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PROFILE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS July 31, 2002

PROFILE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS July 31, 2002. Jonathan Binder, Attorney Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance U.S. EPA. Sector Notebooks National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse Compliance Assistance Plan

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PROFILE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS July 31, 2002

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  1. PROFILE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS July 31, 2002 Jonathan Binder, Attorney Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance U.S. EPA

  2. Sector Notebooks National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse Compliance Assistance Plan Compliance Assistance Centers Audit Protocols Environmental Management, Auditing and P2 Tool (EMAPPT) Audit Policy Compliance Assistance Tools & Policies

  3. The Sector Approach -Information Is: • Comprehensive • Multi-statute • Multi-pathway • Focused on a defined subset of the regulated community

  4. EPA's Sector Notebooks • Single, comprehensive sector-specific volumes • Well-researched summary information • Comprehensive details on the environmental responsibilities of daily facility • Also known as Sector Profiles

  5. Profile of Local Government Operations • Ensures that local governments are aware of their environmental responsibilities • Tells local governments where to find additional information about how to build their technical, administrative, and financial capacity • Explains processes local governments can use to achieve and maintain environmental compliance as efficiently as possible

  6. Organized by Government Operation • Divides government services into 8 different operations • Property management • Vehicle equipment and management • Pesticides/Vector management • Solid waste • Water supply • Water resource management • Public Safety • Solid waste management

  7. Comprehensive • Discusses all the environmental requirements a local government may be required to satisfy during the performance of that operation • Includes discussions of pollution prevention and opportunities for pollution reduction • Information supplied by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable

  8. Additional Features Include • Discussion of responsibilities of local governments as environmental regulators • Summaries of environmental statutes and regulations

  9. Additional Features: Enforcement Actions • Self disclosure led to the following: • City of Quincy, Florida • PCB Spill • Self-disclosure (10/21/98) & case closed (1/12/00) • Resolution: $2,750 (50% reduction) • City of Lincoln, Nebraska • Freon Violation at a landfill • Self-disclosure (6/25/01) & case closed (7/18/01) • Resolution: Administrative Order without penalty • Primeco Personal Communications w/Dallas, Houston & San Antonio • Internal audit found 4 EPCRA violations for lead & sulfuric acid • Self disclosure (11/11/98) & case closed (2/4/99) • Resolution: $2,612 (83% reduction)

  10. To Get Copies of the Profile • Call EPA's National Center for Environmental Publications at 1-800-490-9198, or • E-mail EPA's National Center for Environmental Publications at www.ncepiwo@one.net • Ask for document EPA 310-R-99-001

  11. To Access the Profile on the Internet • Go to www.epa.gov/oeca/sector • Scroll down to "Government Series" • Click on "Profile of Local Government Operations"

  12. Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN) • First-stop shopping for: • Environmental management, planning, funding, and regulatory information • Interact with environmental staff online to answer your questions • Quarterly environmental newsletter • Notice of environmental conferences and events • www.lgean.org or 1-877-to-lgean

  13. Other Local Government Resources • On-line information • Centers • www.assistancecenters.net • Peer Center • www.peercenters.net • Clearinghouse • www.epa.gov/clearinghouse • Florida Pollution Prevention Roundtable • www.flppr.org • National Pollution Prevention Roundtable • www.P2.org • Audit Protocols

  14. Other Compliance Assistance Centers • “Other” on-line centers • Agriculture & Automotive • Chemical & Printing/Wiring Board • Paints/Coatings & Transportation • Federal agencies & Manufacturing • 2 “other” on-line centers under development • U.S. – Mexico border issues • Construction • www.assistancecenters.net

  15. Public Entities EMS Resource Center • On-line source of information to promote the adoption of environmental management systems by local governments • 6 local resource centers are promoting EMS competence and encouraging information sharing • TREEO Center • Information and training • www.peercenters.net

  16. Audit Protocols • EPA has 13 media-specific compliance audit protocols to help regulated entities assess their environmental performance • Define regulatory terms • Provide overview of federal laws affecting a particular environmental management area • Offer checklists • Call 1-800-490-9198 or www.epa/gov/oeca/main/strategy/rossp.html

  17. The National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse • Comprehensive on-line source of information, tools & resources • Users can add and share information and material • Designed for EPA, States, Tribes, and third-party providers • www.epa.gov/clearinghouse

  18. Local Government Contact

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