CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES Clause Samples

CORE PERFORMANCE MEASURES. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states, through The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), have been working together to develop a set of core performance measures. It is envisioned that EPA and all the states can use the information to report environmental data on water quality and other media in a comprehensive and consistent manner within the capability of current data base systems. If so, the data can be compiled in existing national databases. The Department of Ecology, a participant in the ECOS endeavor, is fully supportive of this national effort. The CORE Performance Measures are not new, yet when combined with the Associated Reporting Measures do represent changes to the way Ecology collects and reports progress and data. Data systems and information necessary to fully satisfy EPA requirements do not currently exist. In addition common format standards for data and reporting between Ecology and EPA programs do not exist. Region 10 of EPA and Ecology are working together to review existing databases, reports and reporting capabilities to meet this challenge. The EPA and the states in a joint statement on August 20, 1997 approved CORE Performance Measures for FY 1998. The Department of Ecology endorses the continued use of these CORE Performance Measures applicable to Washington for FY 1999. For additional information or copies of the Core measures, Compliance Assurance Agreements, or Program Evaluation Principals please contact: WA Department of Ecology PO Box 47600 Olympia, WA ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Phone: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ FAX: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ US EPA, Region 10 Washington Operations Office ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Lacey, WA 98503 Phone: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ FAX: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇