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March 31, 2005
Ohio County Receives National Biosolids EMS Certification
ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 31, 2005 -- The National Biosolids Partnership, an
alliance of the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies and Water
Environment Federation with advisory support from the EPA, recognizes the Butler
County Department of Environmental Services, Hamilton, Ohio, as the sixth
wastewater agency in the nation to be certified and admitted to the
Partnership's environmental management system (EMS) for biosolids program.
Butler County is one of 70 demonstration agencies participating in the NBP EMS
for biosolids program.
A special presentation will be held during the WEF Residuals & Biosolids
Specialty Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on April 18. Butler County DES also
plans an EMS celebration at its LeSourdsville Wastewater Facility later in May
2005. Board of Commissioners and Butler County DES Director, Susan Vance will be
awarded a Certificate of Achievement by officials of the NBP, WEF, AMSA, and
EPA.
As the sixth wastewater agency certified and admitted into the NBP EMS program,
Butler County Department of Environmental Services" achievement recognizes that
the agency has been independently verified as having an effective biosolids
environmental management system. Butler County's biosolids EMS was independently
verified on March 18, 2005 by the audit firm, Det Norske Veritas (DNV)l, to
conform to the NBP's EMS guidance. The EMS verification signifies that Butler
County meets the requirements for certification and admittance to the NBP EMS
program and supports excellence in biosolids management practices, exceeds
regulatory compliance obligations, and provides meaningful opportunities for
public participation.
An additional 12 NBP wastewater demonstration agencies are expected to undergo
audits of their biosolids EMS programs in 2005. For more information on the
Butler County EMS program, visit their web site at:
www.butlercountyohio.org/des/. For more information on the NBP EMS
program, visit:
www.biosolids.org.