Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Fact Sheet: Developing a Facility Plan

A pollution prevention fact sheet designed to assist in the development of a pollution prevention facility project.

Components of a P2 Project Plan

This fact sheet is designed to assist the reader in the development of a pollution prevention project. The steps outlined below build upon the evaluations made during a pollution prevention opportunity assessment. For more information on opportunity assessments please refer to the fact sheet "Components of a Waste Audit Report".

Units used in the project plan should be mass per unit time or volume per unit time. Concentrations are not considered appropriate units. The time unit should be sufficient to average out abnormalities. Some typical units used are "drums per month" (hazardous waste), "gallons per week" (waste water) or "pounds per year" (air emissions). All "waste" quantities should take into account hazardous waste shipments, air emissions and waste water streams.

I. Process Description

At this stage it is important to describe the current operation of the affected process. This should be a detailed description, more accurate and in depth than the ballpark figures used in the waste audit report. The process description will aid in the project's design and provide a benchmark for measuring the project's success. The detailed description should include:

• Flow diagram of the process
  
• Mass balance of the process
  
• Current operating costs (maintenance, operation, utilities, waste disposal, etc.)
  
• Supporting documentation (purchase orders, waste manifests, monitoring reports, etc.)

II. Pollution Prevention Project Description

This section should describe, in detail, the modifications that will be made to the process. Again, this detailed description will aid in design and provide a benchmark for measuring the project's success. The project description should include:

• Description of process modification
• Any modifications to the flow diagram
• Mass balance for the new process
• Itemized costs of the project including:
  
• Design
  
• Capital equipment
  
• Installation
  
• Testing
  
• Training
  
• Total project cost

• Other costs
  
• Maintenance
  
• Operation
  
• Other

• Supporting documentation (vendor literature and price quotes, research, endorsements)

III. Environmental Benefits

This section should describe, in detail, the environmental benefits associated with the project including:

• For each waste stream eliminated or reduced:
• Type of waste
  
• Mass reduction in waste per unit time
  
• Mass reduction in waste per unit of production
  
• Method of waste management
  
• Effect on worker health and safety
  
• Supporting documentation

• For each waste stream created or increased:
• Type of waste
  
• Mass increase in waste per time
  
• Mass increase in waste per unit of production
  
• Method of waste management
  
• Effect on worker health and safety
  
• Supporting documentation

IV. Schedule for Implementation

This section should contain a brief discussion of the steps necessary to implement the project and expected dates of completion. This should include:

• Milestones
  
• Anticipated problems and options
  
• Project completion date

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