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For more information, please call ** 614-692-8915 or ** E-mail us. 

DLA Land and MaritimeATTN: Environmental Division3990 E. Broad StreetColumbus, OH 43213

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# DSCC Environmental Division

## Mission Statement

The Environmental Division acts as the principal advisor and assistant to the commander and site director of Defense Supply Center Columbus on developing and managing programs to assure environmental quality, and protect the health of employees and others on DLA Land and Maritime-managed facilities.

## Vision

A clean, healthy, and well-protected environment that sustainably supports the mission. Natural resources are protected and managed to meet the needs of current and future associates and members of the surrounding communities. All DSCC associates are educated to understand the importance of a healthy environment and acting to protect and restore it.

## Purpose

To ensure the Installation maintains compliance with all environmental regulations and sustainably manages natural resources. Through our Tree City USA ** program and partnership with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources **, we actively maintain and grow the DSCC urban forest. The Environmental Division has installed several acres of pollinator habitat** on the installation grounds to help support dwindling populations of native pollinators within Ohio. Five active restoration sites are managed through the Environmental Division. DSCC works to meet sustainability goals; including solid waste diversion, use of renewable resources, air emission reductions and smart water usage.

## Programs & Initiatives

                              - Environmental Management System
                              - Tree City USA
                              - **Native Plant Suggestions
                              - Integrated Solid Waste Management

**What is EMS?**

EMS is a management system that integrates environmental concerns and issues into management processes.

**What do I need to know about EMS?**
                                  - DSCC has an  Environmental Policy Statement **   (PDF)
                                  - DSCC is committed to:                                      - Complying with legal requirements
                                    - Preventing pollution
                                    - Continual improvement of the EMS program 

**What are my EMS responsibilities?**
                                  - Be aware of the commitments in the  Environmental Policy Statement **  (PDF)
                                  - Understand how your daily activities affect the environment
                                  - In the event of an environmental emergency call    614-692-2111 or 911

DSCC identified aspects of its operation that may significantly impact the environment and developed objectives to mitigate their impact. The objectives are:
                                  - Reduce the use of fossil fuels
                                  - Improve the management of water resources
                                  - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with Defense Department operations
                                  - Divert solid waste from landfills                                      - Everyone is responsibly for recycling commodities such as:                                         - Mixed paper and cardboard
                                      - Plastic bottles
                                      - Aluminum cans
                                      - Scrap metal 
                                  - Ensure that all projects are reviewed by the Environmental Division, per the  National Environmental Policy Act **
                                  - Ensure clean drinking water is available throughout DSCC

### Environmental Management System Environmental Control Committee Information

**What is the ECC?**

A committee of installation personnel selected to assist with the implementation of the EMS. The scope of the EMS at DSCC includes all personnel, tenants and contractors working for or on behalf of the installation.

**What are my EMS responsibilities as a member of the ECC?**
                                  - Disseminate pertinent environmental information to personnel in the organization you are representing
                                  - Take part in identifying, reviewing and approving significant environmental aspects
                                  - Attend quarterly ECC meetings
                                  - Provide input on your area of expertise related to EMS procedures, activities, objectives and targets

**Why must we maintain an EMS?**

Executive Order 13693: Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade ** requires federal agencies to continue implementation of formal Environmental Management Systems where those systems have proven effective and deploy new EMSs where appropriate.

**Who do I contact for more information?**

The **  EMS Management Representative at ** 614-692-8815.

As part of the comprehensive environmental management of DSCC, the following policies have also been put in place. 
                                  - Installation Personal and Non-Tactical Vehicle/Equipment Idling Policy   - 1 April 2022    (PDF)
                                  - Fuel Transfer Policy  - 24 March 2023    (PDF)

DSCC has been certified as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.  Tree City USA ** is an excellent environmental protection program in which we work closely with Ohio Department of Natural Resources **.  DSCC has implemented a DSCC Tree Ordinance to enhance our urban forest.

All trees planted, removed, treated or severely pruned require a permit. The ordinance also establishes a Do Not Plant list for trees, shrubs and perennials. Contact the Environmental Division for more information.

**Small Trees (under 40 ft width, spread):**
                                  - Redbud ** (Cercis canadensis)  (will grow anywhere) – beautiful floral display
                                  - Serviceberry ** (Amelanchier canadensis)  – flowers, berries, fall foliage (great alternative to ornamental pears)
                                  - Flowering Dogwood **  (Cornus florida species)  – beautiful flowers, berries, fall foliage
                                  - American Hornbeam
                                  - Sourwood Tree
                                  - White Fringetree

**Medium/Large Trees (over 40 ft width, spread):**
                                  - Tulip Poplar
                                  - River birch
                                  - Ohio Buckeye
                                  - Beech
                                  - Sugar Maple
                                  - Sycamore
                                  - Chinquapin Oak
                                  - Kentucky Coffee Tree
                                  - Honeylocust
                                  - Northern Catalpa
                                  - Black Gum

**Bushes:**
                                  - New Jersey Tea
                                  - Spicebush
                                  - Black Chokeberry

**Shrubs:**
                                  - Oakleaf Hydrangea
                                  - Wild Hydrangea (hydrangea arborescens)
                                  - Clethera (sumersweet)
                                  - Red Osier Dogwood
                                  - Silky Dogwood
                                  - Grey Dogwood
                                  - Snowberry
                                  - Mapleleaf Viburnum
                                  - Nannyberry Viburnum
                                  - Bottlebrush Buckeye (native to region, not Ohio)

**Sun:**
                                  - Black eyed Susan
                                  - Purple coneflower
                                  - Blazing Star
                                  - Coreopsis
                                  - Indian blanket (annual)

**Part Sun/ Sun:**
                                  - Ox Eye Sunflower
                                  - Goldenrod
                                  - New England Aster
                                  - Bee balm
                                  - Golden alexanders
                                  - Northern blue flag iris
                                  - Blue eyed grass
                                  - Joe Pye Weed
                                  - Milkweed (butterfly, swamp, purple)

**Part Sun/ Shade:**
                                  - Cardinal flower
                                  - Great blue lobelia
                                  - Geranium maculatum
                                  - Ohio spiderwort
                                  - Woodland phlox
                                  - Canada Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
                                  - Virginia Bluebells
                                  - Great White Trillium
                                  - Spring beauty

**Integrated Solid Waste Management**

DSCC is committed to reusing, reducing, and recycling. 

The following materials must be recycled: cardboard, metal, plastic, wood pallets, paper and yard waste.

DSCC is required to achieve a 40% diversion rate for non-hazardous solid waste and a 60% diversion of construction and demolition debris, IAW interim instructions of E.O. 13834 and the Defense Department's Sustainability Report and Implementation Plan. All construction, renovations, repair, maintenance, and demolition contracts and internal operations shall divert non-hazardous solid waste and construction and demolition debris from landfill disposal whenever practicable to assist in meeting this goal.

New recycling bins have been placed throughout the installation to collect all types of approved recyclables. These bins are small and cannot take wood pallets, large pieces of cardboard or yard waste. Please continue to drop those items off at the larger bins positioned throughout the installation.  Please do not throw food waste into these bins as they are for recyclables only. Next to each bin is a waste can for all other waste disposal. 

All actions are in accordance with the DSCC Integrated Solid Waste Policy ** (PDF) dated February 21, 2023. 

## DSCC Environmental News

Photo of a 'flashy' channelized stream alongside Building 20 with a road running next to it on a cloudy, rainy day on Defense Supply Center Columbus. A 'flashy' stream is a waterway which is swollen by runoff from various impervious surfaces like parking lots and streets.

Land and MaritimeJan. 17, 2024

### Protecting Ohio waters this winter – be salt smart

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A black swallowtail sits on a purple thistle in a large prairie habitat with warm season grasses and flowers.

Land and MaritimeSept. 18, 2023

### Defense Supply Center Columbus prairie boosts biodiversity

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## Videos

### Spring 2023 Environmental Update

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### Stormwater Awareness

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This training highlights stormwater and its associated regulations and policies as well as stormwater's impact on the local environment.

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