The Small Community Advisory Subcommittee was established by EPA in 1996 to advise the Administrator on environmental issues of concern to the residents of smaller communities. The SCAS is an independently-appointed subcommittee of the Local Government Advisory Committee. SCAS was established in response to recommendations of the Small Town Environmental Planning Task Force. This earlier advisory committee was itself created by the Small Town Environmental Planning Act of 1992 and concluded its work in 1996.

 

 

Small Community Advisory Subcommittee of the Local Government Advisory Committee is a federal advisory group established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Vision

That people in every small community in America will have clean air, drinking water, waste disposal and related services that safeguard their health in a friendly and sustainable environment.

Mission

To strengthen the capacity of small communities throughout America to improve and protect the health of their people and the environment in which they live.

Objectives

To change how EPA and state primacy agencies develop environmental regulations that impact small communities.

To effectively inform agencies of the disproportionate costs of providing environmental protection (and affected services) in small communities so that adequate resources are appropriated and allocated accordingly.

To encourage that a range of technical assistance and professional services be provided to small communities through EPA, States and third party providers.

U.S. EPA, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

Mail Code 1301-A

Phone: 202-564-3781

email: Matthews.Demond@epa.gov

 

 

• December 21, 2015 A Letter to the Administrator on Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer Systems (MS4) (PDF)(4 pp, 706 K, About PDF)
  • ​EPA Response: To the letter immediately above on Municipal Separate Stormwater Systems (MS4) (PDF) (1 pp, 373 K, About PDF) 
• December 11, 2015 A Letter to the Administrator on Capacity Building (PDF)(4 pp, 774 K, About PDF)
• December 11, 2015 A Letter to the Administrator on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF)(4 pp, 766 K, About PDF)
  • EPA Response: To the letter immediately above on Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (PDF) (2 pp, 462 K, About PDF)​
• December 18, 2013, A Letter to the Administrator on Small Systems Water Infrastructure(PDF) (4pp, 1MB, About PDF)
• May 11, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on Decentralized MOU Partnership Policy Papers (PDF) (2pp, 127K,  About PDF)
• February 8, 2012, Letter to the Administrator on HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities (PDF) (3 pp, 1.4MB,   About PDF)
• July 14, 2011, SCAS letter to the Administrator on EPA's Sustainability Report (PDF) (3 pp, 1.3MB,   About PDF)
• March 2009, "Small Communities Report" (PDF) (20 pp, 4.5MB,  About PDF)
• February 17, 2009 Letter to the Administrator, - Small Communities Desk (PDF) (3 pp, 156K,   About PDF)

SCAS Meetings and Minutes

WHAT'S NEW? 

New MEETING NOTES - Teleconference - November 14, 2018, 4:00 - 4:30PM  ET

Agenda (PDF)(2 pp, 218 K, About PDF)

November 14, 2018, SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF)(5 pp, 218 K, About PDF)

Past Agendas

• June 29, 2017 SCAS Agenda
• January 13, 2017 Agenda
• October 7, 2016 SCAS Agenda
• Decmber 9, 2015 SCAS Agenda

 

Contact the DFO listed above if you wish to attend or speak at an upcoming meeting or you would like minutes of a past meeting.

 

• June 29, 2017 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (8 pp, 809 K, About PDF)
• January 13, 2017 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF)(7 pp, 3 MB, About PDF)
• October 7, 2016 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF)(15 pp, 9 MB, About PDF)
• July 28, 2016 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (6 pp, 337 K, About PDF)
• December 9, 2015 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF)(10 pp, 2 MB, About PDF)
• March 10, 2015 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF)(10 pp, 2MB,  About PDF)
• October 10, 2014 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF)(8 pp, 386K,  About PDF)
• July 3, 2012 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (6 pp, 1MB,  About PDF)
• March 26, 2014, SCAS Meeting Summary, March 26, 2014 (PDF) (14 pp, 5MB,  About PDF)
• November 26, 2013, SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (10 pp, 278K,  About PDF)
• July 24, 2012 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (45 pp, 1.28MB,   About PDF)
• April 18, 2012 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (21 pp, 1.32MB,   About PDF)
• March 27, 2012 SCAS Call Summary (PDF) (5 pp, 188K,   About PDF)
• February 6, 2012 SCAS Call Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 117K,   About PDF)
• December 1, 2011 SCAS Meeting Summary (PDF) (5 pp, 343K,   About PDF)
• July 14, 2011 SCAS Teleconference Meeting Summary (PDF) (4 pp, 142K,  About PDF)
• May 12, 2011 SCAS Meeting Draft Summary (PDF) (5 pp, 290K,   About PDF)