Environmental Services for the Concrete Industry

Environmental Help for the Concrete Industry

Since 1992, RMA has helped ready-mix, precast, block, pipe, and other concrete producers handle environmental compliance with confidence. From small, family-run operations to some of the largest concrete companies in the world, we’ve worked at concrete plants across the globe. We know the industry, we know the environmental challenges that come with it, and we know how to make compliance simpler.

Water Management at Concrete Plants Gets Complicated

Concrete plants use and generate water in a lot of different ways, and figuring out what can go where isn’t always simple. Stormwater, process water, truck washout, settling basins, reclaimers, sampling, inspections, and discharge requirements can all come into play.

RMA has worked with ready-mix, precast, and block & pipe plants for decades, helping with water issues. We can assist with NPDES permits, SWPPPs, inspections, reclaimers, settling basins, discharge issues, and ongoing water management.

Whether you have a specific water problem or need help managing the whole program, we’ll help you figure out what applies to your plant and what needs to happen next.

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Does Your Concrete Plant Need an SPCC Plan?

If your operation stores fuel, lubricants, hydraulic oil, form release oil, heating oil, or other oil products, there’s a good chance SPCC requirements are something you need to think about.

RMA can determine whether SPCC requirements apply to your concrete plant, evaluate your oil storage, prepare your plan, and help you put the required spill prevention measures in place. We can also handle employee training, plan reviews and updates, and help when your facility or oil storage changes.

The goal is simple: know what’s required, have the right plan in place, and make sure the people at your facility know what to do.

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Environmental Training Your Employees Can Actually Use

Environmental training shouldn’t just check a box. Your employees need to understand what applies to their jobs, what they’re responsible for, and what to do when something goes wrong.

RMA provides training on stormwater, SPCC, waste, EPCRA reporting, inspections, sampling, environmental best practices, and other environmental topics that come up at concrete facilities. We can train on-site at one facility, refresh an experienced team, or build an online training program for employees across an entire company.

We also developed, and Doug Ruhlin of RMA has taught, NRMCA’s Environmental Course since its inception. That experience, combined with decades spent on-site at concrete plants, helps us teach environmental requirements in the context of what employees actually see and do every day.

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Know Where You Stand

An environmental audit gives you a clear look at what’s happening at your facility, what you’re doing right, and where you may have problems that need attention.

RMA can review stormwater, air permitting, SPCC, waste and hazardous waste, chemical reporting, recordkeeping, and other environmental requirements that apply to your operation. When we’re done, you’ll know what we found, what needs to be fixed, and what should be tackled first.

Whether you have an inspection coming up, you’re buying a facility, or you just want to know if anything has fallen through the cracks, an audit can help you find problems before someone else does.

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Get Your Tier II Reporting Handled

Concrete plant must be submitting Tier II Community Right-to-Know Reports every year for cementitious materials, as well as if you store admixtures, fuels, oils, or other hazardous chemicals above certain quantities.

RMA can help determine what needs to be reported, prepare and submit your Tier II report, and make sure your chemical inventory is accurate. We can also help with SDS reviews, inventory tracking, and EPCRA questions that come up throughout the year.

Whether you know you need to file or aren’t sure if Tier II applies to your facility, we can help you figure it out and get the reporting done correctly and on time.

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Figure Out Your TRI Reporting

TRI reporting can get complicated, fast. If your concrete plant manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses certain TRI-listed chemicals, such as those found within cement, you may have an annual reporting requirement under EPCRA.

RMA can determine whether TRI applies to your facility, perform the required threshold and release calculations, and prepare your Form R or Form A. We’ll also document the calculations and assumptions behind your reporting so you have the records to back it up.

Whether you’ve been filing TRI reports for years or aren’t sure whether your facility needs to report at all, we can help you get it figured out and filed correctly.

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Get Your Waste Program Under Control

Concrete plants can generate all kinds of regulated waste, but the tricky part is knowing what you have and what the rules require you to do with it.

RMA can help classify your wastes, determine your generator status, and figure out the requirements for storage, labeling, disposal, inspections, and recordkeeping. We can also help with waste procedures, employee training, manifests, and other day-to-day waste management needs.

Whether you have a specific waste question or need help getting your entire waste program in order, we can help you understand what’s required and get it handled.

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Know What You’re Buying

Buying a property can mean taking on its environmental problems too. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment helps you understand what you could be getting into before the deal is done.

RMA conducts Phase I ESAs for all types of concrete plants, aggregate mines and quarries, cement terminals, and other adjacent concrete industry facilities. We look at the property’s current and historical uses, identify potential environmental concerns, and document recognized environmental conditions (RECs) in accordance with ASTM requirements.

If something does turn up, we can help you understand what it means and what comes next, including Phase II investigations and, when needed, remediation planning.

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EMS Development, Backed By Decades of Green-Star Experience

RMA helped develop NRMCA’s Green-Star Environmental Management System, so we’ve been involved with environmental management systems in the concrete industry from the beginning.

For a concrete producer, an EMS is how you turn a pile of environmental requirements into a system your company can actually manage. Who’s responsible for inspections? Is training getting done? Are permits and records up to date? Are problems getting corrected? And if you have multiple plants, is everyone doing these things consistently?

Whether you’re pursuing Green-Star recognition, ISO 14001 certification, or simply want a better way to manage environmental responsibilities across your company, RMA can help you build and maintain an EMS that works for your operation.

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Get Your Air Permitting Figured Out

Cement silos, aggregate handling, conveyors, batch operations, and other equipment at a concrete plant can all come with air permitting and compliance requirements. Figuring out exactly what applies to your plant isn’t always straightforward.

RMA can determine what air permitting requirements apply, prepare permit applications and modifications, perform emissions calculations, and help with the recordkeeping and reporting that comes afterward.

Whether you’re permitting a new plant, changing equipment at an existing facility, or trying to figure out if your current permit still matches what’s actually happening on site, we can help you get it sorted out.

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An Environmental Department Without Hiring One

Not every concrete producer needs a full-time environmental manager. But permits still expire, inspections still need to happen, samples still need to be collected, reports still have deadlines, and environmental questions still come up.

RMA can act as your environmental department, helping manage permits, inspections, sampling, reporting, training, agency communication, deadlines, and the other environmental responsibilities that need to stay on someone’s radar.

You get ongoing access to a team that already knows concrete and knows your facilities, without having to build an environmental department of your own.

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Have an Environmental Problem? Ask Us.

Not every environmental issue fits neatly into a category. Maybe you got a letter from an agency, you’re changing something at your plant, you have a problem you haven’t dealt with before, or you simply don’t know what the rules require.

RMA helps concrete producers work through those situations every day. Tell us what’s going on, and we’ll help you understand what you’re dealing with, what your options are, and what needs to happen next.

If it involves the environmental side of running a concrete operation, there’s a good chance we can help.

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Whether you need help with a permit, compliance issue, environmental report, training program, or your entire environmental program, RMA understands concrete operations and the regulations that affect them. Tell us what is happening at your facility, and our team will help you determine the right next step.

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