Ohio EPA hosted its third Compliance Assistance Conference, "Successfully Navigating Reporting, Permitting and Inspections," on May 28 in Columbus.  About 250 participants attended the conference, representing a diverse group of small to large businesses, trade associations, consulting firms and government.  The full-day event included four tracks with multiple sessions covering the topics noted below.  If you were unable to attend the event, but would like to view the Powerpoint presentation materials for any of the sessions, click on the titles/links below for more information.  The presentations have been copied to a .pdf file format.

If you would like a copy of all conference materials on CD, contact Ohio EPA’s Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention at 800-329-7518.    For a copy of the conference agenda for the Mary 28th event, click here.

• EPCRA (Right-to-Know), TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) and RMP (Risk Management Plan) Reporting;
• Overview of Hazardous Waste Requirements;
• Introduction to Air Permitting and Reporting;
• Call Before You Build...401/404 Requirements for Constructing in an Area with Wetlands/Stream Impacts;
• How to Report When Things Go Wrong;
• Do I Need an NPDES Discharge Permit? If so, How Do I Get One?;
• Preparing for an Ohio EPA inspection;
• Used Oil Management;
• SPCC Plans;
• NPDES Electronic Discharge Monitoring Reporting (e-DMR) System;
• Legal Aspects of Ohio EPA Inspections and Enforcement; and
• Ohio EPA’s Solid Waste Regulations – What’s New?

We hope that you will consider joining us for the next conference.  Dates and locations have not yet been selected.  As information becomes available, it will be posted on Ohio EPA’s main Web page.  Or, you can contact OCAPP for updates.  Please click here to go back to the OCAPP main page.