Clean Bay Restaurant Certification Program
Using Environmentally Beneficial Solutions to Reduce Ocean Pollution
Runoff from both dry and wet weather poses a serious problem to our rivers and ocean. Runoff carries improperly disposed waste into the storm drain system, ultimately contaminating the ocean. Each year, 30 billion gallons of stormwater and urban runoff are discharged into the Santa Monica Bay through more than 200 outlets.
Restaurants are considered to be high priority sites because of the large amount of waste that they handle. Restaurants play an important role in reducing ocean pollution by properly disposing of wastes, keeping their facilities clean, preventing spills, training their employees, and making other environmentally responsible choices. While many restaurants consistently implement these best management practices (BMPs), others remain out of compliance.
The program is simple! Just look for the Clean Bay Restaurant certificate (like the one above) to be displayed in the restaurant's window, and you will know that when you eat there, you are supporting a restaurant that passed its inspection with 100% compliance with the program's pollution preventing BMPs.
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Certified Restaurants in...
To see if your favorite restaurants have been certified, just click on the city in which they are located below.
Hermosa Beach
Malibu
Manhattan Beach
Rancho Palos Verdes
Redondo Beach
Santa Monica
Torrance
The SMBRC and the participating cities would like to take this opportunity to thank those restaurants that conduct their business in ways that actively prevent beach and ocean pollution.
Information for Restaurants
The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC) and the cities of Hermosa Beach, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica, and Torrance as well as CalTrans are all participants in the Clean Bay Restaurant Certification Program.
Benefits
Restaurants in the program receive the following benefits:
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Window display certifying establishment’s commitment to protecting the ocean
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Recognition of the restaurant by their city
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Recognition of restaurant in the local paper
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Recognition/inclusion of the restaurant on the SMBRC’s Clean Bay web site
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Increased patronage by environmentally concerned residents
Contact Information
All restaurants interested in participating in the program should call their local city inspector. Contacts for participating cities are listed below. For general questions about the Clean Bay Restaurant Certification Program, please contact Sarah Woodard at (213) 576-6641 or by email (click to email).
City of Hermosa Beach
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Homayoun Behboodi
Associate Engineer
City of Hermosa Beach
Department of Public Works
(310) 318-0214
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City of Malibu
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contact:
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Jennifer Voccola Brown
Environmental Programs Coordinator
City of Malibu
Environmental Programs Office
(310) 456-2489 ext. 275
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City of Manhattan Beach
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contact:
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Raul Saenz
Utilities Division Manager
City of Manhattan Beach
Department of Public Works
(310) 802-5315
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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Lauren Ramezani
Sr. Administrative Analyst
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Public Works
(310) 544-5245
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City of Redondo Beach
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contact:
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Michael Shay
Principal Civil Engineer
City of Redondo Beach
Engineering and Building Service Department
(310) 318-0661 x 2455
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City of Santa Monica
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Jeff Mack
Water Resources Protection Specialist
City of Santa Monica
Water Resources Protection Programs
(310) 458-8235
click to email
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City of Torrance
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Fran Fulton
Economic Development Manager/Management Associate
City Manager's Office
City of Torrance
310-618-2875
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