by BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC | Jul 19, 2016 | Environmental Compliance
Solve Your Solvent Questions! Last month, EPA released a new guidance document called “Solvents in the Workplace” with the intent to help make the hazardous waste determination process simpler for facilities that use them. Solvents are commonly used in several...
by BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC | Jun 27, 2016 | Environmental Compliance
Amendments to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) With bipartisan support, President Obama signed into law amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) on June 22, 2016. These revisions will toughen regulations on industrial chemicals in the United...
by BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC | Jun 27, 2016 | Environmental Compliance
Hazardous Waste E-Manifest Update On October 5, 2012 The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment ACT was signed into law, with the final rule being published February 7 2014. This allowed the EPA to design an e-manifest system to launch in 2018. To fund the...
by BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC | Jun 14, 2016 | Environmental Compliance
EPA Proposes Updates to NPDES The Public Comment Period is still open for EPA’s proposed updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Effluent System (NPDES) Program and Application. The NPDES Program began in 1972 as a part of the Clean Water Act, and can be...
by BCA Environmental Consultants, LLC | Jun 14, 2016 | Environmental Compliance
Proposed Rule: Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements The EPA began modifying their Hazardous Waste Generator regulations for the first time in 10 years in August 2015. Below are some of the changes in the current draft. Provisions for Flexibility Include: CESQs can...
