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TRORC will conduct an information and training session to discuss Act 174, An Act Relating to Improving the Siting of Energy Projects.  TRORC will review the voluntary enhanced energy planning standards and recommendations for regional and municipal plans.  Please visit the VT Department of Public Service website to reference the standards: https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/act-174-recommendations-and-determination-standards

Act 174, An Act Relating to Improving the Siting of Energy Projects.  TRORC will review the voluntary enhanced energy planning standards and recommendations for regional and municipal plans.  Act 174 standards can be found here: https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/act-174-recommendations-and-determination-standards

 

What is Weatherize Upper Valley?

Weatherize Upper Valley are teams of local Energy Committees and Contractors working together to help homeowners save money and stay warm!  Attend the kick-off meetings and learn more!

Qualified Contractors – Our Weatherize partner contractors are experienced and certified by the Building Performance Institute.

Free and Easy – FREE professional home visits and energy improvement quotes. Typically, homeowners may pay $400 or more for a home energy audit before receiving a quote.

We’ve Got Your Back – Your local volunteer team will check in periodically to help you through the process and make sure you have what you need to make the right decision for your home. You can also contact them anytime with questions – see your team page for contact info.

Great Prizes – Sign a contract with a partner contractor by May 31 and be entered to win up to $2,500 toward the cost of your home energy project – in addition to rebates of up to $2,500 from Efficiency Vermont.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the VT State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) invites you to a free half-day compliance assistance workshop on Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Clean Air Act, Section 112(r) Risk Management Program (RMP). These workshops are designed for environmental compliance managers. The workshop will cover threshold determinations, exemptions and other commonly asked questions. For compliance with EPCRA and RMP, there are various planning and reporting requirements on businesses and industries that store and/or use certain chemicals and materials.

 

EPCRA and RMP were designed to protect your business, your employees and your community should a chemical accident occur. The EPCRA data and Risk Management Plan better prepares emergency response personnel and the community to handle an incident should one occur.  The RMP program requires the submission of a RMP plan and coordination with the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) prior to the storage of RMP chemicals above the threshold quantities.

 

Let us help you to make your business and community a safer place. EPCRA requires facilities having certain chemicals, with quantities as low as one pound, to submit annual chemical inventory (Tier 2) reports. For calendar year 2016, the reporting deadline is March 1, 2017. By attending a workshop, you could avoid an enforcement action under EPCRA resulting in penalties of up to $37,500 per chemical violation, per day. Likewise, the Risk Management Plan helps to ensure the safe storage, use and processing of chemicals at a facility. In the event of inclement weather, these workshops may be cancelled without notice.

 

EPCRA & RMP Workshop Agenda

 

8:00    Sign-in & Network
8:30     Welcome & Overview
8:45     What is and how do I report an Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)
9:00     What must be reported on my Tier2 form

9:30   Reporting electronically via Tier2 Electronic Reporting Software

10:15   How do I use the “List of Lists”

10:30   Break
10:40   How does the new Global Harmonized SDS affect Tier2 Reporting
11:20   EPCRA State Program official

11:40   Who must comply with the CAA Risk Management Program?

Noon   Adjourn

 

Workshop Dates — Please put a check mark next to the workshop you plan on attending

 

_____         January 25, 2017 – 8:00 AM-Noon- Middlebury College; Axinn Center, Room 232, 15 Old Chapel

Road, Middlebury, VT. Parking in the Center for Performing Arts parking lot(Q-lot)

https://www.middlebury.edu/media/view/134401/original/Visitor.pdf

 

_____         January 26, 2017 – 8:00 AM- Noon- Lyndon Public Safety Building Conference Room;

316 Main St. (Route 5) Lyndonville, VT

Parking is on the side of the building or across the street.

 

 

To find out about other Tier 2 workshops in New England go to EPA’s web calendar at www.epa.gov/region01/cal.  For general EPCRA information, please call the EPCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346. For information on Tier 2 reporting requirements visit www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/epcra/tier2.htm#tierii

 

Deadline: Please register No Later Than Three Days Prior to the applicable workshop date.

 

Name:__________________________________     Company:______________________________________

 

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________

 

Phone: __________________   Fax: __________________ E-Mail __________________________________

 

Please Email to: [email protected]

 

Please Note: You WILL  receive an email confirmation of your registration.

 

 

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

 

Reporting examples — chemicals, items, substances, products and mixtures

 

 

Acids/Caustics

Ammonia (gas & solutions)

Antifreeze

Asphalt

Batteries (forklifts, generators)

Cement/Sand/ Flyash

Chlorine/Hypochlorite

Cleaners/Degreasers/Solvents

Compressed Gases (O2; H2; CO2; N2)

Fertilizers

Gasoline/Diesel Fuels

Heating Oil

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Metals/Alloys

Paints

Pesticides

Propane

Refrigerants (ammonia; R22;R56)

Hydraulic fluid

Lubricants

 

 

Typical industry and business sectors that have EPCRA reporting requirements

 

 

Auto Body

Bioengineering

Bus Companies

Chemical Formulators

Camps

Cold Storage/Ice Manufacturing

Colleges/Universities

Construction

Concrete (ready-mix)

Electronics

Golf Courses

Hospitals

Ice Rinks

Chemical Distribution

Manufacturers

Metal Fabrication

Metal Plating

Oil/Gas/Propane

POTWs/Water Treatment Plants

Pharmaceuticals

Plastic Manufacturers & Processors

Recreational Facilities

Recyclers

Refrigeration/AC

Reformulators

Repair/Service

Schools (Private)

Scrap Yards

Waste/Disposal/Storage

Warehouses/Distributors

 

Reporting Examples

 

• Most pesticides contain extremely hazardous substances and have Tier 2 reporting thresholds from 1-10,000 lbs.
• If you store more than 1,562 gallons of Heating Oil, you have exceeded the reporting threshold.
• A walk-in cooler or refrigeration system with more than 500 lbs of ammonia requires reporting.
• A facility with 500 lbs of nitric or sulfuric acid must report.
• If you use 100 lbs. of Hydrofluoric Acid (Hydrogen Fluoride).
• If you alter (cut, weld, grind, braze) more than 10,000 lbs of metal stock, your facility must report.
• If you sell or service industrial batteries that contain sulfuric acid, you may have to report.
• Contractors may have a reporting responsibility for construction materials on site.
• Owners, operators, or renters of warehouses may have to report.
• Bleaching/cleaning solutions containing sodium hypochlorite are reportable.
• If you have a total of 10,000 lbs (2,500 gallons) of Propane for heating or distribution, you must report.

 

The EPCRA Hotline (800) 424-9346

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the VT State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) invites you to a free half-day compliance assistance workshop on Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and Clean Air Act, Section 112(r) Risk Management Program (RMP). These workshops are designed for environmental compliance managers. The workshop will cover threshold determinations, exemptions and other commonly asked questions. For compliance with EPCRA and RMP, there are various planning and reporting requirements on businesses and industries that store and/or use certain chemicals and materials.

 

EPCRA and RMP were designed to protect your business, your employees and your community should a chemical accident occur. The EPCRA data and Risk Management Plan better prepares emergency response personnel and the community to handle an incident should one occur.  The RMP program requires the submission of a RMP plan and coordination with the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) prior to the storage of RMP chemicals above the threshold quantities.

 

Let us help you to make your business and community a safer place. EPCRA requires facilities having certain chemicals, with quantities as low as one pound, to submit annual chemical inventory (Tier 2) reports. For calendar year 2016, the reporting deadline is March 1, 2017. By attending a workshop, you could avoid an enforcement action under EPCRA resulting in penalties of up to $37,500 per chemical violation, per day. Likewise, the Risk Management Plan helps to ensure the safe storage, use and processing of chemicals at a facility. In the event of inclement weather, these workshops may be cancelled without notice.

 

EPCRA & RMP Workshop Agenda

 

8:00    Sign-in & Network
8:30     Welcome & Overview
8:45     What is and how do I report an Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS)
9:00     What must be reported on my Tier2 form

9:30   Reporting electronically via Tier2 Electronic Reporting Software

10:15   How do I use the “List of Lists”

10:30   Break
10:40   How does the new Global Harmonized SDS affect Tier2 Reporting
11:20   EPCRA State Program official

11:40   Who must comply with the CAA Risk Management Program?

Noon   Adjourn

 

Workshop Dates — Please put a check mark next to the workshop you plan on attending

 

_____         January 25, 2017 – 8:00 AM-Noon- Middlebury College; Axinn Center, Room 232, 15 Old Chapel

Road, Middlebury, VT. Parking in the Center for Performing Arts parking lot(Q-lot)

https://www.middlebury.edu/media/view/134401/original/Visitor.pdf

 

_____         January 26, 2017 – 8:00 AM- Noon- Lyndon Public Safety Building Conference Room;

316 Main St. (Route 5) Lyndonville, VT

Parking is on the side of the building or across the street.

 

 

To find out about other Tier 2 workshops in New England go to EPA’s web calendar at www.epa.gov/region01/cal.  For general EPCRA information, please call the EPCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346. For information on Tier 2 reporting requirements visit www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/epcra/tier2.htm#tierii

 

Deadline: Please register No Later Than Three Days Prior to the applicable workshop date.

 

Name:__________________________________     Company:______________________________________

 

Address: _________________________________________________________________________________

 

Phone: __________________   Fax: __________________ E-Mail __________________________________

 

Please Email to: [email protected]

 

Please Note: You WILL  receive an email confirmation of your registration.

 

 

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)

 

Reporting examples — chemicals, items, substances, products and mixtures

 

 

Acids/Caustics

Ammonia (gas & solutions)

Antifreeze

Asphalt

Batteries (forklifts, generators)

Cement/Sand/ Flyash

Chlorine/Hypochlorite

Cleaners/Degreasers/Solvents

Compressed Gases (O2; H2; CO2; N2)

Fertilizers

Gasoline/Diesel Fuels

Heating Oil

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Metals/Alloys

Paints

Pesticides

Propane

Refrigerants (ammonia; R22;R56)

Hydraulic fluid

Lubricants

 

 

Typical industry and business sectors that have EPCRA reporting requirements

 

 

Auto Body

Bioengineering

Bus Companies

Chemical Formulators

Camps

Cold Storage/Ice Manufacturing

Colleges/Universities

Construction

Concrete (ready-mix)

Electronics

Golf Courses

Hospitals

Ice Rinks

Chemical Distribution

Manufacturers

Metal Fabrication

Metal Plating

Oil/Gas/Propane

POTWs/Water Treatment Plants

Pharmaceuticals

Plastic Manufacturers & Processors

Recreational Facilities

Recyclers

Refrigeration/AC

Reformulators

Repair/Service

Schools (Private)

Scrap Yards

Waste/Disposal/Storage

Warehouses/Distributors

 

Reporting Examples

 

• Most pesticides contain extremely hazardous substances and have Tier 2 reporting thresholds from 1-10,000 lbs.
• If you store more than 1,562 gallons of Heating Oil, you have exceeded the reporting threshold.
• A walk-in cooler or refrigeration system with more than 500 lbs of ammonia requires reporting.
• A facility with 500 lbs of nitric or sulfuric acid must report.
• If you use 100 lbs. of Hydrofluoric Acid (Hydrogen Fluoride).
• If you alter (cut, weld, grind, braze) more than 10,000 lbs of metal stock, your facility must report.
• If you sell or service industrial batteries that contain sulfuric acid, you may have to report.
• Contractors may have a reporting responsibility for construction materials on site.
• Owners, operators, or renters of warehouses may have to report.
• Bleaching/cleaning solutions containing sodium hypochlorite are reportable.
• If you have a total of 10,000 lbs (2,500 gallons) of Propane for heating or distribution, you must report.

 

The EPCRA Hotline (800) 424-9346

TRORC is in the process of revising the 2015 Regional Plan.  As part of this process, we are seeking input on potential changes to the plan from our communities.  Please join TRORC for a working session to provide input in this process.  Refreshments will be provided.

TRORC is in the process of revising the 2015 Regional Plan.  As part of this process, we are seeking input on potential changes to the plan from our communities.  Please join TRORC for a working session to provide input in this process.  Refreshments will be provided.

The course, Procurement Under FEMA Awards: Requirements for Recipients and Sub recipients When Procuring Services and Supplies with Funding under Stafford Act Grant Programs, is designed for State, Local, and Tribal emergency management personnel, and private non-profit entities who procure services that may be reimbursable under the FEMA program.  https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/96773

March 8, 10 am – noon at 171 Bridge St, Hartford VT.  Room 2

Please RSVP to [mailto:[email protected]]

Please also feel free to distribute this to anyone who could benefit from the course.

This training provides an introduction for members of local planning commissions, zoning and development review boards, selectboards and other town officials. The four main areas that Kevin Geiger will cover in this training are: 1) Planning for a Vibrant Sustainable Community 2) Roles and Responsibilities of various municipal boards 3) Ways to Implement the plan 4) Overview of Meetings, Hearings, and Due process. Chairs please pass the training information along to other members on your boards. If you are receiving this message and are no longer part of the board please let me know and I will forward it on to the appropriate person. There will be two meetings during the last week of March in West Fairlee and Royalton. Please let me know if you plan on attending either one of the meetings.

 

See details below for Meeting information:

 

West Fairlee Area Meeting

Date: March 28, 2016

Where: West Fairlee Community Building (894 VT Rte 113 West Fairlee, VT 05083)

When: 6:30 p.m.

 

Royalton Area Meeting

Date: March 29, 2016

Where: Royalton Town Office (2460 VT 14, South Royalton, VT 05068)

When: 6:30 p.m.

The Department’s Stormwater Program will be offering several training events on the new Manual in May to support designers in their understanding of the new requirements and preparation of stormwater permit applications under the 2017 VSMM.  The program has partnered with a number of organizations around the state in offering these training opportunities.  Although the events will be free, the training events will have as assigned capacity based on the capacity of the venue, so it will be required that you RSVP to secure your spot.  Again, this training will focus on design and application preparation and geared towards the stormwater design and engineering community, however all stakeholders are welcome to attend.  The Stormwater Program also expects to schedule additional opportunities for training and outreach as needed, beyond this first initial offering which focuses on permit application design and preparation.

 

Each of the training events will include an overview of the new Manual with Stormwater Program staff, including applying the updated stormwater treatment standards under the new runoff-reduction approach and prioritized Water Quality Practice Selection framework.  The training will include a review of the stormwater treatment practice design requirements, including a review of changes to certain practices.   The training will also include a review of new application materials, supporting guidance, and application preparation tools, including design examples.

Presented in partnership with the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission (www.torc.org) and

the Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission (www.swcrpc.org)