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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tier II

The Tier II Chemical Reporting Program’s mission is to protect the public health and environment by providing current and accurate information about hazardous chemicals and their health effects and by ensuring that regulated entities comply with the requirements of the applicable environmental laws and ...

Wastewater

The primary focus of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is the protection of water resources from pollution. Pollution may be due to a point source, which can be traced to a specific facility or location, or a non-point source, which originates from multiple sources and is often originating from rainwater runoff. There are different water quality standards for each of the five general categories for bodies of water: aquatic life use, contact recreation, public ...

SPCC

In 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) significantly revised the original National Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Program Plan requirements. All facilities with gasoline, oil, or solvent storage capacity greater than 1,320 gallons are affected by these regulations and must have updated and fully implemented SPCC Plans to help avoid oil spills and minimize the impact of spills on public health and the ...

SWPPP

Storm water is simply rain water or melted snow that runs off the land and into rivers, streams, and lakes. When storm water flows through industrial sites it may accumulate pollutants and transport them into national waterways where they can impact wildlife, restrict swimming areas, and affect the navigability of the nation’s ...

RCRA

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)’s goals include protecting human health and the environment from the potential hazards associated with waste disposal, reduction of the quantity of waste generated, conservation of natural resources and energy, and ensuring that wastes are managed using environmentally correct ...

RMP/PSM

The Risk Management Plan (RMP) is intended to prevent serious chemical accidents that could harm staff and public health and the environment and to reduce the potential impact of accidental releases. A facility is required to submit an RMP if it stores or uses a chemical in quantities greater than their threshold amounts as defined by the ...

NERC

Companies are facing an increase in complexity related to NERC regulatory compliance and with that comes an increase in costs. Companies are being exposed to changes in NERC regulations on a daily basis and it is critical that they have an effective compliance management system in place that can capture these changes and alert proper ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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