Common Questions About Environmental Topics

Pennsylvania NPDES
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What's the Difference Between PAG-02 and PAG-03 in Pennsylvania?

Visit the Pennsylvania NPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center PAG-02 vs. PAG-03: Pennsylvania's Construction and Industrial Stormwater Permits Explained Pennsylvania has two stormwater general permits...

What are RECs in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?
Jun 2, 2014
Everything You Need to Know About Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
May 22, 2025
How long is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment good for?
Apr 27, 2016
What’s the Difference Between a Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)?
Nov 27, 2025

Pennsylvania NPDES
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Does My Facility Discharge to an Impaired Stream in Pennsylvania?

Visit the Pennsylvania NPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center How to Check DEP's Impaired Waters and TMDL Maps, and What a Listing Can Mean for Your PAG-03 Stormwater Permit If your facility sends...

Pennsylvania NPDES
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High Quality and Exceptional Value Streams: Why Your Pennsylvania Creek's Classification Matters

Visit the Pennsylvania NPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center How Pennsylvania's High Quality and Exceptional Value Streams Can Change Your Industrial Stormwater Permit Options Pennsylvania's...

NJPDES Permits
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Leasing Industrial Space in New Jersey: Stormwater Questions to Ask Before You Sign

Visit the New Jersey NJPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center A New Jersey Tenant's Guide to NJPDES Permits, Drains, Outdoor Storage, and Lease Language Before You Sign Signing a lease on an industrial...

NJPDES Permits
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Opening a Plant in New Jersey: Your NJDEP Permit Checklist

Visit the New Jersey NJPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center Your Phase-by-Phase New Jersey Permit Checklist, From Construction Through Your First Year of Operation Opening a plant in New Jersey means...

NJPDES Permits
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Starting a Business in New Jersey? The Environmental Permits Nobody Mentions at Registration

Visit the New Jersey NJPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center The Permits and Plans Nobody Mentions at Business Registration, From Industrial Stormwater to Air, Waste, Oil Storage, and ISRA You...

Pennsylvania SPCC Plans
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Oil Storage Rules Most Small Pennsylvania Businesses Have Never Heard Of

Visit the Pennsylvania SPCC Plan Help Center Oil Storage Rules Most Small Pennsylvania Businesses Have Never Heard Of, and How to Tell Which Ones Are Yours Most small business owners don't think of...

Pennsylvania SPCC Plans
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Why Pennsylvania Takes Oil Tanks So Seriously: The 1988 Floreffe Spill

Visit the Pennsylvania SPCC Plan Help Center How the 1988 Floreffe Oil Tank Collapse Shaped Pennsylvania's Storage Tank Law If you store diesel, heating oil, or hydraulic oil at a Pennsylvania...

Pennsylvania SPCC Plans
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Do Pennsylvania Farms Need an Oil Spill Plan for Their Fuel Tanks?

Visit the Pennsylvania SPCC Plan Help Center How Federal Oil Spill Rules and Pennsylvania's Storage Tank Program Treat Farm Diesel, Heating Oil, and Used Oil Tanks Most people picture oil spill rules...

New Jersey SPCC Plans
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Reasonable Expectation of Discharge': Why 'We're Not Near Water' Rarely Works in New Jersey

How the SPCC "Reasonable Expectation of Discharge" Test Works, and Why "We're Not Near Water" Rarely Gets a New Jersey Facility Out of an Oil Spill Plan A lot of facility managers hear that the...