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1. Winter Park cooperates with other agencies to continuously monitor water quality in the Fraser River and other locations. This effort provides important data for short term and long term planning to maintain quality water in our waterways.
2. The Fraser River Non-Point Source Pollution Control Project is one in which Winter Park participates with other agencies to reduce the amount of non-point pollution introduced into the River.
3. Sweeping of paved areas reduces air pollution and sedimentation transport. Winter Park sweeps when conditions permit.
4. Winter Park use Denver Water Board by-pass water for snowmaking so we have no affect on Fraser Valley stream water flows. Water that flows past our pump station goes into the Moffat Tunnel and on to the Eastern Slope, eventually ending up in Gross Reservoir.
5. Winter Park has an aqueous parts washer in the maintenance shops that uses a biodegradable soap and sharply reduces the need for solvents.
6. Winter Park hauls snow from the Village Parking Lot and roads adjacent to the Fraser River to improve water quality. Pollutants are introduced into the snow by vehicles. Hauling the snow to a place where the snow can melt in a contained location helps protect the waterway.
7. Winter Park's newest lift, the Eskimo Express, has a diesel motor that is electronically controlled resulting in significantly lower emissions.
8. Winter Park uses environmentally safe, EPA approved ice melt products.
9. Winter Park uses the minimum amount of salted sand. Only enough salt is used to keep the sand pile from freezing.
10. Winter Park continually monitors ditches, drop inlets and storm ceptors and removes and\or reroutes silt. Silt settlement ponds are constructed as needed.
11. An enclosed sewer system at the Lodge at Sunspot and Snoasis (on-mountain restaurants) returns 95% of treated waste water to stream systems. In this way, Winter Park returns clean water to streams and limits consumptive use. All base facilities are served by a municipal water and sewer system.
12. Our computer department has switched from aerosol air cans to refillable air cans to blow dust from the computers. They formerly would go through about 36 aerosol cans per year.
13. Our lift department uses refillable containers to clean brake linings.
14. Our Facilities Department has switched to Eco-Degreaser and Envirocare floor sealer. 90% of speciality cleaning products are purchased in bulk using refillable spray bottles. No product containing hydrofluorocarbons have been purchased since 1995.