Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-111.4
For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
"Annual report" means the required submittal to the department that documents an environmental management system's compliance with the requirements of Iowa Code section 455J3..
"Aspect" means an element of a planning or service area's activities or operations that can interact with the environment.
"Audit" means a planned, objective and documented assessment, either done internally by the program participant or its designee or externally by an independent third party, to determine the performance of a planning or service area's system in relation to the designation requirements.
"Department" means the department of natural resources.
"Environmental management system " or"EMS" means the same as defined in Iowa Code section 455J.2(5).
"Environmentalpolicy" means a statement by the planning or service area that includes:
"Fenceline " means the geographic area and the operations, facilities, and programs that the planning or service area has the ability to influence.
"Impact" means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, from an aspect of a planning or service area's activities or operations.
"Objective" means an overall and quantifiable environmental goal arising from the planning or service area's environmental policy.
"Plan component" means each of the six areas that are required to be addressed in an environmental management system, including: organics waste management, hazardous household materials collection, water quality improvement, greenhouse gas reduction, recycling services, and environmental education.
"Planning area" means the same as defined in rule 567-1002. (455B,455D).
"Service area " means that portion of a planning area that has been identified by the planning area to be a participant in the program. Only the service area is eligible for the program incentives described in Iowa Code section 455J5..
"Target" means a detailed and quantifiable performance requirement that must be set and met in order to achieve the environmental objective. An objective may have several targets.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-111.4