Now, if you don't have a program in place, you're going to be in trouble. Clearly, there is a lot of confusion on the compliance issues. EPA's regions 1 and 3 offices do offer guidance on their Web sites, and they are willing to distribute materials and answer questions. What maintenance and engineering mangers need, however, is for the EPA to identify the highest priorities. All they have to look at is the deferred maintenance problem.
Money is a problem here.
We can't simply throw money at the problems to solve them because we don't have it. APPA is working with both regions 1 and 3, as well as with the Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association . These organizations are attempting to create a task group to determine and address the most important issues.