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• • <br /> TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS <br /> POLICY TO REQUIRE <br /> THE VIRTUAL ELIMINATION OF MERCURY <br /> IN MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS <br /> POLICY STATEMENT <br /> It is the goal of the Town of Los Altos Hills to eliminate the use of mercury- <br /> containing products and subsequent releases to the environment. To achieve this goal,the <br /> Town of Los Altos Hills will evaluate pollution prevention opportunities to eliminate the <br /> use of mercury-containing products from controllable sources identified in municipal <br /> activities that may affect urban runoff. A Mercury Pollution Prevention Plan will be <br /> developed based on those evaluations. The Pollution Prevention Plan will focus on <br /> reduction and elimination of intentionally added mercury from controllable sources <br /> within municipal operations,to prevent or reduce releases of mercury to the environment. <br /> Prioritization of specific actions will focus on the most cost-effective and preventable <br /> sources first. <br /> It is recognized that it may not be possible to totally eliminate mercury releases <br /> due to technological, safety, or economic factors. However, significant progress can be <br /> achieved by working toward elimination through pollution prevention programs. The <br /> Pollution Prevention Plan will establish proper recycling and disposal methods for <br /> mercury-containing products from controllable sources that may affect urban runoff <br /> within municipal operations that cannot be reduced or eliminated due to technological, <br /> safety, or economic factors. <br />