Element 1: Documentation of the Biosolids EMS The EMS Elements describe the Encina Wastewater Authority’s (EWA’s) requirements for establishing and maintaining a comprehensive Environmental Management System (EMS) for Biosolids that covers the EWA’s biosolids management activities at all critical control points throughout the biosolids value chain. The Biosolids EMS (including the other 16 EMS Elements) must be documented in and EMS Manual or equivalent set of program documents that describe, at least at a general level, the applicable policies, programs, plans, procedures, and management practices in the EMS. The EMS Manual must: Be approved by a level of the EWA’s management with the authority to commit people and resources to biosolids management activities; Contain the EWA’s Biosolids Management Policy and EMS Procedures required by the EMS Elements; Contain or cross-reference Public Participation, Communications, and Emergency Preparedness and or Response Programs and Plans required by the EMS Elements; Cover all critical control points for its biosolids management activities throughout the biosolids value chain; Include or cross-reference all operational controls, procedures, processes, and other management methods used to achieve and maintain compliance with legal and other requirements; and Describe those biosolids management activities assigned to and performed by contractors. ELEMENT 1 DOCUMENT: Objective Definitions Summary Procedures Documentation & Responsibility Checklist