Antioch Accomplishments:

General Plan Update

The City Council last updated the General Plan in 2003. It included elements on the sustainable use of water and energy and vehicle efficiency.
An Environmental Impact Report was also created in 2003 along with the General Plan.

Antioch approved their Community Climate Action Plan in May 2011. The CCAP has strategies for the community as a whole.
Antioch approved their Municipal Climate Action Plan in May 2011. The MCAP has strategies for the City’s Municipal operations.
Antioch maintains a Climate Action website.
Community-wide GHG inventory completed in collaboration with ICLEI.
Held community workshops to involve community in Climate Action Planning process.
Current ICLEI member. Expires December 31^st 2012.

Completed a large-scale LED streetlight and city building retrofit project, expected to save taxpayers more than $500,000 annually in energy costs and reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by about 20 percent.

Antioch is hosting a number of composting workshops in 2012 put on by Contra Costa County Waste Reduction and Recycling.
Reduced the amount of material sent to landfill every year for the past 5 years
City is diverting 45% of landfill materials through recycling, reuse, and waste prevention programs.

In 2010 Antioch passed the Urban Water Management Plan for more efficient water use. It requires a range of Best Management Practices and conservation strategies be implemented.
Developed a recycled water project for landscape irrigation of schools, golf courses, and parks.
Antioch’s publishes their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program to inform the public.

Member of the Tri-Delta Transit with Brentwood, Martinez, and Pittsburg and encourage a Park-and-Ride to BART.
Working for extended BART transit to reach Antioch, also with the Water Transit Authority for a ferry service to San Francisco.

City of Antioch Website



Subscribe to our Newsletter Email: