Construction Site SWPPP, Erosion Control Plan, Spill Plans for North Dakota

Contractors, project developers and land owners that are subject to the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDH) General Storm water Discharge Permit for Construction Activities ( Permit NDR10-0000) are required to prepare certain pollution prevention plans, including:

• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan,

• Erosion and Sediment Control Plan,

• Spill prevention and control procedures or SPCC Plan

Construction sites subject to the NDDH general permit  must meet certain minimum best management practices, including site inspections, waste control, employee training and others.

Add Caltha to your team - Caltha LLP provides technical support to general contractors, project developers and land owners in North Dakota to prepare project pollution prevention plans and the Notice of Intent (NOI) required for permit coverage. To request a quote, click here

Caltha will need you to provide basic project descriptions (e.g. size, scope) along with your contact information. We will then issue a quote by email, usually within 24-hrs.

You can find out more about Caltha’s stormwater services at:

http://www.calthacompany.com/?page_id=16

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in North Dakota to obtain environmental permits, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.
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FInal Changes to SPCC Rules - 40 CFR 112

US EPA announced a final regulation that amends certain requirements for facilities subject to the Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule. The amendments clarify regulatory requirements, tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and streamline certain requirements for a facility owner or operator subject to the rule. With these changes, the agency expects to encourage greater compliance with the SPCC regulations, thus resulting in increased protection of human health and the environment. This rulemaking marks the completion of the SPCC action, which was proposed on October 15, 2007, finalized on December 5, 2008, and for which the agency requested public comments again on February 3, 2009.

The amendments do not remove any regulatory requirements for owners or operators of facilities in operation before August 16, 2002, to develop, implement and maintain an SPCC plan in accordance with the SPCC regulations then in effect. Such facilities continue to be required to maintain their plans during the interim until the applicable date for revising and implementing their plans under the new amendments.

For more information go to:

Spill Prevention SPCC 40 CFR 112 Rule and Spill Reporting Consulting

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in North Dakota to obtain environmental permits, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.

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info@calthacompany.com
or
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SPCC Plans and State Spill Control and Spill Reporting Requirements

Self Certified SPCC Plans and SPCC Template Plans

Caltha specializes in assisting smaller to medium sized facilities that qualify for self certification of their SPCC Plan and/or qualify to use the SPCC Template Plan format. The SPCC Rule (40 CFR 112) now allows SPCC Plans to be self-certified (no PE certification required) by facilities, if they meet a certain conditions. Some facilities, “Tier I Facilities”, can also use a streamlined SPCC Plan format, the SPCC Template Plan. For Tier I Qualifying facilities, the facility must also certify that it meets all the requirements necessary to use the SPCC Template Plan format. All "self-certified" SPCC Plans, including those using the SPCC Template Plan format, will still need to be signed by a responsible person on behalf of the facility.

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in North Dakota to obtain environmental permits, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.

For further information contact Caltha LLP at
info@calthacompany.com
or
Caltha LLP Website

Environmental Rule Updates - Environmental Compliance Topics

Caltha LLP maintains several websites to provide regulatory updates and discussion of current environmental, health and safety topics, as listed below. Interested parties can register to receive automatic notification when a new topic is posted.

SWPPP - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans - Stormwater Permits - Stormwater Training
Discussions and comments on stormwater permitting programs in all States, including industrial, municipal (MS4) and construction sites. Topics include general stormwater permits, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, monitoring, training, spill prevention and control, SPCC compliance.

Water Quality Standards - Aquatic Toxicology - NPDES Permit Limits
Discussion of a variety of topics related to State and Federal water quality standards, ambient water quality criteria, sediment criteria, NPDES & site-specific discharge standards, water quality management, aquatic toxicology, aquatic community impacts, and water quality assessment.

Environmental Sustainability - Sustainable Environmental Management Systems
Discussion of sustainability topics, including pollution prevention, waste reduction, material reuse, environmental management systems, product stewardship, and international environmental standards.

Environmental Due Diligence - Site Assessments - Phase I ESA - Environmental Liability
Discussions and comments regarding environmental due diligence, environmental liabilities, CERCLA liabilities, Phase I environmental site assessments, corporate liabilities, environmental compliance liabilities, quantitative environmental liability assessment.

Regulatory Briefings
Regulatory Briefings are published periodically by Caltha to highlight new or proposed regulations on a wide range of environmental, health & safety topics. These briefings are generally 2- to 4-pages in length and provide an overview of the regulations and discuss potential impacts on the regulated community. Participants must sign up to receive an email link to new Regulatory Briefings as they are posted.

Caltha LLP provides expert environmental consultant services in North Dakota to obtain environmental permits, evaluate regulatory requirements, and to develop cost effective compliance programs.

For further information contact Caltha LLP at
info@calthacompany.com
or
Caltha LLP Website

North Dakota EHS Consulting Services - Environmental Consultant

Caltha LLP provides expert technical consulting services to private and public sector clients across North Dakota. For further information, clink on links below:

North Dakota (NDDH) Air Permit Compliance – Air Emission Permitting Services
North Dakota (NDDH) Stormwater Permit Compliance – Storm Water Permitting Services
North Dakota (NDDH) Environmental Assessment– Phase I (Phase 1) ESA Services
North Dakota Environmental Audit – Environmental Compliance Services
North Dakota Environmental Training Services
North Dakota Haz Com – Hazard Communication Compliance Services

For further information contact Caltha LLP at
info@calthacompany.com
or
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ND Environmental Health Safety (EHS) Training

Caltha LLP offers a wide variety of Environmental Training courses developed to meet requirements of numerous regulatory programs.

Training is offered in a number of flexible formats, ranging from traditional classroom training presented periodically in different locations, to facility-level training conducted at individual sites to meet employee and/or contractor training needs. Caltha offers web-based and remote training options. Caltha also creates facility-specific training materials and conducts “train-the-trainer” sessions for facility training staff.

Caltha provides training in the following areas:
[Click on area to request information on upcoming training programs and training options]

RCRA - Hazardous Waste Generator (LQG) Training
HazCom - Hazard Communication Training
Stormwater Pollution Prevention - SWPPP Training [read more about State-specific SWPPP training]
Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure - SPCC Training
Internal Compliance Audit Training
Internal EMS Audit Training
Contractor Training Programs
Facility Environmental Regulatory Overview Course

For further information contact Caltha LLP at
info@calthacompany.com
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Amended SPCC Rule - SPCC Plan Template Option

On December 8, 2008, US EPA finalized its streamlined SPCC Rule (40 CFR 112). The amended rule tailored the SPCC requirements for a subset of qualified facilities. The owner or operator of a qualified facility has the option to self-certify their SPCC Plan and comply with other streamlined requirements.

This final rule designates a subset of qualified facilities (“Tier I qualified facilities”) as those that meet the current criteria to self-certify their SPCC Plan and that have no oil storage containers with an individual aboveground storage capacity greater than 5,000 gallons. A Tier I qualified facility has the option to complete a self-certified SPCC Plan template instead of a full SPCC Plan. By completing the SPCC Plan template, an owner or operator of the facility will certify that the facility complies with a set of streamlined SPCC rule requirements. All other qualified facilities will be designated “Tier II qualified facilities.”

Caltha LLP assists facilities in North Dakota in complying with SPCC Rules, including several very cost effective options for Tier I Qualified Facilities to prepare their SPCC Plan Template. Click here to request information on SPCC Template services.

For further information contact Caltha LLP at
info@calthacompany.com
or
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