About ETC

The Environmental Technology Council (ETC) was established to coordinate and focus the Agency’s technology programs in order to:

(1) improve results of core regulatory, enforcement and voluntary programs
(2) facilitate innovative technology solutions to environmental problems and challenges, particularly problems with multi-media implications. The problems addressed will be clearly related to the Agency’s strategic plans, and focused on defined environmental outcomes.

Primary ETC activities are to identify technology solutions:

1. Identify the priority environmental problems where technology is a critical factor in providing a cost- effective solution.
2. Screen the problems using stakeholder input to determine priority for the Council’s attention.
3. Set up temporary Action Teams to address problems. Each team will evaluate the status of possible technology solutions and recommend actions to address the problem.

Additional activities of the Council include:

4. Create an network of technology contacts in EPA and states to share information routinely through electronic and other communication.
5. Evaluate at appropriate intervals the effectiveness of ETC activities to enhance technology progress or adoption.
6. Serve as a central contact point for analyzing significant new technology proposals recommended by outside organizations or advisory groups such as NACEPT.
   

For more information on the ETC, see:

• ETC Memorandum (PDF)
• ETC Charter (PDF)
• Report to Congress
• ETC Communication Forum (currently under construction)