If your company, agency, or legal staff is interested in ETA's consulting support and services, please contact Mike Lunsford or
Jody Monk at (919) 878-3188.
Mike and Jody can also be
reached via e-mail at m.lunsford@eta-is-opacity.com
and j.monk@eta-is-opacity.com.

Eastern Technical Associates, Inc. is recognized internationally as the authority in opacity consulting. Our experience and extensive knowledge of the industry allows ETA to provide a broad scope of services to satisfy our clients' opacity needs. ETA has been contracted in more than 60 opacity litigations, providing valuable assistance to attorneys working for the US Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, state governments as well as industry in the following areas:

• Opacity litigation support
• Visible Emission Observation form audits

A properly evaluated VEO form can save thousands of dollars in unnecessary litigation costs. ETA's cost-effective evaluation methods ensure that our regulatory and industrial clients receive complete evaluations at a moderate cost.

A comprehensive audit of a visible emission observation form (VEO) can detect critical errors in observation, measurement, and data recording. Such errors can invalidate a VEO form. This information is vital to regulatory and industrial observers. It ensures the accurate and legal application of EPA methods in addition to helping VE observers improve their ability to successfully and accurately complete VEO forms. ETA acts as an audit laboratory by evaluating these VEO forms.

VEO forms are audited by a standard procedure designed by ETA. The process includes review by skilled visible emissions auditors with extensive field experience followed by a senior staff summary review. Final report formats range from informal to high-quality technical documents. Each report is tailored to the specific needs of the client.

• Visible emission site plans and audits
• Visible emission observations
• Visible emission certification program audits
• Condensing plume simulation studies
• Pilot scale emission modeling service
• BEN modeling support


Training Services

ETA has an extensive Visible Emissions Training and Certification schedule offered to the public in conjunction with state and local air pollution control agencies throughout the United States. We also provide private training programs that can be tailored to your needs and schedule. These are often held on-site at your facility, which be cost effective by reducing travel expenses and down time.

Many clients desire an advanced classroom session designed to inform beyond the scope of the standard Visible Emissions Certification lecture. ETA's experienced staff can provide this high level of service which has been proven to be beneficial to many regulatory agencies as well as lawyers and those involved in litigation. Our advanced sessions can be focused to meet the needs of a particular industry or those involved in the enforcement of opacity regulations.


Site Plans and Audits

Have a professional come to your facility and set up a site plan. This is a definitive way to make sure your company is correctly following the procedures set forth in EPA Reference Method 9. We will audit your existing procedures and make the appropriate recommendations or we'll start from scratch and develop a plan your observers will be able to follow with confidence. ETA's site plans and audits help you determine:

• Operating permit requirements
• Documentation requirements
• Reporting requirements
• Correct observation positions for all sources
• Correct observation points for all sources