Delaware § 7804 - Pollution Prevention Program.

§ 7804. Pollution Prevention Program.

(a) The Department shall establish the Implementation Committee and appoint the members thereof.

(1) The Implementation Committee shall be composed of, but not be limited to, the following individuals or their designee:

a. The Secretary of the Department;

b. [Repealed.]

c. The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture;

d. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

e. The President of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce;

f. The Secretary of Education;

g. The General Manager of the Delaware Solid Waste Authority;

h. A representative of the League of Local Governments;

i. A representative of the Chemical Industry Council;

j. A representative of Delaware State University;

k. A representative of Delaware Technical and Community College;

l. A representative of the University of Delaware;

m. A representative from the private solid waste collection industry;

n. A representative of civic organizations; and

o. A representative of an environmental organization.

The Implementation Committee will be chaired by the Secretary of the Department and be staffed by the Department. The members of the Implementation Committee are appointed for a period of 11/2 years and shall meet at least monthly during this period.

(2) The Implementation Committee shall select the target industry and location for the initial technical assistance program. The Committee shall evaluate the technical assistance program 1 year after the program commences or upon completion, whichever is earlier. The Committee shall then select a second target industry or location for the technical assistance program.

(b) (1) The objectives of the Pollution Prevention Program shall be:

a. Targeting industries and locations for technical assistance; and

b. Providing pollution prevention education and outreach.

(2) These objectives shall be accomplished through implementation of, but not be limited to, the programs outlined in this section.

a. Technical assistance.

1. The Department shall create a multimedia waste reduction assistance program to provide technical assistance to targeted industries, focusing on small companies within the industry because, for the most part, they do not have the economic or technical resources necessary to acquire recommendations on how to effectively minimize their wastes. The program will be made available to other industries which request assistance. The overall objective of the multi-media opportunity audit program is to reduce or recycle, to the maximum extent practicable, all waste streams within an industry.

2. [Repealed.]

b. Pollution prevention education and outreach.

1. The Department shall increase public awareness of the need for individual and community based pollution prevention programs by conducting educational workshops and industry seminars.

2. The Department shall produce a pollution prevention newsletter to be distributed to industry and the public.

(c) An annual report on the Pollution Prevention Program shall be provided to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall include an evaluation of current programs and plans for implementation of any additional programs, including information on potential benefits, who should be responsible for implementing them, how much they will cost, and how they might be financed.

67 Del. Laws, c. 361, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 67, §  2;  69 Del. Laws, c. 458, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 499, §§  3, 5, 6;  73 Del. Laws, c. 65, §  6;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  16(1);  81 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 10;  81 Del. Laws, c. 374, § 39;