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Environmental Compliance Today An Overview of Common Violations of MassDEP Regulations in the Bureau of Air and Waste September 8, 2017 Eco-Efficiency Center, Devens Agenda MassDEP Overview Common Violations AQ, HW, IWW, TURA

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Environmental Compliance Today

An Overview of Common Violations of MassDEP Regulations in the Bureau of Air and Waste

September 8, 2017 Eco-Efficiency Center, Devens

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Agenda

  • MassDEP Overview
  • Common Violations

AQ, HW, IWW, TURA

  • Enforcement Scenarios
  • Compliance Assistance
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77 Towns Population Served: 900,000

DEP Central Region

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DEP BUREAUS

Central Regional Office Air and Waste Waste Site Cleanup Water Resources

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Inspections

  • Conduct approximately 60-80

inspections/year

  • Facility walk-through
  • Records review
  • Follow-up questions
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Air Pollution Control

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Common Air Pollution Violations – Outside

  • Visible emissions from stack or vents
  • Black smoke: < 20% < 6 min, no time >=40%
  • Other: < 20% < 2 min, no time >= 40%
  • Dust from haul roads, rock crushers, etc.
  • Odor complaints verified
  • Noise
  • >10db above background or pure tone condition
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Common Air Pollution Violations – Shop Floor

  • Open containers of organic compounds -
  • Dip tanks, degreasers, coating containers
  • Control equipment -
  • Not operating as approved (low Ox 0 F)
  • Poor condition (rusting, unstable etc.)
  • Removed or replaced
  • Spray booths not meeting standards: 7.03(16)
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Example of an Unacceptable Stack

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Common Air Pollution Violations – Administrative

  • Do not have an Air Plan Appr. or Certification
  • Not keeping RECORDS for the Approval
  • Not complying with monitoring requirements
  • Not complying with 7.18 coating formulations
  • Have not submitted Source Registration/

Emission Statement or inaccurate SR/ES

  • New 2013 – Adhesives and Sealants

310 CMR 7.18(30) Users comply by 5/1/2016

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Don’t Cause A Nuisance Condition

  • Dust
  • Smoke
  • Odor
  • Noise
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Hazardous Waste

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Common Hazardous Waste Violations – Shop Floor

  • Containers and tanks not labeled
  • Containers left open
  • Accumulation area not posted/marked
  • No 2o containment outdoors
  • Accumulation area not secure
  • Universal waste not labeled
  • Hg lamps & devices, batteries, pesticides
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Common Hazardous Waste Violations – Administrative

  • Not registered/not properly registered –
  • Acting out of Status!
  • Waste is not characterized –
  • lab analysis or process knowledge
  • Not using correct ID on manifest
  • Not keeping manifest copies
  • Weekly inspections not recorded
  • No contingency plan or personnel training plan
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Generator Registration/Notification Forms

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Industrial Wastewater

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Common Industrial Wastewater Violations

  • Discharging without permit to the ground, septic

system, surface water without permit

  • e.g. wash water; noncontact cooling water
  • Exceeding state or local pH limit (>= 5.5 s.u.)
  • Unlicensed operator for waste water pre-

treatment system

  • No operations and maintenance manual
  • Failing to report – Discharge monitoring reports
  • No certification for holding tank
  • in-ground or above-ground IWHT
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Toxics Use Reduction

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Common TURA Violations

  • Failure to file for all chemicals
  • Failure to file for chemicals used in

the wastewater treatment plant – late fees

  • TURA Plan deficiencies
  • Missing process flow diagram
  • Not planning for all toxics
  • Incomplete TURA Plan summaries
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TURA

  • Lower Reporting Thresholds
  • Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxins (PBT’s)

10 or 100 lbs or more of PBT’s (Pb included)

  • Higher hazard substances -

1,000 lbs/yr cadmium, cadmium compounds, hexavalent chrome, formaldehyde, trichloro- and tetrachloroethylene, methylene chloride, nPB, HF, Cn cmpds, DMF, (TDI – 2018)

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Underground Storage Tanks

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Underground Storage Tanks

  • 310 CMR 80.00
  • Single-walled steel tanks removed by

8/7/2017 or have approved extension to 7/1/2018

  • Tanks for consumptive use >1100 gallons

and tanks for emergency engines applicable

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Enforcement Response Guidance (ERG) 2008

  • http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/service/e

nf97001.pdf

  • Review cases consistently: RERC
  • Set appropriate level of enforcement
  • Calculate penalties
  • Settle cases
  • Use enforcement discretion
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Notice of Noncompliance

Cover letter & Notice of Non-Compliance; inspection report

  • Regulations violated
  • Date(s) of violations
  • Compliance schedule
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Higher Level Enforcement (HLE)

  • Administrative Consent Order with Penalty

can include penalty mitigating Supplemental Environmental Project!

  • Penalty Assessment Notice
  • Unilateral Administrative Order
  • AG or EPA Referral
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Enforcement Conference

Notice of Enforcement Conference

  • Date and time of meeting
  • Details violations
  • Must Respond
  • Case facts discussed
  • New information is encouraged
  • Discuss compliance items
  • Determine schedule for compliance
  • Negotiate amount of penalty
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Enforcement Overview

Uh-oh

Higher Level Enforcement Notices of Noncompliance Compliance 10% 60% 30%

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Incentives For Self-Policing: Environmental Self Audit Policy

If found during routine self-auditing (i.e. EMS)

  • No Notice of Non-Compliance (NON)
  • Eliminates potential for daily penalties
  • No punitive penalty

If found in non-systematic, one-time audit

  • 75% off punitive penalty

Must recover economic benefit of non- compliance

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Overview of Facility

  • Put box around your company
  • What goes in, must come out
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Does this look familiar?

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Remember

  • Know your facility’s waste streams
  • Determine which regulations apply:

HW, AQ, IWW, and TURA, et.al.

  • Know your permits; have them on site
  • Maintain records
  • Practice good housekeeping
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Other Resources

Index of Selected Environmental Regulations for Manufacturing Facilities A Guide for Massachusetts Businesses by Massachusetts Businesses (February 2008)

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dep/service/permitmatrix.pdf

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Other Resources continued

  • The Office of Technical Assistance and

Technology (OTA) 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, Massachusetts 02114

  • Phone: (617) 626-1060

Fax: (617) 626-1095 Email: maota@state.ma.us

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Other Resources continued

  • TURI at UMass Lowell

600 Suffolk Street Wannalancit Mills Lowell, MA 01854

  • Phone Number: 978-934-3275

Fax Number: 978-934-3050

Surface Solutions Lab

emailto: Jason Marshall Jason@turi.org

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Other Resources continued

http://www.chemicalfootprint.org/

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Thank you! Giles T. Steele-Perkins Section Chief, Compliance & Enforcement Bureau of Air and Waste MassDEP 8 New Bond Street (508) 767-2767 (508) 792-7621 fax giles.steele-perkins@state.ma.us