Archives,1999-2003 Publications: Cal/EPA Agency Wide Environmental Management System

Cal/EPA conducted seven pilot projects to determine whether and how an EMS increases public health and environmental protection and provides better public information than existing regulatory requirements. Voluntary partnerships were established with diverse participants from agriculture, metal finishing, wastewater treatment, computer, defense, beverage production, and office products. Data on changes in environmental performance and regulatory compliance, pollution prevention, and stakeholder involvement were collected and evaluated, as well as information on the types and quality of information available to stakeholders.

Text of Legislation, Assembly Bill 1102  (Stats. 1999, Ch. 65) codified in Public Resources Code, Section 71045 et seq.

Final Report: Public Report on the Cal/EPA Environmental Management System Project, January 23, 2003

Reports to the Legislature

• Seventh Quarterly Report to the Legislature, October through May, 2001
• Sixth Quarterly Report to the Legislature, January through March, 2001
• Fourth Quarterly Report to the Legislature, July through September, 2000
• Third Quarterly Report to the Legislature, April through June, 2000
• Second Quarterly Report to the Legislature, January through March, 2000
• First Quarterly Report to the Legislature, October through December, 1999

Pilot Project Descriptions

Cal/EPA conducted seven pilot projects to determine whether and how an EMS increases public health and environmental protection and provides better public information than existing regulatory requirements. Voluntary partnerships were established with diverse participants from agriculture, metal finishing, wastewater treatment, computer, defense, beverage production, and office products. Data on changes in environmental performance and regulatory compliance, pollution prevention, and stakeholder involvement were collected and evaluated, as well as information on the types and quality of information available to stakeholders.

Project Updates

• Management System Project Update May 2001  
• Pilot Project Work Plans
• California Supplemental Data Protocol (.pdf format)
• Removal of Gene's Plating From EMS Project-November 30, 2000
• June 2000 Update
• Initial Observations of Pilot Projects-May 2000
• April 2000 Update

Announcement of Pilot Project Selection and Adoption of Final Documents

• Press Release July 6, 2000: Cal/EPA Launches Environmental Management Pilots
• Final Selection Criteria and Descriptions of Pilot Projects
• Final Model Pilot Project Work Plan
• Final Evaluation and Monitoring Parameters

May 2000 Public Comment Period and Hearing Announcement and Draft Documents

• Public Comment Period and Hearing Announcement, May 2000
• Draft Selection Criteria and Descriptions of Proposed Pilot Projects
• Draft Model Pilot Project Work Plan
• Draft Evaluation and Monitoring Parameters

Working Group Information

• Cal/EPA Agency Wide Environmental Management System