With a new year comes the never-ending requirements for environmental permit submittals, agency notifications, and chemical reporting. Because of these requirements it is always important for a facility to examine upcoming environmental deadlines. This ensures that the facility maintains current knowledge of its environmental obligations and lays the foundation for annual planning to meet those obligations.
The following is a compilation of a wide range of environmental deadlines in 2025 that may assist your facility in preparing to maintain environmental compliance in the upcoming year:
Environmental Deadline |
Deadline |
Stormwater – Georgia |
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| Stormwater Annual Reporting | 1/31/2025 |
| Annual Reports for 2024 | 1/31/2025 (in GEOS) |
| Fourth Quarter of 2024 Stormwater Sampling Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Submittal* | Submitted to NetDMR by February 15, 2025 |
| Annual Comprehensive Site Evaluation | 12/31/2025 |
| Annual Stormwater Training | 12/31/2025 |
Hazardous Waste |
|
| Hazardous Waste Reporting | 3/1/2025 |
| Hazardous Substance Fees Certification | 7/1/2025 |
| Hazardous Waste Fees Certification | 7/1/2025 |
| Small Quantity Generator Re-Notification** | 9/1/2025 |
| Annual Hazardous Waste Training | 12/31/2025 |
| Annual Universal Waste Training | 12/31/2025 |
SARA / Chemical Usage & Storage |
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| Tier II Reporting | 3/1/2025 |
| Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Reporting | 7/1/2025 |
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures |
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| Annual Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Training | 12/31/2025 |
| SPCC Plan Updated | Every 5 years |
Air Quality |
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| 2nd half 2024 Semiannual Reports | 2/28/2025 |
| Emission Inventory | 6/30/2025 |
| 1st half 2025 Semiannual Reports | 8/29/2025 |
| Boiler MACT Compliance Certification | 8/29/2025 |
| Air Emission Fees | 9/1/2025 |
* Note: The Water Quality Standards have been recently updated; therefore, facilities that have been collecting stormwater samples due to impaired receiving waters that were previously classified for Fecal Coliform now must sample for E. Coli.
** Note: This only occurs once every 4 years.
What to do next?
If you find that your facility may need assistance to meet any upcoming environmental deadlines, Conversion Technology, Inc. (CTI) can provide consulting assistance to ensure that all of your issues and questions are addressed. CTI has had over 38 years of experience working with industrial facilities to assist in maintaining environmental compliance. This includes conducting onsite Environmental Audits, preparation of Environmental Plans, completion of Environmental Reporting, and provision of Environmental Training. We will be happy to assist you with whatever consulting services you are in need of.