RECENT ECA ACTIVITY
ECA WIPP SURVEY RESULTS
As a requirement under its state permit, WIPP is developing a new “Waste Isolation Pilot (WIPP) Legacy TRU Waste Disposal Plan (Plan)”. ECA conducted a survey and analyzed the results to help ECA and other organizations identify and advise the prioritization of the source of the TRU waste that is being disposed at WIPP from DOE generator sites. Input and support from communities around sites across the complex were key to making this survey an informative tool for WIPP.
ECA TRANSITION
PAPER
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) must continuously examine its work and evolve. The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) is calling on the next Administration to launch a comprehensive review of all aspects of the EM program. To meet the challenges and better ensure the continued success of the DOE-EM program, the ECA’s Transition paper offers various recommendations.
Who We Are
The Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) is the only non-profit, membership organization of local governments and communities that host, are adjacent to or impacted by nuclear facilities and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities. We bring together local government officials to share information, establish policy positions, and promote community interests to address an increasingly complex set of constituent, environmental, regulatory, and economic development needs.
WHAT WE DO
SHARE INFORMATION
Local government officials need accurate, up-to-date information on developments in federal policies and priorities across the DOE complex. Access to information is what drive the development of workable solutions to local problems. To keep members informed, ECA offers:
Regular meetings, including Peer Exchanges across the country and the annual National Cleanup Workshop in Washington, D.C.
The ECA Bulletin, containing a legislative update, federal contracting overview, government accountability reports, inspector general reports, and coverage of significant news stories related to DOE host communities.
Regular news updates, covering current events from across the DOE complex.
Analysis of trends
ECA members benefit from insightful analysis of policies, programs, and trends within the DOE complex. ECA prepares comprehensive reports on various issues, including economic development and diversification through the reuse of DOE property, local government capabilities for long-term stewardship, contracting and acquisition reform and more.
Power in numbers
National agendas reflect local interests when community leaders speak from a common platform. ECA and its extensive membership have established long-standing relationships with key decision makers in DOE Headquarters and Congress. Through these efforts, ECA members have earned a “place at the table” that helps ensure decision makers hear their concerns. ECA advocates for its positions by:
Participating in national forums and advisory groups.
Establishing and maintaining ties with states, tribes, local governments, organized labor, and environmental groups.
Sponsoring workshops and other educational forums which provide unique opportunities for members to share experiences and exchange information.
Become a Member
ECA membership is exclusive to local governments and communities that host, are adjacent to or impacted by nuclear facilities and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities.
If you would like to become a member of ECA, please contact ECA Program Director, Faith Sanchez at faiths@energyca.org.