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E-Enterprise Holds Permitting and Compliance Webinar with Arizona DEQ

On October 29 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. Eastern, E-Enterprise hosted a webinar to spotlight the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)’s development and deployment of its simplified environmental permitting and compliance reporting approach. ADEQ is leveraging technology, Lean methodologies and the voice of the customer to design and build an e-Licensing web portal, called myDEQ,...

E-Enterprise and the Exchange Network Announce Location and Dates for EE2020

Mark your calendars for EE2020—the E-Enterprise National Meeting—powered by the Exchange Network! On May 12-14, 2020, the E-Enterprise and Exchange Network communities will gather in Chicago, Illinois to connect, collaborate, and learn more about the innovative work happening across the environmental protection enterprise. EE2020 continues the longstanding series of national meetings held by the National...

Read the Sixth Issue of the E-Enterprise Bulletin

On July 31, 2019, E-Enterprise released the sixth edition of the E-Enterprise Bulletin, featuring the following:

  • An interview with E-Enterprise Leadership Council member Betsy Shaw of EPA
  • Featured E-Enterprise projects including a new Facility Web Service, Federated Identity Management, and a Permitting Assistance Tool for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
  • Meeting updates from the E-Enterprise Leadership Council meetings, a NPDES Electronic Permitting Webinar, and the ECOS State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting
  • Other news regarding new E-Enterprise “Essential Info” documents and infographics, Risk Communication work, and more…

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E-Enterprise Publishes ‘Essential Info’ Document

E-Enterprise recently published a second edition of the Essential Information for New Members of the E-Enterprise Governance Groups, a core recommended reading for all E-Enterprise members, especially if they have recently joined the community. The document provides an overview of E-Enterprise principles, goals, projects, member expectations, and more.

E-Enterprise Team Explores Enhanced Coordination on Risk Communication

State, tribal, and EPA leadership have identified risk communication as a joint priority and an area where enhanced coordination would improve the way we share information about emerging environmental threats. Nancy Grantham, Principal Deputy Associate Administrator for EPA’s Office of Public Affairs, discussed risk communication with the E-Enterprise Leadership Council (EELC) at its Spring Meeting...

New Event to Focus on Tribal Training and Mentoring

Undertaking a new approach to an old problem, the Exchange Network Tribal Governance Group and Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals are collaborating with training and technical experts to develop a mentorship event for tribes working on environmental data management projects. Specific topics are still being planned, but the event will boast multiple hands-on workshops of...

E-Enterprise Showcases Tools & Services at ECOS STEP Meeting

E-Enterprise topics figured prominently in the ECOS 2019 State Environmental Protection (STEP) Meeting convened in July in Washington, DC. The meeting, From the Flintstones to the Jetsons: How Technology is Transforming Environmental Protection, brought together state, federal, industry, and nonprofit environmental professionals for a look at use of innovative technologies that can help them tackle regulatory...

Maryland Hosts First State-Level Lean Management System Deployment with EPA

Following discussions at the May EELC meeting among EPA Acting Deputy Administrator Henry Darwin and other state and tribal E-Enterprise leaders, the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) hosted lean experts from EPA’s Office of Continuous Improvement (OCI) for training on, and deployment of, the EPA Lean Management System (ELMS). This June gathering introduced Maryland’s Industrial...

Rhode Island Leads the Way in Adopting EPA NeT Tool for a State-Issued Permit

Like many states, Rhode Island found itself grappling with how to meet the requirements of EPA’s 2015 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule. Under the rule, permittees must submit discharge monitoring reports (DMRs), notices of intent (NOIs), and program reports electronically rather than on paper. The rule established two deadlines: the Phase...

Online Permitting Assistance Tool Now Available for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

For complex Clean Air Act rules, the regulated community and government agencies require assistance in understanding specific rule applicability and requirements. As part of an E-Enterprise initiative, EPA developed a suite of online Regulation Navigation (Reg Nav) tools to help owners and operators of facilities in certain industries easily determine the requirements of specific regulations...

Federated Identity Management to Improve Environmental Work Flows

Scientists and staff at environmental agencies frequently require critical and current water or air data from other agencies or jurisdictions. Even if staff are able to access this external data, it can be burdensome to manage multiple accounts and navigate between online platforms in which data are stored. To address this challenge, the New Mexico...

New Facility Web Service Enables Real-Time Query of Facility Information

Facility data are at the core of environmental regulatory processes at all levels of government. Knowing a facility’s name, ownership, location, and characteristics is key to gaining a comprehensive picture of environmental impacts. Together with critical environmental data such as ambient air and water quality data, census figures, and other demographic information, facility data can...