Program Documents

Strategic Goals Program National Performance Goals and Action Plan

• Sets forth the national performance goals for the metal finishing industry and discusses the actions stakeholders will take to help metal finishers achieve these goals.

SGP Sign Up Forms

• Industry
• State
• Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Media and Marketing

National Metal Finishing Strategic Goals Program Brochure

• A four page summary of the basic characteristics of the program and its implementation. Published by the EPA's Industry Sector Policy Division.
  Contact EPA HQ for more information.

Regulatory and Research

F006 Benchmarking Study

• Study that characterizes F006 (sludge from electroplating wastewater) for use in on-going discussions on modifications to F006 regulations.

EPA Headquarters Press Release on RCRA 180-day Accumulation Rule

• The new rule will double the current accumulation period by allowing 180 days before metal finishers must dispose of hazardous waste listed under RCRA as "F006."

Memo from the EPA Cautioning the Use of Sodium Dimethyldithiocarbamate

EPA's Small Business Compliance Policy and Factsheet

• Based on specific criteria, the EPA will eliminate or reduce penalties for small businesses that voluntarily discover, promptly disclose, and correct violations in a timely manner.

Metal Finishing 2000

• Pilot project testing the concept of offering flexibility and incentives to top performing metal finishers.

Worksheet Assistance

Changes to SGP Worksheet

• Explanation for changes to SGP performance worksheet for measuring the 98% metals utilization goal and the questions related to cost.

1999 Industry SGP Performance Worksheet

• This worksheet also should be used for pre-1999 information submissions.

Verifying SGP Worksheet Data

• Discusses the various data elements required on the SGP worksheet, explains those data elements and provides potential sources of information that could be used by local programs to substantiate worksheet data.

Definitions of the Seven SGP Environmental Goals

How to Calculate Progress Toward Meeting the Seven Goals

Conferences and Meetings

SGP Summit 2000 Meeting Summary

• Overview of the two day Summit from June 26-27

SGP Presentation at the American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society Conference, January 17, 2000