OPP 09-001 November 2008
Environmental protection; waste management

1. Cradle-to-grave management of supply/waste stream
   
   
2. Source-point sorting and removal of all solid and hazardous waste from Antarctica, of which approximately 65 percent is recycled
   
   
3. Environmental monitoring and research
   
   
4. Comprehensive spill prevention and cleanup program (e.g., fuel lines and hoses, double-walled or bermed fuel tanks, cleanup training and equipment)
   
   
5. Permitting system in place for all scientific and other activities involving Antarctic fauna and flora
   
   
6. Educational and enforcement procedures for waste management and environmental protection
   
   
7. Sewage treatment plant at McMurdo, fully operational as of January 2003
   
   
8. Improvement of management plans for Specially Protected Areas, in cooperation with other Antarctic Treaty nations
   
   
9. Established area management and environmental protection plans for Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (ASMA):
   
   
   1. McMurdo Dry Valleys, Southern Victoria Land, ASMA No. 2 (2004): management plan written and submitted to the Antarctic Treaty by the United States and New Zealand
   2. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, ASMA No. 5 (2006): management plan written and submitted to the Antarctic Treaty by the United States
   3. Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin, ASMA No. 7 (2008): management plan written and submitted to the Antarctic Treaty by the United States
      
      
10. In compliance with all applicable treaties and U.S. laws.1

End Notes

1 The Antarctic Conservation Act, Public Law 95-541, authorizes U.S. regulations for compliance. See http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/antarct/aca/aca.jsp