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Strategic Environmental Performance: Obtaining and Sustaining Compliance

Environmental Compliance and the Corporate Structure Defining the Compliance Profile Alignment with the Mission of the Company Organizational Structures That Enable Compliance Functional Organization Structure Divisional Organization Structure Matrixed Organization Structure Flat Organization Structure Applied Learning References Corporate Culture Introduction Top-Down Leadership: Demonstrated Commitment Employee Buy-In and Engagement Cultural Impacts on Compliance Evaluating Culture for Effectiveness Applied Learning References Identifying Applicable Requirements Environmental Regulations Overview Regulatory Requirements Federal Laws The Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act Today Wastewater Management Pretreatment Program Storm Water Pollution Construction Storm Water Industrial Storm Water Municipal Storm Water Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Spills of Oils and Hazardous Substances (SPCC)Tier I Facility Tier II Facility Facility Response Plan Wetlands Protection The Clean Air Act The Clean Air Act Today Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA)Toxic Substances Control Act Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)National Environmental Policy Act Endangered Species Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)State Laws County Laws Local Laws Regulatory Relationship Development and Sustainment Other Directives and Corporate Policy Establishing and Documenting Applicability Applied Learning References Implementation Roles, Responsibilities and Accountability Leadership Charting the Way Leadership Style and Impact Communicating the Importance of Environmental Compliance Employee Participation Where Implementation Really Takes Place Motivated versus Reluctant Implementation Environmental Subject Matter Experts and Professionals What Defines an Environmental Subject Matter Expert?Training, Experience and Keeping Skills Relevant Compliance Decision-Making Removing Ambiguity from Compliance Decisions Applied Learning References Flow Down of Requirements Communicating Requirements within the Organization Developing Processes for Requirements Flow Down Corporate-Level Processes Organization-Level Processes Work Unit–Level Processes Applied Learning References Requirements and Implementation Documents Corporate-Level Procedures and Implementing Documents Organization-Level Procedures and Implementing Documents Procedural Governance Development and Approval Stakeholder Considerations Controlling Changes Configuration Management Periodic Reviews and Updates Accessibility of Procedures Applied Learning Critical Implementation Elements and Attributes Environmental Justice Training and Knowledge Retention Appropriate Knowledge for Implementation Training: A Necessary Investment for Success Applied Learning References Requirements Tracking Keeping Up with New Regulations Tracking and Implementing Changes to Existing Regulations Professional Working Groups Impacts and Participation Conveying Legislative Changes Applied Learning References Assessing and Measuring Program Performance Defining Successful Performance for a Compliance Program Effective Methods Used to Measure Performance Identifying What Is Important: Corporate and Stakeholder Priorities Evaluating Environmental Compliance Programs and Processes Evaluating Implementation of Environmental Requirements Applied Learning Tracking and Trending Performance Identifying and Use of Meaningful Metrics How Well Are Regulatory Requirements Identified and Flowed Down Meeting Regulatory Reporting Requirements How Well Does the Program Promote Compliance and the Corporate Mission Performance Indicators Leading and Lagging Indicators Purpose and Usefulness in Compliance Determination How to Use Leading Indicators How to Use Lagging Indicators Continuous Improvement Applied Learning References Lessons Learned Learning from the Past to Prevent Future Occurrences Capturing and Documenting Lessons Learned Communicating Lessons Learned Integrating Lessons Learned to Produce Change Applied Learning Compliance and Implementation Toolkit Appendix A: Toolkit for Evaluating Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)Appendix B: Toolkit for Evaluating NPDESAppendix C: Evaluating Air EmissionsAppendix D: Toolkit for Evaluating EPCRAAppendix E: Toolkit for Evaluating SDWAAppendix F: Toolkit for Evaluating SPCC Appendix G: Toolkit for Evaluating FIFRAAppendix H: Toolkit for Evaluating TSCAAppendix I: Toolkit for Evaluating NEPAAppendix J: Toolkit for CERCLA

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