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Long-Term Ti 7.1.D. - Page 35 3.2.2 Trash Management Area #1 Trash Management Area#1 (TMA#1) includes approximately 718 acres of land bordered by El Camino Real to the west,Whipple Avenue to the north,US Highway 101 to the east,and Northumberland Avenue,Westmoreland Avenue and Charter Street to the south.Visual on-land assessments conducted by City staff within TMA#1 indicate that approximately 38 % of the jurisdictional area is considered as a high trash generating area, 61 %as a medium trash generating area and the remaining 1 %as low trash generating area.This area includes the"downtown area" and contains retail,commercial and industrial land uses with residential and schools adjacent to commercial and industrial land uses.TMA#1 includes El Camino Real and Caltrain which results in large volumes of vehicular and pedestrian traffic through the area.Trash is generated within the retail and commercial corridor from pedestrians and vehicles.To date,full-capture devices, street sweeping and on-land clean-ups have been implemented to address trash. Recology maintains a network of public trash bins within TMA#1.The City has installed specialty cigarette butt bins within specific locations of the downtown area and at City-owned facilities to help reduce cigarette litter.TMA#1 has been identified as the first priority for the City due to having the highest trash generation and accumulation. ■FULL-CAPTURE TREATMENT DEVICES Implemented Prior to and Continued After MRP Effective Date: • The City did not install full-capture devices within TMA#1 prior to the effective date of the MRP. Implemented after MRP Effective Date and Prior to July 1,2014: • In 2012 and 2013,the City installed 131 small full-capture devices (i.e., connector pipe screens)within TMA#1.This installation was funded by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) Bay Area-Wide Trash Capture Demonstration Project through the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.This funding was primarily intended to provide preliminary resources to Bay Area municipalities in purchasing a limited number of the Permit-required trash full capture treatment devices for installation in municipally-owned stormwater conveyance systems.The area treated by the 131 small full capture devices is approximately 167 acres of land.This equates to approximately 23 %of the land area within TMA#1. • These devices are inspected and maintained prior to the "first flush"with additional inspection and maintenance conducted,as necessary after major storm events (may be up to three to four times/year).The first maintenance event occurred in October 2012.Small full-capture devices are maintained by using a combination sewer truck(i.e.Vactor truck) to pressure wash and vacuum all debris from the catch basin and connector pipe screen.A Trash Capture Device Maintenance Report is filled out for every maintenance event and is kept on-file at the Public Works Services Department.To date,the City has experienced no failures or other issues with these devices. Figure 7 (Trash Full Capture Device Map) includes the areas within the City that are treated with these devices. Planned for Future Implementation between July 2014 and July 2022: • The City will continue inspecting and maintaining all small full-capture devices to ensure proper performance. Since TMA#1 is the highest trash generating area,the City plans to evaluate the following for potential implementation.A decision regarding implementation 27