A property in Suisun City, California owned by C-III Capital Partners was recently outfitted with new storm drain filters and screens to curb pollution to the Suisun March.

The Heritage Shopping Center was selected for the upgrade because it is considered a hot spot for oil leakage, and C-III Capital Partners wanted to work with the city to solve the pollution problem.

Funding for the upgrade came from a competitive grant that Solano County applied for and received through CalRecyle to battle the improper disposal of used oil. The county will put the grant towards a used oil and filter collection program for rural areas, as well as a bilingual multimedia campaign to encourage recycling.

The city plans to install a series of retractable storm drain screens and storm drain inlet filters to other properties to better catch refuse before it reaches the Suisun Marsh. The city also plans to install socks filled with an absorbent to collect oil that leaks from parking lot vehicles. The newly installed screens and filters at the Heritage Shopping Center will be maintained regularly.

The Suisun Marsh is the largest brackish water marsh on the West Coast, and is a critical part of the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary ecosystem. The marsh also serves as resting and feeding grounds for tens of thousands of migrating and wintering waterfowl, and also provides a habitat for more than 221 species of bird, and more than 40 species of fish.

C-III Capital Partners is a leading commercial real estate services company. Under the leadership of chairman and CEO Andrew Farkas, C-III Capital Partners continues to expand its capabilities and assets, like the newly-outfitted Heritage Shopping Center.