1. PROFILE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
July 31, 2002
Jonathan Binder, Attorney
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
U.S. EPA

2. Compliance Assistance Tools & Policies
Sector Notebooks
National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse
Compliance Assistance Plan
Compliance Assistance Centers
Audit Protocols
Environmental Management, Auditing and P2 Tool (EMAPPT)
Audit Policy

3. The Sector Approach - Information Is:
Comprehensive
Multi-statute
Multi-pathway
Focused on a defined subset of the regulated community

4. EPA's Sector Notebooks Single, comprehensive sector-specific volumes
Well-researched summary information
Comprehensive details on the environmental responsibilities of daily facility
Also known as Sector Profiles

5. Profile of Local Government Operations
Ensures that local governments are aware of their environmental responsibilities
Tells local governments where to find additional information about how to build their technical, administrative, and financial capacity
Explains processes local governments can use to achieve and maintain environmental compliance as efficiently as possible

6. Organized by Government Operation
Divides government services into 8 different operations
Property management
Vehicle equipment and management
Pesticides/Vector management
Solid waste
Water supply
Water resource management
Public Safety
Solid waste management
Organized by Government Operation

7. Comprehensive
Discusses all the environmental requirements a local government may be required to satisfy during the performance of that operation
Includes discussions of pollution prevention and opportunities for pollution reduction
Information supplied by the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable

8. Additional Features Include
Discussion of responsibilities of local governments as environmental regulators
Summaries of environmental statutes and regulations

9. Additional Features: Enforcement Actions
Self disclosure led to the following:
City of Quincy, Florida
PCB Spill
Self-disclosure (10/21/98) & case closed (1/12/00)
Resolution: $2,750 (50% reduction)
City of Lincoln, Nebraska
Freon Violation at a landfill
Self-disclosure (6/25/01) & case closed (7/18/01)
Resolution: Administrative Order without penalty
Primeco Personal Communications w/Dallas, Houston & San Antonio
Internal audit found 4 EPCRA violations for lead & sulfuric acid
Self disclosure (11/11/98) & case closed (2/4/99)
Resolution: $2,612 (83% reduction)

10. To Get Copies of the Profile
Call EPA's National Center for Environmental Publications at , or
EPA's National Center for Environmental Publications at
Ask for document EPA 310-R

11. To Access the Profile on the Internet
Go to
Scroll down to "Government Series"
Click on "Profile of Local Government Operations"

12. Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN)
First-stop shopping for:
Environmental management, planning, funding, and regulatory information
Interact with environmental staff online to answer your questions
Quarterly environmental newsletter
Notice of environmental conferences and events
or to-lgean

13. Other Local Government Resources
On-line information
Centers
Peer Center
Clearinghouse
Florida Pollution Prevention Roundtable
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
Audit Protocols

14. Other Compliance Assistance Centers
“Other” on-line centers
Agriculture & Automotive
Chemical & Printing/Wiring Board
Paints/Coatings & Transportation
Federal agencies & Manufacturing
2 “other” on-line centers under development
U.S. – Mexico border issues
Construction

15. Public Entities EMS Resource Center
On-line source of information to promote the adoption of environmental management systems by local governments
6 local resource centers are promoting EMS competence and encouraging information sharing
TREEO Center
Information and training

16. Audit Protocols
EPA has 13 media-specific compliance audit protocols to help regulated entities assess their environmental performance
Define regulatory terms
Provide overview of federal laws affecting a particular environmental management area
Offer checklists
Call or

17. The National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse
Comprehensive on-line source of information, tools & resources
Users can add and share information and material
Designed for EPA, States, Tribes, and third-party providers

18. Local Government Contact