Aug. 5, 2002 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water has announced that eight organizations from across the nation will serve as Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Local Resources Centers where local governments can go to make their operations more environmentally friendly.
"What this means is local communities can treat their wastewater more effectively and efficiently and reduce costs to taxpayers," said G.Tracy Mehan, assistant administrator for water. "EMS is a powerful management tool that in the end helps local citizens enjoy a cleaner, healthier environment."
Environmental Management Systems Resource Centers are located at:
Purdue University
Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology and Safe Materials Institute
School of Civil Engineering
2655 Yeager Road
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Phone # 765-463-4749
Contact: Dr. Lee Corson
University of Wisconsin Stout
EDA University Center
103 1st Avenue W
Menominee, Wisconsin 54751
Phone # 715-232-5023
Contact: Joe Benkowski
University of Florida
Center for Training, Research, and Education for Environmental Occupations
3900 SW 63rd Boulevard
Gainesville, Florida 32608
Phone # 352-392-9570
Contact: Dr. William Engel
Georgia Institute of Technology
Center for International Standards and Quality
143 O'Keefe Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30332
Phone # 404B894-0968
Contact: Paolo Chiappina
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
One University Avenue
Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
Phone # 978-934-2635
Contact: Dr. Robert Wagner
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711
Phone # 512-239-5318
Contact: Israel Anderson
Virginia Tech University
Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement
110 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
Phone # 540-853-8276
Contact: Robert Herbert
The Zero Waste Alliance
One World Trade Center
121 SW Salmon Street
Suite 210
Portland, Oregon 97204
Phone # 503-279-9383
Contact: Larry Chalfan
For further information please, see http://www.epa.gov/ems/ or http://www.peercenter.net.
