EPA’s Performance Track and Its Practical Application

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerome Barthelemy
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Environmental Leadership ◽  
Energy Facility ◽  
Presentation Time ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Environmental Agencies

Performance Track is a voluntary environmental partnership between the government and participating U.S. facilities of all types and sizes. The Environmental Protection Agency governs and operates the Performance Track program in conjunction with the state environmental agencies. The goal of Performance Track is to provide environmental leadership and pollution reduction at its source. This presentation will provide insight on how Montenay Bay operates according to its Performance Track commitments. Montenay Bay is a waste-to-energy facility in Panama City, Florida. The presentation will describe how Montenay Bay qualified for the Performance Track program, and how it positively influences their normal operating decision making processes. A representative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be available for the remainder of the presentation time to answer any questions conference members might have concerning the EPA Performance Track program.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region V Unannounced Drill Program

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-58
Author(s):  
Sheila M. Calovich ◽  
Ann E. Whelan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Pollution Prevention ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Environmental Programs ◽  
Response Plan ◽  
The Government ◽  
The U.S

ABSTRACT Rather than conduct site inspections at oil facilities where response times and response activities are not tested, government-initiated unannounced exercises allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate these important activities. The facility response plan (FRP) is tested, industry interfaces with the government, and more effective environmental programs are the result. EPA Region V initiated, developed, and conducted government-initiated unannounced exercises during Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 and 2000. The goal was to heighten the awareness of pollution prevention in the oil industry.

The Life Cycles of the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
James K. Conant ◽  
Peter J. Balint
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Control Laws ◽  
The Future ◽  
Environmental Agencies ◽  
Policy Problems

In 1970, due to increasing public concern about the environment, a dramatic series of bipartisan actions were taken to expand the national government's efforts to control pollutants. In that year, the Congress and President Nixon established two key federal agencies to address the nation's growing environmental problems: the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But despite this initial recognition of the pressing problems presented by environmental degradation, support for related policymaking and administration waxed and waned over the next thirty-five years, as other domestic and foreign policy problems rose to the top of the public and legislative agendas. What does the future hold for environmental policy in the United States, given the highly polarized politics surrounding the issue today? In this book, James K. Conant and Peter J. Balint examine what happened to the CEQ and EPA between 1970 and 2010 by using changes in leadership and budgetary resources as key indicators of the agencies' vitality and capacity for implementing pollution control laws. They also examine correlations between the agencies' fortunes and various social, political, and economic variables. The authors conclude with several scenarios about what the future holds for these important environmental agencies.

scholarly journals The Radioactive Dirt: An Analysis of the Role Information has Played Throughout Hanford’s History

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Spencer Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Government Agency ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Hanford Site ◽  
News Reports ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

This paper will explore how information played an important role in the history of the Hanford site. Looking closely at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), and other government agency publications and documents will bring more insight into the effects on the environment and how the government has handled the situation throughout its operations. This paper will also add non-governmental perspectives on the issues presenting news reports and evidence that call attention to the problems.

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Technology Transfer Activities of the United States Environmental Protection Agency

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 685-698
Author(s):  
J. J. Convery ◽  
J. F. Kreissl ◽  
A. D. Venosa ◽  
J. H. Bender ◽  
D. J. Lussier
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Transfer Programs

Technology transfer is an important activity within the ll.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Specific technology transfer programs such as the activities of the Center for Environmental Research Information, the Innovative and Alternative Technology Program, as well as the Small Community Outreach Program are used to encourage the utilization of cost-effective municipal pollution control technology. Case studies of three technologies including a plant operations diagnostic/remediation methodology, alternative sewer technologies and ultraviolet disinfection are presented. These case studies are presented retrospectively in the context of a generalized concept of how technology flows from science to utilization which was developed in a study by Allen (1977). Additional insights from this study are presented on the information gathering characteristics of engineers and scientists which may be useful in designing technology transfer programs. The recognition of the need for a technology or a deficiency in current practice are important stimuli other than technology transfer for accelerating the utilization of new technology.

The Hornsby Bend Hyacinth Facility in Austin, Texas

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray Dinges ◽  
Jim Doersam
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Plant Material ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Fish Production ◽  
Protection Agency ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
The City

The Hornsby Bend Hyacinth Facility, the first such system built under the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency “Construction Grants Program”, represents the culmination of over a decade of experience at the City of Austin with hyacinth treatment. The facility consists of three culture basins 265 m in length with an area of 1.6 ha. To permit year-round hyacinth culture, basins are covered with a 2.06 ha unitary greenhouse structure. Fenced exclusion areas at intervals along sides of basins serve as natural aerators and enhance fish production. The system, operated in an aerobic mode, was designed to daily treat about three million liters of sludge lagoon supernatant. Exclusion of large vertebrate predators and stocking of basins with selected animal species will provide a unique ecosystem. Basins were planted with hyacinth in late October, 1985 and discharge commenced on February 3, 1986. Functional characteristics and ecological considerations of the facility are discussed and operational performance data are presented. Maintenance harvesting of hyacinth and disposition of plant material are described. Application of greenhoused hyacinth treatment systems are addressed.

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