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POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CIVIL WORKS FACILITIES
Citation:
U.S. EPA. POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CIVIL WORKS FACILITIES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/S-95/014, 1995.
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Description:
The Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments (PPOA) summarized here were conducted at the following representative Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Civil Works facilities: Pittsburgh Engineering Warehouse and Repair Station (PEWARS) and Emsworth Locks and Dams in Pittsburgh, PA; Garrison Dam Hydroelectric Powerplant in Riverdale, ND; and John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir in Boydton, VA. The PPOAs were conducted under the U S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Waste Reduction Evaluations at Federal Sites (WREAFS) Program and were funded by the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). Although the facilities studied were efficiently designed and employees have established numerous on-site procedures resulting in the reduction of waste generation, opportunities were identified for further action. The PPOA reports identify and discuss the economic and technical feasibility of potential source reduction and recycling opportunities at the facilities studied. The alternatives presented in the reports have application to similar Federal, non-Federal and private sector facilities.