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LESSONS-LEARNED AND SUCCESS STORIES FROM EPA'S REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, DATA DELIVERY, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM
Citation:
Hedges*, S. LESSONS-LEARNED AND SUCCESS STORIES FROM EPA'S REAL-TIME ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, DATA DELIVERY, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM. Presented at AWMA Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 01, 2004.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
TTSD has completed a series of technology transfer and risk communication handbooks, case studies, and summary reports for community-based environmental monitoring projects under EPA's Real-Time Environmental Monitoring, Data Delivery, and Public Outreach Program. The Program takes advantage of new technologies to provide communities with timely, accurate and understandable environmental information they can use to make informed day-to-day decisions about their lives. Individual projects cover a wide range of environmental issues, including air and water quality, residential lead contamination, beach and recreational water contamination, ultraviolet radiation, and overall ecosystem quality. TTSD has prepared handbooks for air quality; estuary, lake and river water quality; drinking/storm water; residential lead contamination, ultraviolet radiation; and bird migration monitoring projects. Handbooks have also been prepared that highlight environmental school curriculums and risk communication tools used as part of the program. Each technology transfer handbook provides case studies and contains suggestions and recommendations that can be used to design, employ and maintain comparable environmental monitoring, data management/delivery, and communication/outreach systems. This presentation will provide an overview of the lessons learned and success stories from select community-based environmental monitoring projects under this Program.