Roundtable Conference Call
May 29, 2004
Attending were:
Eli Martinez – EPA
Audrey Miller - ADEQ
Allen Gilliam – ADEQ
Chris Campbell – University of New Mexico,
WERC
Erin Murphy - NMED
Michelle Vattano - NMED
Pierre Lichaa TCEQ
Grace Hsieh – TCEQ
Thomas Vinson-Peng – UT Network for Zero
Waste
Upcoming events:
May 3-5
Texas Environmental Trade Fair and
Sustainability Conference
Austin, Texas
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/etf/etf.html
May 11, 2004
Border workshop
Laredo, Texas
http://www.borderp2.org/results/May112004.cfm?
May 18
Green Zia P2 Training
Santa Teresa, New Mexico
September 8-12
WERC Border Environmental Conference
El Paso, Texas
Agreements:
- The states would look at the measurement
tool located at:
http://www.zerowastenetwork.org/measure/input/login.cfm
The username is Test
The password is Test
- The QA/QC protocol would be out in time for review before the next conference call. Eli and Chris discussed the QA/QC protocols they submitted for last years grant. Since they were approved this time Eli said Chris could use them again.
Minutes
(taken by Thomas Vinson-Peng )
Each state briefed
the roundtable on the projects underway, and when applicable, what they got
from the Baltimore Roundtable.
Chris Campbell – WERC
Held Dental P2
Workshops in Las Cruces, 65 dental assistance and dentists with OSHA sponsored
by EPA.
Held a steering
committee for Border Environmental Conferences. www.WERC.net/international
please put in your call for abstracts.
Put in for Border
2012 grant, but no word. Pierre hasn’t
heard either.
What Chris got
from the conference: Pleased to see the compliance assistance
people there. Chris was also glad to
have energy issues.
Michelle Vattano and Erin Gallup - NMED
Michelle introduced
a new P2 staffer (applause!). Erin
Gallup joined the P2 program. She
brings a wealth of knowledge from her background in water and outreach.
New Mexico just
finished Green Zia examiners training.
Getting examiners ready for evaluating programmers. Clinton Twilley of LDEQ is an examiner. Another doctoral candidate from University
of Massachusetts attended at the recommendation of Bob Pojasek, and may do his dissertation
on Green Zia.
Applications for
Green Ziaare coming in. A school and
the City of Gallup New Mexico is applying.
These are new types of applicants for the program.
P2 office in
partnership with WERC is doing P2 training in Santa Teresa. Thomas Vinson-Peng of the Zero Waste Network
will be participating.
They are also working
on a community based guidance program for tribes that they will be happy to
share with other states who are dealing with these issues.
Texas – Pierre Licha and Grace Hsieh
Events:
Trade Fair May 3-5,
2004
Have an agreement
with UT Brownsville to train along the border.
Includes P2 and EMS.
First certified
facility for EMS could be soon.
Or the English
version www.borderp2.org
Partnership with
national partners on e-waste.
Integrating
sustainable practices into trade fair.
Renewable energy, sustainable coffee, and
ROHS and WEE
standards.
Arkansas DEQ Audrey Miller and Allen Gilliam
Audrey brought us up to date on the P2 Program
They have ired a
consultant to help ADEQ with their EMS.
Management briefing on May 11, and then core training. Their P2 steering committee is looking for
green supplies in their state contracts.
And will propose hybrid electric vehicles and getting a stakeholder
group to include Ar Env. Federation.
For next year H2E
workshops.
They have applied to
be a champion.
From the
Baltimore: Enjoyed meeting P2
coordinators and got their viewpoints, frustrations etc…
Allen discussed
P2 in the pretreatment programs:
Will be pushing
environmentally friendly dentist offices through pretreatment programs. Need to focus on reduction of mercury. Using
pretreatment coordinators as emissaries.
Sending success
stories to the Zero Waste Centers. Sent
five success stories, will be focusing on Aluminum. Allen found some new
chemistry that will extend the life of the acid bath. Success stories show no
more need to dump acid.
Allen had a
pretreatment conference in Las Colinas, Texas.
They are integrating P2 into pretreatment conferences. P2 is a big part of many pretreatment
programs.
He is forwarding
some H2E materials from California and his presention on mercury which is
useful to alert people to the scope of the problem.
Network for Zero Waste – Thomas Vinson-Peng
Thomas laid out the
priorities for the next three years for roundtable members to comment on. The strategies include:
1. Coordinate with the regional pollution prevention roundtable to identify key needs for the region’s pollution prevention programs and expand P2 activities in the region.
2. Continue development of the virtual engineer, which includes the P2 Planner
3. Provide technical assistance to industries, environmental service providers and others. Continue Rapid Response Service through the website.
4. Collect and disseminate P2-related news from around the region.
5. Work with Zero Waste Network partners to promote use of our website by industries, local governments and other customers.
6. Conduct at least three training sessions per year on Environmental Management Systems
7. Through topic hub research and promotion, work with regional partners on projects to green the supply chain for the Auto, Hospital and chemical distribution sectors.
8. Expand depth of content in the EMS and POTW topic Hubs
9. Partner with Chemalliance to develop, publish and promote options for the chemical distribution industry with a focus on homeland security.
10. Assist
regional programs in collection and aggregation of measurement data, and work
with national partners to ensure consistency with national developments in the
results measurement project.
11. Collect
and publish case studies, provide guidance to environmental programs,
industrial facilities and other facilities as needed.
He reminded people to get their letters of support in this
week so we can keep the center up and running.
Next Call Thursday May 27th
Allen Gilliam said he would try to get the city of Fayetville to come
in and discuss their pretreatment programs successes with P2.
