1. Uniting Florida’s Environment and Industry
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 “Other” Compliance Assistance Centers
Profile of Local Government Operations or
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network
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“Other” Compliance Assistance Centers
Peer Center --
National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse
Florida P2 Roundtable -
National P2 Roundtable -