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BREAKING ICE IN A NEW SECTOR: P2 STRATEGIES FOR THE SKI INDUSTRY

BREAKING ICE IN A NEW SECTOR: P2 STRATEGIES FOR THE SKI INDUSTRY. Kirk Mills Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Pollution Prevention Program 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 (303) 692-2977 kirk.mills@state.co.us. Judy Dorsey

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BREAKING ICE IN A NEW SECTOR: P2 STRATEGIES FOR THE SKI INDUSTRY

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  1. BREAKING ICE IN A NEW SECTOR:P2 STRATEGIES FOR THE SKI INDUSTRY Kirk Mills Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Pollution Prevention Program 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 (303) 692-2977 kirk.mills@state.co.us Judy Dorsey The Brendle Group Inc. 2138 Sunstone Drive Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 (970) 207-0058 jdorsey@brendlegroup.com Michael Keefe/Caitlin Bowman Tetra Tech EM Inc. 114 Linden Avenue Pueblo West, Colorado 81007 (719) 547-7091 michael.keefe@ttemi.com caitlin.bowman@ttemi.com

  2. Project background and scope Sustainable Slopes connections Using the Handbook Measuring environmental performance Case Studies Snowmaking Vehicle Maintenance Lift Operations Agenda

  3. Environmental Strategies for the Colorado Ski Industry • Government industry/partnership • Concept through implementation • Colorado setting, national benefits (>500 ski areas) • EPA Region 8 and HQ funding • Multi-media focus • Air emissions • Water use • Hazardous waste • Solid waste • Energy use

  4. Project Details • Year-round “on-mountain” operations • 2.5 year timeline (start July 1999) • assessment • implementation • reporting • Aspen Skiing Company and Arapahoe Basin • Project Advisory Group • Synergy with NSAA Environmental Charter • Create a Handbook for Ski Areas

  5. 1999 Industry “Survey Says…” 6. Water use 7. Chemical useand containment 8. Transportation 9. Development and construction 10. Snowmaking 1. Water quality 2. Wildlife resource management 3. Solid waste 4. Energy use 5. Erosion control Decision making factors: financial and customer 50% have designated environmental staff

  6. On-Mountain Operations GROUNDS SNOWMAKING VEHICLE MANTENANCE LIFT OPERATIONS LODGING CONSTRUCTION BUILDINGS FOOD SERVICE PLANNING COMPLIANCE PURCHASING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT ACCOUNTING POLICY AND SYSTEMS CUSTOMER, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OFF-SITE IMPACTS

  7. Underlying Project Concepts and Philosophy • Proactive versus Reactive • Pollution Prevention (P2) and Energy Efficiency (E2) • Environmental management system (EMS) • Environmental improvement must be continual • Measurements motivate and demonstrate… • “Factual” understanding of environmental impacts • Cost/benefit analyses • Show progress and successes • Sustainability…and connections to Sustainable Slopes and other external programs

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