KENT COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) INFORMATION

2009 Biosolids Report

The 2009 biosolids report that provides information on the quality and quantity of biosolids produced by the Kent County Regional Watsewater Treatment Facility, the current status of the EHS-MS, and the results of the third party audits conducted during 2009 can be downloaded through the link below:

2009 biosolids annual report

WASTEWATER FACILITY RECEIVES NBP, ISO AND OHSAS RECERTIFICATIONS

On December 7, 2005, the KCRWTF received the certificate that it had a NBP verified EMS and on January 25, 2009, the KCRWTF was awarded registration certificate renewals for the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards by KEMA. The KCRWTF is the first wastewater facility in the country to hold these two certifications along with the NBP certification. The links below provide the audit reports. The facility is the first public agency in the country to receive all three certifications. The ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 registrations were recertified on January 25, 2009.

Audits

Below are links to most current internal and third party audits under the EMS program

2009 ISO/OHSAS Surveillance Audit

2009 NBP Interim Audit

Kent County EMS Process

Kent County Department of Public Works (DPW) participated in the Third EMS Initiative for Local Governments (which was sponsored by  the USEPA ,and the Global Environment & Technology Foundation, GETF).  The plant modified their EMS in June 2003 to also participate in the National Biosolids Partnership's EMS program. 

The plant, under the direction of the Kent County Levy Court Commissioners, mdoified the program further in January 2005 to add employee health and safety (H&S) to the program following OHSAS 18001 requirements.

The EHS-MS program was certified to the NBP requirements on December 7, 2005 and to the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards on January 25, 2006. The facility is the first in the country with all three certifications.

Relevant chapters of the EHS-MS manual and copies of the audit reports can be found below:

An EHS-MS is a set of management processes and procedures that allow an organization to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impacts and employee health and safety risks of its activities, products and services and operate with greater overall efficiency and control.

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Benefits of an EHS-MS for Kent County include:

Information about EMS's for local governments can be found at the following websites: Peer Center and the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP) program information can be found at NBP Website

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Kent County EHS-MS Manual

Following the GETF/EPA format, and modifying the program to incorporate the NBP elements, the EMS program was developed in four distinct phases.  Phase I began on January 21, 2003. The program was certified to the NBP protocol in Decmeber 2005 and the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 protocols in January 2006 and recertified in January 2009.

EMS Manual

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The NBP certification was issued on December 7, 2005 and the ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications were issued January 25, 2006 and recertified on January 25, 2009. Kent County's efforts have been presented in a number of documents. These inlcude an EPA Case Study report, the NBP 2005 Annual report, and the NBP 2003-2005 Success Reports. These can be viewed by clisking the links below: US EPA General EMS Case Study Compendium NBP 2005-2006 Annual Report NBP Biosolids EMS Success Stories 2006 Back to Top