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10590 Armstrong Avenue • Mather, CA 95655 • (916) 875-8444 • FAX (916) 875-8588<br />
November 2009 Volume 8, Number 11<br />
Welcome to the November 2009 EMD Update. This issue contains activities and accomplishments that<br />
occurred in the <strong>Department</strong> during the month of October 2009. Please feel free to forward comments,<br />
questions and/or suggestions to Linda Jimenez at (916) 875-8582 or JimenezL@SacCounty.net.<br />
<strong>Highlights</strong><br />
• EMD Provides Info On Childhood Lead Poisoning<br />
Prevention<br />
• Staff Participates In <strong>Sacramento</strong> Valley Rental Housing<br />
Association Expo<br />
• EHD Deputy Chief Attends CDC Conference And<br />
Presents Info On EMD Placard System<br />
• Supervising ES Speaks At National Swimming Pool<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Health Leaders Conference<br />
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS<br />
Roger Dickinson, 1 st District<br />
Jimmie Yee, 2 nd District<br />
Susan Peters, 3 rd District<br />
Roberta MacGlashan, 4 th District<br />
Don Nottoli, 5 th District<br />
Terry Schutten, County Executive<br />
Jim Hunt<br />
Acting Administrator<br />
Countywide Services Agency<br />
Val F. Siebal, Director<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Management</strong><br />
<strong>Department</strong><br />
NEWS MEDIA INTERACTION<br />
Halloween Food Safety<br />
Supervising <strong>Environmental</strong> Specialist (ES) Zarha Ruiz provided information regarding Halloween food<br />
safety during an interview conducted in Spanish for Univision Channel 19.<br />
COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE, WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH<br />
Food Safety Education (FSE)<br />
One FSE class was conducted in October with 3 participants representing 3 facilities. The class was<br />
conducted in English.<br />
Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMP) Workshops<br />
Two HMP workshops were held with five businesses in attendance.<br />
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention<br />
ES Debbie Katz displayed information on childhood lead poisoning prevention at the Rancho Cordova<br />
Public Library and also in the lobby of the <strong>Sacramento</strong> County Administration Building in recognition of<br />
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. For calendar year 2009 (including October), there have been<br />
32 cases of childhood lead poisoning in <strong>Sacramento</strong> County. There were a total of 94 childhood lead<br />
poisoning cases in 2008.<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> Valley Rental Housing Association<br />
Supervising ES Marie Woodin, ESs Eric Sutton and Sharon Zimmerman, and <strong>Environmental</strong> Compliance<br />
Technician (ECT) Margie Chatwood participated in the <strong>Sacramento</strong> Valley Rental Housing Association<br />
Expo in order to publicize the County’s new Multi-Family Recycling Ordinance.
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<strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> Commission (SEC)<br />
EMD Director Val Siebal met with incoming SEC Chair Mark White and outgoing Chair Robert Bailey to<br />
review meeting topics for the 2010 calendar year.<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> Valley Medical Society<br />
EMD Director Val Siebal presented information on legislative changes to EMD programs to members of the<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> Valley Medical Society.<br />
Texas <strong>Environmental</strong> Health Association<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Health Division (EHD) Deputy Chief Alicia Enriquez presented information on EMDs<br />
Green/Yellow/Red Placarding Program at a meeting of the Texas <strong>Environmental</strong> Health Association.<br />
Solano County (CA)<br />
EHD Deputy Chief Alicia Enriquez met with <strong>Environmental</strong> Health Program staff from Solano County to<br />
discuss EMD’s Green/Yellow/Red Placarding Program. Solano County staff accompanied ES Kari Wagner<br />
on a food inspection in order to witness the Program in action.<br />
PROCESS IMPROVEMENT AND COLLABORATION<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> Commission (SEC)<br />
EMD Director Val Siebal and <strong>Department</strong> Executive Secretary Vicki Kloock provided staff support to the<br />
October meeting of the SEC. Michael R. Wiley, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> Regional Transit District, provided information on building plans for the Downtown Natomas<br />
Green Line to the Airport and noted that a groundbreaking ceremony had been held on October 12. Paul<br />
Marshall, Planning and Operations Manager for the Delta Habitat Conservation and Conveyance Program<br />
and Karla Nemeth, Liaison between the Natural Resources Agency and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan,<br />
presented information on the state of planning for the peripheral canal in the <strong>Sacramento</strong>-San Joaquin<br />
Delta. Mr. Stein Buer, Executive Director of the <strong>Sacramento</strong> Regional Flood Control Agency (SAFCA),<br />
spoke about levee repairs in the <strong>Sacramento</strong> area.<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Council of <strong>Sacramento</strong> (ECOS)<br />
EMD Director Val Siebal met with the Executive Officer of ECOS to discuss coordination of the <strong>Sacramento</strong><br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Commission and the County Planning Commission.<br />
UST Cleanup Discussion<br />
EMD hosted a multi-agency panel discussion on Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Funds which<br />
was attended by members of EMD’s Site Assessment and Mitigation team.<br />
California Integrated Waste <strong>Management</strong> Board (CIWMB)<br />
EMD Director Val Siebal and <strong>Environmental</strong> Compliance Division (ECD) Chief Dennis Green met with an<br />
executive staff member of the CIWMB to discuss/review grants and County/State relationships.<br />
Food Industry Working Group<br />
EMD Director Val Siebal, EHD Chief John Rogers, EHD Deputy Chief Alicia Enriquez, Supervising ESs<br />
Kelly McCoy and Zarha Ruiz, and ES Sonia Lee met with members of the EMD Food Industry Working<br />
Group to provide an update on recent changes to the California Food Code.<br />
CCDEH Onsite Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee<br />
EMD hosted a meeting of the Onsite Wastewater Technical Advisory Committee of the California<br />
Conference of Directors of <strong>Environmental</strong> Health (CCDEH)<br />
EMPLOYEE TRAINING<br />
2009 World Health Aquatic Conference<br />
Supervising ES Colleen Maitoza participated in the Model Aquatic Health Code Steering Committee<br />
Meeting held during the World Health Aquatic Conference.
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Disaster Preparedness Training<br />
EHD Chief John Rogers, ECD Deputy Chief Elise Rothschild, and ESs Robert Duncan, Sophia Johnston,<br />
Doug Osborn and Heather Tanner participated in Disaster Preparedness Refresher Training held at the<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> County Emergency Operations Center.<br />
Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)<br />
Supervising ESs Lisa Todd and Marie Woodin, and ESs Lea Gibson, Derek Jacks, Victoria Krohn, Mary<br />
Ellen Oetzel and Patrice Webb attended the Annual Local Enforcement Agency (LEA)/California Integrated<br />
Waste <strong>Management</strong> Board (CIWMB) Conference.<br />
Technical Information Exchange Conference<br />
Site Assessment and Mitigation staff from the <strong>Environmental</strong> Compliance Division (ECD) attended the<br />
Local Implementing Agency Technical Information Exchange Conference hosted by the Central Valley<br />
Regional Water Quality Control Board (CVRWQCB).<br />
California Onsite Wastewater Association<br />
EMD hosted an Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring (O&M) training session provided by the California<br />
Onsite Wastewater Association.<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Enforcement Training<br />
ECD staff attended a one-day environmental enforcement training course designed to improve their skills in<br />
determining violations, gathering evidence, conducting interviews, and report writing. This training was<br />
provided by the California <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection Agency (CalEPA) in conjunctions with EMD and the<br />
<strong>Sacramento</strong> County District Attorney’s office<br />
EnvisionConnect User Conference<br />
ESs Amanda Hakim, Rashmi Nair, Lisa Perez, Eric Sutton and Sara Vining; Sr. Informational Technology<br />
(IT) Analyst John Stender; IT Analyst Rob Milano; Accounting Technician Sothea Chhang; and Senior<br />
Office Specialist Kristin Ledbetter attended the Annual EnvisionConnect User Conference which provides a<br />
forum for users to learn new features and capabilities of the product which is the main application software<br />
utilized by EMD for data management.<br />
Refrigerating Engineers and Technicians Association (RETA)<br />
ESs Dennis Karidis and Michelle Sever attended the 2009 National Conference and Heavy Equipment<br />
Show sponsored by the RETA and received valuable training on the management of ammonia as well as<br />
the safety design and operation of ammonia refrigeration systems.. There are a number of businesses<br />
within the County of <strong>Sacramento</strong> which currently utilize anhydrous ammonia, an extremely hazardous<br />
substance, for their refrigeration needs.<br />
STAFF PRESENTATIONS<br />
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC)<br />
EHD Deputy Chief Alicia Enriquez received a scholarship to attend the CDC Conference and was invited to<br />
present information regarding EMD’s Green/Yellow/Red Placard and Food Safety Rating System.<br />
National Swimming Pool <strong>Environmental</strong> Health Leaders Conference<br />
Supervising ES Colleen Maitoza spoke on the highlights of the new California Health and Safety Code<br />
Section relating to public pools and the requirement for anti-entrapment devices and systems at the 2009<br />
National Swimming Pool <strong>Environmental</strong> Health Leaders Conference.
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OCTOBER 2009 BY THE NUMBERS<br />
October<br />
2009<br />
To Date<br />
FY 2009-10<br />
Food Facility Placards Issued<br />
A. Green – Pass 1,112 2,499<br />
B. Yellow – Conditional Pass 58 141<br />
C. Red – Closed 5 21<br />
Inspections<br />
1. Food Protection (includes reinspections and food events) 1,309 3,241<br />
2. Farm Labor Camps 0 25<br />
3. Public Swimming Pools/Spas 4 2,265<br />
4. Solid Waste Facilities (landfills/transfer stations) 15 65<br />
5. Liquid Waste 18 65<br />
6. Medical Waste 9 31<br />
7. Small Water Systems 8 20<br />
8. Wells 63 344<br />
9. Underground Storage Tank (UST)<br />
Installations, Upgrade/Repair, and Removal 20 113<br />
10. Businesses/Facilities Generating Hazardous Waste 112 396<br />
11. Businesses/Facilities Storing Hazardous Materials 137 522<br />
12. Underground Storage Tank Facilities 41 167<br />
13. Storm Water 178 533<br />
14. Waste Tire 52 361<br />
15. Tobacco Retailer 53 94<br />
16. Commercial Recycling 146 666<br />
Total 2,165 8,908<br />
Investigations<br />
1. Consumer Complaints 56 304<br />
2. Food Borne Illness 13 59<br />
3. Incident Response 62 186<br />
4. Storm Water 12 47<br />
5. Waste Tire 0 11<br />
6. Childhood Lead 2 5<br />
Total 145 612<br />
Class Attendance<br />
1. Food Safety Education (Food School) 3 143<br />
2. Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMP) Workshop 5 27<br />
3. “How To Get A Green” Workshop 0 13<br />
Total 8 183<br />
Plans, Permits, and Reviews<br />
1. Hazardous Materials Business Plans 343 1,562<br />
2. Monitoring Wells 21 139<br />
3. Food Facilities 75 291<br />
4. Public Swimming Pools/Spas 20 174<br />
5. Underground Storage Tanks - Includes Removals,<br />
Installations, Upgrades and Repairs 8 61<br />
6. Land Use 2 15<br />
7. Cross Connection Permits (Blue Tags) 1.653 7,405<br />
Total 2,122 9,647<br />
Information <strong>Management</strong><br />
1. Documents Imaged 9,522 46,185<br />
2. Public Record Reviews 21 71<br />
Total 9,543 46,256
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