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EPA to Host Environmental Workshops for Truck, Car Repair Shops

Release Date: 1/10/2002
Contact Information: Jeff KenKnight
kenknight.jeff@epamail.epa.gov
(206) 553-0226

January 7, 2002

The Northwest office of the Environmental Protection Agency is hosting two workshops next week to help educate owners and operators of vehicle repair shops identify and correct environmental problems.

The EPA workshops will provide owners and operators information about tools available that can help them come into compliance with environmental laws while improving their financial bottom lines. EPA will be trumpeting a new program that helps small business identify their environmental problems and correct them without being fined.

The schedule for the workshops is:
The State of Oregon and the EPA have identified vehicle repair shps as potential sources of contamination of underground water sources due to their historic reliance on drains that send oil, cleansers, antifreeze and other toxic materials into groundwater supplies. Many communities, including those in the central Oregon area, rely on groundwater for their drinking water supplies.
Media Contact: Bill Dunbar, 206/553-1203