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SMG POV
Last week, the EPA announced this year’s recipients of Brownfield Investment Grants for 171 communities nationwide. These Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup (ARC) grants provide money to assess and clean-up abandoned industrial and commercial properties. Of the $67 million awarded this year, $23.5 million will be directed towards communities impacted by power plant closures. Two Kentucky recipients will receive a total of $1 million to assess petroleum and hazardous substances, mostly through Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments. The City of Frankfort was awarded grants totaling $400,000 and the Northern Kentucky Area Development District was awarded grants totaling $600,000. For more information on grants awarded in your state visit http://cfpub.epa.gov/bf_factsheets/index.cfm.
For information on how Smith Management Group helps communities and prospective purchasers leverage Federal and State laws to assess and reduce their environmental liability for their Brownsfield redevelopment projects visit http://www.smithmanage.com/wp/2013/04/08/kentuckys-new-bona-fide-prospective-purchaser-law-what-you-need-to-know-and-how-smg-can-help/.
FEATURED PROJECT
PROBLEM
A local company engaged in manufacturing imported a small amount of a chemical substance defined under TSCA. Faced with a potential EPA enforcement action with penalties assessed for noncompliance under TSCA of up to $32,500 per day per violation, the company called SMG for help.
SMG'S APPROACH
SMG analyzed the company’s current TSCA procedures and assisted the company in developing a proactive, cost-effective compliance procedure. SMG also facilitated a training program to educate employees about TSCA.
MG worked with the company to develop mechanisms that assured adherence with the policies that were being implemented for compliance. Procedures to promptly correct any potential violations and prevent future violations were also put into place.
RESULTS
SMG was able to show that the company complied with the relevant TSCA regulations and was improving their TSCA policies and procedures to assure that future issues were less likely to occur. The company was not subjected to the proposed penalties and now has mechanisms in place to maintain TSCA compliance.