Monday, September 21, 2009

Wastewater Discharges From Power Plants - New Rules Planned

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The U.S. EPA has announced plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants. Earlier this year, EPA ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Environmental Management Systems Audit Compared To Regulatory Compliance Audits

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Recently, there has been an increased interest in conducting “Systems Audits” especially within businesses or agencies already familiar with...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

WI DNR Environmental Compliance Audit Program

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The State of Wisconsin has extended its program to encourage regulated entities within the State to conduct environmental compliance audits ...

State SPCC Spill Prevention Requirements vs EPA 40 CFR 112

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The requirement for a formal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan comes from a federal regulation - 40 CFR 112 ("...
Monday, July 6, 2009

Revised SNUR Rule - EPA Amendment to TSCA

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EPA is promulgating Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 23 chemical subst...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Revised Waste Management Rules for Renovation or Demolition Projects

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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has finalized waste and material removal rules that apply to all renovation or demolition proj...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Definition of Waters of US - Proposed Revision

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The "Clean Water Restoration Act", has been approved by the US Senate Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The proposed ...