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What can one construction site do to manage runoff and still remain profitable? Aren’t all of these regulations out there to cost me money, not make my company money? There are so many different environmental regulations out there. How do you know what to do (and what not to do)?
I’m sure many of you have tried to answer these questions on your projects. There is help!
The first step is to demystify the numerous environmental regulations that affect construction projects throughout the United States. In addition, if you determine a risk assessment process on each of your projects, you are more likely to run an environmentally profitable and compliant project.
This approach may be different from what you have experienced to date, but it will show you how you and your construction firm or project can remain compliant and make a profit!
Yes, it is indeed possible—and actually quite easy. When you integrate the right steps for environmental compliance into your daily construction operations, you (and your company) can make a higher profit. A resource that can help you is “Straight Talk: Strategies for Environmental Compliance.” This recently released book provides a series of concrete, realistic steps that will make environmental compliance profitable for your next project. These plain, functional steps and the decisions surrounding them are simple, realistic, and easy to communicate.
Project managers can’t control precipitation and regulatory inspections, but at least you can control your project risk by increasing your compliance knowledge. If you have issues or concerns with your specific project, WSB’s team of construction site environmental compliance specialists is ready to assist.
It may be worthwhile for you to study the design issues that can set projects up for failure. "Straight Talk" illuminates important lessons and mistakes to avoid when assessing a site for environmental compliance and determining what practices will best manage compliance. Finally, you will learn what to do when unforeseen circumstances occur. You will be able to plan ahead for extreme situations and know what types of language to include for rapid response procedures.
Although not intended for academic purposes, “Straight Talk” speaks to the strategies and processes of compliance. The focus of the book—and WSB—is on techniques, not specific practice installation or performance standards. “Straight Talk” also shares common misconceptions, techniques that expose sites to the highest level of risk, and the common-sense strategies for compliance that many sites do not take full advantage of.
The goal of any partnership is to help the site manager make sure their project is not fined. The key concept remains: plain, construction-focused language that helps the reader to make informed decisions for environmental compliance.
Jennifer Hildebrand possesses extensive site inspection and stormwater compliance experience. She works for WSB & Associates, Inc. (www.wsbeng.com). This article first appeared on WSB’s “Grad Pad” blog, www.thegridpad.com, and is reprinted here by permission.
