Greetings!
We've included resources to help facilities improve emergency preparedness and bolster compliance.
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S.E. Shires, a maker of fine brass instruments based in Holliston, MA, worked with OTA to eliminate the annual use of approximately 3,600 pounds of trichloroethylene (TCE).
The company also eliminated the annual use of about 300 pounds of methylene chloride.
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On October 25, 2018, see leading edge technology in action and learn about faculty expertise available to companies for developing and testing innovative products.
Hear about how the entities at the 110 Canal Street complex integrate toxics use reduction concepts into their work.
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The proposed changes to the 301 CMR 41.00 Toxic or Hazardous Substance List are to:
- list the nonylphenol category, added by USEPA to the EPCRA Section 313 Toxic Chemical List on September 30, 2014;
- list the hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) category that the USEPA added to EPCRA Section 313 on November 28, 2016;
- list the C1-C4 Halogenated Hydrocarbons/Halocarbons Not Otherwise Listed (C1-C4 NOL) category.
In addition, a technical correction has been made adding 12 chemicals to 301 CMR 41.00 under section 41:03(6) to clarify that these substances are reportable as part of the appropriate EPRCA category rather than as individual chemicals.
Providing Comments
Testimony may be presented orally or in writing at the
public hearing on October 25, 2018. Written comments on the proposed regulations will be accepted until 4 p.m. on October, 26, 2018.
Rich Bizzozero, Executive Director TUR Administrative Council,
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900,
Boston, MA 02114.
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Effective this calendar year, each facility that files its toxics use report via eDEP will be sent a paper invoice.
Online payment at the time of submitting the TURA report will no longer be an option.
Payment will be due 30 days after the invoice due date. Late payment will be subject to a $1,000 late fee.
As of this newsletter's send date, most invoices have been issued.
If your facility has not received an invoice or an alternate communication from MassDEP to confirm reported chemical use information, contact Walter Hope, MassDEP at
[email protected].
If your facility would like help with threshold determinations in future reporting years, OTA can provide that service confidentially and at no cost to your facility.
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The Massachusetts Department for Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has made new Source Registration forms available in eDEP.
If you have questions about your facility's source registration, contact Jim Cain (617) 626-1081.
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Chemical Safety and Climate Change Preparedness
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This new (4 minute) video from OTA gives a quick explanation of the need to:
- consider pollution prevention techniques as part of emergency preparedness, and
- engage manufacturing facilities in local and regional climate preparedness planning.
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OTA’s staff of chemists and engineers can provide a second set of eyes for:
- chemical compatibility and storage,
- waste reduction,
- pollution prevention strategies, and
- energy conservation strategies.
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Local fire and health departments and other organizations can refer companies to OTA for technical assistance as needed. To refer a company to OTA, call (617) 626-1080.
OTA is available to meet with Regional or Local Emergency Planning Committees (L/REPC) to share resources and offer assistance. To request that OTA attend a meeting of your L/REPC, contact Tiffany Skogstrom at
[email protected].
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D
oes your facility currently have one type of renewable energy technology, and, are you considering installing a second renewable technology at the same facility?
If so, you may be able to benefit from the Multiple Technologies Blanket Exception recently approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). The purpose of this blanket exception is to streamline the process for approval to obtain net metering credits from more than one net metering facility on a single parcel of land.
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Some of the key conditions required to qualify for the Multiple Technologies Blanket Exception include:
- each net metering facility generates electricity from a specific renewable source that meets the Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for “renewable” (e.g., wind, solar, anaerobic digestion);
- there may be no more than one type of each renewable energy technology per parcel of land (e.g., one wind, one solar, and one anaerobic digester);
- each net metering facility must have a separate meter; and,
- the net metering facilities must be participating in the general net metering program, not the Small Hydro Program (SHP).
Staci Rubin at DPU, (617) 305-3592, is available to answer your questions about the blanket exception application process.
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If you have questions about using renewable energy technologies at your facility, contact John Raschko of OTA at (617) 626-1093.
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The Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology (OTA) and the Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) are conducting a short survey to develop a better understanding of the use of nanomaterials in Massachusetts.
Nanotechnology is a growing and important industry sector in the Commonwealth. This information will be used to better inform and target program resources.
All responses are voluntary and will remain confidential.
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OTA services are free and confidential.
Phone: (617) 626-1060
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Governor
Charles D. Baker Jr.
Lieutenant Governor
Karyn E. Polito
EOEEA Secretary
Matthew A. Beaton
OTA Director
Richard A. Bizzozero
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