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Environmental
Management Systems and The Solid Waste Industry:
Part 1:
Background
While
more
than 1,600 organizations have been ISO
14001-certified in the United States, EMS is on the rise in the solid
waste sector. . .
Community
Asset Management:
Part 2: Information Management Systems
Previously,
we reported on how
local governments must face new asset
inventorying issues in light of GASB 34
requirements. In addition to greater financial
accountability, both municipalities and utilities are challenged to process all
of the information necessary to conduct business and provide quality community service.
There
is a practical solution. Municipal and utility personnel can utilize IMS technology to
maximize productivity when performing planning, development and administrative activities.
High-Tech
Tools
Cover Multiple Industries
Flexible
and diverse, IMS applications span numerous industries and markets. In
addition to environmental and water/wastewater system functions, data management
solutions benefit private, commercial, utility, government, transportation and
military sectors.
The
Intelligent
Road/Rail Information Server (IRRIS) application, for example, is the first
web-based portal in the world designed to combine highly-detailed, local and
relevant information into one intuitive, web-based interface for military and
U.S. infrastructure information.
Developed
by GeoDecisions®
(Gannett Fleming's software independent GIS/IT consulting division), IRRIS
is a valuable tool being used to
protect the nation’s infrastructure.
It's
Official!
Price Begins Term As AWWA
President
Marlay
Price, Gannett Fleming Vice President and Water Resources Marketing Director,
becomes American Water Works Association President effective June, 2003 . . .
USEPA
Programs Well Established
As Administrator Moves On
USEPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman's
recent resignation becomes effective June 27th. As the top USEPA official
for more than two years, she received mixed support, often caught in the
middle of last-minute White House reversals on key environmental programs.
Whitman
reiterated the Bush administration's intent to
blend "environmental protection with economic prosperity"
in recent interviews.
She
also cited aggressive "air,
water and
land" agendas in her recent
resignation letter.
Although
a replacement has not yet been named, two prominent candidates for the USEPA's
top job include Josephine Cooper and David Struhs. Cooper, a former aide
to Vice President Dick Cheney, is president of the Alliance of Automobile
Manufacturers. Struhs is Secretary for the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection.
Utility
Systems Management
Tune
in next issue to find out how information management systems
benefit Pennsylvania communities.
Water/Wastewater
Wireless Technologies
Utilizing wireless service providers when implementing
supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems is an affordable and
practical information technology.
Check
back next issue as Gannett Fleming Control Systems Engineer Evan
Curtis, PE, updates us on next-generation wireless SCADA technologies.
Solid
Waste and
Environmental Management Systems
ISO
14001 environmental management systems are increasingly popular in
the solid waste industry. EMS-controlled activities range from
landfills and recovery and maintenance facilities to transfer
stations and hazardous waste management.
A
presentation defining the EMS solid waste role was recently
delivered to the New York State Association for Solid Waste
Management. For information on this event or our related
article, contact Gannett Fleming Solid Waste Specialist Chris
Campman, PE.
Top
5 on information/environmental management technologies:
» GeoDecisions
» GIS.COM
» IRRIS
- Military Traffic Management Command Transportation Engineering Agency
(MTMCTEA)
» PADEP
Information Technology
»
USEPA
Environmental Management
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