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What is MSECA?
The Midwestern States
Environmental Consultants Association (MSECA) was founded in
Indianapolis, Indiana in 2009 as a technical association focusing
on site characterization, remediation and closure. MSECA’s mission
includes two specific components: 1) educating the membership and
2) providing technical assistance to the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM) during development of policy and
guidance.
MSECA...
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Happy Halloween from August Mack!
August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety
compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site
remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial,
legal, financial, health care and government sectors throughout
North America. August Mack has offices in Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information on August
Mack's environmental, health and safety services, visit
www.augustmack.com or
call...
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Phase 1 Site
Assessments are done for a number of reasons. Below are
common examples of why you would order a Phase 1:
- Purchase of real property (property or personal
property) by a person or entity not previously on title
- Contemplation by a new lender to provide a loan on the subject
real estate
- Partnership buyout or principal redistribution of
ownership
- Application to a public agency for change of use or other
discretionary land use permit
- Existing property owner's desire to understand toxic...
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Hiring an environmental compliance
consultant will add credibility to your result in
the eyes of your external stakeholders. These individuals or firms
usually have an already established relationship with the
environmental governing bodies and are knowledgeable in how to
submit reports correctly.
If you suspect a violation may be present or you become aware that
a facility should have been complying with a law but has not, a
consultant can come in and offer environmental compliance
solutions.
Mos...
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On August 21, 1999, arsonists set
fire to an estimated seven million tires at the Kirby Scrap Tire
Facility located in Sycamore, Ohio. This would later be classified
as one of the largest tire fires in the state’s history and would
take approximately 250 firefighters three weeks to
extinguish.
The former tire collection facility is situated on 140
acres located in Sycamore, Ohio. The scrap tire facility started
collecting tires in the 1950s and, at the time of the fire,
contained an estimated...
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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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In order for your
ISO 14001 environmental
management system to be consistent with the 2004
version of the standard, your facility must verify
compliance
with environmental regulations
through a documented third-party environmental compliance audit. August
Mack Environmental, Inc. has assisted clients with their
environmental
consulting needs by performing third-party environmental compliance auditing in
states throughout North American including Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan and Missouri.
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Just got back in the office from
visiting clients in Ohio earlier today. We have a team of Ohio
Environmental Compliance Consultants that can provide Environmental
Compliance Solutions. You can either call our Dublin, Ohio office
at 614.798.9922 and talk with Ben Thayer or call our corporate
office and talk with Tom Anderson (317.916.3105). August Mack
Environmental's Ohio office will celebrate their 20-year
anniversary next year. Lots of things have changed since the
opening of our Ohio...
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Industrial facilities in Ohio with a
general storm water permit: The renewal general permit is being
reviewed for issuance. Once you hear from the Ohio EPA you will
probably have to go through the process of reviewing, updating, or
creating a new Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. If you need
assistance in this process, call August Mack's Ohio office at
614.798.9922 and ask for Ben Thayer. Or feel free to call me (Tom
Anderson) at 317.916.3105.
A man in
Auburn, Washington disregarded Clean Air Act regulations by
knowingly letting untrained workers remove asbestos from a
building. He ended up with a 30-day prison sentence and a
$100,000 fine. Don’t let this happen to
you! If you have asbestos that needs to be removed
let the experts handle it. It is not only illegal but also
hazardous to human health if someone other than a certified
professional removes asbestos. This is because once asbestos
fibers get into the air they can be...
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We get asked a lot..... "what all
does your company do?". It is not a simple answer because we
do LOTS of stuff. So maybe a better answer over the next several
weeks is to describe all the jobs (usually 5-6) that we are awarded
in any given day. So here is a typical day of projects that were
awarded to August Mack Environmental on one specific day
in late February:
- Management and oversight of an asbestos abatement
project
- Site visit for compliance review
- Phase I update
- Air sampling for lead (Pb)
- Soil...
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The
EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Program requires that industries report annually on
the release of over 600 toxic chemicals. These chemicals are
released to the air, land, and/or water. The reports
are posted online for the public to view so that communities can
see what is being released into their environments. To learn
more about reporting or viewing TRI data, visit the EPA's TRI
Program webpage by clicking
here.
August Mack specializes in
environmental, health and safety...
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Don't let your waste look like this! Not
only is it not in compliance with environmental, health, and safety
regulations, but it could end up costing you thousands of dollars
in fines and clean-up costs.
August Mack specializes in environmental, health and safety
compliance; environmental due diligence; environmental site
remediation; and sustainable business strategies to the industrial,
legal, financial, health care and government sectors throughout
North America. August Mack has offices in...
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The Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency (Ohio EPA) is issuing a renewal of the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit that would
authorize storm water discharges associated with industrial
activity. This permit may result in changes to your facility’s
storm water program, including new storm water sampling protocols.
This webinar will discuss the new permit terms and conditions, as
well as safety considerations for sampling procedures.
To register for this April...
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