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...
by Mark Cramer, PE | Sep 25, 2019 |
SPCC regulations found in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 112 (40 CFR 112) were promulgated to help prevent the discharge of oil from non-transportation related onshore and offshore facilities into U.S. navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. ...
by Mark Cramer, PE | Sep 12, 2019 |
The NPDES Industrial Stormwater Program is federally mandated and covers a wide variety of industrial activities. Most industrial facilities are affected in some way and applicability to the program is dependent upon Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. ...
