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GUESTDIALOG The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council While it may seem like a daunting task to take on the regulatory community to get a new idea advanced, there is an organization that is geared to help do just that. Take a look at what is behind it. By Brian Sogorka, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services classroom and Internet-based training courses to meet the information needs of regulatory staff, technology vendors, environmental consultants, site owners, and other stakeholders. These products help state environ- D oes this sound familiar? You have developed an innovative environmental technology and have successfully nurtured it from concept through bench-scale testing, and pilot-scale and field-scale demonstrations. You have secured patents and licenses, and you now set out to commercialize your technology throughout the United States. However, as you market your technology, you find that there are regulatory barriers at every turn. The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council (ITRC) was established in 1995 to break down these barriers. The ITRC is a state-led, national coalition of personnel from the environmental regulatory agencies of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, and EPA, as well as Native American tribes, academia, and public and private sector stakeholders. The council reduces barriers to the deployment of innovative environmental technologies throughout the United States. ITRC operates as a committee of the Environmental Research Institute of the States, a 501(c)(3) public charity that supports the Environmental Council of the States through its educational and research activities, and providing a forum for state environmental policy makers. “ States active in ITRC assign a staff member from their environmental agencies to serve as ITRC points of contact. Breaking regulatory barriers ITRC provides a forum for a broad network of professionals to develop technical and regulatory guidance documents, and Internet and classroom training that: • Help regulators build their knowledge base and raise their confidence about new environmental technologies; • Help regulators save time when evaluating environmental technologies; • Guide technology developers in the collection of performance data to satisfy the requirements of multiple states; • Help technology vendors avoid the time and expense of conducting duplicative and costly demonstrations. mental agencies gain technical knowledge and develop consistent regulatory approaches for reviewing and approving specific technologies. State regulators lead all ITRC technical teams, which rely on broad-based participation from federal agencies, industry, academia and other stakeholders in building collective knowledge and collaborative products. Meanwhile, the State Engagement Program ensures that ITRC technical documents are available, understood and used throughout the Untied States. It also promotes multistate concurrence on the documents and collects specific examples of ITRC success. States active in ITRC assign a staff member from their environmental agencies to serve as ITRC points of contact. ” Industry affiliates program The Industry Affiliates Program (IAP) is the official membership group for private sector participation in ITRC. IAP members include site owners, technology developers and vendors, environmental consultants, trade associations, and other private sector constituencies. IAP member benefits include information exchange on innovative technologies, access to a wide network of state and federal agency representatives, and participation in technical teams that produce widely-used technical regulatory documents and training courses. PE For more information, contact ITRC board co-chairs Bob Mueller, New Jersey DEP, bob.mueller@dep.state.nj.us, or Chris Costopoulos, New York Department of Commerce, ccostopoulos@empire.state.ny.us, or visit www.itrcweb.org. SEPTEMBER2008 www.pollutionengineering.com 25 States engaged ITRC technical teams develop guidance documents, and http://www.itrcweb.org http://www.pollutionengineering.com

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Pollution Engineering - September 2008 Contents The Editor’s Desk Reader Comments EnviroNews PE Events Legal Lookout Environmental Management The Green Files Guest Dialog 500-Year Storm Control How Do You Clean Up 100 Years of Pollution? SPCC: Don’t Wait and See The Next Wave in Air Purification An Invitation to the Windy City Flood Control Infrastructure Saves ‘Green’ Puts a New Spin on Pest Control Instrumentation Products Material Safety and Storage Equipment PE Products Classified Marketplace Advertisers Index State Rules

Pollution Engineering - September 2008

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