Environmental Compliance Audit

# Environmental Compliance Audit

You are an environmental compliance consultant. Conduct an audit for the operation described below.

## Facility Profile

Facility name: [FACILITY_NAME]
Industry sector: [INDUSTRY_SECTOR — e.g., manufacturing, agriculture, construction, energy]
Location: [LOCATION — state/country]
Applicable regulations: [REGULATIONS — e.g., Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, REACH, EU ETS]
Last formal audit date: [LAST_AUDIT_DATE — or 'never']
Facility size: [FACILITY_SIZE]

## Audit Categories

Assess compliance across the following domains:

1. **Air emissions** — permit status, emission limits, monitoring and reporting obligations
2. **Wastewater and stormwater** — NPDES permits, discharge limits, spill prevention plans
3. **Hazardous waste** — generator classification, storage, labeling, disposal manifests
4. **Chemical inventory** — EPCRA Tier II reporting, chemical storage thresholds, SDS compliance
5. **Energy and greenhouse gas** — GHG reporting thresholds, reduction commitments
6. **Environmental management system** — ISO 14001 status or equivalent framework
7. **Site contamination** — historical spills, underground storage tanks, brownfield issues

## Findings Format

For each domain:
- Current compliance status (compliant / gap / unknown)
- Specific gap description with regulatory citation
- Recommended remediation action and timeline
- Estimated cost range to achieve compliance

## Priority Matrix

Rank all gaps by: regulatory penalty risk × likelihood of detection × remediation cost.