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OOPPSS! Had a Spill! Now what?

OOPPSS! Had a Spill! Now what?. Monti Staton Georgia Tech Research Institute Monti.staton@gtri.gatech.edu 404-407-8645. What I do………. Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) GECAP Program Manager Training MEC, Asbestos, Lead-paint Special Research Projects Environmental Consulting

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OOPPSS! Had a Spill! Now what?

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  1. OOPPSS! Had a Spill! Now what? Monti Staton Georgia Tech Research Institute Monti.staton@gtri.gatech.edu 404-407-8645

  2. What I do……….. • Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) • GECAP Program Manager • Training • MEC, Asbestos, Lead-paint • Special Research Projects • Environmental Consulting • Compliance Work • Phase I ESAs • Site Investigations

  3. GTRI GECAP Program • The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA • We are a non-regulatory agency

  4. GTRI GECAP Program Georgia Environmental Compliance Assistance Program (GECAP) • Provides free environmental compliance technical assistance to GA industries • Helps reduce environmental liability and improve economic competitiveness

  5. Hazardous Waste Storm Water Industrial Waste Water Air Permitting EPCRA (emergency planning and community right-to-know act) Oil Storage/Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Solid Waste Management Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) Compliance Topics

  6. GECAP Services • Telephone & Email Assistance • Site Inspections with Summary Reports • Website with resources: www.GECAP.org • Tech Guides • Forms • Technical Assistance Publications • Awareness Training Tutorials • Spill Notification Decision Matrix

  7. OOPPSS! Had a Spill! Now what?

  8. Spill Notification Decision Matrix • Interactive web-based program found on our website www.gecap.org • series of yes/no questions • allows facilities to determine • IF a spilled material is reportable, • if so, at WHAT quantities, and • WHO they need to report to.

  9. Spill Notification Decision Matrix • Covers spills of • oils, • hazardous materials/chemicals, • hazardous waste, and • underground storage tanks.

  10. www.GECAP.org

  11. Spill Notification Decision Matrix • Let’s try an example • Vegetable oil

  12. Spill Notification Decision Matrix • Is vegetable oil considered a reportable oil?? • Clicking on words in RED pulls up a pop up box with the definition

  13. Spill Notification Decision Matrix • Beta version • Hazardous chemicals reference the List of Lists

  14. Spill Notification Decision Matrix • Gives GA industries 24/7 access to information to help them know when and how to report a spill • www.GECAP.org

  15. Thank you Monti Staton Georgia Tech Research Institute Monti.staton@gtri.gatech.edu 404-407-8645

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