OAR 340-014-0115
Criteria for Approval of a GEMS Participant Permit

An agency or agencies may approve a GEMS Participant Permit (also known as Tier I) upon demonstration to the agency’s satisfaction that the applicant has:

(1)

Implemented a basic, robust environmental management system that is driven by environmental impacts, helps integrate environmental and business functions, provides a mechanism for evaluating continual improvement, and supports verification; committed to maintaining and exceeding regulatory compliance; committed to applying the pollution prevention definition and pollution prevention hierarchy when setting objectives and targets and implementing the environmental program; and committed to continual improvement;

(2)

Evaluated environmental impacts of at least the facility’s regulated pollutants, and set objectives and targets that will improve environmental performance in management and reduction of regulated or unregulated pollutants;

(3)

Developed an environmental program that will achieve environmental results that are significantly better than otherwise required by law, demonstrated by projected reductions in targeted environmental impacts;

(4)

Established performance measures that will be used to explain environmental information in context with past performance;

(5)

Submitted a baseline performance report that summarizes:

(a)

Environmental policies affecting the facility operations;

(b)

Environmental information regarding significant environmental impacts; and

(c)

The environmental program that will achieve the results anticipated in (2) and (3) above.

(6)

Developed a plan for an annual update of the performance report that includes an update of the information required in (5) above, and:

(a)

Performance achievements, and, if appropriate, a description of any obstacles encountered and how addressed;

(b)

Environmental management system deficiencies and how addressed;

(c)

Compliance issues and how addressed; and

(d)

Stakeholder involvement activities, and input received from stakeholders; and

(7)

Developed a plan for stakeholder involvement that provides information to the public regarding environmental performance on at least an annual basis, and includes a mechanism for receiving and responding to comments.

Source: Rule 340-014-0115 — Criteria for Approval of a GEMS Participant Permit, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=340-014-0115.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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