by Caltha Company | Dec 11, 2016 | Due Diligence, Environmental Audit, Environmental Site Assessment, FAQ, Hazardous Materials, OSHA
Simply stated, a Phase I ESA is looking for indications that current or historic uses of the property may have resulted in contamination. The Phase I also considers neighboring properties where contaminants may have migrated onto the property through groundwater, etc....
by Caltha Company | Dec 11, 2016 | Due Diligence, Environmental Site Assessment, FAQ
A Phase I ESA is an investigation of the current and historic uses of a property, and an inspection of current conditions of the property to determine the likelihood that contamination is present. The Phase I environmental assessment is intended to be a standardized...
by Caltha Company | Dec 10, 2016 | Environmental Audit, Waste
The Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 , November 28, 2016) includes some new elements to the RCRA – some of which are more stringent compared to the existing rules and some less stringent. The rule becomes effective on...
by Caltha Company | Nov 26, 2016 | Hazardous Materials
On April 25, 2016, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) completed an emergency rulemaking that listed four new chemicals on the list of hazardous substances that may be found in Class B firefighting foam. DEC adopted an emergency rule that...
by Caltha Company | Nov 25, 2016 | Waste
The Generator Improvements Rule (Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 228 , November 28, 2016) includes some new elements to the RCRA – some of which are more stringent compared to the existing rules and some less stringent. The rule modified the Federal rules under RCRA...