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Technical Assistance in Sustainable Infrastructure
National Information
Related Mid-Atlantic Information
On this page:
- State Environmental Management System Offices
- Universities
- Rural Water Association Offices
- Rural Community Assistance
- National Provider
State Environmental Management System (EMS) Offices
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a management approach which enables an organization to identify, monitor and control the environmental aspects of its organization as part of its overall management system. An EMS may decrease operating and maintenance expenses and/or reduce or delay the need for capital outlays for infrastructure. Such cost savings may eliminate or reduce the need for utility rate increases and the need for financial assistance. The costs of developing an EMS may be included in State Revolving Fund assistance for publicly-owned wastewater facilities and for public drinking water facilities. EMS programs are generally developed in conjunction with pollution prevention and/or compliance assistance programs.
Delaware
Office of Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance Program
Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Pollution Prevention and Technical
Assistance Program
District of Columbia - none
Maryland
Maryland Department of the Environment Technical Assistance Program
Pennsylvania
Energy Efficiency/Pollution Prevention
Office of Energy & Technology Development
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Guides to Assist in EMS in Pennsylvania
Virginia
Environmental Excellence Program
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance
West Virginia - none
Universities
Delaware
Environmental Training Center - Delaware Technical & Community College
District of Columbia - none
Maryland
Maryland Center for Environmental Training
301-934-7500
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
Pennsylvania
Penn State University - Environmental Training Center
Penn State University - Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP)
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement (COTA)
110 Shenandoah Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24016
West Virginia
Marshall University - Environmental Management Incubator
Huntington, West Virginia
304-696-5453
Rural Water Association Offices
- Delaware
- District of Columbia - none
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Rural Community Assistance (RCAP)
- Delaware, Maryland, Virginia - Southeast RCAP
- District of Columbia - none
- Pennsylvania - RCAP Solutions
- West Virginia - Great Lakes RCAP
National Technical Assistance Provider
Public Entity EMS Resource Center (PEERC) - provides a broad array of information and tools to help public entities understand and adopt environmental management systems for their operations; a collaboration between the EPA Office of Water and the Global Environment & Technology Foundation.
