Biennial report FY 2005-FY 2006

What if...
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

What if...

... you could save millions of gallons of water

What if...

... you could reduce tons of solid waste

... you could reduce your role in climate change?

Would you do it?

We are here to help!
The mission of the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (P2AD) P2AD fosters environmental leadership in Georgia by working with organizations to reduce waste, conserve natural resources and build a conservation ethic.

From the Director

A lot has changed in the world between 2004

performance while also helping businesses become

and 2006. One of those changes has been the

more globally competitive. Its linkage to EPA's

recognition that global ecosystems and the natural National Performance Track program is vital for

services they provide are in trouble, and that it

integrating innovations into the next generation

is time for action. A number of factors have con- of national environmental management tools.

tributed to this change in

worldview: the war in the
Middle East, surging fuel "... IT IS CLEAR THAT THE

The evolution of the program aligns closely

costs, increased media

with P2AD's guiding

coverage of climate change, PERIOD FROM 2004 TO 2006 principles: providing

an expanding creation care

technical assistance for

movement within the faith-
based community, and a NOT ONLY INCREASED OUR

reducing pollution, educating our clients

growing realization by

about environmental

business that economic AWARENESS AND CONCERN stewardship and natural

sustainability depends on

resource conservation,

ecological sustainability. Historians likely will see

FOR GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS,

and serving as a catalyst for change. As you read

this period as a tipping
point, a time when business BUT HAS ALSO MOVED THE

about the depth and scope of the services

and the public embraced

provided by P2AD and its

environmental awareness TERM "SUSTAINABILITY"
and stewardship.

technical assistance partners at Georgia Tech

After more than a decade TO THE MAINSTREAM..."

and the University of Georgia through the

of dedicated customer

Georgia Environmental

service, P2AD is perfectly

Partnership, you will see

positioned to respond to

how P2AD is positioned

this change and to provide

to serve as a catalyst for

support to businesses and

achieving the vision of a

other organizations through the P2AD Partnership sustainable Georgia.

Program.

Two very important business sectors that have

This non-regulatory, performance-based program embraced sustainability are growing in numbers

has matured as an important environmental manage- and influence within the P2AD Partnership Program.

ment tool for the Georgia Department of Natural These include the carpet manufacturing sector and

Resources. The program also is visible at the

the Department of Defense's military installations

national level as a model for using non-regulatory in Georgia. The carpet sector is responding to

approaches to nurture superior environmental

the changing global economy and customer

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demands by improving efficiency and reducing their ecological footprint in Georgia and throughout the world. The U.S. Army has also taken a strong national leadership position on sustainability, recognizing that unsustainable natural resource use leads to many global conflicts and that sustainability starts at home.

development is an integral part of the business plan for Georgia's natural leaders. As it should be, business is leading the way. P2AD is here to assist those business leaders in spreading the word and to recruit and train more leaders to achieve our collective vision of an economically and ecologically sustainable Georgia.

It is clear that the period from 2004 to 2006 not only increased our awareness and concern for global ecosystems, but has also moved the term "sustainability" to the mainstream. Sustainable

B O B D O N AG H U E Director

P2A D S t a f f

BOB DONAGHUE Director
DAVID GIPSON Assistant Director

SUZANNE BURNES Partnership Program Manager
BILL VONDERSMITH P2 Engineer
MARY TALUKDER P2 Advisor
SARAH DEARMAN P2 Specialist
THATCHER YOUNG P2 Advisor

P J NEWCOMB Technical Assistance Manager
CHUCK BOELKINS Industrial Ecologist
ADRIENNE THORPE P2 Engineer
LARRY RAZZETTI P2 Engineer
DAN LOUDERMILK P2 Engineer
MATT SPRINGER P2 Specialist

IVA WALLS Office Manager
SHAWNTHA JAMES Accountant Paraprofessional
JANICE MALONE Secretary

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"THE DNR'S 2006 STRATEGIC PLAN INDICATES THE AGENCY'S COMMITMENT TO MAXIMIZE INCENTIVES FOR SUPERIOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE USING NON-REGULATORY APPROACHES AND REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY. P2AD PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING DNR MEET THIS COMMITMENT THROUGH ITS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESS. P2AD'S SUPPORT OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IS ALSO HELPING DNR LEAD THE WAY TO FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR THE STATE'S FUTURE GROWTH AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO SERVE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE P2AD COMMITTEE. THE P2AD ACTIVITIES FILL AN IMPORTANT PART OF DNR'S OVERALL MISSION."
M A B E L C . J E N K I N S Pollution Prevention Committee Chair, DNR Board
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Strategic Planning for Leadership and Excellence

Courtesy of Bob Donaghue

P2AD has followed up an extensive strategic planning process by working to complete a strategic management system, one that, in addition to strategic planning, incorporates program management, budgeting, and monitoring.
To develop the plan, we had an internal crossfunctional team rank our various programs in order of their importance to meeting our goals. This effort led to a decision to focus our resources on the P2AD Partnership Program and on technical assistance to businesses, rather than on continuing to manage programs focused on the general public. In addition, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs wanted to take on the responsibility for those non-business programs, and in March 2006 we transferred to that agency our programs for radon and household hazardous waste. This refocusing effort also led to a decision to hone our draft strategic plan down from four goals to two:

It gives our staff members the responsibility and flexibility they need to accomplish the strategies and tasks that achieve the objectives.
In June 2006 we selected two program managers, one for the P2AD Partnership Program and one for the Technical Assistance Team.
The second goal, to exemplify organizational excellence, has three objectives related to organizational efficiency and to practicing what we preach, and it ties together everything we do.
The remaining two components of our strategic management system involve program budgeting and program monitoring. We developed annual budgets and measures for the program managers and assistant director that allow them to monitor expenses and ensure that programs are operating efficiently.

To foster environmental leadership To exemplify organizational excellence
The first one forms our primary goal, and it's supported by two objectives: to attract and retain Partners in the P2AD Partnership Program, and to improve the environmental performance of our clients. These two objectives represent the bulk of our program operations. In support of this primary goal, we created a structure that accomplishes the following:

Our collaborative approach to developing a strategic management system allows us to put our strategic plan into action and to maintain a focus on achieving our goals, fostering environmental leadership, and exemplifying organizational excellence. This attention to strategic planning and to the development of a strategic management system has already begun to pay off, as shown by our clients' performance metrics and the growth of the P2AD Partnership Program.

It gives our managers the responsibility of carrying forward the goals and objectives of the strategic plan.

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P2AD Partnership Program

The P2AD Partnership Program: Environmental Leadership at Its Finest

At the core of our work is the P2AD Partnership Program. Developed on the model of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Environmental Performance Track, the program guides its business partners along a path of continually improving their environmental performance through the use of an Environmental Management System (EMS) framework. The Partnership Program focuses on three primary activities: connecting these environmental leaders with their peers; assisting Partners who are just starting to systematically address their environmental impacts (see Page 27 for more information about technical assistance services for which Partners have priority access); and rewarding our highest-level Partners with various regulatory benefits, such as access to high-level regulators.
The P2AD Partnership Program comprises four levels of participation, each with its own criteria for admission.
The White Partner Level is open to any organizationcommunity group, trade association, citizen advisory panel, environmental organization, and consultancy and allows it to promote the P2AD Partnership Program through training, consultation, or other services to our other Partners.
The Yellow Partner Level is the entry point for most applicants to the program as they begin developing their environmental policies, procedures, and educational efforts toward becoming environmental leaders.
The Red Partner Level marks the next stage of environmental leadership, where Partners put their environmental programs to work and place a priority on outreach to their community.
The Blue Partner Level represents the highest level of environmental leadership, where a Partner integrates other business practices such as analyzing life-cycle impacts, purchasing green

products, or integrating green-building designinto its EMS and further engages in community outreach.
An external Advisory Panel helps the Partnership Program stay tuned to the interests of its diverse stakeholders. The panel is comprised of representatives of business/industry, academia, government/ institutions, the state environmental regulatory agency and environmental non-governmental organizations. By providing input into program development decisions and recommending applicants for acceptance at the top levels of the program, the Advisory Panel helps maintain the credibility and transparency of the program.
From its creation in 2003 until the printing of this report, the program grew from 34 to 113 Partners. In the program's first two years, our top-tier Partners reported significant progress in saving energy and water, reducing solid waste and air emissions, and increasing the use of recovered materials.
During this reporting period, we hosted two events to spotlight the Partnership Program and the successes of its Partners "Visions of a Sustainable Georgia" in 2004, and "Natural Leaders: Achieving Sustainability in the 21st Century" in 2005.
The Partnership Program's accomplishments during fiscal year 200506 include the following:
Completion of four enrollment periods and two annual reporting cycles
Development of an online application and reporting system
Convening four Roundtable meetings Holding our first Green Retreat Sponsoring four EMS training courses for our
Partners and two for the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's hazardous waste inspection and enforcement staff Rolling out a new track of the program customized to the needs of farmers and agribusiness.

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P2AD PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM METRICS SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2004, PARTNERS COLLECTIVELY HAVE SAVED 100.6 BILLION BTUS OF ENERGY SAVED 237.5 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER REDUCED HAZARDOUS WASTE BY 51,465 POUNDS REDUCED SOLID WASTE BY 1,809 TONS USED 16,487 TONS OF RECYCLED MATERIALS REDUCED NOX EMISSIONS BY 493 TONS REDUCED VOC EMISSIONS BY 30 TONS
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P2AD Partners

BLUE LEVEL
GENERAL MOTORS DORAVILLE ASSEMBLY INTERFACEFLOR COMMERCIAL LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS CO.- MARIETTA MILLIKEN & COMPANY ALMA PLANT MILLIKEN & COMPANY HILLSIDE PLANT MILLIKEN & COMPANY LIVE OAK COMPLEX MONSANTO - AUGUSTA NORAMCO, INC. YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORP.
RED LEVEL
ATLANTA SERVICE CENTER OF ROCKWELL COLLINS BALDWIN STATE PRISON C&A FORT GORDON GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. - VIENNA, GA GEORGIA POWER CO. GENERAL SERVICES
HEADQUARTERS HANCOCK STATE PRISON METCAM, INC. SCOTT STATE PRISON SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT 15X TIFTON ALUMINUM CO., INC. U. S. ARMY INFANTRY CENTER - FT. BENNING ZF INDUSTRIES, INC.
YELLOW LEVEL
AMICALOLA FALLS STATE PARK AND LODGE AVASTONE CONSULTING BARTOW COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS BARTOW COUNTY S.R. 294 MUNICIPAL SOLID
WASTE LANDFILL BARTOW COUNTY SCHOOL BUS SHOP BARTOW COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BARTOW COUNTY WATER DEPARTMENT BEAULIEU FIBERS - AMERICAN POLYCRAFT DIVISION BEAULIEU FIBERS - CALHOUN PLANT BEAULIEU FIBERS - CALTEX BEAULIEU FIBERS - DALTON BEAULIEU FIBERS - GAINESVILLE BEAULIEU FIBERS - ROYSTON PLANT

BEAULIEU OF AMERICA - MODEL PLANT BEAULIEU OF AMERICA - SERETEAN PLANT BLACKBEARD'S RESTAURANT BRASSTOWN VALLEY RESORT BUMPERS PLUS C. A. MURREN & SONS CO., INC. CH2M HILL CITY OF CARTERSVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM
TRANSPORTATION CITY OF CARTERSVILLE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE EMORY CONFERENCE CENTER HOTEL AND EMORY INN ENVIRO-LOG, INC GEORGE T. BAGBY STATE PARK AND LODGE GEORGIA POWER COMPANY, PLANT BOWEN GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY IFPEOPLE INDIAN SPRINGS STATE PARK JEKYLL ISLAND CAMPGROUND JEKYLL ISLAND CONVENTION CENTER JEKYLL ISLAND MINIATURE GOLF AND BIKE
RENTALS L.R. RICHARDS CONSTRUCTION, INC. LAKE BLACKSHEAR RESORT AND GOLF CLUB LANGBOARD OSB LITTLE OCMULGEE STATE PARK McCORKLE NURSERIES MOHAWK HOME - CORPORATE DRIVE MOHAWK - SUGAR VALLEY MORGAN'S BAR & GRILL MURRAY FABRICS NUTRASWEET COMPANY PANDEL, INC. PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE CONSERVATION PARK RED TOP MOUNTAIN STATE PARK AND LODGE REYNOLDS MANSION SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT 13 SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT 23 SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT 4 SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT 67 SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT 70 SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. PLANT Z

SMITHGALL WOODS CONSERVATION AREA AND LODGE SWEETWATER CREEK STATE CONSERVATION PARK T.O.P. FARMS UNICOI STATE PARK AND LODGE ZOO ATLANTA
WHITE LEVEL
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, GEORGIA BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
OF GEORGIA CARPET AMERICA RECOVERY EFFORT CENTER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND THE
ENVIRONMENT CITY OF ATLANTA DNV CERTIFICATION DUNWOODY NATURE CENTER EARTH SHARE OF GEORGIA EARTH TECH, INC. ENTERPRISE INNOVATION INSTITUTE, ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CENTER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SERVICES, INC. ENVIROSHARE GEORGIA ADOPT-A-STREAM GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF WATER PROFESSIONALS GEORGIA BRANCH, ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS GEORGIA CHAPTER ACADEMY OF CERTIFIED
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGERS GEORGIA RECYCLING COALITION, INC GEORGIA TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM GREENLEAF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC. GROUP SIX CONSULTING, LLC HOTLANTA ADVENTURES MIDDLE GEORGIA CLEAN CITIES COALITION SKYE ENERGY, LLC SOUTHFACE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PARTNERS THE CARPET AND RUG INSTITUTE THE CLEAN AIR CAMPAIGN THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY U.S. ARMY-SOUTHERN REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
OFFICE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
OUTREACH SERVICE

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Leaders in Action: Introducing Some of Our Partners

BLUE LEVEL

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Marietta
Long known for producing military aircraft, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company is also a firm believer in environmental stewardship and outreach. The Lockheed Martin Aeronautics plant in Marietta proved that claim by receiving the Mentor of the Year Award in 2005. The award recognizes the P2AD Partner who has most helped other companies in Georgia understand the benefits of continual environmental improvement and of participating in the P2AD Partnership Program.
The facility has developed an exemplary environmental management system and embraced its responsibility as a good steward to assist others in this quest. Lockheed Martin representatives have spoken to numerous groups and organizations about the benefit of pollution prevention, recycling, and participation in the Partnership Program. They also have provided one-on-one mentoring to several other Partners and potential Partners.
In its dedication to helping other companies pursue environmental leadership, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics CompanyMarietta clearly earned the Mentor of the Year Award.

InterfaceFLOR Commercial
A modular-carpet company located in LaGrange, InterfaceFLOR Commercial received two P2AD Partnership Program awards in 2005: Partner of the Year and Outreach and Employee Involvement.
InterfaceFLOR seeks to eliminate all negative environmental impacts from its operations by 2020. Toward that end, the company has created a model sustainability program, making substantial progress on its commitments of reducing solid waste and energy use, and on its commitment to using more recycled content in its products.
The Partner of the Year Award recognizes the Partner who, while maintaining a clean compliance record, has demonstrated overall excellence in environmental performance, community outreach, employee involvement, sustainability, mentoring, and environmentally preferable purchasing and supply chain activities.
The Outreach and Employee Involvement Award recognizes service by a Partner in the interest of improving local communities, revitalizing neighborhoods, conserving or beautifying public spaces, and improving employee well-being. These types of activities have long been the key to InterfaceFLOR's sustainability program.

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Entropy in color Variations, Courtesy of InterfaceFLOR Commercial

RED LEVEL

Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc.

Shaw Industries Group, Inc.Plant 15X

Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc. (GPRI) is a global performance chemical manufacturer recognized as a leader in each of its key markets building products, paper making, and industrial and specialty applications. The GPRI facility located in Vienna is a member of the EPA's National Environmental Performance Track, a partnership that recognizes outstanding environmental performance among participating facilities across the country.
GPRI has worked closely with its research and development chemists, sales force, and customers to modify some of its resin formulations to reduce the facility's generation of nonhazardous waste, specifically waste resin solids. Changes were made to a formulation to improve the mixing of dry-add materials, thus reducing the amount of solid waste generated during filtering. The company also reduced the amount of NOx generated by one of its customers by more than 70 percent through changes to the formulation and chemistry of that customer's resin.

Dalton-based Shaw Industries, the world's largest carpet manufacturer, produces and sells carpet, rugs, and ceramic, hardwood, and laminate flooring for residential and commercial applications throughout the world. The company's Plant 15X, located in Cartersville, began at the Yellow Level in the P2AD Partnership Program in Fall 2004.
As it pursued ISO 14000 certification (an internationally accepted standard for developing an environmental management system, or EMS), Plant 15X also strove to advance to the next level in the P2AD Partnership Program. Its determination paid off. Always mindful of the environment, plant personnel seek continual improvement in their operations. As a result, even though its documented EMS has been in place for only about a year, the facility has already seen vast improvements in its environmental impact. Working on the belief that once you measure something you're more likely to improve it, plant personnel are measuring key quantities such as energy use and the amount of waste headed for the landfill.

The Vienna plant is well on its way toward meeting the first environmental commitment it set for itself the reduction of the nonhazardous waste generated in its operations.

Courtesy of Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Courtesy of Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc.

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AWARD WINNERS FOR 2005 PARTNER OF THE YEAR
INTERFACEFLOR COMMERCIAL OUTREACH AND EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT
INTERFACEFLOR COMMERCIAL MENTOR OF THE YEAR
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS COMPANY MARIETTA
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YELLOW LEVEL

ifPeople

Fort Benning

Based in Atlanta, ifPeople offers a full range of technology services for businesses, nonprofits, and government organizations, with a focus on standards and open-source technologies. In its environmental focus, the company quantifies its consumption of materials, services, and energy, and measures its waste streams. Using that information, it considers which parts of its operations have the greatest long-term and irreversible impact on the environment and then works to eliminate or offset those impacts. For example, ifPeople chooses goods and services that promote more sustainable and restorative effects, works to reduce the number of miles traveled by its employees, seeks to reduce paper consumption, and looks for opportunities to derive its energy needs from renewable sources.

A critical component of our nation's defense system, Fort Benning is home to the U.S. Army Infantry Training Brigade, the U.S. Infantry School, the Ranger Training Brigade, the Airborne School, and the School of the Americas. As with any military installation, Fort Benning offers many opportunities for pollution prevention and sustainability.
In accordance with an executive order, the installation implemented a sustainability management system (SMS) in 2005, and about 100 employees received SMS training. Based on a continual of cycle improvement, the SMS provides a means for planning and achieving responsible environmental management.
Among other efforts, Fort Benning has been working to reduce its environmental footprint in the area of transportation. It has been promoting the use of ethanol as an alternative fuel source and ensuring the bus fleet is using catalytic converters. The installation tracks the amount of E85 fuel used every month and the number of flex-fuel vehicles using it.

Courtesy of ifPeople

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WHITE LEVEL

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

American Society of Civil Engineers Georgia Section

The Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) department of the Board of Regents promotes environmental stewardship, safety, and health at all University System of Georgia institutions, engaging in activities such as recycling electronics, seeking cleaner fuels and mercury collections (see page 38). It has also participated in "Recyclemania," a nationwide competition among university recycling programs that provides a fun way to raise student awareness of campus recycling and waste minimization.
In keeping with the criteria of the White Partnership level, the Georgia Board of Regents EHS department continues to promote the P2AD Partnership Program by handing out its brochures at meetings and by posting a link on its Web site. Its efforts have paid off, leading to the recruitment of two new Partners.

A professional organization founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. P2AD is pleased to have the Georgia Section of the ASCE as one of our Partners.
The Georgia Section has been active in supporting nearby Partners by participating in their environmental activities. For example, it has participated in the General MotorsDoraville's GREEN program, which gets schools involved in monitoring streams to assess water quality. The Section's members took part in the initial training for that effort and in many of the stream-sampling activities.
In meeting its responsibilities as a P2AD Partner, the Section also publishes articles explaining its role in the Partnership Program and how it has benefited from being a member. It publishes these articles in its Environmental Technology Group's Newsbrief newsletter, which is posted on the organization's Web site.

Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development

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"WHEN WE DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WE WANTED A KNOWLEDGEABLE PARTNER. THE COACHING AND GUIDANCE WE RECEIVED FROM P2AD HELPED US TO DEVELOP A STRONG EMS IN OUR FACILITIES. WE APPRECIATE HAVING P2AD AS A PARTNER AND LOOK FORWARD TO A CONTINUED POSITIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP."
R U D Y W O F F O R D Quality Manager Contract Division, Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
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Technical Assistance Services

Technical Assistance Services Helping Businesses and Institutions Prevent Pollution

Courtesy of Bob Donaghue

With their use of hazardous materials, waste streams, and emissions, manufacturers and institutions offer many opportunities for pollution prevention (P2). Using a variety of approaches,P2AD continues to help these organizations achieve significant cost savings through the implementation of sensible P2 measures. Not only do such measures improve the bottom line, they also protect Georgia's unique environment.
We offer the following services:
Assessments of waste, water and energy Facilitation of waste/material exchanges Assistance with environmental management
systems Assistance with full cost accounting Compliance assistance through P2 Training on new P2 technologies

Technical assistance Provided onsite assistance to 398 clients and responded to the following requests for assistance:
620 related to byproduct recovery 1715 related to HHW 1986 for general information Assisted 20 municipalities and counties
Training and workshops Gave 195 presentations and training sessions
for a variety of audiences reaching 4,931 attendees Conducted 28 Environmental Network workshops, training 481 participants on various pollution prevention topics

During this report period, P2AD's staff and contractors leveraged limited state dollars and secured additional federal funds to achieve impressive results.

THE GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP (GEP)
P2AD is able to provide a wide range of services to clients across Georgia through the expanded outreach capabilities of the GEP, which combines the resources of P2AD, Georgia Tech's Enterprise Innovation Institute, and the University of Georgia's Engineering Outreach Service. Through GEP, we augment our technical assistance capacity, teaming with experts in the areas of energy efficiency, bioenergy, and industrial/agricultural by-product recovery. We also collaborate to convene semi-annual environmental network meetings around the state, sharing current information on topics such as water conservation and efficiency, composting, product stewardship, preparing for a regulatory inspection, and general regulatory updates.
During the two fiscal years this report covers, the GEP performed over 400 on-site assessments and recommended actions to conserve 69 million gallons of water and 173 million kWh of electricity, reduce 2 million tons of solid waste, and save $67 Million dollars. The GEP also conducted over 200 trainings and workshops (including the environmental network meetings), reaching over 5,000 people.

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DURING THE TWO FISCAL YEARS THIS REPORT COVERS, THE GEP PERFORMED 398 ON-SITE ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TO CONSERVE 69 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND 174 MILLION KWH OF ELECTRICITY, REDUCE 2 MILLION TONS OF SOLID WASTE, AND SAVE $68 MILLION. THE GEP ALSO CONDUCTED MORE THAN 200 TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS (INCLUDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK MEETINGS), REACHING MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE.
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HELPING TO REDUCE GEORGIA'S SOLID WASTE STREAM

Byproduct Recovery P2AD's byproduct recovery and reuse programs continue to grow as former clients return with additional requests. Many questions relate to the proper disposal of obsolete or otherwise unwanted computers and personal electronic equipment, which make up the fastest growing component of Georgia's solid waste stream. Our staff maintains a directory of more than 50 categories of industrial materials and more than 125 recycling options for these materials.
Examples of P2AD's successes in assisting clients in finding homes for unwanted materials include
As a result of P2AD's assistance, one Georgia electronics manufacturer is saving $66,000 per year by sending 3,000 tons per year of nonrecyclable paper to be used as alternative fuel in a cement kiln.
At the request of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, staff advised three companies planning to move to Georgia on the availability of waste materials they could use in their manufacturing operations. One company, Nichiha, a Japanese manufacturer of fiber cement panels for building exteriors, is constructing a plant in Macon. P2AD located a source for 6,000 tons per month of mixed colors of glass cullet for use in Nichiha's product. Additionally, this solution avoided the installation of expensive material processing equipment.

Flyash in Georgia: Collaborating to Turn a Waste into a Resource
As Georgia Power struggled to find alternatives to landfilling three million tons per year of flyash generated by burning coal, it turned to P2AD for help. P2AD staff organized and facilitated a firstever meeting between principals from EPD's Hazardous Waste Branch, Land Protection Branch, the Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Power, the Southern Company, and EPA Region 4. The objective was to identify barriers and benefits to using flyash in highway construction a practice that is being utilized successfully in a number of other states. Now, a year later, the pilot research project is about to begin. It has been a truly collaborative effort between all the stakeholders, with funding provided by the Southern Company.
It is believed that this pilot research will demonstrate conclusively that flyash has no negative environmental consequences when used in highway construction. This would save both the state and the utility company millions of dollars. However, the beneficial use of this material will require changes in the state codes that regulate the management of industrial wastes.

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Georgia Industrial Materials Exchange We have worked with a Web site designer to implement www.ScrapMatchGA.org as an online materials exchange that will assist Georgia companies with recovery, recycling, or reuse of their manufacturing byproducts or waste materials. The goals of the materials exchange are to increase the competitive advantage of Georgia's businesses, to protect our environment by reducing the amount of waste going to landfills, and to encourage the sustainable use of our natural resources.

The problem of managing the ever-growing amount of e-scrap in this country places a substantial burden on state and local governments. These entities are tasked with having to find the resources to fund collection events and public education efforts, and with locating vendors who can safely recycle the e-scrap. For that reason, the EPA launched the "Plug-In To eCycling" campaign in 2003 to promote partnerships among electronics manufacturers, retailers, and state and local governments, providing those governments with the tools and resources for building successful e-scrap recycling programs.

The "Plug-In To eCycling" campaign focuses on three major areas:

Providing the public with information about electronics recycling and increasing the opportunities for recycling old electronics
Promoting partnerships with communities, electronics manufacturers and retailers to promote shared responsibility for safe electronics recycling
Establishing pilot projects to test innovative approaches to safe electronics recycling.

Computer and Electronic (E-scrap) Recycling From 2002 to 2005, P2AD staff participated in the Computer Equipment Disposal and Recycling Council, serving as vice chair and technical advisors. The council's purpose was to determine the best end-of-life management options for surplus computers and other e-scrap. In June 2005, the council presented its findings to the governor and to the Georgia General Assembly for possible legislative action.

As a state partner, P2AD enthusiastically endorses the EPA's campaign and maintains a directory of Georgia-based computer recyclers on our Web site.

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HELPING CLIENTS SAVE WATER... AND MONEY

The Roswell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
When a 200-bed nursing home and rehabilitation center faced surprisingly high water bills, it sought the assistance of the City of Roswell. A preliminary investigation found a substantial leak in the plumbing, and contractors were called in for repairs.
A P2AD audit led to the recommendation to retrofit existing water fixtures and appliances. After the leak repair and the installation of aerators, the Roswell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center saw a 30 percent reduction in water usage from one million gallons per month to 700,000 gallons per month. In this successful water efficiency project, we not only aided the nursing home, but also helped train a water auditor for the city of Roswell. That person has since conducted three more audits, including one on Roswell's own city hall, at the encouragement of P2AD.

Lenox Woods Apartments
The prospect of rising costs for water and sewer prompted the owner of Lenox Woods Apartments in Atlanta to seek help from P2AD. After a thorough inspection, we recommended the installation of water-conserving fixtures in more than 100 apartments. Replacement of the toilets alone led to a considerable reduction in water usage.
The owner also installed sub-meters on all of the older apartment buildings, allowing tenants to be billed for water and sewer based on their actual, rather than estimated, water use. We also educated the tenants on water conservation measures.
After those measures were put into place, the water and sewer bill for the apartment complex decreased by $6,800 per month. The owner anticipates a savings of 4 million gallons of water and $60,000 per year.

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THE GEORGIA METAL FINISHING INITIATIVE (GA MFI)
We developed the GA MFI to accelerate P2 and resource conservation practices in the metal finishing industry. Through the GA MFI, P2AD and industry leaders collaborated to evaluate such practices as environmental management programs, P2 techniques, and specific technologies. At the conclusion of the initiative, hands-on knowledge gained was shared with other metal finishers throughout the state. Delta Airlines and Metcam, Inc., each received funding from the program in this past reporting cycle.

Delta Airlines

Metcam, Inc.

As a major Atlanta-based corporation with extensive operations in the area, Delta Airlines is one of the city's top water consumers. When Atlanta raised its water and sewer rates significantly to fund needed sewer upgrades, Delta knew it was time to focus on its water consumption. It called on P2AD for help at the company's Technical Operations Center.
We quickly identified the center's metal plating shop as the area to focus on. A team comprised of Delta employees and P2AD staff taught Delta employees common sense water conservation techniques such as turning off hoses when not in use. By conducting a water balance of their operations, we demonstrated to the facility the importance of identifying and correcting leaks. We also trained them on the proper monitoring of rinse water conductivity levels, allowing them to extend the use of these waters before sending them to the pretreatment system.

Through its partnership with P2AD, Metcam, Inc., a mid-sized metal finishing company in Alpharetta, has been actively pursuing environmental success in its daily operations. As mentioned in our previous biennial report, Metcam set up a system to extend the life of a spray-rinse stage, resulting in an annual net cost savings of more than $29,000 per year, and a 96 percent reduction in rinse wastewater.
The company also has eliminated the use of chrome, a hazardous material, from its metal finishing operations by switching to a non-hazardous substitute.
In a project aimed at achieving water efficiency, Metcam is installing a membrane filtration system that will allow it to recycle and reuse its partscleaning water. Funded through P2AD's Partnership Program, this system will save many gallons of water per day.

The results of these efforts speak for themselves. The metal plating shop realized an initial water savings of 14,000,000 gallons annuallya 55 percent reduction in use that saved Delta $510,000. They also have significantly reduced their water use in the rest of their facility from 800,000 gallons per day to less than 400,000. The Technical Operations Center is now piloting a membrane filtration system that they expect will allow them to meet their ultimate goal of using 100,000 gallons per day.

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THE TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM (TIP)
P2AD continues to play an active role in Georgia's Traditional Industries Program, a state-funded program that provides research funding to the carpet and textile, pulp and paper, and food processing industries. Our staff members serve on TIP committees charged with identifying industry priorities, reviewing project results, and selecting new projects for funding.

HEALTHCARE AND HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR EFFORTS

In addition to focused programs with metal finishers and Georgia's military installations (see Page 34), P2AD played a role in preventing pollution in the healthcare and higher education sectors through the following activities during this period:

Courtesy of the Carpet and Rug Institute

Worked with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Dublin on achieving water efficiency Presented on Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) and hospital P2 opportunities at Emory
Crawford Long Hospital and an EPA conference Held a series of teleconferences for colleges and universities that addressed water efficiency, energy
conservation, green building, waste reduction and environmentally preferable purchasing Presented to the University of Georgia about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System Participated in Earth Day events at several colleges.

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THE GEORGIA P2AD/DOD SUSTAINABLE INSTALLATIONS PARTNERSHIP Begun as a P2 (pollution prevention) Partnership in 1998, the P2AD/DoD Sustainable Installations Partnership continues to fulfill its mission of helping Georgia's military facilities promote environmental stewardship while ensuring their long-term viability. When it changed its name and mission in 2003, the P2AD/DoD affiliation became the first sustainable installations partnership in the country, reflecting the evolution of the installations' environmental approach from mostly P2 to the incorporation of environmental management systems (EMSs) and sustainability. P2AD has been providing many of Georgia's installations with the support they need to be successful in meeting new DoD sustainability mandates.
Our participation in the Partnership includes the following activities:
Assisting military bases with activities such as composting, green building, deconstruction, water conservation, and finding recycling markets
Providing assistance in achieving water efficiency at Fort Gordon Training military staff and contractors on deconstruction techniques Giving presentations on the success of the Partnership at national and regional military conferences. P2AD completed its work on the highly successful deconstruction project at Augusta's Fort Gordon (see page 36). We also facilitated the DoD Solid Waste and Recycling Council meeting at the semi-annual Georgia Recycling Coalition conference in April 2006. The topics discussed at that conference included setting up a recycling program, complying with regulatory requirements, initiating a food waste composting program, and increasing support for solid waste programs. With the availability of recycling markets always a key issue, the attendees shared markets for electronics, mixed plastics, Tyvek garments, and brass.
Also in this area of interest, we began working with the National Recycling Coalition in the spring of 2006 to coordinate the addition of special DoD sessions at the Coalition's 25th Annual Congress and Expo, held in October 2006 in Atlanta. DoD members learned about developing and maintaining a quality recycling program, and about how to market recyclable materials and use the proceeds. The sessions also addressed selecting equipment, dealing with personnel issues, and tracking and reporting results.
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PROMOTING GREEN BUILDING

Sustainable Coastal Communities

Deconstruction at Fort Gordon

Many of Georgia's wetlands, critical to coastal ecology and to the health of the ocean itself, are located on private property, making them vulnerable to indiscriminate commercial development. P2AD has been working with the Southface Energy Institute to apply that organization's EarthCraft House concept to coastal construction. That concept offers energy conservation, water efficiency, improved indoor air quality, and other environmental and health benefits, while protecting sensitive wetlands.
We provided the funding for Southface to develop guidelines for building on coastal wetlands. In March 2006, we selected a pilot project, a small Coastal Communities development in unincorporated Chatham County. Built near a marsh, this community will meet all of the coastal development criteria. Its environmental goals are aggressive, including such features as geothermal heating, pervious pavement, and community greenspace.
In addition to the EarthCraft Coastal Communities project, P2AD continues to fund the EarthCraft House program.

Since the publication of our previous biennial report, the Fort Gordon deconstruction project has been completed. This success has since been replicated at other installations around the country, and adopted into Army policy.
Fort Gordon had several World War IIera buildings that needed to be demolished, but the military installation wanted to divert as much of the demolition debris as possible from the landfill, and it called upon P2AD for help. We recommended a full deconstruction effort, where the general public came to look at the structures, decide which buildings in their entirety they wanted, and bid in an auction. The winners had a few weeks to remove their buildings, either piecemeal or intact.
We trained the Fort Gordon staff in deconstruction techniques and in contract preparation. The results were highly gratifying: Every one of those old buildings was kept out of the landfill. Deconstruction has become a big issue in the military, and P2AD has provided the necessary training at other military installations in Georgia.

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Minimizing Construction Waste

Georgia Building Product EPP Database

In terms of weight, scrap drywall and wood make up more than two-thirds of the waste stream on a typical residential construction project. P2AD funded a promising pilot project conducted by Southface, a nonprofit organization that promotes environmental education and outreach programs. The project looked at one innovative way of recycling and reusing scrap gypsum wallboard and engineered wood (also known as composite wood) on the construction site itself. A special grinder supplied by Packer Industries took each material separately and converted it into a useful, ground-up form. A magnet pulled out any nails and other metallic objects. The project demonstrated the value these materials can provide as soil amendments and mulch for erosion control. P2AD is currently funding development of a video relating to this project to assist in transfer of this beneficial practice to the construction sector.

Thanks to P2AD's efforts, architects and builders in Georgia searching for environmentally preferable products (EPP) that are manufactured in Georgia now have a resource to turn to. In collaboration with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, P2AD created a directory of building products that is searchable on the Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Facts Web site, www.georgiafacts.net. Products indicated with a green EPP icon have been selfreported by the manufacturers as qualifying for EPP status based on guidelines developed by third-party criteria. In addition to helping the building industry, the directory will promote sustainable manufacturers in the state.

A staff member advised the Board of Regents Environmental Affairs Office on developing policies for managing Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste generated by the University System of Georgia. This resulted in grant money ($19,500) from EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge to develop a logistical model for collection and transportation of C&D debris from University System campuses.

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PROGRAMS TO ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CITIZENS

Hazardous Waste in the Home

Getting Rid of Mercury

With Georgia's current population growth, household hazardous waste (HHW) is an increasing environmental and health concern. P2AD has developed a number of programs for cities and counties to educate children and the general public on how to properly manage these hazards. Many of the programs focus on preventing HHW from contributing to non-point source water pollution. Programs during this period include the following:
HHW training we promoted the proper management of HHW by helping local government officials determine the best type of program for their needs, developing a program plan, and evaluating its effectiveness.
Production of educational materials we produced written educational materials and provided technical assistance relating to HHW management and non-point source water pollution, distributing approximately 1,000 You're the Solution to Water Pollution brochures and posters (addressing HHW, yard trimmings and litter as they relate to water quality) to educators and regional planners.
We also researched and provided recycling locations for used motor oil, antifreeze, and other recyclable waste to a national recycling database at www.cleanup.org and 1-800cleanup.

In recent years, P2AD has developed a secondary initiative of the HHW Program to specifically address the removal of mercury, a national priority pollutant identified by the EPA. The presence of mercury in household and workplace products is of special concern because of its prevalence, its persistence in the environment, and, specifically, its presence in fish. Efforts at mercury removal during this period include the following:
Mercury removal from schools in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Education, we have made possible the removal of mercury from school science labs and health clinics around the state. Thirteen school districts (18 total since the program began in 2004) have taken advantage of the program, removing mercury and mercury-filled devices that could otherwise break and release the hazardous substance in the schools.
Thermometer exchanges we provided direction, training, and outreach materials for thermometer exchanges in 10 Georgia cities and counties.
We transferred the mercury, HHW and radon programs to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs in March 2006.

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Confronting the Problem of Radon

Clearing the FOG

P2AD's Radon Grant Program, funded by EPA, provides funding to local governments and communitybased organizations in Georgia to promote radon awareness, testing, and mitigation. Even though we transferred the program to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs in March 2006, it was active during this reporting period and included the following activities:

Fats, oils and grease (FOG) generated by restaurants and food product manufacturers pose serious problems for wastewater systems. P2AD continues to serve as an educational resource to restaurants and to water and sewer departments on the best management of FOG. We help those entities reduce the environmental impacts of their operations and save them money.

Encouraging and training builders, through Southface's EarthCraft House program, to construct homes with radon-resistant vent systems
Coordinating and sponsoring statewide radon poster contests, with a Georgia student winning the contest at the national level
Producing a quarterly radon newsletter, radio and television public service announcements, and newspaper articles
Holding outreach events that provided educational materials and free radon test kits
Following up with educational materials about what to do when a home tests high for radon.

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Agricultural Pollution Prevention Program

The Agricultural Pollution Prevention Program: Promoting Environmentally Responsible Farming and Landscaping

Agriculture is one of the largest economic sectors in Georgia, with $10.6 million in revenue and farmland representing 28.2 percent of the state's land. Agriculture therefore greatly impacts Georgia's environment. P2AD recognizes the economic and environmental importance of working with the agricultural community to incorporate pollution prevention concepts into agricultural operations.
P2AD's Agricultural Pollution Prevention (AgP2) program works with Georgians who are concerned about the quality of their soil and water and who want to ensure their land is protected for future generations. It assists farmers and rural residents on pollution prevention issues and provides technical resources to maximize the benefits of best management practices.

It helped develop more than 500 nutrient management plans, saving farmers $750,000.
It aided the beneficial reuse of 308,654 tons of animal and industrial waste.
It conserved water on farms and in the green industry through conservation tillage systems that have the potential to reduce water needs by about 12 percent.
It helped divert various materials from the landfill. In the Atlanta area alone, 30,600 tons of wood waste could potentially be diverted as more builders adopt methods to reuse gypsum and engineered wood products as amendments.
PROGRAM ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS
The Ag Partners Program

SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
With a dedicated staff of specialists at the University of Georgia, and with the committed participation of various stakeholders around the state, the AgP2 program has had great success in providing the education and technical support needed by Georgia's farmers and citizens in the effort to reduce pollution. Widely recognized in the agricultural and green industry sectors as an environmental leader, the program's strong performance is due in part to the partnerships formed with County Extension agents, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) personnel, and other professionals throughout Georgia.
Here are a few of the AgP2 program's accomplishments for the reporting period:
It reached a large number of farmers and County Extension agents through its programs on conservation tillage systems and on the management of animal waste. For Georgia farmers, the potential savings in energy costs through the use of conservation tillage systems is $2.4 million annually.

Officially begun in January 2006, the Ag Partners Program is an extension of the P2AD Partnership Program. The program has focused on developing collaborative relationships with Cooperative Extension, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the NRCS, and farmers' organizations.
Unlike industrial pollution, most agricultural pollution is non-point source pollution, not coming from an easily identified pipe or stack. As a result, monitoring and measuring the impacts of agricultural operations is much more difficult. The Ag Partners Advisory Group helped revise Partnership program materials, farmer outreach efforts, and partner recruitment processes to reflect these differences between agricultural and industrial operations. The Advisory Group also recommended that potential Ag Partners be introduced to the program through technical assistance and research programs, and worked to develop program incentives and benefits that are meaningful to this sector. At the time of this report, McCorkle's Nursery and T.O.P. Farms had joined the program at the Yellow Level as the first Ag Partners.

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"THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH P2AD FOR OVER A DECADE. I AM CONTINUALLY IMPRESSED BY THE DEPTH AND SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY P2AD AND ITS UNIVERSITY PARTNERS TO BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND PARTICULARLY AGRICULTURE. THEIR COMMITMENT AND FORESIGHT IN PARTNERING WITH UGA HAS RESULTED IN ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY."
D A L E T H R E A D G I L L , P h . D . Director, Faculty of Engineering, and Head, Dept. of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia
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Livestock Pollution Prevention
The Livestock Pollution Prevention program continues to provide education and technical assistance to all stakeholders in Georgia's livestock and poultry industries. The certification program for operators of animal waste systems educated farmers about the regulations pertaining to their operations, and about the science behind the regulations, and recommended management practices. Program members collaborated with other agencies to address the use of poultry litter. Animal waste topics included nutrient management planning, best management practices, basic animal production systems, and regulatory issues. A new topic that has garnered much interest from farmers and policy makers is the composting, rather than burial, of large animal carcasses.
Ongoing technical assistance to citizens directly or through their UGA county agents continues to be a major activity, and the number of requests for information remains high. In animal waste programming alone, more than 300 technical questions were answered and more than 50 site visits were made. The multiplicative power of the land grant university system and its partners is invaluable in delivering excellent pollution prevention programs.
Land Application
After working with the Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division's Solid Waste Program, the AgP2 group published an award-winning extension bulletin outlining guidelines for the beneficial reuse of ground construction wood waste. This bulletin, along with guidelines on reusing ground scrap wallboard, has begun to have an impact on construction waste management. In addition, the research funded by the Solid Waste Trust Fund that made the bulletin possible was published in a peerreviewed scientific article, making it accessible to regulators and other stakeholders.

The Land Application program has provided technical support on the land application and management of biosolids, poultry litter, wood ash, and lime mud low cost alternatives to expensive fertilizer. Other prominent issues were soil quality, which is linked to water quality problems, and erosion and sediment control practices.
Crop Pollution Prevention
The Crop Pollution Prevention program coordinated, presented, and organized training for extension agents, NRCS personnel, farmers, Agricultural Research Service personnel, Resource Conservation and Development Council members, and Georgia citizens. A major focus was conservation tillage systems, which offer such pollution prevention benefits as reduced fuel consumption, lowered water consumption, decreased erosion, and improved soil health. Results show the program's participants significantly improved their knowledge about conservation tillage systems.
The program produced or finalized two extension bulletins, one dealing with the Conservation Security Program and the other dealing with using water meters for water management on farms. Also, the program published articles in multiple newsletters.
Horticultural Pollution Prevention
The Horticultural P2 program has focused on urban non-point source pollution, stormwater management, environmentally sound landscape design, and erosion and sediment control. The program has been working with landscape architects, nurseries, greenhouses, and the turfgrass industry. It has also developed a presentation on the installation of rain gardens for the benefit of homeowners.

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With stormwater presenting a major non-point source pollution challenge in urban areas, the program has participated in, and provided leadership for, conferences on stormwater management. The group has also been involved in the Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan program, which will result in the need to have landscape designers in the region providing environmental services and reducing the amount of stormwater runoff coming from new developments.
Sustainable Agriculture
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Southern SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) effort, the Sustainable Agriculture program has provided a number of

training sessions for farmers and other agricultural professionals. The program provided scholarships through SARE grants to send county agents to the Conservation Production School, and to send farmers and county agents to the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group Conference in Kentucky.
The Sustainable Agriculture program also coordinated an informational meeting on organic processing and handling. Georgia peanut and grain producers are interested in organic production, but there are no certified shellers, handlers, or processors available for them to access this market. The meeting was the first step in helping remove that impediment. The program also organized a farm tour highlighting cropping alternatives to reduce nutrients reaching surface or groundwater in the Piedmont.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (AGP2)

Environmental/Educational Metrics Money saved by farmers Materials beneficially reused Water saved Technical Assistance Requests On-site Assessments People Receiving P2 Training Educational Materials Developed Popular Press Articles Meetings/Workshops Organized

FY05-06 $1,630,000 373,925 tons 374,000 gallons (2,700,000 gallons potentially) 1,317 166 12,853 40 33 54

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Pioneers in a Land of New Ideas

The DNR Strategic Plan identified regulatory and

non-regulatory integration as a departmental

priority for the next decade. Key to this strategy

is the P2AD Partnership Program. More than 110

organizations in the program represent industry,

military installations,

"... IN GEORGIA, P2AD AND

state agencies, county and city governments,

universities, business

ITS UNIVERSITY PARTNERS trade associations, and

non-governmental

PROVIDE PRIORITY

organizations. These natural leaders are

developing and imple-
ASSISTANCE TO THE STATE'S menting sustainable

business practices that

NATURAL LEADERS

conserve limited natural

resources and reduce

THROUGH THE GEORGIA

their ecological footprint. These are voluntary

ENVIRONMENTAL

actions, and many of them represent innova-

tions to current regula-
PARTNERSHIP, A POWERFUL tory environmental

management approaches

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

at the Environmental Protection Agency and

COALITION..."

the state Environmental Protection Division.

they are the foundation of our program. These are essential ingredients in gaining public acceptance of next-generation environmental management tools that stress performance, accountability and volunteerism.
The global economy is forcing organizations around the world to reduce their ecological footprints by using water and energy more efficiently and by reusing waste by-products as raw materials for new products. In Georgia, P2AD and its university partners provide priority assistance to the state's natural leaders through the Georgia Environmental Partnership, a powerful technical assistance coalition. GEP allows our partners to access the vast technical assistance capacity of the state and university system related to environmental and economic development resources. P2AD also works closely with the Commission for a New Georgia, the Traditional Industries Program, and other public-private initiatives to encourage the state and its businesses to improve both the environment and their global competitiveness.
America loves a winner! Whether in football, baseball or business, winning is part of the American spirit. Why is it, then, that when it comes to the environment, too many of us settle for minimal or average performance?

Roughly half of the states in the US have similar environmental leadership programs in place or under development, and their evolution into effective natural resource management tools is under close scrutiny by EPA and the Environmental Council of States (ECOS).Transparency and credibility are the cornerstones of successful performance-based programs throughout the country; in Georgia,

The P2AD Partners have chosen another path. These natural leaders have chosen the path of sustainability. There is no playbook to guide them; they are true pioneers in a land of new ideas. Pioneers, American spirit and new ideas have been a powerful and successful combination throughout history. Our natural leaders strive to be the best. They are all winners!

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Environmental savings with our help.
2.4 million tons of total solid waste diverted from landfills 71.8 million gallons of water conserved 173.7 million kWh of energy conserved
* Savings recommended to our clients

The Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (P2AD) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has prepared this report to meet the requirements of the division's legislative mandate for reporting of program activities, as codified in O. C. G. A. 12-8-186. The report details a variety of different pollution prevention activities accomplished during FY05 and FY06.

This P2AD Report is printed on Mohawk Options with 100% post-consumer waste, processed chlorine free. By using this environmentally friendly paper, P2AD saved the following resources:

TREES
5.38
fully grown

WAT E R - B O R N E
15.52
pounds

WA S T E WAT E R
253
gallons

SOLID WASTE
253
pounds

GREENHOUSE GASES
498
pounds

ENERGY
3,808,000
BTUs

GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES