by Caltha Company | Jan 20, 2013 | EPCRA, FAQ, Hazardous Materials
EPCRA Section 312 includes a two tier approach. Tier I requires information (such as maximum amount of hazardous chemicals at the facility during the preceding year, an estimate of the average daily amount of hazardous chemicals at the facility, and the general...
by Caltha Company | Jan 16, 2013 | Caltha LLP Services, EPCRA
According to the annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) summary released by US EPA, total toxic air releases in 2011 declined 8% from 2010, mostly because of decreases in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, even while total releases of toxic chemicals increased...
by Caltha Company | Dec 29, 2012 | Hazardous Materials, TSCA
EPA is withdrawing the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule that it issued on December 3, 2012. The health and safety data reporting rule would have required manufacturers (including importers) of cadmium or...
by Caltha Company | Dec 2, 2012 | FAQ, Spill Prevention
Under the Clean Water Act, the “sheen rule” provides the framework for determining whether an oil spill should be reported to the federal government. Federal regulation requires the person in charge of a facility or vessel responsible for discharging oil...
by Caltha Company | Nov 16, 2012 | Training
Caltha LLP provides expert consultant and permitting support to facilities in Minnesota with aboveground storage tanks (AST). Under Federal and Minnesota laws (including the Minnesota Oil and Hazardous Substance Discharge Preparedness Law), stationary tanks, mobile...
