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Environmental Programs
Environmental Health

The Environmental Programs (EP) group provides the Navy's hospitals, clinics, research, and dental facilities worldwide with environmental management, quality assurance, and compliance oversight. EP determines EPA, DoD, and CNO environmental policy impacts on BUMED activities. Additionally, EP is responsible for disseminating environmental compliance funding to BUMED.

EP assists BUMED installations in developing and implementing comprehensive Environmental Management Systems (EMS) to ensure continual compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies. EP performs External Assessments every three years at all Medical Treatment Facilities (MTFs). The External Assessments include an EMS Audit and Environmental Quality Assessments (EQA). The EQA portion evaluates MTF compliance using OPNAVINST 5090.1C and Federal/State/Local regulations.

EP provides agency-wide policy advisement for MTF Commanding Officers and Public Works Officers on environmental quality issues, laws, regulations, standards, and procedures. Finally, EP incorporates BUMED operational concerns into Navy-wide policies.

BUMED Environmental Programs Compliance Areas

The purpose of this BUMED Environmental Programs Compliance Area is to provide summarized environmental guidance on state and federal regulations, Navy policies, and environmental managment system (EMS) requirements. This web site lists the various regulatory programs that may apply to Navy medical facilities (hospitals, clinics, research, dental) guidance documents, questionaires, and checklists are provided to assist BUMED Environmental Program Managers (EPMs). Contact information is also provided for further information or assistance. The environmental media and programs for which Environmental Programs oversight include:

  • Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
  • Clean Air Act
  • Waste Water Discharges
  • Drinking Water
  • Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste
  • Underground Storage Tanks
  • Aboveground Storage Tanks
  • Oil/Hazardous Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures
  • Medical and Infectious Waste
  • Clean Water Act
  • Pollution Prevention
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • Natural and Cultural Resources
  • Pharmaceutical Waste

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This page last updated on April 26, 2010.
Content last reviewed on April 23, 2010.