The "2006 National Environmental Excellence Award" awarded to Aquilent System Developed for the National Park Service
LAUREL , MD , April 14, 2006– The National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) honored the National Park Service (NPS) with the 2006 National Environmental Excellence Award in the Best Available Environmental Technology Category. NPS was selected for the award for the development and implementation of the Planning, Environment, and Public Comment System (PEPC system) for its significant achievement and demonstrated success in receiving and addressing hundreds of thousands of public comments.
Aquilent partnered with the National Park Service to design a Web-based tool to make environmental information easily accessible to public officials and citizens to allow public participation in the decision-making process. Aquilent developed the PEPC system, a collaborative, Web-based tool designed to facilitate NEPA compliance in the areas of conservation planning, environmental impact analysis, and informed decision-making.
PEPC received the award with the following citation:
“While web based programs are not unique and are an essential part of daily government, the development of this tool by Aquilent experts, the improvement in broad compliance, application of the innovative technology to reduce project delays, and increase environmental analysis of projects… demonstrates significant national environmental excellence…,” Jim Melton, NAEP Awards Chair and Board of Directors..
“Aquilent has been fortunate to work with a visionary like NPS's Jake Hoogland to develop PEPC,” stated David Fout, Aquilent's President and CEO. “We congratulate NPS, Jake, and the PEPC team on receiving this award and the great results they have achieved.”
PEPC has resulted in many benefits to NPS and the public to include reduced project delays, increased environmental analysis and compliance efficiency, improved communication with the public, and increased efficiency in receiving and addressing numerous public comments. To access the public side of PEPC: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ . The award ceremony is held at the 2006 NAEP National Conference in Albuquerque , New Mexico.
About NAEP
The National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) is a multidisciplinary, professional association dedicated to the promotion of ethical practices, technical competency, and professional standards in the environmental fields. Our members reflect a diversity of employers, including government, industry, academia, consulting firms, and the private sector in the U.S. and abroad. They have access to the most recent developments in environmental practices, research, technology, law and policy.
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NAEP National Office .
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About Aquilent
Aquilent is an award-winning, SEI CMMI Level 2-rated company with an over 25-year history of providing innovative information technology and web-based services to federal agencies. Aquilent improves the quality and efficiency of service to citizens, employees, and businesses through a premiere suite of solutions and services, including enterprise acquisition and finance solutions, public and private web presence, regulatory management solutions, and information management and access systems. Additional information about Aquilent is available at www.aquilent.com.
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Peter Fogelsanger
Aquilent, Inc.
301.939.1000
peter.fogelsanger@aquilent.com
