Element 12: EMS Documentation & Document Control

To establish and maintain documentation, documents and records for the Encina Wastewater Authority’s (EWA) biosolids management program including the 17 Elements of the Biosolids EMS.

The EWA must establish and maintain document control procedures and practices to ensure that the biosolids management program documentation and documents are:

  • Available and can be easily located;
  • Created following established document creation protocols;
  • Kept up to date through periodic reviews and revisions (if applicable):
  • Properly marked with version number, effective date(s), and references to replaced or superceded versions; and
  • Approved by authorized personnel.

The EWA must establish and maintain records of biosolids management activities and ensure that they are:

  • Available and can be easily located; and
  • Retained for the specified period of time.

The EWA must establish Biosolids EMS documentation, document control and records requirements for biosolids management activities conducted by its contractors in Service Agreements, and incorporate these requirements into the Biosolids EMS.

ELEMENT 12 DOCUMENT:

Objective

Definitions

Summary

Procedures

Documentation & Responsibility

Checklist