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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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BERC is moving to

3200 Freedom Park Drive, Suite 100
McClellan, CA 95652




WHAT BERC IS

The Business Environmental Resource Center (BERC) was established in 1993 as a one-stop, non-regulatory Permit Assistance Center to help Sacramento County Businesses understand and comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

BERC’S SERVICES

BERC’s services to the community include:

  • Free and Confidential environmental and non-environmental compliance consultations to businesses including possibilities for minimizing or avoiding adverse impacts of environmental regulation

  • Business Advocate services such as ombudsman/facilitation activities and acting as a liaison with regulatory agencies to advocate within government for effective environmental regulation

  • Educational outreach to businesses through the creation of technical fact sheets, guidance documents, seminars and workshops

  • Promotion of Pollution Prevention (P2) practices at businesses

  • Coordination of an annual Sacramento Sustainable Business Awards Events

  • Administration of programs that benefit the environment while also improving quality of life such as the Brownfields and Sacramento Sustainable Business Programs
WHAT'S NEW!

HAVE A QUESTION?
Call BERC:
(916) 649-0225

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
BERC has moved to a new location. 3200 Freedom Park Drive, Suite 100, McClellan, CA 95652
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WHAT'S NEW!
  NEWS
    Annual Sustainable Business Awards October 8 (Sacramento Sustainable Business)
      The 4th Annual Sustainable Business of the Year Awards ceremony will take place on October 8, 2010 in Sacramento More...

    Sacto Sustainable and Green Cabinet on Envirobro (Sacramento Sustainable Business)
      BERC Supervisor and Sacramento Sustainable Business Program administrator Duane O'Donnell as well as Russel Garcia from the Green Cabinet were guests on the KDEE FM radio show Going Green With Leonard Robinson, aka Envirobro. More...

  EVENTS
    Title 22: Hazardous Waste Management Training–Sept 22, 2010 (General Education/ Workshop)
      Presented by the California Community College System's Environmental Training Center (ETC) Initiative. Meets the requirements of California Code of regulations, CCR Section 66265.16. More...

    DOT 49 CFR Hazardous Materials Transportation-Sept 29, 2010 (General Education/ Workshop)
      Presented by the California Community College System's Environmental Training Center (ETC) Initiative. Meets the requirements of the Department of Transportation CFR 49 Part 172.700 – Part 172.704 and Part 173. More...

    8-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER Refresher Training – Oct 14, 2010 (General Education/ Workshop)
      Presented by the California Community College System's Environmental Training Center (ETC) Initiative. Meets the requirements of Cal/OSHA 5192 and 29 CFR 1910.120. More...

    Bloodborne Pathogen Program - Oct 19, 2010 (General Education/ Workshop)
      Presented by the California Community College System's Environmental Training Center (ETC) Initiative. Meets the requirements of CCR Section 5193 and followed with Bloodborne Pathogen. More...

    Workplace Violence Prevention Training - Oct 19, 2010 (General Education/ Workshop)
      Presented by the California Community College System's Environmental Training Center (ETC) Initiative. Addresses OSHA’s general duty clause that requires employers to provide a safe More...

    Incident Command Systems: Basic Training - Oct 20, 2010 (General Education/ Workshop)
      Presented by the California Community College System's Environmental Training Center (ETC) Initiative. More...