The N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance has a knowledgeable staff of engineers and chemists with manufacturing, regulatory and consulting backgrounds. Their experience enables them to make suggestions on possible material substitutions, process improvements, water and chemical conservation, inventory management, preventive maintenance, housekeeping and reuse and recycling opportunities.

On-site pollution prevention opportunity assessments are among the services available from the Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance. For more than a decade, DPPEA has conducted these assessments for a wide range of North Carolina businesses and industries. A pollution prevention assessment addresses air emissions, water pollutants and solid and hazardous wastes. This assessment outlines a facility's options for reducing waste generation and waste management costs.

DPPEA staff will visit your facility to examine process operations and pertinent waste generation data. After the visit, DPPEA will research technologies and management practices that the facility may be able to implement. A report will be provided containing a summary of costs for waste generation and management, and a list of pollution prevention practices or technologies the facility may want to consider.

DPPEA staff can suggest practical options to help your facility reduce its waste generation, achieve regulatory compliance and save money as well. DPPEA is a non-regulatory program. DENR's confidentiality policy states that the regulatory divisions will not seek to obtain information from DPPEA about the compliance status of any individual or company for the purpose of taking enforcement action.

If areas of non-compliance are identified during a site visit, facility personnel will be made aware of it.

If you would like additional information, contact Ron Pridgeon at (919) 715-6517 or (800) 763-0136.