How does DEQ define “environmental management system” (EMS)?
An “environmental management system” or an EMS is defined by Section 10.1-1187.1 of the Code of Virginia as a cohesive, comprehensive set of documented policies and procedures adopted by a facility or person and used to establish environmental goals, to meet and maintain those goals, to evaluate environmental performance and to achieve measurable or noticeable improvements in environmental performance, through planning, documented management and operational practices, operational changes, self-assessments, and management review (the term includes but is not limited to systems developed in accordance with ISO 14001).How does DEQ define “pollution prevention” (or P2)? Pollution prevention (P2), as defined by Section 10.1-1425.10 of the Code of Virginia,Means eliminating or reducing the use, generation or release at the source of environmental waste. Methods of pollution prevention include, but are not limited to, equipment or technology modifications; process or procedure modifications;
