Environmental Compliance Manager Sarah Garza Environmental Compliance Manager April 1, 2014

Environmental Management System Environmental Management System or EMS is a framework to manage and prioritize our environmental compliance and stewardship efforts Modeled after the International Standard ISO 14001 and we have maintained certification to that standard since 2007 Guided by our Environmental Policy which was approved by the Port Commission in 2004

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Environmental Policy Summarized into 4C’s: Compliance with legal and other requirements Commit to prevent pollution Continual improvement Communicate our performance to the Community

Compliance & Pollution Prevention Regularly review our operations and activities for potential environmental impacts and advise on regulatory requirements Utilize a construction activities checklist for construction projects Have technical specifications and Port User, Contractors, and Vendors EMS requirements documents Compliance Evaluation Program to help ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations Environmental Management Programs established for significant environmental aspects which then become Best Management Practices upon full implementation

Continual Improvement Set objectives and targets for making reductions Spills – reduced by 75% since 2008 Electrical Consumption – purchase 10% green energies and reduction from 2012 in over 2MIL KWHs Water Consumption – reduced consumption from 2012 by over 3MIL gallons Recycling program port wide since 2006 Budgeted items for 2014 aimed at environmental stewardship: Growing Greener Initiative, Environmental Enhancement Strategy for Bulk Terminal Gulf Ports Environmental Summit hosted annually

EMS Focus for 2014 Preventative actions to reduce corrective actions Resource management during times of significant growth CNG as an alternate fuel (fueling station and fleet conversion) Storm water runoff Partnerships with Port Users