Strategic Developments in Compliance Assistance, Compliance Incentives and P2 at EPA R4

1. Strategic Developments in Compliance Assistance, Compliance Incentives and P2 at EPA R4 Presented by Patricia Jackson, P.E. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, Atlanta

2. Three Things Today: • Current Strategic Developments for CA, CI & P2 • Current R4 Initiatives • Opportunities for you!

3. Current Strategic Developments for CA, CI & P2

4. Compliance Assistance definition: • Activities, tools or technical assistance which provide clear and consistent information for helping the regulated community meet its obligations under environmental regulations • Compliance assistance may also help the regulated community find cost-effective ways to comply with regulations and/or go “beyond compliance” through the use of pollution prevention…

5. How has CA become more important lately? • June 15, 2001 “Inside EPA” article quoting EPA Admin. Christie Todd Whitman • Integration of CA activities into the memorandum of agreement (MOA) process • R4 CA team • R4 redistribution of tasks

6. Strategically speaking..

7. EPA R4’s Draft CACI Strategy • Process for choosing CA projects • Getting all players together • Networking • Management buy-in • CA’s place in R4 activities

8. Revised Gold (Yellow) Book • Expected out by or around beginning of FY03 • New statistical formulae for calculating valid extrapolations • Less field work - more cost savings • More useful, empowering

9. Monthly CA Measurement Calls • EPA, State and other CA providers • Hot measurement issues and challenges addressed • To participate, contact Rochele Kadish, (202) 564-3106 or kadish.rochele@epa.gov

10. Measurement Action Items • changes in compliance rates w/o site validation • better targeting • meaningful, understandable measures • regulatory experts • better baseline info. • other partners for data collection • compliance info. for small businesses and others

11. Other National CA Program Development Items • Networking • States • Small businesses • Better defining the role of coordinators

12. Current R4 Initiatives

13. Compliance Assistance Initiatives • Textiles • Electronics • Automotive and Vehicle Fleets • Mobile, AL (geographical) • SC Circuit Rider • Interstate Carrier Conveyances

14. Textiles Sector Compliance Assistance • Workshops • Charlotte - May 2001 • Dalton - Oct. 2001 • Atlanta - June 2002 • Manual, CD, www pages, video • Before and After Tests - CA Outcomes • Resource leveraging - NC, Boston, NYC and Philadelphia

15. Electronics Reuse/Recycling • Workshops to assist attendees in avoiding State/Federal violations when disposing of end-of-life electronic equipment • Denver - July 2002 • Atlanta - Sept. 2002 • Mobile - Nov. 2002 • Contact: Pamela Swingle, swingle.pamela@epa.gov

16. CA for Automotive Repair Shops and Vehicle Fleets • Continual assitance in various parts of the region • Workshops, informational manuals, laminated quick reference cards and videos • Tests to determine knowledge gained • …Auto Salvage with FDEP in Orlando area

17. Mobile, Alabama - geographical initiative • Mobile Bay • EJ issues • Shipbuilding • Automotive Sector • Computers and used electronics • Schools

18. SC Circuit Rider Program • “circuit riders” provide confidential, on-site assistance to municipalities with the goal of increasing their environmental compliance • modelled on IN program • Outcome measures: decreased wet weather-related microbial violations & reduced no. of repeat violators

19. Interstate Carrier Conveyances CA • Inventory all cruise ships, naval ships and other mobile potable water providers • Create and distribute CA informational brochures • Assess CA outputs

20. Opportunities for You!

21. Ch-Ching! Project Partnering & Funding Opportunities • EPA HQ competitions for project $$ • August 2000 • June 2001 • State partnerships with OECA • P2 grants • More CA $$ coming?

22. EPA’s New FY02/03 CA Activity Plan • Provides an inventory of EPA’s upcoming CA activities (often P2 too) • Identifies duplicative efforts • Identifies gaps - areas where no CA being done • Identifies opportunities for partnerships • http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/planning/activityplan02.pdf

24. New CA Centers for FY 03 • Construction • Auto Salvage • Currently, national conference calls for both sectors • Emily Chow (202) 564-7071

25. What is EPA’s Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse? • A searchable Web site which links EPA, State, local and other CA information • Enables CA providers to: • Connect & avoid duplication • Download tools/information • Find experts • Exchange ideas/information

26. http://www.epa.gov/clearinghouse/

27. EPA’s Sector Notebooks • Available in hard copy AND on www - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ - then search on “sector notebook” • Individual Notebook for each of 27 Sectors • Each notebook provides: process details, CA Activities, P2 opportunities, summary of regulations

28. WRRC - Pollution Prevention Pays! • http://wrrc.p2pays.org/ • saves $$ and pollution • searchable waste reduction index: • technical articles • fact sheets • case studies • 10 -15% of callers are international!

29. Questions? • Call Patricia Jackson (404) 562-9682 jackson.patty@epa.gov