Pollution prevention assistance (PPA)
PPA specialists offer free, hands-on assistance specifically to businesses that qualify as small quantity generators (SQGs). PPA specialists can help small businesses stay on top of regulatory changes, protect employee health, and stop pollution at its source.
How can PPA help your small business?
Click the video to learn how PPA can help your small Washington business or watch our Pollution Prevention video playlist on YouTube.
PPA specialists can help you:
- Review your spill prevention practices.
- Provide best management practices for stormwater protection.
- Explain the hazardous waste regulations that apply to your business.
- Locate recycling or disposal resources for hazardous waste.
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Contact a PPA specialist in your area
How did the program begin?
In 2007, the Legislature directed us to establish the Local Source Control Partnership (now called Pollution Prevention Assistance), a small business technical assistance program designed to prevent pollution and improve the state’s water quality.
Each biennium, we enter into interagency agreements with local governments near critical waterways, such as the Puget Sound, Columbia River, Spokane River, and others. Participating jurisdictions then assign PPA specialists to assist small businesses in reducing pollution.
Read our biennium reports to see which jurisdictions participated, the types of businesses served, and the overall successes of the program:
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Contact information
Andy Maher
Pollution Prevention Assistance Program Coordinator
andy.maher@ecy.wa.gov
509-290-7806
Thatcher Montgomery
Pollution Prevention Assistance Program
thatcher.montgomery@ecy.wa.gov
509-571-7339
Liz Kunz
Pollution Prevention Assistance Program
liz.kunz@ecy.wa.gov
425-691-8298