Environmental Management System

The Port is participating in an innovative effort with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Association of Port Authorities, and several other ports around the country to implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) that will provide the participating ports with a structured and comprehensive way to demonstrate environmental efforts to the communities in which they operate and serve.

An EMS weaves environmental decision-making into the fabric of an organizations overall business practices, with a goal of systematically improving environmental performance. An EMS follows the "Plan-Do-Check-Act" model of continual improvement. The Port is currently implementing the EMS within its Construction and Maintenance facilities, with the goal of expanding the EMS to additional functions over the course of the next several years.