Small Business Advisor newsletter

• A New EPA Resource For Small Businesses
• Waste Determinations: The Cornerstone Of Hazardous Waste Compliance
• Training Opportunities: Wiscon Training; Plastics Recycling and Labels
• Input Opportunities: WPDES Nonmetallic Mineral Mining General Permit; Wastewater Guidance on Nitrogen Limits

• DNR’s RR Posted New Guidance: Environmental Contamination & Your Real Estate (RR-973)
• USDA Accepting Grant Applications for Wood Innovations Projects, Community Wood Energy Facilities
• EPA Improves Calculators to Measure Impact of Pollution Prevention Activities
• EPA Adds Nine Chemicals and Removes One PFAS from the Safer Chemical Ingredients List
• Input Opportunities: EPA Takes Steps to Stop Unsafe PFAS from Reentering Commerce; Proposed Energy Star Certification for Commercial Buildings

• Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week Jan. 23-27, 2023
• NR 700 Reporting Due Jan. 30
• Manganese Monitoring For Newly Activated NN Public Water Systems Effective Jan. 1, 2023
• Storm Water Construction Permit Fee Changes
• Hazardous Waste Annual Reporting
• Hazardous Waste Guidance Documents Updated
• RR Program Guidance on Voluntary Party Liability Exemption (RR-0141) Available
• EPA Adopts New ASTM Standard For Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

• Air Management Updates Database Application Web Addresses
• Hazardous Waste Annual Reporting Reminders
• New Chemicals Added To The Toxics Release Inventory
• Focus on Energy Can Help Your Business Be More Energy Efficient
• Input Opportunity: Guidance on Addressing Contaminated Sediment Sites in Wisconsin (RR-0124)

• Updated Air Reporting System Available For 2023 Reporting Season
• Clean Diesel Grants
• New Interactive PFAS Data Tool Available
• Now Available: Updated Technical Standard 1056 Perimeter Sediment Control and Slope Interruption
• Input Opportunities: Water Quality Guidance for Additives; NR 811 on Community Water Systems
• Training Opportunities: Recycling Batteries events

• EPA Publishes Final Reclassification for 2015 Ozone Standard
• Updated RR Case Closure Request Form (4400-202) Available
• Input Opportunities: NR 439 Listening Session; Post-Construction Storm Water Management for Ground-mounted Solar; EPA Proposed Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances
• Training Opportunities: WISCON Weekly Webinars; RR Webinar - Passive Air Sampling for Vapor Intrusion

• Wisconsin Businesses: Tell DNR About Your Winter Salt Usage
• New Webpage and Fact Sheets Available for Owners and Operators of NN Public Water Systems
• Final Amendments to Air Toxics Standards for Boilers & Process Heaters
• DNR To Hold Remediation and Redevelopment External Advisory Group Meeting
• Training Opportunities: Vapor Mitigation Update at Wisconsin Radon Conference September 28

• Webinar: A Streamlined Air Permit for Facilities Committed to Green Tier
• 2021 Annual Drinking Water Report is Available

• Updates Now In Effect For Wisconsin’s Air Emissions Inventory Reporting Rule
• 2022 Recycling Excellence Awards Nominations Now Open
• E-Pay And Other Updates To RR Form 4400-025
• New Wisconsin Administrative Rules For PFAS Now In Effect
• EPA Issues Final Rule To Require Reporting On Five PFAS
• Training Opportunities

• NR 700 Reporting Due July 30
• DNR Issued Mineral (Nonmetallic) Mining and/or Processing General Permit, WPDES General Permit No. WI-0046515-07-0
• Energy Efficiency Best Practice Guides from FOCUS ON ENERGY®
• Input Opportunities: EPA Draft Revisions to Risk Determinations under TSCA – Methylene Chloride, 1-Bromopropane

• Storm Water Notice of Intent: New Project Type
• New Beyond Compliance Resources
• DHS Publishes "TCE in the Workplace" Fact Sheet
• U.S. EPA Releases New Health Advisory Level for PFAS
• Training Opportunities: FET Waste Management Seminar June 30; WisCon Weekly Webinars

• Air Management Program Announces New Rules For Adhesive Use And Metal And Plastic Parts Coating Operations

• Facility Action Needed On 1-Bromopropane
• Chapter NR 216, Wis. Adm. Code Updates Effective
• Now Available: RR-060, Guidance For Management Of Contaminated Soil And Other Solid Wastes
• Small Business Environmental Council Meeting May 26
• Input Opportunities: DNR Water Quality Document for Review; EPA Proposes Reporting Rule for Asbestos under TSCA Section 8(a)
• Training Opportunities: ITRC Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Training

• DNR Celebrates Air Quality Improvements, Accomplishments And Public Outreach
• New Online Resources Available For Printing Facilities
• Training Opportunities: Changing Regulatory Landscape Workshop for Printing Industry; WISCON Weekly Webinars

• SBA’s National Small Business Week Virtual Summit: Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship - May 2 – May 5, 2022
• EPA Seeks Nominations for the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee
• Now Available: Publication RR-0128, Green Team Assistance for Contaminated Properties
• Input Opportunities: EPA Proposes Ban on Asbestos Use • Training Opportunities: WisCon Weekly Webinars

• RR Program Makes Website Changes to Enhance Customer Service
• Update to NR 350 Related to Wetland Mitigation
• EPA Announces the “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge”
• Input Opportunities: RR Publications Open for Comment until April 6
• Training Opportunities: Food Waste Reduction Strategies and Tools for Business & Institutions; WisCon Weekly Webinars

• DNR Launches Air Emission Reduction Credit Registry
• Update to Registration Permit Annual Compliance Certification Form
• Input Opportunities: Water Quality Guidance Document; EPA TSCA Rule – Reporting and Recordkeeping for PFAS
• Training Opportunities: Classes on Lead and Copper Monitoring Plans; WISCON Weekly Webinars

• 2022-2023 Dry Cleaner Compliance Calendars Now Available
• NR 700 Reporting Due Jan. 31
• Legislation Brings Changes to DNR's Enviro-Check Program
• EPA Adds 1-bromopropane to the List of Hazardous Air Pollutants under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act
• Input Opportunities: EPA and Army Take Action to Provide Certainty for the Definition of WOTUS
• Training Opportunities: ITRC Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Training

• DNR Encourages Early Hazardous Waste Annual Reporting
• Updated Air Program Guidance For E-Signature Service
• Now Available: Publication RR-619, Guidance: General Liability Clarification Letters
• EPA Kicks-Off 'Companies Crushing Pollution' Video Challenge
• Training Opportunities (Safer Cleaners & Degreasers for Electronics Webinar; WisCon Webinar)

• Announcing Changes to DNR’s Enviro-Check Program
• New Online Form to Report Hazardous Substance Discharges
• Two New Remediation Program Guidance Documents Now Available
• Assured Delineator Application Window is Currently Open
• DNR Celebrates America Recycles Day By Announcing Recycling Excellence Awards
• Input Opportunities (Public hearing NR 809 - PFAS water MCL)
• Training Opportunities (FET Environment 2021; WISCON weekly webinar)

• DNR Issues The “Construction Site Storm Water Runoff General Permit”
• Wisconsin Environmental Equity Tool to Assess Environmental and Public Health Needs Statewide
• Wisconsin Air Quality Report Shows Improvement
• New NR 700 Chapters Govern Financial Assurance Requirements that Apply at Certain Types of Sites
• Input Opportunities: RR Program Publications Open For Comment; Public Comments on Proposed PFAS-Containing Firefighting Foam Rule and Public Hearing; Provide input on Wisconsin Environmental Equity Tool (WEET) Development; EPA’s Draft FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Available for Comment

• Metal Shredding Facilities a Focus of EPA Enforcement
• Energy Team Toolkit
• Training Opportunities: 2021 Wisconsin Asbestos Conference – December 3; WisCon Webinars

• Recycling Excellence Award Nominations Now Open
• Updated Industrial Storm Water Forms Available
• EPA Updates Safer Chemical Ingredients List
• Input Opportunities – Reissue of construction storm water permit general permit, NR 439 air program rule update, EPA’s TSCA Rule 8(a)(7) on PFAS reporting
• Training Opportunities – WI Salt Wise webinars; Energy Star training; Weekly WisCon webinars

• Now Submit Online All Industrial Storm Water Permit Forms and Reports
• NR 700 Reporting Due July 30, 2021
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants
• EPA's Commitment to Improving Access to Air Toxics Data
• Training Opportunities: WisCon Weekly, EPA ECHO Webinar

• EPA Revises 2015 Ozone Nonattainment Areas
• Reminder: TRI Reporting Deadline is July 1
• Opportunities for Input: Draft WPDES Mineral Mining/Processing, June 30; EPA CAA List of Toxics Adding 1-Bromopropane, June 23; EPA EJ Consultation on Risk Management for TCE and PCE, July 6
• Training Available: WisCon In Person Training – COVID Returning to Routine, July 1; WisCon Weekly Webinars

• Register Now for Storm Water Basics for Printers on June 3
• Rescheduled Small Business Environmental Council Meeting Now June 7 at 1:00 PM
• Training Opportunities

• New Checklists Available for Air Permit Applicants
• WisCon Safety Consultation Program
• DATCP Releases 2021 Clean Sweep Collections, Announces Changes to Grant Application Timeline
• Energy Department OKs $110M for Climate-focused Small Businesses
• Input Opportunities – Healthy Watersheds, High-Quality Waters Initiative
• Training Opportunities – WisCon Weekly Webinars for May; U.S. EPA Webinar on Zero Waste

• Small Business Environmental Council Meeting May 6 at 1:00 PM
• Storm Water Basics for Printers on June 3
• Think Energy Savings on Earth Day
• Reminder that Hazardous Waste webinars for Printers are available to view

• New EPA Regulatory Navigation Tool to help Collision Repair Shops
• New DNR Air Program Contacts for Small Sources
• Annual Storm Water Permit Fees Due End of June
• RR Program's Contaminated Sites Database Viewer Updated
• Input Opportunity: Online Public Hearing on Proposed NR 216 Rule Revisions
• Training: WISCON Weekly Webinar

• Becoming a Sustainability Champion – Webinar March 24
• Opportunities for Input - Draft WPDES general permits, Publication RR-606, DG Guidance for Facility Start Up
• Other Training Opportunities - WISCON weekly webinars, remaining March events.

• Wisconsin Water Week March 8-12
• Input Opportunities
  • EPA Seeks Small Businesses Input on Risk Management Rulemaking for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos
  • Draft WPDES General Permits – Comments Due March 22, 2021
• Training Available
  • WISCON Online Safety Training

• Small Business Environmental Council meets February 11
• Training Opportunities

• DNR reporting deadlines in early 2021
• New hazardous waste resources available
• DNR's Air Program portal offers access to guidance
• EPA releases final chemical risk evaluation for Perchloroethylene
• Opportunities for Input

• FET Air Reporting and Requirement Updates Webinar
• Safety Training from WisCon Safety Consultation Program
• 2021-22 Gas Calendar Coming Soon!
• Wisconsin PFAS Action Council (WisPAC) Releases PFAS Action Plan
• Celebrating 30 years of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments

• Joint Great Lakes Graphics Association and DNR Webinars: Hazardous Waste Requirements
• Wisconsin Asbestos Conference/webinar on December 4
• EPA releases final chemical risk evaluation for Trichloroethylene

• Small Business Environmental Council meets November 12
• Non-road engine testing listening session on November 17
• EPA seeks small business input on risk management rulemaking for HBCD

• DNR's Sustainability and Business Support Report to the Legislature Available
• Report Findings: Cleaner Air for the Dairy State

• Webinars on updated hazardous waste rules
• Regulatory Navigation Tool: NESHAP Subpart 6H - Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources
• Webinar on DNR Technical Standard 1010 Proprietary Storm Water Filtration Devices

• Webinar on Revised Air Permit for Wisconsin Printing Operations on November 5

• Webinar on transportation and emissions reductions September 24
• New Air Pollution Operation Permit renewal application checklist and forms are available now!
• Minor change to air pollution permit numbers
• Submit industrial storm water permit NOIs online October 1
• Public hearing for NR 700 proposed rule changes on October 16
• Wetland Delineator applications accepted through November 30
• EPA tools, resources, and guidance for small businesses and low emitters of greenhouse gases
• National Small Business Week virtual conference September 22-24

• Small Business Environmental Council Meeting August 18
• Recycling Excellence Awards nomination period open until Sept. 15
• Water ePermit System: Storm Water Construction General Permit Application Updates
• Pollution Prevention Waste Management Workshop

• EPA to add new chemical to hazardous air pollutant list
• MPCA webinar - Refrigerant and refrigeration system training for retail operations
• EPA soliciting applications for small business funding opportunity
• Greener options for solvent use

• EPA Stresses the Importance of Recycling and Proper Disposal of Personal Protective Equipment
• Re-Opening Buildings and Businesses with Potentially Stagnant Water
• EPA's 2020-2021 SBIR Phase I Solicitation Anticipated to Open in Late June 2020

• Wisconsin Celebrates Clean Air Month in May
• Small Business Environmental Council Meeting May 27
• Governor Announces $75 Million Grant Program for Small Business
• Online Industrial Storm Water Applications — Coming Soon to ePermitting!
• EPA Announces Rescheduled Meeting for Peer Review of the Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos

• U.S. EPA selects a new Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman
• New OSHA guidance on respirator use during N95 shortage
• U.S. Chamber offers Small Business Virtual Town Hall – Fridays at 12 P.M.
• Hazardous waste rule development update

March 2020 – COVID-19

• COVID-19 message

March 2020 - Special Edition

• Resources for managing healthcare waste related to COVID-19
• Funding opportunities for small business during COVID-19 event
• Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities Drinking Water Grant

• Going Live! A new Asbestos Renovation and Demolition Notification (ARDN) online system will be available February 24

February 2020

• 2019 hazardous waste annual reporting
• Reminder: National hazardous waste pharmaceutical sewering ban in effect
• USEPA has released a Regulatory Navigation tool for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
• USEPA and Army Corps announce final rule to redefine "Waters of the United State"

• Annual reporting deadlines for DNR programs are coming soon!
• Learn about air emissions reports and permit policy updates at local seminars hosted by FET
• Information for Air Pollution Registration Permits all in one place

• Issues from 2016 through 2019