SPCC Plans – Some Pitfalls of Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Compliance
Posted: July 2017
Does your facility have a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan? When is the last time you reviewed it? Is it up to date? Have you kept track of all minor facility changes that materially affect potential discharges? Are you on track to complete…
Read MoreNew to Air Quality or All4 Inc.? Well so am I.
Posted: June 2017
Never in a million years would I have thought there was so much that went into Air Quality. I guess the average person takes for granted all that’s regulated and expected into keeping our air clean. What I’m learning is that reaching out to that expert can be like your own insurance policy…
Read MoreTCEQ Air Quality 101 Blog Series – NSR Permitting
Posted: June 2017
In late March, I had the opportunity to participate in an event called the Texas Independence Relay (TIR), which is a 2-day, 10-person running event from Gonzales through Houston, covering 200 miles from start to finish. The relay commemorates the independence of the State of Texas…
Read MoreCurrent Thoughts Regarding New Source Review
Posted: March 2017
After 50 days of the new administration, it is abundantly clear that U.S. EPA will take several months or more to gain their footing under a profoundly different approach to environmental regulation. As such, new regulatory development has all but […]
Read MoreAppendix W Revision: The New Era of Air Quality Modeling – Long Range Transportation Modeling Updates
Posted: March 2017
Long Range Transportation, we aren’t talking about the Griswold’s driving cross-country to Walley World and those family car trips to far away one-off destinations (like the World’s Largest Ball of Twine). We’re talking about the atmospheric transport and dispersion of pollutants…
Read MoreAppendix W Revision: The New Era of Air Quality Modeling – SO2 Modeling Updates
Posted: March 2017
If you’ve visited ALL4’s website within the past few weeks (c’mon, don’t you visit daily?), you’ve likely seen a wealth of information regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) revisions to 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W…
Read MoreWhat-If Island
Posted: January 2017
This blog is about making a distinction and then doing something about it. At ALL4, we embrace a coaching management philosophy and we believe that by facilitating conversations that prompt self-discovery great things happen…
Read MoreA Reflection on TCEQ’s Advanced Air Permitting Seminar in Austin, TX
Posted: November 2016
On a relatively cool (in-terms of Houston’s standards) Monday October morning, Abhishek, Kristin, and I ventured to our state’s capital to attend the much anticipated Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Advanced Air Permitting Seminar…
Read More2016 Chemical Data Reporting in Full Swing
Posted: August 2016
In our February blog post “Brace Yourself – 2016 Chemical Data Reporting is Coming”, we talked about 2016 being a reporting year in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule cycle. This report is due every four years and requires…
Read MoreU.S. EPA Proposes Guidance on Fine Particulate and Ozone Significant Impact Levels
Posted: August 2016
UPDATE 9/7/16: The values in the tables within this article have been updated per EPA’s corrections to the draft guidance. On August 1, 2016 U.S. EPA made available for public comment draft guidance and supporting documents recommending Significant Impact Levels […]
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