Regulatory Compliance

The staff members at Blackshare Environmental are experts in regulatory compliance and permitting. We assist clients with regulatory issues, permitting and reporting necessary to stay in compliance. We also routinely help clients with compliance in the following areas of law and regulations:

  • RCRA
  • CAA
  • NPDES Individual and Storm Water
  • POTW
  • CERCLA
  • CWA
  • SARA/EPCRA
  • OSHA (Safety & Training Services)
  • SPCC
  • TSCA
Listed below are some of the more common regulatory compliance services provided:

Permitting and Plans

Blackshare Environmental has extensive experience in the preparation of both simple and complex permit applications. In addition, Blackshare Environmental is knowledgable of calculations, supporting documentation, forms and formats preferred by regulators and can assist in the following areas:

  • CAA - Construction and Operating permits, including Title V, and assistance with applicability of numerous federal and state regulations, including NSPS, dispersion modeling, PSD and NESHAPs
  • CWA - NPDES (direct process wastewater discharges including storm water) and POTW (indirect wastewater discharges to sanitary sewer systems)
  • RCRA - treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste
  • NEPA permits/clearances for construction including wetlands (NEPA Services)

Blackshare also excels at preparing plans for compliance with various permit or other regulatory requirements which may include, but are not limited to, SPCC, storm water pollution prevention (NPDES), solvent toxic organic management (POTW), RCRA contingency and Risk Management (air). Blackshare has been successful in completing projects for numerous clients, some having multiple facilities over a large geographic areas where plans were required.

Reporting

Blackshare assists clients with annual or other periodic reports such as Air Emission Inventories (AEI), Form Rs, Tier Twos, POTW and/or NPDES periodic monitoring reports (DMRs), RCRA Quarterly and Biennial reports and much more.

Facility & Third Party Audits

Blackshare conducts comprehensive audits to determine compliance status with environmental and safety regulations. The audits result in options and cost estimates to achieve compliance and reduce liability. Blackshare also conducts third-party audits of waste contractors to help clients minimize their liability under RCRA/CERCLA.

Compliance Manager

The Compliance Manager Service is a cost-effective approach to achieving environmental, health and safety compliance without hiring additional staff. The service is site specific, tailored to the specific needs of the facility.
We begin by meeting with the client to establish and define the tasks that cannot be accomplished with in-house staff. A schedule is then established, defining the frequency and length of time required to accomplish the tasks. Finally, a Blackshare Environmental professional is assigned to the client and scheduled to perform the tasks with regularity.