Business Environmental

Resource Center

Chase Stremsterfer

BERC Senior Consultant

Main Line - (916) 874-2100

A free, confidential, non-

regulatory resource to help

with permits and regulatory

compliance

WHAT IS BERC?

•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

• Air Quality

• Hazardous materials

• Hazardous waste

• Stormwater

• Solid Waste

• Liquid waste

• Building

• Planning

• Zoning

Environmental/Permit

Help

• Restaurants

• Automotive

• Manufacturing

• Markets

• Dry Cleaners

• Gasoline Stations

• More…not limited

By Industry type

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?

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…

BERC Funding Partners

• Environmental

Management

Department

• Department of Water

Resources

• Department of

Planning and

Environmental Review

• Building Permits and

Inspection

• Airport System

• 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.

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

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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