Absorbent Pads and Pillows
How to Use Pads and Pillows
Pillows
Place the absorbent pillow where bilge collects in your boat. The pillow will absorb the oil and fuel from the bilge water, preventing its migration to the lake.
Pads
The white absorbent pads are to be placed underneath the gasoline nozzle when you're refueling your boat. The image on the right demonstrates the proper technique. The pad can also be used to mop oil or gas that has spilled directly onto the water; the pad will only absorb the spillage, not the water.
Disposal
When the pad or pillow is saturated with oil or fuel, place them in a zip-lock bag and transport them to one of the marinas participating in this program.
Oil Absorbent Pads and Pillow Disposal Sites:
| Location |
Time Accepted |
Item Accepted |
| Crystal Basin |
Ice House Reservoir Boat Ramp
Ice House & Wrights Lake Road
Kyburz, CA |
May - October
7 days a week
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Pads
Pillows
|
Union Valley Reservoir
Sunset/Fashoda Boat Ramp
Ice House Road
Kyburz, CA |
May - October
7 days a week
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Pads
Pillows |
| Echo Lake |
Echo Chalet, Inc.
9900 Echo Lakes Road
Echo Lake, CA 95721
(530) 659-7207 |
Memorial Day - Labor Day
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday - Sunday
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Pads
Pillows |
| Folsom |
Folsom Lake Marina
Brown's Ravine
Folsom, CA 95632
(916) 933-0694 |
7 days a week
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Pads
Pillows |
| Pollock Pines |
Jenkinson Lake/Sly Park Recreation Area
4771 Sly Park Rd.
Pollock Pines, CA 95726
(530) 644-2545 x300 |
May - September
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
Pads
Pillows |
| Lake Tahoe |
Camp Richardson - Anchorage Marina
1900 Jameson Beach Rd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 542-6550 |
May - October 15
7 days a week
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Pads
Pillows |
El Dorado Boat Ramp
Corner of Lakeview and Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 |
Memorial Day - September (First week)
7 days a week
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
|
Pads
Pillows |
Fallen Leaf Landing Store & Marina
400 Fallen Leaf Rd.
Fallen Leaf, CA 96151
(530) 544-0787 |
Memorial Day - September (First week)
7 days a week
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Oil
Pads
Pillows |
Lakeside Marina
4041 Lakeshore Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
(530) 541-6626 |
Memorial Day - September (First week)
7 days a week
Spring: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Summer: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m |
Pads
Pillows |
Meeks Bay Marina
7901 Emerald Bay Rd.
Tahoma, CA 96142
(530) 525-5588 |
Memorial Day - October (First week)
7 days a week
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Oil
Pads
Pillows |
Tahoe Keys Marina
2435 E. Venice Dr., Ste. 530
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 541-2155 |
Year Round
7 days a week
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Oil
Oil Filters
Pads
Pillows
|
Timber Cove Marina
3411 Lake Tahoe Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150
(530) 544-2942 |
May 25 - September 15
7 days a week
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Oil
Pads
Pillows |