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The “model” Environmental Management System (EMS) produced by the project used theISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management System Standard as the guide. All 17 elements ofthe Standard are included and tailored to port operations. An abbreviated EMS form was alsoprepared: the Environmental Management Program form allows port authority personnel toorganize and manage their port operations with consideration given to the environment in whichthose operations occur.The relationship between the port/tenant operations and the BMPs pertinent to those operationsis strengthened by inclusion of both in the port’s EMS. The Best Management Practices Manualproduced by the project can be used by ports seeking to implement operational controls (BMPs) toreduce the actual or potential environmental impacts resulting from an aspect of a port operation.
IntroductionAs a component of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Maritime Industry’s “GreenMarine” initiative, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) approached PurdueUniversity (CMTI) in 2006 to assist them in developing a project to: 1) survey environmentalpractices at Great Lakes ports, 2) compile a catalogue of best management practices for portoperations, and 3) develop a simplified Environmental Management System tool that would helpsmall port entities improve environmental performance.Developed jointly by Purdue-CMTI in partnership with AGLPA, the project evaluatedtwelve U.S. and Canadian ports with regard to a host of environmental issues. The goal was toidentify areas of opportunity at Great Lakes ports for environmental improvement. Perhaps ofgreatest use, the project developed a manual of best practices that will assist small ports infinding ways to manage environmental issues within limited budget and staff resources.As the owners and stewards of considerable tracts of land in many Great Lakes cities, theports are eager to address any environmental liabilities and, also, to identify opportunities forpossible new restoration projects.1
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