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ECA Peer Exchange Program

The most valuable program that ECA and DOE work on together is the peer exchange program. ECA provides a venue and funding for local government officials in communities impacted by DOE activities with the opportunity to explore issues impacting their communities. The project’s core is "peer matching," built around an interaction strategy that includes activities, which have involved individual meetings, document sharing, and site visits. Past peer exchanges have been on diverse issues such as environmental cleanup, DOE and local government teaming, transportation, and transition issues.

The exchanges usually last for approximately two days and are usually hosted by a city or county adjacent to a DOE facility. Several peer exchanges can also be an opportunity for an elected official or municipal staff to spend time with a peer going through a similar experience and allow each to learn from each other. As a part of the peer exchange process, ECA documents each peer exchange and publishes a summary on ECA's website.

ECA Bulletin

ECA publishes the ECA Bulletin, a monthly newsletter that disseminates pertinent and timely information to all local governments and others interested in DOE issues. The newsletter includes information on all DOE programs impacting local communities, best practices by local governments and highlights people in local communities who work on DOE related issue. The newsletter also includes guest articles by local and state government and DOE officials, and provides a forum for local governments around DOE facilities to acquire information about DOE related issues. ECA’s Bulletin is the only publication developed specifically to disseminate DOE related information directly to local governments and between local governments.

The monthly publication is distributed for free in print format and e-mail and is available via ECA’s home page. The ECA Bulletin’s subscribers include local governments, state and tribal governments, DOE and EPA staff, Site Specific Advisory Board (SSAB) members, Community Reuse Organization (CRO) members, congressional staff, DOE contractors, environmental groups, non-governmental organizations and other individuals interested in DOE issues impacting local governments.

To receive the Bulletin, send an e-mail to bulletin@energyca.org and include a proper mailing address.

ECA E-Mail List Serve

The ECA E-mail List Serve provides regular information on DOE and local government issues, legislative updates, Federal Register notices, GAO reports, and ECA programs. The e-mail List Serve is free to all people interested in DOE related issues.

To sign up for the List Serve, send an e-mail to bulletin@energyca.org.

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