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Air Modeling
ACS Engineering Group’s air environmental consulting team uses air dispersion modeling to predict off-property concentrations resulting from emissions of air pollution. Equations and algorithms are incorporated into various computer models to calculate atmospheric concentrations of pollutants at specific points. ACS Engineering Group uses EPA’s most current version of Air Dispersion Models and a graphical software package to perform detailed air dispersion modeling for your project. Our approach to modeling consists of collecting all relevant information about the facility to produce the most accurate results, modeling analysis according to state guidelines specific to where the facility is located, and producing a final report for the appropriate environmental agencies and for the client.Spill Prevention
ACS Engineering Group develops your SPCC specific to your industry and technology. We tailor the SPCC and try to utilize as many of the existing site best practices as possible to reduce the overall burden of compliance. Our goal is maximizing the effectiveness of existing spill controls, identifying spill control gaps, and recommending efficient and cost effective methods for you to stay in compliance with the plan. Our plans are comprehensive. We take care of writing the plan, developing site specific procedures to comply with the plan, and develop a customized SPCC training presentation to ensure your staff has a cost effective way to stay up to date on required SPCC annual training. We guarantee that every SPCC plan developed by ACS Engineering Group is certified by a licensed professional engineer.Waste Service
Well developed, documented and executed waste compliance programs protect a business by preventing costly fines of regulatory agencies and by helping to prevent pollution and associated expensive cleanup costs. ACS Engineering Group"s waste consulting experience has shown that frequent auditing, environmental stewardship, and site specific waste regulation training are key components to a business’s overall environmental compliance program success. ACS Engineering has provided expert waste consulting services for 20 years with a resume of success stories. We pride ourselves in helping our customers demonstrate due diligence by properly documenting their waste streams, effectively minimizing their waste profile, and reducing violations.Stormwater
ACS Engineering Group develops your SWPPP to identify potential sources of pollution that are reasonably be expected to affect the quality of storm water discharges from the site. We also develop and train site personnel on the procedures to be used in the management of storm water releases and reduction of pollutants from storm water discharges coming from the site. We utilize several record keeping options to ensure your site stays on task, in compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit, and is perpetually prepared for an audit. We have the expertise to evaluate your site and determine the best possible solution for your storm water drainage system. Some businesses secure permits never knowing they could have managed with Best Management Practices (BMP) alone. We can help ensure you are meeting only the requirements you have to for your particular sector.Risk Management
We work with your staff to assemble a team of subject matter experts. Together, through complete site walkthrough and round table discussion, we evaluate the potential sources of environmental and compliance risk and identify major impacts to your facilities operations. We rank each risk based on the estimated potential impact to your business. Any risk that has a probability of 30% or more of occurrence, we recommend immediate mitigation. All other risks will be combined into an aggregate probability for your site and ranked. We then help you determine a contingency budget, develop a long term mitigation plan, and train your staff on next steps. The goal is to identify with certainty what to expect. We take the guesswork out of risk management and give you a workable, statistically based, risk management plan for you to continue moving your business forward.Compliance Auditing
We have a vast array of experience including all EPA, OSHA, DOT, NERC and applicable state and local regulations and have performed audits in all major industries. We plan, develop, and manage your internal auditing program and ensure gaps in your system are identified and brought to your attention. We perform a thorough site inspection which includes but is not limited to:Equipment Condition Analysis,Applicable Documentation Review,Internal and External Communication Review,Employee Interviews and Knowledge Check,Routine Compliance Submission Review,Permit Compliance Review.Focus Areas - Air
New Source Review for pollution control (PSD/NSR)
New Source Review (NSR) is a pre-construction environmental permitting program intended to prevent air quality from being significantly degraded by the addition of a new facility or modification of an existing one. The NSR program also helps give the local community peace of mind by assuring them that any large new or modified industrial source will be as environmentally clean as possible and that industrial development can occur simultaneously with advanced pollution control.
Title V
Argent has extensive experience assisting facilities in complying with the Clean Air Act. We aid clients in all aspects of air permitting including Title V permits, state air construction and operating permits, applicability determinations, emission inventories, air dispersion modeling, compliance plans, emission testing, monitoring plans, and recordkeeping. Argent is well versed in preparing permit applications, reviewing and revising existing documentation, and providing facility compliance inspections and audits. Our staff documents the emissions of air pollutants by conducting a comprehensive facility audit to be used in identifying an emissions inventory, designs and implements monitoring programs for ambient levels of a wide range of toxic and hazardous air pollutants, and evaluates technologies and control systems for reducing emissions of hazardous air pollutants from industrial processes.
GHG
The Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule is a new regulation that requires large sources and suppliers to report greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gases are gases in the atmosphere that are alleged to absorb and emit radiation within the thermal infrared range. Annual reports of the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by a facility must be submitted to the EPA by facilities that meet or exceed the limit of 25,000 metric tons or more per year of GHG emissions and suppliers of fossil fuels, suppliers of industrial greenhouse gases, and manufacturers of vehicles and engines (outside of the light-duty sector) regardless of their emission level.