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Other Water/Wastewater Related EMS Initiatives
EMS Initiatives
Supported by EPA
EMS Program for Egg Production Operations
Under this project, egg laying operations that normally would be covered under individual NPDES permits as CAFOs will be eligible for coverage under a tailored general permit if they are also able to develop and implement EMSs for each farm that ensures continuing compliance and superior environmental performance. Each EMS will also be independently audited before the facility is accepted into the program.
National Database on Environmental Management Systems
Since 1995, EPA has been working with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and several states to collect and analyze a broad range of common data about EMSs from approximately 60 organizations throughout the country. Baseline data, information on the design of each organization's EMS, and information on EMS performance are available, as well as preliminary research findings from UNC. This research endeavor is the most comprehensive of its type in the world and a final report on the project will be submitted to EPA later this year.
Third-Party Auditing of Environmental Management Systems: U.S. Registration Practices for ISO 14001
In May 2001, the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) , through funding by EPA's Office of Water, issued a final report describing current ISO 14001 auditing and registration practices, as well as a number of important recommendations on ways to improve these practices. The report was guided and endorsed by a panel of outside experts and many of the recommendations in the report are now being addressed by the ANSI/RAB EMS Council.
More Information
For further information on these Office of Water initiatives please contact Jim Horne at (202) 564-0571 or horne.james@epa.gov.