Bode sits right next to the San Francisco Bay . To address potential storm water runoff issues, the entire plant was designed to capture and contain rainwater onsite for reuse as batch water. This was accomplished by paving the entire plant with concrete and installing a 450,000 gallon storm water retention reservoir, in addition to slurry ponds and concrete curbs around the plant perimeter. This design had another purpose. It allows Bode to contain and clean up potentially hazardous spills on site. The concrete paving is graded to allow rainfall that has direct contact with cementitious products to flow into the slurry ponds and reclaimer pits.

The rest of the plant's rainfall flows into a storm water reservoir from which Bode discharges during heavy rainstorms. Bode maintains an annual storm water discharge permit with the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, which receives regular discharge sample analysis reports.