Regulatory Assistance & Permitting

Regardless of size, companies frequently secure the services of Buys & Associates to design and implement regulatory compliance and training programs.  Whether help is needed to respond to enforcement actions and/or other queries from compliance agencies, B&A's goal is to develop and maintain resourceful relationships for the long run by developing cost-effective plans that comply with land use and environmental regulations.

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Services include:

• APD/Right of Ways
• SARA Title III Reporting
• Permit Applications
• Waste Management Plans
• Emergency Response & Contingency Plans
• Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan Preparation and Compliance
• Well Completion Reports
• Stormwater Management
  • Design cost-effective Stormwater Management Plans (SWMP) and                                                                          Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)
  • NPDES/404 Permitting
  • Notice of Intent (NOI) and Notice of Termination (NOT) permit preparation
  • Best Management Practice (BMP) design, installation and maintenance
  • Culvert channel and pond design
  • Regular and post storm inspection services
  • Audits- evaluation of existing BMPs and SWMP/SWPPPs
  • Implementation of Stormwater management plans for sites bordering and/or crossing rivers, creeks, streams, or other sensitive areas
  • Geotech drilling
  • Training and certification courses
• Comprehensive Pipeline Services
  • Project management and critical path analysis
  • DOT applicability, reporting & compliance
  • Emergency Response Plans
  • Stormwater construction permitting
  • NPDES Discharge permits
  • 404 Permits for river crossings
  • Biology, archaeology & paleontology clearances
  • Wetland delineations
  • ROW Mapping (GIS)
• Uranium Mining Planning & Development
  • Claim-staking, re-papering, and drill hole staking and mapping
  • Drilling notifications
  • Permitting
  • On-site client representation
  • Federal, state and private surface acquisition
  • Soil Assessment
  • Surface disturbance estimation
  • NEPA / Impact Evaluations
  • Hydrological studies
  • Ecological/Biological baseline surveys
  • Archaeology/paleontology surveys
  • Health & Safety Programs
  • BLM and state mining plan of operations documentation
  • Design reclamation plan
  • Reclamation monitoring
  • Milling and Processing Plan
  • Stormwater & Erosion Control

Select Example Projects

Regulatory Compliance
(Confidential Client), Industrial Company, Houston, Texas

This client contracted with Buys and Associates, Inc. to design a regulatory compliance program that addressed SARA Title III and chemical handling, waste handling and disposal, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans and stormwater runoff.

The client operates 17 sites in seven states. Each site was audited and measured against a management plan for the above issues. It was determined that at several sites waste handling procedures required significant changes. Buys and Associates provided a management plan for each site, conducted the necessary training and instituted a record keeping program. We also coordinated a semiannual waste disposal run for many of these sites over the last several years.

In addition to the needed changes detailed above, several sites were found to be improperly handling wash-water from steam cleaners and other industrial uses. At several of these sites, we prepared permits that were necessary for the discharge of industrial wastewater to the POTW. At other sites, closed loop wastewater treatment systems were installed to handle the industrial wastewater.

Environmental and Safety Compliance Audit, Regulatory Assistance
(Confidential Client), Oil and Gas Production Company, Denver, Colorado

This Client contracted with Buys & Associates to conduct an environmental and safety compliance audit for their North Dakota operations. The first phase of the review was to conduct an environmental and safety audit at approximately 50 producing oil and gas wells. As part of the audit, all permits and well files in the corporate and field offices were reviewed.

Once the audits were complete, a list of recommendations was prepared to help the client address those areas that required immediate attention. After recommendations were agreed to, we prepared the HAZ-COMM and SARA Title III programs for inclusion in the existing environmental program. In addition, several changes to the waste handling and disposal practices were made. Resolution was achieved through a meeting conducted with the foremen and pumpers to explain the goals of the audit and discuss the role that field personnel play in the compliance program.