Municipal Environmental Stewardship Grant Program市环境管理补助计划.pptVIP

Massachusetts Municipal Environmental Stewardship EMS in Public Schools Grant Programs Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection April 28, 2003 Eric Fahle Our PurposeTo train municipal participants and mentors in systematic environmental management techniques (EMSs) to facilitate the development of Environmental Stewards who would then apply EMS principles within the various sectors in the municipality. Their roles and responsibilities being to work with the municipal sectors to identify problems and address, measure and sustain performance improvement over time. Our GoalTo create sustainable environmental management practices within the municipality resulting in regulatory compliance with limited oversight by the State. Selected EMS Projects Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Stormwater Regulation Compliance Franklin Regional Council of Governments EMS - 4 Municipal Town Garages New Bedford EMS - Central Public Works Facility Newton EMS - Public Works Facility Walpole EMS - Public Works Facility Lowell EMS - Indoor Air Quality at Public Schools Barre EMS - Reducing Hazardous Materials Natick EMS - Water Treatment Plant Westford EMS - IPM at Stony Brook Complex Amherst EMS - Toxics Use Reduction, Public Schools Lenox (with Lee Monterey) EMS - Toxics Use Reduction, Public Schools EMS Elements Presented at Workshops Environmental Policy Environmental Strategy Fenceline Core Team Baseline Assessment Aspects and Impacts Objectives and Targets Measures Municipal Environmental Stewardship and EMS in Public School Grant Participants are Currently Assessing and Defining the Following EMS Elements Baseline Assessment a) School projects to use both the Baseline Assessment developed for the Municipal Environmental Stewardship Grant Program and the Healthy Schools Council “Checklist” found at www.state.ma.us/dph/beha/iag/schools/schools.htm Aspects and Impacts a) Ranking of Significance Objectives and Targets