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Performance Track
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Important News: EPA has decided to halt the Performance Track program, effective immediately. Performance Track members, states, and endorser network partners will receive further instruction. Please see the memo from EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson (PDF) (2 pp, 985K) for more details.
This page provides region-specific information about the program. To learn more about the national program, including how to apply, use the links on the right side of the page.
Region
4 Performance Track Members
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Sixteen Facilities in the Southeast Commit to Environmental Improvements Beyond Regulatory RequirementsLehigh Technologies Recognized by EPA for Outstanding Environmental Stewardship
Flexible Air Permitting Briefing Session for Performance Track Members
Performance Track Awards Ceremony
Performance Track Flag Raising
Is Performance Track Right for you?
- Find out if you qualify.
- Apply for membership.
- Learn about benefits.
- Find out about eligibility criteria.
- Learn how the program works.
How your company can be designated as a Corporate Leader.
Learn more about EPA Performance Track.
Find out about upcoming meetings near you.
Sixteen Facilities in the Southeast Commit to Environmental Improvements Beyond Regulatory Requirements
Sixteen (16) facilities in the Southeast are committing to go above and beyond environmental requirements as members of EPA's National Environmental Performance Track Program.
The 16 new facilities to join Performance Track in the Southeast are:
- Northrop Grumman, St. Augustine, Fla.;
- Covanta Hillsborough, Tampa, Fla.;
- Covanta Huntsville, Huntsville, Ala.;
- Covanta Lake II, Okahumpka, Fla.;
- Lehigh Technologies, Tucker, Ga.;
- Stanley Tools, Cheraw, S.C.;
- Covanta, Pasco, Spring Hill, Fla.;
- Pull-A-Part, Conley, Ga., and Pull-A-Part, Norcross, Ga.;
- Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Cleveland, Tenn.;
- Blue Ridge Paper Products, Canton, N.C.;
- Frito-Lay, Orlando, Fla.;
- Bay County Waste to Energy, Panama City, Fla.;
- TOTO USA, Morrow, Ga.;
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Georgetown, Ky.; and
- Smithfield Elon, Elon, N.C.
Performance Track recognizes facilities that have a strong record of environmental compliance, set three-year goals for continuous improvements in environmental performance beyond their legal requirements, have internal systems in place to manage their environmental impacts, engage in community outreach and consistently report results. Performance Track facilities must meet all environmental regulatory requirements and typically set four goals for environmental improvement (facilities with less than 50 full-time employees set two goals). Individual facilities apply for membership in Performance Track. Companies may have multiple facilities in the program.
Since the 2000 launch of this facility-based program, Performance Track membership has grown to 538 members in 49 states and Puerto Rico, and those members have set more than 3,500 goals to benefit the environment in both regulated and unregulated areas. Through goals that have been set since the inception of the program, Performance Track members have reported greenhouse gas reductions of 310,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, reductions in nitrogen oxides of 13,000 tons, and reductions of hazardous waste of 52,000 tons.
Performance Track Awards Ceremony
Fort Benning joins Performance Track. Region 4 Performance Track members Montenay Bay LLC, Panama City, Florida and Arizona Chemical Co., Port St. Joe, Florida were recognized May 9, 2007, by EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson at an awards dinner in New Orleans. Montenay Bay LLC received the environmental performance award based on their progress toward achieving environmental performance goals and the breadth and challenge of those goals. Arizona Chemical Co. received an award for extraordinary effort in informing the public on what it means to be a Performance Track member through presentations, promotional materials, and employee awareness. Administrator Johnson also recognized four new facilities who have joined the Performance Track program.
Pictures of Performance Track Ceremony 
2007 Performance Track Members' Event May 7 -10, 2007, New Orleans
Performance Track Flag Raising Ceremony
Washington Group International joins Performance Track. Washington Group International is the first Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility in Alabama to be accepted in the Performance Track program. On April 25, 2007, Reginald Barrino, Region 4's Performance Track Coordinator, presented a flag to Washington Group International, officially recognizing their acceptance into the program. Learn more about the Performance Track Program in the Southeastern United States.
Performance Track Contact
Reginald Barrino
Region 4 Performance Track Coordinator
U.S. EPA, Region 4
Office of Environmental Accountability
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 562-9635
Fax: (404) 562-9598
E-mail: Reginald Barrino (barrino.reginald@epa.gov )