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National Biosolids Partnership EMS Program

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EPA and municipalities are looking for ways to more effectively use our limited resources devoted to biosolids management in order to increase public acceptance for effective biosolids management practices. In 1997, EPA, the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA)Exit EPA Disclaimerformed the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP). The centerpiece of the NBP's activities is the development of an EMS program for use at the local level by both publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs) and their contractors.

The NBP, with dedicated funding from Congress, has developed an EMS blueprint that includes various guidances and management practices that could be incorporated into an EMS implemented by the POTW. A program for independently auditing the operation of each facility's EMS by qualified third parties has also been developed. Forty-two agencies are participating in a demonstration program to test the effectiveness of the blueprint before full-scale implementation begins. More information on this program can be found on the National Biosolids Partnership Web site.Exit EPA Disclaimer

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