Maine Aggregate Association

To read an informative blog post from a sister aggregate association in Oregon on preparing for a MSHA inspection, click on the following link: http://lrmincmsha.blogspot.com/

All members are encouraged to come to the annual meeting. We will review legislative bills that effect our industry, hear about DEP's thoughts and concerns as well as have some fun with colleagues.

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.