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Executive Order 13148Executive Order 13148

Environmental Management System (EMS)

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Introduction to EMSIntroduction to EMS

At USDA, being a good environmental steward is everyone's business. Performing your job in an environmentally safe and sound manner benefits us all by protecting the health of the surrounding ecosystem, preserving resources for future generations, minimizing mission impact due to non-compliance issues, and saving money by decreasing wasted resources.

You are responsible for performing your job in an environmentally safe and sound manner by:

• Knowing how your job impacts the environment• Adhering to Standard Operation Procedures (SOPS), and • Knowing the potential environmental impacts of departing

from these Standard Operating Procedures.

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Policy

Management Review

Implementation and Operation

Checking and Corrective Action

Planning

ContinualContinualImprovementImprovement

Plan

DoCheck

Act

EMS is a set of procedures based on a Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle and has five Major Components: Policy, Planning, Implementation and Operation, Checking and Corrective Action, and Management Review

For this initial training, we are going to review the Environmental Policy, Environmental Aspects and Environmental Impacts, and Targets.

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Environmental aspects and environmental impacts exist in a “Cause and Effect” relationship with each other.

Aspect (Cause) Impact (Effect)

use of hazardous chemicals

Pesticide applications

Fish production

Waste generation

Soil, water quality degradation

Resource depletion

Environmental Aspects and Environmental Impacts

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Aspects Identified at PSNLAspects Identified at PSNL

Aspect #1: Temperature control inside building

Impacts:• Depletion of natural

resources (fossil fuel)• Air emissions• Storage tank management

(at Geneva)• Annual Consumption of:

Electricity: $188,128 1,677,000 kwHWater: $150,757

PSNL's Electricity and Water Bill

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$5,000.00

$10,000.00

$15,000.00

$20,000.00

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5

Dec-0

5

Feb-0

6

Apr-06

Jun-

06

Aug-06

Data from Transaction Detail Listing

Electricity

Water

PSNL's Electricity Used kwh

020000400006000080000

100000120000140000160000180000

Oct-05

Nov-05

Dec-05

Jan-06

Feb-06

Mar-06

Apr-06

May-06

Jun-06

Jul-06

Aug-06

Sep-06

Data from NYSEG & Cornell Utility Bills

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Aspects Identified at PSNLAspects Identified at PSNL

Aspect #2: Use of hazardous chemicals

Impact:• Hazardous chemicals disposal

through pickup by Clean Harbors on as-needed basis

• Hazardous waste cost to facility - pick-up by Clean Harbors: – FY 04 = 3 pickups at

$3,498.19 – FY 05 = 3 pickups at

$5,403.88 – FY 06 = 3 pickups at

$5110.33

Hazardous Waste Disposal Cost 2004-2006

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$500.00

$1,000.00

$1,500.00

$2,000.00

$2,500.00

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04

Apr-0

4

Jul-0

4

Oct-

04

Jan-

05

Apr-0

5

Jul-0

5

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06

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Data From Hazardous Waste Manifests

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Aspects Identified at PSNLAspects Identified at PSNL

The following items were recycled since 2002:

• 98 pounds of batteries• 753 fluorescent bulbs• 12 computers, 20 monitors, 12

printers• 4 microwaves• 55 gallons of waste oil and 20

gallons from Freeville Farm• 245,000 sheets of paper in FY04• 315,000 sheets of paper in FY05

Aspect #3: Purchase, operation, and disposal of electronic equipment

Impact: Impact: Landfill and Landfill and environmental environmental degradationdegradation

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Aspects Identified at PSNLAspects Identified at PSNL

Aspect #4: Use of Farm Equipment

Impact: Resource Consumption

• Fossil fuels at Ithaca farm from 2005 - 2006: – gasoline = 40 gallons/ 20 gals per year– motor oil = about 10 gal/ 5 gals per year

• Fossil fuels at Geneva farm from 2005 - 2006: – Diesel fuel = 1200 gallons– Motor oil = 10 gallons per year– Irrigation Water = 100,000 gallons per year

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USPSNL Targets for 2007

• Full Compliance with regulations• Reduce consumption of energy (electricity)• Reduce consumption of paper

Objectives and Targets

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Energy ConsumptionEnergy ConsumptionObject No. 1 – Reduce Electricity Consumption

• Target No. 1 – Continue the policy to ensure that fume hood “override” switches are not left on unnecessarily.

• Target No. 2 - Implement night time temperature set back in greenhouses.

– Target Date – April 2007

• Target No. 3 – Ensure the thermostats are functioning and operating properly

– Target Date – April 2007

Location Target – Reduce energy consumption by 2% during 2007

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Waste GenerationWaste GenerationObjective No. 2 – Reduce the volume of solid

radioactive and hazardous waste

• Target No. 1. – Increase storage capacity to allow decay of most radioisotopes. – Target Date – January 2007

• Target No. 2. – Increase storage capacity of hazardous liquid to accommodate increased number of employees producing hazardous waste. – Target Date – March 2007

Location Target – Maintain current level as new group of employees add to the waste generation.

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Reduce Paper Consumption/ Reduce Paper Consumption/ Increase RecycleIncrease Recycle

Objective No. 3 – Reduce Paper Consumption/ Increase Paper Recycle

• Target No. 1 – Reduce paper use from 1680 to 1650 reams in a year by encouraging employees to use double sided copying when possible.

- Target Date – April 2007

• Target No. 2 – Reduce toner cartridge use by setting the default option on all computers for printing on EconoMode (save Toner) when possible. - Target Date – April 2007

Location Target – Reduce paper consumption by 2% by 2008

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Ranking of the AspectsRanking of the Aspects

Plant, Soil, & Nutrition Laboratory

• Facility Electric Utilities (energy conservation)

• Chemical Disposal• Paper Consumption

– Copier/printer Paper (30% recycled content):

• FY 04 = 490 reams; FY 05 = 630 reams

Plant Genetic Resource Unit

• Farm Machine Operation

• Pesticide Application• Purchase & disposal of

Electronic goods• Facility Electric Utilities

(energy conservation)

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U.S. Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory &

Plant Genetic Resource UnitUSDA - ARS

Environmental Management System Policy

The U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory (USPSNL) consist of two Research Units: the Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Unit (PSNL) and the Plant Protection Research Unit (PPRU). The research mission of the PPRU is to develop new innovative methods to protect crops from pest damages by developing environmentally compatible strategies that minimize or eliminate chemical pesticide usage and limit pest damage to sub-economic levels for long term management of diverse pests. The research mission of the PSNL is to improve our understanding of the movement of nutrients and/or toxic substances through the soil-plant- animal/human food chain and to utilize this knowledge to improve the nutritional quality of plant foods.

The Plant Genetic Resource Unit has two mission: preservation of germplasm of selected crop plant, and breeding and improvement of grapes and apples. Specific activities include acquisition, documentation, maintenance, characterization, breeding, enhancement and distribution of the assigned crops. PGRU maintains approximately 20,000 different accessions representing over 300 species.

In conjunction with the missions, PSNL-PPRU-PGRU is committed to protecting human health, the environment, and maintaining sustainable pollution prevention program; while meeting or exceeding Federal, State, and local laws. The Environmental Management System (EMS) builds upon the existing ARS Safety, Health and Environmental Management Program and is designed to be an integral part of scientific research activities, project review processes, facility operations and ARS Policy and Procedures. Annual objectives, targets, and actions to advance the EMS program are developed in terms of both regulated and unregulated impacts. Personnel will be provided with the appropriate training, and recognized for their environmental performance. Progress and achievement related to the EMS policy are to be documented and reported.

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Questions?Questions?

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CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU !!!

You have completed EMS Annual Awareness Training. Record of your participation is recorded at Area Safety office.

Your feedback allows us to continually improve the EMS. For more information or to actively participate in EMS implementation, please contact:

Kathie Moh, 607-255-8849

Glen Davis, 304- 725-3451,ext 309

Bonnie Disalvo, 215-233-6592