1992 PPIS Grants

Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.

Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)

Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI)

Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI)

Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)

Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU)

Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)

REGION 1

Maine Department of the Environment—1992
(Total funding: $683,353)

The Maine Environmental Partnership Program (MEPP) will provide comprehensive, multi-media prevention technical assistance to the regulated community and increase the cooperative interaction between the Department and the regulated community. The MEPP will expand staff training to include specific techniques on pollution prevention and pollution prevention programs such as 33/50; help small businesses contract for outside technical assistance which might otherwise not be available to them; and issue a quarterly newsletter designed to promote local pollution prevention activities and new Department issues.

Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management—1992
(Total funding: $436,500)

The proposed program will include both voluntary, technical assistance based activities and regulatory activities. The assistance efforts will include workshops and onsite technical assistance primarily in the greater New Bedford area. The workshops will promote source reduction and will educate generators regarding state and federal regulatory requirements for managing toxic wastes. Companies will be solicited for voluntary, onsite plant visits. The program, as proposed, will enhance and be reinforced by the state's ongoing toxic use reduction programs within the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and the Department of the Environment (DEP) to cut hazardous waste generation in half by 1997. The project will also help local industries set source reduction goals to meet EPA's 33/50 Project goals.

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management—1992
(Total funding: $432,237)

The purpose of this proposal is to go beyond DEM's base (non-regulatory) pollution prevention by demonstrating and evaluating the relative effect of regulatory, policy, and inplant technical assistance initiatives on source reduction practices in Rhode Island's textile industry. This grant will allow the State to expand and incorporate statewide pollution prevention activities that are technically sound into regulatory policy making and enforcement actions of State and local authorities.

REGION 2

New York Industrial Technology Assistance Corp.—1992
(Total funding: $535,288)

In addition to supporting the USEPA's 33/50 Program, the Clean Industries Program will target the businesses in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area that use the 17 priority chemicals, but are not identified by the toxic waste release inventory. Statewide assistance will be rendered to industries to plan for and implement Hazardous Waste Reduction Plans required by New York State's Hazardous Waste Reduction Act (1990). A major marketing campaign will be launched building on the existing service delivery reputation and goodwill established by ITAC to identify and educate target business owners about the benefit/applicability of pollution prevention and the availability of assistance from this program.

REGION 3

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and University of Delaware—1992
(Total funding: $416,129)

This proposal expands Delaware's current pollution prevention activities by integrating and institutionalizing pollution prevention into media specific regulatory programs. Also, DNREC and UD will provide pollution prevention facility planning assistance to facilities involved in the Voluntary Reduction Program, Green Industries Initiatives, EPA's 33/50 Program, and the UD Waste Reduction Assistance Program (DELWRAP).

Maryland Department of the Environment—1992
(Total funding: $400,000)

The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) will incorporate prevention pollution into their strategic planning framework and develop the necessary associated policy guidance. Also, MDE plans to train staff to promote pollution prevention by (1) incorporating pollution prevention into permit and inspections; and (2) providing expanded technical assistance and outreach to the regulated community.

REGION 5

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency—1992
(Total funding: $406,945)

IEPA's Office of Pollution Prevention will provide the initial stages of training the basics of pollution prevention to mixed groups of agency personnel—various media, roles and management levels. Phase II of the training will take on a "Lead by Example" concept and then shift their focus to environmental impacts beyond the industrial sector.

University of Cincinnati—1992
(Total funding: $400,000)

This three year pollution prevention project conducted by the University of Cincinnati Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering will demonstrate prevention progress that can be achieved if a whole community focuses major and concerted attention upon implementing pollution prevention as its preferred waste management strategy. Target audiences identified for project activities are: business and industry, government and other institutions, and the general public. Goals of the proposal are to establish a mechanism to develop pollution prevention policies; develop methods to educate local business and industry leaders, and the public on pollution prevention concepts and their daily application; provide technical assistance to small businesses implementing pollution prevention programs; establish a program for city government as a model.

REGION 8

All Indian Pueblo Council—1992
(Total funding: $426,000)

The All Indian Pueblo council (AIPC), made up of nineteen Pueblos of New Mexico in a collaborative effort with the Pueblo Office of Environmental Protection (POEP) intends to create a pollution prevention/waste minimization program. The program will provide technical assistance on source reduction to businesses operating on Pueblo lands through: (1) development of institutional structures within the 19 Pueblo's governmental entities to ensure that pollution prevention is incorporated into decision-making and planning; (2) development of a multi-media effort that works in close coordination with State and Federal programs; (3) development of an outreach program targeted at industry, Tribal Offices, Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health Service, and consumers, emphasizing the benefits of pollution prevention; (4) development of a technical clearinghouse to provide educational and technical information, including the support of research, development and information; and (5) collection, dissemination, and analysis of data to evaluate progress in pollution prevention.

Colorado Department of Health—1992
(Total funding: $345,970)

Activities under this grant will involve a coordinated multi-media effort of all environmental regulatory divisions within the Department of Health (Air, Waste, Radiation, Hazardous and Solid Waste, Consumer Protection) and other state agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources, the Office of Energy Conservation, and the Department of Agriculture, local/county health departments, and local/county governments. Also, in this proposal, the Colorado Department of health plans activities to achieve overall reductions in emissions and waste in target industries and activities, leading to risk reduction for the state population and environment. One such activity is to coordinate and support the EPA's 33/50 Voluntary Reduction Program.

Montana State University—1992
(Total funding: $400,000)

This grant will create a Montana Pollution Prevention Task Force consisting of representatives of the MSU Extension Service, Montana Departments of Health and Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources and Conservation and representatives of the small business agricultural and environmental communities. The Task Force will provide a multi-level pollution prevention educational system for Montana small businesses and agricultural operations; develop a process, structure and funding strategy for long-term implementation of a broader pollution prevention program for Montana, and document and evaluate the progress and impact of the Montana Pollution Prevention Program.

South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources—1992
(Total funding: $246,447)

The goal of this project is to establish a statewide, multi-media pollution prevention program by (1) identifying, integrating and expanding existing pollution prevention and P2 related state programs into a formal, coordinated, sustained statewide pollution prevention program; (2) introducing the State's urban population sector to the concept and benefits of integrating pollution prevention activities into the management of their business, industrial and municipal activities; and (3) providing the State's agricultural sector with a holistic farm/ranch resource management strategy that minimizes environmental impact through the integration of sustainable agricultural and conservation farming practices into existing operations.

State of Wyoming—1992
(Total funding: $400,000)

A statewide pollution prevention program will be established to instill a pollution prevention "ethic" in businesses, industry, and governmental agencies of the State. The program will address the reduction of pollutants across all environmental media including air, land and water. Outreach, technical assistance and training will be provided and pilot projects will be performed to test innovative technologies in high risk areas, address significant needs of the State, and demonstrate pollution prevention techniques with statewide application.

REGION 9

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality—1992
(Total funding: $400,000)

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)'s proposal to support the Arizona Pollution Prevention Leadership Enhancement (APPLE) program, is to leverage and enhance the existing staff, capabilities and statutory framework of its multimedia pollution prevention program. Goals include promoting a multi-media pollution prevention program for air, water and land; providing seed money and assistance for development and implementation of innovative pollution prevention programs and methodologies that address local problems; providing educational information and training in source reduction and pollution prevention to the general public, as well as the educational community and local businesses. Additionally, ADEQ proposed to make source reduction assistance available to businesses upon request, including networks of information exchange and expert on-site opportunity assessments, and to expand public participation and provide incentives, awards, and recognition for outstanding pollution prevention projects, including participation in the 33/50 program.

Hawaii Department of Health—1992
(Total funding: $375,528)

The objective of the Hawaii Island Pollution Prevention Incentives for the Environment (HIPPIE) program is to provide an integrated system for reducing pollution and protecting Hawaii's environment. The HIPPIE program will provide technical assistance, education and training to local governments, as well as farmers, landscapers, resort and golf course managers concerning the benefits of using locally-produced compost, soil amendments and mulch. The HIPPIE program's plans to minimize hazardous waste will be achieved through increased community education and outreach, and the Hawaii Materials Exchange (HIMEX) will be created to facilitate inter-island brokering of materials that might otherwise end up in Hawaii's traditional disposal systems.

REGION 10

Washington State Department of Ecology—1992
(Total funding: $400,000)

In this proposal, Washington State University (WSU), Ecology's Solid and Hazardous Waste Program (SHW) and the Department of Health (DOH) will expand the scope of pollution prevention into institutions of higher education, wellhead protection programs, and hazardous waste regulatory activities. WSU proposes to include development of a multi-media pollution prevention curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students in business, chemistry and environmental science. Pollution prevention inspections will be focused on industry types and locations that achieve maximum potential contaminant reduction.

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