Clean Creeks Business Certification Programs

The Creeks Division began development of the Clean Creeks Business Certification Program in 2004.  The program is focused on businesses with the potential to contribute to storm water pollution including restaurants, construction contractors, automotive service businesses, mobile cleaners, and miscellaneous industrial/commercial businesses.  The objectives of the program are to increase awareness of water quality issues and achieve voluntary compliance with clean water discharge regulations.  The intent of the program is to identify barriers to compliance and develop solutions on an industry-wide basis.

Automotive Services

The City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division is currently working with automotive service businesses to reduce potential sources of surface run-off pollution in our creeks and ocean.  Our goal is to help automotive service businesses comply with changing water quality regulations and to publicly recognize businesses that voluntarily adopt environmentally friendly practices.

The focus of the automotive element of the Clean Creeks Business Certification Program is to communicate that many common auto repair practices pollute creeks and the ocean and to offer technical assistance and training in implementing proper pollution management practices. The program recognizes businesses that effectively eliminate sources of water pollution.

In collaboration with local automotive service business leaders, the City has developed a simple checklist of best management practices for automotive service businesses.  The Creeks Division also provides automotive service businesses with fliers on what every car owner can do to prevent creek pollution.

The City of Santa Barbara Congratulates the Following
Clean Creeks Certified Auto Businesses:

A’s Automotive " Autohaus Salzburg, Inc. " Ayers Automotive Repairs
Blanquette Automotive " Bowman’s Auto Repair " Clark Motors Inc. " Cory Motors
The Engine Company " Fast Lane 10 Minute Lube & Oil Change
Firestone Complete Auto Care " Higgins Muffler & Brake " HP Autowerks
Imported Auto Service " International Autohaus " Jess Union Service
Lang Motors " Lara Auto Repairs " Muller & Goss " Munoz’s Auto Repair
Powell Garage " Precision Automotive & Smog " Richard’s Accurate
Schneider Autohaus " Smog It " Superior Brake & Alignment
Swedemaster " Tire Pros " Under the Hood Automotive

For more information or to get your automotive service Clean Creeks Business Certified, contact Tim Burgess at (805) 897-1912.

Restaurants

The City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division is currently working with restaurant businesses to reduce potential sources of surface run-off pollution in our creeks and ocean.  Our goal is to help restaurant businesses comply with changing water quality regulations and to publicly recognize businesses that voluntarily adopt environmentally friendly practices.

The focus of the restaurant element of the Clean Creeks Business Certification Program is to inform restaurant owners, managers, and staff that many common restaurant practices can cause water pollution.  Pollutants include food, oil and grease, soaps, detergents, solvents, cleansers, trash and litter.  The program focuses best management practices (BMPs) to reduce and eliminate polluted discharge into streets and storm drains. 

The City has developed a simple checklist of best management practices for restaurants.

The City of Santa Barbara Congratulates the Following
Clean Creeks Certified Restaurants:

Aldo’s Italian Restaurant " Arigato Sushi " Café Buenos Aires
California Pizza Kitchen " Chilango’s Latin Gourmet " Chuck’s Waterfront Grill
Elements Restaurant & Bar " El Paseo Restaurant " Garrett’s Whale Tale Deli Giovanni’s Pizza State Street " Harbor Restaurant
Jeannine’s Bakery and Restaurant Downtown " Le Bon Café " Left at Albuquerque
Los Arroyos Downtown " Los Arroyos Montecito " Louie’s California Bistro
Mondial/Quantum Restaurant " The Natural Café Hitchcock
The Natural Café State " Pierre Lafond Bistro " Pizza Mizza
Rusty’s Downtown Pizza " Rusty’s Lighthouse Pizza " Rusty’s Upper State Pizza
Savoy Café " Shalhoob’s Restaurant " Shoreline Beach Café " Sojourner Café
State & A " Super Cucas " Via Maestro 42 " Wahoo’s Fish Tacos

For more information or to get your restaurant Clean Creeks Business Certified, contact Autumn Malanca at (805) 897-1910.

Mobile Cleaners


The City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division is currently working with mobile cleaning businesses to reduce potential sources of surface run-off pollution in our creeks and ocean.  Our goal is to help automotive service businesses comply with changing water quality regulations and to publicly recognize businesses that voluntarily adopt environmentally friendly practices.

The City of Santa Barbara Congratulates the Following
Clean Creeks Certified Mobile Cleaners:

Aficionauto Detailing " The Auto Detailing Teacher

Hog Wash " My Service Guys
SB Pressure Washing " Sun Shine Auto Detail

For more information or to get your mobile business Clean Creeks Business Certified, contact Autumn Malanca at (805) 897-1910.

Construction Contractors
Coming Soon

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