Environmental Consulting
Permitting and Compliance
Trinity provides expertise across wastewater permitting and compliance; storm water permitting and compliance; spill prevention, control and countermeasures planning and compliance; wetlands permitting; and other CWA programs.
The Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes regulatory requirements applicable to discharges of pollutants to “waters of the U.S.” Statutory requirements include the need for discharge permits, and associated sampling and monitoring.
Trinity can provide assistance with permitting and compliance in the following water quality areas:
- Wastewater
- NPDES permits for direct discharges
- Pre-treatment permits for indirect discharges
- Land application, water reuse, and zero-discharge permits
- Permit negotiation (conditions, limits)
- Stormwater Permitting and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) development for:
- Construction activities (CGP)
- Industrial activities (multi-sector and individual permits)
- Spill Prevention
- Preparation of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans
- Preparation of Facility Response Plans (FRP)
- Clean Water Act Facility Response Plans (CWA FRP)
SPCC Plans
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans ensure that facilities have in place containment and other controls that would prevent oil from reaching navigable waters and adjoining shorelines, and to contain discharges of oil should a spill occur.
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Monitoring and Sampling Services
Trinity provides sampling and analysis of water constituents and conditions.
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Trinity is the leading industry regulatory expert in SWPPP stormwater runoff from industrial facilities and construction sites that can contaminate rivers, lakes, and coastal waters.
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC)
Trinity has the expertise to develop SPCC Plans across numerous industrial facilities and can assist with plan revisions and program audits.
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Permitting and Compliance Overview
Authorized by the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program requires that industrial facilities that discharge into the waters of the United States must be permitted. The NPDES has separate permitting programs for process wastewater and storm water. Trinity's expertise in water discharge permitting includes permit application preparation, draft permit review, water sampling, and development of electronic data systems for discharge monitoring reports.
The NPDES program requires industrial facilities covered by the multi-sector storm water permit to develop and implement a storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP). These plans include facility-specific information (e.g., drainage maps, pollution prevention team members, potential sources of storm water pollution, etc.) as well as management, employee training, and recordkeeping practices. Trinity has developed SWPPPs for a wide variety of industrial and construction activities.
The Clean Water Act also contains provisions that require facilities that could reasonably be expected to discharge oil (or petroleum products) in harmful quantities into U.S. waters to prepare a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. SPCC Plans ensure that facilities have in place containment and other controls that would prevent oil spills or mitigate their effects. Trinity Consultants assists clients in defining the plan elements and preparing plan documentation.
Most recently EPA has promulgated rules requiring facilities that store chemicals that are listed as CWA reportable chemicals in the event of a spill and stored in quantities greater than 1,000 times the reporting threshold to determine if a CWA FRP is required. Let Trinity’s team of water, spill, and modeling experts assist in determining chemical release inventories, applicability, planning distances, and CWA FRP development.
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