Regulatory Drivers for Pollution Prevention

OUTLINE

• (CLAYTON): Senate Bill 737

• (DEBRA): PPRC and Ecobiz

• (MARNEY):Real world, P2 Hits the Street

SB 737 How did Senate Bill 737 emerge?

Timelines: 2009, 2010, 2011

Who does it effect? Big 52 WWTPs

Issues (MCL levels, EPA-approved analytical methods)

The P3L list: from 2000 to 118 chemicals

SB 737

Links for later…. http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measures/sb0700.dir

/sb0737.en.html (the bill)

http://www.deq.state.or.us/WQ/SB737/ (the report and the P3L list of chemicals)

P3L: 69 Persistent Pollutants PAHs

Halogenated flame retardants

Pesticides and herbicides

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products

Perfluorinated surfactants

Metals

Industrial chemicals

P3L: 49 Legacy pollutants Pesticides and herbicides (DDT, Chlordane, etc)

PCBs

Polychlorinated Naphthalenes

Dioxins and Furans

EcoBiz Developed in 1999 by the P2O Team

Cities of Portland and Gresham

Clackamas County

Portland Metro Regional Government

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Clean Water Services

Washington County

P2O: Pollution Prevention Outreach Team

ECO-LOGICAL BUSINESS PROGRAM

What is the EcoBiz Program?

Recognizes businesses that voluntarily exceed complianceUtilizes a multi-agency, multi-media approach

through P2O TeamP2O Team = 7 local agencies and DEQFocus = small businesses providing services to

the publicLandscape and Automotive Services: few

regulations, yet potential significant cumulative impact

EcoBiz in 2008 88 Certified Businesses

Dedicated P2O Members- with very few hours allocated for EcoBiz work

Re-certifications needed

Updating of Checklist needed

PPRC Sector based P2 Experience

Research experience

Outreach and Technical Support

Experience in Auto Body P2

STAR Training Experts

PPRC Becomes EcoBiz “Boots on the Ground”

Hired by Clean Water Services in Washington County

Full time dedicated staff

Auto Body, Repair, Dealerships, Fleets

Later- Landscape, Car Washes

8 Months of ProgressPartners: Clean Water Services, City of Portland and Oregon DEQ

255 total shops in Washington County;

182 shop managers contacted;

11 certified shops (10% increase in 6 months),

30 checklist review and walkthrough visits,

114 total packets delivered containing program checklist

Ongoing EcoBiz Grant writing to take program state-wide

Interfacing with OR Toxic Reduction efforts

Researching new sectors

Ongoing EcoBiz outreach

Researching New SectorsMust have multi-media impacts –Air, water, soil,

(ghgs?)

Coordinate on sectors of interest in OR Toxics work

Restaurants?

Dry Cleaners?

Dentists? Possibility of importing existing EcoDentistry certification program

Other?

SB 737 Source identification for DEQ’s list of persistent bio

accumulative toxics (P3L List)

EcoBiz as a model to address specific sectors implicated

P2 hits the street First program: Auto Services

Second program: Landscaping Services

CASE STUDIES

Next program: ?

www.ecobiz.org

What it means to be Ecobiz certified (auto): Above and BEYOND compliance

Checklist: All legal, program; 80% of electives

Legal: washing to sanitary with permit,

Program: Secondary containment of all containers 55 gallons and larger, training

Product substitutions

Aqueous based parts washer

Electives: stenciling drains, rerefined motor oil, permanent dishware

What it means to be Ecobiz certified (landscape): Checklist: All legal, program; 80% of electives

100 points of options: inspect customer sites, track chemical usage and expenses, attend a class, lead a training class, document SOPs, case studies, provide client with a plant list.

Required yard location visit and typical contract/plan documents

P3L in landscaping Herbicides and pesticides:

Chlorpyrifos

Deltamethrin

Diazinon

Legacy:

Chlordane

DDT

Dieldrin

CASE STUDY: Auto Repair Hawthorne Auto Clinic: 1st certified

Jim Houser: co-owner, sits on Ecobiz Auto Advisory Group

They incorporate sustainability principles throughout their operation.

CASE STUDY: Auto Body Kadel’s Auto Body: commitment to organizational

change

10 shops in Oregon, ALL certified

CASE STUDY: Landscaping Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District:

government leading by example

Pacific Landscape Management

Next program ????? Pollution management plans are due July 1, 2011

Plan for reducing the permittee’s discharge of pollutants listed on the P3L list.

Working with PPRC, we will look at other sectors that may be sources of the 118 chemicals.