#  Environmental Management and Permits 

 



##  Environmental Management and Permits 

 

 

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## Summary

How to manage air emissions, chemicals, hazardous materials, oil, stormwater, wastewater, and waste storage and disposal.

## Who is this for?

- Building and operations management.
- Harvard construction project managers.



 

##  ⚠ Reporting chemical spills 

[Call the Operations Center](/node/46#harvard-emergency-contacts) to notify EHS about urgent environmental incidents and emergencies, including chemical and oil spills.



 

##  Installing and modifying equipment 

[Contact EHS](/contact-us "Contact Us") before you:

- Change existing regulated assets, including ground source heat pumps, oil storage tanks, stormwater treatment devices, and wastewater systems.
- Install or replace fuel-fired equipment or equipment that could impact air quality, including boilers, combined heat and power units, emergency generators, fire pumps, paint spray booths, and parts washers.



 

##  Environmental management at Harvard 

Building and operations management can use EHS guidance and support to help manage:

- Air emissions and clean air regulations.
- Chemicals and hazardous materials, including hazardous building materials.
- Construction-related environmental permits and issues.
- Environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, inspections, and interactions.
- Groundwater, stormwater, and wastewater.
- Oil storage and tank management and spill prevention, control, and countermeasures (SPCC).
- Waste storage and disposal.

 

 



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 [### Chemicals and Hazardous Materials

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 construction 

 [### Construction and Renovation

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 [### Hazardous Building Materials

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 [### Waste Management and Disposal

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##  Related resources 

Find documents and online tools to manage environmental issues and permits.

 

 



  [### Construction and Renovation Design Guidelines

 ](/resource/construction-and-renovation-design-guidelines)EHS design requirements and guidelines for construction and renovation projects



 

 

   [### Construction EHS Exhibit: Air Quality

 ](/resource/construction-ehs-exhibit-air-quality)Construction air quality requirements



 

 

   [### Construction EHS Exhibit: Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures

 ](/resource/construction-ehs-exhibit-spill-prevention-control-and-countermeasures)Construction spill prevention, control, and countermeasures requirements



 

 

   [### Construction EHS Exhibit: Stormwater Management

 ](/resource/construction-ehs-exhibit-stormwater-management)Construction stormwater management requirements



 

 

   [### Construction EHS Exhibit: Wastewater Management

 ](/resource/construction-ehs-exhibit-wastewater-management)Construction wastewater management requirements



 

 

   [### Construction EHS Exhibit: Water Quality

 ](/resource/construction-ehs-exhibit-water-quality)Construction water quality management requirements



 

 

   [### Construction Standard Specification: Environmental Protection

 ](/resource/construction-standard-specification-environmental-protection)Construction Safety Standard Specification (Section 013543) for environmental protection



 

 

   [### Construction Standard Specification: Erosion and Sedimentation Control

 ](/resource/construction-standard-specification-erosion-and-sedimentation-control)Construction Safety Standard Specification (Section 312500) to control erosion and sedimentation



 

 

   [### Construction Standard Specification: Underground Storage Tank Removal and Disposal

 ](/resource/construction-standard-specification-underground-storage-tank-removal-and-disposal)Construction Safety Standard Specification (Section 026500) to remove and dispose of underground storage tanks



 

 

   [### Hazardous Material Surveys and Regulatory Notifications

 ](/resource/hazardous-material-surveys-and-regulatory-notifications)Plan hazardous material surveys and regulatory notifications



 

 

   [### Sink Disposal and Wastewater Discharge Poster

 ](/resource/sink-disposal-and-wastewater-discharge-poster)Printable poster about wastewater discharge and sink disposal requirements



 

 

   [### Soil Management Facilities

 ](/resource/soil-management-facilities)Harvard-approved soil management facilities



 

 

   [### Toolbox Talks

 ](/resource/toolbox-talks)Informal discussion guides about occupational safety topics



 

 

   [### Waste Disposal Facilities

 ](/resource/waste-disposal-facilities)Harvard-approved waste disposal facilities



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  EHS support 

[Contact EHS](/contact-us "Contact Us") for more information about environmental management and permits, including:

- Air emissions sources and emergency generators.
- Annual chemical inventory reporting and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
- EHS environmental compliance, inspection, audit, and sampling programs.
- Geothermal well, stormwater, and wastewater management.
- Oil storage and tank management.
- Permitting and design requirements for water-related management systems, including ground source heat pumps, stormwater, or wastewater pH neutralization systems.
- Release reporting.
- SPCC plans.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Building and Operations Managers ](/audience/building-and-operations-managers)
- [ Construction Project Managers ](/audience/construction-project-managers)
- [ Buildings and Workplaces ](/topic-areas/building-workplace-safety)
- [ Building and Operations Management ](/topic-areas/building-and-operations-management)
- [ Construction and Renovation ](/topic-areas/construction-and-renovation)
- [ Environmental Management and Permits ](/topic-areas/environmental-management-and-permits)