Teresa Harten, ETV Director

State-EPA Symposium on Environmental Innovation and Results

January 24-25, 2006Denver, Colorado

Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Programhelping innovation, removing helping innovation, removing

barriersbarriers

ETV ObjectivesETV Objectives Provide credible performance informationcredible performance information

for commercial-ready technology to help solve high-risk environmental problems. Aid:

Policymakers and RegulatorsPolicymakers and Regulators in making in making policy and permitting decisions for policy and permitting decisions for innovative technologiesinnovative technologies

Vendors/Developers in selling and further developing innovative technologies

Purchasers in making decisions to purchase innovative technologies

ETV SuccessesETV Successes 349 Verifications, 84 protocols since 1995

Supports solving important environmental problems

Increasing: Collaboration and privatization: funding from

vendors and other partners at over 50% from others (30% cash and 20% in-kind)

Stakeholder participation – over 800 stakeholders in 21 groups

Web and international interest - >1.5 M hits/year

Over 50 homeland security technology verifications completed

Six ETV Centers Six ETV Centers

ETV Air Pollution Control Technology CenterRTI International

ETV Advanced Monitoring Systems CenterBattelle

ETV Drinking Water Systems CenterNSF International

ETV Greenhouse Gas Technology CenterSouthern Research Institute

ETV Water Quality Protection CenterNSF International

ETV P2 Coatings and Coating Equipment Pilot

Concurrent Technologies Corporation

ETV Partners with ETV Partners with States and others States and others

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Multi-parameter water probes, atrazine detection

U.S. Coast Guard Ballast water treatment

U.S. Dept of Energy; States of Massachusetts, ConnecticutStates of Massachusetts, Connecticut;; Illinois Clean Coal Institute Continuous emission mercury monitors

U.S. Dept of Defense Monitors for explosives, PCBs in soils; dust

suppressants

States of Alaska, Pennsylvania, Michigan, CaliforniaStates of Alaska, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California Drinking water arsenic treatment

ETV Partners with ETV Partners with States and othersStates and others

States of/counties in Georgia, Kentucky, MichiganStates of/counties in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan and EPA SBIR Program

Storm water treatment

States of New York, ColoradoStates of New York, ColoradoWaste to energy

DuPont, USGS Nutrient monitors

Chlorine Chemistry Council, EPA-Office of Solid Waste and EPA-Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

Dioxin monitors

U.S. Dept of AgricultureAmbient ammonia monitors, hydrogen sulfide monitors

Clean Air Compliance in Texas,

NOX Reduction Technology and ETV NOx implicated in ground level ozone violations

10 million population exposed

Texas is making $1 – 1.5 B available though 2010 for retrofits; grants available for verification and technology purchase

EPA SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) to call for NOx technology proposals

ETV Program – to provide technology verification

Air Pollution Control Technology Center

Greenhouse Gas Technology Center

EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality makes decisions on technology acceptance

EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards makes decisions on State Implementation Plan (SIPs) credits

ETV Outreach

Stakeholders provide outreach Centers provide specific outreach to

users, especially state and local especially state and local regulatorsregulators Example: NSF embarking on new effort to engage

states in value of verification. Utah advises Utah advises verification of drinking water equipmentverification of drinking water equipment.

ETV program outreach – conferences (exhibits and presentations), website, papers, field days and press events

Association of State Drinking Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Water Administrators

(ASDWA) Survey - 2003(ASDWA) Survey - 2003

24 states use ETV to reduce frequency/length of site specific pilot testing

13 states use ETV reports as prerequisite to consideration of the technology

15 states use ETV data as primary source for decision-making

“[The] ETV drinking water initiative is …. an effective and useful tool to attain a more streamlined approach to technology application” and “in a relatively short time frame, state programs have significantly increased their awareness and use of protocols and test plans.” Bridgett O’Grady, ASDWA, 2004

Case Study: Diesel Retrofit

7 technologies verified in 2003-5 6 reduce particulate matter (PM) by 21 to 95% Verification makes eligible for EPA’s Voluntary Diesel Retrofit

grants program 1,230 technologies installed as result of verification and grants At 10% market penetration, for 7 yr use

reduction in PM calculated to be 9K to 31K tons avoided premature mortality calculated to be 683 – 2,380

fewer deaths $5 -18M in monetary benefits calculated

Case Study: Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water

Up to 3,900 small drinking water systems need options 8 technologies verified in 2001-2004 (3 more in 2005 but not part

of case study) Average removal efficiencies of 50-95%; most reduced arsenic

levels to 5 ppb or less If 10% market penetration is achieved,

1.3 to 1.9 avoided cases of lung and bladder cancer per year 0.7 to 1.0 avoided deaths from the prevention of these

cancers per year $4.8 million to $6.8 million in savings per year due to the

prevention of these cancers Reduce pilot testing costs

ASDWA survey notes that most states use ETV to reduce the frequency and length of pilot testing