为了纪念这一二月的地下一天，我将描述我以半定期采取的“正常”旅行。我收到了一个相对较小的制造商的呼吁，这些商店拥有一些环境问题，并从他们使用的承包商接收我们的名字。他们问我是否出来看看。我幸福的义务。
我访问的大多数设施都有许多相似之处，这个设施并不例外。在地面上是几个大钢制建筑，正面大量的混凝土，物业的后部主要是裸露的地面。钢制建筑通常有一个起重机或两个;有石油和天然气，造船厂，离岸平台或管道设施制造的设备。有些设施为所有这些类型的行业提供物品，而一些只为单一行业制造物品。
On a typical visit, the same thing happens: I meet an environmental manager. They are a go-getter and get things accomplished, but rarely have much, if any, environmental background. Often, I end up with the Safety or the Quality Control Supervisor. It is always apparent that they want to be environmentally compliant, but they seldom know what that means or entails. They were often volunteered for this environmental task, or accepted it begrudgingly, which is why I’m here – to help them out!
当我们在这些网站上行走时，我不可避免地问“你会产生任何浪费吗？”，其中98％的时间结果在“不，我们这里没有任何地方。”然而，随着我们走路 - 我可以清楚地看到废油和油过滤器，锯末朝向设施的背面（环境材料通常在裸露地上的设施的背面，而不是混凝土或路面的首选替代方案），无人看管的沙子材料到处。现在，许多这些物品可以在没有问题的情况下回收，但这并不能否定他们需要管理作为废物材料。根据产生的工厂类型和类型/数量的废物，这些材料中的一些可能需要在TCEQ注册通知;如果他们被回收，他们可能需要有回收通知。在大多数情况下，在违反潜在通知之前，还有一个监管规定的时间限制，可以发出潜在的违规通知。
在进行典型的网站访问时，我询问该设施是否有暴风水计划，这几乎总是导致困惑的外观 - 虽然我正在观看喷砂物质的停车场漏油。主管经常询问他们是否需要一个，我解释一下，它取决于他们的标准工业分类（SIC）。然后，我询问他们是否拥有超过1,320加仑的石油，这总是一个坚定的“不”，直到他们开始在他们的头部加入并询问小容器和废油也计数。此时，我通知他们，油性水域也符合总数，突然这些计算终止于储存在现场的4,000加仑的油中，将该设施拉入联邦泄漏预防，控制和对策规定。
At the most recent facility I visited, and similarly to many of my visits, we finally arrive at the very back of the property and there are 10 drums of waste paint. The Quality Control manager, by this time, beats me to the punch line, “I guess this is just more waste we have.” I tell him he’s lucky, he’s in Texas, so the paint is considered a Universal Waste – while it still needs to be handled and disposed of properly, it does not count towards the generator status or need to be included on the Notice of Registration. Plus, it can be stored at the site for up to a year if it is properly containerized and labeled.
I always enjoy these meetings, and the Quality Control or Safety manager that got stuck with trying to navigate the complicated world of environmental compliance rules usually enjoys it as well. The purpose isn’t to catch wrongdoing – but to help. While helping managers and facilities inexperienced with environmental regulations is something I look forward to, these site visits can feel a bit like Groundhog Day. It is far better to have us help than to be caught off guard by a regulator during a surprise inspection.
I’ll do this again next week, at a different facility, but with very similar findings. It will be Groundhog Day all over again.
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