Environmental Compliance

The Environmental Compliance Section serves as a liaison to the various campus departments and the regulatory community. The section is responsible for ensuring that campus operations comply with various federal, state, and local regulations from regulatory agencies that include US and IL Environmental Protection Agencies, Illinois Department of Public Health, Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal and the City of Carbondale. Compliance areas include air pollution control, storage tanks, soil and groundwater contamination, drinking water, wastewater, asbestos abatement, etc. Other responsibilities include preparing permit applications, monitoring emerging regulations with an impact on campus operations, identifying environmental compliance requirements for specific activities.

This section is comprised of