Transcript Wisconsin Pollution Prevention Activities

Wisconsin Pollution Prevention
Activities
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention
Roundtable
2003 Winter Meeting
Tom Coogan
Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program
[email protected]
608-267-9214
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 ---------------- 580 Chemicals
– June 2003 Workshops
• Air Permit Compliance Calendar
• Sweat Furnace/Secondary Alum. MACT
Outreach
• Contacts - Tom Coogan 608-267-9214
– Renee Lesjak Bashel 608-264-6153
Solid and Hazardous Waste
Education Center
• Lake Michigan Air Shed Open
Burning/Burn Barrel Initiative
– www.c2p2online.com
– David Liebl 608-265-2360
• “Buy Clean” School Program
– Steve Brachman 414-227-3160
• Small POTW-PBT Education Project
– Jack Annis 715-346-2793
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 608/267-3125
Department of Agriculture, Trade
and Consumer Protection
• Integrated Pest Management
– Visiting schools throughout the state
– Contact - Pat Kandziora 608-224-4547
• Environmental Partners
– Agrichemical dealership P2 recognition
program
– Al MacKenzie 608-224-4517
http://wip2.uwex.edu