Wisconsin Pollution Prevention Activities Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable 2003 Winter Meeting Tom Coogan Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program
Wisconsin’s P2 Partners Department of Natural Resources Cooperative Environmental Assistance Bureau University of Wisconsin-Extension’s Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center Department of Commerce’s Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s P2 Program
Wisconsin Business Environmental Assistance Program (WBEAP) Conducted planning exercise to develop a State pollution prevention strategy. Surveyed 35 pollution prevention stakeholders Outcome - A revitalization of the collaborative relationship between the state agencies that provide P2 assistance & education
WBEAP Focus efforts on smaller companies that lack the resources to address environmental problems Continue to provide training through seminars and workshops Provide additional recognition for companies that are good environmental performers Help companies to forcast risk related to PBTs & Haps using an EMS approach
WBEAP Mission: Help Wisconsin Businesses to improve their environmental performance by promoting good environmental management practices in business and agriculture. Program Services: Compliance Assistance Environmental Performance Evaluation Technology Transfer and Information EMS Implementation
Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program WI Hazardous Air Pollutant Rule Revision –430 Chemicals Chemicals – June 2003 Workshops Air Permit Compliance Calendar Sweat Furnace/Secondary Alum. MACT Outreach Contacts - Tom Coogan –Renee Lesjak Bashel
Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center Lake Michigan Air Shed Open Burning/Burn Barrel Initiative – –David Liebl “Buy Clean” School Program –Steve Brachman Small POTW-PBT Education Project –Jack Annis
Cooperative Environmental Assistance Bureau Voluntary Mercury Reduction Programs –Community Mercury Reduction Program –Dairy Manometer Project –Auto Switch Recovery Program Permit Primer –Web based system that melds compliance, P2 and best practices into an education, reference and self help tool. Contact - Mark McDermid 608/
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Integrated Pest Management –Visiting schools throughout the state –Contact - Pat Kandziora Environmental Partners –Agrichemical dealership P2 recognition program –Al MacKenzie