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Title: Regional Management System


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Regional Management System
Virginia Regional Environmental Management
System (V-REMS) Briefing North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources Raleigh, North Carolina
May 2, 2007
2
Overview
  • Regional Management System (RMS) Approach
  • V-REMS as a Successful Model
  • Supports Key Priorities Business Case
  • V-REMS Accomplishments Partner Benefits
  • Process How Does the Partnership Work?
  • Keys to Success
  • Applicability to NCDENR

3
RMS Approach
  • Connects diverse constituents (regulatory
    agencies, private sector, military) to form
    collaborative working relationships
  • Establishes a framework to help shape appropriate
    policies, share best practices, and leverage
    resources
  • Synergizes existing initiatives under regional
    umbrella (e.g. SERPASS, SMEIWG )

4
What is V-REMS?
  • DoD installations
  • Local, state, and federal agencies
  • Private industry
  • Community organizations in the greater Richmond,
    Virginia area

An innovative regional partnership of over 50
entities, based on a management system approach
5
Diversity of Participants

Founding member
6
Partnership Process
Improve communication, trust, and support between
regional stakeholders
Address local and regional community and
environmental priorities
Address Priorities
Improve Communication
Achieve Results
Leverage Resources
Leverage resources ( and in-kind) and share
environmental best practices and information
Achieve on the ground results more efficiently
than any existing mechanism
7
Process Evolution
Ongoing - Collective Targeting of Regional
Sustainability Priorities
Initial Formation, Communication, and Best
Practices Sharing
City
City
Private Company
FederalFacility
Private Company
FederalFacility
Communication Trust/Relationship Building
Best Practices Sharing
Address Economic, Environmental, Social/Equity Iss
ues
State DEQ
State DEQ
County
County
Military Installation
Military Installation
Private Company
Private Company
Township
Township
8
Addresses Key Priorities
  • Supports VA Commonwealth and EPA Region III
    Priorities
  • Active participation in V-REMS by both
    organizations
  • Compliance role remains separate and distinct
  • Supports Environmental Council of States
    (ECOS)/DoD Task Force objectives
  • Supports CEQ sustainability objectives (Executive
    Order 13423)

9
Business Case for Partners
  • Leverages resources (over 1MM in 2006) and
    collective expertise
  • Establishes a positive framework for dialogue on
    regional sustainability issues
  • Addresses individual and regional environmental,
    social, and economic priorities
  • Improves information exchange and best practices
    sharing, leading to cost-effective environmental
    management

10
Accomplishments
  • Environmental Improvement
  • Partnership won EPA Clean School Bus USA grant
    worth 274,000 plus 14,000 in VA-DEQ
    contributions
  • Partnership awarded Department of Energy grant to
    fund up to 12 E-85 fueling stations for a total
    effort of 767,000
  • City of Richmond, National Guard, DSCR reduced
    emissions by switching to low-VOC paint
  • Cost Savings
  • Hopewell Wastewater increased revenue by 500,000
    through stormwater management
  • Through shared best practices and workgroup
    communications partners saved over 470,000
    annually in lighting efficiencies
  • Community Recognition
  • DSCR won 2005 White House Closing the Circle
    Award
  • Several partners (e.g. US Navy, DSCR, and Ukrops
    Supermarkets) received Chesapeake Businesses for
    the Bay Excellence Award
  • National and state program recognition for many
    partners

11
How does the partnership work?
  • Regular communication between partners
  • Monthly phone calls 3-4 meetings annually
  • Workgroups form to focus on specific initiatives
  • Reporting and metrics
  • V-REMS website www.vrems.org
  • Communication and outreach tool (includes
    intranet)
  • Neutral facilitator staffs partnership needs
  • Level of partner effort 4-5 hrs/month

12
Keys to Success
  • Includes state and federal regulatory agency
    participation and endorsement
  • Partners focus on individual and regional goals
  • Emphasizes building trust among partner
    organizations
  • Relies on an informal participation process
  • Promotes creative and innovative voluntary
    approaches to environmental challenges

13
Keys to Success
  • Helps partners build a solid business case
    regarding their own environmental initiatives
  • Allows participants to take leadership roles
  • Recognizes and acknowledges success
  • Measures and tracks the partnerships progress
  • Benefits from the support of facilitator

14
RMS Approach Replicable Success
  • Transferable process
  • - Midland, MI-RMS Replication
  • - USMC Base Camp Pendleton Briefing
  • Can be championed by public and private
    organizations
  • Demonstrates quantifiable performance improvement
  • Operationalizes sustainability

15
Regional Approach
  • How Would a Regional Environmental Management
    System Support NCDENR?

16
Applicable Examples for NCDENR
  • Advancing Communicating State Priorities
  • Virginia Environmental Excellence Program (VEEP)
    Over half of V-REMS partners participate in DEQs
    VEEP (E2, E3, E4) measuring and reporting
    results
  • Open Communication DEQ frequently updates the
    partnership with Virginias strategic objectives
  • Trust Building V-REMS enables cooperative
    working relationships between participants and
    state agencies

17
Applicable Examples for NCDENR
  • Aligning with State Environmental Priorities
  • Air Quality Bus retrofits and anti-idling
    policies through V-REMS Clean School Bus Project
    improve air quality for over 20,000 children
  • Stormwater/Water Quality Workgroup actively
    engages regulatory community regarding programs
    tools to tackle Chesapeake Bay watershed issues
  • Protecting Natural Resources Partners placed
    over 1,300 acres into protective easement
    supporting Governor Kaines Land Conservation
    Initiative

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Contact
  • Contact with questions
  • Jimmy Parrish (DSCR)
  • Jimmy.Parrish_at_dla.mil
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