by OmniEnvGroup | Dec 19, 2017 | Licensed Site Professional, LSP, Massachusetts Contingency Plan
If you’re managing a spill of oil or hazardous materials in Massachusetts that exceeds a Reportable Concentration, you will need a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) to oversee the assessment and remediation. Below are 3 facts about LSPs anyone involved in spill...
by OmniEnvGroup | Nov 2, 2017 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E
Do you have questions about Phase I Environmental Site Assessments? You’re not alone. Omni Environmental Group gets a lot of questions about Phase I’s from property owners, property buyers and sellers, as well as from lenders whose primary job is not necessarily...
by OmniEnvGroup | Aug 27, 2017 | Massachusetts Contingency Plan, Reportable Conditions
In order to protect human health, safety, public welfare and the environment, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) must be notified not more than 72 hours after obtaining knowledge of a release of oil and/or hazardous materials (OHM),...
by OmniEnvGroup | Jun 28, 2017 | Massachusetts Contingency Plan, Reportable Conditions
As discussed in the previous blog post titled “Reportable Conditions under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan”, a Two-Hour Reportable Condition is the most time critical Reportable Condition described in the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP; 310 CMR 40.0000). The...
by OmniEnvGroup | Jun 28, 2017 | Massachusetts Contingency Plan, Reportable Conditions
The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP; 310 CMR 40.0000) is the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (MassDEP’s) regulation regarding the assessment and cleanup of oil and/or hazardous materials (OHM) spills and releases to the environment. One of...
by OmniEnvGroup | Mar 26, 2015 | Environmental Due Diligence, Phase I and 21E
We recently came across a blog post on EDR’s commonground web site illustrating the importance of conducting a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (Phase I ESA) as part of the due diligence process during a real estate transaction. The post describes a...
by OmniEnvGroup | Mar 2, 2015 | MassDEP, USTs
On January 1, 2015, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) promulgated a new regulation for underground storage tanks (USTs). The regulation (310 CMR 80.00) addresses design/construction/installation, registration, operation, maintenance...
by OmniEnvGroup | Nov 2, 2014 | Massachusetts Contingency Plan, MassDEP, Uncategorized
The Massachusetts Contingency Plan (acronym alert: MCP) is the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (another acronym: MassDEP’s) regulation which describes the requirements for assessing and remediating spills and releases of oil and hazardous...
by OmniEnvGroup | Oct 26, 2014 | Environmental quotes
“What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” Henry David Thoreau “Everything we personally own that’s made, sold, shipped, stored, cleaned, and ultimately thrown away does some environmental harm every step of...
by OmniEnvGroup | Sep 30, 2014 | Licensed Site Professional, LSP, Massachusetts Contingency Plan, MassDEP, Site Assessment
In the new and improved June 2014 version of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan(MCP), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) revised the definition of “background”. Background is now defined as “those levels of oil and hazardous material...
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