Blount Station's Environmental Management System:

• Successfully passed an independent, third-party ISO 14001 audit in September 2004 and again in 2007.
• Received official ISO 14001 certification in October 2004; recertified in August 2007.

MGE commits to:

• Strategically going beyond compliance in day-to-day operations.
• Pursuing clean options as appropriate.

MGE is bringing its existing Environmental Management System up to ISO 14001 standard company-wide.

ISO 14001:

• Is an international standard that specifies a process for controlling and improving a company's environmental performance.
• Helps organizations comply with environmental laws and manage the environmental impacts and risks of their activities.
• Is published by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, and consists of:
  • General requirements.
  • Environmental policy.
  • Planning.
  • Implementation and operation.
  • Checking and corrective action.
  • Management review.

For more information, please contact: Mike Ricciardi