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Compliance Assistance and Incentives
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Compliance Assistance
We believe that with awareness, education and reasonable options, regulated businesses and federal facilities (regulated communities) will choose to be proactive in voluntary efforts to comply with pollution control regulations. Compliance Assistance programs provide information about pollution regulations, training in how to identify and report pollution violations and cost-effective means of preventing or correcting them. This is done through written guidance and informational documents, business-government partnerships, seminars, workshops and community meetings.
Region 4 College and University Initiatives
- Ceremony at Emory University Establishes Commitment by Southeastern Colleges and Universities to EPA's Voluntary Self-Audit Program
- College and University Compliance Incentive Initiative 2007
- College and University Compliance Assistance Initiative 2002 to 2006
Region 4 Hospital and Healthcare Initiative
EPA's Compliance Assistance Guide for the Construction Industry - Myer Guide
Compliance Assistance
- Compliance Assistance State Resources Locator
- Compliance Assistance Programs and Resources
- Compliance Assistance Centers
- National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse
- Hospital and Healthcare Compliance Assistance Initiative 2005 - 2007
- College and University Compliance Assistance Initiative 2002 - 2006
EPA's Compliance Assistance Guide for the Construction Industry: MYER Guide
EPA’s Office of Compliance has published the Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities: A Planning Guide for Construction and Development (the MYER Guide) This assistance tool reflects significant input from stakeholders and is a product of joint effort by the industry, states, other federal agencies, non-governmental organizations and EPA.
The MYER Guide contains two different sets of checklists and detailed discussion/case studies on major environmental areas (including stormwater) affecting the construction industry. It is designed to help the construction industry understand which environmental regulations apply to them, and it can be used during different phases of a construction project. The industry can use the Guide at the Pre-Bid phase to learn about the applicable environmental requirements, so appropriate costs can be taken into consideration early. The industry can also use the responsibility-assignment checklist during the Pre-Construction phase to facilitate allocation of environmental responsibilities to all parties before breaking ground. In addition, the readers will find answers to many environmental questions and can conduct self audits by using the self-audit checklists, included in Part II of the Guide, during the Construction phase.
The MYER Guide is designed so that each of the checklists and chapters can be pulled out and used in the field. Visit The MYER Guide to obtain an electronic copy or a hard copy at no cost from the National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) at (800) 490-9198 or visit the EPA catalog search.
Please specify document number EPA305-B-04-003 when you request a copy.
Compliance Assistance Contact
Wesley Hardegree
Region 4 Compliance Assistance Coordinator
Phone: (404) 562-9629
Fax: (404) 562-9598
e-mail: Wes Hardegree (hardegree.wes@epa.gov )
Compliance Incentives
These are actions and programs designed to provide specific rewards or opportunities to regulated communities for voluntary compliance efforts.
- EPA Audit Policy
- EPA Small Business Compliance Policy
- Compliance Incentives and Auditing
- Region 4 Self-Disclosure of Violations
Compliance Incentives Contact
Wesley Hardegree
Region 4 Compliance Assistance Coordinator
Phone: (404) 562-9629
Fax: (404) 562-9598
e-mail: Wes Hardegree (hardegree.wes@epa.gov )