SCAP Quarterly Meeting SCAP Quarterly Meeting
Environmental Management Environmental Management System (EMS)System (EMS)
Presented by Matt Bao
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
SCAP Biosolids Committee Chair
Program OverviewProgram Overview
General Overview of the National EMS Program Matt Bao, LACSD
OCSD EMS Experiences Rachel Van Exel, Dierdre Bingman, OCSD
City of LA EMS Experiences Derrick Lee, City of Los Angeles
Roundtable Q&A
Next SCAP MeetingNext SCAP Meeting
Thursday, May 12th, 2011Location – OCSDJoint SCAP/TriTAC meeting
General Overview of the General Overview of the National Environmental National Environmental
Management System (EMS) Management System (EMS) ProgramProgram
What is EMS?What is EMS?
Systematic approach based on continual improvement– “plan, do, check, act”
Based on ISO 14001Manage critical parameters (eg.
pollutants, odors), achieve operational and administrative efficiencies, and maintain public support
ISO 14001ISO 14001
ISO 14001 Certified Companies*– IBM– Ford– Pfizer– Lockheed Martin
Biosolids EMS is tailored to suit the priorities and needs of the wastewater industry
*Source: http://www.ehso.com/EHSservices/iso14new.htm
Who administers the Who administers the National EMS Program? National EMS Program?
National Biosolids Partnership (NBP)– Founded in 1997– Formed by NACWA, WEF,
EPA– Not for profit alliance– The mission of the NBP is to
advance the understanding and adoption of effective practices in biosolids management
http://www.wef.org/biosolids/http://www.wef.org/biosolids/
EMS TimelineEMS Timeline
Sign a letter committing to follow the NBP’s Code of Good Practice
Implement an EMS using the NBP Blueprint documents
Operate the EMS for 6 monthsConduct at least 1 internal EMS auditApply for and complete a 3rd party EMS
Verification Audit
EMS ResourcesEMS Resources
EMS AgenciesEMS Agencies
32 organizations have achieved NBP certification
Represents more than 12% of biosolids produced in the US
5 organizations are certified in California– City of Los Angeles – City of Santa Rosa– East Bay Municipal Utility District– Encina Wastewater Authority– Orange County Sanitation District
Thank you!Thank you!
