Get Technical Assistance for your Business

These service providers can help your business comply with environmental regulations while showing you
where to save and reduce pollution and energy usage.

DEP Small Business Ombudsman-Jeanne Dworetzky
Small Business Ombudsman
Office of Energy and Technology Development, Department of Environmental Protection
Phone: 717-772-5942
Fax: 717-783-2703
E-mail the Ombudsman's Office

• Assists small businesses in realizing the potential cost savings of pollution prevention versus pollution control.
• Serves as an advocate for small business within the PA Department of Environmental Protection by coordinating department resources to more effectively serve small business needs.
• Serves as the DEP spokesperson to the small business community.
• Reviews pending regulations and ensures that the impact on small businesses is considered.
• Investigates complaints from small businesses about DEP.
• Provides confidential assistance to small businesses within the Commonwealth needing help with environmental issues.

PA Small Business Development Center
The Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center is the college and university based recognized leader in providing high quality education and consulting to Pennsylvania entrepreneurs to help them start, compete and grow in the competitive global economy. SBDC's Environmental Management Assistance Program offers free confidential compliance assistance and pollution prevention advice to Small Businesses.

ETAC: A Powerful Resource for Manufacturers
Learn more about the Electrotechnology Applications Center (ETAC). Located on the Northampton Community College campus, the Center is helping small to mid-sized manufacturers keep their competitive edge while streamlining application procedures. Partnering with the PA Department of Environmental Protection, ETAC has worked to prevent the release of 3,300 tons of air pollution over the past two years.

P2E2 Site Visit Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Office of Energy and Technology Development has been conducting non-regulatory Pollution Prevention/Energy Efficiency (P2/E2) site visits at businesses and industries across the Commonwealth that are free of charge since 1995. To date, DEP has conducted 358 site visits. PA DEP can help you save money while improving your environmental performance.

EMAP
EMAP provides free, confidential services to small businesses in Pennsylvania to help them understand and comply with local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
EMAP provides assistance with:

Air, waste and water quality regulations at the county, state, and federal levels;
Pollution prevention;
Energy efficiency;
Environmental self-audits; and
Environmental financing.
EMAP also provides links to other sources of technical assistance.

PENNTAP
Penntap helps Pennsylvania businesses improve their competitiveness by providing free technical assistance and information to help resolve specific technical questions or needs that can be addressed within a limited amount of time.

To see the outstanding results clients of these service providers have achieved visit the "cumulative results fact sheet".