U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2013 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan
June 28, 2013
Craig E. Hooks
Senior Sustainability Officer, Assistant Administrator
Office of Administration and Resources Management
202-564-4600
aaoarm@epa.gov
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Agency Policy Statement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency continues to support its commitment to reduce its carbon
footprint, conserve resources, protect the environment, and address climate change adaptation. EPA is
committed to the priorities and sustainability goals established in its Strategic Sustainability
Performance Plan for the following areas:
• Greenhouse gas and energy reductions
• Sustainable buildings
• Fleet management
• Water use efficiency and management
• Pollution prevention and waste reduction
• Sustainable acquisition
• Electronic stewardship and data centers
• Renewable energy
• Climate change resilience
The agency recognizes the need to continue to serve as a model for other federal agencies in reducing
its impact on the environment. Taking budget considerations into account, the EPA plans to continue
to invest the human and financial resources needed to support ongoing, cost-effective improvements in
its energy and environmental performance.
As the EPA's Senior Sustainability Officer and Chief Acquisition Officer, I am committing the
agency's leadership and every EPA employee to actively participating in the implementation of the
agency's SSPP. In conjunction with the EPA's Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer,
Senior Real Property Officer, and General Counsel, all program offices and regions, the EPA commits
to meeting its SSPP goals in a comprehensive and cost-effective manner.
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EPA's 2013 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan: Executive Summary
In supporting the Agency's mission to protect human health and the environment, and to
demonstrate leadership in environmental stewardship, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) is committed to managing its facilities and activities in a compliant and sustainable
manner according to the goals of this Strategic Sustainability Performance Plan (SSPP). EPA's
mission is carried out in more than 130 leased office facilities and more than 30 laboratories, 20
of which are owned by the Agency. Laboratories use significantly more energy and present
greater environmental challenges than offices.
VISION
EPA's vision is to accomplish the Agency's mission while minimizing the impact of facility
operations on the environment and surrounding communities by designing high-performance
buildings and integrating sustainable practices into daily operations.
LEADERSHIP
EPA works to realize its vision of sustainability throughout its senior leadership team. The
Agency's Assistant Administrators, General Counsel, Chief Information Officer, Chief
Acquisition Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Senior Real Property Officer are committed to
integrating EPA's SSPP goals into all of the Agency's programs, facilities, and operations.
The Senior Sustainability Officer (SSO) for the Agency is the Assistant Administrator for the
Office of Administration and Resources Management, who reports directly to the Administrator.
The SSO chairs an Executive Steering Committee, composed of Assistant Administrators and
senior regional management, which is charged with overseeing the implementation of the SSPP.
To ensure coordination and communication among the key individuals and offices responsible
for implementing this SSPP, EPA has established a process for ongoing input and feedback and a
Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which includes representatives from all of EPA's program
offices, regions, and key administrative bodies. EPA ensures that annual review and updates to
the SSPP include feedback from the appropriate program offices to integrate overall Agency
goals and objectives.
EPA's annual budget planning process integrates SSPP goals during its facility needs review and
the facility master planning process, which incorporates resource efficiency, low-impact
development, and other sustainability strategies. EPA is also realigning its real estate portfolio
management process, capital budgeting process, and other facility processes to support the
Agency's seven strategic goals (which align with the goals of Executive Order [EO] 13514),
including:
• Taking action on climate change
• Improving air quality
• Assuring the safety of chemicals
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• Cleaning up our communities
• Protecting America's waters
• Expanding the conversation on environmentalism and working for environmental justice
• Building strong state and tribal partnerships
PERFORMANCE
In fiscal year (FY) 2012, EPA continued to meet or exceed nearly all federal sustainability goals
established by EO 13514, EO 13423, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA),
and other key sustainability drivers.
EPA's SSPP integrates a number of individual Agency strategies for integrating greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions reduction, energy efficiency, sustainable buildings, water conservation, and
other efforts. The Agency uses a variety of reporting systems to assess progress toward
achieving—and exceeding—its SSPP goals:
• Facility-specific targets for energy and water consumption.
• Quarterly and annual collection and analysis of GHG, energy, and water data.
• Annual collection of solid waste generation and recycling data for owned and leased
facilities.
• Continuous tracking of transportation data using the Automotive Statistical Tool
database; evaluation of transportation initiatives and fuel use using the Agency's
Alternative Fuel Compliance Emphasis Program.
• Balanced Scorecard (BSC) initiatives to improve data quality and planning for
sustainable acquisitions.
Performance information for other targets and goals is acquired through annual data calls.
Performance reports are provided periodically to the SSO and Executive Steering Committee,
along with recommendations for action and adjustments to the SSPP as appropriate.
Goal 1: GHG Reduction
• Scope 1 and 2 GHG Emissions: In FY 2012, EPA's combined Scope 1 and 2 GHG
emissions were 54.1 percent lower than its FY 2008 baseline, surpassing the Agency's
Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction goal of 25 percent by FY 2020 from the FY
2008 baseline. Even when the Agency does not include its green power and renewable
energy certificate (REC) purchases, EPA's FY 2012 Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions still
decreased 7.3 percent relative to the Agency's FY 2008 baseline.
• Scope 3 GHG Emissions: EPA reduced its Scope 3 GHG emissions 32.3 percent in FY
2012 compared to its FY 2008 GHG emissions baseline. The Agency's GHG emissions
associated with business air travel decreased 46 percent in FY 2012 compared to FY
2008 through increased video conferencing and reduced business travel. EPA's telework
program allows eligible staff to work from an alternate location on a regular or
intermittent basis, which decreases the GHG emissions associated with employee
commuting by reducing the number of days employees commute to work each week.
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Goal 2: Sustainable Buildings
• Energy Intensity: EPA exceeded the 21 percent energy intensity reduction from its FY
2003 baseline required under EISA and EO 13423, reducing its FY 2012 energy intensity
by 23.7 percent from FY 2003. In FY 2012, EPA completed energy assessments at its
two largest laboratories and identified 15 energy conservation measures (ECMs) from
these assessments. EPA successfully completed its first four-year reporting cycle required
under EISA Section 432 by evaluating 100 percent of its covered facilities by June 2012.
• Guiding Principles: Using EPA's projected FY 2015 Federal Real Property Profile
(FRPP) inventory, five buildings—or 9.8 percent—of the Agency's FRPP buildings
measuring greater than 5,000 square feet met the Guiding Principles for Federal
Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings (Guiding Principles) in FY
2012. This progress exceeds the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) goal of 9.0
percent and is two-thirds of the way to meeting the FY 2015 requirement of 15 percent.
In FY 2012, EPA completed Guiding Principles certification for one laboratory building
and will certify another in FY 2013.
Goal 3: Fleet Management
• Petroleum Use and Fleet Reduction: In FY 2012, EPA reduced fleet petroleum use by
32.2 percent compared to the FY 2005 baseline, exceeding the goal of 14 percent. In
addition, the Agency exceeded its FY 2015 vehicle allocation methodology (VAM)
reduction goal of 4.2 percent of total fleet compared to an FY 2011 baseline by achieving
a 4.9 percent reduction in fleet size. EPA identified and eliminated six exempt fleet
vehicles (i.e., emergency response and law enforcement vehicles), which resulted in
significant savings for the Agency in terms of lower annual leasing and administrative
costs, as well as reduced vehicle maintenance needs.
• Alternative Fuel Use: EPA fell short of meeting the FY 2012 EISA requirement for
increasing alternative fuel consumption by 10 percent annually compared to a FY 2005
baseline, but continues to work to meet this goal.
Goal 4: Water Use Efficiency and Management
• Potable Water: In FY 2012, EPA exceeded the EO 13514 requirement to reduce its water
intensity by 10 percent compared to the FY 2007 baseline, with a decrease of 22.5
percent compared with FY 2007. Having completed water assessments at all EISA
covered facilities in advance of the June 2012 deadline, in FY 2012 EPA completed
water assessments at three additional facilities.
• Industrial, Landscaping, and Agricultural (ILA) Water: EPA also exceeded the proposed
EO 13514 goal to decrease ILA water use by 2 percent annually compared to an FY 2010
baseline by reducing ILA water 94.8 percent compared to FY 2010.
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• Storm water Management: EPA continued to follow the EISA Section 438 Guidance on
stormwater management in FY 2012.
Goal 5: Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction
EPA surpassed its internal waste diversion goal of 55 percent in FY 2012 by achieving a 63
percent waste diversion rate, far exceeding the EO 13514 requirement of 50 percent waste
diversion by FY 2013. For its second consecutive year, EPA reduced the reported weight of solid
waste disposed per person through ongoing source reduction, recycling, reuse, donation,
composting, and other waste reduction efforts. The number of EPA facilities that reported data
for their composting programs also increased from FY 2011 to FY 2012.
Goal 6: Sustainable Acquisition
• Balanced ScorecardInitiatives: In FY 2012, EPA implemented two Balanced Scorecard
Initiatives (BSC) which positively impacted the Agency's compliance with EO 13514.
The first BSC is the implementation of the Contract Management Assessment Program
(CMAP). The CMAP evaluation process includes a requirement to check that the
Affirmative Procurement Program/Recovered Materials provisions and clauses are cited
in applicable contract files pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 23.404, Agency
Affirmative Procurement Programs. The second BSC was the issuance of an Interim
Policy Notice for Acquisition Planning, which includes a streamlined acquisition
planning checklist that documents compliance with the Agency's Green Purchasing Plan
(GPP).
• Sustainable Acquisition Goals: In FY 2012, EPA achieved the EO 13514 goal of 95
percent sustainable acquisition for applicable goods and service procurements. The
Agency implemented BSC initiatives to improve data quality and strategic planning for
all facets of sustainable acquisitions, including increasing the purchase and use of
biobased products and services. EPA also created a newsletter devoted to sustainable
acquisitions; provided Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) and
biobased product training with experts from EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA); and modified the data fields in EPA's contract writing system to allow for
accurate recording of environmental attributes in contract actions.
Goal 7: Electronic Stewardship and Data Centers
• Electronic Stewardship: EPA continued to achieve a 100 percent power management
enabling rate on all eligible Agency computers and monitors through enterprise-wide
management software capable of establishing power management settings for computers
and monitors over the Agency's network, as well as auditing computers and monitors on
the network for compliance. EPA continued to increase the duplexing enabling rate on all
eligible network printers and computers, reaching 99 percent. EPA also continued to
ensure environmentally sound disposition of electronic products; the Agency uses
electronics recyclers that are certified under all of the current requirements.
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• Data Centers: Through EPA's Data Center Consolidation Initiative, approved by OMB,
the Agency reduced total data centers, racks, servers, and energy usage by increasing
virtualization of data center activity, increasing activity hosted in a cloud computing
environment, consolidating space and servers, and embracing energy-efficient
technologies. EPA also designated 25 of 75 "non-core" data centers for consolidation or
closure by the end of FY 2015.
Goal 8: Renewable Energy
• Onsite Renewable Energy: In FY 2012, onsite renewable energy resources such as wind,
solar, and geothermal power supplied EPA with 7.2 billion British thermal units (Btu),
equivalent to 0.58 percent of the Agency's energy use.
• Green Power and Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs): EPA continued to be a leader
among federal agencies by purchasing green power and RECs equivalent to 100 percent
of the Agency's estimated FY 2012 electricity use.
Goal 9: Climate Change Resilience
EPA continues to prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change through the development
of an Agencywide Climate Change Adaptation Plan. The SSPP outlines numerous goals and
achievements in reducing the Agency's GHG emissions, energy dependence, water use
requirements, solid waste, pollution, and other environmental impacts. EPA also has in place an
extensive continuity of operations plan (COOP) designed to address natural disasters and other
events that could interrupt Agency operations. EPA has issued guidance encouraging all offices
to include climate adaptation evaluation criteria into announcements of competitive funding
opportunities. EPA is also developing tools to support climate adaptation planning.
Lessons Learned
Having an established "pipeline" of ready-to-implement, facility-specific energy and water
conservation projects has helped EPA exceed its facility GHG reduction, energy efficiency, and
water conservation goals. Reduced resource levels, however, have hindered EPA's ability to
design and fund many of the major projects necessary to continue to meet or exceed increasingly
aggressive building performance requirements. To address this funding issue, EPA has focused
on implementing lower cost projects with the highest return on investment.
EPA has also realized that predicting accurately the future cost of energy commodities is critical
to designing energy conservation projects that involve performance contracting. For example,
EPA initiated a boiler replacement project as part of an energy savings performance contract
(ESPC) at its Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) in
Cincinnati, Ohio, in FY 2011. Since that time, the price of natural gas has fallen significantly,
which has diminished the cost-effectiveness of the potential ESPC. EPA may still pursue this
project on a performance contract basis, but is building what it learned about projecting fuel
costs into future ESPC efforts.
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Challenges
As the Agency charged with protecting human health and the environment, EPA must maintain
its premier scientific research capabilities while continuing to reduce energy and water
consumption. The Agency's laboratory mechanical system upgrades are complex and frequently
take several years to design, complete, and commission. Lack of funding for ECMs, sustainable
building improvement projects, and space consolidation projects often hinders progress. EPA has
already implemented energy and water conservation measures with the lowest capital costs and
shortest payback periods; to achieve additional savings and continue to meet its energy and water
intensity reduction goals, however, EPA must find innovative ways to fund other major projects.
Doing so in a time of reduced resources is quite a challenge.
EPA must also continue to improve the quality of data and metrics for sustainability goal areas.
One particular challenge is obtaining better quality data for employee commuting, the Agency's
largest component of currently required Scope 3 GHG emissions. In FY 2012, EPA conducted an
employee commuter survey with a 54 percent response rate, which required the Agency to
estimate commuting-related GHG emissions for the portion of employees who did not respond.
In addition, the availability and quality of data for construction and demolition (C&D) waste
have improved in recent years, but some facilities are still working to obtain and report better
disposal and diversion data. EPA will continue to share data reporting best practices and
implement a new reporting system for C&D debris.
In FY 2012, EPA did not meet the EO 13423 requirement for increasing alternative vehicle fuel
consumption by 10 percent compounded annually. While most of the Agency's fleet consists of
vehicles that are fueled with E85, fueling stations that offer E85 are not readily available in many
areas of the country. To improve the Agency's performance in this area, EPA plans to hold an
annual workshop and quarterly data calls with field operators. EPA will also continue to
implement its Alternative Fuel Compliance Emphasis Program (AFCEP) to visit regional fleet
locations, meet with stakeholders, discuss obstacles to compliance, share best practices, and
develop site-specific strategies for meeting fuel targets.
PLANNED ACTIONS
EPA anticipates making further progress in reducing its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions in FY
2013 and beyond as a result of implementing additional energy conservation projects,
consolidating or right-sizing laboratory infrastructure when opportunities arise, and continuing to
purchase green power and RECs. The Agency also expects to see reductions in its Scope 3 GHG
emissions for the optional rental space category because of its continuing office consolidation
efforts and increasing use of telework.
EPA's Environmental Science Center (ESC) in Fort Meade, Maryland, is poised to meet the
Guiding Principles, pending completion of a lighting controls study underway at the facility.
Once these projects are completed at ESC in FY 2013, the number of EPA FRPP buildings
meeting the Guiding Principles will rise to 11.8 percent. In addition, EPA plans to implement the
Guiding Principles at the Atlantic Ecology Division Laboratory in Narragansett, Rhode Island,
and National Exposure Research Laboratory in Athens, Georgia.
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EPA will increase utilization of E85 in flex-fuel vehicles, locate dual-fuel vehicles where it has
access to alternative fuel, and use biodiesel fuels in diesel vehicles. To ensure that it is operating
a lean and effective fleet in FY 2013 and beyond, EPA will also increase its use of plug-in hybrid
electric vehicles, continue to identify underutilized vehicles, and right-size its inventory as part
of the annual VAM review.
EPA is updating its GPP in 2013 as a component of the Policy Reformation and Restoration
Project, which requires all of the Agency's acquisition policy guidance to be updated, revised,
and promulgated. It is EPA's position that the data cited in Figure 6.2, EPA's FPDSReported
Applicable Contract Actions, is an underrepresentation of the Agency's actual contract actions
that include biopreferred contract requirements due to the data accuracy challenges EPA is
addressing. The Agency plans to reassess its biobased purchasing baseline during FY 2013 and
report the results of the reassessed baseline in future Scorecards.
PROGRESS ON ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES
Climate Change Adaptation Plans: EPA released its draft Climate Change Adaptation Plan
("Plan") for public review and comment in February 2013. The Plan provides a roadmap
(including 10 Agencywide priorities) for how EPA will anticipate and plan for future changes in
climate and incorporate considerations of climate change into its programs, policies, rules, and
operations to ensure they are effective under future climatic conditions. As stated in the June
2011 EPA Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation, climate change can pose significant
challenges to EPA's ability to fulfill its mission. The Agency must therefore adapt to climate
change if it is to continue fulfilling its statutory, regulatory, and programmatic requirements.
Many of the actions called for in the Plan are already being implemented.
As part of the Agencywide Plan, every EPA National Environmental Program Office, all 10
Regional Offices, and National Support Offices have developed their own Implementation Plans
that provide more detail on how they will carry out the work called for in the Agencywide Plan
and meet the 10 EPA priorities on climate adaptation. Draft Implementation Plans were
completed in June 2013 and are included with this SSPP.
The Agency benefitted from comments received on its draft Climate Change Adaptation Plan
during the public review and comment period. Comments were received from state
environmental and natural resource agencies, associations, and individuals. A collaborative
submission was also received from 32 environmental organizations. Reviewers provided a
generally favorable assessment of the Plan. A common request was for more detail on how EPA
will meet the 10 Agencywide priorities on climate adaptation. EPA has responded by including
this detail in the draft Implementation Plans prepared by the program and regional offices.
Additional comments focused on: the importance of considering the co-benefits of adaptation
strategies (e.g., adaptation strategies that also lead to reductions in GHG emissions); the need to
consider a broader array of financial assistance mechanisms to support state climate change
adaptation planning; a request for the development of communication and outreach tools for
partners; and the importance of involvement of state and local partners in the development of the
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Implementation Plans. EPA also received a recommendation to add a strategic measure to track
how effectively it is helping to strengthen the adaptive capacity of its partners.
EPA is responding to all of these comments by making appropriate revisions to the Plan,
incorporating appropriate actions into the draft Implementation Plans, and engaging states,
tribes, and local communities in the development and review of the draft Implementation Plans.
Specific actions are already being implemented to respond to suggestions made during the public
comment period. For example, EPA is helping to strengthen the adaptive capacity of its partners
by integrating considerations of climate change impacts and adaptive measures into a broad array
of grant, loan, contract, and technical assistance programs, consistent with existing authorities.
The Agency is also developing a new strategic measure to track the effectiveness of its
partnerships on climate adaptation with states, tribes, and local communities.
Fleet Management Plans: EPA's baseline fleet inventory, established in FY 2011, consisted of
1,145 vehicles. In the FY 2012 VAM review, EPA established an optimal fleet size of 1,097
vehicles, including law enforcement and emergency response vehicles. EPA attained and
exceeded this goal in FY 2012, reducing its fleet inventory to 1,089 vehicles. As part of EPA's
FY 2013 VAM review, the Agency adjusted the threshold criterion for vehicle utilization for all
vehicles. Regional and program fleet managers were required to justify the retention of all under-
utilized vehicles via a VAM survey data call. Additionally, EPA reviewed the composition of the
fleet to determine if the vehicles were sized correctly to meet its mission. Fleet managers
confirmed that this was the case for the vast majority of the fleet.
ESPCs: In February 2012, EPA committed to pursue two large-scale ESPC or ESPC-like
projects worth $9 million, and will continue to evaluate the use of ESPCs and utility energy
service contracts (UESCs) for future projects. As with many federal agencies, EPA has limited
capital funds to maintain existing laboratory infrastructure, replace aging infrastructure, and
reconfigure existing research laboratory space to meet mission-critical needs. While EPA
considers ESPCs as a potential funding source for energy-saving projects if they enable the
Agency to reduce the burden of up-front capital cost, many of EPA's energy-saving projects are
often not viable candidates for ESPCs due to the extreme age and complexity of mechanical
systems, the laboratories' remote locations, and the small project sizes.
Biobased Purchasing Strategies: EPA continues to provide training, education, and outreach in
accordance with Sections (1) and (7), respectively, of the Presidential Memorandum, Driving
Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product
Procurement. EPA conducts quarterly reviews of relevant contract acquisitions for the inclusion
of biobased product and services requirements and clauses in applicable contracts and provides
specific training to acquisition staff to ensure contract language is used for applicable
requirements. EPA will assess the results of the quarterly compliance reviews to identify
applicable service contracts that did not contain biobased products and/or clauses, address any
specific contracts that do not include biobased products and/or clauses, and develop corrective
actions, including training, to improve performance and reporting in future sustainability plans.
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Table of Contents
Policy Statement
Executive Summary
Size & Scope of Agency Operations
Table 1: Agency Size & Scope
Goal 1: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction
Agency Progress toward Scope 1 & 2 GHG Goals
Figure 1-1
Table 1-1: Goal 1 Strategies - Scope 1 & 2 GHG Reductions
Agency Progress toward Scope 3 GHG Goal
Figure 1-2
Table 1-2: Goal 1 Strategies - Scope 3 GHG Reductions
Goal 2: Sustainable Buildings
Agency Progress toward Facility Energy Intensity Reduction Goal
Figure 2-1
Agency Progress toward Total Buildings Meeting the Guiding Principles
Figure 2-2
Table 2: Goal 2 Strategies - Sustainable Buildings
Goal 3: Fleet Management
Agency Progress toward Fleet Petroleum Use Reduction Goal
Figure 3-1
Agency Progress toward Fleet Alternative Fuel Consumption Goal
Figure 3-2
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Table 3: Goal 3 Strategies - Fleet Management
Goal 4: Water Use Efficiency & Management
Agency Progress toward Potable Water Intensity Reduction Goal
Figure 4-1
Table 4: Goal 4 Strategies - Water Use Efficiency & Management
Goal 5: Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction
Agency Progress toward Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction
Table 5: Goal 5 Strategies - Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction
Goal 6: Sustainable Acquisition
Agency Progress towards Sustainable Acquisition Goal
Figure 6-1
Federal Procurement Data Systems Standard Reports on Biopreferred Procurement Actions
Figure 6-2
Table 6: Goal 6 Strategies - Sustainable Acquisition
Goal 7: Electronic Stewardship & Data Centers
Agency Progress toward EPEAT, Power Management & End of Life Goals
Figure 7-1
Table 7: Goal 7 Strategies - Electronic Stewardship & Data Centers
Goal 8: Renewable Energy
Agency Renewable Energy Percentage of Total Electricity Usage
Figure 8-1
Table 8: Goal 8 Strategies - Renewable Energy
Goal 9: Climate Change Resilience
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Agency Climate Change Resilience
Table 9: Goal 9 Strategies - Climate Change Resilience
Appendices
Size & Scope of Agency Operations
Table 1: Agency Size & Scope
Agency Size & Scope
FY 2011
FY 2012
Total Number of Employees as Reported in the President's Budget
17,761
17,202
Total Acres of Land Managed
664.92
628
Total Number of Buildings Owned
20
20
Total Number of Buildings Leased (GSA and Non-GSA Lease)
145
121
Total Buildings Gross Square Feet (GSF)
11,429,755
11,229,620
Operates in Number of Locations Throughout U.S.
165
141
Operates in Number of Locations Outside of U.S.
0
0
Total Number of Fleet Vehicles Owned
106
127
Total Number of Fleet Vehicles Leased
996
951
Total Number of Exempted-Fleet Vehicles (Tactical, Law Enforcement, Emergency,
Etc.)
356
323
Total Amount Contracts Awarded as Reported in FPDS ($Millions)
$1,984,607
$1,500,886
Goal 1: Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction
Agency Progress toward Scope 1 & 2 GHG Goals
E.O. 13514 requires each agency establish a Scope 1 & 2 GHG emission reduction target to be achieved by FY
2020. The red bar represents the agency's FY 2008 baseline. The green bar represents the FY 2020 target reduction.
The blue bars represent annual agency progress towards achieving this target. The percentage at the top of each
bar represents the reduction or increase from the FY 2008 baseline. A negative percentage value indicates that the
emissions have decreased compared to the 2008 baseline.
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Table 1-1: Goal 1 Strategies - Scope 1 & 2 GHG Reductions
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Use the FEMP GHG
emission report to
identify/target high
emission categories
and implement specific
actions to resolve high
emission areas identi-
fied.
No
EPA already relies on this strategy to prioritize
opportunities, so the Agency currently focuses
on implementing the enumerated top five
strategies to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG
emissions at its facilities.
N/A
Ensure that all major
renovations and new
building designs are
30% more efficient
than applicable code.
Yes
For new designs and major retrofits, EPA uses
the GreenCheck system to monitor compliance
with the 30 percent better than ASHRAE
standard. GreenCheck is a compilation of all
federal environmental and green building re-
quirements that project managers must com-
plete on each project. GreenCheck serves to
educate and remind project managers of re-
quirements as well as inform architecture and
engineering (A&E) firms designing projects
for the Agency. EPA also mandates that all
leases involving new construction comply with
these performance requirements.
(1) By December 2013, be-
gin discussions with the
U.S. General Services Ad-
ministration (GSA) regard-
ing EPA's Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, laboratory
lease to accommodate
downsizing and new mech-
anical systems. (2) By
December 2013, award the
design for Phase 2 of an in-
frastructure replacement
project (IRP) and rightsiz-
ing at EPA's Montgomery,
Alabama, laboratory.
Implement in EISA
432 covered facilities
all lifecycle cost effect-
ive ECMs identified.
No
EPA uses its Energy Strategy document to
determine and implement cost-effective ECMs
identified.
N/A
Reduce on-site fossil-
fuel consumption by
installing more effi-
cient boilers, generat-
ors, furnaces, etc.
Yes
EPA has taken two approaches to address
boiler plants. Aging boilers are replaced with
new, more efficient, and more appropriately
sized boilers. In facilities with oversized boil-
ers, the boiler burners are replaced with small
Receive preliminary assess-
ment for boiler replacement
ESPC at EPAs Andrew W.
Breidenbach Environment-
al Research Center (AW-
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
and/or use renewable
fuels.
burners, increasing efficiency without the cost
of a complete boiler replacement. EPA also
considers ground source heat pump systems
where appropriate.
BERC) in Cincinnati, Ohio,
by July 2013.
Reduce grid-supplied
electricity consump-
tion by improving/up-
grading motors, boil-
ers, HVAC, chillers,
compressors, lighting,
etc.
Yes
EPA requires the use of high-efficiency light-
ing, motors, chillers, and compressors in its
design and construction specifications. EPA's
conversion of laboratories from constant
volume (CV) to variable air volume (VAV),
rightsizing laboratories where possible, and
meeting high research heat loads through pro-
cess water-free cooling systems reduce cooling
and ventilation loads, and thus electricity use.
EPA has piloted 24-watt fluorescent systems
and LED office lighting systems, as well as
vacancy sensors.
(1) Complete installation of
new lighting control system
at EPA's Ecosystems Re-
search Division (ERD)
laboratory in Athens,
Georgia, by December
2013. (2) Complete lighting
control system upgrades at
EPA's Fort Meade, Mary-
land, Environmental Sci-
ence Center by June 2014.
Employ operations and
management best
practices for energy
consuming and emis-
sion generating equip-
ment.
Yes
EPA implements best practices for energy-ef-
ficient operations through several strategies.
Through EISA Section 432 energy assessments
and recommissioning, EPA identifies and ad-
dresses operating and energy efficiency oppor-
tunities and educates its facility managers and
operations and maintenance (O&M) staff. EPA
requires commissioning for all significant
construction and mechanical system projects,
and employs its Guiding Principles certifica-
tion process to simultaneously improve opera-
tions and document efficient standard operating
procedures. At some laboratories, EPA has
developed customized "system mode operating
tests" to ensure all systems (including air dis-
tribution systems and individual laboratory
ventilation controls) operate in a cohesive and
efficient manner.
(1) Complete EISA Section
432 Round 5 facility assess-
ments and commissioning
requirements by July 2013.
(2) Complete Guiding
Principles certification at
one additional laboratory
by December 2013.
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Install building utility
meters and benchmark
performance to track
energy and continu-
ously optimize per-
formance.
No
EPA advanced metering hardware captures 72
percent of the Agency's reportable energy
consumption, and EPA annually benchmarks
energy use in the Laboratories for the 21st
Century (Labs21®) Energy Benchmarking
Tool. As these practices are embedded standard
operating procedures (SOPs) for EPA, the
Agency currently focuses on implementing the
enumerated top five strategies to reduce Scope
1 and 2 GHG emissions at its facilities.
N/A
Safely reduce laborat-
ory ventilation rates to
save energy
Yes
Re-circulated air is standard practice in office
space. Laboratories are energy-intensive, one-
pass air facilities, where 100 percent of outside
air is conditioned, passed through a laboratory,
and exhausted outside. EPA is carefully redu-
cing laboratory ventilation by: using high-
performance, low-flow fume hoods; "hibernat-
ing" fume hoods where safe and appropriate
and updating specifications to require hiberna-
tion of fume hoods and controls systems; redu-
cing air flow rates while maintaining contain-
ment using the new ASHRAE/ANSI Z9.5
standards; including occupancy sensors to al-
low lower air change rates in unoccupied
laboratories; and improving the operational
efficiency of its biosafety cabinets.
Complete unoccu-
pied/lower flow control and
operating pilot project for
biosafety cabinets at the
Agency's main campus in
Research Triangle Park
(RTP), North Carolina, by
June 2014.
Agency Progress towards Scope 3 GHG Goal
E.O. 13514 requires each agency establish a Scope 3 GHG emission reduction target to be achieved by FY 2020.
The red bar represents the agency's FY 2008 baseline. The green bar represents the FY 2020 reduction target. The
blue bars represent annual agency progress on achieving this target. The percentage at the top of each bar represents
the reduction or increase from the FY 2008 baseline. A negative percentage value indicates that the emissions
have been decreased compared to the FY 2008 baseline.
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70,000
60,000
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10,000
0
71,126
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68,146
2008
2010
0.9%
71,736
2011
-39.8%
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42,852
2012
-8-0%
65,436
2020 Target
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Table 1-2: Goal 1 Strategies - Scope 3 GHG Reductions
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific tar-
gets/metrics to meas-
ure strategy success
including milestones
to be achieved in
next 12 months
Reduce employee busi-
ness ground travel.
Yes
In October 2010, EPA completed installation of
50 video-conferencing units (VCUs) as an altern-
ative to face-to-face meetings involving air and
ground business travel. Additional VCUs have
been installed since that time. Partly as a result of
these activities, EPA reduced its GHG emissions
from business ground travel by 68 percent in FY
2012 compared to the FY 2008 baseline. EPA ex-
pects to maintain at least a 50 percent reduction in
business ground travel GHG emissions in future
years.
Maintain EPA policies
on reduced travel and
increased videoconfer-
encing use through
June 2014.
Reduce employee busi-
ness air travel.
Yes
In October 2010, EPA completed the installation
of 50 VCUs to provide an alternative to face-to-
face meetings involving air and ground business
travel. Additional VCUs have been installed since
that time. Partly as a result of these activities, EPA
reduced its GHG emissions from business air travel
by 46 percent in FY 2012 compared to the FY 2008
baseline. EPA expects to maintain at least a 35
percent reduction in this category of Scope 3 GHG
emissions in future years.
Maintain EPA policies
on reduced travel and
increased videoconfer-
encing use through
June 2014.
Develop and deploy
employee commuter re-
duction plan.
No
EPA is already leveraging its transit subsidy pro-
gram. In conjunction with the aforementioned
telework policy, EPA anticipates successfully
achieving its employee commuting reduction goal.
N/A
Use employee commut-
ing survey to identify
opportunities and
strategies for reducing
commuter emissions.
No
The Agency already conducts an employee com-
muting survey using GS As Carbon Footprint Tool,
but has not yet identified its best opportunities to
reduce commuting emissions by analyzing survey
results.
N/A
Increase number of em-
ployees eligible for
Yes
EPA is working with its unions to establish an
Agency telework policy that increases the number
Maintain or update
EPA policies on tele-
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific tar-
gets/metrics to meas-
ure strategy success
including milestones
to be achieved in
next 12 months
telework and/or the total
number of days tele-
worked.
of hours employees can telework per pay period.
Once this is complete, the Agency will work with
its unions and employees to leverage the number
of telework hours available to employees.
work through June
2014.
Develop and implement
bicycle commuter pro-
gram.
No
EPA supports bicycle commuting in many of its
locations with secure racks, shower facilities, etc.,
but at this time a formal, Agencywide bicycle
commuter program is not one of the top five prior-
ities for this goal area.
N/A
Provide bicycle commut-
ing infrastructure.
Yes
In addition to a transit subsidy program with high
levels of participation, EPA provides secure bike
facilities at most major regional offices and
Headquarters facilities.
Maintain existing in-
frastructure through
June 2014.
Reconfigure and
streamline office space
to reduce Scope 3 GHG
emissions from leased
space.
Yes
As EPA employees telework to a greater degree,
both via the increase in number of days of telework
per week and via deployment of collaborative
software services available from non-traditional
workplaces, the needs and design of workspaces
will change. EPA can serve its employees using
smaller workstations or touchdown stations, result-
ing in a smaller space footprint, rent cost reduc-
tions, and a reduction in optionally reported Scope
3 GHG emissions from energy use in leased space.
Initiate master plan-
ning for Headquarters
office space consolida-
tion by December
2013.
Goal 2: Sustainable Buildings
Agency Progress toward Facility Energy Intensity Reduction Goal
E.O. 13514 Section 2 requires that agencies consider building energy intensity reductions. Further, the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) requires each agency to reduce energy intensity 30 percent by FY
2015 as compared to the FY 2003 baseline. Agencies are expected to reduce energy intensity by 3 percent annually
to meet the goal. The red bar represents the agency's FY 2003 baseline. The green bar represents the FY 2015
target reduction. The blue bars show annual agency progress on achieving this target. The percentage at the top
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of each bar represents the reduction or increase from the FY 2003 baseline. A negative percentage value indicates
that the energy intensity has been decreased compared to the FY 2003 baseline.
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2010
2011
2012
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Agency Progress toward Total Buildings Meeting the Guiding Principles
E.O. 13514 requires that by FY 2015, 15 percent of agencies' new, existing, and leased buildings greater than
5,000 square feet meet the Guiding Principles. In order to meet the FY 2015 goal, agencies should have increased
the percentage of conforming buildings by approximately 2 percent annually from their FY 2007 baseline. The
green bar represents the FY 2015 target. The blue bars represent annual agency progress on achieving this target.
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16%
15%
2010
2011
2012
2015 Target
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Table 2: Goal 2 Strategies - Sustainable Buildings
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific tar-
gets/metrics to meas-
ure strategy success
including milestones
to be achieved in next
12 months
Incorporate green build-
ing specifications into
all new construction and
major renovation pro-
jects.
Yes
EPA uses its GreenCheck system to review every
significant lease, repair, improvement, and con-
struction project to ensure that it meets the mul-
tiple legal and EO requirements for green build-
ing. The Agency maintains A&E Guidelines that
incorporate EPA and federal environmental per-
formance requirements. EPA also maintains a
Best Practices (Environmental) Lease Provisions
inventory to ensure newly constructed and renov-
ated leased space meets EPA and federal green
building requirements.
Update A&E
Guidelines to include
any new environmental
performance require-
ments by June 2014.
Redesign or lease interi-
or space to reduce en-
ergy use by daylighting,
space optimization,
sensors/control system
installation, etc.
Yes
EPA emphasizes daylighting in its construction
and repair and improvement projects through
GreenCheck and its A&E Guidelines, and in lease
procurement documents through GreenCheck
and Best Practice (Environmental) Lease Provi-
sions. EPA specifically assesses daylighting in
its high performance sustainable existing building
certification process and installs or upgrades
lighting controls for energy savings and to im-
prove indoor environmental quality.
Evaluate at least one
EPA facility for day-
lighting, occupancy
sensors, and individual
control capabilities by
December 2013.
Deploy CEQ's Imple-
menting Instructions -
Sustainable Locations
for Federal Facilities.
No
EPA is implementing the Council on Environ-
mental Quality's (CEQ's) Instructions for Sus-
tainable Locations for Federal Facilities as part
of the GreenCheck system mentioned in the top
five priorities above, but it is not among its top
five priorities unless a new site is being con-
sidered.
N/A
Include in every con-
struction contract all ap-
plicable sustainable ac-
Yes
The GreenCheck system ensures that the design
and specification of all construction projects meet
the requirements for recycled content, biobased,
Audit 5 percent of
GreenCheck forms to
ensure compliance with
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific tar-
gets/metrics to meas-
ure strategy success
including milestones
to be achieved in next
12 months
quisition requirements
for recycled, biobased,
energy efficient, and en-
vironmentally preferable
products.
energy efficiency, and environmentally preferable
products. EPA construction contract language
also addresses these requirements.
federal requirements by
December 2013.
Develop and deploy en-
ergy and sustainability
training for all facility
and energy managers.
No
EPA provides training to facility managers where
necessary and appropriate. Due to budget con-
straints and travel restrictions, this is not currently
among the Agency's top five priorities.
NA
NA
Develop own system of
assessing, addressing,
documenting and certify-
ing Existing Buildings
as meeting the Guiding
Principles.
Yes
While some green building rating systems set out
rigorous performance requirements and provide
high quality conformance assurance for the
design, construction, and operation of high per-
formance sustainable buildings, meeting the
highly technical submittal requirements can often
be unnecessarily complex and costly. EPA has
chosen to assess, improve, document, and certify
those facilities that meet high performance sus-
tainable building standards using a transparent
and verifiable system of performance and policy
documentation. The system addresses all the
Guiding Principles and sub-principles and allows
EPA to apply limited green building funding
more efficiently.
Increase the portion of
EPA's existing build-
ings meeting the Guid-
ing Principles to 13.1
percent by October
2014.
Rightsizing research in-
frastructure
Yes
When addressing laboratories that require mech-
anical system replacement, EPA challenges re-
searchers to establish thoughtful research require-
ments, designs laboratory infrastructure to match
current research practices, and aims to provide a
safe working environment while minimizing extra
capacity. Recent projects have resulted in fume
Continue to emphasize
needsbased program of
requirements develop-
ment through June
2014, as additional
IRPs are added to
EPA s long-range facil-
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific tar-
gets/metrics to meas-
ure strategy success
including milestones
to be achieved in next
12 months
hood reductions of 25 and 30 percent, respect-
ively, in two EPA laboratories in Montgomery,
Alabama, and Narragansett, Rhode Island. In
addition, the consolidation of EPA's Research
Toxicology Facility (RTF) in Durham, North
Carolina, into the main laboratory in RTP will
achieve a net space reduction of 35,000 rentable
square feet.
ity reconstruction
schedule.
Goal 3: Fleet Management
Agency Progress toward Fleet Petroleum Use Reduction Goal
E.O. 13514 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) require that by FY 2015 agencies
reduce fleet petroleum use by 20 percent compared to a FY 2005 baseline. Agencies are expected to achieve at
least a 2 percent annual reduction and a 30 percent reduction is required by FY 2020. The red bar represents the
agency's FY 2005 baseline. The green bars represent the FY 2015 and FY 2020 target reductions. The blue bars
represent annual agency progress on achieving these targets. The percentage at the top of each bar represents the
reduction or increase from the FY 2005 baseline. A negative percentage indicates a decrease in fleet petroleum
use.
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2005
2010
2011
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Agency Progress toward Fleet Alternative Fuel Consumption Goal
E.O. 13423 requires that agencies increase total alternative fuel consumption by 10 percent annually from the
prior year starting in FY 2005. By FY 2015, agencies must increase alternative fuel use by 159.4 percent, relative
to FY 2005. The red bar represents the agency's FY 2005 baseline. The green bar represents the FY 2015 target.
The blue bars represent annual agency progress on achieving this target. The percentage at the top of each bar
represents the reduction or increase from the FY 2005 baseline. A negative percentage indicates a decrease in fleet
alternative fuel use.
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Represents 13.1% of
Total Fleet Fuel Use
159.4%
> 100,000
80,000
60,000
to
115,665
9.9%
in
40,000
53,750
52,663
49,009
20,000
2005
2010
2011
2012
2015 Target
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Table 3: Goal 3 Strategies - Fleet Management
(A) Will the agency imple-
ment the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Optimize/Rightsize the com-
position of the fleet (e.g., re-
duce vehicle size, eliminate
underutilized vehicles, ac-
quire and locate vehicles to
match local fuel infrastruc-
ture).
Yes
Continue to identify underutil-
ized vehicles and right-size fleet
inventory as part of the annual
vehicle allocation methodology
(VAM) process.
EPA's FY 2015 VAM reduction
goal was 4.2 percent of total fleet.
The Agency will achieve an 8.3
percent reduction in fleet size by
September 30, 2013, and will con-
tinue to assess its fleet to see if
further reductions are feasible.
Reduce miles traveled (e.g.,
share vehicles, improve rout-
ing with telematics, eliminate
trips, improve scheduling, use
shuttles, etc.).
Yes
EPA will continue to encourage
trip consolidation policies, util-
ize teleconferencing to eliminate
vehicle use, and encourage
shuttle bus use.
Through June 2014: (1) Highlight
the importance and impact of trip
consolidation in fleet communica-
tions. (2) Increase Agencywide
video-conferencing use. (3) Contin-
ue shuttle bus service in National
Capitol Region and encourage oth-
er EPA facilities to do the same.
Acquire only highly fuel-effi-
cient, low greenhouse gas-
emitting vehicles and alternat-
ive fuel vehicles (AFVs).
Yes
EPA will continue to monitor
and approve all new acquisitions
at the Headquarters level to en-
sure compliance.
Achieve 75 percent EPAct require-
ment for FY 2013 acquisitions by
September 30, 2013.
Increase utilization of altern-
ative fuel in dual-fuel
vehicles.
Yes
EPA plans to increase use of
plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
(PHEVs). The Agency will con-
tinue to communicate and set
targets for alternative fuel use
and share strategies with field
operations.
(1) Increase fleet electricity con-
sumption by 100 percent compared
toFY2012. (2) Achieve 80 percent
electricity utilization in PHEVs. (3)
Hold annual workshop and
quarterly data calls to communicate
alternative fuel information.
Use a Fleet Management In-
formation System to track
fuel consumption throughout
the year for agency-owned,
GSA-leased, and commer-
cially-leased vehicles.
Yes
EPA will maintain and enhance
its fleet database, the Automot-
ive Statistical Tool (AST), to
include monitoring of fuel con-
sumption, PHEVs, etc.
Develop new reporting mechanism
for PHEVs for monitoring pur-
poses, begin checking fuel con-
sumption within AST each quarter,
and report out to relevant stakehold-
ers by June 2014.
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(A) Will the agency imple-
ment the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Increase GSA leased vehicles
and decrease agency-owned
fleet vehicles, when cost ef-
fective.
No
EPA reviewed its Agency-
owned fleet and determined that
nearly all of these vehicles were
highly specialized and could not
be replaced with GSA-leased
vehicles without affecting mis-
sion requirements.
NA
Goal 4: Water Use Efficiency & Management
Agency Progress toward Potable Water Intensity Reduction Goal
E.O. 13514 requires agencies to reduce potable water intensity by 2 percent annually through FY 2020 compared
to an FY 2007 baseline. A 16 percent reduction is required by FY 2015 and a 26 percent reduction is required by
FY 2020. The red bar represents the agency's FY 2007 baseline. The green bars represent the FY 2015 and FY
2020 target reductions. The blue bars represent annual agency progress on achieving these targets. The percentage
at the top of each bar represents the reduction or increase from the FY 2007 baseline. A negative percentage value
indicates that portable water use intensity has decreased compared to the FY 2007 baseline.
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Table 4: Goal 4 Strategies - Water Use Efficiency & Management
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Purchase and install
water efficient technolo-
gies (e.g., Waterwise,
low-flow water fixtures
and aeration devices).
Yes
EPA has introduced WaterSense label lan-
guage in contracts for all urinal and shower-
head replacements. (WaterSense labeled toilets
and faucets have not been added to contract
language because most facilities use flushomet-
er valve toilets, which are not labeled by Wa-
terSense, and have installed public use faucets
with flow rates already below WaterSense
specifications). Approximately 30 percent of
EPA facilities' urinals, 40 percent of toilets,
and 80 percent of faucets have been re-
placed/retrofitted with water-efficient devices.
EPA intends to retrofit the remainder of appro-
priate toilets, urinals, faucets, and showerheads
when time and budget resources permit.
Implement water-efficient
fixture projects at three fa-
cilities by October 2014.
Develop and deploy op-
erational controls for
leak detection including
a distribution system
audit, leak detection,
and repair programs.
Yes
EPA facility managers and O and M contract-
ors conduct frequent walk-throughs of their
facilities to check for leaks. Meter readings
catch abnormal fluctuations in water usage.
Water assessments conducted once every four
years help ensure there are no major leaks.
(1) Identify/ correct leaks
within one quarter after
they are identified, to align
with water data tracking.
(2) Continue assessing fa-
cilities at least every four
years to identify issues.
Design, install, and
maintain landscape to
reduce water use.
Yes
Only six of EPA's facilities use supplemental
water for irrigation. At those facilities, audits
have been conducted and upgrades have been
made to minimize irrigation water use. EPA
has evaluated xeriscaping designs for all applic-
able facilities but has not found potential pro-
jects to be cost-effective.
By June 2014:(l)Di scon-
tinue irrigation water use
at one facility. (2) Com-
plete one native landscap-
ing pilot project.
Design and deploy wa-
ter closed-loop, capture,
recharge, and/or reclam-
ation systems.
Yes
EPA is working to implement air handler
condensate recovery (AHCR) projects at all
facilities where climateappropriate. As of FY
2012, the Agency had implemented these pro-
Implement AHCR proj ects
at two facilities by June
2014.
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
jects at 70 percent of applicable facilities. EPA
is planning to nearly eliminate single-pass
cooling at all facilities (completed at seven
facilities as of FY 2012). A rainwater recovery
system is in place at one facility, and five facil-
ities are capturing rainwater or reverse osmosis
reject for reuse in other applications. EPA has
already eliminated continuous flow tempering
water in all steam sterilizers.
Install meters to meas-
ure and monitor industri-
al, landscaping, and ag-
ricultural water use.
Yes
EPA plans to install meters on all remaining
ILA uses. As of FY 2012, the Agency had in-
stalled meters for six of eight uses where
metering is practical.
By October 2015: (1) In-
stall metering for one re-
maining ILA water use.
(2) Discontinue ILA water
use at one unmetered end
use.
Goal 5: Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction
Agency Progress toward Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction
E.O. 13514 requires that Federal agencies promote pollution prevention and eliminate waste. The E.O. requires
agencies to minimize the use of toxic and hazardous chemicals and pursue acceptable alternatives. It also requires
agencies minimize waste generation through source reduction, increase diversion of compostable materials, and
by the end of FY 2015 divert at least 50% of non-hazardous and 50% of construction and demolition debris.
Table 5: Goal 5 Strategies - Pollution Prevention & Waste Reduction
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved
in next 12 months
Eliminate, reduce, or
recover refrigerants and
other fugitive emis-
sions.
Yes
EPA will continue to phase out applic-
able ozone-depleting substances (ODSs)
in FY 2013 and require written ODS
management plans for all Environmental
Develop ODS management plans
for half of reporting locations
that do not already have a plan
by June 2014.
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved
in next 12 months
Management System (EMS) sites. Plans
should include phase-out strategies and
inventories for Class I and Class II
ODS. Plans are currently in place for 86
percent of the reporting locations that
still have equipment containing applic-
able ODSs.
Reduce waste genera-
tion through elimina-
tion, source reduction,
and recycling.
Yes
EPA will continue to require reporting
locations to develop and report local
waste diversion and/or recycling targets
and encourage its facilities to pursue
composting programs and provide re-
lated resources and best management
practices.
Divert at least 60 percent of non-
hazardous solid waste Agency-
wide by the end of FY 2014 and
continue to improve baselines for
applicable reporting locations.
Implement integrated
pest management and
improved landscape
management practices
to reduce and eliminate
the use of toxic and
hazardous chemicals/ma-
terials.
Yes
EPA will implement integrated pest
management (IPM), hardscape manage-
ment, and/or landscape management
best practices at applicable locations to
reduce and eliminate the use of toxic
and hazardous chemicals and materials.
(1) Implement IPM and im-
proved landscape and hardscape
management practices through
the Agency's "Existing Buildings
Meet the Guiding Principles"
program. Complete Guiding
Principles certification at one
additional facility by October
2013. (2)Track sites employing
best practices for IPM, landscape
management, and/or hardscape
management practices through
the Agency's Environmental
Stewardship Report.
Establish a tracking and
reporting system for
construction and demoli-
tion debris elimination.
Yes
EPA will continue to track C&D debris
using a new tracking and reporting sys-
tem to better measure C&D debris and
waste, identify opportunities for im-
provement, and reduce the quantity of
recyclable or reusable construction ma-
terials sent to landfills.
(1) Implement the new C&D
debris tracking system by the end
of 2013. (2) Divert at least 75
percent of C&D materials and
debris by FY 2015 for all con-
struction/renovation projects
greater than 20,000 square feet.
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved
in next 12 months
Develop/revise Agency
Chemicals Inventory
Plans and identify and
deploy chemical elimin-
ation, substitution,
and/or management op-
portunities.
Yes
EPA will continue to require facilities
to have green cleaning policy/programs
focused on green cleaning products and
methods used in facilities and promote
responsible chemical management and
leverage the use of the Agencywide
EMS objectives, targets, and metrics to
set chemical management targets. EPA
will also seek ways to minimize the
quantity of toxic and hazardous chemic-
als used in laboratories by incorporating
green chemistry principles and tech-
niques into laboratory methods and
SOPs.
Release updated Agencywide
EMS objectives, targets, and
metrics focused on chemical
management by first quarter of
FY 2014.
Goal 6: Sustainable Acquisition
Agency Progress toward Sustainable Acquisition Goal
E.O. 13514 requires agencies to advance sustainable acquisition and ensure that 95 percent of applicable new
contract actions meet federal mandates for acquiring products that are energy efficient, water efficient, biobased,
environmentally preferable, non-ozone depleting, recycled content, or are non-toxic or less toxic alternatives,
where these products meet performance requirements. To monitor performance, agencies perform quarterly reviews
of at least 5 percent of applicable new contract actions to determine if sustainable acquisition requirements are
included.
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2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
FY 2012
1st Quarter
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Federal Procurement Data System Standard Reports on Biopreferred Procurement Actions
The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) is used by federal agencies to record and manage contract actions.
On the pie chart below, the blue area represents the total number of contract actions reported by the agency in
FPDS in FY 2012 that are "applicable" to the sustainable procurement requirements. Applicable contract actions
are new domestic contracts, task and delivery orders, excluding weapons systems and those actions that are unlikely
to use biobased products (e.g., research and social development contracts, education and training, social services,
and the lease or rental of equipment). The green area represents the total number of applicable contract actions
that the agency reported in FPDS as containing biobased product requirements.
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Total # FPDS Reported
Applicable Contract Actions
¦ Total # FPDS Reported Contract
Actions that include
Biopreferred Requirements
0.20% = 5
100% = 2,520
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Table 6: Goal 6 Strategies - Sustainable Acquisition
(A) Will the agency im-
plement the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved
in next 12 months
Update and deploy
agency procurement
policies and programs to
ensure that federally-
mandated designated sus-
tainable products are in-
cluded in all relevant pro-
curements and services.
Yes
EPA plans to update its GPP and sev-
eral related policies pursuant to the
Policy Reformation and Restoration
Project. EPA will also launch a survey
regarding the Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Program for all
federal agencies.
In FY 2014, address sustainable
acquisition policy revisions and
updates via a Balanced Scorecard
(BSC) Initiative and identify
milestones to be monitored, dis-
cussed, and adjusted on a
quarterly basis.
Deploy corrective actions
to address identified barri-
ers to increasing sustain-
able procurements with
special emphasis on
biobased purchasing.
Yes
EPA will work to improve data accur-
acy (including data for biobased
products and services) during the ac-
quisition planning phase and training.
In FY 2014: (1) Reassess the
biobased purchasing baseline. (2)
Implement methodologies to en-
sure accuracy of data reported
into FPDS-NG. (3) Continue
training acquisition staff. (4)
Work with program offices that
write the requirements for con-
struction, landscaping, janitorial
and other applicable services. (5)
Review the Annual Acquisition
Forecast to identify requirements
with the potential to use sustain-
able products and services.
Include biobased and oth-
er FAR sustainability
clauses in all applicable
construction and other
relevant service contracts.
Yes
As part of EPA's FY 2013 BSC Stra-
tegic Enhancements for Ensuring
Compliance with Sustainability Re-
quirements, the Agency will emphas-
ize outreach and discussion with the
acquisition and facilities management
staff responsible for developing re-
quirements and solicitations for con-
struction, landscaping, janitorial, and
other applicable service contracts.
Use results of the FY 2013 BSC
to create the FY 2014 BSC, in-
cluding specific milestones to be
monitored, discussed, and adjus-
ted on a quarterly basis.
Review and update
agency specifications to
NA
This strategy is not applicable because
in January 2013, USDA advised EPA
N/A
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(A) Will the agency im-
plement the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved
in next 12 months
include and encourage
biobased and other desig-
nated green products to
enable meeting sustain-
able acquisition goals.
that the definition of "specification"
does not apply to statement of
work/statement of objectives lan-
guage. Also, OMB did not require
EPA to discuss "performance review
of 25 percent of the applicable formal
specifications" in OMB's 2012 mid-
year Sustainability/Energy Scorecard.
Further, OMB did not require EPA to
discuss "agency specification re-
views" in its addendum to the
Agency's 2012 SSPP
Use Federal Strategic
Sourcing Initiatives, such
as Blanket Purchase
Agreements (BPAs) for
office products and ima-
ging equipment, which
include sustainable acquis-
ition requirements.
Yes
EPA will continue to promote
Agency wide use of the Federal Stra-
tegic Sourcing Initiative for office
supplies and domestic delivery service
vehicles. During FY 2014, the stra-
tegic purchasing approach will be ex-
panded to include solution(s) for satis-
fying Agencywide requirements for
all EPEAT-registered products.
Track EPEAT-registered imaging
equipment and televisions in the
first quarter of FY 2014. If the
results reflect less than the 100
percent ENERGY STAR-quali-
fied and FEMP-designated and/or
95 percent EPEAT goal, EPA
will work to achieve the compli-
ance rate for the remainder of FY
2014. This effort will be mon-
itored by conducting reviews in
the second through fourth quar-
ters of FY 2014.
Report on sustainability
compliance in contractor
performance reviews.
Yes
EPA will continue employee training
and update its policy requiring sustain-
ability compliance to be addressed on
contractor performance evaluations.
EPA plans to make a recommendation
In FY 2014, conduct an assess-
ment of the quality of contractor
performance evaluations. Assess
10 percent of applicable contracts
with a goal of 25 percent compli-
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(A) Will the agency im-
plement the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved
in next 12 months
to the Federal Awardee Performance
and Integrity Information System
(FAPIIS) change control board that a
performance category for sustainabil-
ity compliance be added to the Con-
tractor Performance Assessment Rat-
ing System.
ance the first year. Include
strategy in the FY 2014 BSC.
Goal 7: Electronic Stewardship & Data Centers
Agency Progress toward EPEAT, Power Management & End of Life Goals
E.O. 13514 requires agencies to promote electronics stewardship by: ensuring procurement preference for
EPEAT-registered products; implementing policies to enable power management, duplex printing, and other
energy-efficient features; employing environmentally sound practices with respect to the disposition of electronic
products; procuring Energy Star and FEMP designated electronics; and, implementing best management practices
for data center operations.
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EPEAT
POWER
MANAGEMENT
END-OF-LIFE
COMMENTS
o
o
o
EPEAT:
•
95% or more Monitors and PCs/Laptops purchased in FY2012 was EPEAT Compliant
Agency-wide
o
85-94% or more Monitors and PCs/Laptops purchased in FY2012 was EPEAT
Compliant Agency-wide
•
84% or less Monitors and PCs/Laptops purchased in FY2012 was EPEAT Compliant
Agency-wide
Power Management:
•
100% Power Management Enabled Computers, Laptops and Monitors Agency-wide
o
90-99% Power Management Enabled Computers, Laptops and Monitors Agency-
wide
•
89% or less Power Management Enabled Computers, Laptops and Monitors
Agency-wide
End-of-Life:
•
100% of Electronics at end-of-life disposed through GSA Xcess, CFL, Unicor or
Certified Recycler (R2, E-Stewards)
o
100% of Electronics at end-of-life disposed through GSA Xcess, CFL, Unicor and/or
non-Certified Recycler
•
Less than 100% of Electronics at end-of-life disposed through GSA Xcess, CFL,
Unicor or non-Certified Recycler
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Table 7: Goal 7 Strategies - Electronic Stewardship & Data Centers
(A) Will the agency im-
plement the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Identify agency "Core"
and "Non-Core" Data
Centers.
Yes
EPA designated four of the
Agency's data centers as "core" data
centers using the Federal Data Cen-
ter Consolidation Initiative (FDCCI)
Core Data Center Evaluation tool.
Core data centers are the designated
destination for internally hosted en-
terprise applications.
By October 2013, establish a policy
to define enterprise applications
and require that all internally hos-
ted enterprise applications are hos-
ted in EPA core data centers.
Consolidate 40% of
agency Non-Core Data
Centers.
No
EPA designated 25 of 75 non-core
data centers for consolidation and
or closure by Q4 2015, which will
achieve a 33 percent reduction. EPA
will continue closures as scheduled
and report to the FDCCI Task Force.
(1) Achieve 17 non-core data cen-
ter closures by Q1 2014. (2)
Identify four additional non-core
data centers for closure by Q3
2014.
Optimize agency Core
Data Centers across total
cost of ownership met-
rics.
Yes
EPA plans to consolidate enterprise
applications to designated core data
centers to maximize utilization of
shared infrastructure and resources.
(1) By Q1 2014, establish an
Agency wide inventory of enter-
prise applications and schedule for
consolidation and/or migration to
core data centers or Enterprise
Cloud. (2) By Q3 2014, achieve
10:1 virtual operating system-to-
virtualmachine host ratio across all
core data centers.
Ensure that power man-
agement, duplex printing,
and other energy effi-
ciency or environment-
ally preferable options
and features are enabled
on all eligible electronics
and monitor compliance.
Yes
EPA will continue to use the
Agency's PC Configuration and
Management Standard to ensure use
of power management and duplex
printing.
(1) Complete survey of printers by
Q3 2013. (2) Complete any correct-
ive actions for duplex printing en-
abling identified during survey by
Q4 2013.
Update and deploy
policies to use environ-
Yes
EPA will continue to follow GSA
personal property disposition proced-
Ensure that 70 percent of Property
Utilization Officers are employing
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(A) Will the agency im-
plement the following
strategies to achieve this
goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/metrics to
measure strategy success includ-
ing milestones to be achieved in
next 12 months
mentally sound practices
for disposition of all
agency excess or surplus
electronic products, in-
cluding use of certified
eSteward and/orR2 elec-
tronic recyclers, and
monitor compliance.
ures of transfer, donation, sale, and
recycling of electronic equipment,
using only Responsible Recycling
Practices certified recyclers and
Computers for Learning program.
The Agency will deploy an im-
proved personal property tracking
system and updated policy.
the GSA Excess system. [NEED
MILESTONE DATE]
Ensure acquisition of
95% EPEAT registered
and 100% of ENERGY
STAR qualified and
FEMP designated elec-
tronic office products.
Yes
EPA currently tracks and reports the
purchase of ENERGY STARquali-
fied, FEMP-designated, and
EPEAT-registered personal com-
puters, notebook computers, and
monitors. As a result of the recent
expansion of the EPEAT Program
to include imaging equipment and
televisions, EPA must expand the
tracking and reporting to include the
agency's progress toward the 95
percent EPEAT acquisition goal in-
clusive of imaging equipment and
televisions.
By Q1 FY 2014, track and report
EPEAT-registered imaging equip-
ment and televisions. If the results
of product and contract compliance
reviews reflect less than the 100
percent ENERGY STARqualified
and FEMP-designated and/or 95
percent EPEAT goal, EPA will
work to reach or exceed the compli-
ance rate for these two commodit-
ies by at least 10 percent for the
remainder of FY 2014. This effort
will be monitored using the Federal
Electronics Challenge (FEC) report-
ing and conducting reviews in
Q2-Q4 FY 2014.
Goal 8: Renewable Energy
Agency Renewable Energy Percentage of Total Electricity Usage
E.O. 13514 requires that agencies increase use of renewable energy. Further, EPACT 2005 requires agencies to
increase renewable energy use such that 7.5 percent of the agency's total electricity consumption is generated by
renewable energy sources for FY 2013 and beyond. For FY 2012, the required target was 5 percent of an agency's
total electricity consumption.
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Renewable Energy (MWh)
Total Non-RE (MWh)
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Table 8: Goal 8 Strategies - Renewable Energy
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Purchase renewable en-
ergy directly or through
Renewable Energy
Credits (RECs).
Yes
In September 2006, EPA became the first fed-
eral agency to cover 100 percent of its estim-
ated annual electricity use with green power.
EPA will continue to procure RECs to lead by
example, reduce its reported Scope 1 and 2
GHG emissions, and encourage green power
market growth. EPA is currently procuring
green power for FY 2014 via the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency (DLA).
Complete the Agency's
FY 2014 green power
purchase by December
2013.
Install onsite renewable
energy on federal sites.
Yes
EPA continues to pursue onsite renewable en-
ergy projects where cost-effective, and imple-
ments demonstration projects where possible.
Current projects include a solar hot water
heating system in RTP, North Carolina. EPA
is considering a renewable power ESPC con-
tracting vehicle at the Edison, New Jersey,
laboratory, which would support a 1- megawatt
photovoltaic (PV) installation at that location.
By December 2013, an-
swer interconnection
agreement, title, and
OMB issues, and either
award contract or termin-
ate procurement for the
Edison PV installation.
Lease land for renew-
able energy infrastruc-
ture.
Yes
EPA currently licenses roof space on its child
care facility in RTP, North Carolina, to Duke
Energy for a 109-kilowattPV installation. This
installation was part of a state Public Utility
Commissionapproved program in North Caro-
lina. EPA will continue to participate where
possible in similar programs.
Maintain existing leases
for renewable energy in-
stallations through June
2014.
Develop biomass capa-
city for energy genera-
tion.
No
While EPA will always consider biomass where
feasible, this is not one of the Agency's top five
strategies in this area.
N/A
Utilize performance
contracting methodolo-
gies for implementing
ECMs and increasing
renewable energy.
Yes
EPA has initiated work on a UESC to provide
gas service to its Manchester, Washington,
laboratory. The laboratory currently relies on
fuel oil for its boilers; switching to natural gas
By June 2014, complete
a preliminary feasibility
study and initial discus-
sions with UESC contract-
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B) Top 5?
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
should pay back the Agency's investment in
less than six years and reduce GHG emissions
from that facility by more than 35 percent. This
project scope does not yet include a renewable
energy component.
or for a project in
Manchester, Washington.
Work with other agen-
cies to create volume
discount incentives for
increased renewable
energy purchases.
Yes
EPA has worked with DLA since 2006 to pro-
cure green power and RECs. DLA now pro-
cures large volumes of RECs under multi-
agency REC procurements. EPA's requirements
are now just a small portion of this procure-
ment, which allows EPA to benefit from the
large volume purchases.
Maintain existing procure-
ment
Goal 9: Climate Change Resilience
Agency Climate Change Resilience
E.O. 13514 requires each agency to evaluate agency climate change risks and vulnerabilities to identify and manage
the effects of climate change on the agency's operations and mission in both the short and long term.
Table 9: Goal 9 Strategies - Climate Change Resilience
(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B)
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Ensure climate change
adaptation is integrated
into both agency-wide
and regional planning
efforts, in coordination
with other Federal
agencies as well as
state and local partners,
Yes
EPA's Policy Statement on Climate-Change
Adaptation directs the National Environmental
Program and Support Offices and 10 Regional
Offices to develop programmatic Implement-
ation Plans detailing how to integrate climate
adaptation into their planning and work, and
help address the cross-EPA priorities identi-
fied in the Agencywide Plan. These offices
Complete and submit all
draft National Environment-
al Program Office and Re-
gional Office Implementa-
tion Plans to CEQ (as an
amendment to this SSPP)
by the end of June 2013.
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
CB)
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
Tribal governments,
and private stakehold-
ers.
will have flexibility to develop their Imple-
mentation Plans in a manner consistent with
their own circumstances and objectives.
Update agency emer-
gency response proced-
ures and protocols to
account for projected
climate change, includ-
ing extreme weather
events.
Yes
EPA is building resistance to climate change
by integrating considerations of climate
change impacts and adaptive measures into
major grant, loan, contract, and technical as-
sistance programs to further EPA's mission,
consistent with existing authorities. The
Agency issued guidance in October 2011 to
all EPA program and regional offices for in-
corporating climate change adaptation criteria
into announcements of competitive funding
opportunities for assistance agreements. The
guidance helps ensure that projects for which
outcomes are sensitive to changes in climate
prove effective even as the climate changes.
By 2015, build resistance
to climate change by integ-
rating considerations of
climate change impacts and
adaptive measures into five
major grant, loan, contract,
and technical assistance
programs to further EPA's
mission, consistent with
existing authorities (prefer-
ence for one related to air
quality, water quality,
cleanup programs, and sci-
entific research).
Ensure workforce proto-
cols and policies reflect
projected human health
and safety impacts of
climate change.
No
The new climate adaptation Implementation
Plan for EPA's OARM, included with this
SSPP, states, "Because a portion of EPA em-
ployees and contractors are engaged in field
work, they may be vulnerable to extreme
temperatures or other weather events. Emer-
gency management mission support must in-
clude procuring the proper personal protective
equipment to be prepared for such types of
working conditions while conducting
sampling, remediation, and other outdoor/field
activities."
N/A
Update agency external
programs and policies
(including grants,
loans, technical assist-
ance, etc.) to incentiv-
No
The Implementation Plan for EPA's Office of
Administration and Resources Management
(OARM) acknowledges that "Following
severe weather and other events, EPA re-
sponse personnel may need to be redirected
N/A
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B)
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
ize planning for, and
addressing the impacts
of, climate change.
to assist emergency management personnel,
assess environmental damage, and test sites
for air quality, water quality, and other envir-
onmental health concerns." The plan is in-
cluded in this SSPP submission.
Ensure agency prin-
cipals demonstrate
commitment to adapta-
tion efforts through in-
ternal communications
and policies.
No
EPA issued a Policy Statement on Climate
Change Adaptation in June 2011. It recognizes
that climate change can pose significant chal-
lenges to EPA's ability to fulfill its mission.
It calls for the Agency to anticipate and plan
for future changes in climate and incorporate
considerations of climate change into its
activities. It also calls for EPA's Climate
Change Adaptation Plan to integrate climate
adaptation into the Agency's programs,
policies, rules and operations. It directs every
program and regional office to develop an
Implementation Plan that articulates how it
will meet the priorities called for in the
Agency wide plan.
N/A
Identify vulnerable
communities that are
served by agency mis-
sion and are potentially
impacted by climate
change and identify
measures to address
those vulnerabilities
where possible.
Yes
Certain parts of the population, such as chil-
dren, the elderly, the poor, tribes, and indigen-
ous people can be especially vulnerable to the
impacts of climate change. EPA's efforts to
anticipate and adapt to the effects of climate
change on its core mission, therefore, will in-
clude helping the most vulnerable people and
places reduce their exposure to climate change
and improving their capacity to predict, pre-
pare for and avoid adverse impacts. EPA's
regional and program office Implementation
Plans account for the regional variability in
how climate change will impact communities
already overburdened by environmental pollu-
tion or other stressors.
The EPA Policy Statement
on Climate Change Adapta-
tion directs the develop-
ment of programmatic Im-
plementation Plans
(amendments to this SSPP)
that describe how each
program or regional office
will identify communities
vulnerable to climate
change. Vulnerability as-
sessments and priority ac-
tions for climate adaptation
contained in the Plans con-
sider how program and re-
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B)
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
gional offices can help
these communities reduce
their exposure to climate
change and improve their
capacity to predict, prepare
for, and avoid its adverse
impacts.
Ensure that agency cli-
mate adaptation and re-
silience policies and
programs reflect best
available current cli-
mate change science,
updated as necessary
Yes
EPA's Climate Change Adaptation Plan expli-
citly acknowledges that implementing effect-
ive strategies to adapt to the changing climate
requires that decisions be grounded in the best
available science on climate change risks,
impacts, vulnerabilities, and adaptive manage-
ment practices. EPA will advance a rigorous
basic and applied science program that will
inform, enable and deliver innovative and
sustainable solutions to environmental prob-
lems in a changing climate. EPA's Office of
Research and Development (ORD) has the
primary responsibility of coordinating with
the program and regional offices to identify
the priority science needs of the Agency and
its partners.
In order to identify the
most pressing scientific
needs for improved adapta-
tion decision making, prior-
ity research needs related
to climate change adapta-
tion will be identified in
FY 2013 and FY 2014 and
periodically update for the
entire Agency through a
coordinated approach. This
approach is designed to
produce research results
that benefit end-users in
multiple areas of EPA.
Design and construct
new or modify/manage
existing agency facilit-
ies and/or infrastructure
to account for the poten-
tial impacts of projec-
ted climate change.
Yes
EPA will make adaptation part of high-per-
formance sustainable buildings. EPA will in-
corporate adaptation into GreenCheck, the
Agency's process for evaluating new construc-
tion and renovation projects for various envir-
onmental initiatives and high-performance
sustainable building characteristics.
GreenCheck will consider measures to ensure
building additions, construction, and other ef-
forts take adaptation to severe weather and
other climate change-related effects into ac-
Evaluate progress annually
as part of the SSPP, OMB
Scorecard, and federal
agency environmental
compliance process. Gather
and review lessons learned
over time as the Agency
responds to severe weather
events, addresses changing
priorities, and mainstreams
climate adaptation planning
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(A) Will the agency
implement the follow-
ing strategies to
achieve this goal?
(B)
Yes/No/NA
(C) Strategy Narrative
(D) Specific targets/met-
rics to measure strategy
success including mile-
stones to be achieved in
next 12 months
count when projects are undertaken. EPA will
use lessons learned to continually improve
climate change adaptation and mitigation
planning.
into personnel, facilities,
and operations processes.
Incorporate climate
preparedness and resili-
ence into planning and
implementation
guidelines for agency-
implemented projects.
No
The FY 2011-2015 EPA Strategic Plan out-
lines the Agency's long-term goals, objectives,
and strategic measures, which are the measur-
able human health and environmental results
the Agency is working to achieve. The EPA
Strategic Plan contains three strategic meas-
ures intended to promote the integration of
climate adaptation planning into the Agency's
activities. The three strategic measures are
focused on core Agency activities that influ-
ence its ability to fulfill its mission: (1) rule-
making processes; (2) the distribution of fin-
ancial resources and technical assistance; and
(3) the development of science models and
decision-support tools.
N/A
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