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Hello fellow environmental professionals!
October was fun but I'm not sure where it went! A busy Tammy means my clients are busy too, which is a great and beautiful thing! To maximize my time, I am going to scale back to a quarterly newsletter, ideally timed to coincide with Ohio EPA's quarterly reports to serve as a reminder. I trust everyone submitted any required reports by the October 31 deadline. If not, they are technically due today (November 1) since October 31 was on a Sunday. I will continue to post due dates and other notices on my website at http://www.endlish.com. The newsletter will hit the highlights.
There are some other changes coming down the pike regarding how I do business: - I am not going to offer the $600/year mini-retainer for telephone/e-mail support. Those that took advantage of it last year didn't need me much... those that did not take advantage of it didn't seem to mind receiving a small monthly invoice. It would be beneficial to obtain a purchase order for $500 to cover any such incidentals to help with your in-house budgeting.
- I am again offering the ability to prepay for 2011's regular services by 12/31/10 to receive a 15% discount. Any additional projects in 2011 would be discounted 5%. Please contact me for a quote if you are interested.
- Beginning in January, invoices will include an option to pay within 10 days of the date of the invoice to receive a 3% discount.
- Unless other arrangements are made with me, all invoices are due 60 days from the date of the invoice (NET 60 days). Beginning in January, a charge of 1.5% per month will be assessed to all past due invoices.
- I am not accepting any new retainer clients at this time.
If you need assistance, I am here to help! The above changes will help to ensure that! Believe it or not, these changes were suggestions from my clients! Thank you for looking out for me so I can continue to look out for you!
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday Season!
~Tammy |
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Reminders Ohio EPA Reports
11/20/2010: Monthly (October) DSW discharge monitoring reports are due.
12/20/2010: Monthly (November) DSW discharge monitoring reports are due.
01/20/2011: Monthly (December) DSW discharge monitoring reports are due; Semi-annual (July through December) DSW discharge monitoring reports are due.
01/31/2011: Fourth quarter (October through December) 2010 DAPC reports and semi-annual (July through December) DAPC reports are due. Worried that you missed a report deadline? Check out our website at http://www.endlish.com for a list of past due reports. |
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EPA and DOT (10/25/10) proposed the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency in heavy-duty trucks and buses; to be effective in 2014.
EPA (10/7/10) extended the SPCC Rule's Compliance Date to 11/10/11 for all facilities except drilling, production, or workover facilities. Check out my website for more information.
18 Senate Democrats joined the GOP (09/28/10) in asking EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to scale back on the proposed Boiler MACT.
Beginning 1/1/11, the following new sources are covered under the GHG Mandatory Reporting Rule: expansion of oil & gas production/storage/transmission, carbon sequestration, and large soures of fluorinated GHG (F-GHGs).
Worth mentioning again...
EPA (6/28/10) finalized the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases (GHG, pronounced "gag" ;-D) from Magnesium Production, Underground Coal Mines, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, and Industrial Waste Landfills. These sources start collecting emissions data on 1/1/11 and annual reports are first due on 3/3/12. The link to view the preamble and rule is on my website.
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Environmental Compliance Assessment (ECA)
The purpose of the ECA is to ascertain the Air, Water, Hazardous Waste, and Solid Waste permitting and operating requirements for the client, to evaluate the client's current compliance status, and to provide (and help implement) recommendations to achieve and maximize compliance. The annual follow-up ECA provides an opportunity to assess the environmental compliance program and to update the primary ECA report, as needed.
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Energy Audit
Let's get "squiggy" with it!
Whether you are a homeowner or business owner, I can help you find ways to improve energy efficiency and save money!
This is not geared toward my industrial clients as most can get a free assessment from the utility company.
If you are interested in a quote, please contact us. |
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Safety Audit
OSHA or MSHA
Some companies have expressed interest in having a third party conduct a periodic evaluation of the facility for the basic OSHA and MSHA hit list. Those who work there every day sometimes cannot see the trees for the forest (sorry, I had to) but sometimes a fresh set of eyes can spot problems potentially saving your company from some fines. Because of the diversity of facilities and the fact that I would have no control over actually resolving the problems identified, this cannot be a "guaranteed no fines" service but is rather intended to provide another level of review. If you are interested in a quote, please contact us. |
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By remaining a subscriber of my e-newsletter, you will be kept informed about changes in environmental & energy regulations, environmental & energy news, upcoming deadlines, and more.
If you have any questions about Endlish Environmental & Energy, would like a quote, or need technical support, please contact us!
Thank you for the opportunity to serve you and your company!
Sincerely, |
Tammy Endlish, Owner/Consultant
Endlish Environmental & Energy,
A Division of Endlish Enterprises LLC
Certified Energy Consultant
In support of our paper industry, please print out this newsletter a whole bunch of times... remember, kill a tree = save a job! |
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