Environmental Representatives

The roles and responsibilities of the Environmental Representatives were established by the Cornell University Environmental Compliance and Voluntary Environmental Initiatives Policy, finalized in March, 2003. Environmental Representatives will be designated in each college and unit and will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities for policy administration:

• Coordinate the implementation of this policy for university practices and programs for the college or division.
• Serve as the day-to-day environmental contact and college or division representative for this policy.

Responsibilities for environmental compliance:

• Communicate effectively to all college or division personnel and students, as appropriate, the standards and procedures required for compliance.
• Communicate environmental requirements to on-site service providers and contractors, identifying alternate channels for communication when direct communication is not possible (e.g., through State University Construction Fund contacts or through the Contract Colleges Facilities office.)
• Collect and maintain required monitoring and/or inventory data.
• Submit required reports to regulatory agencies after approval by the Director of ECO or the appropriate Environmental Compliance Program Administrator (ECPA). (This approval may be waived through procedures established in the CMS.)
• Copy the ECPA on all report submittals unless deemed unnecessary by the ECPA.
• Immediately notify the ECPA of any inspection or enforcement activity, and involve the ECPA as a regulatory liaison.
• Notify the appropriate ECPA when changes in operation occur that may invoke additional regulations.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact and college or division representative for the CMS.
• Work with the CMS staff to develop and implement the CMS and appropriate compliance programs for the college or division.
• Coordinate environmental compliance activities with all individuals in the college or division, including but not limited to principal investigators, regular and temporary employees, visiting scholars, and students.
• Coordinate college and division compliance assessments with the ECPA's.
• Communicate for the college or division with ECO and other ECPAs on issues regarding environmental compliance. Communication may be either directly through the College or Division Environmental Representative or directly with college or division personnel in consultation with the College or Division Environmental Representative.

Responsibilities for voluntary environmental initiatives:

• Communicate information on voluntary environmental initiatives to the college or division, as appropriate.
• Serve as the day-to-day contact with the ESC when needed and until other contacts can be established.