www.epa.
                                                             Benefits of
                                                             International Participation

                                                             International collaborations and
                                                             mutual recognition will help:
                                                                •   Leverage resources to meet
                                                                   shared environmental goals
                                                                •   Reduce duplicative testing
                                                                   and efforts
                                                                •   Broaden application of
                                                                   improved technologies
                                                                •   Provide vendors with
                                                                   international recognition
                                                                •   Assist with marketing
The Growing Market for Verification

The U.S. Environmental Technology Verification Program (ETV) was
started in 1995 ". . . to accelerate the development of environmental
technology through objective verification and reporting of technology
performance" (EPA, 1997).

Since then, ETV has verified over 400 technologies and produced
over 90 protocols. These have been used by EPA program offices,
states, financiers,  consultants, local government, vendors,
consumers and others in the U.S. and abroad to develop new
regulation and purchase, permit, sell, and improve technologies.
These and other outcomes are documented in two case study
booklets found atwww.epa.gov/etv/outcomes.html.

                                 ETV has helped foster the
                                 development of international
                                 verification programs by
                                 holding workshops and sharing
                                 information about the U.S. program—its structure, operating values,
                                 outcomes, and  lessons learned. To date:

                                    •  Canada, the  European Union, Japan, Korea, Denmark, and the
                                       Philippines have or are piloting verification programs (Table 1).

                                    •  China, India, and Bangladesh have also expressed interest in
                                       developing ETV programs.

                                 In response to this growth, the U.S. EPA is building effective working
                                 relationships with these  and other ETV programs. These relationships
encourage international programs to expand technology verification similar to the U.S. EPA ETV.
Furthermore, these relationships may also promote collaborations that stimulate broader technology
acceptance, both internationally and in the U.S.

ETV's International Efforts

The U.S. ETV Program has been active internationally for more than 10 years (Fig. 1). Initially these efforts
focused on sharing information about the U.S. program. Over the last four years, ETV has formalized working
relationships with other countries with the objective of developing a common approach to verification,
ultimately leading to mutual recognition.
Table 1. Countries That Have or are Piloting Verification Programs
Countries with Programs
United States
Canada (called ETV Canada)
Web site
www.epa.gov/etv
www.etvcanada.com
Focus
air, water, soil, energy, remediation
air, water, soil, energy
European Union
AIRTV
EURODEM
PROMOTE
TestNet
Japan
Korea (called New Excellent
Technology and Verification)
Denmark (called DANETV)
Philippines
www.airtv.eu
www.eurodemo.info
www.promote-etv.org
www.est-testnet.net
www.env.go.jp/policy/etv
www.koetv.or.kr/eng/
http://www.etv-denmark.com/
http://cptech.dost.gov.ph/ETV.php
air
soil and groundwater remediation
soil and groundwater protection and remediation
water, clean production, monitoring
water, VOCs, energy
air, water, solid waste, ecosystem restoration
air, water, energy, water monitoring
solid waste, remediation, energy
                                                                           www.epa.gov/etv

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  International Working Group on Environmental Technology Verification
  The U.S. ETV Program is a founding member of the International Working Group on Environmental
  Technology Verification (IWG-ETV), which includes members from Canada, the European Commission, and
  the Philippines and observers from Japan, Korea, the European AdvanceETV Project, and the Organisation for
  Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)1. The long-term goal of the IWG-ETV is to foster the
  development of a common approach to verification so that, in time, participating countries mutually recognize
  each others' programs. IWG-ETV members are currently participating in joint  projects discussed below to
  increase understanding among programs. Experts in the conformity assessment and standards arena have
  also been recruited to assist the IWG-ETV in developing a quality assurance system consistent with existing
  international agreements.
 Held ETV-sponsored training
 workshops in U.S., Thailand and India
                        Participated in 2nd International ETV Forum,
                        hosted by Canada
                        Spoke on verification program harmonization
                        to European Commission (EC) at meeting in Finland
                                        Served on EC verification
                                        program advisory board
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the European Commission, and the Philippines
and observers from Japan, Korea, the European
AdvanceETV Project, and the Organisation for
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  Participated in 3rd International ETV Forum, hosted by EC
  Formed the International Working Group (IWG)* on
  Environmental Technology Verification with Canada
  and EC
                               ETV International Efforts
'(U.S. EPA fellowship (thru the
 1 U.S. Department of State) with
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  Presented at China's Ministry of
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  begun
          Joint verifications
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          The US and other
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          encourage Korea and
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                                                    Figure 1
  Joint Verification Projects

  The U.S. ETV Program collaborations include the following projects: (1) in 2008, developed a joint verification
  protocol with Canada for soil rapid toxicity kits; (2) an ongoing tri-lateral verification of a wastewater toxicity
  testing system with Canada and Denmark; (3) in 2009 a joint verification with DaneETV (formerly
  NOWATECH) for a passive groundwater sampler; and (4) an upcoming joint verification with Canada under a
  Nordic pilot project for airborne leak detection technologies for ethane/methane. This verification is for a
  remote sensing technology for methane/ethane with support from Sustainable Development Technology
  Canada. U.S. ETV has also participated in discussions with Canada concerning joint verifications in the diesel
  retrofit area and was included in an AdvanceETV solicitation (see below) for trilateral verification.

  AdvanceETV Project

  U.S.  ETV is  participating in a $1.5 million European Commission
  project to develop tools and cooperative approaches to facilitate
  recognition and acceptance of ETV data among different ETV
  schemes. The U.S. ETV Director is a member of the expert advisory
  board for this project. Battelle,  which manages the ETV Advanced
  Monitoring Systems Center, is  supporting the joint verification task,
  and recently started a trilateral verification, with the U.S., Canada, and
  DaneETV, of wastewater toxicity monitoring systems.

  Reference

  USEPA,  1997. ETV Verification Strategy.  EPA/600/K-96/003.
  February.

  USEPA,  ETV International Web Page, 

   OECD is a forum of democratic governments that addresses economic, social, and environmental challenges of globalization. The IWG has also
  responded to two OECD proposals regarding the formation of an OECD/IWG project.
                                                                                              EPA/600/S-10/002
                                                                                                    March 2010

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