MASS AUDIT STUDY

MASS AUDIT STUDY PROTOCOL THE SAN JOSÉ/SANTA CLARA WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT Cities and Agencies Tributary to the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant: San José, Santa Clara, Milpitas, Cupertino Sanitary District, West Valley Sanitation District (including Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga), County Sanitation Districts 2-3, Sunol and Burbank Sanitary Districts Program managed by the City of San José, Environmental Services Department Watershed Protection GroupDOC. NO. MAS 0003 December 2001 MASS AUDIT STUDY PROTOCOL PREFACE The Mass Audit Study program, specifically this document, was originally developed after extensive study and review of pollution prevention efforts at industrial facilities in Santa Clara County. This document will provide guidance and establish the industry parameters when preparing and conducting the Mass Audit Study (MAS). This document includes several forms that will assist Dischargers in gathering data, evaluating waste minimization options, and reporting the results. Many of these forms were taken from manuals prepared by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the San José/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) MAS Protocol of October 1993, and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Additionally, information from waste minimization studies conducted by the WPCP, the City of Palo Alto, and the City of Mountain View has been incorporated ...