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<br /> i <br /> - : : s ~ <br /> ' <br /> October 26, 2 01 <br /> CONTACT: James Ollerenshaw, Project Manager, 682-8604 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDt TE RELEASE <br /> E GENE WA TEWAT R D/VI IDN RECEIVES ISO 14001 REGISTRATION kbSUOpplglhkkrSpbpMipl$SSkRpI <br /> A new environmental management system at the Eugene Public Works <br /> Wastewater ivision this month was registered as compliant with the _ <br /> International rganization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 standard. The <br /> Wastewater ivision is believed to be the first public agency in the Northwest to achieve <br /> registration. <br /> The r gistration milestone was reached as the result of an audit by a third-party firm, <br /> National Sani ation Foundation-International Strategic Registrations. The U.S. Environmental <br /> Protection A ncy (EPA) is currently funding a pilot program involving several municipalities to <br /> develop and i element environmental management systems. <br /> "More and more, public agencies are seeing the value of adopting formal environmental <br /> management systems as a means of improving their operations and reducing environmental <br /> impacts," sai Jim Horne, National EMS Program Manager at the EPA. "We hope the <br /> experience o Eugene can serve as a model for other organizations." <br /> Envir nmental management systems provide a framework for organizations to more <br /> effectively m Wage their environmental obligations and move beyond compliance with <br /> applicable st tutes and regulations to improving overall environmental performance. Other <br /> benefits inclyde increased employee involvement in achieving environmental-based outcomes, <br /> and financial~savings. <br /> i <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> i <br /> <br />