GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES. Ecology and EPA Region 10 agree to the following principles to further our partnership approach to protecting Washington’s environment and its people: We will: • Continue to work as partners to build trust, openness, and cooperation, • Manage our collective resources to meet the highest environmental needs in the state, • Capitalize on each other’s strengths and expertise, • Communicate more frequently and openly between ourselves and others, and • Carry out the compliance assurance principles as stated in Section Three of this Agreement. In addition, Ecology and EPA firmly support the following concepts that are reflected throughout this Agreement: • Service to the public, • Cooperation and coordination with other federal, Tribal, state and local government agencies, • Clearly stated expectations, and • Activities that demonstrate environmental or public health improvement.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES. 29. Under the second set of bullets, a new bullet should be added to read, "Cooperation and coordination with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis." (Tulalip Tribes) We agree and have revised the Agreement at Section 1, the Introduction, to include such language.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND STRATEGIES. Ecology and EPA Region 10 agree to the following principles in working together to protect Washington’s environment: We will: • Provide service to the public; • Continue to work as partners to build trust, openness, and cooperation; • Manage our collective resources to meet the highest environmental needs in the state; • Capitalize on each other’s strengths and expertise; • Communicate frequently and openly between ourselves and others; • Cooperate and coordinate with other federal, tribal, state and local government agencies; and • Carry out the compliance assurance principles as stated in this Agreement.
