BERC - Business Environmental Resource Center BERC - Business Environmental Resource Center BERC - Business Environmental Resource Center BERC - Business Environmental Resource Center
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Our mission: Promoting business success and enhancing environmental quality by providing a free technical resource center on behalf of local government

Our Programs
Brownfields, Clean Water Business Partner Program, Industrial Stormwater Compliance Program, P2, and RMDZ
 


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WHAT BERC DOES

Function Specifics
Streamlines permitting and regulatory processes

Helps businesses:

  • Understand environmental regulatory requirements
  • Connect with the right people for environmental and other business concerns
Provides regulatory knowledge in a non-regulatory setting

BERC provides knowledgeable non-regulatory consultation and assistance to businesses in many areas including:

  • Air quality
  • Building inspection
  • Environmental Health
    Fire code
  • Hazardous materials
  • Hazardous waste
  • Planning
  • Storm water
  • Solid waste
  • Wastewater
  • Zoning
Assists businesses

BERC supports the business community by:

  • Mediating as a neutral third party between businesses and regulating agencies for equitable solutions

  • Helping them obtain permits quickly, smoothly, and hassle free

  • Providing free and low cost educational opportunities and materials

  • Providing customized client contact via telephone, e-mail, consultation meetings and site visits

  • Referring businesses directly to specific individuals within various local, state and federal agencies for expedited technical assistance
Saves businesses money BERC saves businesses money by:
  • Ensuring permitting and regulatory compliance to avoid penalties
  • Avoiding construction or renovation delays
  • Purchasing and installing only compliant equipment
  • Saving time, expediting connections to the right people right away
  • Identifying pollution prevention measures to reduce waste
  • Decreasing regulatory requirements and compliance costs
  • Increasing process efficiency
Reduces pollution BERC reduces pollution in the community by:
  • Educating businesses about pollution prevention opportunities
  • Recognizing businesses who demonstrate environmental excellence and proactive leadership in the community at the annual Pollution Prevention Awards
Improves the quality of life in Sacramento County BERC improves the quality of life for residents in Sacramento County through:
  • Business attraction: assisting new businesses to locate in Sacramento County though siting assistance and incentives

  • Regulatory consultation and support to the business community to increase environmental compliance and workplace health and safety

  • Administration of programs that benefit the community like the Brownfields and Green Business Programs
Assists Regulatory Agencies BERC assists regulatory agencies by:
  • Streamlining and consolidating the permitting and regulatory process by providing feedback from the business community

  • Implementing programs and services

  • Facilitating contact with the business community to educate them and communicate critical changes in the permitting and regulatory processes