Calendar
Annual Meeting
1/10/17 6-8 pm at the Bradford Academy
What and where are our Large Forest Blocks?
Why are they critical to the Region?
What can be done to protect them?
Come join staff from TRORC and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department for a discussion of the latest mapping of large forest blocks and wildlife habitat connectors and how we can use this new data in planning for their preservation.
Jim Ryan, the MRGP Program Coordinator for VT DEC’s Watershed Management Division, will be holding a Brown Bag presentation on the forthcoming MRGP. Here’s a link for information about the brown bag series: https://dec.vermont.gov/sites/dec/files/wsm/erp/docs/2016-2017BrownBagFlyerRevised.pdf. RSVP and live stream links are found in the first section of the pdf.
As a reminder, this general permit is intended to achieve significant reductions in stormwater-related erosion from municipal roads, both paved and unpaved. Municipalities are required by statute to implement a customized, multi-year plan to stabilize their road drainage system. The plan will include bringing road drainage systems up to basic maintenance standards, and additional corrective measure to reduce erosion as necessary to meet a TMDL or other water quality restoration effort. The permit is required by H.35/Act 64, the Vermont Clean Water Act, and the Lake Champlain Phase I TMDL.
The development of the MRGP was one of several new Vermont Clean Water Act (Act 64) requirements.
Towns will begin applying for MRGP coverage in the summer of 2018. The presentation will include a discussion of the new draft MRGP Framework document, the latest MRGP practice standards and implementation triggers, MRGP timelines, road erosion inventory, the implementation plan and schedules spreadsheet template, and semi-annual compliance reporting. Jim will also provide information of resources available to assist municipalities such as trainings, workshops, grant funding, and technical assistance.
Webinar from 11:00am to noon
ACT 64 BROWN BAG LECTURE MUNICIPAL ROADS GENERAL PERMIT UPDATE
https://meet.lync.com/vermontgov-vermont/emily.bird/8SW3N4YV
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: trorc-board-meeting-agenda-1-18-17
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
For a copy of the agenda, please click here: TRORC Board Meeting Agenda 1-25-17
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
Twin Pines Housing Trust is offering a “Secrets of Homebuying Workshop” on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Participants will learn how to apply for a mortgage with special financing, closing costs, work with a realtor, budgeting, credit and homeowners insurance. Fee is $65 per household.
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
Wednesday, February 15 10 am – noon at 171 Bridge St, Hartford VT. Room 312
Please RSVP to [mailto:[email protected]]
by February 3rd If you plan to attend and we will get you the proper forms to fill out.
Please also feel free to distribute this to anyone who could benefit from the course.
Join us for a webinar on Wednesday, February 15 at 12:15 pm and check out the Vermont Planning Manual for advice on crafting a plan that drives town decisions towards achieving goals, from safe and walkable neighborhoods to protecting forest blocks and revitalizing villages. For specific guidance on plans that can influence Section 248 permitting for energy generation facilities, see the Department of Public Service website and participate in your Regional Planning Commission trainings.