EPA TELLS NSSGA COMMITTEE TO EXPECT 14 MONTHS OF SCRUTINY ON STORM WATER ENFORCEMENT
During NSSGA's Environmental Committee meeting on Aug. 4 at NSSGA's offices in Alexandria, Va., personnel from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance talked about EPA's continued storm water enforcement initiative in the ready mixed concrete and aggregates industry sectors.
Officially, EPA is in the second year of a three-year industry enforcement initiative. However, there is no guarantee that EPA will stop after three years if they continue to see problems and there is no improvement in compliance within the industry sectors. EPA will put added focus on the ready mix and aggregate sectors in the next 14 months. During this time, the agency is focusing on co-located ready mixed concrete and aggregate facilities as presenting the highest environmental risk. However, stand-alone operations may also be inspected.