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Industrial Facilities

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Industrial facilities, due to their scale and complexity, require a wide range of environmental consulting services to ensure regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and environmental stewardship. Industrial facilities need these environmental consulting services to navigate the complex web of regulations, mitigate risks, and operate sustainably. By engaging in these services, facilities ensure compliance, protect the environment, and promote a culture of safety and responsibility, ultimately supporting long-term operational success and corporate responsibility.

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Services relevant to industrial facilities

Environmental Safety Trainings

Training programs focused on spill prevention, control, and remediation.

When are these services needed?

  • Regularly, to keep staff updated on best practices and regulatory requirements.

  • After the introduction of new processes, materials, or equipment.

  • Following spill incidents to improve future response.

What is the value of these services?

  • To prevent environmental incidents and ensure swift, effective responses when they occur.

  • To comply with safety and environmental regulations.

  • To protect employee health, facility integrity, and the surrounding environment.

Property Assessments

Conducting Phase I, II, and III commercial property assessments, including regulatory data evaluations, site assessments, and remediation activities.

When are these services needed?

  • During property transactions (acquisition, development, or divestment).

  • When contamination is suspected or identified.

  • As part of due diligence before any major project or redevelopment.

What is the value of these services?

  • To identify and mitigate environmental liabilities.

  • To comply with regulatory requirements for property transactions.

  • To protect investments and ensure the safe development or use of the property.

Marpol Compliance

Development of Coast Guard-required Facility Response Plans, Facility Security Plans, and Operations Manuals for barges, tank vessels, and mobile facilities/tanker trucks.

When are these services needed?

  • For facilities involved in maritime operations or using marine transportation.

  • When required to update or create new plans due to regulatory changes.

What is the value of these services?

  • To comply with international standards for marine pollution prevention.

  • To mitigate the risk of marine spills and ensure rapid, effective responses.

  • To safeguard the environment and maintain operational licenses.

Environmental Compliance

Services include solid waste facility groundwater monitoring, data review and reporting, developing spill prevention and control plans, preparation of Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), EPA Facility Response Plans (FRPs), Standard Operations Manuals, and Tier II Facility Evaluations and Reporting.

When are these services needed?

  • Continuously, as part of regular operations to maintain compliance.

  • Following regulatory inspections or audits.

  • After significant operational changes or incidents.

What is the value of these services?

  • To ensure continuous compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

  • To manage environmental risks and avoid penalties.

  • To maintain a good standing with regulatory agencies and the public.

Regulatory Permitting

Services include emission source air permitting, solid waste facility operations permitting, and process and wastewater treatment facility discharge permitting.

When are these services needed?

  • During the initial setup of a new facility or expansion of existing operations.

  • When updating processes that alter emissions or waste outputs.

  • Periodically, to renew existing permits as regulations change.

What is the value of these services?

  • To comply with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

  • To avoid legal penalties and operational shutdowns.

  • To ensure the facility can operate without disruptions while maintaining environmental standards.

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