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)