Woodruff & Howe Environmental Engineering, Inc. (WHEE) provides a full range of services related to assisting companies in implementing and managing their regulatory compliance programs and systems.
WHEE can provide the specific regulatory compliance services -
- Development and oversight of "company wide" environmental management systems (EMS) and programs
- Development of regulatory compliance strategies and goals (i.e., performance metrics)
- Development of various regulatory plans and programs (i.e., Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures – SPCC for fuel, oil and fat systems; Best Management Practices-BMPs; Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans – SWP3; RMPs, PSM programs; Contingency Plans; Emergency Response Plans; Operations and Maintenance-O&M Plans; Slug Loading Control Plans; Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans-CNMPs)
- Regulatory permitting and regulatory agency/permit negotiations, including air permitting, NPDES permitting, state indirect discharge (SID) permitting, industrial pretreatment permitting, CAFO permitting
- Regulatory reporting (i.e., Toxic Release Inventory-TRI reporting, EPCRA TIER II reporting, Discharge Monitoring Reports-DMRs)
- Development of Risk Management Plans (RMP) and auditing of PSM and RMP programs for ammonia refrigeration systems and chlorine gas systems
- Development of employee training programs and employee training
- Development of regulatory compliance audit programs
- Performance of regulatory compliance audits
- Technical expert witness testimony and associated services
WHEE, Inc.’s staff has direct and hands-on experience related to the various regulatory requirements under -
- The Clean Water Act (CWA)
- The Clean Air Act (CAA) and related amendments
- The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA) as amended by the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- OSHA’s Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations
- USEPA’s Risk Management Program/Plan (RMP) requirements
- Underground Injection Control (UIC) programs
- Various other Federal, State and Local regulatory programs