Report on
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Region IX
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
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FOREWORD
I am pleased to share with you the Report on Pollution Prevention Accomplishments in
Region IX for Fiscal Year 1995.
EPA Region IX continues to incorporate pollution prevention into all aspects of our
regulatory and enforcement work. The Region is also leading the way with projects and
programs that are focused on pollution prevention. These approaches lead to better, more
cost effective protection for public health and the environment. We are forming close
working relationships with state and local governments, industry partners, and communities.
We also continue to provide the guidance and funding for state and local agencies to
incorporate pollution prevention into their efforts and to develop ongoing pollution prevention
programs. The Region will continue to work to reduce pollution in our own operations and
to serve as a model for other government agencies and the private sector. And, we will strive
to make even more progress in the coming year.
ficia Marcus
Regional Administrator
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
POLLUTION PREVENTION ACCOMPLISHMENTS 3
Theme 1: Incorporating multimedia prevention as the principle of first choice 3
A. Enforcement and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) 3
1. United States Army Schofield Barracks 3
2. National Semiconductor and Dyna-CraftJnc 3
3. Chlorine-Free Pulp Mill 3
B. Rule Making 4
Theme 2: Building a national network of prevention programs 4
A. Regionwide 4
1. Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (PPIS) 4
2. Pollution Prevention Hub for Region DC . 4
B. California 5
1. Pollution Prevention Water Quality Projects 5
2. Ground Water Protection 5
3. California Small Business Development Centers 5
4. Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance 5
5. Watershed Management IPA 6
6. Pollution Prevention IPA 6
7. Agriculture Initiative 6
8. Pollution Prevention Information for Consumers 7
C. Arizona 7
1. Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects 7
2. ADEQ's Pollution Prevention Partnership 7
D. Nevada 7
1. Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects 7
2. University of Nevada Small Business Development Center 8
E. Hawaii 8
1. Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects 8
2. Hawaii Department of Health Working Group 8
3. HDOH Waste Minimization Coordinator 9
4. Water Reclamation in Maui 9
F. Tribes 9
1. Pollution Prevention for the Navajo Nation 9
G. Pacific Islands 10
1. Division of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) Saipan Project 10
Theme 3: Expanding collaborative programs 10
A. Merit Partnership for Pollution Prevention 10
1. ISO 14000 Project 10
2. Metal Finishing Project 11
3. Industrial Laundry Project II
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4. Oil Refineries Project 11
5. Semiconductor Manufacturing Project 12
6. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Project 12
B. South Phoenix Waste Reduction Project for Metal Finishers 12
C. Bay Area Green Business Recognition Program 12
D. Green Lights 13
E. Common Sense Initiative (CSI) 13
F. WasteWI$E Program ' 14
G. TRADEX Project 14
Theme 4: Increasing EPA's efforts to generate and share information 14
A. Santa Clara Project 15
B. Lindsay Museum Report on Polluted Runoff 15
C. Internal WMD Newsletter 15
D. Interactive Pollution Prevention Database 15
E. ARIES Database 16
F. The Pollution Prevention Resource Center 16
G. Region DC Pollution Prevention Lotus Notes Database 16
H. Wastewater Pollution Prevention Symposium 16
I. Arizona Environmental Recycling Headline 17
Theme 5: Developing partnerships in technological innovation 17
A. Environmental Technology Initiative (ETI) , 17
B. UCLA Wet Cleaning Demonstration Project 17
C. Port of San Diego Partnership Project 18
Theme 6: Developing partnerships with other federal agencies 18
A. Central California Regional Water Recycling Study 18
B. Action Plan for the Statement of Support for Water Reclamation 18
C. Transportation Initiative 19
D. Marsh Restoration on San Francisco Bay 19
E. Sediment Reduction 19
F. Forestry Initiative > 19
G. Southern Alameda Creek Watershed Project 20
H. Federal Facilities Pollution Prevention Roundtables 20
Theme 7: "Leading by doing." , 20
A. Paper-Less Office Campaign 20
B. Bicycle Commuting at Region DC . 20
C. Region DC Laboratories 21
CONCLUSION -,. 22
Appendix A: Pollution Prevention Grants and Other Projects in Region DC
Appendix B: Glossary
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INTRODUCTION
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made substantial progress in
protecting the environment and human health through traditional command-and-control methods.
However, this traditional approach focuses on treatment and disposal once a waste has been created.
Pollution prevention (P2) provides a. way for the reduction or elimination of pollution before it is
created. P2 requires governmental agencies to move beyond the command-and-control paradigm
and promote new ideas and technologies that reduce pollution. Industries must also take a
proactive stance by reviewing how they do business and recognizing the economic as well as the
environmental benefits associated with P2. Community members play a role in promoting P2 too.
Consumers affect the market by making environmentally aware product and service choices.
This report summarizes Region DCs progress toward integrating P2 into its activities. Detailing
accomplishments between October 1994 and September 1995 (Fiscal Year 1995), it builds on the
accomplishments described in the previous Regional Pollution Prevention Accomplishments Reports
published in 1992, 1993, and 1994. The state and local governments described in this report have
received EPA funding, and complement the many other State and local P2 activities receiving other
sources of funding.
The EPA Definition of Pollution Prevention
The EPA has defined pollution prevention as:
The use of materials, processes, or practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of
pollutants or wastes at the source. It includes practices that reduce or eliminate the use of
hazardous materials, energy, water, or other resources and practices that protect natural
resources through conservation or more efficient use.
Congress formally recognized P2 as the method of first choice for achieving environmental
protection when it passed the 1990 Pollution Prevention Act. EPA has embraced the P2 concept as
indicated in EPA's 1991 Pollution Prevention Strategy which provides guidance on incorporating
P2 into ongoing programs. P2 garnered more support when Administrator Browner put out a 1993
policy statement on P2, and President Clinton issued executive orders on P2 in the federal
government.
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Pollution Prevention Themes
This report is organized under the seven themes Administrator Browner described in her 1993 Earth
Day address. Although some of the achievements described in this report satisfy more than one
theme, we have placed each achievement in the category that seems most appropriate. The themes
are:
Theme 1: Incorporating multi-media pollution prevention as the principle of first choice in all
mainstream activities of EPA.
Theme 2: Building a national network of prevention programs among state, local and tribal
governments.
Theme 3: Expanding collaborative programs that emphasize cross-media prevention, reinforce
the mutual goals of economic and environmental well-being, and represent new
models for government/private sector interaction.
Theme 4: Increasing EPA's efforts to generate and share information to promote prevention
and track progress through measurement systems such as the Toxic Release
Inventory (TRI).
Theme 5: Developing partnerships in technological innovation with other agencies and the
private sector to increase industrial competitiveness and enhance environmental
stewardship.
Theme 6: Developing partnerships with other federal agencies to create major opportunities for
pollution prevention through investments in new technologies, and through policies
that shape decisions in agriculture, energy, transportation, and the management of
natural resources.
Theme 7: "Leading by doing." Reducing or eliminating pollutants generated from EPA
operations.
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POLLUTION PREVENTION ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Theme 1: Incorporating multimedia prevention as the principle of first choice.
The Pollution Prevention Team continues to offer a three hour "Pollution Prevention Orientation'
training course as part of Region IX's in-house core curriculum. This training promotes the goal
of this theme by providing participants with an overview of P2 and its incorporation into their
work at EPA.
A. Enforcement and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
EPA incorporates pollution prevention into compliance and enforcement activities as a principle of
choice. EPA's program divisions and Office of Regional Counsel may negotiate with companies in
violation to include a P2 project as part of the penalty payment. Examples of FY95 enforcement
actions with P2 elements include:
1. United States Army Schofield Barracks
As part of a recent settlement under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the
U.S. Army Schofield Barracks agreed to perform several supplemental environmental projects
(SEPs) that involve P2. These projects include:
a. Elimination of Spent Solvent Waste Stream
By substituting a less toxic, non-RCRA regulated cleaner, the Army will eliminate 10,000
pounds of hazardous waste stream associated with the use of 90 part washers each year.
For more information, contact Martin Pesaresi at (415) 744-1337.
b. Implementing a Hazardous Substance Management System (HSMS)
Through the HSMS, greater control over the use of chemicals will be achieved by ordering
only what is needed, returning unused portions immediately for others' use, avoiding
product loss due to shelf life expiration, and identifying nonhazardous/biodegradable
alternatives. Schofield is expected to significantly reduce its hazardous waste generation.
For more information, contact Martin Pesaresi at (415) 744-1337.
2. National Semiconductor and Dyna-Craft,Inc.
The goal of this SEP is the creation of a silver recovery unit. Silver is to be recovered from silver
sludge and sent to a precious metal recycler. Originally, the silver removal was accomplished
through precipitation with silver and zinc. The new system now uses oxidation and precipitation
with a polymer. Therefore, the use of zinc is totally eliminated. For more information, contact
Laurie Kermish at (415) 744-1344.
3. Chlorine-Free Pulp Mill
In February, Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (L-P) announced that its pulp mill near Eureka,
California, had become the only bleached-pulp mill in North America to be converted to a totally
chlorine-free operation. EPA Region DC and the Surfrider Foundation had filed enforcement actions
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against the mill back in 1989, alleging more than 25,000 Clean Water Act violations. After the
lawsuit was settled, L-P proposed the mill's conversion in exchange for being relieved of the
obligation of installing wastewater treatment. L-P's new process has eliminated emission of dioxin
and other hazardous chlorinated pollutants to the water and air, and it has reduced health hazards to
workers and risks to the surrounding community. For more information, contact Jeremy Johnstone
at (415) 744-1895.
B. Rule Making
Staff from Region IX Air Division's Rules Development Section worked with the San Diego Air
Pollution Control District (SDAPCD) on developing P2 language to include in their rules.
Subsequently, SDAPCD has incorporated P2 into their rules and regulations. Rules requiring low
vapor pressure solvent, high transfer efficiency coating application equipment, and low VOC
content coatings have been in place for many industry types including the metal parts, wood,
marine, polyester, resin, and aerospace industries. Currently, SDAPCD is developing a rule
requiring P2 for the automotive coating industry. For more information, contact Angela Baranco at
(415) 744-1196; or the SDAPCD P2 contact, Kevin Conteras, at (619) 694-2288.
Theme 2: Building a national network of prevention programs among state, local, and
tribal governments.
The Divisions and Offices in Region IX have been instrumental in supporting a network of
pollution prevention programs throughout the Region. We have organized these accomplishments
for this theme according to geographic location.
A. Regionwide
1. Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (PPIS)
The Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (PPIS) grant program seeks to build and support state
pollution prevention capabilities and to test, at the state level, innovative P2 approaches and
methods. A primary goal is to fund the institutionalization of multi-media prevention as an
environmental management priority. In addition, PPIS grants fund other P2 activities, such as
providing direct technical assistance to businesses, collecting and analyzing data, conducting
outreach, developing measures to determine progress in P2, and identifying regulatory and
nonregulatory barriers and incentives to P2. In FY95, Region DC awarded $570,000 in PPIS grants.
2. Pollution Prevention Hub for Region IX
In August 1995, Region DC convened a meeting to explore the need for a pollution prevention
network to improve P2 information exchange and to avoid duplication of P2 efforts throughout
California, Arizona, Hawaii and Nevada. Region DC identified nearly 100 providers of P2
assistance in the four State area, with providers coming from a variety of sources: business, State
and local government, universities/research institutions, business assistance programs and
nonprofits. The August meeting brought together representatives from each of these categories of
P2 providers. The group concluded that Region DC should work in partnership with them to
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facilitate the establishment of a Regional Pollution Prevention Hub to exchange information and
facilitate networking among the diverse providers. Since the August meeting, Region IX established
an electronic listserve to begin the process of linking the P2 assistance providers together. Further
steps will be taken in Fiscal Year 1996 to set up the Hub. For more information, contact Eileen
Sheehan, P2 Coordinator in Region IX at (415) 744-2190.
B. California
1. Pollution Prevention Water Quality Projects
In California, Clean Water Act §319 funds earmarked for implementing nonpoint source projects
are playing a critical role in supporting community-based water quality projects that emphasize
pollution prevention. Last year, $3.1 million of §319 funds were awarded to 15 projects throughout
the State. Activities being supported that contain a P2 component include cooperative efforts with
landowners in Ventura County to utilize cover crops and streambank stabilization to reduce in-
stream sedimentation, an agriculture effort in the Central Valley to adopt Diazinon-free production
methods that rely on biological control and "soft" pesticides, and a restoration project in the Lassen
Range for the spring-run Chinook salmon centered around a community-based educational program
allowing hands-on learning experiences for K-12 students. For more information, call Sam Ziegler
at (415) 744-1990.
2. Ground Water Protection
Region IX's Water Management Division awarded a $30,000 ground water protection grant to the
City of Anaheim that will fund several pollution prevention activities to protect the City's ground
water. Expanded or new efforts include delineation of wellhead protection areas; workshops,
technical assistance and fact sheets on hazardous waste reduction, product substitution and
modification, spill prevention, and recycling and reuse of materials; a ground water protection
library; an environmental recognition program for businesses and community groups; a used-oil
recycling program, which provides information as well as a network of convenient collection
centers; and public education and outreach (e.g., bus stop posters). For more information, call
Luisa Valiela at (415) 744-1839.
3. California Small Business Development Centers
EPA awarded the California Trade and Commerce Agency a $204,000 PPIS grant to develop
environmental assistance/pollution prevention outreach programs at three Small Business
Development Centers (SBDCs). The SBDCs provide free consulting assistance to small businesses
throughout the state. In FY95, the Inland Empire SBDC (Riverside County) hired a full-time
environmental program manager to provide counseling on compliance assistance and P2 and to
conduct on-site assessments for small businesses. The Solano and Valley Sierra (Modesto and
Merced counties) SBDCs provide businesses with on-site P2 assessments through a part-time
contractor. For more information, contact Leif Magnuson at (415) 744-2153.
4. Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance
During FY95, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 3011 grant funded two
Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) positions to the California Department of Toxic Substances
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Control's Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology Development (OPPTD). The IPA staff
participated in a number of major P2 activities, such as developing the Bay Area Green Business
Recognition program and reviewing and analyzing P2 efforts in targeted industries. With their help,
OPPTD produced two informative P2 outreach publications: Assessment of the Semiconductor
Source Reduction Planning Efforts and Assessment of California 1,1,1-Trichloroethane Users
Source Reduction Planning Efforts. The IPA staff also worked closely with the California
Environmental Technology Partnership and the California Trade and Commerce Agency to bring P2
to the work of these groups.
5. Watershed Management IPA
Using PPIS funds, Region K's Water Management Division assigned a watershed management IPA
position to the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Region. The IPA assignee
has worked to develop watershed management planning tools to reduce sediment runoff into the
S.F. Bay-Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Estuary. Examples of tools include erosion control
ordinances, general-plan and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) conditions,
requirements for all new-developments, and other Best Management Practices recommended by the
Regional Board's stormwater management program to cities and counties in the Bay Area for new
developments. For more information, call Tim Vendlinski at (415) 744-1989.
6. Pollution Prevention IPA
A pollution prevention IPA assignment was created by Region K's Water Management Division
for the Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Region. Over the last year, the IPA
assignee oversaw the Novato Sanitation District's pollution prevention program and developed a
regional education strategy for the Board and local wastewater and stormwater agencies. The
assignee also ensured participation by the Board for the first time in Pollution Prevention Week
and, most importantly, was instrumental in initiating a dialogue between the Board and the Bay
Area Air Quality Management District on the links between air and water pollution. For more
information, call Liz Borowiec at (415) 744-1948.
7. Agriculture Initiative
In FY 95, the Agriculture Initiative continued to support the innovative Biologically Integrated
Orchard System (BIOS) and the Biologically Integrated Farming System (BIFS) programs in
California's Central Valley. These programs support the implementation of practices such as cover
crop management and integrated pest management to reduce growers' reliance on chemical inputs.
Through a grant awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation (co-written by Paul Feder, the Ag
Initiative's program manager) the BIOS project has exceeded all expectations by expanding from 3
to 6 counties. Preliminary data indicates significant reductions in pesticide and nutrient applications
on BIOS fields. This is pollution prevention! The BIFS program which was initiated through
Assembly Bill 3383 (A.K.A. the 'BIOS BILL') was running at two sites in early FY96 on wine
grapes and a cotton-tomato rotation. When one considers that wine grapes and cotton are the
number 1 and 3 crops for chemical use in CA, and occupy over 25% of the irrigated acreage,
BIFS offers great opportunities to lessen the ecological impact of CA agriculture. For more
information, contact Paul Feder at (415) 744-2010.
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In FY96, the Agriculture Initiative will continue to promote ecological farming systems as a means
for linking EPA programs and achieving multi-media benefits in water and air basins. An emphasis
will be placed on developing partnerships with key agriculture commodities and building on the
success of the BLFS model. For more information, contact Tim Hatten at (415) 744-1983 or Paul
Feder at (415) 744-2010.
8. Pollution Prevention Information for Consumers
Alerted by local California governments about proposed legislation which they felt would muzzle
their efforts to inform consumers about safer alternatives to commercial household products,
Elizabeth Borowiec instigated Regional participation in the debate. After discussions with
legislative committee staff, Elizabeth and others prepared, and Laura Yoshii signed, comments
opposing legislation. The comments, sent to State Senate committee leaders, began a protracted
round of discussion and debate with the Chemical Specialty Manufacturers Association- The
legislation died in committee.
C. Arizona
1. Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects
Last year, $460,000 of §319(h) funds were awarded by Region DCs Water Management Division to
nine projects in Arizona under the State's nonpoint source program. Projects with pollution
prevention components included a nonpoint source community demonstration center, watershed
restoration on Bonita Creek, creation of a nonpoint source curriculum for grades 7-9, an on-farm
composting program, implementation of grazing Best Management Practices, creation of a
parent/student home-activity nonpoint source curriculum and newsletter, and publication of
brochures about Project WET (Water Education for Teachers). For more information, call Lisa
Nelson at (415) 744-1966.
2. ADEQ's Pollution Prevention Partnership
With EPA's support, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ("ADEQ") began the
pollution prevention partnership in summer, 1994. By the end of 1995, thirty of the forty companies
responsible for generating 96 percent of Arizona's hazardous waste had teamed up with ADEQ to
achieve significant reductions in waste generation. By publicly committing to specific waste
reduction goals, and by meeting regularly with other business members to share "how to"
information and advice, these thirty companies reduced their waste generation an average of 7%
during 1995, compared to a 1% average reduction for non-partner companies. These thirty
companies are now responsible for just 55% of Arizona's total hazardous waste generation, down
from 75% the year before. For more information, contact Leif Magnuson at (415) 744-2153.
D. Nevada
1. Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects
Last year, $406,000 of §319(h) funds were awarded by Region IX's Water Management Division to
eleven projects in Nevada under the State's nonpoint source program. Projects with pollution
prevention components included riparian management plans for the Walker and Lower Carson
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Rivers, reducing the impacts associated with cattle grazing on riparian areas by employing
alternative grazing management strategies, a water quality resource guide for Clark County
residents, an urban stormwater-quality education program for Lake Tahoe, and a Nevada Project
WET (Water Education for Teachers). Contact Stephanie Wilson at (415) 744-1968 for more
information.
2. University of Nevada Small Business Development Center
Region EX continues to support the University of Nevada Small Business Development Center
(SBDC) with PPIS funds. The SBDC collects and disseminates pollution prevention information. It
also provides industry-specific seminars, develops fact sheets, visits sites to provide waste
minimization suggestions, and trains business staff. It has developed a resource base that includes
information on P2 and waste management technologies, products, vendors, consultants, and waste
management facilities.
In FY95, the SBDC answered more than 692 phone assistance calls, conducted 17 seminars
attended by 700 persons, completed 32 on-site compliance/pollution prevention consultations, and
published three issues of their newsletter and three fact sheets. Seminars this year focused on the
automotive as well as the construction industries. A survey of SBDC clients conducted in FY95 by
a University of Nevada-Reno graduate student found that 89% of the clients indicated they
improved their compliance and 61% stated they reduced their waste generation. One business
stated that it saved $99,000 the first year in waste disposal costs while another business reported
$40,000 per year in savings! For more information, contact Leif Magnuson at (415) 744-2153.
£. Hawaii
1. Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Projects
Last year, nearly $340,000 of §319(h) funds were awarded by Region DC's Water Management
Division to four projects in Hawaii under the State's nonpoint source program. The projects all had
a pollution prevention component. One was aimed at reducing nonpoint source pollution from
herbicides and sediments in sugarcane fields through improved Best Management Practices.
Another project was on erosion and sediment control education (especially to the building industry)
and on training regarding the County of Maui's revised grading ordinance. Other projects were for
watershed stabilization and water quality improvement on highly credible former sugarcane lands
and for early warning indicators of ground water contamination in soils of plantation land being
converted to sustainable, diversified agriculture. Contact Sunny Kuegle at (415) 744-2019 for more
information.
2. Hawaii Department of Health Working Group
Under a PPIS grant, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) established a Pollution Prevention
Working Group. Drawn from diverse HDOH offices, the Working Group focuses on P2 issues of
common concern such as waste minimization at construction sites and household hazardous waste.
Region DC established an IP A position with HDOH for a full-time P2 coordinator who co-facilitates
the Working Group. Hawaii also is supporting a materials exchange program, conducting
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composting workshops, and exploring alternatives to agricultural burning. For more information,
contact Eileen Sheehan at (415) 744-2190.
3. HDOH Waste Minimization Coordinator
Through the RCRA 3011 grant, EPA funded a full time Waste Minimization Coordinator in the
Hawaii Department of Health. In FY95, the coordinator produced and distributed informational
bulletins regarding silver recovery services (aimed at the medical and dental sectors), alternatives
for parts cleaning, and pollution prevention advice for hotels and auto maintenance facilities. She
also conducted or participated in P2 workshops for the hotel and condominium sectors, and assisted
in developing a waste minimization workshop for Department of Defense facilities. For more
information, contact John Katz at (415) 744-2150, or Jane Dewell in Hawaii at (808) 586-4373.
4. Water Reclamation in Maui
During the past year, the County of Maui has made steady progress on their water reuse program,
due, in part, to EPA's efforts to promote water reuse through the Water Management Division's
construction grants program, underground injection control program and West Maui Watershed
Project. The County's Wastewater Reclamation Division reports that Kaanapali Resort has
committed to using 1.0 mgd of reclaimed water for golf course and highway median landscape
irrigation. The Reclamation Division is also preparing an ordinance mandating the use of reclaimed
water at improved commercial properties. On Lanai, the entire effluent flow of 0.25 mgd is reused,
also for golf course irrigation, while on Molokai reclaimed water will be used to irrigate highway
shoulders. Finally, the County has used an EPA Environmental Education Grant to teach the public
that reclaimed water is safe to use and a valuable resource that should not be wasted. For more
information, call Nancy Yoshikawa at (415) 744-1163.
F. Tribes
1. Pollution Prevention for the Navajo Nation
Region IX oversees a PPIS grant awarded to the Navajo Nation for developing mechanisms and
technology to reduce pollution through source reduction, and recycling. The grant is multi-media
and is designed to assist the Nation in developing institutional structures within the government
entities to ensure P2 is incorporated into decision-making and planning; to develop multi-media P2
efforts; to coordinate state/federal programs; and provide outreach to industries, tribes, and
consumers to develop a technical clearinghouse; and to demonstrate specific P2 efforts and to
evaluate progress. The Navajo Nation is progressing on schedule in their efforts to accomplish
their goals. .
A few projects they have been involved with include reducing the generation of household
hazardous waste, educating the Naschitti watershed community to conserve their natural resources,
preventing future contamination in the Moenkopi system created by unlined coal stock piles,
working with small businesses to find alternatives (waste reduction) to the high cost of solid waste
disposal (due to landfill closures in October 1996), and training the entire Navajo Agricultural
Products Industry (NAPI) on P2 practices in farming. For more information, contact Wendy
Colombo at (415) 744-1202.
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G. Pacific Islands
1. Division of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) Saipan Project
A P2 expert from Region Vm , David Schaller, spent three weeks in Saipan in mid-1995 to assist
DEQ in building P2 capacity and to conduct P2 outreach for targeted industries in the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). A workshop on P2 for automotive and
heavy equipment repair facility owners was conducted, and P2 audits were conducted at two CNMI
industrial facilities. DEQ staff were provided with P2 on-the-job inspection/audit training prior to
the actual audits. Audits were conducted on all three populated CNMI islands including Saipan,
Tinian, and Rota. Mr. Schaller also assisted the CNMI Department of Public Works to develop a
schedule for the closure of the Saipan Dump. For more information, contact Lois Grunwald at
(415) 744-1588.
Theme 3: Expanding collaborative programs that emphasize cross-media prevention,
reinforce the mutual goals of economic and environmental well-being, and
represent new models for government/private sector interaction.
Pollution prevention requires a collaborative approach. Government and industry must work
together to develop new approaches to environmental management. Region DC has had great
success in developing public/private partnerships to promote pollution prevention.
A. Merit Partnership for Pollution Prevention
The Merit Partnership for Pollution Prevention (Merit) is a voluntary program involving industry
representatives, state and local regulatory agencies, community members, and EPA Region DC. The
goal of Merit is to work in partnership with the private sector to implement P2 projects that
demonstrate how to reduce environmental impacts in ways that make good business sense. Projects
proposed to Merit are evaluated by a community advisory panel and a steering committee of
industry and agency representatives to ensure that they are consistent with the goals of Merit.
Merit focuses on P2 practices and technologies. Current projects involve the development of
international standards for environmental management systems and demonstration projects with the
metal finishing industry, ah industrial laundry, the oil refining industry, semiconductor
manufacturers, and alternative fuel vehicle proponents. In many of these efforts, Merit works in
conjunction with representatives from the Common Sense Initiative, Design for Environment, and
other EPA initiatives. Merit Partnership projects include:
1. ISO 14000 Project
ISO 14000 is one of the Merit Partnership's major projects. The International Standards
Organization (ISO) 14000 Standards are industry^developed standards that provide for
comprehensive evaluation and certification of a company's environmental performance. There is
general consensus among business leaders that the ISO 14000 certification will become a de facto
requirement for companies to practice business internationally.
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One of the standards requires that a company implements an Environmental Management System
(EMS) based on internationally recognized standards. This standard, which will be the first ISO
14000 series standard introduced (probably in the spring/summer of 1996), is at the center of the
Merit team's efforts around ISO 14000. Contact Dan Reich at (415) 744-1343 for more
information.
2. Metal Finishing Project
Merit, the Metal Finishing Association of Southern California (MFASC), and the California
Manufacturing Technology Center (CMTC) have established a P2 program that involves working
directly with Southern California metal finishing facilities to implement P2 technologies. This
program involves the implementation of seven P2 projects at small and medium-sized metal
finishing facilities in southern California. The projects include technical and in some cases
financial support to participating facilities to evaluate and install P2 technologies for targeted metal
finishing processes. The technologies are designed to reduce waste generation at the source and to
recover materials from waste streams for reuse and recycling. The results of the facility projects
have been and will be presented in technology transfer documents, videos, and at technical
workshops to promote P2 to other metal finishers. Active information transfer is key to the success
of this program. For more information, contact Laura Bloch at (415) 744-2279.
3. Industrial Laundry Project
Funded in part by a $20,000 grant from Region IX, the Industrial Laundry Showcase Project seeks
to assess the effectiveness of various P2 measures at a small industrial laundry. The project, a
partnership among Region IX's Water Management Division and the Merit P2 Partnership, the L.A.
County Sanitation Districts and Best Washington Uniform Supply, has three P2 components: the
development of best management practices and source-reduction guidelines; outreach to the
laundry's customers on P2 opportunities; and implementation of an in-process water recycling and
treatment system. EPA hopes to use the resulting data to develop stringent but realistic effluent
guidelines for laundries, while the laundry will place itself ahead of the regulatory curve. For more
information, call Bonnie Barkett at (415) 744-1908.
4. Oil Refineries Project
In April 1994, the Merit Partnership sponsored the first Oil Refinery Roundtable. It was attended
by representatives of oil refineries, local government agencies, refining experts, national labs,
academia, and EPA. Participants at the first roundtable focused on three major categories of
refinery pollution: hazardous air pollutants, criteria air pollutants, and wastewater sludges.
Eventually, the roundtable participants decided to focus on wastewater sludges because this is the
area where there is the greatest potential for using P2 to protect the environment and to save
money. In May 1995 Merit sponsored the second Oil Refinery Roundtable. Again, representatives
of oil refineries, local government agencies, refining experts, academia, national laboratories, and
EPA attended. They concluded the session by setting up teams to work on three high-priority
projects; Source Identification Checklist, Erosion Control Pilot Study and Cost-effective Sludge
Source Control. The project's findings will be field-tested at a refinery in the future. For more
information, contact Bonnie Barkett at (415) 744-1908.
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5. Semiconductor Manufacturing Project
Merit met with representatives of the semiconductor manufacturing industry, material and
equipment suppliers from across the country, the National Labs, and local regulators. The focus of
the meeting was to develop projects that would build upon the industry environmental roadmaps. A
variety of project ideas arose from this meeting. One of the major concerns of the semiconductor
manufacturers involves chemical use and recycling. Merit is evaluating the regulatory requirements
and barriers to reuse and recycling. Contact Rusty Harris-Bishop at (415) 744-2363 for more
information.
6. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Project
The alternative fuel vehicle project encourages the use of various alternatively fueled vehicles at
airports. Information collected on vehicle performance and experiences gained from using the
vehicles will be transferred to other airport operators. We want to promote the use of alternative
fuel vehicles at airports, such as liquefied natural gas buses, electric baggage tugs, and compressed
natural gas shuttles. Working with about 20 public and private organizations, our goal is to share
information so that the most effective fuel is used for each application. We would like to sponsor
information exchange forums. There is a need to provide a forum for recognition and sharing of
experiences. For more information, contact Rusty Harris-Bishop at (415) 744-2363.
The Merit Partnership is currently planning to sponsor additional industry sector roundtables
to facilitate pollution prevention dialogue within these industry sectors. For more information,
contact Dan Reich at (415) 744-1343.
B. South Phoenix Waste Reduction Project for Metal Finishers
In FY95, U.S. EPA Region DC, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), the
City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Chapter of the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers
(AESF) created a partnership to promote pollution prevention at metal finishing facilities in
Arizona.
In FY95, EPA performed initial site visits at several volunteer facilities to evaluate them as
potential P2 demonstration sites. Based on this evaluation, two facilities were
selected to receive on-site P2 technical assistance during 1996. The projects undertaken, and the
benefits derived at these two facilities will then be used in training sessions to all 50 Arizona metal
finishers as local examples of the benefits to be derived from implementing P2. Reductions in
wastes generated by the demonstration companies will be tracked and reported. For more
information, contact Leif Magnuson at (415) 744-2153.
C. Bay Area Green Business Recognition Program
EPA has joined the San Francisco Bay Area, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), state
and regional environmental agencies, and local businesses, to develop a program to recognize Bay
Area businesses for environmental performance. The program is built from several successful local
models. In 1996, with financial assistance from EPA, ABAG will initiate its regional program in 2
of the 9 Bay Area counties (Alameda and Napa).
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The program proposes recognizing businesses for two levels of environmental achievement. The
first level is compliance with all environmental regulations, and the second level is achievements in
resource conservation and P2. Businesses are enthusiastically embracing this type of positive
recognition program. One pilot program now boasts a 75% compliance rate, and has achieved major
reductions in pollutants generated by participants. Future reductions from Alameda and Napa
counties will be tracked and reported. Contact Leif Magnuson at (415) 744-2153 for more
information.
D. Green Lights
The goal of the Green Lights program is to prevent pollution by encouraging major institutions —
businesses, governments, and other organizations — to use energy-efficient lighting. Partners
commit to install energy-efficient lighting in 90 percent of their space over a 5-year period, but
only where it is profitable and feasible. In return, EPA offers program participants technical support
in upgrading their buildings, lighting product information, and support in identifying financial
resources for energy-efficient lighting.
Region DC has over 250 participants including State of California, Bank of America, Phoenix
Arizona, Alta Bates Medical Center, U.C. Berkeley and Stanford. In general, participants have at
least one million square feet of space in which they will be installing energy efficient lighting.
Since January 1991, Region IX participants have committed to upgrading 614 million square feet of
space. This will result in the prevention of over 79 thousand tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
For more information, contact Michael Stenburg at (415) 744-1102.
E. Common Sense Initiative (CSI)
EPA Administrator Carol Browner launched the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) in July, 1994. The
CSI goal is to find "cleaner, cheaper, and smarter" approaches to environmental protection. Under
this initiative, EPA has brought together industry, government, environmental, environmental
justice, academic, and labor leaders to examine a wide range of topics, including regulations,
pollution prevention, reporting, compliance, permitting, and environmental technology.
Region DC is a co-lead for the computers and electronics sector. The Computers and Electronics
Subcommittee has had one meeting since March 1995. Overcoming Barriers to Pollution
Prevention and Recycling is one of three workgroups the subcommittee established. This workshop
is 1) Addressing issues associated with the management of end-of-life (EOL) electronic equipment.
Activities include developing household collection pilots; investigating regulatory barriers to
cathode ray tube recycling; holding a conference on managing EOL electronic equipment; and, in
conjunction with the conference, establishing an independent roundtable to serve as an information
clearinghouse on and a forum for addressing issues involving management of EOL electronic
equipment; and 2) Investigating regulatory barriers to P2 and recycling in the manufacturing
process. This involves analyzing possible RCRA barriers to use of closed-loop, zero-discharge
wastewater recycling processes in the computers and electronics industry. For more information,
contact Dave Jones at (415) 744-2266.
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F. WasteWI$E Program
EPA's voluntary WasteWI$E program encourages partnership companies to reduce their solid waste
through source reduction, recycling, and increasing the recycled content of products they buy or
manufacture. Region DCs Solid Waste Section entered into a cooperative agreement with the
California State Chamber of Commerce to promote WasteWI$E to California businesses. The
agreement calls for a series of meetings to generate support for the program and solicit membership
from the business community. A quarterly newsletter on WasteWI$E for Region IX member
companies will also be developed.
As a WasteWI$E project, EPA worked with the cities of San Diego and Tijuana to assess the waste
stream of the maquiladora sector in Tijuana and the nature and extent of current binational
recycling efforts. The project seeks to provide on-site waste reduction opportunity assessments and
develop a binational electronic database for tracking recycled materials, products, and recycling
companies. This project will be managed and implemented in conjunction with the Recycling
Market Development Zone project described below and in cooperation with the Pollution
Prevention Work Group. For more information, contact Donna Orebic at (415) 744-1168.
G. TRADEX Project
The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health (DEH) completed its work in 1995
on its grant for Transborder Assistance for Developing Environmental Excellence (TRADEX).
TRADEX aimed to improve the quality of the border environment by advocating the adoption of
pollution prevention practices by the business community of Tijuana. Among other
accomplishments, San Diego DEH: 1) provided seven on-site P2 consultations at Tijuana
manufacturing facilities; 2) coordinated a conference in Tijuana for businesses, community groups,
government agencies and elected officials on the benefits of P2 and environmental management
systems; 3) worked closely with the Small Business Development Center at the University of Baja
at Tijuana to integrate P2 information into their newsletter and library holdings; 4) on behalf of
the EPA Border Liaison Office, organized a broadbased workshop of Border representatives and
developed a Compendium of Agencies/Organizations for the San Diego/Tijuana area; and 5)
Worked with the National Maquiladora Association to develop a P2 session at their annual
conference which focused on metal finishing and furniture manufacturing. For more information
contact Eileen Sheehan at (415) 744-2190 or Linda Giannelli Pratt at (619) 338-2215.
Theme 4: Increasing EPA's efforts to generate and share information to promote
prevention.
Information and outreach are crucial to advancing pollution prevention. New ideas and approaches
need to be disseminated, discussed, and evaluated. Region DC is continuing its efforts to provide
information, facilitate information exchange, and develop solid measurement tools to track pollution
prevention success.
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A. Santa Clara Project
In FY95 the Waste Minimization (WM) Team initiated the Santa Clara Valley Manufacturing
Group (SCVMG) Pollution Prevention Pilot Project. The SCVMG, an industry group representing
businesses in Santa Clara, is currently testing a reporting form that could be used to measure
progress achieved in the reduction of waste and/or chemical constituents released to the
environment. This form has the potential to not only measure local but also national voluntary
P2 progress (e.g., voluntary attachment to TRI report). The pilot also serves as a vehicle to obtain
feedback from participating companies on specific issues of national concern regarding
prioritization of hazardous wastes for reduction, streamlined reporting, and reporting P2 progress.
The parameters of this place-based pilot project were defined through a consensus-based approach
by representatives from the SCVMG, regional, state and local regulatory agencies, and publicly
owned treatment works (POTWs), and community groups. If the pilot is successful, a full scale
project will be initiated in Santa Clara. Contact John Katz at (415) 744-2150 for more information.
B. Lindsay Museum Report on Polluted Runoff
In May, the Lindsay Museum in Walnut Creek, California, issued Changing the Course of
California's Water, a report describing the water impacts of polluted runoff. The report and an
associated public education campaign on the issue of stormwater pollution were funded in part by a
§319(h) nonpoint source grant from Region IX's Water Management Division. The report made
the point that urban and agricultural runoff are now a larger share of pollution than factories and
sewage plants. Acknowledging the changing nature of pollution, the report stressed that P2—
including reformulation of toxic products, proper use of household chemicals, restoration of
marshes, and adoption of new land-use patterns to discourage auto travel-was the best prospect for
clean water. For more information, call Jovita Pajarillo at (415) 744-2011.
C. Internal WMD Newsletter
The Water Management Division's pollution prevention coordinators produced quarterly issues of
HP2O Notes, the newsletter of internal water-related P2 activities. The newsletter, which is routed
to the Division's 150 employees, serves as a forum and clearinghouse and, more importantly, it
highlights the P2 work conducted by WMD staff. Items discussed in the past year include the
Region's water reclamation and conservation efforts, the conversion of a pulp mill to chlorine-free
operations, and grants awarded by EPA for ground water protection. The pulp-mill issue was
printed on sample chlorine-free paper from the mill, while the rest were printed on various types of
recycled paper. For more information, call Niko Letunic at (415) 744-1941.
D. Interactive Pollution Prevention Database
Developed by ATD staff, Region IX has a new interactive database, Private Actions—Public Good,
developed by and for regional employees as a way to share and inspire ideas for pollution
prevention and environmental protection at a personal level. The database contains discussion of
real examples and suggestions of what individuals are doing or can do to make a difference. "It's
more about putting a low-flow toilet in your bathroom than about influencing legislation for water
conservation or water supply," said Matt Haber, database developer from the New Source Section.
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E. ARIES Database
The Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District is developing an interactive expert database
system which will be used by regulated business and industry within the District. The system will
include P2 information as well as permitting and other regulatory information that would greatly
improve customer service and reduce costs. An important component of this system is a P2 module
that would inform potential permit applicants of P2 alternatives and resources for their proposed
business or project. For more information, contact Angela Baranco at (415) 744-1196.
F. The Pollution Prevention Resource Center
The Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) serves as a clearinghouse for information and
publications about source reduction, waste minimization, recycling, reuse and recovery for EPA and
other federal agency staff, state and local government agencies, industry, academic institutions, and
the public. The PPRC is managed by the Pollution Prevention Librarian and is located in the
Region IX Library. In FY95, the PPRC staff responded to 2,735 reference questions, and over 800
of them were specifically on P2. The staff also performed 480 database searches, and distributed
over 2,200 requested publications on P2.
In addition to providing reference services, PPRC staff issues a quarterly bibliography of new
resource material, a monthly update of P2 contacts regionally and nationally, a list of funding
sources available (updated 2 or 3 times per year); and a current list of technical resources. PPRC
staff also provides training to EPA staff on how to use online systems and other research tools,
maintains a calendar of waste minimization events, and expands and organizes the P2 collection.
For more information, contact Karen Sundheim at (415) 744-1508.
G. Region IX Pollution Prevention Lotus Notes Database
In order to improve the exchange of pollution prevention information within the Region and to
minimize copying of documents, the Pollution Prevention Work Group, Karen Sundheim, the
Pollution Prevention Librarian, and Andy Terry, a representative from Region IX's Information
Services Branch, designed and established a Region IX Pollution Prevention Lotus Notes Database.
The database includes information on Region IX P2 projects, a calendar of events, a listing of P2
grants, a Region IX P2 contacts list, a bibliography, other resources and a general discussion
exchange. For further information, contact Eileen Sheehan at (415) 744-2190 or Karen Sundheim,
Region IX P2 Librarian at (415) 744-1508.
H. Wastewater Pollution Prevention Symposium
This year, Region DCs Water Management Division hosted the Annual West Coast Wastewater
Pollution Prevention Symposium, attended by nearly one hundred people. The event, which brings
together Western state and local stormwater and wastewater officials, took place in San Francisco
on November 13 and 14. Participants learned and shared information about design, funding and
implementation of-as well as obstacles to~pollution prevention projects. Eileen Sheehan, Regional
P2 Coordinator, gave one of the keynote addresses. For more information, call Liz Borowiec at
(415) 744-1948.
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I. Arizona Environmental Recycling Hotline
The Arizona Environmental Recycling Hotline expanded its toll-free recycling hotline into all of the
Region DC States. This project was a result of a demonstration grant which came from the Office
of Administration and Resources Management's (OARM's) Public-Private-Partnership. The
purpose of the grant was to develop alternative ways to finance environmental compliance and
management by using funds from the private sector as well as the public sector. In September of
1994, the Hotline received additional funding of $19,000. For the entire grant period, the funds
provided to the Hotline equalled $56,000 with 5% match from the Hotline for $3,000. The project
was successfully completed and met or exceeded all its goals. For more information, contact Viola
Cooper at (415) 744-1633.
Theme 5: Developing partnerships in technological innovation with other agencies and the
private sector to increase industrial competitiveness and enhance environmental
stewardship.
The federal government has a large role in promoting new technologies that have both
environmental and economic benefits. Region IX has worked extensively with the states, industry,
and local agencies to develop new ways of doing business that protect and enhance human health
and the environment.
A. Environmental Technology Initiative (ETI)
The Environmental Technology Initiative was announced by President Clinton in 1993, and was
funded at $68 million nationwide in FY95. By promoting the development, commercialization, and
use of environmental technology, ETI seeks to improve environmental quality while fostering the
creation of jobs and business. A major component of ETI is to foster products, services, and
innovative technologies that prevent pollution. Sixteen ETI awards, totaling $4.7 million, were
granted to Region DC partnerships in FY95; seven of these awards are directly related to P2. Funds
were released in the last quarter, so it is too early to project results. For more information, contact
Winona Victery at (415) 744-1021.
B. UCLA Wet Cleaning Demonstration Project
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Pollution Prevention Education and Research
Center (PPERC) is implementing a public-private partnership to demonstrate and study the process
of wet cleaning. Wet cleaning is the process of using one or more water-based techniques to clean
garments which have traditionally been dry cleaned. The hope is that wet cleaning will become a
non-carcinogenic alternative to dry cleaning with perchloroethylene and other chlorinated solvents.
Studies will be performed at a privately owned wet cleaning facility. Testing will be done to
measure the effectiveness, consumer acceptance, financial performance, energy and water usage,
and employment potential of a wet cleaning facility compared to typical dry cleaning shops. This
project is being funded by grants from the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the
California Air Resources Board, and EPA. EPA's funding is in the form of an ETI socioeconomic
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research pollution prevention grant. The UCLA PPERC contact for this project is Jessica
Goodheart at (310) 206-4450.
C. Port of San Diego Partnership Project
In June 1995, the San Diego Unified Port District and Region DC initiated an innovative partnership
project to promote P2 within its jurisdiction. The project's goal is to help District and tenant
facilities reduce environmental risk through P2 technical assistance. EPA's contractor, SAIC, with
support from the District and San Diego Port Tenants Association (SDPTA), completed 18 onsite
consultations with facilities. Thejypes of facilities receiving assistance include boatyards, marinas,
ship repair businesses, and facilities that perform vehicle maintenance. The purpose of the visits is
to help tenants cost-effectively address environmental and compliance issues through pollution
prevention (e.g., source reduction, best management practices, recycling). The identities of the
businesses are kept confidential. Also, hands-on workshops are planned for facilities in order to
reach a larger number of tenants. EPA's intention is that the pilot project will serve as a model
for other ports. For more information, contact Bill Wilson at (415) 744-2192.
Theme 6: Developing partnerships with other federal agencies to create major
opportunities for pollution prevention through investments in new technologies,
and through policies that shape decisions in agriculture, energy, transportation,
and the management of natural resources.
A. Central California Regional Water Recycling Study
Region DC's Water Management Division has participated in the Central California Regional Water
Recycling study, an effort supported by over 20 water agencies and organizations in the San
Francisco Bay Area that is exploring ways to reuse-rather than discharge~the significant amount of
wastewater generated in Bay Area cities and towns. Recycling would increase the reliable water
supplies for cities, farms and the environment while reducing the discharge of treated wastewater
into San Francisco Bay. The key issues the study is addressing are the appropriate level of
treatment for the recycled water, impacts and benefits to the environment, fair and reasonable ways
to pay for treatment and conveyance facilities, and management of salts in agricultural applications.
For more information, call Nancy Yoshikawa at (415) 744-1163.
B. Action Plan for the Statement of Support for Water Reclamation
Region DC's Water Management Division was a key partner in the development of a final Action
Plan, agreed upon by a number of California and Federal agencies, to implement the commitment
the agencies made in signing California's "Statement of Support for Water Reclamation." The
process of developing the document included a very successful full-day facilitated workshop, which
was co-sponsored by Region DC. The Action Plan provides a framework for the appropriate
agencies to work on specific projects to promote water reclamation in California, including
education and outreach. For more information, call Nancy Yoshikawa at (415) 744-1163.
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C. Transportation Initiative
Region DCs Water Management Division and Air and Toxics Division initiated an internal
discussion group to support state and local efforts that seek to reduce the environmental impacts of
automobiles and of the larger transportation sector. In December, group members assisted EPA
Headquarters' Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation in organizing a one-day seminar for
Region DC staff on transportation issues; several group members made presentations on their area of
expertise. On a related note, the Water Management Division is lending support to a national task
force, led by EPA Headquarters' Office of Water, that is considering the impacts to water quality of
copper from brake pads. For more information on any of the above, please call Niko Letunic at
(415) 744-1941.
D. Marsh Restoration on San Francisco Bay
Region DC's Water Management Division was a partner in the Sonoma Baylands Tidal Marsh
Restoration project, developed by the California State Coastal Conservancy and the Sonoma Land
Trust to restore a large hayfield to its historic conditions as a tidal wetland. To make up the 7.5
feet of mud that had disappeared over time, the project will make use of more than 2.5 million
cubic yards of clean dredged material from the Port of Oakland, which wanted to deepen its
channels in order to accommodate larger container ships but had not been able to find a politically
popular disposal option. San Francisco Bay will gain a 322-acre tidal wetland designed especially
to aid endangered species, while the port and the region will benefit by increased economic activity.
For more information, call Brian Ross at (415) 744-1979.
E. Sediment Reduction
Ballona Creek drains a highly urbanized portion of the Los Angeles Area into Marina del Rey.
Along with other Federal agencies and local governments, Region DC's Water Management
Division has participated in a task force attempting to reduce the amount of sedimentation that
enters the Creek, blocking navigation into Marina del Rey and impacting water quality. The task
force is also involved in reducing the amount of contamination entering the Creek through P2
methods (to avoid remediation of contaminated sediments every few years) as well as possible
reuse—instead of disposal—of clean dredged material. For more information, call Paul Michel at
(415) 744-1979.
F. Forestry Initiative
As part of EPA's commitment to President Clinton's Northwest Forestry Summit-and its resulting
plan for better forest ecosystem management-Region DC formed a multi-media Forestry Initiative to
coordinate the actions of Federal and State agencies that share authority over forestry in California.
The goal of the Forestry Initiative is to achieve sustainable forestry practices that will ensure the
integrity of ecosystems, including protection of endangered species; P2 measures being used toward
that goal include restoration of habitats, reduction of fertilizer and pesticide use, revegetation of
'riparian areas, decommissioning unused roads, erosion control practices and improved management
of prescribed burns. Contact Chris Heppe at (415) 744-2009 for more information.
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G. Southern Alameda Creek Watershed Project
The Alameda County Resource Conservation District received $150,000~funded through a special
Congressional appropriation under the Near Coastal Waters Program—from Region IX's Water
Management Division for a watershed protection project. As part of the larger vision for the San
Francisco Estuary Project, the Conservation District is using the funds to develop a rangeland-
management partnership among private landowners and land-management agencies to protect and
improve water quality and biodiversity of the Alameda Creek watershed. By fostering voluntary
adoption of proper management, the project will target poor grazing management, road construction,
water diversion and other adverse land-use activities that are the suspected cause of soil erosion and
stream sedimentation in the area. For more information, call Tim Vendlinski at (415) 744-1989.
H. Federal Facilities Pollution Prevention Roundtables
In FY95, EPA Region DC helped to establish pollution prevention roundtables for Department of
Defense and Department of Energy facilities in three areas of Region DC: southern California,
northern California and Hawaii. Each of the roundtables meets quarterly and information and advice
on P2 techniques is shared between participants. The roundtables are regularly attended by thirty to
one hundred participants.
The roundtables are assisting federal facilities in achieving the 50 percent reduction in the off-site
transfer and on-site emissions of hazardous constituents between 1994 and 2000 mandated by
Executive Order 12856. For more information, contact Sara Segal at (415) 744-1575.
Theme 7: "Leading by doing." Reducing or eliminating pollutants generated from EPA
operations.
The federal government is one of the largest purchasers of goods and services. EPA Region DC has
worked hard to set a good example for both the public and private sector.
A. Paper-Less Office Campaign
Region DC accepted Administrator Browner's Paper-Less Office Campaign Challenge to reduce the
use of office paper by 15% in one year. To measure success, the Closed Loop Team (which had
been promoting paper reduction, reuse and recycling to employees) tracked usage of photocopier
paper between July 1994 and June 1995 and-based on past years' records-translated these numbers
into total office-paper use. Bar graphs comparing usage with the previous year's were placed in
each copier room and were updated monthly so that employees could monitor progress graphically;
results were also announced electronically every month. Such ongoing, numbers-based and goal-
driven tracking can be credited with our meeting the goals of the Challenge by reducing use of
office paper by just over 15%. For more information, call Niko Letunic at (415) 744-1941.
B. Bicycle Commuting at Region IX
The ad-hoc Bicycle Commuting Committee, established in 1993, continued to promote bike
commuting as a transportation alternative for Region DC employees and to educate staff about the
environmental and health benefits of bicycling. The group hosted several lunch-time brown-bags,
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made available books and videos through the Library, and organized a hugely successful Bike-to-
Work Day event that drew over 50 participants from EPA and the three other Federal agencies that
share the building (SSA, HCFA and INS). Unfortunately, and despite much organizing, the group
has not been successful in obtaining space for the installation of new bicycle racks to meet growing
demand. For more information, call Niko Letunic at (415) 744-1941.
C. Region IX Laboratories
The EPA Region DC Laboratory officially opened for business on January 6, 1994. The following
pollution prevention activities were implemented or refined at the Region DC Laboratory last year:
• The Regional lab continued to improve the running times for the solvent recycling and
extraction system. Approximately $6,550 in savings were realized as a result of recycling
methylene chloride. Spare parts have been purchased to decrease the equipment down-time
during equipment failure.
• Cooling water from the water distillation process is recycled through the newly purchased
chilled water re-circulator to decrease water usage.
• A pollution prevention plan was prepared for the laboratory and submitted to headquarters.
In addition, a pollution prevention team was formed at the laboratory that meets
periodically.
• Pollution prevention training was provided to staff.
• Hazardous material storage containers such as glass and plastic are being properly emptied
and cleaned, as required, and recycled through the West County Glass Recycling Center.
• Paper, plastic, aluminum and cardboard items are being recycled.
For more information, contact Pierre Belanger, Lab Safety, Health and Environmental Manager at
(510)412-2313.
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CONCLUSION
As we look back on past yearly accomplishment reports, we are struck by the dramatic
growth of pollution prevention, both in the number of accomplishments and in the breadth of
activities on which we have reported. Indeed, P2 activity is becoming so pervasive that capturing
all actions that embody it is becoming more of a challenge as time goes on. National initiatives
such as Project XL and the Common Sense Initiative have made P2 a philosophical foundation.
Regional ventures like Merit work with individual facilities to demonstrate P2's effectiveness to
entire industries. Our future challenge will be to disseminate these findings far and wide, to
capitalize on the innovative pilot projects and to bring them widespread implementation.
Our job at EPA has been, and will continue to be, to push those who have not tried
pollution prevention, or have only given it lip service. We do so not just because P2 is our policy,
but because P2 works. We've been convinced that by a continuing program of environmental
stewardship, with P2 at the core, a healthier environment will emerge, with less confrontation, and
better allocation of resources. This reality is widely accepted in industry already, and government,
small business, and agriculture are beginning to adapt many of the industry P2 models or are
creating their own. Our continuing mission is to identify sectors that still have not fully adopted P2
and create opportunities for them to learn about its usefulness.
Pollution prevention also has application for the individual. Each of us, as consumers,
makes daily choices that create (or avoid) the release of pollutants. The impact may be immediate
and geographically congruent, such as taking one's auto to work. Or the impact may be one that
slowly works in the marketplace and has environmental impacts in distant places, such as avoiding
over-packaged and individually wrapped foods at the grocery store. Due to the complexity of the
issues surrounding most of these consumer actions, we have far to go in moving from glittering
generalities to practical, scientifically-based advice. It is becoming increasingly apparent to
pollution prevention service providers that the collective impact of the consumer is the ultimate
challenge for us. As we take our first, tentative steps into that arena, we prepare for a long uphill
road.
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Appendix A: Pollution Prevention Grants and Other Projects in Region IX
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NATIONALLY AWARDED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
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Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
To help build and support state
pollution prevention (P2) programs
and to test, at the state level,
innovative pollution prevention
approaches and methodologies.
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
Same as above
Hawaii Dept. of Health
Services.
$54,000
California Department of
Pesticide Regulation.
$160,000
University of California.
$160,210
California Air Resources
Board:
$75,000
San Francisco Regional
Water Quality Control Board:
$125,790
Development and implementation of a
restaurant P2 program. Project addresses
grease in the sewer system, water and
energy use, solid wastes, and air quality
issues through a series of workshops
throughout the state.
Creation of a three-year cooperative outreach
program to prevent ground water pollution by
pesticides in grape and citrus producing
areas of Tula re and Fresno counties.
Reduction pesticide pollution through training
of pesticide use decision makers.
To increase the emphasis on P2 in the
agency's publications, in its training program,
on its computer bulletin board, and on its
Helpline.
Partial funding of a project to promote local
efforts to avoid pollution from construction
activities
Awarded FY95
Contact: Bill Wilson H-W-2
(415)744-2192
Awarded FY95
Contact: Mary Grisier A-4-1
(415)744-1095
Awarded FY95
Contact: Mary O'Donnell A-4-5
(415)744-1068
Awarded FY95
Contact: Valerie Cooper A-2-3
(415)744-1237
Awarded FY95
Contact: Tim Vendlinski W-2-4
(415)744-1989
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Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
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Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for.
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
States (PPIS)
Grant
Pollution
Prevention
Incentives for
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The Navajo Nation
Federal Award: $182,000
American Samoa
Federal Award: $50,000
Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality:
$180,000
University of Nevada-Reno
Small Business Development
Center: $200,000
California Dept. of Toxic
Substances Control:
$200,000
The California Trade and
Commerce Agency
Federal Award $204,000
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1 . Develop an institutional structure within the
tribe to promote P2
2. Target priority areas for multi-media P2
projects (fleet maintenance, Packard-Hughes
facility and agriculture)
3. Conduct outreach, education and
technology transfer, including a technical
clearinghouse.
1. Assess toxic loading on Pago Pago Bay
2. Target the highest emitting facilities for P2
audits
3. Implement P2 on a voluntary basis and
through enforcement/permitting
The Arizona Pollution Prevention Leadership
Enhancement Program will fund seminars,
conferences, a summer intern program, and a
targeted reduction program.
Operate a multi-media P2 program for small
businesses, including workshops, individual
and on-site assistance, and a newsletter
Local government P2 support projects,
including assistance with Regional P2
roundtables, environmental group partnership
and the Los Angeles TOPPs program.
1 Establish P2 assistance programs within
three Small Business Development Centers in
Merced, Solano, and Riverside counties
2 These programs will deliver P2
information, tiaining, and on-site assessments
of small businesses
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Scheduled Completion: 9/96
Contact: Wendy Colombo A-5-3
(415) 744-1202
Awarded FY93
Scheduled Completion: 12/96
Contact: Pat Young E-4
(415) 744-1594
Awarded FY94
Scheduled Completion: 9/96
Contact: Clint Seiter H-2-2
(415)744-2141
Awarded FY94
Scheduled Completion: 9/97
Contact: Tony Terrell H-2-2
(415)744-2029
Awarded FY94
Scheduled Completion 6/96
Contact: Elizabeth Adams H-6-5
(415)744-2235
Awarded FY93
Scheduled Completion 9/96
Contact Leif Mjgnusoii H-4-3
(415) 744-21S3
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R9 RECIPIENT*
PROJECT
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THROUGH POLLUTION PREVENTION (EJP2)
Environmental
Justice Through
Pollution
Prevention
(EJP2)
To promote environmental justice
through the use of pollution
prevention techniques
South Bayshore Community
Development Corp: $95,000
Train community members to perform waste
audits at restaurants and produce markets.
Awarded FY95
Contact. Bill Wilson H-W-2
(415)744-2192
Environmental
Justice Through
Pollution
Prevention
(EJP2)
Same as above
Resource Policy Institute:
$50,000
Develop and deliver a long-term training
program with key minority community leaders
to conduct P2 assessments in their
communities.
Awarded FY95
Contact Bill Wilson H-W-2
(415) 744-2192
Environmental
Justice Through
Pollution
Prevention
(EJP2)
Same as above
Institute for Research and
Technical Assistance:
$96,750
Use of P2 techniques to address health and
safety threats and environmental concerns in
automotive parts cleaning applications.
Awarded FY95
Contact' Laurie Amaro A-2-3
(415)744-1247
Environmental
Justice Through
Pollution
Prevention
(EJP2)
Same as above
Pima County: $72,000
Focus on P2 on commercial and light
industrial operations in the City of South
Tucson, a low income, primarily Hispanic
community.
Awarded FY95
Contact: Bill Wilson H-W-2
(415) 744-2192
Environmental
Justice Through
Pollution
Prevention
(EJP2)
Same as above
City of Nogales: $86,250
Target potential sources of drinking water
contamination in the Nogales area. Conduct
P2 workshop, develop facility P2 plans, and
establish a local source of P2 information.
Awarded FY95
Contact: Donna Orebic H-2
(415) 744-1284
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FUNDING
SOURCE
PURPOSE
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* AWARDED
FROJECT DISCRETION
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OTHER NATIONAL POLLUTION PREVENTION GRANTS
National
Industrial
Competitiveness
through
Efficiency.
Energy,
Environment,
Economics
(NICE3); jointly
administered by
EPA and DOE
The goal of this grant is to improve
industrial energy efficiency and
reduce costs and emissions to the
environment.
California Integrated Waste
Management Board:
NICE3 grant = $100,000
Match =$210,000
Total project = $310,000
"Increasing Paper Industry Competitiveness
Through Mixed Paper Recycling": The State
teams up with the paper industry to
"demonstrate how a typical paper product
facility can substitute up to 40% of its raw
material fiber production requirements with
post consumer waste."
Duration: 1/93 - 1/96
This is a grant funded by EPA
Headquarters, not the Regions.
Agriculture in
Concert with the
Environment
(ACE)
Adoption of sustainable
agriculture/farming practices
Study of agricultural impact on
habitats, wildlife protection
Education and training
$1.4 million available
nationwide in FY95.
• California Tomato
Research Institute:
$40,000
• Source Ecosystems'
$30,430
EPA Office of
Pollution
Prevention and
Toxics & USDA
1 California Tomato Research Institute
• Development and demonstration of a farm-
wide system for control of the principle
Lepidopterous pests of tomatoes based on
disruption of premating pheromone
communication between female and male
moths
Source Ecosystems (Hawaii)
• Orchard alley cropping in the subhumid
tropics.
California Tomato Research
Institute Completion: 12/96
Source Ecosystems Completion:
12/97
• Eligible:
• farmers
• non-profit organizations
• land grant institutions
• Matching funds required
Contact. Rhonda Miller (Utah St
Univ )
(801)797-0351
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R9 RECJDPIEPTT #*
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AWARPHI
PROJECT
Small Business
Innovation and
Research Grants
(SBIR)
To fund hisk-risk research by
qualified small businesses in the
EPA program areas, including
pollution prevention.
Funding supplied by a 2%
set-aside from the total
extramural research budget.
$7 million awarded nationally
in FY95.
Available Grants:
• Phase I grants provide up
to $65,000 for concept
feasibility (6 months)
• Phase II provides up
$220,000 for continued
development of the most
promising Phase I projects.
SBIR projects in Region IX
California:
Attex Technologies Corp., Santa Clara,
$49,941 Low NO, Multiple Flame Burner
Membrane Technology and Research Inc.,
Menlo Park, $50,000: Recycle and Reuse of
VOCs from Fugitive Emissions and Small
Vent Streams
Membrane Technology and Research Inc.
Menlo Park, $50,000 In-Process Recycling of
Acetic Acid from Aqueous Waste Streams
Membrane Technology and Research Inc.
Menlo Park: $150,000 Carbon Adsorption
/Membrane Regeneration Hybrid System
XXsys Technologies, San Diego, $150.000:
Development of an Ultrasonic Prototype
Instrument to Replace and Environment-
Polluting Measurement Practice in the
Composite Materials Industry
This is funded by EPA
headquarters Ten other federal
agencies also finance research
through SBIR, including pollution
control and prevention
EPA Contact Donald Carey, EPA
Office of Exploratory Research.
202-260-7899
For information on other agencies:
Office of Technology, US Small
Business Administration, 202-205-
7777
Environmental
Technology
Initiative Grants
(ETI)
Promotes the development,
commercialization, and use of
environmental technology to
improve environmental quality while
fostering the creation of jobs and
business.
Funded at $68 million
nationwide in FY95.
ETI projects within Region IX include:
1) Environmental/Recycling Hotline
2) Regulatory barriers associated with
establishing constructed wetlands for
wastewater treatment/reuse and wildlife
habitat enhancement
3) Develop two Regional environmental
technology information systems for two tribal
groups
Distributed by EPA HQ
Region IX Contact
Winona Victerry (P-2-1)
(415) 744-1021
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SOURCE
PURPOSE
JR9 INCIPIENT
AMOUNT
AWARBI&
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Environmental
Technology
Initiative Grants
(ETI)
(continued)
Same as above
Same as above
4) Establishment of an area-wide, computer-
based crop disease forecasting (monitoring)
system
5) Electric station car program: reducing
pollution and promoting regional rail in
southern California
6) Barrier reduction: A program to test
results-oriented partnership strategy to
reduce carefully targetted
regulatory/legislative barriers impeding full
commercialization of innovative waste-
treatment technologies
7) Create an ecological restoration database
8) Evaluate tax inequity as a barrier to
innovative environmental technologies
9) Chemical-free cleaning of semiconductors
by the radiance process
10) Pilot technology verification project to
verify effectiveness of innovative
environmental technologies
11) Environmental-technology leveraging
network exchange (E-lynx). Develop an
interactive communication system focused on
needs of end-users and technology producers
12) San Diego/Tijuana Waste Wi$e project to
promote and implement waste reduction
13) Economic Incentive programs for
managing water quality in Nevada's Truckee
River Basin
14) Merit -geographically focused technical
assistance and pollution prevention
technology assessment, integration and
training for the southern California metal
Distributed by EPA HQ.
Region IX Contact:
Winona Victery P-2-1
(415) 744-1021
Appendix A — 6
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REGIONALLY SELECTED MULTI-MEDIA POLLUTION PREVENTION GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
&
AMOUNT AWARDED
PROJECT
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANTS
Environmental
Education Grants
Office of
Environmental
Education
To stimulate environmental education
by supporting projects to design,
demonstrate, or disseminate
practices, methods, or techniques
related to environmental education or
training.
$186,000 awarded in FY95 to 25
groups
Arizona
1. Pima County Department of
Environmental Quality:
$5,000
2. Intertribal Council of Arizona:
$17,500
3. Madison Simis Elementary
School: $4,857
4. Navajo Community College.
$4,500
5. Southwest Center for Education
and the Natural Environment:
$5,000
California
1. Apple Valley Unified School
District: $2,150
2. Bayview Opera House:
$25,000
Arizona
1 Conduct workshops on clean air
issues for Sunnyside School
District elementary school
teachers.
2. Provide a model K-8
environmental education curriculum
and hold ten educator's workshops
for teachers employed in
reservation schools.
3. Enroll elementary students in a
four-week summer institute to
investigate water quality and
conservation issues
4. Add an environmental
education component to the
"Summer Science Enrichment
Program for Navajo Youth"
5. Link secondary school teachers
and students with science experts
for environmentally related
research.
California
1 Produce a documentary video
on students' efforts to seek
efficient solutions to reducing
waste disposal.
2. Use the creative medium of
visual arts to teach elementary
students about environmental
issues.
Scheduled Completion 6/95
• Matching funds required
Contact Stacey Benfer E-2
(415) 744-1586
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3. Citizens for a Better
Environment: $22,800
4. Conservation Science Institute:
$5,000
5. Friends of Cabrillo Marine
Aquarium: $4,600
6. Friends of the San Francisco
Estuary. $5,000
7. Greater Long Beach Girl Scout
Council: $4,950
8. Long Beach Unified School
District: $4,928
9. Mattole Unified School District:
$5,000
10. Oakland Museum of California:
$13,436
11. Sacramento Zoological
Society: $2,480
12. San Francisco Bay Wildlife
Society: $5,000
13. Tides Foundation Community
Focus: $5,000
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3. Alert parents to the potential
hazard of lead poisoning in four
bilingual workshops.
4. Restore the natural habitat at
the Alameda Naval Air Station
through propagation of oak
seedlings by students.
5. Conduct four workshops on
marine environmental issues for 80
teachers.
6. Conduct a two-day workshop
for teachers and Boy/Girl Scout
leaders for creek monitoring
projects.
7. Introduce 150 girl scouts and
their leaders to environmental
issues relating to surface and
groundwater management.
8. Provide training for a staff
member of Signal Hill Elementary
School in three local priority
environmental concerns.
9. Provide training for community's
teachers, land owners, and other
residents will allow them to define
local needs.
10. Present an interactive exhibit
on "Global Warming" along with a
four-month long series of
educational programs.
11. Acquaint educators with
environmental education curriculum
materials and practical ways to
apply the materials.
12. Establish a field trip program
at the Wildlife Refuge to teach
about wetlands, endangered
species, and migratory birds.
13. Assemble a team of students
and parents to study air quality
issues and solutions for their area.
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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER OPM GRANTS
Electronic 'Voice-
mail" Hotline for
recycling
information toll free
800 #
Public/Private
Partnership
demonstration
grant (EPA HQ)
Promote recycling and waste
reduction at local level, with financing
provided mostly by private sector.
Software applicable nationwide. No
cost to caller.
Recycling Hotline: $19,000 in FY94
to supplement $37,000 FY93 grant.
Toll free 800 number gives access
to a national voice-mail system
keyed to postal ZIP codes which
provides information on local
recycling centers The service is
paid for by private sector
advertising and media
contributions. A second grant has
been negotiated to expand the
program nation-wide to all states,
with HQs OARM and OSWER
approval Region IX is proposing to
partner the Hotline in an ETI grant
for FY95 to speed expansion
nationwide and start expansion into
Mexico and Canada Currently
active in 8 states
Scheduled Completion 7/30/95
Contact Viola Cooper P-2-1
(415) 744-1633
Appendix A — 10
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PURPOSE
AMOIIMf AWAHBM
2% SET-ASIDE FUNDS
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY95)
This money was part of the FY95
allocation for pollution prevention
activities.
California Department of Pesticide
Regulation. $25,000
Funding to support AB3383
integrated pest management
program.
Contact Mary Grisier A-4-1
(415) 744-1095
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY95)
Same as above
UCLA Community Food Security
Project: $25,000
For community supported
agriculture that features pollution
prevention and organic farming.
Contact Karen Salkmd A-4-1
(415) 744-1100
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY95)
Same as above
California Department of Pesticide
Regulation: $25,000
For demonstration projects in
Lompoc, including vegetative
buffers and integrated pest
management.
Contact Karen Salkind A-4-1
(415) 744-1100
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY95)
Same as above
Local Government Commission.
$25,000
To assess the need for a Regional
Pollution Prevention Center,
develop materials, and hold
stakeholder meetings.
Contact. Laurie Amaro A-2-3
(415) 744-1247
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY95)
Same as above
American Lung Association:
$8,300
To support 'Tools for Schools"
action kit dissemination and
training for school administrators.
Contact Barbara Spark A-1-1
(415) 744-1132
2% Pollution .
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY94)
This project was funded by the FY94
allocation for P2 activities.
Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands
Federal Award (FY94):
$18,306
Regulatory compliance workshops
for local industry (Saipan, Tinian,
and Rota)
Contact Jim Branch E-4
(415) 744-1601
Appendix A — 11
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TITLED
&
AMOUNT AWAR»H>
FEO3ECT
COMMENTS & REGION 9
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY94)
Same as above
Local Government Commission
(Sacramento):
$76,694
Assistance to local governments in
implementing multi-media P2
programs
Contact: Laurie Amaro A-2-3
(415) 744-1247
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY94)
Same as above
Marin County Office of Waste
Management : $60,000
Regional (Bay/Delta) P2 project for
marines, boat yards, and
recreational boaters. Project
includes local inspector training,
marina educational programs, and
boater education.
Contact. Donn Zuroski H-8-3
(415)744-2285
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY93)
TrADEX Project
Project to provide transborder
assistance for developing
environmental excellence.
San Diego County Department of
Health Services: $44,100
Work with companies with
operations in Mexico on P2
opportunities
Provide targeted assistance
(training, materials) to these
companies
Completed 12/95
Final Report Available
Contact: Eileen Sheehan H-W-2
(415) 744-2190
2% Pollution
Prevention Set-
Aside Funds
(FY93)
These funds are intended to enhance
the ability of Regional offices to use
pollution prevention approaches to
address high risk environmental
problems and to help institutionalize
pollution prevention into regulatory
and non-regulatory programs.
EPA Region IX Agriculture Initiative
Project in the Water Management
Division received $80,000.
The Agriculture Initiative currently
is working with the Dixon Resource
Conservation District to reduce
pesticide use. These funds will
build upon these efforts and
address pesticide use in tomatoes,
California's highest value vegetable
crop.
Contact: Paul Feder W-3-1
(415) 744-2010
2% set-aside from
ORD (FY90)
This money was part of the FY90
national 2% allocation which went to
ORD ORD selected several projects
at SCAQMD to fund.
Region IX recipient: South Coast
AQMD
EPA funding. $31,000 FY-91 funds
South Coast AQMD funding:
$56,000
Evaluated low-VOC coating
technology opportunities in printing,
architectural and industrial
maintenance coatings, and
adhesives through the Center for
Emissions Research and Analysis
(CERA)
Final Report Available
ORD Contact Mike Kosusko
(919) 541-1195
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OTHER REGIONAL AC&C CONTRACT FUNDS FOR MULTI-MEDIA PROJECTS
Pollution
Prevention Library
Resource Center
Continues pollution
prevention center in Region IX
library
$55,000 per year
• Funds pollution prevention
librarian and purchase of pollution
prevention resources
Funding through:
• Region IX allocation of the
regional support account
Contact: Eileen Sheehan H-W-2
(415) 744-2190
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Non-Point Source
Grants
319(h)
Construction Grant
Administration
Funds
State Revolving
Loan Program
• State Non-Point Source (NPS)
Program implementation
• Surface and groundwater
protection
• Administration of the
Construction Grants Program
• Funds may also be applied
towards:
• POTW compliance maintenance
• promotion of pollution prevention
practices
• permits
• monitoring
• water quality planning
$ is applied towards:
• POTW construction, compliance
and maintenance
• nonpoint source projects, including
pollution prevention
• Approx. $4.2 million for R9
annually
• 50 % of funds awarded to
State to support base
program.
• Allocation to each State
based on a national formula
• States
• De-obligated funds, variable
This program is administered by
the states for a loan program to
local communities
Projects support:
• Pollutant source reduction and
abatement through
demonstration o\ management
practices that prevent pollution,
and protect/enhance water
quality
• Public education and outreach to
promote pollution prevention and
heighten awareness on NPS
pollution.
Pollution prevention components in
Hawaii:
• wastewater and sludge
reuse
• wastewater minimization
through water conservation
• cesspool phase-out
Loan projects in FY94 included:
• City of Davis for a constructed
wetland
• Panoche Water District to
replace outdated irrigation
equipment with more efficient,
water conserving devices
Grants 5-20 % match
Contact: Sam Ziegler W-3-1
(415) 744-1990
• No match requirement
• Requires adequate state
strategy to wind down
construction grants program
Contact. Linda Reeves W-2-1
(415)744-1944
Contact: Juanita Licata W-2-1
(415) 744-1949
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FUNDING
SOURCE
AMODKT
AWARDED
FR03ECT
KIOTO? 9
State Wetlands
Protection
Development
Grants
104 (b)(3)
To support State wetlands protection
programs, either by
• developing new programs,
or
• refining existing ones
Funding for FY95: $15 million
nationwide
4 Region IX projects with
pollution prevention elements
4 Projects w/ pollution prevention
elements
• California: $82,000
Planning/Policy Development for
Impact Avoidance to Long
Valley/June Lake
• Republic of Palau: $17,000
training in wetland delineation
and functions
• CNMI- $7,000 for training in
wetland delineation and
functions
• California: $150,000 for
statewide analysis of wetland
resources
• Funding for State agencies
and Indian Tribes only
• 25% match required
Contact: Suzanne Marr W-3-1
(415) 744-1974
Underground
Injection Control
(UIC) Grant
Program
SDWA 1443(b)
Establishment/Implementation of UIC
programs by states
$ to states w/ primacy for
implementation of UIC programs
In FY95, $100,000 was awarded
for programs in Anaheim, Scotts
Valley, Kern County, and San
Bernardino County
Pollution prevention incorporated in
elements of enforcement action:
some wells out of compliance
required to develop pollution
prevention implementation plan
All grants included funds for
inspections to limit discharge of
wastes to underground sources of
drinking water.
Ongoing Grants
Contact Susan Wichard W-6-3
(415) 744-1924
National Estuary
Program
To maintain and restore the
integrity of the nation's 17
estuaries through sound
management practices
Region 9 estuaries include San
Francisco Bay (SFEP), Santa
Monica Bay (SMEP), and Morro
Bay (MBEP)
SFEP funding $460,000
• NEP 104 (b)(3): $310,000
• 104 (b)(3) Congressional Add-
on $150,000
SMEP
• NEP 104 (b)(3) funds
$370,000
MBEP
NEP 320 (g)
$125.000
All programs have a large pollution
prevention component, including
• waste minimization
• implementation of BMPs for
agricultural and urban run-off
• recycling
• education and public outreach
Contacts:
Santa Monica Bay Jovita Pajanllo. W-1
(415) 744-2011
San Francisco Bay Tim VendlinsKi, W-3
(415) 744-1989
Morro Bay Cheryl McGovern. W-3-2
744-2013
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PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
Section 106
Water Pollution
Control
1 Administer programs for the
prevention, reduction & elimination
of water pollution
1 Recipients include States,
Interstate agencies, Indian tribes
Pollution prevention is gradually
being integrated into States'
workplans. Overall 106 funding for
FY95:
Surface/ Ground
-AZ$555,000/$179,499
-CA$3,500,000/$482,151
-HI $469,000/ $0
-NV $222,000/ $173.467
-Territories $679,388/ $231,233
-Native Am. $942,825/ $33,580
Incorporation of pollution
prevention into wastewater
permitting inspection &
enforcement, sludge and
wastewater reclamation programs,
education and public outreach
Awarded 10/94
Completion. 9/95
Contacts Cheryl McGovern W-3-1
(415) 744-2013
Nancy Yoshikawa W-2-2
(415)744-1939
104(b)(3)
Water Quality
Grants - Watershed
Protection
Watershed development projects
Santa Monica Bay and
Calleguas-Conego $200,000
Development of watershed
approach to improve water quality
through implementation of urban
BMPs, pollution prevention.
NPDES permits, pretreatment,
stormwater and other elements of
water quality programs.
Contact: Mark Flachsbart W-5-1
(415)744-1874
Appendix A — 17
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104(b)(3)
Water Quality
Cooperative
Agreements-
(Stormwater
sludge &
pretreatment)
Unique investigations,
pilots/demonstrations to
implement NPDES related
activities
FY95:
* $939,873 awarded to Region IX
for stormwater, sludge &
pretreatment and implementation
of watershed approach.
Arizona
1 $138,974 awarded to ADEQ
for the development of their
stormwater program.
2. $133,955 grant for the
development of a sludge
program which promotes its
beneficial reuse.
3. $115,000 grant for the
development of watershed
approach to improve water
quality through implementation
of urban BMPs, pollution
prevention, NPDES permits,
pretreatment, stormwater and
other elements of water quality
programs.
California
1 $200,000 to SWRB to bring all
stormwater non-filers into
compliance with the general
stormwater permit.
2. $85,000 to the SWRCB to
study non-stormwater
discharges and provide
recommendations on how to
address them.
3. $60,000 to produce a
handbook for implementing
stormwater compliance
programs by municipalities.
4. $34,000 awarded for biosolids
operator training program
Nevada
$172,944 for the development of a
stormwater program.
Arizona
EPA Contact: Mark Flachsbart W-5-1
(415) 744-1874
State Contact: Melanie Barton
(602)207^139
California
EPA. Contact: Mark Flachsbart
State Contact: Lindsey Roberts
(510) 382-7800
Nevada
EPA Contact
Mark Flachsbart
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RCRA PROGRAM GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
BASE SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM GRANTS
Solid Waste
Technical
Assistance
(RCRA §8001)
Hazardous and solid waste
research, demonstrations, training,
and other projects. Regional
allocation may be used for
contracts, grants, or cooperative
agreements. May not be used for
ongoing program implementation.
CA Integrated Waste
Management Board:
$500,000 (FY94)
Arizona Oept. of
Commerce: $74,000
(FY94)
California Chamber of
Commerce: $25,000
(FY94)
Tucson Office of
Economic Development:
$50,000 (FY94)
$15,000 (FY95)
Community
Environmental Council:
$50,000 (FY94)
NV Recycling Coalition
(NVRC): $29,000 (FY94)
LA Shares: $40,000
(FY94)
Navajo-Zuni: $30,000
(FY94)
1. Recycling/Reuse Business Assistance
Center
2. Recycling Economic Development
Advocate
3. WasteWiSe Grant
4. Recycling Economic Development
Project will provide direct technical
assistance to recycling processors and
manufacturers.
5. CEC will work with the Ventura and Long
Beach Recycling Market Development
Zones to identify manufacturers with high
potential to convert to recycled
feedstock.
6. NVRC will host an annual "Jobs Through
Recycling" conference focused on
recycling economic development in the
Western States.
7. LA Shares is a clearinghouse which
redirects excess materials back into
reuse by matching private sector
generators with non-profit users.
8. Develop waste reduction program for
tribes.
1. Contact. David Duncan H-3-1
(415) 744-2106
2. Contact: Kathy Kaplan H-2
(415) 744-2105
3. Contact: David Duncan
4. Contact: David Duncan
5. Contact: Kathy Kaplan
6. Contact: David Duncan
7. Contact: David Duncan
8. Contact: Rebecca Jamison H-2
(415)744-2098
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SOURCE
Hazardous
Waste Financial
Assistance
(RCRA§3011)
Hazardous waste financial
assistance to state programs.
RCRA §3011 funds the
development and implementation of
state hazardous waste
management programs.
FY 95 Allocations:
AZDEQ, $1,330.513
CA DISC, $7.585.595
HI DOH, $454,530
NV DEP. $567,626
GU EPA, $200,000
Approximately 3.6% of these
funds went to pollution
prevention activities.
State agency grants to AZ, CA, HI,and NV
include funding for waste minimization
activities:
AZ - Provides technical assistance and
training for haz. waste generators.
CA - Supports two IPA's in regional offices
and headquarters of the Dept. of Toxic
Substances Control, who perform
technical assistance and coordination
functions. Additional resources are
devoted to various waste minimization
projects, regulatory integration and
waste minimization assistance.
HI - Supported a full-time waste
minimization coordinator who provided
written technical information and
assistance to generators.
NV - Partially supports the Nevada Small
Business Development Center's tech.
assistance outreach to generators.
All state grants noted are on a state
fiscal year basis and expired on 6/30/95,
except Hawaii's grant which expired in
9/30/95.
Project Officers:
AZ: Bridget Coyle H-2
(415)744-2032
CA: John Moody H-3
(415) 744-2058
Waste Minimization liaison:
Josephine Chien, (415) 744-2045
NV: Lisa Vanderpool H-2
(415) 744-2086
Waste Minimization liaison:
Leif Magnuson, (415)744-2153
HI: Nichole Motoux H-2
(415) 744-2030
Waste Minimization liaison:
Josephine Chien, (415)744-2045
Appnndix A X)
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AIR AND TOXICS PROGRAMS GRANTS
BASE AIR AND TOXICS PROGRAM GRANTS
§105 Air Grant
To assist state and local air
pollution control agencies carry-out
federal Clean Air Act requirements.
Region IX awarded more than
$25 million to state and local
air pollution control agencies.
All grant recipients are required to report on
pollution prevention activities. Region IX
guidance provides Some activities include:
Clark County is exploring energy
conservation and renewable energy
sources to reduce air pollution
Washoe County program promotes
efficient woodstoves.
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution District
is developing a checklist for inspectors
to use in assisting permittees to adopt
pollution prevention measures.
San Diego Air Pollution Control District
is working to promote alternative fuel
vehicles
For more information, contact:
Angela Baranco A-2-2
(415)744-1196
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Appendix B: Glossary
ADEQ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
BMP Best Management Practices
CIWMB California Integrated Waste Management Board
CNMI Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands
CWA Clean Water Act
ETI Environmental Technology Initiative
EV electric vehicle
HDOH Hawaii Department of Health
HWMD Hazardous Waste Management Division
IPA Intergovernmental Personnel Act
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NGV natural gas vehicle
NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
OFA Office of Federal Activities
OPINAP Office of Pacific Island and Native American Programs
PM-10 Particulate matter less than 10 microns
POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works
PPIS Pollution Prevention Incentives for States
PPRC Pollution Prevention Resource Center
RBAC Recycling Business Assistance Centers
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
REDA Recycling Economic Development Advocates
REPA RCRA Enforcement and Permitting Assistance
SBDC Small Business Development Center
SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District
SEP Supplemental Environmental Projects
TES Technical Enforcement Support
TOPPs Targeted Opportunities for Pollution Prevention
TRIS Toxic Release Inventory System
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
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