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BCA Compliance and ISO Training

BCA is here to be a training resource for your management team. We bring an outside perspective while tailoring each training to your facility so that it is clear to your training attendees on what the requirements and expectations are.

BCA Compliance and ISO Training

January 5, 2021

BCA is here to be a training resource for your management team. We bring an outside perspective while tailoring each training to your facility so that it is clear to your training attendees on what the requirements and expectations are.

Groundwater Discharges

August 30, 2018

EPA Policy 83 Fed. Reg. 7126, Feb. 20, 2018 regulates pollutants discharged from point sources to jurisdictional surface water via groundwater or other subsurface flow that has a direct hydrologic connection to the surface water.

New Source Review

August 30, 2018

In July we noted that Scott Pruitt released a memo on March 13 to change how industries calculate whether increases in air pollutants from source modifications will trigger an EPA permitting program called new source review (NSR).

Air Permitting: What Management Should Know

April 10, 2018

Operational changes often affect a facility’s air permit and each permit modification requires specific information and are accompanies by various degrees of timelines (30 to 270 days).

Annual Compliance Certifications (ACC)

March 31, 2017

An Annual Compliance Certification (ACC) is a reporting mechanism used to let IDEM know if your facility is in continuous compliance or intermittent compliance with your operating air permit.

Wastewater Certified Operators

December 7, 2016

If your facility has a pretreatment industrial wastewater permit, then your facility may have a wastewater certified operator, if your facility has a treatment facility.

Proposal: Updates to NPDES Permits

June 14, 2016

The Public Comment Period is still open for EPA’s proposed updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Effluent System (NPDES) Program and Application.

Public Notices for the Internet Age

June 14, 2016

On December 29, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal in the Federal Register titled, “Revisions to the Public Notice Provisions in Clean Air Act Permitting Programs” (RIN 2060-AS59).

Focusing on Section E

June 14, 2016

Section E of most Indiana Air Operating Permits contains federal air rules and air standards that pertain to your facility. The most common standards included are subparts from National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) or New Source Performance Standards (NSPS).  It is very easy to overlook Section E.

Evaluating New Raw Materials

June 14, 2016

It is important to re-calculate your Potential to Emit (PTE) each time you make a change in your operational inputs, especially when it comes to coatings, which are often updated. Coatings are typically associated with PM, VOC and Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) emissions.

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