Wisconsin Pollution Prevention Activities Great Lakes Regional Pollution

Wisconsin Pollution Prevention Activities Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable 2003 Winter Meeting Tom Coogan Small Business Clean Air Assistance Program tcoogan@commerce. state. wi. us 608 -267 -9214

Wisconsin’s P 2 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 P 2 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 P 2 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. c 2 p 2 online. 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, P 2 and best practices into an education, reference and self help tool. • Contact - Mark Mc. Dermid 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 P 2 recognition program – Al Mac. Kenzie 608 -224 -4517

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