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3649414 
Journal Article 
Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program 
O'Rourke, C; Gifford, LA 
1994 
18 
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Final rept. mber of environmental laws and regulations has continued to grow in the United States and worldwide, making compliance with these regulations increasingly difficult. Environmental assessments became a way to determine compliance with current environmental regulations. The U.S. Air Force has adopted an environmental compliance program that identifies compliance problems before they are cited as violations by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Beginning in 1984, the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (USACERL), in cooperation with the Air Force Engineering and Services Center, began research on the U.S. Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program (ECAMP). The concept was to combine Federal, Department of Defense (DOD), and Air Force environmental regulations, along with existing checklists from the USEPA and private industry, and documentation of good management practices and risk-management issues, into a series of checklists that list legal requirements and specify items or operations to review. Each assessment protocol lists a point of contact to help assessors review the checklists as effectively as possible. The Hawaii Supplement was developed to be used in conjunction with the U.S. ECAMP manual, using existing Hawaii state environmental legislation and regulations as well as suggested management practices. Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program(ECAMP), Environmental law - Hawaii, Environmental compliance checklists. 
Air quality; Pollution abatement; Water quality; Installation restoration; Department of Defense; Ground water; Soil pollution; Tables(Data); Environmental protection; Marine climatology; Air force facilities; Legislation; Air pollution; Incinerators; Contaminants; Hazardous materials; Hazardous wastes; Natural resources; Resource management; Pesticides; Solid wastes; Asbestos; Toxic hazards; Water pollution; Chemical detection; Monitoring; CAMP(Environmental Compliance Assessment and Management Program); Regulations; Checklists; Air emissions; Endangered species; POL(Petroleum Oils and Lubricants); Noise abatement