by Caltha Company | Mar 6, 2013 | Industrial Wastewater, Stormwater, Water
US EPA has published its final decision on its reconsideration of the methods used by NPDES permittees to test for Oil & Grease. In the 2010 proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), EPA discussed a new method, ASTM D7575, for oil and grease. The agency subsequently...
by Caltha Company | Mar 6, 2013 | EPCRA, Hazardous Materials, Product Stewardship
EPA has announced that it is denying a petition to remove acetonitrile from the list of chemicals subject to reporting requirements under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention...
by Caltha Company | Feb 25, 2013 | Hazardous Materials, TSCA
EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 37 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). Seventeen of these chemical substances are also subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent...
by Caltha Company | Feb 18, 2013 | Hazardous Materials, Product Stewardship, TSCA
EPA released the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) information on more than 7,600 chemicals in commerce. The CDR database contains use and exposure information on the most widely used chemicals in the United States. This report is for calendar year 2011. EPA received...
by Caltha Company | Jan 20, 2013 | Caltha LLP Services, EPCRA, Hazardous Materials
At the beginning of each new year, facilities are reviewing their chemical and hazardous material storage activities to determine if an annual “Tier 2” report will need to be submitted this year. These reports are due no later than March 1 each year. The Emergency...
