Flip Chart Notes from 9-19-01 Meeting

of Utah Performance Track Work Group

Preliminary Program Concept for Utah Performance Track-Type Program

(to be used as basis for future discussion only - no final agreements reached)

- voluntary program

- membership via application

- objective of all aspects of program:

- encourage continually improving environmental performance

- Tier 1 - commitment to improve environmental performance and plan for getting there

- Tier 2 - “EMS” (not defined yet) implemented

- ongoing projects to improve environmental performance

- document progress

- Tier 3 - “Environmental Heroes”

- demonstrate leadership (eg, life-cycle assessment, sustainability, performance indicators, pilot P2 projects, active mentoring, etc.)

- demonstration of history of environmental performance results

- membership to be decided by committee with broad range of interests

Ideas from Other States to Consider

NJ - 3 tiers:

- silver - 8 different plans required

- silver 2 - emissions thresholds by industry/ pilot projects

- gold - note designed yet

NM - 3 tiers:

- 1 - open to anyone - recognition

- 2 and 3 - entry based on score calculated from application

- performance-based EMS system required

- scoring based on 7 elements

GA - 3 tiers:

- 1 - recognition

- 2 and 3 - percentage reduction of pollution

- needs to increase each year

WI - 2 tiers:

- entry level - compliance

- 2 - established EMS

OR - 3 tiers:

- anyone/ limited time period for membership

- EMS/ ISO 14001-type

- leader - advanced environmental improvements

ID - 4 tiers (called 3 tiers):

- application reviewed by committee/ P2 focus

- broader requirements

- nominated by peers

VA - 2 tiers:

- interest in establishing EMS

- active EMS/ yearly review

SC - all voluntary

- board/ committee reviews

- commitment to reducing waste stream, etc.

AZ - broad membership

- EMS

- management-approved environmental policy

TX - 2 tiers for business:

- measurable goals, environmental improvement

- systems to ensure compliance

- 1 tier for “advocates”

- promote program/ outreach

MI - single tier:

- voluntary

- EMS/ P2 program/ compliance

LA - single tier:

- voluntary

- 4 guiding principles

- annual goal - reduce emissions

IN - 2 levels:

- 1 - permitted and in compliance

- EMS or P2 project, or governor’s award

CO - 1 tier

EPA - 1 tier

Ideas from Other States Not Directly Relevant to Utah

CA - awards program

MA - performance-based regulatory system

- may have relevant industry-specific performance-based standards

Topics for Future Discussion by Work Group (Holding Bin)

MA - outreach approach

ID - how they define “compliance”

- includes a compliance program

VA - verification (annual reports)

what is “compliance”?

Incentives

- do we require everyone to move up in tiers, or are facilities allowed to “park” in a tier?

- enforceability/ verification of commitments?

- what incentives would be meaningful to agriculture community

- networking/ peer mentoring

Tier 1

- what are requirements?

- anyone excluded?

- how long can someone stay there?

- meaningful/ demonstrable/ verifiable declaration of improvement

Tier 1A - apprenticeship/ commitment level

Tier 1B - no issues with regulators/ implementing “EMS”

Commitment to improve as something different from compliance plan in enforcement action

How to include the category of interests that Texas calls “advocates”