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State/EPA Environmental Symposia. Environmental Results Program Kimberly Green-Goldsborough National Center for Environmental Innovation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ERP: Interlocking Tools, Integrated System. History of Support for ERP.
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State/EPA Environmental Symposia Environmental Results Program Kimberly Green-Goldsborough National Center for Environmental Innovation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
History of Support for ERP • 1998: EPA recognizes and endorses MA’s ERP in Project XL (eXcellence and Leadership) agreement • 2000: National Academy of Public Administrators (NAPA) endorses ERP • 2000: EPA’s Innovation Action Council (IAC) selects ERP as 1 of 2 innovations to scale up • 2000: EPA (NCEI, OECA, and Region I) convene formal Steering Committee with MA in joint effort to diffuse ERP • 2001: ERP promoted in ECOStates Journal • 2000-06: EPA supports adoption of ERP with a growing number of states • 2005: Formal IAC endorsement
Tangible EPA Support for ERP States Assistance Tools • State Innovation Grant Program www.epa.gov/innovations/stategrants • OSWER Innovation Pilots Program www.epa.gov/oswer/iwg • Project planning through contractor assistance • Invitational travel support: state-to-state exchange • Technical document preparation-Guidance/workbooks, fact sheets, contractor support • Coordination among EPA Headquarters and Regional Offices, outside stakeholders • ERP Website epa.gov/erp • ERP Users Guide for Government Agencies • ERP Roadmap – interactive, “how to” develop an ERP • A Generic Guide to Statistical Aspects of Developing an ERP • Guide to Data Management for ERP • EPA National Model UST ERP Workbook (in paper and electronic versions) • Model Guide to Permitting (Spring ’08)
Newly Released Report by EPA ERP States Produce Results 2007 Report States’ Experience Implementing the Environmental Results Program • Executive Summary • Full Report • Appendix