Facility Audits & Violation Resolution

Facility Audits

Environmental Advantage, Inc. offers both facility-wide and focused environmental compliance auditing to assist facilities in gauging their strengths and weaknesses.  It is essential that facilities understand their compliance and regulatory requirements, which may include permitting, recordkeeping, inspections, best management practices, training, plans, and other compliance matters.  EA can customize an audit specific to your processes and/or facility and will provide an expert assessment of where your environmental compliance status stands.  Environmental Advantage, Inc. can help facilities identify deficiencies before agency inspectors do, develop a plan to achieve and maintain compliance, and avoid any unnecessary penalties from inspections by federal, state, and local agencies.

  • Systematic identification of liabilities thorough proven, detail-oriented auditing approach
  • Evaluation of current program/plan implementation and management evaluations
  • Concise, user-friendly corrective action summaries provided with relevant regulatory references

Environmental Advantage, Inc. uses criteria from:

  • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
  • US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
  • US Department of Transportation HAZMAT (USDOT)
  • Buffalo Sewer Authority (BSA)
  • Other applicable local/municipal compliance

Follow-up Services include:

  • Permit review and revision services
  • Development of custom Environmental Management Programs
  • Best Management Practice (BMP) evaluations and plans
  • Guidance and assistance with self-disclosure programs, including USEPA’s e-Disclosure and NYSDEC’s CP-59 Policy
  • Recordkeeping guidance
  • Personnel Training Programs
  • Regular inspection services 

Violation Resolution

If your facility has received a Notice of Violation (NOV), Administrative Order (AO), or Order on Consent (OOC), EA can help you respond to these agencies and meet all response and corrective action deadlines.  Environmental compliance violations may be discovered by an agency because of a compliance inspection, an employee, or through community complaint.  EA will consult with you during the corrective action and response process to assure your facility is meeting all requirements in a manner that protects your facility, and potentially reduces mandates and penalties.