Enviro-Check, a new program at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), limits environmental liability for organizations that are making a good-faith effort to investigate and correct violations. Enviro-Check empowers businesses and facilities to verify proactively that they are meeting environmental requirements with a third-party assessment. Many states have similar programs; for our blog, we use Enviro-Check as an example.
There are four steps to participate in the Enviro-Check program:
Step 1 – Notify WDNR 30 days before an audit
Step 2 – Conduct Audit within 365 days of application submittal
Step 3 – Submit Report within 45 days of completing the audit
Step 4 – Take Corrective Action within 90 days of a report
Enviro-Check and guidance in other states are beneficial anytime but are especially useful when there are changes at a facility, such as staff or management turnover, replacing equipment or expanding the operations, buying or selling a business, or when new federal or state rules or regulations are announced.
Benefits to your business can include:
SCS Engineers’ environmental compliance teams have experience in air, stormwater, wastewater, solid waste, hazardous waste, spill prevention programs, and emergency response plans. Our auditors and engineers participate in a range of auditing scenarios from single program gap analyses to full environmental compliance audits. Our staff of environmental professionals can help you:
To learn more about how you can have SCS as your third party assessor for WDNR’s Enviro-Check or a program in your state, contact
Are you ready for the 2019 Environmental Reporting season?
Don’t let the deadlines sneak up on you. Use these reporting overviews from SCS Engineers to help you get ahead of your compliance requirements.
Each guide includes the due dates for the most common environmental reports due at the federal and state levels, including a short overview of each report.
Need more help sorting out details like which reports apply to you, or step-by-step support on how to prepare your reports?
Contact SCS Engineers’ environmental reporting experts today for help complying with your 2018 reporting requirements. In the Upper Midwest contact Ann O’Brien or Cheryl Moran at
For other SCS Engineers locations, please contact us at .
