Aerial view of industrial refinery at dawn with clean steam rising against pale sky

Zero
Violations.
Zero
Surprises.

Environmental compliance strategy for facilities that can't afford a finding.

$180M+
Penalties Avoided
100%
Audit Pass Rate
340+
Facilities Served
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Every industry.
Every regulation.

Named clients. Quantified outcomes. The kind of track record that holds up under cross-examination.

Petroleum refinery towers at dusk with flare stacks
Petroleum Refining
"ComplianceGuard had our Title V air permit renewed in 14 days. The EPA inspector left without opening a single file."

Facing a Title V air permit renewal during an unannounced Region VI inspection, ComplianceGuard assembled a complete 847-page compliance dossier in 72 hours. The inspector found zero deficiencies. Permit renewed without condition.

14 days
Permit renewed
0
Deficiencies found
$2.3M
Penalty exposure avoided
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Midland Basin Refining, LLC
Odessa, TX
$180M+
in regulatory penalties avoided for clients since 2008
ComplianceGuard · Founded 2008 · 18 years of federal regulatory practice

Proactive, not reactive. We review permit conditions 18 months before expiration — not 18 days before the deadline.

Chemical plant processing towers with steam against blue sky
Specialty Chemicals
"When the RCRA inspector arrived with 90 days of manifest records to review, our binder was already tabbed."

A multi-site RCRA compliance audit across six Louisiana facilities had accumulated 14 open corrective action items. ComplianceGuard closed all 14 within 60 days, implemented a digital manifest tracking system, and achieved a 100% audit pass rate across all six sites in the subsequent state inspection.

14 of 14
Open CAIs closed
100%
Audit pass rate
6
Sites covered
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Hartwell Chemical Partners
Baton Rouge, LA
Food processing facility with stainless steel equipment
Food & Beverage Processing
"Our wastewater BOD exceedance was a $400K fine waiting to happen. ComplianceGuard turned it into a permit amendment."

Seasonal production spikes pushed effluent BOD levels 38% above permit limits. Instead of accepting a consent order, ComplianceGuard negotiated a permit variance with the South Dakota DENR, implemented a pre-treatment protocol, and secured a revised limit that matched actual operational capacity — avoiding $400,000 in proposed penalties.

$400K
Penalty avoided
Secured
Permit variance
41%
BOD reduction
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Prairie Valley Foods, Inc.
Sioux Falls, SD
340+
industrial facilities guided through successful audits
ComplianceGuard · Founded 2008 · 18 years of federal regulatory practice

Proactive, not reactive. Every facility gets a dedicated compliance calendar with 90-day, 30-day, and 7-day action triggers.

Water treatment facility with large circular clarifier tanks
Municipal Utilities
"Three consecutive NOVs had put our operating license at risk. ComplianceGuard rebuilt our entire compliance program in 90 days."

Three consecutive Notices of Violation for phosphorus exceedances had triggered an enforcement conference with Ohio EPA. ComplianceGuard developed a comprehensive compliance schedule, negotiated a consent order with reduced penalties, and implemented a real-time discharge monitoring system. Zero violations in the 18 months following.

68%
Penalty reduction
0
Post-program NOVs
90 days
Compliance schedule
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Clearwater Regional Utility Authority
Columbus, OH

The compliance review
that ends 2 a.m. worry.

01

Regulatory Inventory

We begin where most consultants stop — with a full-spectrum regulatory inventory that maps every applicable federal, state, and local requirement against your actual operational footprint. Not a checklist. A living document that identifies gaps before an inspector does.

40,000+
pages of federal regulation mapped
02

Permit Gap Analysis

Your operating permits are compared line-by-line against current emissions data, discharge records, and waste manifests. Any exceedance — actual or projected — is flagged with a remediation pathway before it becomes a reportable event. This is where $2.3M findings become $0 findings.

94%
of clients had at least one undetected gap
03

Compliance Action Plan

Every finding generates a dated, assigned action item. Not a memo. A tracked obligation with a responsible party, a deadline, and a verification step. EHS directors at multi-facility operations see every site in a single dashboard. Plant managers see only what is theirs.

72 hrs
average time to first action plan delivery
04

Audit Representation

When the inspector's truck pulls into the lot, ComplianceGuard is already there. Our regulatory attorneys and former EPA enforcement staff stand beside your team, manage document requests, and ensure that every interaction with the agency is on the record and on your terms.

100%
audit pass rate — 18 consecutive years

"The difference between a notice of violation and a clean audit is usually 90 days of preparation. We provide the preparation."

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Every regulation,
every sector.

From Title V air permits to RCRA manifests — we've seen every regulation from every angle, in every region of the country.

Petroleum refinery with tall processing columns at dusk
Petroleum Refining
Title V Air PermitsSPCC PlansRCRA Hazardous Waste
Covered
Chemical manufacturing plant with processing equipment
Chemical Manufacturing
EPCRA ReportingRCRA Part B PermitsAir Toxics (NESHAP)
Covered
Food processing facility production floor
Food & Beverage Processing
NPDES WastewaterStormwater SWPPPAir Emissions Inventory
Covered
Municipal water treatment facility with circular clarifier tanks
Municipal & Water Utilities
NPDES PermitsBiosolids ManagementDrinking Water (SDWA)
Covered
Large distribution center and logistics warehouse aerial view
Distribution & Logistics
Stormwater SWPPPUST ComplianceSpill Prevention
Covered
Power generation plant with cooling towers and transmission lines
Power Generation
MATS / EGU NESHAPCoal Combustion ResidualsGHG Reporting (Part 98)
Covered
$180M+
Penalties Avoided
340+
Facilities Served
100%
Audit Pass Rate
18 yrs
Federal Practice

The inspector doesn't
call ahead.

A 60-minute compliance review identifies every open permit condition, every approaching deadline, and every regulatory gap in your current program — before anyone else does.

No obligation
Results within 5 business days
Former EPA enforcement staff
Attorney-client privilege available
"Compliance isn't a checkbox. It's the difference between a facility that operates and one that doesn't."
— ComplianceGuard Founding Principle
ComplianceGuard
Environmental compliance consultancy
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