Technical Information for Businesses

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Please read the information below to ensure your business complies with city ordinances and does its part to keep our water clean. Businesses in Durham can help protect our water quality by taking some simple steps. 

• General Business Practices
  • Vendors of Waste Water Containment Products (PDF)
  •  Durham Cleanup Contractor List (PDF)
• Automotive: Spill Cleanup Kit Guidelines for Automotive Activities (PDF)
• Concrete Industry: Best Practices for the Concrete Industry (PDF)
• Directional Drilling: Directional Drilling Guidance (English PDF), Directional Drilling Guidance (PDF en Español)
• Construction: Construction on Best Practices (PDF), Sediment in the Right of Way (PDF),  

• Landlords
  • Sanitary Sewer Spill Prevention (PDF)
  • Spill Prevention and Response (PDF)
  • Fats, Oil, and Grease Flyer for Tenants (English/Español) (PDF
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• Landscaping: Proper Disposal of Leaves and Grass (PDF)
• Mobile Vehicle Washing
  • Proper Containment, Collection, and Disposal of Wastewater (PDF)
  • Vendors of Waste Water Containment Products (PDF)
• Painters
  • Painting Best Practices in English(PDF)
  • Mejores prácticas para pintores (PDF)
• Pools
  • Pool Guidance (PDF)
• Power Washers
  •  Proper Containment, Collection, and Disposal of Wastewater from Surface Washing (PDF)
  • Vendors of Waste Water Containment Products (PDF)
• Restaurants
  • Best Practices Poster (English/Español) (PDF)
  • Cleaning Practices - English (PDF)
  • Cleaning Practices - Español (PDF)
  • Pollution Prevention During COVID (PDF)
• Vehicle Maintenance: Best Practices Poster (English/Español) (PDF)

Does your business have a NPDES permit or are you required to have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP)? See our SPPP development guide (PDF).