NYC Biodiesal Regulations Update New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill into law last week that requires the city fleet to use a B5 biodiesel blend beginning July 1, 2014. Beginning July 1, 2016, the city fleet must use a B20 blend from April to November. The city will also launch a pilot …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2013 EPA Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact Statements WASHINGTON – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched an interactive web-based mapping tool that provides the public with access and information on Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) filed with EPA for major projects proposed on federal lands and other …
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AST systems continue to be important for commercial, emergency generator, agricultural and other similar applications. Especially in cases where there is room for them to be installed. When real estate is sparse, owners often must still rely on the more heavily regulated USTs. The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) issued a new recommended practice for installing ASTs. PEI/RP200: …
EPA Finalizes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards to Help Promote American Energy Independence, Reduce Carbon Pollution EPA also announces steps to address concerns about the E10 blend wall As part of an ongoing effort to enhance energy security and reduce carbon pollution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized the 2013 percentage standards for four …
TCEQ & Decommissioning Stage II The TCEQ has been busy hearing public comments all over the state last week and this week. Did you submit comments? The only comment I have heard so far from our Regulatory Affairs Manager is 115.241(b)(4) – Add TXP-101 as a test requirement. Some vapor space manifolds may have been …
TAIT eagerly anticipates attending this year’s PEI / NACS Show, which takes place from October 12 to 15, 2013 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. We will have a booth and will be meeting with current and prospective clients both from the environmental side of the house, Tait Environmental Services and from the architectural …
TCEQ have filed revisions to Chapter 115 with the Chief Clerk that will eliminate stage II Vapor Recovery systems on new UST installations and allow existing locations to remove the Stage II Vapor Recovery systems. These revisions have to be approved by the commission before being submitted to the Texas Register for public comment. Typically they will …
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Want to go directly to the source? Tier 3 Vehicle Emissions and Standards Program . For more information, you may also read these previous blogs: Renewable Fuel Standards and EPA Proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2013 (another release was also sent 3/29/13 and is below) EPA Will Propose Achievable Cleaner Fuels and …
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Michigan UST Inspections and Line Leak Detectors Brian Harmon, our Regulatory Affairs Manager, confirmed the following Michigan Regulatory Requirements. Here are some notes regarding Monthly Inspections and Line Leak Detectors. Do you have Underground Storage Tanks in Michigan? TAIT is a licensed Michigan UST Class B Operator that conducts monthly inspections, testing, repairs and even tank …
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The State of Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation required all operators in Alaska receive training and become certified by 12/31/12. If operators are not certified by this date, the owner and/or operator may be subject to penalties. A record of each operator’s certificate must be kept onsite. Additionally, a copy of each Class A and/or B operator’s training …