Publications and Seminars

Joyce A. Rizzo

Publications

Underground Storage Tank Management: A Practical Guide, 5th Edition, ABS Consulting Group, 1998, Editor and Principal Author
Aboveground Storage Tank Management and SPCC Guide, 2nd Edition, ABS Consulting Group, 2001. Editor and Principal Author
Numerous articles and publications on storage tank management, property transfer assessments and the regulatory aspects of environmental management, including:

What are the chief concerns of underground storage tank owners as they head toward the crucial 1998 compliance deadline? (Environment Today Magazine)
Dealing with Two Critical UST Situations: Checking for Tank Leaks and Closing Tanks Economically (Petroleum Marketing Management Magazine)
It’s Not Optional: Inspection and Maintenance of USTs (Environmental Technology Magazine

Presentations

ABS CONSULTING GROUP

Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks: Smart Management and Engineering Applications – Chairperson and Principal Speaker – Two day course Conducted 2 times per year nationally

Regulations and Standards for Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks
Energy Bill 2005
Inventory Reconciliation
SPCC Requirements
Used oil, Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Wastes

SPCC Plans Made Easy (Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures)
Chairperson and Principal Speaker – Two day course conducted 3 times per year nationally
RCRA Regulations
Subtitle I and C Regulatory Programs
Real Estate and Property Transactions
Pricing environmental liabilities and remedial actions
Pennsylvania Environmental Law
Storage Tank Laws and Regulations
New Jersey Environmental Law Compliance
Storage Tank Laws and Regulations
Environmental Assessments of Real Estate: A Practical Approach for Compliance and Self-Protection

AARCHER INSTITUTE

Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks: Compliance for the Future
Chairperson and Principal Speaker – Two day course conducted 3 times per year nationally

Regulations and Standards for Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks
Energy Bill 2005
Inventory Reconciliation
SPCC Requirements
Used oil, Hazardous Substances and Hazardous Wastes

PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS CONFERENCES

SPCC Rule Changes: What EPA Requires in 2009 (Current Version)
Audio conference conducted twice per year
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS: Guidelines to Keep Your Facility USEPA Compliant
Audio conference

EXECUTIVE ENTERPRISES

Environmental Due Diligence
Remedial cost development and estimating for two day program

ASSOCIATION FOR PETROLEUM AND EXPLOSIVES ADMINISTRATION

International Petroleum Seminar, Dunstable, England
The USA Experience – Tank Management and Remediation

ETE – THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY EXPO
Underground or Aboveground Storage Tanks – A Critical Decision

HAZTECH INTERNATIONAL, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Underground or Aboveground Storage Tanks – A Critical Decision

NACE CONFERENCE ON ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Aboveground Storage Tanks – Better Safe Than Sorry

NORTH AMERICAN HAZARDOUS WASTE CONFERENCE
Chairman on Section on Storage Tanks

HAZTECH INTERNATIONAL 90
Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks: The Evolution of Regulation

COLORADO-WYOMING-NEW MEXICO PETROLEUM MARKETERS
9/89 – Colorado Springs, CO and 8/90 – Santa Fe, NM
Federal regulatory programs affecting petroleum marketers

CONVENIENT AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES INSTITUTE- Tucson, AZ
Federal regulatory programs affecting convenient auto service

David J. Piercey

Publications

Underground Storage Tank Management: A Practical Guide, 5th Edition, ABS Consulting Group, 1998, Co-author
Aboveground Storage Tank Management and SPCC Guide, 2nd Edition, ABS Consulting Group, 2001, Contributing Author

Presentations

ABS CONSULTING GROUP

Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks: Smart Management and Engineering Applications
Principal Speaker – Course presented three times a year nationally
- Underground Storage Tanks: Monitoring and Leak Detection; Tank Closure – the Ultimate Risk Reduction Strategy; New Tank Systems Design and Installation; Inspections and Maintenance
- Aboveground Storage Tanks – New Tank Systems Design and Installation, Tank Closure and Inspections and Maintenance
SPCC Plans Made Easy (Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures)
Chairperson and Principal Speaker – Two day course conducted 3 times per year nationally

AARCHER INSTITUTE

Underground and Aboveground Storage Tanks: Compliance for the Future
Principal Speaker – Course presented three times a year nationally
- Underground Storage Tanks: Monitoring and Leak Detection; Tank Closure – the Ultimate Risk Reduction Strategy; New Tank Systems Design and Installation; Inspections and Maintenance
- Aboveground Storage Tanks – New Tank Systems Design and Installation, Tank Closure and Inspections and Maintenance

PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS CONFERENCES

Aboveground Storage Tank Management
Audio conference conducted twice per year

USEPA FOCUS GROUP

USEPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks Focus Group Meeting, August 1999, Chicago, Illinois

Donna Hymes

Publications

Hymes, Donna, and Goldman, Robert, “Working With Environmental Consultants,” Environmental Law In Real Estate and Business Transactions, Volume 3, Chapter 23, Matthew Bender Publication (1994, 1995, 1996)
Hymes, Donna, “What to Look for in an Effective Inspection and Maintenance Program,” Petroleum Equipment & Technology, March 1999, pg. 34.

Presentations

Lecturer, “Aboveground and Underground Storage Tank Permitting,” New Jersey Environmental Permitting Course, ABS Consulting , presented once a year
Lecturer, “Tier II Update: What You Need to Do to Stay Compliant,” Progressive Audio Conferences (2007, 2008)