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Jul 14, 2011, 10:12 AM
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In Preparation for America's Cup, KKMI Sausalito is First to Meet Stormwater Benchmark
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In Preparation for the America’s Cup, KKMI Sausalito is First Bay Area Boatyard to Meet California’s Rigorous Stormwater Benchmarks
KKMI Sausalito, LLC has achieved the distinction of becoming the first Bay Area boatyard to meet California’s rigorous benchmarks for stormwater management. These benchmarks are an important step in demonstrating proper filtration and treatment to reduce the harmful effects of toxic metals on water quality in San Francisco Bay. KKMI’s recent testing for copper, lead and zinc is in compliance as required by the Clean Water Act and monitored by the State Water Resource Control Board.
These results are of particular importance as California’s Coastkeeper Alliance has reported to the State Water Resource Board that in Northern California there are 14 boatyards that did not comply with their permit requirements in testing for these heavy metals. The timing is also important as San Francisco readies for the America’s Cup in 2013 with a major environmental initiative underway to protect the Bay from additional pollution, and no later than July 1, 2011 every company with an impact on storm water was required to file their Annual Report with the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Completed in 2010, KKMI’s location at Clipper Yacht Harbor in Sausalito is a state-of-the-art marine services operation equipped with a stormwater prevention wall, airborne particulate containment system and an industrial stormwater filtration system manufactured by StormwateRx. As part of the regulatory testing process, KKMI worked with Frog Environmental, a third-party contractor, to assist in the coordination of water sample collection and ongoing reporting requirements. .
“KKMI's unwavering commitment to implementing cutting-edge environmental practices echoes their commitment to excellent workmanship and attention to detail,” said Capt. Tuulli Messer-Bookman, USCG Unlimited Tonnage Master – Open Oceans. “I know their employees will do the right thing, even when they don't have to and no one is looking. That's why we bring our ketch Pelorus Jack to KKMI.”
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