Compliance Assistance One State’s Perspective
N. C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
Watch Words Consistent Accurate Predictable Timely
Observations No EPA wide mandate or policy for compliance assistance Fragmented programs Limited funding Enforcement focus
Opportunities Embrace compliance assistance as key component of environmental management Make core function of media programs Have an agency wide plan Look at the whole continuum Develop and support state programs Partner with other agencies
State Compliance Assistance Efforts Often over looked Need to build more capacity in existing programs Currently little funds or mandates Many customers
Remember: It is about pollution not regulations
N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance Web site: www.p2pays.org Gary Hunt 919-715-6508 gary.hunt@ncmail.net