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Read MoreThe 5 Ws of an SCAQMD Annual Emission Report (AER)
Welcome to this edition of Envera at the Board (E@TB). Today we’re going to talk about annual emission reports (AERs). More specifically, we’ll talk about who, what, when, where, and why when it comes to these reports. Personally, I like to start any discussion about annual emission reports with a quote from Benjamin Franklin: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.” As a practicing air quality professional, I would like to add a third thing to that list: annual emission reports. [00:50] What is an annual emission report (AER)? An annual emission […]
Read MoreAQMD Air Quality Reports Due During Quarter 1 of 2016
Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of Envera at the Board (E@TB). Today we’re going to do something a little different because we just started a new year. We’re going to talk about almost all of the air compliance reports that will be due during the first quarter of 2016. There are a lot of them, and what we’re trying to do is give you an idea of what will be due during the first quarter. That way you’ll have a better idea about what your workflow will look like during the first quarter of 2016. In our experience, there’s […]
Read More6 Ways to Eliminate Environmental Compliance Problems by Thinking Like a Pro Football Player
Use your off-season as a time to review and address issues that occurred during the year so that you don’t get a penalty flag in the new year.
Read MoreHave an SCAQMD Inspection Coming Up? Read This.
Money, sex, and health issues. Few topics are more private. Those who divulge to the media, information about their finances, sexual history or health problems usually want to gain notoriety. For facilities, environmental compliance issues hold the same rank of privacy as topics related to money, sex, and personal health. Often, when compliance issues are revealed during agency inspections, people don’t know the consequences of telling too much. Let’s talk about the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) inspection process and when volunteering information could be an issue so that you know when to avoid it, and more importantly, […]
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