"The sustainable workbook, offered by CSWA, allows the winegrower or winemaker the opportunity to compare their operating practices to a standard, identify where changes can be accomplished and develop a sustainable work plan for improvement. Self assessment, the ability to identify those improvements and at what cost, is an important step in sustainable winegrowing goals, benefiting all wine country communities."
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Sustainability Resources
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  Randy Lange
Former CSWA Chairman - Lange Twins, Inc.
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General Assistance Resources
This site provides useful information, case studies, links and a list of "10 ways small biz is profiting from going green." http://www.aboutcsbe.org/
FCA is a systematic approach for identifying, summing, and reporting the actual costs of solid waste management. It takes into account past and future outlays, overhead (oversight and support services) costs, and operating costs. http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/fullcost/whatis.htm
The focus of EPA's environmental accounting initiative is to encourage and motivate business to understand the full spectrum of their environmental costs and integrate these costs into decision making. http://www.epa.gov/oppt/library/pubs/archive/acct-archive/index.htm
In each region, there are Regional Water Quality Control Board Basin Plans (Water Quality Control Plans) that determine how issues of wastewater will be handled. See this web page for information about accessing your region's basin plan. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/npdes/ref.shtml#basin_plans
Co-op America has set up a site to help "green" any office. The site includes information on indoor air quality, office equipment and green building. http://www.coopamerica.org/cabn/resources/greenoffice.cfm
This site provides good information on the core elements of setting up a comprehensive Resource Conservation Management program (RCM). http://www.energy.wsu.edu/projects/rem/rcm.cfm
This companion page emphasizes the critical elements of an RCM that are needed to sustain the program. http://www.energy.wsu.edu/projects/rem/requirements.cfm
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