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Benefits, Who's Included and Background Information

The Washington Auto Body Pilot program is based on the Environmental Results Program (ERP) model—an innovative new compliance model that offers sector-specific technical assistance, incentives, compliance self-certification, site-assistance visits, and statistically-based environmental business performance indicators to measure sector compliance.

Benefits

Washington’s Auto Body Pilot Project offers

• Auto Body Technical Assistance Manual to help shops understand and comply with air, water, and hazardous waste requirements
• Opportunities for shop certification
  • eligibility for 3-Star membership in the EnviroStars Program (available to shops in King, Pierce, Whatcom, Kitsap and Jefferson counties)
  • compliance with the notice requirements for the new EPA Area Source Rule for air quality
• Compliance-assistance site visits and outreach
• Pollution-prevention assistance to help shops move beyond compliance and become environmental leaders in the collision-repair industry
• Statistical measurements for environmental performance

Background—ERP in Washington

Under a State Innovation Grant  from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Ecology developed the Auto Body Pilot in partnership with the auto body industry and local governments. The Auto Body Pilot merged the ERP model with the EnviroStars Program, a voluntary program that certifies businesses for their efforts in preventing pollution.

Ecology’s partners in developing the pilot and accompanying technical and self-certification materials included the Automotive Service Association of Washington, Auto Body Craftsman Association Northwest, Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Environmental Protection Agency, EnviroStars Program, and local governments. 

Related Information

Collision Repair Campaign at EPA’s Web site, discusses the Area Source Rule and offers technical assistance for compliance.

Environmental Results Program  is a Federal Innovative Measurements page at EPA

EnviroStars Program

State Innovation Grant Program: Washington (PDF, 2 pp, 29K) is an EPA Fact Sheet about the ERP pilot project.