CITY OF GASTONIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT DIVISION
 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

The City of Gastonia Wastewater Treatment Division is committed to the implementation of a management system which will minimize negative and advance positive impacts on the environment and which will control the wastewater treatment costs to be borne by the consumer. Believing these goals to be fully achievable, the Wastewater Treatment Division is firmly committed to and will:

• Establish procedures to promote continuing improvement of compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.
  

• Establish procedures to continue efforts to strengthen and improve knowledge of environmental issues within the Division.
  

• Seek optimal operation of the Wastewater Treatment Facilities to minimize environmental impacts where technically and economically feasible, even if not required by law or regulation.
  

• Promote cooperation and understanding with the public, customers, and governmental agencies in developing economically feasible and environmentally sound wastewater treatment objectives.
  

• Continue to promptly report all noncompliance issues in accordance with applicable governmental reporting requirements, evaluate causes of noncompliance, and implement corrective actions.
  

• Establish procedures for periodic review of environmental compliance with all laws and regulations, as well as with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.
  

• Establish procedures to ensure all that employees are knowledgeable of, and understand and comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.
  

• Promptly correct any practice or condition not in compliance with this policy.

All employees are expected to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of this policy.