by Mark Cramer, PE | Jan 21, 2021
by Mark Cramer, PESenior Engineer Just about any facility that takes raw materials to make something has unwanted byproducts in the form of air emissions, residuals in wastewaters, and materials disposed of as solid and sometimes hazardous wastes. Federal, state, and...
by Mark Cramer, PE | Jan 5, 2021
by Mark Cramer, PESenior Engineer Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) requires owners/operators of facilities, with 10 or more full-time equivalent employees with covered operations meeting certain North American Industry...
by Mark Cramer, PE | Feb 27, 2020
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), passed in 1986, concerns the environmental and safety hazards posed by the storage and handling of toxic chemicals. Triggering these concerns was an accidental release of methylisocyanate in Bhopal, India...
by Mark Cramer, PE | Feb 19, 2020
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), enacted in 1976, is the principal Federal law in the United States governing the proper management and disposal of hazardous waste. The law describes the waste management program mandated by Congress that gave the...
by Mark Cramer, PE | Oct 31, 2019 |
Environmental assessments and audits are completed at industrial and commercial sites for a variety of reasons. Real estate property transactions (e.g., purchase, sale, refinancing) are typically the driver for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments...
