Tenant Environmental Management Program

In 2009 the port was honered at the American Association of Port Authorities award program, in the Comprehensive Environmental Management category, for our Tenant Environmental Management Program.

The Port of Vancouver's Tenant Environmental Management Program (TEMP) is a comprehensive approach to minimizing the environmental impacts associated with the ports 50-plus industrial tenants.  The process developed for the TEMP manage tenant's tenat's environmental needs prior to entering into a lease with the port and follows through to the end of their lease term.  Elements of the program that have made it successful include pre-screening of potential tenants and their practices before entering into a lease with the port: periodic audits of port tenant environmental protection practices: outreach and communication with tenants; sharing best management practices discovered and put into place by other tenants vacating the port.  By developing and implementing the TEMP, the port has positioned itself to be a leader in the environmental care and avoidance of environmental contamination.

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS:

The Port of Vancouver conducts annual visual environmental audits of our tenants and port-owned facilities. In performing these audits, the port reviews products and procedures used by our tenants, especially in the areas of hazardous materials handling, pollution prevention, stormwater management and surface water protection. Information gathered during the inspections allows the port to increase our tenants' environmental awareness pertaining to issues such as regulations and best management practices.

The audit process involves a pre-audit questionnaire, site visit and interview, audit summary letter and follow-up and a tenant educational component.

Please click here to download the pre-visit questionnaire.