Report on Ten State Demonstration Projects (1999-2001)

Good News--Tools You Can Use!

Now you can directly access multimedia compliance guides, pollution prevention checklists, and a comprehensive book of small business assistance resources developed by your small business assistance colleagues as part of ten demonstration projects funded under a Small Business Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program with the EPA’s Office of Small Business Ombudsman.  Even better, you can readily adapt these materials for use with your state regulations and resources. 

The projects, which began in October 1999, were designed to improve state environmental assistance to small businesses with an emphasis on measuring results and benefits.  The Cooperative Agreement Grant awards, for up to a two-year period, ranged from $60,000 to $100,000.  While small, the grants were significant compared to budgets, and enabled the staff to launch important demonstration projects.  To review the report, click on the above link. 

Tools developed from these projects are described and linked below. 

Tools for Small Business Assistance Providers

Outreach and Partners:
Use this resource book of small business assistance providers in Wyoming to get ideas for potential partners in your state.  View the Small Business Guide at: http://deq.state.wy.us/out/guide.asp.  After viewing the guide, you can browse the department site at: http://deq.state.wy.us.  Contact Dan Clark at:   dclark@state.wy.us, 307/777-7388

Tools for Small Business Owners/Operators

Industry Sector:

Dry Cleaners – This Compliance Calendar from the New Jersey Clean Air Small Business Ombudsman is available in English (www.nj.gov/dep/opppc/small/dry06eng.pdf) and Korean (www.nj.gov/dep/opppc/small/dry06kor.pdf).  Contact Ky Asral at:  ky.asral.@dep.state.nj.us, 609/292-0112.  You can visit the Ombudsman’s home page at: www.nj.gov/dep/opppc/small/sbo.html.

Fiberglass Fabricators – This multimedia guide is downloadable in sections (how to determine potential to emit, water regulations, air regulations, etc.).  Contains compliance information for federal regulations as well as for those pertaining to the state of MN.  View the guide at:   www.pca.state.mn.us/air/pubs/index.html#fiberglass.  Or, you may visit their web site at:  www.pca.state.mn.us.  They also have a new small business environmental assistance program web site at:  www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/sbap_p.html.  Contact Phyllis Strong at:  phyllis.strong@pca.state.mn.us, 651/282-5847.

Printers – A multimedia pollution prevention checklist from New Jersey is available at: www.nj.gov/dep/opppc/small/pcl.pdf.  Contact Ky Asral at:  ky.asral@dep.state.nj.us, 877/753-1151.

The Pollution Prevention Institute in Kansas has created a comprehensive workbook called, “Kansas Compliance Assistance for Printers”.  It is available through the Kansas Small Business Ombudsman’s office.  View it on line at: www.sbeap.org/printer/welcome.php.  Contact Sherry Davis at:  sbd@ksu.edu, 785/532-4998.   

Motor Vehicle Repair Facilities – Maine developed “The Model Facility Guide for Motor Vehicle Repair Facilities.”  This multimedia guide was designed to answer questions and ease compliance.  The guide has been updated to Environmental Fact Sheet For: Automotive Repair Businesses and is available on line at:  www.maine.gov/dep/innovation/p2/auto.htm.  You may visit Maine’s general web site at: www.maine.gov/dep/index.shtml.  Contact Julie M. Churchill at:  julie.m.churchill@maine.gov,  207/287-7881.

Gasoline transfer and dispensing facilities – New York’s SBAP developed Vapor Recovery manuals and a video on vapor recovery.  Resources for Stage I vapor recovery may be found at: www.nysefc.org/home/index.asp?page=147 and for Stage II at: www.nysefc.org/home/index.asp?page=148.  Contact James Coyle at:  coyle@nysefc.org, 518/402-7462.   

Tools for Teachers

Along with its vapor recovery manuals, New York’s SBAP developed an educational module for grades 5-8.  The module educates students about air quality issues related to gasoline filling stations and helps them recognize compliant stations when they see them.  The module consists of an 11-part lesson plan, information for a gasoline fueling station field trip, in-class activity sheets for teachers, and review sheets suitable group discussion or an individual quiz.  The program is suitable for a science, health, or business class.  A CD containing the educational module is also available.  Contact James Coyle at:  coyle@nysefc.org, 518/402-7462.