Ten State Demonstration Projects--Report and Tools You Can Use |
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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: Tools for Small Business Owners/OperatorsIndustry 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/ppi/printer/printer.html. 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. It is easy to use and available online at: http://mainegov-images.informe.org/dep/eleader/elmfg.pdf. 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.
Last Updated:
October 26, 2007 |
