Erie County, New York

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Erie County, New York Department of Environment
Planning Division of Environmental Compliance
Services
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Phase II Storm Water Regional Coalition A forum
for the 23 regulated municipalities of Erie
County to work collaboratively to achieve
compliance with the Phase II Storm Water
regulations.
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• Phase II Storm Water Regional Coalition
• Representatives from each municipality meet
  every other month
• Workgroups address each of the six minimum
  controls to identify existing programs
  mechanisms that meet the requirements as well as
  areas of need.

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• Phase II Storm Water Regional Coalition
• Currently in the process of developing plans to
  address areas of need
• Will eventually equip municipalities with tools
  to develop their Storm Water P2 Plans w/ Erie
  County DEP assuming a technical assistance role

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Phase II Storm Water Regional Coalition Erie
County DEP has secured funding from the Great
Lakes Commission to address the Public
Education/Public Participation requirements
allow the regulated communities to focus their
efforts on the remaining four.
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Mercury P2 in Healthcare Initiative Funding
agency U.S. EPA Region VGreat Lakes National
Program Office
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Mercury P2 in Healthcare Initiative
Primary Objective To utilize a pilot study
format to eliminate the use of mercury-containing
products in healthcare facilities replace them
with suitable mercury-free alternatives
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Mercury P2 in Healthcare Initiative

• Secondary Objectives
• implement in-house mercury awareness education
  campaigns
• identify quantify mercury in use storage
• implement mercury-free purchasing policies
• identify opportunities for solid waste reduction

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Mercury P2 in Healthcare Initiative

• Results
• 364 lbs. of mercury no longer in use due to
  sphygmomanometer replacements
• eliminated purchase of gt931 mercury-weighted
  feeding tubes
• 5lbs. of mercury amalgam will be recycled
  annually
• gt 1,800 mercury fever thermometers no longer
  purchased

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Mercury P2 in Healthcare Initiative

• Results
• 949 thermometers exchanged by employees of the
  hospitals
• Visiting Nurses Association now provides
  mercury-free thermometers eliminated existing
  stock of mercury-based
• hospitals now recycling lead foil from dental
  operations

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Mercury P2 in Healthcare Initiative
For more information contact Mary Rossi (716)
858-7583 rossim_at_erie.gov
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Computer Recycling Program Funding agency U.S.
EPA Region VGreat Lakes National Program
Office
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Computer Recycling Program
Objective To reduce the amount of lead and
mercury entering the nonhazardous wastestream
through improper disposal of computer components.
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Computer Recycling Program

• Collection Details
• drop-off style collection for household
  generated computers
• County staff unload participants vehicles

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Computer Recycling Program
Collection Results Monitors 2,509 CPUs
2,259 Printers 1,375 For more information
contact Susan Attridge [phone] attridgs_at_
erie.gov
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Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic (PBT) Reduction
through Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
(EPP)
Funding agency U.S. EPA Region VGreat Lakes
National Program Office
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PBT Reduction Through EPP

• Objectives
• Identify products which contain or release PBTs,
  find less-toxic alternatives, and replace those
  products
• Work with Bureau of Purchasing to change
  invitation to bid wording for products
• Educate requisition clerks regarding EPP in
  general, as well as specific products

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PBT Reduction Through EPP

• Bio-based oils pilot project
• The Countys golf course maintenance crew is
  using Terresolve Technologies EnviroLogic
  products in their golf course greens mowers
  throughout the 2002 season.
• A cost/performance comparison of the bio-based
  product vs. petroleum-based lubricants will be
  completed at the end of the season.

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Replacement of Naphthalene mothballs with cedar
wood
PBT Reduction Through EPP

• Erie Community College Arts Department has
  replaced naphthalene mothballs and flakes with
  cedar boards on the shelves that house yarn.

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PBT Reduction Through EPP

• EPP Open House
• During Pollution Prevention Week for all County
  requisition clerks and department heads.
• PBT Database
• A database of products containing PBTs currently
  in use alternatives in Erie County facilities
  is being compiled.

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EPP Intranet listserv for Requisition Clerks
PBT Reduction Through EPP

• A forum for requisition clerks to make inquiries
  about PBT free products, provide feedback and
  suggestions
• For more information contact
• Lauren Makeyenko [phone]makeyenl_at_erie.gov

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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation Pollution Prevention Unit
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Tools to Improve Environmental Performance To
conduct a dialogue on emerging environmental
management tools to allow states to become better
informed with regard to the utility best
application of these emerging tools. Contact
John Vana [phone]
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Green Building Tax Credit NYS is in the process
of finalizing a program that will offer a tax
credit to developers and builders of
environmentally friendly buildings to encourage
them to design, construct and operate buildings
in a sustainable manner. Contact Laurie Rizzo
[phone]
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Improving Compliance Environmental Performance
at Auto Recyclers A statewide program to assist
automobile recyclers, vehicle dismantlers and
scrap processors in improving their compliance
with environmental regulations. Contact Patrick
Bologna [phone]
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) The P2
Unit has completed a three-part guidance series
on EMS entitled Understanding and Implementing
EMS A Step-by-Step Guide for Small and Medium
Sized Organizations Contact John Vana (518)
402-9490
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
National Strategic Goals Program (SGP) Metal
Finishing Sector To date, two performance ladder
certificates of achievement have been awarded and
the Technical Review Board has received four new
applications from metal finishers for placement
on the performance ladder. Contact Dennis Lucia
[phone]
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Dairy Farm Mercury Manometer Project An estimated
1300 mercury manometers are in use in NYS
containing approximately 1000 lbs. of mercury.
Currently investigating funding opportunities to
implement a manometer exchange program. Contact
Jim Reagan [phone]
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Comparative Risk Project Identifies environmental
stressors that pose the highest risks to the
citizens environment of NYS in order to develop
a pollution prevention strategy aimed at reducing
risk. Contact John Vana [phone]
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
Outreach Programs P2 for Marinas Yacht Clubs P2
for Healthcare Facilities Ski Facilities P2 Lead
Fishing Products P2 (proposed) Toxics in Schools
(proposed)
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New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation
A detailed summary of the NYSDEC P2 Programs is
available on the information dissemination table
or via Deb Jacobson