the existing hauling company would not have an unfair financial advantage since they owned the carts. At the end of the 2009-2019 franchise agreement, CVSan owns the carts.

Carts have a life-expectancy of 10 years, therefore the delivery of new carts to all cart customers (residential and commercial) in 2009 streamlines the replacement efforts and keeps costs lower.

The carts have a full-color in-mold graphic on the lids with images to pictorially explain what goes in each cart.

Customers with blue recycling cart service may flatten corrugated cardboard no larger than 4’ tall x 4’ wide and place beside the blue recycling cart for collection.

CVSan currently has Open Air pails available. These are larger green containers with a handle and no lid. A standard grocery store paper bag fits inside the pail, and allows moisture from the food scraps and food-soiled paper to evaporate quicker and easier than a pail with a sealed lid. Residents and small businesses have found these pails to work well, and place them on the floor next to indoor recycling and garbage containers. The vented lid pail allows most smells from the container to be kept inside while not in use. Interested parties may complete a Donation Request Form.

Paint is no longer accepted at the curb. All types of paint need to be taken to an Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste facility. Call (800) 606-6606 or (510) 670-6460 for more information. Latex and water-based paint will be accepted at the CVSan Recycles Day in August 2012. For more on paint visit www.household-hazwaste.org

Yes, residents may receive up to a 96-gallon cart for recycling or organics at no additional charge, but you will be charged if you wish to have additional carts with corresponding service. Call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 to request a larger sized recycling or organics cart.

CVSDFinalv2CanyonlandsAnnexNegDec-IS090720.pdf

A. CVSan is in the process of applying for an annexation with special provisions for garbage and recycling services only for the Castro Valley Canyonlands. The application will need to go through a review process by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) and therefore CVSan does not have a completion date available. Residents and businesses interested in recycling or organics service may contact WMAC at (510) 537-5500.

Notice of Availability and Intent to Adopt a Negative Declaration

Date: July 20, 2009

Project Title: Castro Valley and Palomares Canyonlands Sphere of Influence Amendment and Annexation to Castro Valley Sanitary District for Garbage and Recycling Services

Lead Agency: Castro Valley Sanitary District, 21040 Marshall Street, Castro Valley, CA 94546

Staff Contact: Naomi R. Lue, Solid Waste Coordinator, naomi@cvsan.org, (510) 537-0757

Project Location: Castro Valley and Palomares Canyonlands area of unincorporated Alameda County

Parcel No.: N/A
Parcel Size: N/A

To Whom It May Concern:
This notice is to inform you of the availability of the environmental review document concerning the proposed project as described below. The document is a Preliminary Negative Declaration, containing information about the possible environmental effects of the proposed project. The Preliminary Negative Declaration documents the determination of the Castro Valley Sanitary District (CVSan) that the proposed project could not have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Preparation of a Negative Declaration does not indicate a decision by the CVSan to carry out or not to carry out the proposed project.

Project Description: The project proposes a partial annexation into CVSan’s district boundary of the area referred to as the Castro Valley and Palomares Canyonlands (“Canyonlands”) in order to provide garbage and recycling services. The Canyonlands area is located on unincorporated Alameda County land. No provision of wastewater collection and treatment or other public services is proposed under this partial annexation, nor is such service anticipated to be provided in the future to the area.

Garbage service is currently provided by Waste Management of Alameda County (WMAC) to roughly 260 addresses on 14 roads in the Canyonlands area, under a franchise agreement with Alameda County that extends into 2019. Thereafter, these services would be provided by any hauler with which the District chooses to contract. Garbage service is currently provided using two types of vehicles, and recycling service would use the same or similar vehicles: a Rear End Loader with a capacity of 20-30 cubic yards depending on the material collected and a pick-up truck mounted with a Par-Kan refuse dumper with a capacity of six cubic yards, for moving collected materials in restricted areas. Collected material would be brought to the Davis Street Recycling & Transfer Station, a municipal solid waste (MSW) transfer station and commingled recycling processing facility in San Leandro.

If you would like a copy of the Preliminary Negative Declaration or have questions concerning environmental review of the proposed project, contact the CVSan staff contact listed above.

Public Review: Public Review of this Preliminary Negative Declaration begins on July 22, 2009 and ends 30 days after publication of this document, by the close of business on August 20, 2009. Written comments on the Preliminary Negative Declaration may be submitted to the CVSan staff contact listed above, until the close of the review period.

Copies of the Preliminary Negative Declaration may be reviewed at www.cvsan.org or at Castro Valley Sanitary District, 21040 Marshall Street, Castro Valley, California 94546.

Public Hearing: The Board of Directors will consider adoption of the Negative Declaration and will consider approval of the project at the CVSan Board of Directors Meeting on September 1, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at Castro Valley Sanitary District, 21040 Marshall Street, Castro Valley, California 94546.

Toxics List: The project site is not on any list identifying it as a hazardous or toxic waste site.
 

Full containers must be dropped of at an Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste facility. For further information contact HHW at (800) 606-6606. District residents (present a copy of your Waste Management bill or ID at time of purchase) can purchase a postage-paid Sharps Disposal by Mail container at a discount at the Castro Valley Rite Aid. The cost of destruction and mailing, as well as confirmation of destruction, is included in the purchase price.

Call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 to request the repair of a cart. It should take about 5 business days to receive a replacement cart.

Call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 and a street/curbside exemption form will be mailed to you. A doctor's letter or a certificate from the Department of Motor Vehicles must accompany the request.

Carts are to be placed street/curbside by 6:00 am on your collection day with their handles to the curb.

Place shredded paper in a paper bag to avoid litter problems, then compost in the green organics cart/bin. Please note, shredded paper cannot be recycled in the recycling cart/bin because the fibers are too short to be made into recycled paper.

New carts are necessary in order to be serviced by the new WMAC collection vehicles. When CVSan issued its Request for Proposals in 2007, new collection containers were included in the proposal to ensure that the existing hauling company would not have an unfair financial advantage since they owned the carts. At the end of the 2009-2019 franchise agreement, CVSan owns the carts.

Carts have a life-expectancy of 10 years, therefore the delivery of new carts to all cart customers (residential and commercial) in 2009 streamlines the replacement efforts and keeps costs lower.

The carts have a full-color in-mold graphic on the lids with images to pictorially explain what goes in each cart.

Yes, residents may receive up to a 96-gallon cart for recycling or organics at no additional charge, but you will be charged if you wish to have additional carts with corresponding service. Call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 to request a larger sized recycling or organics cart.

Call WMAC at (510) 537-5500 to request the repair of a cart. It should take about 5 business days to receive a replacement cart.

Call Code Enforcement to report carts that have been out longer than 24 hours after collection day (510) 670-5408

Yes. As of May 1, 2009, garbage and recycling are picked up by separate collection trucks

Residential collection will be provided Monday-Friday no earlier than 6:00 a.m., and business collection Monday-Saturday no earlier than 4:00 a.m. (except within 200 feet of residential properties). No service will be provided on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day, where services will be one day later through Saturday.

Customers with blue recycling cart service may flatten corrugated cardboard no larger than 4’ tall x 4’ wide and place beside the blue recycling cart for collection.

Because of the toxic chemicals that can leak from batteries that end up in a landfill, it is against the law to throw any battery (including household batteries) into the trash. Single-Family and Multi-Family residents with blue recycling cart service may participate in CVSan’s curbside battery recycling program by placing used dry cell (household) batteries in a sealed clear plastic bag on top of your blue recycling cart on your service day.

Locally, you can purchase a sharps disposal container from local drugstores (Rite Aid, Longs Drug, Walgreens) or from an Alameda County Household Hazardous Waste facility. District residents (present a copy of your Waste Management bill or ID at time of purchase) can purchase a postage-paid Sharps Disposal by Mail container at a discount at the Castro Valley Rite Aid. The cost of destruction and mailing, as well as confirmation of destruction, is included in the purchase price.

There are locations in Oakland, Hayward, Livermore, and Fremont. Hayward and Livermore locations are open every other Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Oakland is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Fremont is open Thursday and Friday from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm and Saturday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. For further information about locations and operation schedule call (800) 606-6606

Download an application at our website, pick one up at the District’s main office located at 21040 Marshall Street, Castro Valley, or request a copy be mailed to you by calling (510) 537-0757. Please be aware the property owner is responsible for obtaining an application.

You can get price quotations from CVSan Qualified Contractors.

Legally, CVSan may not recommend any contractors. However, CVSan can supply you with a List of CVSan Qualified Contractors who have worked in the District. For a list of CVSan Qualified Contractors, please contact (510) 537-0757.

When you receive a Letter of Approval from CVSan stating that you have qualified and funds have been obligated for your project.

You will be able to commence work. However, prior to commencement of work you need to make sure your contractor has been issued any necessary permits for the job.

Sanitary sewer systems are the collection of pipes, pumps and lift stations, manholes, service lines, and other infrastructure throughout the District designed to handle and safely transport used water, body wastes, and toilet paper as sewage to a treatment plant.

When a backup occurs, contact CVSan’s Main Office at 510-537-0757 during business hours (7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Mon-Fri) or (510) 506-5821 after hours.

The District uses the Alameda County Tax Rolls as the primary method of collection of the Sanitary Sewer Service Charge on an annual basis. This line item shows up on the property owner’s property tax bill under the Special Assessments section.

The Property Owner continues to own the land and has only given up defined rights on the portion of land used for the easement. Maintenance of the property within the easement is the responsibility of the Property Owner.

The District, if it has an easement, may go onto the easement at any time. The District may, on occasion, have a Contractor present to perform specific tasks relating to the District's operations. We will make an effort to notify you prior to entry, however, in the case of an emergency we may need to enter without prior notification. Please request, at any time, to see District personnel photo identification cards, or contact the District at (510) 537-0757.

Do not place planters or any other objects objects on manhole covers.

Fences and gates are not to be constructed over manhole covers.

No permanent structures are to be erected within the easement location.

Keep the location of the easement clear of debris and material, especially around manhole access points.

Planting of trees within the easement is not permitted without prior approval from the District.

• For more information on keeping the area clear within the easement, please contact the District at (510) 537-0757.