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Summary of State Use of PPIS Funds: Region 7
Region 7 state programs were primarily modeled to deliver decentralized services from several agencies in each state. Most state programs strengthened nonregulatory technical assistance and education outreach activities, while regulatory integration was also popular among Region 7 states.
IOWA
Iowa implemented its PPIS program through decentralized delivery service from both the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC). IDNR pursued regulatory integration, voluntary technical assistance, and outreach. IWRC also provided technical assistance and outreach to businesses.
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1990 |
$ 300,000 |
|
1993 |
$ 100,000 |
|
1995 |
$ 100,000 |
|
1996 |
$ 160,000 |
|
Total |
$ 660,000 |
Major Activities:
Awards and Recognition: governor's award program, general awards and recognition
Data Collection and Analysis: database design
Education and Outreach: curricula, case studies, presentations/workshops, general education and outreach, video, conferences/meetings, report, world wide web site
Infrastructure Development: advisory committee/workgroup
Pilot and Demonstration Projects: general pilot and demonstration project
Regulatory Integration: P2 in regulations, P2 and compliance assistance, SEPs/enforcement actions, training of regulatory staff
Technical Assistance and Training: clearinghouse/library, grants/loans, P2 assessments, training, general technical assistance and training
In 1990, IDNR used grant funds to initiate a program focusing on education and technical assistance. In 1993, IDNR received another grant to improve its Waste Reduction Assistance Program (WRAP), assist businesses in exceeding environmental expectations, and support pollution prevention training for its regulatory staff. The 1995 grant provided funding for the continuation and improvement of WRAP's nonregulatory pollution prevention technical assistance program as well as for efforts to integrate pollution prevention into regulatory enforcement programs in Iowa. The 1996 grant supported improvements in the quality and availability of technical assistance for generators and the integration of pollution prevention into regulatory programs.
IOWA WASTE REDUCTION CENTER
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1990 |
$ 300,000 |
|
1993 |
$ 24,378 |
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1994 |
$ 90,000 |
|
1995 |
$ 28,000 |
|
1996 |
$ 70,000 |
|
1997 |
$ 170,000 |
|
Total |
$ 682,378 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: surveys/studies, general data collection and analysis
Education and Outreach: presentations/workshops, case studies, report, curricula, computer software, guidance documents, research, videos
Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance assistance
Technical Assistance and Training: P2 assessments, general technical assistance and training
In 1990, the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) used grant funding to add staff with experience in pollution prevention and expand its existing information base. The 1993 grant funds supported efforts to identify interested communities and industries requiring targeted pollution prevention assistance. In 1994, another grant funded the development of pollution prevention curriculum modules for vehicle maintenance courses at the community college level. IWRC received a 1995 grant to support its Toxicity Reduction Initiative for Pollution Prevention (TRIPP) program. TRIPP attempted to identify and reduce toxic industrial discharges to small wastewater treatment systems. In 1996, grant funds allowed IWRC to implement its Best Available Pollution Prevention Technology Evaluations: Parts Washer Pollution Prevention Technologies project. This project attempted to increase the implementation of its pollution prevention recommendations to small businesses through directly educating small businesses, providing case studies, and encouraging evaluation of the best technology. The 1997 grant enabled IWRC, in partnership with the University of Northern Iowa, to train small businesses in the painting and coating industry on new pollution prevention technology tools.
KANSAS
Five different agencies in Kansas received PPIS grants and provided decentralized delivery service in the state. The types of pollution prevention projects undertaken included full regulatory integration, along with regulatory and nonregulatory government programs offering direct technical assistance. One of the grantees also conducted a pilot program to promote pollution prevention in a specific sector.
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1991 |
$ 300,000 |
|
1995 |
$ 372,000 |
|
1997 |
$ 150,000 |
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Total |
$ 822,000 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: surveys/studies
Education and Outreach: conferences/meetings, fact sheets/brochures/publications, general education and outreach, guidance documents, presentations/workshops, report
Infrastructure Development: advisory committee/workgroup
Measurement: customer satisfaction survey, educational demonstration project
Regulatory Integration: air inspections
Technical Assistance and Training: hotline, P2 assessments, general technical assistance and training
In 1991, grant funding enabled the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) to institutionalize multimedia pollution prevention by establishing a permanent agencywide pollution prevention office, which provided onsite technical assistance, conducted technical workshops and conferences, and disseminated the results of project activities. In 1995, KDHE used grant funding to expand and build upon existing state and local programs in order to form a comprehensive, multimedia pollution prevention program and support network that focused on priority areas for significant risk reduction. This grant supported a statewide pollution prevention conference, a recognition and awards program, and pollution prevention technical assistance and training programs in Kansas. In 1997, KDHE used grant funding to primarily focus on improving air quality by providing educational outreach for its residents about motor vehicle contributions to air pollution.
KANSAS STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, DIVISION OF PLANT HEALTH
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1994 |
$ 15,000 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: general data collection and analysis
Education and Outreach: report, research
Measurement: general measurement
The Kansas State Board of Agriculture (KSBA) used its one-time grant funding to control the spread of a weed called purple loosestrife by releasing beneficial parasites and predators as an alternative to pesticides.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICE
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1994 |
$ 30,800 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: database
Education and Outreach: computer software, guidance documents
Technical Assistance and Training: training
The 1994 grant funded development of a computer program and operator's manual that allows businesses to assess environmental costs and benefits of pollution prevention alternatives. The Industrial Extension Service also developed a training session to share its developments with industry and EPA representatives.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY POLLUTION PREVENTION INSTITUTE
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1996 |
$ 50,000 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: conferences/meetings, fact sheets/brochures/publications, presentations/workshops
Infrastructure Development: advisory committee/workgroup
Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance and training, P2 assessments
Kansas State University's Pollution Prevention Institute (PPI) used its one-time grant funding to produce a newsletter for distribution to pollution prevention professionals, industry, and state regulatory bodies in EPA Region 7. PPI also facilitated a semiannual regional round table.
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1996 |
$ 52,091 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: general data collection and analysis, surveys/studies
Education and Outreach: report, research
Measurement: general measurement
Pilot and Demonstration Projects: new technology development
Kansas State University used its grant funding to demonstrate the pollution prevention benefits of two emerging technologies—grid-connected photovoltaic-power (PV) systems and electric vehicles (EVs)—with the ultimate goal of stimulating growth in commercial applications of these technologies.
MISSOURI
Missouri received several PPIS grants, each awarded to a different group. These groups provided decentralized delivery service of pollution prevention to the state.
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1990 |
$ 300,000 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: fact sheets/brochures/publications, presentations/workshops
Infrastructure Development: advisory committee/workgroup
Pilot and Demonstration Projects: general pilot and demonstration
Technical Assistance and Training: clearinghouse/library
In 1990, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources focused on point source agricultural pollutants by quantifying risk reduction, conducting demonstration projects, establishing a clearinghouse on agricultural pollution prevention, and developing a plan and funding mechanisms for institutionalization.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1993 |
$ 24,689 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: curricula
The 1993 grant supported development of a course titled Pollution Prevention Technologies and Applications. This course made information relating to pollution prevention technology and applications available to generators and others who are addressing the problem.
CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ROLLA
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1994 |
$ 27,837 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: general education and outreach, presentations/workshops, report
Pilot and Demonstration Projects: general pilot and demonstration projects
The 1994 PPIS grant provided funds for developing an assessment tool for the wood products industry or local government personnel to determine cost-effective pollution prevention techniques.
LINCOLN-LANCASTER COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1994 |
$ 28,490 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: surveys/studies
Education and Outreach: conferences/meetings, report, research
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources focused on pollution prevention by using its multi-media Technical Assistance Program (TAP) to enhance pollution prevention efforts in the state. Under the PPIS grant, they provided technical assistance, training, and education.
ST. LOUIS REGIONAL COMMERCE & GROWTH ASSOCIATION, ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1994 |
$ 20,000 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: database design, general data collection and analysis
Education and Outreach: general education and outreach, presentations/workshops
Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance and training, training
In 1994, the St. Louis Regional Commerce and Growth Association used grant funding to develop a program to provide small businesses with regulatory compliance education and the technical expertise to address pollution problems. The program included a pollution prevention database and the implementation of pollution prevention workshops.
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1995 |
$ 30,000 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: presentations/workshops
In 1995, the Midwest Research Institute received a one-time grant to develop the presentation Regional Trends: Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Economic Development. The program is designed for community leaders and economic development specialists to educate local residents and address business concerns about the potential of pollution prevention strategies to generate income and business opportunities for the community.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1995 |
$ 20,000 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: general education and outreach, report, presentations/workshops
Measurement: overall program evaluation
Pilot and Demonstration Projects: general pilot and demonstration projects
Technical Assistance and Training: training
University of Missouri's Household Hazardous Waste Program (HHWP) used its 1995 PPIS funds to establish a pilot waste reduction assistance program in southwest Missouri. The grant enabled HHWP to purchase equipment, reference materials, and educational resources, and support a part-time staff position to coordinate, report, and evaluate the program for expansion and as a model for other regions.
MISSOURI HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1996 |
$ 25,000 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: database design, general data collection and analysis
Education and Outreach: general education and outreach, presentations/workshops, report
Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance
In 1996, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Department (MHTD) received grant funding to implement voluntary programs to improve air quality in the region and decrease relevant public health effects. Acting with cooperative associations from the academic, professional, legal, industrial, public and municipal and state sectors, MHTD facilitated public educational forums and workshops targeting priority audiences, including state and local road maintenance workers, business and industrial clean air coordinators, and high school drivers' education classes.
NEBRASKA
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) received most of the state's PPIS grants, but pollution prevention service was decentralized as several other groups received one-time grants for pollution prevention programs. NDEQ initially focused on outreach and technology transfer and later supplemented these efforts with regulatory integration.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, CENTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE RESEARCH
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1990 |
$ 375,030 |
Major Activities:
Infrastructure Development: general infrastructure development
Measurement: general measurement
Technical Assistance and Training: P2 assessments
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Center for Infrastructure Research received a 1990 grant to assess waste streams and releases associated with specific commercial establishments in rural areas, develop multimedia pollution prevention methods, devise measures of progress, enhance current activities, and develop a pollution prevention office.
NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1993 |
$ 300,000 |
|
1994 |
$ 35,100 |
|
1996 |
$ 100,000 |
|
1997 |
$ 113,101 |
|
Total |
$ 548,201 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: field work
Education and Outreach: conferences/meetings, fact sheets/brochures/publications, general education and outreach, presentations/workshops, report, curricula, intern program, intern program
Infrastructure Development: advisory committee/workgroup, strategy/policy
Measurement: general measurement, quantitative evaluation, research
Pilot and Demonstration Projects: general pilot and demonstration project
Regulatory Integration: P2 and compliance assistance
Technical Assistance and Training: clearinghouse/library, P2 assessment, training, general technical assistance and training, grants/loans, training
In 1993, NDEQ used grant funding to develop an innovative, multifaceted pollution prevention outreach program that stimulates the transfer of pollution prevention technology to a target audience consisting primarily of business and industry. The 1994 grant enabled NDEQ to initiate the first segment of a three-phase project to improve the communication system for pollution prevention regulatory, educational, and technical information to businesses and community members. This phase involved the development of a pilot network to help businesses and communities understand and gain access to state and federal regulations and information on pollution prevention as well as the development of an outreach program to inform businesses and community members of the new service. In 1996, NDEQ received grant funding to provide pollution prevention technical and compliance assistance and training to small businesses and industry in the state through an internship program for college and graduate level engineering students. In 1997, NDEQ used its grant funding to develop a pollution prevention technical assistance program for small businesses and major industry sectors in the state. NDEQ targeted those industries responsible for major contributions to the hazardous waste stream and trained college-level engineering students and interns in pollution prevention and regulatory compliance through course work and fieldwork.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, CIVIL ENGINEERING
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1994 |
$ 33,000 |
|
1995 |
$ 62,600 |
|
Total |
$ 95,600 |
Major Activities:
Data Collection and Analysis: surveys/studies
Education and Outreach: fact sheets/brochures/publications, guidance documents, presentations/workshops, report, case studies, computer software, curricula, videos
Technical Assistance and Training: training
In 1994, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Civil Engineering received funding to increase the awareness of agricultural producers of several pervasive sources of nonpoint source pollution. The grant also allowed the University of Nebraska to update and enhance the existing educational program called the Farmstead Assessment System. In 1995, grant funding supported the development of coursework based on multimedia pollution prevention for integration into the existing coursework of the University's College of Engineering and Technology.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1995 |
$ 20,000 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: general education and outreach, case studies, videos
Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance and training, P2 assessments, training
The 1995 grant funded efforts to transfer pollution prevention technology to farm operators, householders, and acreage owners. Specific grant objectives included helping rural farm and household operators and acreage owners understand the nature of their waste stream and suggesting alternatives to and possible consequences of existing pollution prevention techniques.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA
|
EPA Funding |
|
|
1997 |
$ 33,771 |
Major Activities:
Education and Outreach: general education and outreach, conferences/meetings, curricula, fact sheets/brochures/publications
Technical Assistance and Training: general technical assistance and training, P2 in regulations, training
In 1997, the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) used its grant funding to expand pollution prevention technical assistance resources and training for the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) and the Nebraska Industrial Competitiveness Service (NICS). UNO also provided resources for implementing pollution prevention technical assistance to Nebraska's small business printers.