Common Questions About Environmental Topics

Pennsylvania NPDES
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Getting Off an Individual Permit: Can a Pennsylvania Facility Move to PAG-03 or No Exposure?

Visit the Pennsylvania NPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center Getting Off an Individual Stormwater Permit: When a Pennsylvania Facility Can Move Back to PAG-03 or No Exposure, and What Makes DEP Say...

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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How Do I Renew My Individual NPDES Stormwater Permit in Pennsylvania?

Visit the Pennsylvania NPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center Your Renewal Application Is Due 180 Days Before Expiration. Here's What Happens If DEP Runs Late, What Happens If You Do, and How to Use...

New Jersey SPCC Plans
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Your Annual SPCC Discharge Prevention Briefing: A Ready-to-Use Agenda for New Jersey Facilities

Visit the New Jersey SPCC Plan Help Center A Ready-to-Use, Printable Agenda and Sign-In Sheet for New Jersey Facilities If your facility stores oil aboveground, your SPCC plan (the Spill Prevention,...

New Jersey SPCC Plans
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Integrity Testing for Bulk Oil Containers at New Jersey Facilities

Visit the New Jersey SPCC Plan Help Center How SPCC Tank Integrity Testing Works, Which Standard Applies (STI SP001, API 653), and Who Does the Work If you store oil above ground at a New Jersey...

New Jersey SPCC Plans
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Spill Kits for New Jersey SPCC Facilities: What to Stock and Where to Put Them

Visit the New Jersey SPCC Plan Help Center How to Stock, Size, Place, and Inspect Spill Kits So Your Oil Spill Plan's Response Capability Works When a Drum Tips or a Hose Fails If you store oil in...

NJPDES Permits
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Why Location Matters: Pinelands, Highlands, and Meadowlands Businesses and Stormwater in New Jersey

Visit the New Jersey NJPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center How New Jersey's Regional Land-Use Agencies Affect Industrial Stormwater Compliance If your facility sits in the Pine Barrens of southern...

NJPDES Permits
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Muddy, Oily, or Discolored Water Leaving Your New Jersey Lot: What It Means

Visit the New Jersey NJPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center What Brown, Rainbow-Sheened, Rust-Colored, and Milky Runoff Means, Why NJDEP Treats It as a Red Flag, and How to Trace the Source You walk...

NJPDES Permits
19 mins to read

A Neighbor Complained to NJDEP About Your Runoff. What Happens Next?

Visit the New Jersey NJPDES & Stormwater Permit Help Center How an NJDEP Stormwater Inspection Typically Unfolds, What the Inspector Looks At, and How New Jersey's Grace Period Can Help With Minor...

Pennsylvania SPCC Plans
18 mins to read

Vegetable Oil vs. Petroleum: How SPCC Applies to Pennsylvania Food Plants

Visit the Pennsylvania SPCC Plan Help Center Vegetable Oil vs. Petroleum Under SPCC: What Pennsylvania Snack Makers, Bakeries, and Renderers Need to Know Most food plant managers think of an oil...

Pennsylvania SPCC Plans
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How to Draw an SPCC Facility Diagram for a Pennsylvania Site

Visit the Pennsylvania SPCC Plan Help Center What a Pennsylvania SPCC Site Diagram Needs to Show, and How to Build One From Aerial Imagery and Site Plans A facility diagram is the page an EPA...