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Summary of State Use of PPIS Funds: Region 1

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Multi-state

Region 1 states fit under two service delivery models. Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont implemented their PPIS programs through one primary state agency, and thereby follow the centralized service delivery model. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island split funding between two or more state agencies, following the decentralized model. Grantees used PPIS funding primarily for voluntary technical assistance programs and regulatory integration.

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut has implemented its PPIS programs primarily through the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Connecticut Technical Assistance Program, which each received four out of nine total grants. Through this decentralized service delivery system, both grantees provided regulatory program assistance and training to businesses.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

EPA Funding

1991

$ 300,000

1995

$ 50,000

1996

$ 30,000

1997

$ 33,333

Total

$ 413,333

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: guidance documents, curricula, presentations/workshops, fact sheets/brochures/publications

Technical Assistance and Training: training, P2 assessment

Measurement: general measurement

Regulatory Integration: P2 in regulations

DEP used its 1991 grant to institutionalize pollution prevention activities within existing department programs and to establish an outreach program that encouraged small business source reduction of high risk chemicals. In 1995, DEP developed a pollution prevention train-the-trainer curriculum for printers. DEP expanded its program for printers in 1996 by establishing working relationships with graphic design firms and industrial laundries. In 1997, the DEP facilitated a multimedia pollution prevention training program for vocational and technical school teachers who teach automotive repair.

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MAINE

Maine implemented its PPIS programs primarily through centralized service delivery from the Maine Department of Environment (DEP), which received six out of the seven state grants. These grants provided technical assistance and loans to businesses.

MAINE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

EPA Funding

1992

$200,000

1993

$59,565

1994

$60,000

1995

$65,000

1996

$55,000

1997

$65,000

Total

$504,565

Major Activities:

Technical Assistance and Training: clearinghouse/library, P2 assessment, training

Awards and Recognition: Governor's award program

Education and Outreach: technology transfer, presentations/workshops, intern program, newsletter

Data Collection and Analysis: general data collection and analysis, survey

In 1992, DEP provided comprehensive, multimedia pollution prevention technical assistance and outreach to the regulated community and increased interaction between the department and the regulated community. In 1993, DEP facilitated and encouraged integration of water, air, land, and waste programs to assist businesses with pollution prevention implementation. In 1994, the grantee collaborated with Coastal Enterprises in a pilot project to help firms prevent pollution. The grant was used to raise money to establish a Green Fund that provided approximately 50 loans to small businesses. These loans were used to invest in pollution prevention audits, equipment, and process changes. The 1995 grant was used to offer small- and medium-sized print shops pollution prevention knowledge through onsite visits, workshops, and demonstrations. In 1996 DEP helped to implement pollution prevention throughout other state agencies, ensuring that their operations maintained or went beyond environmental compliance with state and federal regulations. Funding from the DEP's 1997 grant was used to hire a staff person to coordinate a pilot pollution prevention effort with selected municipalities in a targeted watershed area.

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

EPA Funding

1990

$274,239

Total

$274,239

Major Activities:

Activities Education and Outreach: conferences/meetings

Technical Assistance and Training: clearinghouse/library

The University of Maine received this grant to fund an educational program for groups dealing with the public and students.

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MASSACHUSETTS

Organizations in Massachusetts received a total of 11 grants. Following the decentralized service delivery model, the Office of Technical Assistance received the majority of the funding. A number of other agencies, however, received additional grants. The programs focused primarily on voluntary, technical assistance and regulatory training.

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

EPA Funding

1990

$288,384

1993

$50,000

Total

$338,384

Major Activities:

Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance

Data Collection and Analysis: general data gathering, data analysis

Regulatory Integration: P2 in permits, multimedia inspections, SEPs/enforcement actions

In 1990, DEP assisted the Bureau of Waste Prevention in its efforts to develop cross-media permitting, inspection, enforcement, and data gathering. In addition, the grant was used to develop planning requirements for toxics use reduction. In 1993, DEP analyzed data received from toxics user reduction reports.

MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

EPA Funding

1992

$64,000

Total

$64,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: workshops

Technical Assistance and Training: onsite assessments

The assistance efforts of this grant included workshops to promote source reduction and onsite technical assistance focused primarily on the greater New Bedford area. Companies were solicited for voluntary, onsite plant visits.

OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

EPA Funding

1989

$288,910

1993

$100,000

1994

$100,000

1995

$40,000

1996

$75,000

1997

$90,000

Total

$405,288

Major Activities:

Technical Assistance and Training: training, direct technical assistance, P2 assessment

Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance

Education and Outreach: workshops, intern program, guidance documents, conferences/meetings, case studies, report, curricula,

Pilot and Demonstration Program: educational demonstration program

Data Collection and Analysis: survey/studies, general data collection

The grant awarded in 1989 (awarded to DEM MA Safe Waste Management Program which became OTA in the reorganization) expanded on an existing technical assistance source reduction program, providing technical assistance coordinated with a multimedia regulatory inspection program, as well as outreach to generators and other states. In 1993, grant activities included the creation of two programs: a technical assistance program, and a training program for agency planners training. These two programs consisted of pollution prevention and resource conservation components. In 1994, the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) designed a project to aid and inform schools in the reduction of risks associated with chemical use. The grant allowed them to plan conferences and develop written materials for active players in the schools. In 1995, OTA used its grant to build on existing technical assistance efforts offered to schools. This one-year project informed school officials of the financial benefits of pollution prevention as well as the health and safety benefits. With a focus on autobody shops, the OTA enhanced regulatory compliance through the adoption of pollution prevention activities with their 1996 grant. The 1997 grant builts upon the earlier grants to provide pollution prevention training to schools.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

EPA Funding

1994

$49,997

1995

$49,997

Total

$99,994

Major Activities:

Two divisions of the University of Massachusetts were awarded a grant in 1994. The first grant was awarded to the Cooperative Extension IPM Program and the second to the Lowell Research Foundation. The Cooperative Extension IPM Program used its grant to conduct integrated pest management (IPM) research. This research included testing IPM guidelines for apple orchards across all environmental media as a pollution prevention methodology. The Lowell Research Foundation used its grant to test a methodology for using the Toxics Release Inventory and Toxics Use Reduction Act data to measure statewide progress in meeting a 50 percent reduction of toxic by products generated by industry over a 10-year period.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire centrally delivered PPIS service through the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES), which received six out of seven total grants. The program had both nonregulatory and regulatory aspects. An outreach program was offered to municipalities and the program also incorporated pollution prevention in permitting, compliance monitoring, and enforcement procedures.

NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

EPA Funding

1991

$296,824

1993

$84,000

1994

$70,000

1995

$60,000

1996

$40,000

1997

$80,000

Total

$630,824

Major Activities:

Data Collection and Analysis: database design

Education and Outreach: guidance document, curricula, presentations, general education and outreach

Pilot and Demonstration: general pilot and demonstration projects

Regulation Integration: P2 and compliance

Technical Assistance and Training: P2 assessment, clearinghouse, training, general technical assistance and training

DES established a formal pollution prevention program that included the formation of a multimedia task force, a permanent state/business relationship to facilitate pollution prevention activities, and a multimedia onsite waste reduction assistance program for business, industry, and state government. In 1993, DES partnered retired engineers with college and graduate students to provide onsite technical assistance to New Hampshire businesses. In 1994, DES promoted pollution prevention in permitting, leadership, media grants, pilot projects, and staff training, and through the development of innovative partnerships. DES used its 1995 grant to fund two projects: a municipal assistance project to assist the city of Somersworth, New Hampshire in overcoming water quality problems, and a project to integrate pollution prevention into compliance assistance programs. In 1997, DES developed coordinated compliance and pollution prevention assistance for specific industries required to meet environmental regulations. In addition, DES built an alliance between several organizations to improve the delivery of environmental compliance and pollution prevention assistance.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

EPA Funding

1995

$60,000

Total

$60,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: intern program, video, guidance document

Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance assistance

Technical Training and Assistance: training, P2 assessment

In 1995, the University of New Hampshire established an environmental compliance and pollution prevention center to target the New Hampshire metal finishing and electronics industry sectors. The center provided integrated compliance assistance to implement pollution prevention through training, student internships, and the development of a multimedia facility auditing manual.

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RHODE ISLAND

Rhode Island decentralized service delivery between two grantees. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) received five out of the eight grants awarded in Rhode Island. The nonregulatory program focused on offering technical assistance to a number of industry sectors, including electroplaters, printers, manufacturers, and metal fabricators. The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) received the other three grants and focused its nonregulatory program on training manufacturing and wastewater pretreatment staff in pollution prevention techniques.

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

EPA Funding

1989

$300,000

1992

$200,000

1994

$70,000

1996

$50,000

1997

$70,000

Total

$690,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: conference, report

Data Collection and Analysis: database design, general data collection and analysis

Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance assistance

Technical Assistance and Training: P2 assessment, clearinghouse/library, general technical assistance and training

Pilot and Demonstration Project: general pilot and demonstration projects

Measurement: general measurement

In 1989, DEM established a technical assistance program, and a database library of waste reduction technologies and procedures and developed training programs and seminars for electroplaters, industrial manufacturers, printers, and metal fabricators. In 1992, DEM used its grant to expand and incorporate statewide pollution prevention activities into the regulatory policy making and enforcement actions of state and local authorities, particularly for the textile industry. In 1994, DEM researched, evaluated, and demonstrated toxics use reduction strategies for the auto finishing industry. In 1996, DEM received a grant to fund a two-year project which provided research, evaluation, and technical assistance to Rhode Island companies participating in the EPA-NE/HQ Common Sense Initiative, the Environmental Leadership Project, and the Third Party Certification Project. In 1997, DEM evaluated a new process of evaporation used in the metal finishing industry and then developed methods for reducing both hazardous and nonhazardous wastes from this process.

RHODE ISLAND NARRAGANSETT BAY WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION

EPA Funding

1991

$300,000

1995

$60,000

1996

$35,000

Total

$395,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: newsletter, presentation, world wide web site, fact sheet, conferences/meetings

Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance assistance, P2 in regulations, general regulatory integration

Technical Assistance and Training: P2 assessment, general technical assistance and training

Infrastructure Development: advisory committee

In 1991, the NBC established a pollution prevention program in partnership with the University of Rhode Island (URI), and the state Department of Environmental Management's existing multimedia pollution prevention program, and implemented URI's source reduction technology developments. In 1995, the NBC trained manufacturing and wastewater pretreatment staff in Rhode Island's small business community, and POTW Industrial Pretreatment regulatory personnel, in source reduction and pollution prevention techniques and technologies. In 1996, the NBC offered the industrial community assistance in addressing environmental regulatory issues through pollution prevention. The NBC amended regulatory requirements, promoted the use of pollution prevention approaches to solve environmental problems, and improved communications between industry and government regulatory agencies.

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VERMONT


Vermont provided centralized service delivery through the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources/Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), which received five out of the seven state grants. The regulatory program provided technical assistance to small businesses as well as educational outreach information.

VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

EPA Funding

1991

$300,000

1993

$80,000

1994

$12,000

1995

$60,000

1996

$60,000

Total

$512,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: workshops, guidance documents, general education and outreach, conference

Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance, P2 assessments, training

Infrastructure Development: funding mechanism

Awards and Recognition: Governor's award program

Measurement: general measurement

Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance assistance

DEC used its 1991 grant to enhance technical assistance and outreach in multimedia pollution prevention, including toxics use reduction, as well as institutionalize pollution prevention into existing technical assistance and regulatory programs in DEC. In 1993, DEC used its grant to conduct onsite pollution prevention visits at participating companies. In addition, conference and vendor exhibitions were developed to demonstrate alternative equipment to reduce emissions from paintings and coatings, which would prove useful to the furniture, plastics, automotive, and metal finishing industry sectors. In 1994, DEC used grant money to fund projects and activities related to pollution prevention technical assistance and education, pollution prevention integration, and measurement for pollution prevention activities. In 1995, DEC provided onsite pollution prevention assistance to small businesses and developed pilot projects which explored ways in which hotels, motels, resorts, and conference centers could promote pollution prevention in their dining, lodging, and conference facilities. In 1996, DEC worked in collaboration with the Vermont Small Business Development Center to support efforts to integrate pollution prevention into small business training and assistance.

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

EPA Funding

1994

$12,000

Total

$12,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: conference

This one time grant awarded to the University of Vermont in 1994 provided schools throughout Vermont with information on how to determine if indoor air quality problems existed, and how to find pollution prevention solutions.

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

EPA Funding

1994

$12,000

Total

$12,000

Major Activities:

Education and Outreach: research, report, conference

The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) used its 1994 grant to investigate the sources of indoor air pollution in Vermont schools and worked to eliminate these sources when possible. VDH conducted four school inspections - one in each of four different building age groups - and developed a report on its findings and recommendations, which were presented at a conference.

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MULTI-STATE

NORTHEAST WASTE MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS' ASSOCIATION

EPA Funding

1989

$300,000

1994

$30,000

1995

$30,000

1996

$60,000

Total

$420,000

Major Activities:

Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance and training, training, clearinghouse/library

Measurement: overall program evaluation

Education and Outreach: presentations/workshops, intern program, case studies, fact sheets, conferences/meetings, newsletters

Data Collection and Analysis: general data collection and analysis, survey

The Northeast Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA) used its 1989 grant to establish a centralized regional pollution prevention clearinghouse and database, provide direct technical assistance to states, and develop options for source reduction for waste streams destined for resource recovery systems. In 1993, NEWMOA expanded the pollution prevention clearinghouse and funded a number of conferences and meetings, including a workshop on pollution prevention for permit writers. In 1995, NEWMOA trained state and local EPA officials in pollution prevention concepts and methods, published a newsletter on state and local pollution prevention activities, continued to manage the clearinghouse of pollution prevention technical information, and coordinated committee meetings to share pollution prevention technical information.

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