A collaborative team dedicated to protecting health and the environment by assisting and supporting Tier I teams to reach site closure and to ensure a quality environment for the people of Mississippi, today and tomorrow.
Partnering Team Goals & Objectives
Establish and maintain a collaborative restoration team dedicated to protecting health and environment. We will:
Recognize individual and team decision-making boundaries
Conduct regular, facilitated meetings
Communicate effectively and openly discuss sensitive matters
Identify and participate in team development
Develop a Mississippi restoration program strategy to reach site closure and beneficial property reuse. We will:
Share lessons learned, good and bad, and promote technology transfer
Use exit strategies to monitor progress toward site closure
Promote consistency in State and Federal policies, guidance, and regulations
Facilitate environmental restoration by using the partnering process to solve problems quickly and informally. We will:
Support and empower Tier I teams
Identify potential problems as early as possible and discuss them openly
Provide a forum for consultation and resolution of Tier I impasses
Elevate Tier II impasses and recommendations to Tier III expeditiously
Focus partnering efforts on providing a quality environment for the future. We will:
Promote restoration technologies that minimize the transfer of contamination between media
Incorporate sustainability principles into the restoration process
