The Arizona Environmental Strategic Alliance is a unique public-private partnership which demonstrates environmental leadership to Arizona communities and businesses. The Alliance recognizes leadership characteristics, shares expertise, builds public trust, and works in partnership for positive environmental change. As its cornerstone, the Alliance believes that organizations exhibit environmental leadership by achieving environmental performance beyond regulations and visibly models this philosophy to communities and businesses. Learn more at "About the Alliance".

ALLIANCE NEWS

Kitchell Corporation Welcomed as Alliance's Newest Member

ABOVE:  Left to right:  Kim Furphy, Kitchell; Len Drago, Alliance Chair; Mike Rock, VP Kitchell; Cameron Flower, Kitchell

The Alliance welcomes our newest member, Kitchell Corporation. Kitchell passed a rigorous membership review process, demonstrating environmental leadership characteristics in a number of areas, and was enthusiastically voted into the Alliance by the Advisory Council. At the January Alliance meeting Len Drago, Alliance Chair, presented Kitchell's Alliance Membership Certificate to Mike Rock, Kitchell VP (see photo above.) 

Scott Davis, 2008 Alliance Chair, Receives Certificate of Appreciation

ABOVE:  Left to right:  Scott Davis, APS, 2008 Chair; Len Drago, Intel, 2009 Chair

Alliance Members and Advisory Councilors express our appreciation to Scott Davis for his leadership in 2008 as Alliance Chair. At the January Alliance meeting (photo above) Len Drago, 2009 Alliance Chair, presented Scott with a Certificate of Appreciation. Thank you Scott! 

EPA, ADEQ, and Maricopa County Air Quality Department Sign Memorandum of Agreement on Arizona Performance Track 

ABOVE:  Left to right:  Steve Owens, Director, ADEQ; Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Lawrence Odle, Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Wayne Nastri, U.S. EPA Region 9 Administrator, Steve Owens, ADEQ Director, and Lawrence Odle, Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Arizona Environmental Performance Track on December 11, 2008, the 14th MOA to be signed by EPA and state environmental regulatory agencies.  

The signing of this agreement recognizes the importance of the Arizona Environmental Performance Track Program and of its value in promoting environmental leadership. 

Three Alliance Members Recognized

The Alliance played an active role together with ADEQ in the formation of the Arizona Environmental Performance Track Program. Three Alliance members, including the City of Scottsdale, Ping, and Intel, were among the first five members of Arizona Performance Track. Performance Track is designed to recognize and reward businesses that are good environmental stewards, and who go above and beyond the minimum requirements of environmental laws and regulations. The Arizona program is based on EPA's National Environmental Performance Track, which started in June 2000 and now includes more than 350 companies in 46 states and Puerto Rico. 

For information on Performance Track visit http://www.azdeq.gov/function/about/track.html.

Following the MOA signing and the recognition ceremonies, the Alliance hosted a luncheon for the EPA and ADEQ Performance Track Team, Performance Track members, and guests. 

Ceremony Photos: 

US EPA & ADEQ Environmental Performance Track Staff:  Left to right:  Steve Owens, Director; Henry Darwin, ADEQ Administrative Counsel; Fran Schultz, Deputy Director Communities and Ecosystems Division, US EPA Region 9; Ian Bingham, ADEQ AZ Performance Track Program Administrator; Nina Kondos, ADEQ AZ Performance Track Support; Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Charles Kent, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation; and Lawrence Odle, Maricopa Country Air Quality Department Director. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Alliance Members Recognized Include the City of Scottsdale, Intel, and Ping:

Recognition of City of Scottsdale. Left to right:  Lawrence Odle, Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director; Steve Owens, Director, ADEQ; Larry Person, City of Scottsdale Senior Environmental Coordinator; Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Charles Kent, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Recognition of Intel. Left to right:  Lawrence Odle, Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director; Steve Owens, Director, ADEQ; Jim Larsen, Intel Environmental Health Specialist; Sean Aldridge, Intel Environmental Engineer; Len Drago, Intel Arizona EHS Strategic Program Manager; Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Charles Kent, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Recognition of Ping.  Left to right:  Lawrence Odle, Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director; Steve Owens, Director, ADEQ; Rob Barnett, Ping Director of Environmental Systems; Matt Conway, Ping Senior Environmental Engineer; Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Charles Kent, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Also recognized were Xanterra South Rim (not shown), Mormon Lake Lodge, and Freescale Chandler and Freescale Tempe:

Recognition of Mormon Lake Lodge.  Left to right:  Steve Owens, Director, ADEQ; Andrew Moore, Mormon Lake Lodge Food and Beverage Operations Manager; Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Charles Kent, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Recognition of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Chandler and Tempe Facilities.  Left to right:  Lawrence Odle, Maricopa County Air Quality Department Director; Steve Owens, Director, ADEQ; Hsi-An Kwong, P.E., Freescale Semiconductor EHS Department; Hana De Leon Dostalova, Freescale Semiconductor EHS Engineer;  Wayne Nastri, US EPA Region 9 Administrator; Charles Kent, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. Photo courtesy of ADEQ. 

Member Annual Report Luncheon - October 2008

Alliance Members including APS, Intel, Ping, and the City of Scottsdale presented highlights from their 2007 member annual reports - "Presenting Your Environmental Management Credentials, The Road to Excellence" at the Annual Report Luncheon held at APS on October 29, 2008.

The luncheon was a great opportunity for members and guests to learn about programs and practices employed by these environmental leaders in our community and to participate in lively discussion and exchange of ideas. 

PDF copies of these presentations, and a copy of the Alliance introductory presentation, are available below for download. If you have any questions, contact either the presenter or the Alliance at 480-422-7392. 

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New Membership Application Forms & Information Sheet

The Alliance created a one-page Membership Criteria Summary and revised its Membership Application Form in July 2008. You can find these and other documents by following the link above, "Find an Alliance Document", or clicking on the links above. Please use only the most recent application revision when applying for membership.

Senate Natural Resources and Rural Affairs Committee Presentation

Performance Track Program

Power Point Presentations from the April 3, 2007 Performance Track / EMS Seminar are available as PDF files. To download individual presentations, click on the desired speaker's name:

Jim Larsen/INTEL;   Larry Person/City of Scottsdale;   Henry Darwin/ADEQ;  Hal Berkowitz/ASU;   J. Andy Soesilo/ADEQ;   Frances Shultz/US EPA 9;   Rob Barnett/PING

Arizona's Performance Track program was shaped with input from the Arizona Environmental Strategic Alliance, which includes several of Arizona's major corporations and other members of the regulated community. 

For more information about Performance Track go to the ADEQ website and visit the PERFORMANCE TRACK page.

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