Knowing what to expect should assist in determining the current compliance status with any applicable environmental policy. This is generally accomplished by conducting a baseline compliance audit. The audit involves evaluating the various applicable environmental regulations (CAA, CWA, RCRA, SARA, CERCLA, and EPCRA) as previously mentioned. The goal of the audit is to evaluate compliance and deficiencies with respect to permitting, reporting, monitoring, record keeping, and limitations...
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act:
This law was enacted to address the problems of hazardous waste found at inactive or abandoned sites or those resulting from spills requiring emergency response. CERCLA was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations Act (SARA) of 1986 with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA) enacted as Title III.
Common violations include:
· Chemicals are stored onsite above threshold.
· No or inadequate...Read More »
This law was enacted to address the problems of hazardous waste found at inactive or abandoned sites or those resulting from spills requiring emergency response. CERCLA was amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations Act (SARA) of 1986 with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA) enacted as Title III.
Common violations include:
· Chemicals are stored onsite above threshold.
· No or inadequate...Read More »
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act:
The regulation of land-based waste management activity is achieved primarily through the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Common violations under RCRA include:
· Not evaluating wastes to find out if they are hazardous.
· Containers of hazardous waste open or in poor condition.
· Failure to test and maintain emergency equipment as necessary.
· Not labeling used oil containers and fill pipes.
· Failure to inspect hazardous waste container...Read More »
The regulation of land-based waste management activity is achieved primarily through the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Common violations under RCRA include:
· Not evaluating wastes to find out if they are hazardous.
· Containers of hazardous waste open or in poor condition.
· Failure to test and maintain emergency equipment as necessary.
· Not labeling used oil containers and fill pipes.
· Failure to inspect hazardous waste container...Read More »
Clean Water Act:
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal statute regulating the protection of the nation's waters.
Common violations under the CWA include:
· No or inadequate Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
· Failure to obtain a permit for applicable discharges.
· Failure to know about local treatment plant sewer use regulations and possible prohibited discharges for indirect dischargers.
· No or inadequate secondary containment of storage tanks.
· Improper disposal down...Read More »
The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal statute regulating the protection of the nation's waters.
Common violations under the CWA include:
· No or inadequate Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
· Failure to obtain a permit for applicable discharges.
· Failure to know about local treatment plant sewer use regulations and possible prohibited discharges for indirect dischargers.
· No or inadequate secondary containment of storage tanks.
· Improper disposal down...Read More »
Clean Air Act:
Through the
enforcement of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) seeks to protect and enhance the quality of
the nation’s air to promote public health and the
environment.
Common violations under the CAA include:
· Installing/operating equipment without permits.
· Not keeping records required by permits.
· Discharging air contaminants (pollutants) in excess of permit
limits.
· Not maintaining pollution control equipment.
A facility’s Environmental Manager is tasked with ensuring compliance with the ever-changing rules and restrictions of today’s environmental policies. If this is a new role it is easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to begin. Over the next week or so we will feature a series which will highlight some of the common violations found in these areas:
- Clean Air Act
- Clean Water Act
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
During the last 11 years, August Mack’s eCAP® program (Compliance Assurance Program) has expanded and grown from a regional initiative to a national program that has served more than 100 facilities. The genesis of the program began in 1999 and the natural evolution has seen the eCAP program morph into a fully functional sustainable Environmental Management System (EMS), currently approved as a Supplemental Environmental Program (SEP). Applying a tad of revisionist history we might be inclined to...
Read More »Do have an on-site technical expert in environmental air regulations? Do you need help with File Organization? Would you like a dedicated web page that contains ALL of your required permits, monitoring logs, training records, report submittals, permit modifications, and deviation reports required to demonstrate compliance? Would you like a trusted company to provide these services at a fixed monthly cost? If you’re looking for guaranteed results from an experienced Ohio environmental consulting...
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Overwhelmed by trying to keep your
company up to compliance? Let someone else do it for
you! Hiring an outside company to assist in your
environmental and/or health and safety needs will bring great
benefits. Not only will it relieve stress within the company,
but it will bring a fresh set of eyes to look at the company.
If you are interested in compliance assistance, maybe August Mack's
eCAP program is right for you.
Visit http://www.ecapsolution.com/ for information about eCAP services,...
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Having turnover of personnel is
never fun and puts stress and burdens on those still at the
company. For many companies, the environmental compliance
responsibilities reside in the hands of one person. If this person
leaves the company, it is a stressful time handling these issues.
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LINK to access an article discussing this
topic.
One of the greatest benefits of
our Compliance Assurance Program is the peace of mind you will have
knowing that your regulatory compliance issues are being handled by
the experts. Just importantly is the commitment of the August Mack
team that is involved with your facility. Our clients trust us
since we have proven our commitment to them throughout the
years.
When August Mack Environmental
implements eCAP (Compliance Assurance Program) at your facility,
you are not getting a single environmental compliance consultant
but rather a whole team in the background. No one person can
be an expert at everything, thus depending upon the issue, the
Account Manager for your facility will tap into the expert
resources within August Mack.
A large company was found in violation of the Clean Air Act earlier
this year. They had to pay over $5 million in penalties and
are planning on spending over $700 million to improve their
facility to help resolve their violations. This is a good
reminder to other companies to make sure they are following Clean
Air Act rules. If you need assistance
maintaining compliance with the Clean Air Act or other
environmental regulations, contact August Mack at 317.916.8000.
Would you be prepared if a regulatory inspector stopped by for a surprise visit? It might be a shocking experience! Using an Environmental Management System (EMS), like August Mack's eCAP program, makes what could be a stressful situation into a worry-free event. EMSs organize a company's environmental porgrams in a planned and documented manner and helps keep a company in environmental compliance. To find out more about eCAP, visit www.ecapsolution.com/ or call August Mack at 317.916.8000.
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safety audit, let August Mack help. Call 317.916.8000 and our
professionals will assist you. We have the expertise and commitment
to get the job done!
No one person can be an expert at
everything. And in the environmental world, there are many
different experts in different areas. Even when you get down to the
day-to-day environmental compliance issues, they can be complicated
enough that no one person can be the expert at all of them. That's
where August Mack's eCAP program comes in! Although you will be
assigned an individual as your Account Manager, he is backed by a
team of experts. So if your facility has air permitting issues and
storm...
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If you are like many companies, the person wearing the "compliance hat" has many other duties. Environmental Compliance Programs are many times just a "side job" to the person's primary job function. If this is you, consider August Mack's Compliance Assurance Program to provide the assistance that is needed to ensure compliance. Call me at 317.916.3105 (Tom Anderson).
Overwhelmed by trying to keep your company up to compliance? Let someone else do it for you! Hiring an outside company to assist in your environmental and/or health and safety needs will bring great benefits. Not only will it relieve stress within the company, but it will bring a fresh set of eyes to look at the company. If you are interested in compliance assistance, maybe August Mack's eCAP program is right for you. Visit http://www.ecapsolution.com/ for information about eCAP services,...Read More »
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