Develop a plan to transition staff to other Ohio EPA jobs as major federal facility cleanups are completed. To Protect the Environment and the Health of the Surrounding Community - This effort helps ensure protective, timely, and cost effective cleanups of Federal Facilities. As part of this effort we spend significant time in the field providing oversight, sampling, and monitoring the environment around and on these sites. OFFO relies on staff training and experience along with technical tools such as GIS and GPS to ensure effective oversight. Improve Working Relationships with Federal Facility and Contractor Staff - While maintaining Ohio's regulatory role, we attempt to improve working relationships with federal facilities and their contractors.
Improvements can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the cleanup efforts.
Our efforts emphasize improved communication, early involvement in work plans, early consensus on scoping and the development of removal and remedial actions. Improve Working Relationships With Other Regulators - Build an effective team with other regulators that are involved in cleanup efforts at federal facilities. This team approach can help avoid situations where the federal facility is receiving conflicting directions from regulators. A single agreed upon course of action also assists in building trust. Accelerate Cleanup Process - Several tools have been used to streamline the cleanup process at Federal Facilities.