1. Julie Woosley EMS Development Course Coordinator NC DPPEA August 28, 2001
Topics:
Fenceline
Policy Statement
WATER
EMS Team
Meeting Management
Legal Requirements
Gap Analysis
Homework
Feedback: Plus/Delta Exercise

2. Where is your Fenceline?
Facility
Fenceline
Buncombe County
WWTD, 5 divisions, maintenance, electrical, mechanical, operations, waste
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities CMUD
WWTD – maintenance, operation, labs, pumping, admin
Cherry Point Naval Aviation Depot
Env. Safety dept.
DPPEA and WRRC
all
Durham County
Triangle WWTD, labs, pump stations
EPA
1) ORD – Office of Research and Development – EHS, radiation, labs
2) Facilities and operations – admin, cafeteria, landscaping, janitorial, construction, recycling
NC Department of State Treasurer
NC Zoo
Town of Cary
Town of Montreat
City of Shelby
UNC-Chapel Hill

3. WWTD – main., operations, pretreatment, lab, compost
NC National Guard
NC Zoo
Horticulture – greenhouse, exterior landscaping, interior plants, arbor trees, compost
Town of Cary
North Cary Water Reclamation facility – treatment, biosolids mgmt., disposal, reclaimed water, pretreatment, lab
City of Shelby
WWTD – main., operations, pretreatment, lab, compost
Town of Montreat
Water Supply – treatment, production, admin, main.
UNC
EHS dept. – env. Section, fire safety, industrial hygiene, radiation/safety section

4. Your EMS Policy Statement
Facility
Big 3? How
Vision – a few representative words
Signed by (title)
Buncombe County
CMUD
Assistance from coach
Cherry Point NAD
Reference in strategic plan, incorporate with parent policy and other related sources to ensure consistency within agency,
DPPEA and WRRC
Protect environment, id & promote BMPS, regular internal assessments for compliance with regs and other practices, continual improvement, open communication to employees and public
Durham County
EPA
State Treasurer
NC National Guard
NC Zoo
Place holder, will form after getting started with aspects/impacts identification
Town of Cary
Involved mgt. Team, overall policy (dept. wide} with North Cary plant policy having more detail,
Town of Montreat
Town of Shelby
UNC-Chapel Hill

5. Ready to Enter New Territory?
                                    
Don’t Forget Your BACK PACK!

6. Expectations of Participants: Your BACK PACK!
Be enthusiastic
Attend all courses
Complete homework and bring to course
Keep in touch with your coach
Persevere
Ask for help
Be Creative
Keep developing your EMS between course meetings and after the course ends

7. Your EMS Team Members will need to add some WATER to their backpack!
Willingness
Agenda
Talking stick
Energy and Enthusiasm
Role understanding

8. Don’t forget to bring WATER to your meetings!
Willingness
to learn, participate, be innovative and flexible
Agenda
make sure everyone has one ahead of time so they will be prepared
Talking stick
Set up ground rules for meetings-
see meeting management handout
Energy and Enthusiasm
Boundless supply
Role understanding
For each meeting, as well as for EMS implementation

9. EMS Team Who is on the Team? How often do you meet?
Running meetings: see Meeting Management handout booklet
Any meeting problems?

10. Legal Requirements How did you determine yours?
Remember to include local requirements and solid waste requirements
Aluminum Can Ban, Chapter 130A Public Health Law of North Carolina, 130A (f)
Fluorescent lamps: NC has adopted the federal change to the Universal Waste Rule
Next: write a procedure for how you will keep your legal requirements up to date
See Barb’s handout
Remember: this can always be changed later if you find that the procedure is not adequate

11. Gap Analysis Initial Environmental Review
Which tool did you use/do you plan to use?
Would you recommend the tool you used to others?
What did you find?
What areas are you most lacking in?
What areas are you least lacking in?
Do you feel overwhelmed?

12. Homework: Aspects and Impacts
Homework for next time:
Identify all of the aspects in your fenceline that do (or could potentially) have an environmental impact
Remember to include everyday operations as well as emergency situations (spills, fires, hurricanes, etc.)
Also consider: transportation of workers and materials to and within the facility; energy, fuel, and water usage; groundskeeping operations; purchasing; recycling; use of hazardous substances, etc.

13. Plus/Delta Exercise + / D
Feedback:
What do you like about this class series and what don’t you like?
Anything else?
Please let me know!
Julie Woosley
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