This letter and corresponding document contain ECOS’ comments on U.S. EPA’s draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 National Program Manager (NPM) Guidances for the OLEM, OAR, OCSPP, OW, OEI, OITA, OECA,…
Compliance & Enforcement
Missouri Offers Compliance Assistance Visits
The Division of Environmental Quality within the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offers compliance assistance visits (CAVs) to those regulated by the department. CAVs assist with understanding regulatory requirements…
ECOS Green Report: Streamlining Permitting – An Inventory of State Environmental Agency Online Tools and Resources
This ECOS Green Report presents an inventory of the innovative state permitting processes, documenting resources, tools, and efforts as they appear on the websites of state environmental agencies.
New Mexico Offers Compliance Assessment Program for Small Businesses
The New Mexico Environment Department’s Air Quality Bureau has developed a compliance assessment program for small businesses that offers free assistance to small businesses that want help identifying air quality…
Pennsylvania Electronically Publishes Oil and Gas Annual Report
To improve public access to information, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published its 2016 Oil and Gas Annual Report in an interactive, electronic format. The report presents 2016…
ECOS Members Featured at Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference
ECOS members Carol Comer of Missouri, Bill Ehm of Iowa, Jim Macy of Nebraska, and John Mitchell of Kansas spoke at the Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference in Kansas City, MO…
ECOS Comments on Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
This letter contains ECOS’ response to EPA’s request for input on the President’s Executive Order 13777: Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda. The response includes 19 regulatory reform recommendations outlined in three…
Pennsylvania Launches Environmental Justice Listening Sessions
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is launching a series of Environmental Justice listening sessions. The sessions will engage community residents and leaders in DEP’s decision-making process, and how…
Alabama Offers Calendars as Compliance Tool for Dry Cleaners
As a courtesy to the dry cleaning community, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is providing complimentary compliance calendars, which includes charts to document pertinent monitoring data and assist with…
California Tackles Environmental Justice Challenges with Multimedia Approach
Environmental justice communities long have raised concerns about unequal enforcement practices and called for multimedia approaches to address them. In response, the Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement Working Group, formed…
