EPA Region 10 Environmental Management System (EMS)
Region 10 EMS Information
An Environmental Management System is a set of management processes and practices that allow an organization to integrate environmental considerations into day-to-day decisions. EMS provides a framework for managing environmental responsibilities in a more systematic way, and places responsibility for addressing environmental impacts of our decisions on all employees and managers.
Region 10 has incorporated an EMS at its office in Seattle, Washington, and laboratory facility in Manchester, Washington. We promote EMS as a tool for industry to improve its environmental performance and address environmental impacts that are not regulated.
Our EMS manual includes key sections including: regional policy, environmental aspects and impacts, objectives and targets, operational controls and environmental management programs.
EMS Self-Declaration
Region 10 has declared itself in compliance with Executive Order 13148 that requires each federal government agency to implement an EMS at all appropriate agency facilities by December 31, 2005. Read Region 10's EMS Self Declaration (PDF) (1 pp. 233K)(Read about PDF).
If you have questions, please contact Marcia Colvin (colvin.marcia@epa.gov), EMS Coordinator, or Barbara Legas (legas.barbara@epa.gov), EMS Secretary.