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The Flying Green is designed to help keep you informed on what is happening with our EMS. Please send comments to [email protected] or [email protected]. The next EMS Implementation Team meeting has been scheduled for 8 JAN at 1000 in Bldg 1121.
1. Air Emissions 2. Energy Use / Conservation 3. Hazardous Waste Generation
4. Natural Resources Alteration 5. Noise Generation 6. Pollution Prevention 7. Solid Waste Generation 8. Spills to Water / Soil
Environmental Policy (E) is to Prevent (P) pollution, Comply (C) with laws, and Continually (C) improve
MAKING AN IMPACT— Feral Hog Volunteer Trapping The Natural Resources Branch (NRB) has developed and implemented a feral hog vol-unteer trapping program to help eradicate the installation’s nuisance feral hog popu-lation. The hogs damage Fort Rucker’s natural resources and training lands and pre-sent a danger to personnel who encounter the animals in the field. This program is in-tended to minimize the adverse the impacts from the feral hogs while also providing hunting opportunities for local residents. Prior to signing up for the program, volun-teers must have an Alabama hunting license and a Fort Rucker hunting permit . Vol-unteers must set traps in locations assigned by NRB, monitor the trap daily when the trigger is set, and notify wildlife personnel of game numbers on a weekly/monthly basis. NRB provides a 50-lb bag of corn per trap per week to each of the volunteer trappers. Volunteers must follow Fort Rucker Regulation 215-1 , which contains the most up to date rules for hunting and trapping on the installation. For more information, personnel may contact Doug Watkins, Chief, NRB, at 255-9363 or Danny Spillers, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at 255-2416.
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SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. ― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Internal EPAS and EMS Audit: 7-11 APR 14 The installation-wide internal EPAS, which includes an EMS Audit, is scheduled for the week of 7 APR 14. We will conduct compliance inspections for representative activities across the installation while also reviewing the implementation of the EMS. To prepare for the audit, ensure that your Environmental Binder (see EMS-WI-EM001) is up to date and that all personnel attend required training courses (see the schedule on the next page). Be sure to close out any findings from quarterly compliance inspections to prevent repeat findings. We will send out details about completing USAACE Form 2704, Internal Audit Interview Checklist, for your organization the week before the audit. Any EO/EPOC who turns in completed questionnaires by 9 APR will receive an additional entry in the drawing at the Earth Day Expo on 22 APR.
Significant Aspects The annual review of the installation’s activities, prod-ucts, and services to determine the significant aspects was completed at the October EMS Implementation Team meeting. Although the list of activities was up-dated, these changes did not result in any modifica-tion to the list of significant aspects. The Garrison Commander reviewed and approved the proposed list during the management review. The list of significant aspects can be found at the bottom of this page.
EMS Management Review The review was completed on for 7 NOV 13 with the Garrison Commander. It covered all elements of the EMS specified in ISO14001, including progress on meeting objectives and targets, status of inspection findings, changes in regulations, and the overall envi-ronmental status. The outputs from the review were a continued focus on the recycling program and addi-tional information about how energy projects tie in with the EMS.
The Compliance Corner will provide regulatory updates and awareness information for multiple program are-as. Let us know if you would like information about a particular topic, and we will include it in the next issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL IQ NEW QUESTION: How much less energy is used by LED Christmas lights than traditional incandescent strings of lights?
LAST ISSUE ANSWER: Recycling creates SIX times as many jobs as landfilling .
Check here in the next issue for the IQ answer and a new question to test your environmental knowledge
Recycling Program Updates Some good news about continual improvement to the recycling program: We recently distributed 40 recycling bins
across the installation to increase the collec-tion of plastic and aluminum
We now have a roll-off container at the re-cycling center to collect scrap metal
We added a container at the Ammo Supply Point residue yard to the collect ASP metal, which should help improve collection of our largest revenue generating recyclable
Remember all classes require an annual refresher!
Training Schedule 7 JAN 14 0900-1100 90-HWAS Manager (2hr) 7 JAN 14 1300-1700 EO/EPOC Refresher (4hr) 8 JAN 14 0800-1000 SPCC Plan (2hr) 8 JAN 14 1300-1500 HWSAP Manager (2hr)
9 JAN 14 0800-1200 EO/EPOC Refresher (4hr)
14 JAN 14 0800-1000 HWSAP Manager (2hr)
14 JAN 14 1300-1500 SPCC Plan (2hr)
15-16 JAN 14 0800-1700 EO Initial Class (2 days)
6 MAR 14 0800-1700 DOD HM/HW Handler Refresher (8hrs)
15 APR 14 0800-1000 HWSAP Manager (2hr)
15 APR 14 1300-1500 SPCC Plan (2hr)
16-17 APR 14 0800-1700 EO Initial Class (2 days)
23 APR 14 0800-1000 SPCC Plan (2hr)
23 APR 14 1300-1700 EO/EPOC Refresher (4hr) 24 APR 14 0800-1200 EO/EPOC Refresher (4hr)
24 APR 14 1300-1500 HWSAP Manager (2hr)
Federal Leadership in Energy Management On 5DEC13, President Obama issued a memo that establishes a new goal for renewable ener-gy. By fiscal year 2020, to the extent economi-cally feasible and technically practicable, 20 per-cent of the total amount of electric energy con-sumed by each agency during any fiscal year shall be renewable energy. The Fort Rucker en-ergy program will work to achieve this goal by implementing the following actions, in priority order: 1. Installing agency-funded renewable energy
on-site at Federal facilities and retain renew-able energy certificates;
2. Contracting for energy that includes the in-stallation of a renewable energy project on-site at a Federal facility or off-site from a Federal facility and the retention of renewa-ble energy certificates for the term of the contract;
3. Purchasing electricity and corresponding re-newable energy certificates; and
4. Purchasing renewable energy certificates.
Remember to check the Sustainable Fort Rucker website for EMS information!
https://www.fortrucker-env.com
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Save the Date!
Earth Day Expo is on 22 APR 14 at Festival Fields
