4 The Record is a publication from ALL4’s team that takes an in-depth look at technical and regulatory topics.
Drum Reconditioners: Are You Sending RCRA Empty Containers?
Posted: April 18th, 2023
United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) is currently reviewing compliance with the definition of RCRA “empty”. U.S. EPA completed a damage case report to improve their understanding of how the drum reconditioner industry operates and to document incidents at […]
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Data Quality Part 1: What Do We Mean by Data Quality?
Posted: April 17th, 2023
When making a measurement, we are looking to answer a question. We want and need our measurement to be robust at the levels that address the underlying question. That concept seems simple and obvious, but it gets into the weeds […]
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California – Are you Prepared for New Hazardous Waste Generator Rules?
Posted: April 12th, 2023
If you are in California, you may not have noticed changes in federal hazardous waste regulations because the California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) has not yet adopted the provisions of the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (GIR). However, […]
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Draft Rulemaking Out of California for Zero-Emission Forklifts
Posted: April 11th, 2023
State of California Executive Order N-79-20 sets goals to transition to 100% zero-emissions off-road vehicles and equipment by 2035 where feasible. To address that initiative, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has now released the draft Zero-Emission Forklifts (ZEF) Regulation. […]
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New PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Posted: April 11th, 2023
On March 14, 2023, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) proposed a new National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for six perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The proposed regulation will require public water systems to monitor for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), […]
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EPA Acting on Coal Fired Power Plants
Posted: April 4th, 2023
Introduction On March 7th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pre-published a direct final and a proposed rule which will affect coal fired electric power generation facilities. This direct final rule was made under authority of the Federal Water Pollution […]
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2024 U.S. EPA Budget: How Could It Affect You?
Posted: April 3rd, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration released its President’s Budget for fiscal year 2024 (Budget) on March 9th. The Budget includes a request for over $12 billion to be allocated to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA or the Agency) for […]
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Fuel Flow Monitoring Systems Part 2: Potential Challenges and Best Practices
Posted: April 3rd, 2023
In Part 1, we looked at a few common types of fuel meters, how they measure flow, how they can be applied, and how they can impact a facility’s operations. Data from fuel flow meters are fed into regulatory reports, […]
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Fuel Flow Monitoring Systems Part 1: Common Types and Uses
Posted: March 30th, 2023
Fuel flow monitoring systems measure the amount of fuel consumed by a process and are typically used to measure gaseous or liquid fuels. There are many types of fuel monitors used in practice – differential pressure, coriolis, and ultrasonic are […]
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Top Takeaways from the IPCC’s AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023
Posted: March 29th, 2023
On March 20, 2023, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authoritative body on climate science, released its final installment of its Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) which is the AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023. […]
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