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Environmental Concerns
Clean Up Atlanta's Environmental Commitment
Clean Up Atlanta has been a forerunner in environmentally friendly cleaning methods. In 2005 we were one of 3 companies in Georgia to become PWNA Environmental Cleaning Certified, this shows our commitment to the environment. Harsh chemicals can damage landscapes, streams, rivers and lakes. While certain cleaning agents must be used to achieve optimal results care must be taken to ensure that they do not harm the surrounding environment. Whether it be graffiti removal, cleaning a large parking deck, or even a simple house wash you can have confidence that Clean Up Atlanta is doing the job right and not harming the environment.
Over the last 3 years, Clean Up Atlanta has saved MILLIONS of gallons of water by our high speed cleaning methods. No only have we saved water we have prevented those pollutants from entering U.S. waterways and storm drain systems. Metro Atlanta governments (Especially Gwinnett County) have been cracking down on violators and are issuing fines of up to $10,000 for even first time offenders. Both pressure washing contractors and property owners will be fined heavily under the CLEAN WATER ACT.
You can have total confidence that your job is being done environmentally correct by Clean Up Atlanta.
From the federal CLEAN WATER ACT:
Title 33, United States Code, Section 1312 (a)
"Whenever, in the judgment of the Administrator or as identified under section 1314(l) of this title, discharges of pollutants from a point source or group of point sources, with the application of effluent limitations required under section 1311(b)(2) of this title, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of that water quality in a specific portion of the navigable waters which shall assure protection of public health, public water supplies, agricultural and industrial uses, and the protection and propagation of a balanced population of shellfish, fish and wildlife, and allow recreational activities in and on the water, effluent limitations (including alternative effluent control strategies) for such point source or sources shall be established which can reasonably be expected to contribute to the attainment or maintenance of such water quality."
Title 33, United States Code, Section 1319 (g) (2) (A)
Class I Penalty
"The amount of a class I civil penalty under paragraph (1) may not exceed $10,000 per violation, except that the maximum amount of any class I civil penalty under this subparagraph shall not exceed $25,000."
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