SERVICES

"EACH OF OUR CLIENTS IS UNIQUE. THEY ARE INDUSTRY LEADERS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

WE HELP THEM LEAD EFFICIENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY."

-NAQS TEAM

NAQS-ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS specialize in providing consulting services on matters related to federal, state, and local air, water, and waste related regulations. Our indepth understanding of the federal, state, and local regulations, regulatory processes, and agencies allows us to assist you with all your air and water quality regulatory needs. We partner with clients on a wide variety of projects and complete them in the most effective and timely fashion. We help build credibility of your projects and create top notch products for the regulatory agencies, legal and operational guidance, and media use.

Location

301 S 9th Street

Suite 200

Lincoln, NE 68508

Directions: We are located on 9th and N streets in downtown Lincoln.

Parking meters are around the block on 9th and M streets.

PERMITTING

COMPLIANCE

STRATEGIC PLANNING

LITIGATION SUPPORT

TRAINING WORKSHOPS

GREENHOUSE GAS

POLLUTION PREVENTION

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

AIR QUALITY SERVICES

PERMITTING

NAQS specializes in innovative, flexible, cost-effective and common sense permitting solutions for construction permits, permit-by-rule, operating permits, low emitters, general permits, and no permit required determinations.

APPLICATIONS

The hallmark of a successful permitting project is a well-prepared permit application. Improperly completed permit applications hinder regulatory agencies in processing and issuing permits and delay your progress. The right pieces of information about the applicable regulatory requirements and the pertinent industrial processes must be included in the permit applications to avoid this delay. NAQS is intimately familiar with the requirements of the permitting process and will prepare a detailed and accurate permit application. NAQS can prepare and/or review all types of permit applications. By having NAQS prepare your application and represent you, you will be ensuring quick processing of your permit.

STRATEGIES

It is imperative to develop an effective permitting strategy for any permitting project. An effective permitting strategy ensures regulatory certainty and maximum operational flexibility to the facilities while providing compliance assurance to the regulators. Utilize the vast experience of NAQS to develop one for your permitting project.

DRAFT PERMITS

Many regulatory agencies allow industries to draft their own permits and supporting documents, while still retaining the ultimate final regulatory authority. This allows the regulatory agencies to utilize the facilities' expertise and allows the facilities to utilize industry resources and experience in drafting their permit documents. NAQS will use its critical thinking abilities and keen regulatory sense, coupled with your needs, to draft accurate permit documents.

REGULATORY AGENCIES

NAQS will provide all the permitting services to regulatory agencies. NAQS staff has in-depth experience gained while working for and with regulatory agencies. Regulatory experience, coupled with the industrial experience, uniquely qualifies NAQS to provide top-notch services to the regulatory agencies in managing work load.

TRAINING

NAQS will provide on and off-site training to your staff regarding various air quality regulations to familiarize or enhance their understanding of the regulatory requirements. By NAQS staff visiting your location, you can save on costs associated with travel and can train multiple staff members.

EXPERT TESTIMONY

NAQS certainly hopes that you do not end up in situations where you have to get involved with the legal system to resolve your compliance issues. However, sometimes the unfortunate cannot be avoided. NAQS can assist clients by making this process friendly and easier to go through and provide expert witness testimony. Just like it is important for facilities to use services of a consulting firm like NAQS that understands the ins-and-outs of the complex air quality regulations, it is also imperative that they use a legal firm that understands and has worked effectively with the air quality regulations. NAQS will also assist you by finding and coordinating with legal firms that specialize in federal, state, and local air quality regulations and help develop beneficial multifaceted partnerships for you.

AIR QUALITY SERVICES

COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE

Air quality regulations are the most complex environmental regulations. NAQS will assist you to comply with all air quality regulations and various permit requirements. NAQS will develop tools and management systems to make compliance easier for you. If you have received communication from a regulatory agency regarding your compliance status, contact NAQS immediately to ensure successful resolution of possible compliance issues - simple or complex.

REGULATORY ANALYSIS

NAQS will determine the applicability of various federal, state, and local air quality regulations to your processes. NAQS will assist you in interpreting those regulations and wil help formulate a compliance strategy specific to your circumstances. NAQS will develop an effective compliance strategy by pointing out the least burdensome alternatives. This will provide maximum operational flexibility while achieving and maintaining compliance.

EMISSIONS INVENTORIES

NAQS will prepare accurate annual emission inventories and ensure accurate and timely reporting. NAQS' vast knowledge of the regulations will also ensure elimination of unnecessary information, which most often gets reported by industries hence streamlining the process. This reduces the regulatory burden on the industries and ensures time-savings for the regulatory agencies.

DEVIATIONS REPORTS

Semi-Annual deviations reports are required to be submitted by the industries to the State to report deviations from permit conditions. In these reports, industries have to describe the monitoring methods being used to comply with the permit requirements. They also have to identify the cause of the deviations and what corrective actions were taken to remedy the deviations. NAQS will prepare accurate semi-annual deviations reports, meeting all applicable regulatory requirements.

RULES (NSPS, PSD, MACT ...)

New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) New Source Review (NSR)/Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS)/Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT)

COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MONITORING (CAM) ETC.

NAQS will guide you effectively in your journey through NSPS, NSR/PSD, NESHAPS/MACT, CAM, etc., i.e. through the maze of these acronyms! Generally, these regulations apply to new as well as existing industries. Certain changes made to the processes or plants can trigger these requirements and result in extremely expensive, and at times, cost-prohibitive compliance requirements. Contact NAQS to help you deal with the myriad of federal, state, and local air quality regulations that can impact you.

WATER QUALITY SERVICES

PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE

At NAQS, we apply creative and value-based approaches to every project. NAQS-Environmental xperts save you money and time by applying solutions that balance practicality, regulatory requirements, and cost-effectiveness

APPLICATIONS

Prepare various types of permit applications accurately and strategically ensuring that your permit is effective and is processed efficiently

PERMIT REVIEWS

Evaluate draft and active permits eliminating overly burdensome requirements and stringent limits (beyond what is required by the regulations) minimizing operational hurdles or waste of resources.

STORM WATER PLANS

Plan Development Prepare plans that meet the regulatory requirements and works for your business

EMERGENCY PLANNING SERVICES

SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLANS AND FACILITY RESPONSE PLANS

Plan Development Prepare practical plans that meet the regulatory requirements

Plan Review Review your existing plan to assure compliance with state and federal requirements and eliminate unnecessary/duplicative actions

AUDITS

Prepare for regulatory inspections; reassure your compliance status; create invaluable compliance documents, templates, procedures, and tools

Discharge Monitoring Reports Effectively generate compliance reports

Litigation Support Provide vast regulatory and technical knowledge and expertise

TRAINING

Educate your staff and management on the plan requirements, methods for demonstrating compliance, and the overarching state and federal regulations

WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

Our approach to problem solving, devising strategy, and negotiations with stakeholders is based on the needs of our clients and their communities.

We help our clients pave the way to better business practices that not only cuts construction and operational costs significantly to increase profits but also helps them build strong local economies and creates better environment for the future.

AIR

WATER

WASTE