EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program develops testing protocols and verifies the performance of innovative technologies that have the potential to improve protection of human health and the environment. ETV was created to accelerate the entrance of new environmental technologies into the domestic and international marketplace. ETV is also verifying monitoring and treatment technologies relevant for water security. ETV, which began in October 1995, operates through public/private testing partnerships to evaluate the performance of environmental technology in all media: air, water, soil, ecosystems, waste, pollution prevention, and monitoring. Market input is conveyed by the active involvement of stakeholder groups consisting of technology buyers, sellers, permitters, consultants, financiers, exporters and others within each sector. Any technology vendor within each technology category selected by stakeholders for verification is welcome, but in no way required, to participate. All test/quality assurance plans and protocols are developed with the participation of technical experts, stakeholders, and vendors; available prior to testing; peer reviewed by other experts; and updated after testing, as appropriate. Most test procedures, technology performance reports, and verification statements are available on the ETV Web Site within hours of finalization. The highest levels of quality data are assured through the implementation of the ETV Quality Management Plan which is compatible with both American and internationally accepted quality standards.