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First Joint Statewide Pollution Prevention and Environmental Essentials Conference

First Joint Statewide Pollution Prevention and Environmental Essentials Conference. Uniting Florida’s Environment and Industry. Local Governments. Compliance Through Regulatory Information, Pollution Prevention & Environmental Management Systems. EPA and Our Local Government Partners.

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First Joint Statewide Pollution Prevention and Environmental Essentials Conference

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  1. First Joint Statewide Pollution Prevention and Environmental Essentials Conference Uniting Florida’s Environment and Industry

  2. Local Governments Compliance Through Regulatory Information, Pollution Prevention & Environmental Management Systems

  3. EPA and Our Local Government Partners • Common goal – protecting human health and the environment and ensuring compliance • Multiple tools are available after regulatory development • Enforcement & compliance monitoring • Compliance assistance • Going beyond compliance • Environmental assistance

  4. Compliance Assistance Through Innovative Solutions • New organization working to integrate compliance assistance and beyond compliance • New recommendations • Incorporate P2 into compliance assistance tools more efficiently and strategically • Improve the quality and usefulness of P2 information that is provided in compliance assistance tools • Partner with P2 providers to leverage resources, access P2 expertise, and reach new markets

  5. How? Integration & Partnerships! • Provide detailed information on: • How and why compliance with regulatory requirements is appropriate and necessary • How and why of P2 • How and why of EMSs • How and why to measure our work • How to leverage resources and work together

  6. Integration in Action • Sector based, comprehensive, multi-statute, and multi-pathway information • Profile of Local Government Operations • Regulatory information • P2 information & contacts • Discussion of responsibilities as environmental regulators • Examples of enforcement actions against local governments • Local Government Environmental Assistance Network • On-line source of information • Regulatory information, environmental management, planning, and funding • Interact with environmental staff online to answer your questions • Links to P2Rx & EMS information

  7. Integration in Action • Administrator Whitman’s EMS Position Statement (5/15/02) • Encourage wide spread use of EMSs to achieve • Improved environmental performance and compliance • Pollution prevention through source reduction • Continual improvements • Encourage stakeholder input in EMS development • Demonstrate accountability through measurements • Encourage use of recognized environmental management frameworks (ISO 14001) • Work collaboratively with other key partners • States, tribes, local governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations • Foster continual learning by supporting research and public dialogue on EMS

  8. EMS and P2 in Action • Public Entity EMS Resource Center • On-line source of information to promote the adoption of EMSs by local governments • 6 local resource centers are promoting EMS competence and encouraging information sharing • TREEO Center • Information and training • National Pollution Prevention Roundtable • Local government workgroup • Training local governments in P2 throughout the U.S. • Developing an on-line training program • Establishing ways to measure P2 successes to “sell” the benefits

  9. Local Government “Focus” of the Conference • In the next two days you will hear about: • The whys of compliance • The where(s) of compliance and environmental assistance information • How planning and process changes facilitate • Compliance • Waste reduction • Impact • Permit requirements • Manifests • Storage facilities • Reporting requirements • Purchasing decisions

  10. Who is Presenting this Information? • The experts! • Local and State government officials • Pollution prevention managers • Green purchasing advocates • The regulated community • Even people who can help you measure program and process changes

  11. In Conclusion… • Integration of compliance assistance, P2 and EMS is essential • Comprehensive tools are needed • On-line & Traditional • Partnerships leverage resources and spread the word • Measurement is vital to success Thank You

  12. Resources • Profile of Local Government Operations • www.oeca/sectors or 1-800-490-9198 • Local Government Environmental Assistance Network • www.lgean.org or 1-877-to-lgean • “Other” Compliance Assistance Centers • www.assistancecenters.net • Peer Center -- www.peercenters.net • National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse • www.epa.gov/clearinghouse • Florida P2 Roundtable - www.flppr.org • National P2 Roundtable - www.P2.org

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