GUIDE FOR ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS:
                                  USING AN INTEGRATED STRATEGIC APPROACH
                           Are you an environmental regulator or stakeholder interested in
                           collaborating or partnering to address significant environmental
                           problems? If so, you should consider an Integrated Strategic
                         Approach that combines the nine key elements essential for
                      planning and developing your strategy to address these problems. The
Guide for Addressing Environmental Problems answers your planning, development,
implementation and measurement questions through:

   •   practical instructions and factors to consider during the planning process for each
       element;
   •   examples on using the planning, implementation and measurement aspects of the
       strategic approach from federal and state cases;
   •   lessons learned using case examples from EPA and state experiences.

Benefits of the Guide
   •   Promotes easy adoption of new ideas to address environmental problems through
       increased communication between managers and staff and across offices;
   •   Reduces time spent reinventing the wheel through sharing of knowledge;
   •   Enhances efficiency and effectiveness of human capital through clear understanding
       of the roles and responsibilities of the strategy participants;
   •   Yields more measurable results and better accounting of resources.
What you will find in the Guide
   •   Each chapter presents one of the nine elements of the strategic approach;
   •   The decision-making format is consistent across the chapters, enabling you to plan for
       each element similarly, yielding a comprehensive and strategic approach;
   •   Chapters highlight the relationship and interplay between relevant elements;
   •   Useful references include EPA contacts, an integrated strategic approach case study
       and an evaluation form.
                                                                         stion
The nine essential elements to development of an integrated strategic approach
   •   Developing the Environmental Problem Statement and Justification for Selection
   •   Establishing Goals and Measures
   •   Selecting, Sequencing and Segmenting Tools
   •   Establishing Roles and Assigning Responsibilities
   •   Developing an Implementation Plan, Schedule and Milestones
   •   Designating Resources/Workforce Deployment
   •   Communicating the Strategy
   •   Monitoring and Evaluating the Strategy
   •   Exiting the Strategy

   Check out the Guide at:
   www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/assistance/strategicguide.pdf

   Contact: Joanne Berman, Office of Compliance, US Environmental Protection Agency,
   Berman.Joanne@epa.gov.  202.564.7064
   Publication Number EPA 305-F-07-001

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