An Environmental Self-Evaluation For Small Business
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Tool #1
A Practical Guide To Environmental Compliance
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection http://www.dep.pa.us (Choose Pollution Prevention)
Tom Ridge, Governor
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
September
1996
James M. Seif, Secretary
Department of Environmental Protection
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Rachel
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Carson State Office Building P.O. BOX 2063 Harrisb~, PA 17105-2063
September
1996
Dear Friendj On behalf of Governor Tom Ridge, we are pleased to provide you with An Environmental Self-Evaluti”on for Small Wsine.w — A Practical Cuide to Environmental Compliance. Using this guide can save both time and money for your business. It is the first in a series of tools being provided by the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Office of Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance to help companies cost-effectively achieve — and even go beyond compliance. This self-evaluation is designed to help you determine the environmental reporting, permitting and/or special handling procedures required under current state law that apply to your business. We encourage you to contact your DEP Regional Office or seek assistance from qualified environmental consultants if questions arise concerning compliance with environmental regulations. It is important to note that fines and penalties associated with noncompliance can be waived if reported promptly and in accordance with DEP’s Voluntary Environmental Compliance Audit Policy. DEP encourages companies to prevent pollution, even before it is created. Research shows that for every dollar spent on pollution prevention, a company saves nine dollars in raw materials, time associated with reporting and permitting activities, and in pollution treatment and disposal costs — not to mention the obvious benefits of pollution prevention to our environment and the citizens of the Commonwealth. Examples of specific pollution prevention techniques can be found in the sections of this guide titled Pollution Prevention — Profit in Your Pocket. We encourage you to use this guide and share it with business associates. This is one of the many ways DEP is working hard to help companies protect the Commonwealth’s air, land and water. Please let us know how useful you find the guide by completing the evaluation form on page 37. We hope you find this new tool helpful. Sincerely,
%SeG
Secretary
~R&!!M Deputy Secretary Office of Pollution Prevention Compliance Assistance
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Examples of SmaIIBusinesses Environmental Regulations Introduction Pollution
that
May Be Affected
by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1
Prevention
2
Environmental Environmental Environmental Air
Compliance Audits and implementation of Management Systems ....................................................... Self-Evaluation Checklists .....................................................
3 4 5
............. ....................................................................... ................................................................................. Tanks .......................................................................... ....................................................................... ......................................................................... .................................................................... ..................................................................
Water Storage
10
15 18
Municipal
Waste
Residual Waste Hazardous
20 24 28 32 33 35
Material Laws
Glossary ofTermsand Information Pennsylvania Publications Evaluation Form Sources
........................................................................ Environmental Protection Regional Staff ...........................
Departmentof
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EXAMPLES OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT MAY NEED ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS AND/OR ARE SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
Please note that this list provides
subject to environmenti-l appliance automobile asphalt assembly auto repair
examples
and is not an exhaustive
(complete)
list of all small businesses
regulations shops shops
and/or permits.
} ) ) house or architectural garages interior decorators structure painters
repair
manufacturers shops
laboratories laundromats leather lumber manufacturers mills industries plating operations
body shops
bakeries building cleaning or maintenance firms cabinet makers
metallurgical metal photo
treatment processing
car washes chemical manufacturers firms
plastics manufacturing print shops quarries recycling and crushing operations conditioning service operations
construction dentists distilleries doctor’s
offices
refrigeration/air rendering plants
dry cleaners educational equipment farms fuel oil distributors foundries funeral furniture gasoline graphic services manufacturing service stations arts and repair and vocational repair firms shops
restaurants saw mills small engine solvent textiles metal repair shops cleaners
manufacturing
tool and die shops trucking veterinary vineyards wood working and refinishing firms companies facilities
Although there are state regulations regarding mining which includes: coal and non-coal mining (e.g. mineral extraction); sand, gravel and stone mineral extraction, oil and gas drilling and exploration, these activities are beyond the scope of the intended audience of this reference guide. If the reader is conducting these activities, it is suggested they contact their District Mining office, (seep. 32) for further information.
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HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE INTRODUCTION
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regulations. The Though by no means comprehensive, the Environmental Self-Evaluation for Small Business can prove worthwhile as a preventive financial of tax laws. strategy in much the same way that an internal avoid violations in identifying pe rm its. of the size of your operation, this guide is Direct and measurable environmental implementing include insurance benefits of conducting regular may audit can help companies It can also assist companies required environmental
T
his guide
is intended
to help you comply with
Pennsylvania’s
environmental
information may be useful at anytime your business--prior to startup, during haven’t before venture. Regardless already relocation, examined expansion
in the life cycle of operation if you impact, on a new
your environmental or embarkation
and obtaining
designed for you. If you’re a small business with limited resources, the guide’s self-evaluation checklists can serve as your preliminary tool for identifying areas of possible environmental non-compliance. It may also help identify cost saving pollution prevention opportunities. categories (municipal It covers the general storage regulatory materials. of air, water, and residual) tanks, solid waste
self-evaluations, together with pollution prevention techniques, in environmental handling emissions,
reductions
rates, waste
costs and accident compliance to move work health and
statistics. It also can lead to an improved record, present cost saving opportunities beyond safety. compliance and to create a better improved worker environment, through
and hazardous
AN IMPORTANT
This environmental determine related targeted its regulatory
FIRST STEP
is only one step in a The lists provided with compliance.
Intangible regulatory employee corporate
benefits agencies morale, reputation
may include favorable
better
relations
with
self-evaluation
and neighbors, publicity for integrity.
improved and a stronger
series of steps that a small business should take to will be most effective to this topic. when used in conjunction and publications guide will be as useful as
tools, such as workshops self-evaluation
For many small businesses, the
WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Some small businesses may need to obtain more comprehensive information about relevant regulations, permits, evaluation violations operational requirements and the scientific and documentation of environmental before compliance can be assured and it may a program of the results changes. For these companies,
environmental
a thermometer would be for a person with a fever: it measures the symptoms, but an expert opinion may be needed to diagnose the problem.
Consider
this guide with
as a reference
for a diagnostic for achieving regulatory
tour
of your small business in preparation compliance guidelines. conduct when state environmental helpful self-evaluations when should It maybe
also involve fully implementing
to companies
to regularly if they or
routine
to determine
of the self-evaluation may indicate that the services of a consultant or attorney are needed, especially for the small business that determines violations of environmental universities, free or low cost technical from certain it may have committed regulations. assistance In addition, available and maybe
are in compliance, old permits
new permits be renewed
are needed or revised.
local and state agencies
Review company
each chapter with owner,
with a group
of people
who are
most familiar engineers, managers potential
business operations, operations manager,
such as the construction to the
groups like trade associations. A list of information resources and some government-sponsored technical assistance providers pages31 in Pennsylvania are listed on -35 of this guide. and requirements permit are often and have about
shipping, inventory and purchasing and supervisory staff. Their responses questions permits should indicate whether hazards or polluting and/or activities
self-evaluation that require
Because regulations updated, information been omitted contact mental regulations, detailed
are occurring changes.
specific citations on penalties
from state environmental requirements When further for specific violations in doubt
operational
from this guide. or to obtain and/or other
the requirements Protection
information of Environreferences
the Pennsylvania
Department
pertinent
listed near the end of this guide.
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POLLUTION
PREVENTION FIRST
of it If
-- PROFIT
Although compliance
IN YOUR POCKET
focus of this guide is to evaluate regulations,
FOCUS ON PREVENTION
a primary
with the state environmental
Why manage a problem when you can prevent it? Pollution prevention is the elimination or reduction waste at its source. becomes you don’t cost-effective Preventing waste up-front before a management approach generate waste, problem is usually the most compliance. have to track it,
businesses should be looking
at using pollution
prevention as a means to get there or to take them beyond compliance and right out of the regulatory loop altogether. Located benefitted programs. increased business. at the end of each self-evaluation of how Pennsylvania from implementing The result--reduced cost-savings--a checklist are
to environmental you don’t
permit it, pay for costly treatment and disposal methods or insure the risks that might be associated with it. That means an improved bottom line for the business. Pollution operational prevention efficiency, actions can also increase reduce energy use, often increase
some examples
companies
have
pollution prevention compliance burden and situation for any such and by taking
real win-win
Your business, too, can benefit The DEP’s Office Assistance pollution of Pollution prevention currently
product quality and even expand a company’s market share through enhanced public image and consumer confidence.
an approach. and Compliance continues
Prevention resources A sample are
has available
to develop
and services for businesses in Pennsylvania.
of some of the services and publications available listed on pages 34,35 and 36 of this guide.
DISCLAIMER:
An Environmental Compliance compliance Self-Evaluation for Small Business: requirements. A Practical Guide to Environmental to review and improve listing of all is Ma comprehensive
provides
useful procedures
for small businesses to follow The guide
with environmental
environmental requirements which are applicable to all small businesses. A comprehensive list would be dependent on numerous site or case specific evaluations which are beyond the scope of the guide. The guide identifies general areas of regulation and further investigation beyond the guide may be necessary. Completion of the checklist is no guarantee that the small business has identified or is in compliance with all applicable state and federal regulations. Small businesses using this guide as a diagnostic compliance. tool are urged to use the guide as a first step in evaluating
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AUDITS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS POLICY RELIEF AVAILABLE
Department voluntary of Environmental compliance of by means of audits and A major disincentive self-evaluation sanctions. Department enforcement companies To remove actions, to undertaking this disincentive, limited including environmental the for will follow a department-wide requirements compliance is the threat will provide or individuals: of civil and criminal relief from certain civil penalties voluntary
T
he Pennsylvania Protection
policy to encourage applicable conducting
environmental environmental
audits of Compliance Management Systems. Information about use of this policy by small businesses is discussed in the box below.
1) who conduct
environmental compliance audits of their operations or other self-assessments of their activities pursuant to a Compliance Management System, 2) disclose non-compliant Department conditions when uncovered of the to the to and 3) act reasonably the violations requirements. in the Department’s programs is and diligently
PURPOSE
T
he protection health
of the environment
and the public on
correct or eliminate environmental
and safety rests principally
the public’s voluntary compliance with environmental laws. Voluntary compliance begins with an and is often of regular
The public’s confidence administration enhanced violations disclosure of evaluate
awareness of environmental problems achieved through the implementation
of environmental
environmental self-evaluation. This includes conducting voluntary environmental compliance audits and the establishment and periodic reviews a Compliance Management System. To promote voluntary compliance the Department will provide meaningful companies Compliance environmental and concrete and individuals compliance Management incentives to perform Systems. to encourage voluntary
by prompt disclosure and correction of of environmental requirements. Prompt allows the public and the Department whether actions to correct the violations pursued. Voluntary the Office Assistance Environand diligently to
are reasonable
For a copy of the Department’s mental Audit Policy, contact Counsel at 717-787-7060 Prevention 717-783-0540.
of Chief at
audits and to establish
or Office
of Pollution
and Compliance
USE OF POLICY BY SMALL BUSINESS
Under the Department’s approved Voluntary Environmental Audit Policy, the term environmental audit includes
procedures
by the Department
for use by small businesses as defined
in the glossary of the
guide on page 30. The Depatiment has approved An Environmental Self-Evaluation for Small Business: A Practical Guide to Environmental Compliance guide under the Audit Policy provided it is used on at least an annual basis to evaluate compliance. Because the guide is@ a comprehensive listing of all applicable provided In addition, a substitute environmental consider going environmental for violations while requirements which for all small businesses, coverage as a result of use of the guide. audit provides an overall coverage under the Audit Policy, it is not to under the audit policy is only are discovered an environmental and implementing annual
conducting
for developing audit beyond
Compliance
Management
System (CM S). An
may be a component just conducting CMS.
of an overall
CMS, bus small businesses are encouraged
environmental
audits under the guide and developing
and implementing
an overall
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CHECKLISTS HOW TO USE THE FOLLOWING CHECKLISTS
Please use the enclosed checklists as a reference to guide 2) that 3) your business beyond compliance. If all diagnostic questions are answered “yes” or are “not applicable”, con?act your local regional office of DEP to confirm the business is in compliance with all pertinent environmental current regulations, and to determine should when environmental permits be renewed. questions that you in 4)
DIRECTIONS
1) Review each answer appropriate box. that a potential carefully and check the
Any “no” answers are indicators problem may exist.
Use the answers from the checklist to create working quantity, impotiant. A “no” response changes may indicate that operational However, list of environmental further concentration compliance Details may require investigation.
a
issues that about are
If the response contact making permit
to some or all of the diagnostic we recommend consulting to obtain changes expert firm or an
and name of material
is “no” or “can ‘t determine”, an environmental attorney necessary applications. operating to explain environmental
assistance
or completing offices of DEP process and
or permits
are necessary. agencies,
this may
The local regional
not be true for every case. Therefore, to consult the regulatory engineers, needed. or attorneys to determine
it is impofiant what is
may be contacted to answer
the permitting
environmental
other specific questions. of 5)
Please see pages 32 and 33 for names and numbers people to help you.
If you are ever unsure, ask questions. efficient and less costly if the project when completed.
It will be more is in compliance
6)
Please keep a record conducted
of the dates this Self-Evaluation of the person who
was used and the name
the evaluations.
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SELF-EVALUATION
CHECKLIST
AIR
AIR QUALITY
Air emissions are the release of any air contaminants, including dust, fume, gas, mist, odor, smoke, vapor or any combination Anyone reactivate planning of them, to the outdoor construct, atmosphere. modify or to acquire, Anyone planning to operate an air contamination source must also obtain a DEP operating permit. permit notified can be obtained that construction has determined after the Department is completed are met. transferred that all applicable Anyone source to the air pollution is and the The
any air contamination a construction
source (such as a control called a plan exempt or permit,
Department conditions planning company
stack or process), or install any air pollution device must obtain approval, reactivation determined unless the construction, or acquisition
of the plan approval to operate name. an acquired permit
modification,
must have its operating
is specifically
by DEP to be of minor significance.
NOT YES NO •1 APPLICABLE •1
CAN’T DETERMINE
(1)
If the company firm investigated requirements
emits air contaminants, whether it complies for these air emissions? activities result in air
has the with state
•1
u
(2)
If the company’s
•1
•1
•1
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emissions, have these been identified, measured and documented? (3) Does the company have an up-to-date all existing site
•1
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•1
plan or blueprint showing sources of air pollution? (4) If the company outdoor exhausts
emits air contaminants (through to the atmosphere)
to the out of
•1
c1
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u
atmosphere or directly
stacks, vents,
stacks, has the process been inspected and was a plan approval or operating permit or exemption (5) obtained? regularly observe the points to
Does the company emissions from determine are produced? whether
u
c1
•1
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its emissions
smoke or odors
(6)
If the company facility, construct a source? hasit
burns any waste obtained to operate
as fuei at its to
•1
•1
•1
u
a plan approval
and a permit
such
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NOT YES (7) If the company contaminants, approval construction? (8) If the company construct contamination construction, has a state plan approval source or air a permit to up-to-date? to its facilities to operate? source and has completed has it obtained to plans to construct has it obtained a facility of air NO APPLICABLE •1
CAN’T DETERMINE
00
n
or source that will emit any amount or exemption
a state plan
prior to beginning
no
u
•1
an air emission
(9)
Are all of the company’s operate
permits
00 c1 •1
c1 •1
0 •1
sources of air emissions hasa
(10)
If the company construct emissions, remain
plan approval to operate with whether
and permit in compliance
a source of air
does it monitor
the conditions to operate? source of
of the plan approval (11) If the company air emissions,
or permit
plans to modifya has it obtained
00
state approval
prior to modification? (12) Does the company raw materials of its products estimate materials (13) If there pIant’s keep yearly records of all
00
consumed
in the manufacturing
and use these records to
the volume and types of found in its air emissions? is a malfunction of any kind with the equipment, agencies
c1
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n
El
processor
air pollution government
are the appropriate
always notified in accordance with the company’s compliance management system and/or (14) state operating prepared a nuisances such storage permit?
Has the company management potential as unpaved stacks with
0
•1
u
•1
plan to address all sources of roads, fugitive air contaminants, uncovered
neighborhood
visible emissions,
piles or odors? (15) If the company from neighbors fall-out has ever received regarding property, stopped? visible and invisible, controlled in and laws? complaints
•1
u
•1
a
odors, smoke or has the company these air emissions and
onto their
eliminated
or controlled
have the complaints (16) Are all emissions gaseous compliance with
(odors,
c1
u
u
c1
and particulate)
regulations
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NOT YES (17) If the company or operations has any of the following on-site, and operating equipment permit? •1 including units •1 •1 •1 NO APPLICABLE •1
CAN’T DETERMiNE •1
u
•1 u •1 •1 •1 (1 •1 •1 c1 u •1 •1 u c1 •1 •1 u •1
does it have valid state air
plan approval to construct incinerators
u
•1 •1 •1
u
•1
industrial sources of pollution, emissions vents boilers, furnaces, or kilns cement and asphalt plants
ovens, combustion
u
•1 •1 •1 •1 •1 •1 •1 •1 •1 •1
auto body shops paint spraying, dipping coating storage loading welding laboratory operations tanks and silos docks or transfer operation
u
or other surface •1 •1 stations plants
u
•1 •1 •1 •1 •1
u
•1 •1 •1 or •1 •1
stone crushers or asphalt cleaning/decreasing toxic emissions
operations hazardous
u
•1 IJ
hoods exhausting
control equipment which vents outside, e.g. bag houses, scrubbers, electrostatic precipitator, cyclones electroplating/deposition burn-off printing ovens operations categories or source types as well.
•1
•1 •1 •1 •1
u
•1 •1 •1
u
•1 •1
Please note that other may need approvals (18) If your company current
or permits
engages activities, permit does it have a to do so? AND CHEMICAL
in any of the following air operating
METAUURGICAL,
MANUFACTURING
u
•1 •1
o
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0 •1 •1 •1 c1 •1 •1 •1 •1 u •1 u u •1 u •1 u
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PROCESSING COMPANIES }
} } } } } } } } } combustion production chemical cleaning fabrication products, surface of fuel oil, coal or waste oil of coke, iron, steel or ferro-alloys processing metal and handling with solvents
u
•1 •1 •1 •1 c1 •1 •1
of resin or other types of plastics e.g. PVC of parts
coating
smelting or seconda~ production or reuse of aluminum, copper, lead or zinc incineration of rubbish, automobile bodies, or sewage storage sludge liquids or waste solvent of organic
u •1 •1
•1 Cl
•1 •1
solvent decreasing
reclamation
PRINTING, DRY CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION-RELATED AND OTHER BUSINESSES. dry cleaning }
} } } } graphic arts commercial solvent use textile fabric printing cremation
u
•1 •1 •1 •1 c1
•1 u
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NOT YES NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
MINERAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES.
} manufacturing clay products, lime, gypsum } of bricks and related asphalt, cement, glass, - processing of crushed paving
El u
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u •1
stone, taconite ore, coal manufacturing of industrial
c! u El u u u
u
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u •1 u 13 •1 u •1 u •1
o
WOOD- REIJl TED INDUSTRIES.
} F } chemical wood manufacturing storage as stain, wood adhesives } incineration pulping of pulpboard, sealer, varnish,
plywood
veneer
n
and use of sutiace and solvents of woodworking
coatings
such
u
paints or waste
•1 •1 •1 •1 u u D u
o
n
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL } } ) }
F } food
BUSINESSES.
•1 •1 c1 •1 •1 •1 •1 u
•1 u
ingredient roasting and/or drying operations fermentation fish processing fryer processing of meat in a smokehouse,
or oven operation plants . of ’grain elevators and processing
u u u
n
•1 u
•1
bakeries
having gasoline dispensing 10,000 per
(20)
For businesses capabilities year when replaced)
c1
equal to or more than (10,000 gallons storage
gallons per month
tanks are dug up and in the counties Delaware, Montgomery are the gasoline with any System? storage tanks
and located
of Bucks, Chester, and Philadelphia,
dispensing sites equipped a Stage II Vapor Collection (21) For businesses having
gasoline
u
u
•1
u
with a capacity of greater than 250 gallons that were installed after January 1, 1979 or greater than 550 gallons used for agricultural purposes, ~ greater than 2,OOO gallons that were installed before January 1, 1979, are your tanks equipped with a vapor recovery (22) system (Stage motor 1 control)? vehicles operation are of the
If gas-powered
u
ID
u
•1
used in the day-to-day business, is maintenance
conducted
on a regular basis to meet regular inspection standards?
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NOT YES (23) If stationary engines are used at the business, have emissions levels been tested and have operating been obtained if required Reasonable Technology (24) If fugitive to control Available permits under NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
u
•1
•1
•1
Control
(RACT) requirements? dust is generated dust? If methods within buildings used
u
0
u
•1
by business operations, have permits
are methods
are mechanical, for these control
been obtained
devices if required? (25) If the company has industrial exhaust ventilation does for any
•1
u
u
u
systems on machines
or in the workshop, permit
the company have an operating air contaminants emitted? (26) If the company conditioning ozone depleting is involved or solvent
in refrigeration/air and uses such as the use
•1
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u
•1
decreasing
compounds, made
chlorofluorocarbons has the company of these compounds? (27) If the company activity (28)
or 1,1,1 -trichloroethane, plans to eliminate
conducts
open burning,
has DEP
•1
•1
c1
c1
approval been obtained
is not exempted generates
if the open burning from regulation? fugitive dust and/or with state •1 •1 •1 •1
If the company
odor emissions, is it in compliance air quality regulations?
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of~ast
Pollution
Prevention
-- Profit in Your Pocket
Jamestown 74 percent
Paint Company by developing
of Jamestown, water-based
Pa., reduced
its use of toluol
by 95 percent coatings. eliminated
and xylol by
products
to replace solvent-based of office furniture, and reduced
The Kno// Group chloroform from
Greenvi//e,
Pa., a manufacturer operations
the use of methyl by
its cleaning
and fastening
the volume
of VOC emissions
converting to a powder-based coating processes alone saved the Knoll Group
system. Using pollution prevention alternatives in these two more than $1.1 million per year and a return on its $1 million wastes. its old The
investment in less than one year. Other bonuses include ease of compliance with more stringent environmental regulations and elimination of fees for incineration of solid and liquid hazardous
Leff-Marvins Cleaners,Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pav
equipment with new cold water chilled new system also uses reusable transferred from one machine (thus eliminating 40 gallons month with per month.
provides
dry cleaning
services.
The company
replaced
closed loop systems to recycle the PERC (perchloroethylene).
nylon filters and increases efficiency because garments no longer have to be to another. The new equipment not only eliminated most VOC emissions but reduced purchase of PERC from 200 gallons per month to per hazardous waste stream was reduced Leff-Marvins from over 1,900 gallons realizes of spent
a need for a DEP permit) In addition,
PERC per year to just 35 gallons of still residues per month.
the new system.
a net savings of $1,400
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SELF-EVALUATION
CHECKLIST
WATER
individual permit. The DEP Regional eligibility Office should also
WATER
The area of wastewater of information. understand before taking the different action. discharge covers a vast amount
be contacted permit. It is important that individuals discharge, PERMIT
to confirm
under the general
areas of wastewater
Listed are some of the most
TO AUTHORIZE STORM WATER DISCHARGES FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY DISTURBING FIVE OR MORE ACRES OF LAND
common types of wastewater permits issued. These are not the only permits issued, simply the most common. Wastewater discharge is the release of sewage, industrial to surface, treatment wastewater, groundwater works (POTW). stormwater or other pollutants or to a publicly-owned
Anyone proposing to discharge storm water into surface waters in Pennsylvania from construction activities disturbing and receive The permit facilities more than five acres of land must apply for an NPDES permit. requires the development, control in an erosion implementation measures and and
and maintenance
of erosion control plan.
TYPES OF PERMITS
PERMIT TO AUTHORIZE (PART /) Anyone and/or discharging industrial or proposing to discharge sewage (rivers, WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
that are set forth
sedimentation Most proposed
construction
activities
between
five and
25 acres of disturbance, protection watershed, Department’s General water discharges processing districts. is delegated
except those in special may elect to utilize the Permit PAG-2 to authorize Permit conservation to most county storm
wastewater
into surface waters
streams, lakes) in Pennsylvania must receive an individual DEP NPDES permit orapply for coverage under an appropriate Part 1 permit authorizes state-issued General Permit. The the discharges and establishes
from the site. General
discharge limitations, monitoring and reporting requirements and compliance schedules. PERMIT TO AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION Anyone industrial industrial proposing waste TREA TMENT FACILITY
For construction exceeding pursuant processing
sites or earthmoving 02.31(a)(4),
activities that are not parceled an individual permit permits conservation
25 acres of disturbance, to 25 Pa. Code~l is delegated must be obtained. G), however
(PART II) to construct treatment and operate facility; an disposal a
NPDES permit
Individual the individual Office.
to most county
districts (Appendix
wastewater
dispose of
are issued by the DEP Regional The individual regulatory Control therefore approval requiring NPDES Permit
by land application, injection; construct or perform
subsurface and operate any other
or underground which
application
incorporates
all
surface impoundment; has the potential
activity
requirements
contained
in the Erosion
for causing surface or ground a Water Quality
Rules and Regulations,
25 Pa. Code 5102.
water pollution must first obtain Management (Part 2) Permit. PERMIT FOR STORMWATER WITH INDUSTRIAL Anyone proposing ACTIVITIES to discharge
an additional earth disturbance permit is not required for construction activities the NPDES Permit (25 Pa. Code ~102.31 (a)(2).
DISCHARGES
ASSOCIATED
EARTH DISTURBANCE PERMIT
stormwater from new or Anyone planning to engage in an earthmoving to discharge activity storm a
existing point sources associated with industrial activities must first obtain coverage under this general permit or obtain an individual NPDES (Part 1) Permit. The list of industrial activities requiring permit coverage is extensive. If a potential discharger is unsure if he needs to obtain Office permit coverage, the DEP Regional The general in should be contacted for guidance.
which will disturb does not require water include disturb received DEP earth
25 or more acres of land and which an NPDES permit activities permit. must first receive this will that are districts. activities
from construction disturbance large scale timber and processed
Generally,
harvesting
25 or more acres of land. by county
Permit applications conservation Office.
permit does not apply to certain, specific situations which case the discharger is required to obtain an
Permits are issued by the DEP Regional
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SELF-EVALUATION
CHECKLIST
WATER
PERMIT FOR WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENT
Persons planning enlarge change, to construct, operate, maintain, channel its 100swamp,
PERMIT FOR COMMUNITY
WATER SYSTEMS
operate or provides and
Any person who plans to construct, substantially waters round round modify a water or abandon any obstruction (bridge, to the public for human residents residents or regularly
system which consumption
etc.) that will affect a watercourse,
or any lake, pond, must obtain requiring reservoir, include a DEP permit.
serves at least 15 semice connections must first obtain
used by year-
year floodway Examples
serves at least 25 yeara public water
marsh or wetland, of work
a permit
supply permit
from DEP.
changing a stream channel, dredging or crossing; building or modifjing a bridge, dock, culvefl or pier; installing or changing an intake or outfall structure; working on bank protection, including fill, levees, dikes, bulkheads and flood walls; placing an aerial crossing, such as a power line, over a navigable stream, mining. fills or construction in wetlands and peat
PERMIT FOR WASTEWATER DISCHARGES
The area of wastewater amount of information. individuals understand wastewater permits discharge discharge covers a vast It is important that the different areas of before taking action. Listed issued, types of wastewater
are some of the most common simply the most common.
issued. These are not the only permits
NOT YES NO APPLICABLE
CAN*T DETERMINE
(1)
Has the company complies regulations with
investigated
whether
it
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local, state and federal discharges?
for all wastewater activities
(2)
If the company’s
result in wastewater identified,
n
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discharges, have these been measured and documented? (3) Does the company or blueprint water (4) discharges? discharges pre-treatment discharges
have an up-to-date all existing
site plan
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showing
sources of waste
If the company municipal any applicable
wastewater
into a with
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sewer system, is it in compliance requirements? its wastewater
(5)
If the company rivers, streams
into
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or lakes, onto the ground,
ground water, or subsurface waters, does it have a DEP permit for doing so? (6) If the company waste, ground, is discharging sanitary ponds, stormwater, wastewater sewage, from industrial
u
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floor drains (including wash water, into streams,
etc. ) onto the rivers, or into the a DEP permit?
groundwater,
has it obtained
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NOT YES (7) NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
If the business has wastewater discharges and was recently purchased, have permits been
transferred to the new owner for these activities? or cooling properly, in
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(8)
If water agent,
is currently is the water with
used as a cleaning treated or disposed
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accordance (9)
DEP regulations? DEP permits to discharge •1 •1 o
Are all of the company’s wastewater up-to-date? If the company discharge whether
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has up-to-date remain
permits
to
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wastewater, its facilities
does it monitor in compliance on these permits?
with the conditions (11)
Does the company
discharges determine from whether
regularly
observe
the
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its discharge
points to
these points are producing
excessive pollution? (12) If the company obtained (13) plans to modify a facility •1 •1 •1
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that discharges’wastewater, DEP approval
has the firm
for this modification? records of •1
Does the company all raw materials of its products, these raw material types of materials
keep yearly consumed
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in the manufacture and
and does the firm also compare records to the volume in its wastewater?
(14)
If there plant’s always
is an upset of any kind with the water pollution equipment, are government agencies
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the appropriate notified?
(15)
If the company which is exposed
has an industrial to storm water,
activity does to discharge
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the company have a DEP permit this storm water? (16) If the company authorized flood constructed
any structures in a 100-year
or
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any development
plain, was the design
of the structures, impact with local and did
the use of the land or hydraulic of the development and state government the company (17) obtain consistent standards,
a local permit? its materials to minimize
Has the company handling exposure
reviewed
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and storage
practices
to the elements?
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NOT YES (18) Does the company have an Emergency Response Plan in case of spills, leaks and accidental discharges? (Guidance on preparing a plan is available (19) from your DEP regional have an in-house for employees off ice.) or out-service in NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
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involved
treatment/disposal
and emergency
(20)
If the company or lake through dredging, certification encroachment
plans to disturb building
a river, stream a dam, or
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or repairing a permit
stabilizing
a bank or other
has it obtained for this activity? is conducting
(21)
If the company and tilling, plan or erosion
agricultural control
plowing
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does it have a current and sedimentation activity?
conservation
plan for its earthmoving (22) If the company activities,
is conducting control
earthmoving have an erosion plan specific to
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does the company
and sedimentation the activity? (23) If the company activities (timber affecting obtained (24)
has engaged
in earthmoving activity
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disturbing harvesting)
25 or more acres of land or a construction
five or more acres of land, has it an earth disturbance plans to perform other permit? any alteration a measures stormwater watershed
If the company or development stormwater to comply stormwater requirements with
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of land, has it developed local municipal or an approved plan?
plan or taken
management
(25)
Has the company investigated whether it complies with all local, state and federal regulations on wetlands, soil and erosion, stormwater management and encroachments? its a
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(26)
If the company current flood facility, protection
plans to build or modify will it disturb project? to or impact
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(27)
Has the business site been evaluated determine whether it includes
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a wetland
(asdefined
by the DEP or the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers)?
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NOT YES (28) If the company has begun, or is about to undertake, any of the following activities in a wetlands area, has it obtained the necessary } permits for: of buildings or accessory roadways, septic systems, shoreline stabilization dikes or dams? of fill, excavation or grading? •1 •1 •1 construction structures, bulkheads, structures, } } } } placement NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
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modification, expansion or extensive restoration of existing structure? drainage? application of pesticides? Department of Environmental Protection available
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NOTE: Local government, Engineers have floodplain floodplain. in a 100-year
offices, and the U. S. Army Corps of if it is located
maps and other information
that a com~anv . can use to determine .
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of Mehoopany, bleaching
Prevention
Pa., manufactures methods,
-- Profit in Your Pocket
sanitary tissue, paper towels and diapers. By
Proctor and Gamb/e converting
to non-chlorine
the company reduced its chloroform
releases to air and
water by 95 percent.
Quality Chemicals, Inc., of Tyrone, Pa., manufactures custom chemical intermediates and agricultural and pharmaceutical additives. The company now distills and reuses its waste methanol in the manufacturing process and sells excess methanol purchases Wickett by 33,600 gallons to other companies. and lowering This saved substantial wastewater vegetable treatment tanned money by reducing methanol per quarter and disposal costs. leather. By changing their thus
& Crai~ of America to low content the resulting
of Curwensvi//e, manganese,
Pa.. produces
dye supplies and market
antimony
and beryllium
dyes, Wickett
& Craig was able to utilize soil supplement,
wastewater
treatment
sludge as a useful and valuable
saving the company Merck & Company,
in excess of S60,000. Inc. in Riverside, Pa. is a manufacturer eliminating of pharmaceuticals.
Merck engineers changed
chloride. Merck also steps process of the
the process of manufacturing installed imipenem. a new computerized With
imipenem,
the need for methylene
system to closely monitor
and automate
the manufacturing
the use of the new process, Merck was able to reduce the number
of manufacturing
by almost 50 percent and totally eliminate the use of methylene chloride. In addition, the new processes reduced the biological oxygen load on the wastewater treatment facility by 75 percent. The change in processes lowered providing production costs of imipenem and saves the company investment more than $14 million a year for a short-term payback on the $34 million for the new process.
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STORAGE
STORAGE TANKS
An aboveground stationary (including grade, gallons that storage tank (AST) is defined of more than as a 250
TANKS
Any company A certified installers Anyone activities removals)
wishing
to conduct
storage
tank handby DEP.
tank with a capacity the volume
ling and inspection company
activities
must be certified certified
has more than 90 percent inspected
of its volume and
must also employ
in the pipes) above supporting from the exterior including substances. substances,
and inspectors. wishing (tank to inspect storage installations, general tank handling and of storage
can be visually products
is used to contain petroleum
regulated
and hazardous
modifications inspections by the DEP. a total gallons
and conduct
An underground storage tank (UST) is defined as a tank with a capacity of more than 110 gallons that has 10 percent ground including substances. or more of its volume (including the volume in the underground petroleum pipes) beneath products the surface of the substances,
tank facilities Owners capacity submit
must be certified with
of AST facilities greater
aboveground are required to
than 21,000
and is used to contain
regulated
to DEP a comprehensive
Spill Prevention
and hazardous
Response Plan that describes the storage tank facility, preventive maintenance programs, emergency response counter-measures procedures. It is unlawful storage Violators and spill notification
ABOVEGROUND AND UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Anyone owning or operating a new or existing that tank with regulated storage tank must register and pay
for an owner/operatorto aboveground
operate as required.
or use,
in any way, a regulated
or underground liable for
tank that is not registered are subject to a penalty
and maybe tank.
the appropriate fee to the Department of Environmental Protection prior to operating the tank. Anyone stalled certified storage wishing tank, to have a regulated storage tank inor
any release from that unregistered
or have tank handling installer. tank
activities
performed include
an existing
must use the services of a DEP Tank handling activities modifications and removals.
installations,
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NOT YES (1) If there are any regulated bulk storage petroleum storage tanks •1 NO APPLICABLE n
CAN’T DETERMINE c1
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or chemical
tanks on site that are
permanently out-of-service, have these been properly closed (emptied, cleaned and filled with an inert substance) for residual (2) and the site assessed contamination? vehicles, processes operated
If fuels are used for heating, or heavy equipment are the regulated in a manner (including installation (Note: storage
c1
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at the business or retail sale, tanks being tank system protection, corrosion and recordkeeping)? is determined with DEP regulations
consistent standards,
leak detection, prevention with
corrosion
spill and overfill protection
Compliance
leak detection,
and recordkeeping inspector.) fuel or hazardous ground, with
by a certified
(3)
If chemicals, stored above registered
substances
are
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are the tanks properly regularly?
the DEP and inspected
(4)
If chemicals, are stored registered
fuel or hazardous underground, with
substances regularly?
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are the tanks properly
DEP and inspected registration certificate
(5)
Are appropriate and registration regulated
stickers affixed displayed for all
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ASTs/USTs? in the status of regulated stored) form? liquid storage tanks to
(6)
Have all changes (registration,
on
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substance
been reported
DEP via the registration (7) Does flammable
and combustible
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comply with National Fire Protection and Pennsylvania Fire codes? (8) Are leak detection adequate cleanup (9) housekeeping and provide
Association
procedures for prompt
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to minimize
of spills and leakage
of fuels? and adequate measures
Does the company
have a current
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spill prevention, control and counter plan and/or Preparedness Prevention and Contingency (PPC) Plan? or temporarily
(lo)
If there storage with
are empty storage
out of use bulk
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petroleum
tanks or chemical
tanks on site, are these registered
the DEP?
-16-
YES (11) Has the 1800541-2050 number of petroleum products, Hotline telephone of spills and/or waste
NO
NOT APPLICABLE •1
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been posted for the reporting hazardous
toxic chemicals? (12) If a new regulated to an existing DEP certified (13) tank or modifications made
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tank will be installed, installer
will a
be used to do the work? Storaqe tanks? Tank all
Have all current Indemnification regulated
Underground storage
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underground
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Prevention
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Prevent
Concfuctinq
Releases Through
proper/y
Proper O&M of Your Storage Tank Facility
is perhaps the single most important pollution
/eak’detection
and consistently
prevention maintenance activity you can do. Early detection of a release saves money, not only from lost revenues but also from cleanup costs. The average cost of a cleanup in Pennsylvania is S107,OOO, but can be significantly Pay attention emphasized Tank Gauge less if the release is detected early. and investigate suspected releases. This can’t be over
to your leak detection
results
as evidenced by the following true story. A facility with fairly new tanks had an Automatic (ATG) installed to monitor for a release. The ATG report indicated a failed leak test. Instead
of investigating properly, the owner called a service man who said the tank couldn’t be leaking because it was new. The owner did nothing so the next day the ATG registered another failed test, the service man was called and this time a probe several weeks, was replaced. Several days later, another and 10,000 gallons failed test occurred. determined investigated After that the the release several visits by the serviceman later, it was finally
ATG had correctly detected a leak. Had the tank owner and service man properly initially, a several million dollar cleanup could have been avoided. [Taken from an article in LUSTLine Bulletin 24 entitled, “The ABCS of ATGs”]
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SELF-EVALUATION
CHECKLIST
MUNICIPAL
MUNICIPAL
Includes:
WASTE
PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CONSTRIJCTION/DEMOLITION
WASTE LANDFILL: to construct and/or DEP. A person or municipality operate a disposal facility planning for a
WASTE
}
}
Office,
Lunchroom,
Garbage,
Refuse Waste Waste: WASTE planning waste
construction/demolition permit from
waste m“ust first obtain
Construction Infectious
and Demolition
}
and Chemotherapeutic
PERMIT FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY OR
/NC/NERATOR: A person or municipality planning to or construct and/or operate a resource recovery facility incinerator must first obtain a permit from DEP.
PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MUNICIPAL LANDFILL: A person or municipality construct and/or must first obtain operate a municipal a permit from DEP. FOR MUNICIPAL
to landfill
LICENSE REQUIRED FOR PICK-UP OR DELIVERY
INFECTIOUS AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC generators, infectious Except for small quantity anyone
OF planning
WASTE:
PERMIT REQUIRED
WASTE
TRANSFER FAC/L/TY: planning to construct waste transfer from DEP. facility
A person or municipality and/or operate a municipal must first obtain a permit
to pick up or deliver
waste number from DEP.
and chemotherapeutic must obtain a license and
in the Commonwealth
NOT YES NO APPLICABLE •1
CAN’T DETERMINE •1
(1)
Has the company with municipal waste?
investigated
whether regulations
it complies for all
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local, state and federal
(2)
Is the company community?
recycling
the products to be recycled
or waste in the
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items that are required
(3)
If the company has any active or inactive
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municipal waste landfills (including construction and demolition (C&D) landfills) on its property, does the company have a permit
for each landfill? (4) If the company processes or disposes of any municipal waste on site, has it obtained a permit? (5) Are all of the municipal the facility transfer disposed facility DEP approved station, incinerator) wastes generated at a facility or facility? in the state (landfill, recovery out-of-state by •1
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or processed
resource
or appropriate
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NOT YES (6) Are all municipal transposed DEP municipal transportation? (7) wastes generated which meet for NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
c1
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D
o
in vehicles waste
regulations
Does the company generate, transport chemotherapeutic
store,
treat,
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and/or dispose of any regulated or infectious to question with waste waste? is “yes,” are
(8)
If your response
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you in compliance
and infectious
chemotherapeutic
regulations?
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Prevention
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Letterkenny Army Depot of Chambersburq, Pa., instituted a facility-wide municipal waste recycling program to include metal, cardboard, paper, wood, plastic and glass. More than 50 percent of the municipal expenses waste generated enough at Letterkenny revenue from wages including is now recycled. marketing and benefits, The program not only greatly reduced disposal utility costs but generated costs and program the recyclable equipment to pay for all of the operating operation and maintenance,
of the program,
improvements.
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SELF-EVALUATION
CHECKLIST
RESIDUAL
RESIDUAL WASTE
Residual waste including is non-hazardous refuse, industrial semi-solid waste materials or gaseous
WASTE
TYPES OF PERMITS
While the sheer volume to waste of residual wastes presents the methods a
garbage,
other discarded
challenge
management,
it is the diversity--the used to process or
or wastes, such as solid, liquid,
wide range of materials,
materials from industrial operations, office and lunchroom wastes.
but exclude
dispose of them, and the impact these materials and handling methods could have on the environment and human health--that Permitting presents the greater are as follows: permitting challenge. must respond to these differences.
Operators of residual waste disposal and processing must have permits from the facilities in Pennsylvania
DEP to build, Permitted operate, expand and close facilities. periodic maintain tests records with operators must conduct analyses),
The basic types of permits 1. An /lVD/VIDUAL to cover location. 2.
PERMIT is issued to a specific facility handling operations at that under it. can be covered
(such as waste and water
and transmit tonnages DEP residual residual human received), waste
all waste
data to DEP (such as types of waste and and operate regulations. in compliance Permitting enables
No other facility
DEP and the operator waste health
to work together
to promote
A GENERAL PERMIT k issued for a specific beneficial use of a specific type of waste or for a category of processing prepare facility of waste, if processing is necessary to use. Any other the same kind the waste for beneficial in Pennsylvania can be covered
management
goals and protect
and the environment.
that performs
Residual waste materials range from substances such as concrete that pose little threat to the environment, to materials near-hazardous. and/or disposed and agricultural however, generated; such as steel pickle liquor that are Some residual at commercial utilization waste waste landfills, is processed incinerators it is by Most, conducted All facilities, 4. 3.
of operation
under the same permit. complies with the
PERM/T-6Y-RULE. regulations, Generally, facilities environment, under other
If the operator
he or she is deemed permit-by-rule
to have a permit. to processing to the permitted
is granted
facilities. operations facilities.
that pose little or no threat or to operations environmental
is processed/disposed private or other
at the site where that generate
already
laws, such
as the state’s
manufacturers both commercial
industries
Clean Streams Act. NO PERMIT is required the use of agricultural waste in normal farming for the following operations; activities:
waste are known
as captive
and captive,
must be permitted.
waste or food processing the beneficial soil,
use of coal ash; and the use of uncontaminated
rock, gravel, brick and block, concrete, used asphalt and waste from land clearing as clean fill. Although
no permit 287.666 is required for the beneficial use of coal 287.661ash, a person must comply with Section of the residual waste regulations.
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‘fEs
NO
NOT APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
(1)
If the company
generates
more than 22OO
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pounds of residual waste per location in any single month (large quantity generator), has it filed a biennial report with DEP by March 1 of each odd numbered municipalities collection result of co//ecting year? Note: residual Persons or waste the appliances and as per as a that generate the waste,
including vehicles,
of pans, machinery,
and used oil from the repair of the parts machinery, used oil that
or replacement appliances
vehicles,
are not
subject to duties of generators a spill, release,
Subchapter or other (2)
B. Also, persons or municipalities fire, accident B. event are not subject to Subchapter residual stream ? residual waste and •1 waste
create waste from unplanned
If the company generator, strategy
is a large quantity waste
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has it prepared for each separate
a source reduction
(3)
if the company generator, submitted
is a large quantity
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has it performed it to DEP annually? generates waste
a detailed
chemical
analysis of each type of waste generated
(4)
If the company pounds
less than 2200 per location in
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of residual
any single month (small quantity generator) does it maintain records on site for at least five years that include the types and amounts of waste generated and either the ultimate processing or disposal date for the waste? (5) If the company 1992 residual disposes its residual the Depatiment waste regulations waste on as per the disposal
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site, has it notified
for captive permit?
or does it have a DEP disposal (6) If the company on-site, permit, residual (7) waste waste
processes its own residual individual permit or does it conduct
waste or general the activity in of the 1992
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does it have a residual,
accordance
with the permit-by-rule regulations? incinerates
provisions
If the company waste on-site,
its residual waste processing
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does it have a residual
permit or conduct the activity in accordance with the permit-by-rule provisions of the 1992 residual waste regulations? (8) If the company facilities residual waste has wastewater waste, processing permit treatment or does it conduct
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for residual
does it have a
the activity
in accordance
with the permit-by-rule waste
provisions of the 1992 residual regulations?
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NOT YES (9) If the company performs mechanical or manual NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
•1
•1
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•1
sizing or separation of another generator’s residual waste, is it conducting the activity in accordance with the permit-by-rule provisions of the 1992 residual waste general (10) regulations permit? has residual waste storage the and or meet as or or does it have an individual or
If the company
disposal either Department the storage
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impoundments,
has it notified permit
of these impoundments impoundment waste
possess a DEP disposal
requirements regulations?
per the 1992 residual (11) If the company co-product co-product regulations Department’s (12) If the company processing a residual (13) under a general’ waste?
generates
a co-product,
does the of the
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meet the terms and conditions
definition in the 1992 residual waste and the standards identified in the Co-FYoc/uct Guidance Document?
is beneficially waste, permit
using or is that activity use of
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a residual
for the beneficial
If the company does it maintain Prevention the vehicle equipment residual
transports
residual
waste,
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a copy of a PPC (Pollution plan in the cab of with the 1992
Contingency) in accordance regulations? transports
as well as the necessary safety
waste
(14)
If the company
residual
waste,
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transports an annual
residual report
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to DEP
1 of every year as per the 1992 residual
regulations? transports residual waste, is
If the company the vehicle
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properly
marked
as per Act 101? waste, is
(17)
If the company the waste
transports
residual
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delivered
to facilities
that are
permitted to process and dispose the waste being transported?
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YES (18) If the company is processing waste tires by mechanical •1
NO
NOT APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
u
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or manual sizing and separation under a permit-by-rule, is the company: (1) working under a DEP-approved remediation of an existing off-site (19) plan; (2) processing only for remediation no additional processed tires to tires for pile; (3) bringing
the site; and (4) promptly reuse or disposal?
removing
If you answered
no to any of the above questions, or individual permit to process
do
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you have a general waste tires?
(20)
If the company cleaning being
is processing
under
permit-by-rule
by
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and rinsing empty
drums, are the drums
reconditioned
for reuse? under permit-by-rule for refill and reuse, by
(21)
If the company cleaning intended
is processing being
u
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and rinsing containers purpose? is operating waste
are the containers
reused for their originally
(22)
If the company facility company
a non-captive oil and water, permit
processing does the permit? in
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that separates
possess a general
or individual is it stored
(23)
If the company such a way that harm to human the storage regulations?
stores residual
waste,
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it does not pose a threat of harm or health or the environment and satisfies of the 1992 residual waste
requirements
(24)
Are you conducting agricultural you obtained be required or food
normal
farming permits
operations
with
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processing
wastes or have from DEP that may regulations? waste
any necessary
by the 1992 residual
Pollution
Prevention
-- Profit in Your Pocket
1?.H. Sheppard and power placed sand. directly
Co., /nc., of Hanover,
Pa., a manufacturer a green lines.
of power
steering recovery
gears, engine of about four million
timing
devices sand is of silica
transmission
boxes, installed the reclamation
sand recycling
system in its foundry. purchased
Recovered 95 percent pounds
back into the processing
The system provides lb. per year.
Prior to installing
system, R.1-l. Sheppard 80,000 reduced the generation
of sand per reduced costs.
year, but now only needs to purchase the need to purchase sand, but greatly
The new system not only significantly of waste sand and resulting
disposal
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SELF-EVALUATION
CHECKLIST
HAZARDOUS
HAZARDOUS
Hazardous following regulatory hazardous materials, is a practical, definition, materials
MATERIALS
MATERIALS
substances, products and waste a legal or that Hazardous wastes generally fall under the jurisdiction disposal, treatment of DEP and EPA for the storage, and transportation Hazardous jurisdictions. For ease, hazardous materials in this section will include hazardous raw materials, hazardous products, hazardous substance and hazardous waste. products requirements. may fall under several
are a very complex
and complicated of these terms. are materials wastes
issue. The Basically, corrosive,
and not necessarily
or chemicals
are listed hazardous
or reactive,
ignitable or toxic. They generally fall under the jurisdiction of USDOT requirements. Hazardous jurisdiction substances generally fall under the Fire Codes.
of OSHA and National
NOT YES (1) Has the company hazardous (2) determined whether it has NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
•1
•1
•1
•1
wastes on site? investigated material whether storage, it complies handling
Has the company concerning
u
ID
u
u
with all local, state and federal hazardous and disposal?
regulations
(3)
If the company
uses, manufactures
or stores
u
•1
c!
•1
chemicalsat its site, is it in compliance with the federal mandate(underthe SARA Title Ill Community-Right-to-Know law) to file inventory forms and chemical release information committee? whether List or not with a
I
(4)
local emergency Has the company
planning
determined Priority
•1
•1
•1
u
the business property for listing in National or PA Superfund (5) Has the company proposed major waste site? (6)
is listed or is a candidate programs? DEP of any in use of a hazardous
cleanup notified change
•1
•1
•1
•1
Is local fire protection to provide or problem protection involving
adequate hazardous
and equipped material? is private
•1
u
u
•1
in the event of an accident
(7)
If local fire protection fire protection
is not adequate,
•1
•1
u
•1
provided?
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NOT YES (8) NO APPLICABLE
C4N’T DETERMINE
Hasthe
closest fire department
been informed
El
El
u
•J
of the location and quantities of hazardous materials on site that have the potential to cause fire, explosions, or noxious odors? (9) For companies hazardous designated emergency that use, store or manufacture has an employee as a chemical been releases of toxic gases
u
0
materials,
and trained coordinator?
(lo)
If the company
stores hazardous
materials
on
•1
c1
•1
u
site, are emergency telephone along with information about emergency equipment?
numbers posted the location of
(11)
If the business generates kilograms of hazardous
more than waste
1000 or
au
0
•1
in a month
stores more than 1000 kilograms of waste, has it obtained an EPA identification number?* (12) If the business generates more than 1000 kg per D
u
c1
•1
month of hazardous waste and/or is a generator that is permitted to store; treat or dispose of hazardous waste, has a source reduction strategy (SRS) on site?* been developed (13) Are the chemical quantities Material (14) used on-site and is it maintained names and inventory stored and available along with
13
IJ
c1
u
of the raw materials readily Safety Data sheets? about
Is information material federally
the physical state or (solid,liquid, hazardous gas) of all substances used
u
n
c1
•1
properties regulated
as raw materials continuously (15) Is information materials
stored
and used on site and readily available? methods continuously on c1
updated about
the storage
u
•1
•1
for all federally
regulated
hazardous
materials used as raw materials updated and readily available? (16)
Are hazardous materials ordered on an as-needed basis to avoid stockpiling of hazardous materials?
u
•1
•1
(17)
Are all hazardous materials clearly labeled, dated, easily identifiable and regularly corrosion, inspected rupture for container or other leaks, failures?
u
u
•1
(18)
Are hazardous not react with kg or about
materials stored so that they do one another or with contain-ers? pounds or 300 gallons
o
n
‘1,000
2,200
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NOT YES (19) Are hazardous materials that would react so they NO APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
•1
•1
•1
u
or dissolve in water that if a sprinkler do not become problem? (20) If the company and agricultural fungicides, registered applying disposed? (21)
stored and segregated pollution or other
system is activated
a water
is involved activities
in lawn maintenance and/or its employees fertilizers been Is the person and are the handled and defoliants,
•1
•1
•1
•1
use items such as pesticides, herbicides, as a pesticide these materials and rodenticides,
insecticides, agency? certified stored,
has the company
items used being properly
Does the storage of hazardous materials comply with the National Fire Protection Act and state and local fire codes?
•1
•1
•1
•1
(22)
Are volatile evaporation
compounds dangers?
stored to minimize
•1
u u
u
•1 u
(23)
Are the chances for spills, leaks and other accidents minimized during the handling of hazardous forklifts personnel materials by use of conveyor belts, or specially-designated and trained
•1
•1
who move these materials?
(24)
If hazardous materials are produced at the facility, are these stored, inspected and transported mental in accordance with environregulations? levels and updated? for any wastes and OSHA workplace names,
•1
•1
u
u
(25)
Are the chemical Material readily available
inventory
u
•1
•1
•1
Safety Data sheets for these materials and continuously
(26)
Has proper resulting
disposal been arranged regulated business operations?
•1
•1
•1
u
state and federally from
hazardous
(27)
Are hazardous materials stored in accordance with state and federal regulations? Is care taken to properly wastes and materials? segregate incompatible
•1
•1
•1
u u u u u
(28)
•1
•1
u
•1
(29)
Is care taken to segregate hazardous from non-hazardous wastes? Is housekeeping area adequate? in the waste storage
wastes
•1
•1
(30)
u
mixing
•1
•1
(31)
Have measures been taken to prevent of solvents or PCBS with used oil?
•1
•1
c1
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NOT ‘fEs No APPLICABLE
CAN’T DETERMINE
(32)
If any hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal or recycling activities are conducted on site, have the appropriate been obtained? DEP permits
(33)
If the company porter
contracts
with
a waste
transmaterials,
u
u
•1
for the disposal
of its hazardous
does the transpofier have a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identification number (34) and a Pa waste transpofier license? wastes
If the company
disposes of its hazardous Storage
u
u
c1
at a waste Treatment,
and Disposal
Facility (TSD), does the TSD have a U.S.
Environmental
identification permitted the company (35) If hazardous manifests (36)
Protection Agency
number, produces? and is the TSD
to accept the type of wastes
wastes are shipped
to a TSD,
•1
u
•1
u
does the business retain for the required
copies of shipping timeframe?
If the company ships’ hazardous wastes to a TSD for reclamation, does it retain copies of shipping manifests for the required operation, timeframe?
u
u
•1
•1
(37)
Has the company
performed
•1
•1
0
maintenance and monitoring activities at a remediated hazardous waste site and evaluated the remedy’s performance and effectiveness?
PPG Industries which
~:’,.. % “’x.”’
Pollution
of Pittsburgh, around Pa.,
Prevention
a manufacturer
-- Profit in Your Pocket
of automotive windshields, By converting reformulated to a lead-free the paint ceramic-based
is silk screened
the perimeter its hazardous
of the windshields. lead waste streams
enamel PPG was able to reduce windshields recyclable. GE Transportation centralized storage. 20 percent chemical reduction Systems
as well as making
the lead-free
of Erier Pa., manufactures system to control in a 50 percent purchasing
freight
and passenger inventory,
locomotives. materials
GE initiated and used, a
a
management in chemical
scheduling,
handling products
This system has resulted
reduction
in the number a $900,000 electronic water-based chromium
of chemical reduction connectors cleaning
costs and about Pa., manufactures decreasing, lubricating pollution hexavalent
in chemical
inventory. and
Berq Electronics, telecommunications plastic products to stamped treat
Inc. /ocatecf in Erniqswi//e, industries. instead from product Berg made of hot oil/Freon
for the electronics to degrease
process changes that
use infrared
heat curing for the molded and remove amount of oil
solvent
solder paste residue products,
and equipment, to replace as well as other plating of other solution. wastes,
systems that apply a minimum plating, prevention treatment measures. sludge, With
nickel plating
reverse osmosis process to the new filters and
and recycle nickel concentrate and used chrome
processes, Berg Electronics trichloroethane ion exchange $1.26 million environmental
was able to eliminate
such hazardous Waste water
wastes as Freon, used 1,1,1 used plating purchases and hazardous a total savings of benefits are reduced Added waste
resin have all been reduced. per year. liability
By avoiding
the cost of solvent
disposal as well as some recycling
Berg Electronics,
Inc. estimates one year.
All process changes were paid back within and increased employee protection.
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GLOSSARY - TERMS AND LAWS
The following terms are commonly used by local, state and federal regulatory agencies when referring to laws and regulations. Most are not included in the text of this self-evaluation document, but are provided here for future reference.
ACM - Asbestos Containing Material definition includes dust, fumes, gas, mist, odor, smoke, vapor and pollen.
AIR CONTAMINANTS AST - Above Ground
- Regulatory Storage Tank
BENEFICIAL USE - Use or reuse of residual waste for commercial, industrial or governmental purposes, where the use does not harm or threaten public health, safety, welfare or the environment, or the use or reuse of processed municipal waste for any purpose, where the use does not harm or threaten public health, safety, welfare or the environment. CAA - (Federal) Clean Air Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability and funding for the cleanup of past hazardous waste activities. Regulations WASTE - Waste or stopping resulting from the production of malignant wastes. from the construction or demolition waste. of buildings and or use of anti-neoplastic malignant agents used for the Act of 1980. This Act
CERCLA - (Federal) provides authority
CFR - Code of Federal CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC purpose of inhibiting waste containing CONSTRUCTION
the growth
cells or killing
cells. The term does not include
anti-n eoplastic & DEMOLITION
agents that are hazardous DEBRIS - Solid waste
resulting
other structures, bricks, block and unsegregated concrete. The term also includes dredging include the following, if they are separate from other waste and are used as cleanfill: (i) (ii) uncontaminated waste from soil, rock, stone, gravel, grubbing brick, block and concrete. including or production
The term does not
land clearing,
and excavation,
trees, brush, stumps and vegetative process, or an expended to or exceeds, material,
material. of a and
COPRODU~
- A material
generated
by a manufacturing
physical character
and chemical
composition
that is consistently
equivalent
the physical character
chemical composition of an intentionally manufactured product or produced raw material, if the use of the material presents no greater threat of harm to human health and the environment than the use of the product or raw material. CORROSIVE rust or paint or higher - means the material removers, dissolves metals and other materials, cleaning fluids, and battery or burns the skin. Corrosive Material having materials include or 12.5
acid or alkaline
acid.
a pH of 2.0 or lower,
is corrosive. Clean Water Department Act of Environmental Protection and TSD facilities to assist in the
CWA - (Federal)
DEP - Pennsylvania DEP/EPA tracking
ID No. - Number of hazardous
issued by the EPA or the DEP togenerators,transporters cradle to grave. into the environment. Regulates over road transportation
waste from
DISCHARGE
- The addition Department waste. ACTIVITY
of pollutants
DOT - (Federal) and hazardous EARTHMOVING limited moving,
of Transportation.
of all materials,
including
solid
- Construction
or other activity
which disturbs the surface subdivision development,
of the land, including, mineral extraction
but not
to excavators, depositing
embankments, or storing
land development,
and the
of soil, rock or earth. into the outside air.
EMISSIONS
- The exit of pollutants
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EMISSION
SOURCE -Any
apparatus
capable
of causing any emission of pollutant
into the air.
EPA - (Federal) FIFRA - Federal FUGITIVE
Environmental Insecticide,
Protection Fungicide,
Agency Act atmosphere not emitted through a flue, including, activity.
and Rodenticide
AIR CONTAMINANT to, industrial
- An air contaminant
of the outdoor
but not limited GENERATOR industrial
process losses, stock pile losses, reentrained a waste (hazardous
dust and construction/demolition or residual)
- Any person
or business that produces
usually from some soti of
process. - Any person waste or business that produces process. industrial, the earth’s municipal, Municipal mining residual or hazardous uses. waste. Hazardous waste
GENERATOR
usually results from uses. Residential GROUNDWATER HAZARDOUS HAZARDOUS
some sort of industrial usually results from found beneath
waste usually results from residential or agricultural
or commercial
- Any water
surface. corrosive, ignitable or toxic. or institutional may pose a hazard to
MATERIALS
- Materials
or chemicals
that are reactive,
WASTE - Solid, liquid or gaseous waste from municipal,
commercial,
industrial
operations which because of its quantity, human health or the environment when IGNITABLE degrees - means the material oxidizing
concentration or physical or chemical improperly managed. Ignitable materials include
characteristic
catches fire easily. A liquid
many organic
solvents,
some paint Centigrade (140
wastes and strong Fahrenheit).
agents.
is ignitable
if it has a flash point of less than 60 degrees
lNFE~lOUS
WASTE - Municipal
and residual
waste which
is generated
in the diagnosis,
treatment, of human
immunization or animal
or
autopsy of human beings or animals, in research pertaining thereto, in the preparation for interment or cremation, or is the production or testing of biological. LANDFILL - A disposal facility and at which impoundment, solid waste or an injection at which well. collecting to accompany contaminants a hazardous as it trickles through solid waste, after or its residue after treatment,
remains
is intentionally activity,
placed a surface
in or on land,
will remain
closure and which
is not a land application
LEACH ATE - Liquid that MANIFEST - Document facility). Safety
results from water which is required
wastes as in a landfill, to transporter to
waste from cradle (generator)
grave (disposal MSDS - Material safe and proper Know Act).
Data Sheet distributed to hazardous
by the manufacturer chemicals-must
of the chemical
and contains
information
about
use and exposure
be available
to employees
for inspection(Right-To-
MUNICIPAL WASTE - Garbage, refuse, lunchroom or office waste, and any other waste, liquid, solid, or semi-solid resulting from the operation of a residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishment. MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILL - A facility Emissions Standards OPERATIONS the air, water using land for the disposal of municipal for Hazardous Air Pollutants accepted farming activities that are conducted of certain in a way farm waste.
NESHAPS - National NORMAL FARMING
- Customarily or other
and generally resources.
that do not pollute restoration of land.
natural
The term also includes the utilization of the soil, the growth
wastes for use on land where
the materials
will improve
the condition
of crops or in the
NPDES - National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System.
Federal
permits
for discharge
into water,
OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulates work place safety through the establishment chemicals PERMITincluding asbestos and carcinogens.
- Division of the Department of Labor. This federal agency of threshold limits on exposure to designated hazardous
Authorization
or a license issued by DEP or EPA. confined and discrete conveyance from which pollutants are discharged, such as a
POINT SOURCE - Any discernible, pipe, ditch or tunnel.
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POLLUTION or eliminate other
PREVENTION the creation
- Source red uction and other of pollutants of natural through resources
practices (e.g. direct reuse or in-process efficiency in the use of raw materials,
recycling), energy,
that reduce water or
increased
resources,
or protection
by conservation. treatment facility designed to treat waste waters from
POTW - Publicly-Owned homes and industry, RCRA - Resource transportation,
Treatment and owned
Works.
Wastewater
by a municipality. Recovery Act - federal law which regulates solid and hazardous waste, its generation,
Conservation treatment
and storage. that undergo other violent discarded processes. and Reauthorization and Community chemicals Act of 1986, amendments emergency to CERCLA includes Title Ill access to and reporting contacts chemical material reaction with water, can generate toxic gases. semi-solid or
REACTIVE - includes RESIDUAL
materials
WASTE - Garbage, resulting Superfund
refuse, from
or other waste
including
solid, liquid,
gaseous materials SARA - (Federal) that establishes information requirements SANITARY the waters
industrial
Amendments Planning
the Emergency
Right-to-Know
Act giving the public greater response
concerning specific hazardous at state and local levels.
and establishing
SEWER - System of pipes which convey waste to a POTW where of the state.
it is treated
before
being discharged
into
SMALL BUSINESS - A small business as defined Part 121. Contact small business. Telephone numbers
by the Small Business Administration Center
(SBA) regulations regarding
at 13 CFR designation as a
the SBA or your local Small Business Development are listed in this guide
for questions
on pages 32 and 34 respectively. (rain) into surface waters such as lakes, streams and
STORM SEWER - System of pipes for channeling ditches. SOURCE REDUCTION the results of internal describe STRATEGY (SRS) - A written during
of surface runoff
summary
of how the generator
proposes to reduce waste, activities
based on will
studies and evaluations activities
of waste sources, equipment,
costs, technologies,
etc. The strategy
any source reduction - Include, primers,
the past five years and projected to: paint, etc. noxious, poisonous, asbestos, topcoats,
for the next five years. varnish,
SURFACE COATINGS wood preservatives, stains, tire-like
but are not limited sealers, graphic
mastics, tars, pitch, waterproofing, shellac and lacquer, concrete
arts coatings,
curing compounds,
coatings,
roof coatings,
vinyl coatings,
TOXIC - means that the materials, Toxic substances pesticides TRANSFER processing TRANSFER storage that could contaminate FACILITY - A facility or disposal. FACILITY (hazardous
chemicals surface
or fumes maybe
venomous,
virulent
or pestilent. chemicals. other
also may have high concentrations
of heavy metals such as mercury, and/or air, or may contain
cadmium, a number
lead or certain of organic
or groundwater
which
receives and temporarily the bulk transfer
stores municipal of accumulated
and residual
waste at a location for further “
than the generation
site and which facilitates
waste to a facility
waste)
- A transportation shipments
related
facility,
including
loading
docks, parking the normal
areas,
areas and other
similar areas, where
of hazardous
waste are held during
course of
transportation. TRANSPORTER waste. TSCA - (Federal law) Toxic Substances Storage, Control Act hazardous wastes or substances are treated, stored or - Person or business engaged in the off-site transportation of municipal, residual and/or hazardous
TSD FACILITY - Treatment, disposed. USED OIL - A petroleum or as a product handling
I
Disposal Facility site where
based or synthetic any motor unsuitable
oil which vehicle
is used in an internal
combustion
engine
as an engine use, storage
lubricant or or loss
for lubricating
transmissions, purpose
gears or axles, which through of chemical
has become properties.
for its original
due to the presence
or physical impurities
of original
I
!
USDOT - United
States Department storage tank
of Transportation
UST - Underground
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VOC - Volatile organic
Organic
Compound
-An
organic
compound
which
participates
in atmospheric
reactions,
that
is, an
compound
other than those which the EPA designates
as having
negligible
photochemical
reactivity. by
WASTE OIL - Oil refined from crude oil or synthetically produced, chemical or physical impurities. The term includes used oil.
used and as a result of use, contaminated
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LOCAL AND STATE CONTACTS )
} Municipal and county governments should water treatment, planning, subdivision/land be contacted directly for information about development and related ordinances. local zoning, sewage,
State regulations
regarding general
are administered
information, mining
by the Pennsylvania Department
or permits,
of Environmental
Protection.
office.
Any questions
checklists provided operators
please contact
your regional
}
For information
about
and requirements,
contact
DEP at 717-783-3517
or 717-783-5338.
DEP “800” NUMBERS AND ELECTRONIC ACCESS
Informs Emergency Response Waste tion 800-541-2050 800-772-4743 800-232-2786 800-282-9254 800-237-2366 800-346-4242 Tanks ~ 800-428-2657 800-654-5984 DEP World To Request Electronic Wide Web Site Publications About DEP Update DEPUDATE@al.dep. Land Recycling Program LandRecycling@al. Clean Air Information CleanAIR@al.dep. state. pa. us us state. pa.us dep.state.pa. Protection Access to DEP http: //www.dep. DEPINFO@al.dep. ASKDEP@al.dep. state. pa. us state. pa. us state. pa. us
AI RHELP Business Assistance Low- Level Radioactive On-Lot Radon Storage Sewage
Ask Questions Environmental
Recycling AT&T Relay Sewice
For Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance Information: Select the Pollution Prevention heading at the DEP Web Site - http://www.dep. st.ate.pa.us. For more information about other programs offered by DEP, visit our web site at http:llwww.dep. state. pa.us
OTHER STATE AGENCIES
Underground (USTIF) 901 North Harrisburg, 7th Street PA 17102 Storage Tank Indemnification Fund Storage Tank Loan Fund Division of Loans and Technical Assistance PA Department of Community and Economic Development 490 Forum Building Harrisburg, PA 17120 (71 7) 783-5046
(717) 787-0763
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U.S. Environmental Region Ill Center Building PA 19107 Business Assistance 841 Chestnut Philadelphia, 1-800-228-8711 RCRA (Hazardous 1-800-424-9346 Waste) Hotline Protection
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTACTS
Agency U.S. Small Business Administration 475 Allendale (61 O) 962-3700 Rd. King of Prussia, PA 19406
k
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PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION’S
REGIONAL STAFF
NORTH WEST REGION 230 Chestnut St.
Meadville, General Water Storage Waste Pollution Air Program: Program: Tanks Program: Program: Prevention PA 16335-3481 Information: (814) (814) (814) (814) (814) Program: (814) 332-6816 332-6945 332-6940 332-6942 332-6648 332-6848
NORTHCENTRAL REGION 208 W. Third St., Suite 101
Williamsport, General Water Storage Waste Pollution Air Program: Program: Tanks Program: Program: Prevention PA 17701-6448 (717) 327-3636 (717) (717) 327-3637 327-3657 (71 7) 327-3669 (71 7) 327-3653 Program: (717) 327-0537 Information:
NORTHEAST REGION
2 Public Square Wilkes-Barre, General Water Storage Waste Pollution Air Program: Program: Tanks Program: Program: Prevention PA 18711-0790 (717) (717) (717) (717) 826-2511 826-2531 826-2553 826-2353 Information:
(717) 826-2516 Program: (717) 826-2511
~D
Wwno ~
~ IaJILm
-
~
SOL/THWESTREG/ON Drive 400 Waterfront
Pi~burgh, General Water Storage Waste Pollution Air Program: Program: Tank Program: Program: Prevention PA 15222-4745 Information: (41 2) 442-4000 (412) (412) (412) Program: (412) 442-4343 442-4028 442-5811 442-4120 (41 2) 442-4028
SOUTHCENTR4L REGION
1 Ar’arat General Water Storage Waste Pollution Boulevard PA 17110 (717) (717) (717) (717) (717) Program: (717) 657-4121 657-4588 657-4587 657-4590 657-4592 657-4588 Information: Program: Tanks Program: Program: Prevention Harrisburg, Air Program: 55 North General Water Storage Waste Pollution
SOUTHEAST REGION
Lee Parkr Suite 6010 Lane PA 19428-2233 (61O) 832-6212 (610) 832-6242 (610) 832-6131 (610) 832-5950 (610)832-6213 Program: (610) 832-6212 Information: Program: Tanks Program: Program: Prevention Conshohocken, Air Program:
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OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO VIDERS
AIRHELP/PA Small Business Assistance Program (SBA) AIRHELP HOTLINE-1-800-PA AIRHELP c/o PRC Environmental Management, Inc. 1800 JFK Boulevard, Sizth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 The SBA Program: q helps smafi business owners understand and comply with air pollution regulations q keeps all inquiries cotildential q offers free environmental audits and permit application reviews q administers the Air Quality Improvement Fund,
a source of low interest loans
Electrotechnology Applications Center Thomas Shaughnessy, Director 3835 Green Pond Road Bethlehem, PA 18017-7599 (610) 861-5081 q allows manufacturers to test new technologies to apply coatings and to dry parts and products q the 9,100 square foot ETAC houses equipment that demonstrates new, high-efficiency electric technologies
Industrial Resource Bethlehem Duquesne Erie Montourstille Philadelphia University Park Wilkes-Barre York . Centers
(610) 758-5599 (412) 469-3530
(814) 456-6299
Ben Franklin Partnership Centers (814) 863-4558 Central and Northern PA Northeastern PA (610) 758-5206 (215) 382-0320” Southeastern PA Western PA (412) 681-1520 q develop strategic relationships between pnvati sector, universities and government for the research and development of new or improved products or processes Center for Hazardous Material Research Harry Pavone, Business Development Rep.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center 320 William Pitt Way Pittsburgh, PA 15238 (412) 826-5320 q provides environmental technology and educational services related to environmental protection and pollution prevention and compliance assistance
(717) (215) (814) (717) (717)
368-8361 464-8550 863-8433 819-8966 843-5054 and
provide technical and financial assistance for implementing projects to improve productivity quality
Pemsylvania
Technical Assistance
Program
(PENNTAP) Central Eastcentral
(814) 865-0427 (610) 758-4565
(717) 655-5337 Northeast Northwest (814) 898-6139 (717) 848-6669 Southcentral Southeast (61O) 648-3298 q promdes technical assistance and information to specific questions or problems
Pennsylvania Centers
Small Business Development
Concurrent Technologies Corporation Mark Funyak, Facility Engineering Manager 1450 Scalp Avenue Johnstown, PA 15904 1-800-282-4392 q assists the industrial base through research, development, deployment, training and education activities in the solution of manufacturing
problems
University of PA The Wharton School 423 Vance Hall 3733 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6374 Phone: (215) 898-1219 q a network of 16 colleges across the state to provide free management consulting, education, and seminars, along with working with small businesses to locate sources of funding
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POLLUTION
COMPANY
Berg Electronics 0200-FS-DEP1 569 Inc. Freon
PREVENTION
$UCCESS $TORIES
INDUSTRY
Electronic substitution
WASTE
REDUCTION METHOD
Process change Raw materials
1,1,1 -trichloroethane 1,4-dioxane
Carpenter
Technology 578
Acid
1,1 ,1-trichloroethane Coolant
Process change Raw materials substitution
Stainless Steel
0200-FS-DEP1
Leff-Marvins 0200-FS-DEP1 Merck
Cleaners 579 Inc.
Inc.
Perchloroethylene
Process modification
Dry Cleaning
& Company 581
Methylene
chloride
0200-FS-DEP1 R. H. Sheppard 0200-FS-DEP1
Process modification Raw materials substitution Process modification Direct recycle Raw materials substitution Two process changes
Pharmaceutical
Co., Inc. 582
Foundry Coolant Organic
sand water solvents
Foundry
The Knoll Group 0200-FS-DEP1 582
Office
Furnishings
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Limited quantities
of the following
EPA documents
are also available
from
DEP or contact
the EPA.
U.S. EPA GUIDES TO CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES
A Primer for Financial Alternatives Organic Cleaning Coating Analysis of Pollution Prevention Projects .............................. .... ...... .............. ... EPA/600/R-93/059 EPA/625 /R-93/Ol EPA/625 /R-93/O15 EPA/625 /R-93/O17 6 to Chlorinated Removal Solvents for Cleaning Process Changes and Decreasing
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and Decreasing
U.S. EPA INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC
Paint Manufacturing Fabricated Printed Selected Metal Hospital Circuit Boards Waste
GUIDES TO POLLUTION
PREVENTION
EPA/625 /7-90/O05 EPA/625/7-90/006 EPA/625/7-90/O07 EPA/625/7-90/O09 EPA/625/7-90/010 EPA/625/7-91/012 EPA/625/7-91/O13 EPA/625/7-91/O14 EPA/625/7-91/015 EPA/625/7-91/016 EPA/625/7-91/O17 EPA/625/R-92/O08 EPA/625/R-92/O09 EPA/625/R-92/Oll EPA/625/R-93/O09 EPA16251R-931014
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Non-Agricultural
Currentlyr
thesenotebooksare
available
onlnternetonly.
throuqh
the
fo/lowingWorldWideWebaddress: Dry Cleaning Electronics Wood Inorganic Lumber Metal Motor
http:/wastenot.ineLgov/envirosense/ EPA/310-R-95-ool EPAI31O-R-95-OO2 EPAI31O-R-95-OO3 EPA/310-R-95-oo4 EPA/310-R-95-oo5 EPA/310-R-95-006 EPA/310-R-95-oo7 EPA/310-R-95-008 EPAI31O-R-95-OO9 EPA/310-R-95-olo EPA-31O-R-95-O11 EPA/310-R-95-012 EPAI31O-R-95-O13 EPAI31O-R-95-O14 EPAI31O-R-95-O15 EPA/310-R-95-016 EPA/310-R-95-o17 EPAI31O-R-95-O18
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and Computers Chemicals
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