Greenville is the South Carolina or Southeast regional leader in environmental stewardship and recognized as a leading sustainable community, where people work and live in close harmony with a clean and healthy environment.
Greenville uses an open and systematic process to evaluate the environmental consequences of all major projects and decisions.
Air quality in Greenville is safe and healthy for all residents.
Greenville manages its water resources in a way that
Provides excellent drinking water
Treats wastewater in a manner that protects waterways and the interests of downstream users, and
Maintains flows sufficient to sustain a healthy aquatic ecosystem.
Greenville is considered a model community for waste avoidance, reuse and recycling within the southeast.
Greenville promotes, protects and enhances natural habitats for the benefit of native wildlife and for its citizens.
Create a community-wide environmental management system.
Meet all NAAQS after 2007.
Combine habitat design with greenways and open spaces.
