ITRC Mission

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ITRC Mission

• ITRC is A state-led coalition working together
  with industry and stakeholders to achieve
  regulatory acceptance of environmental
  technologies
• ITRC works to
• Eliminate barriers Promote use of new env.
  technologies
• Reduce compliance costs
• Maximize States resources
• Bring together a diverse mix of environmental
  experts and stakeholders from the public and
  private sectors
• - To broaden and deepen technical knowledge
• - To streamline regulation of new env.
  Technologies

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ITRC Vision
Improve Environmental Performance and Protection
While Reducing Associated Costs and Regulatory
Burdens by Streamlining the Deployment of
Environmental Technology

•  End results
• Develop markets for improved environmental
  technologies
• Increased use of innovative technologies
• More efficient and effective environmental
  protection
• Create institutionalized processes accelerate
  review and deployment of innovative tech. and
  data acceptance by state regulatory agencies
• Make advocates of stakeholders for innovative
  solutions
• ITRC represents an objective info. resource on a
  wide range of effective and demonstrated
  technologies

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History of ITRC

• Envisioned by California Texas on a napkin in
  1995
• Outgrowth of a federal advisory committee
• - To encourage deployment of innovative
  technologies
• - Change perception of regulators as barriers
• - States take ownership for designing solutions
  vs. Barriers
• Commitment to ITRC has resulted in growth from a
  committee of 25 working on 3 technical areas to
  an organization of 370 members focusing on 14
  technical areas simultaneously

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ITRC Organization Structure

• Board of Directors (set direction of ITRC)
• ECOS/ERIS (State integration and program
  management)
• State points of contact (POCs-State
  leadership/marketing)
• Technical Team Leaders (product development
  training)
• Technical Team Members States, industry,
  federal, and public (making ITRC work)
• Program Advisors (assist teams)

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Board Of Directors
• Makes strategic decisions for ITRC (i.e.,
  business plans, selects projects, approves
  budget, changes in management structure and
  procedures, etc.)
• Co-Chairs are selected by majority vote of the
  full ITRC Membership
• Co-Chairs appoint rest of voting members of the
  Board
• Board appoints Team Leaders and selects Program
  Director

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Host Organization (ERIS)
• Overall Program/Project Management with emphasis
  on fiscal management
• Serve on Board Of Directors as Ex-Officio Member
• Hosts ITRC Program Director who makes day to day
  management decisions (operations and staffing)
  with guidance from Board Co-Chairs and implements
  strategic decisions made by the Board

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Other state associations (SSEB/WGA)
• Conducting constituency outreach
• Serve on Board of Directors as Ex-Officio members

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Roles And Responsibilities

• State points of contact (POCs)
• Primary representative in states to ITRC
• Facilitate use of ITRC products (marketing
  success stories)
• Identify potential Work Team members
• Provide state-wide input to prioritize ITRC work
  (FYPP)
• Lead development of project proposals for new
  areas (FYPP)
• Assist teams in gaining State concurrence on
  products

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Technical Teams
• Promote info exchange and tech transfer among
  States, researchers, and interested parties
• Reach consensus with Team members
• Create guidance for ITRC products
• Promote use of Team products - Coordinate with
  State Engagement
• Must meet goals in project proposal / PTR
  outcomes on schedule and within Budget

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Team leaders
• Set the Teams direction.
• Build a Team to accomplish goals.
• Develop project proposals (each year).
• Develops and approves annual work plan Team
  Member responsibilities based on funding level.
• Communicate with Program Director Report on
  progress, challenges, contractor reviews, etc.
• Promote outcomes to advance the ITRC mission.

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Program advisors
• Strategic partner to team leader in identifying
  mission of team and expected outcomes
• Assist with work plan development, federal
  partner outreach, and team recruitment
• Provide technical assistance to team
  leader/members in development of products (i.e.,
  Research on sites, document writing and/or
  editing, quality assurance, internet training,
  development, etc.)   

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Roles And Responsibilities

• Program advisors (cont.)
• Participate in overall ITRC strategic/management
  planning and organization development activities
  at direction of Program Director.
• Work with other Program Advisors to assist with
  cross-team integration.
• Assist Team Leaders with understanding of broader
  ITRC deliverables/processes (i.E., Project
  proposals, progress tracking reports, etc.).

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ITRC Success Stories

• Time and cost savings from ITRC
• Guidance documents
• Internet and classroom training
• Information and expertise provided by team
  leaders/members
• Collaboration between states, federal agencies,
  industry, and the public

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Benefits of ActiveTeam Membership

• Directly involved in developing national guidance
• Higher degree of professional visibility
• Meet and interact with experts in the field
• Greater understanding of what other states are
  doing
• Sharpen negotiating skill and learn how to reach
  consensus (or learn how difficult that can
  actually be)
• Bottom line you get out the ITRC what you put
  into it