IDEM for Businesses
If you’re a business or small community, IDEM's Office of Compliance and Technical Assistance (CTAP) is here to provide you with technical and compliance assistance on environmental regulations. If you don’t know where to start, contact our CTAP program for education about existing and new regulations.
Small businesses and communities might also be interested in learning about Indiana's Self-Disclosure and Environmental Audit Policy . Potential penalties can be reduced or totally eliminated through your voluntary efforts to discover, disclose, correct and prevent violations.
- Environmental Review Letter
Obtaining the IDEM Environmental Review Letter Required For Publicly Funded Grant, Loan, or Other Financing Programs
- Proposed Roadway Construction Projects Letter
IDEM has streamlined the roadway early coordination review process, eliminating the need for roadway construction project managers to contact IDEM by U.S. mail with request letters and extensive project descriptions.
- Community Right to Know - Instructs businesses on how to report stored hazardous chemicals
- IDEM's Office of Compliance and Technical Assistance (CTAP) - CTAP focuses on early education and outreach efforts to businesses and small communities to make them aware of new and existing regulations. CTAP provides compliance assistance as well as pollution prevention opportunities to get small businesses out of the regulatory loop or into less burdensome regulatory processes. CTAP also provides phone assistance and on-site assistance.
- Indiana's Self-Disclosure and Environmental Audit Policy [pdf] - IDEM’s Audit Policy enhances protection of human health and the environment by encouraging Indiana’s regulated entities, including small businesses, to voluntarily discover, disclose, correct and prevent violations of federal and state environmental requirements. This policy gives IDEM the discretion to reduce or eliminate your penalty if certain conditions are met.
- IDEM Permit Guide - This plain English guide can help you identify environmentally related permits or approvals that you must obtain or requirements that may apply to your new business or expansion projects.
- Rules and Regulations - Search for and view the latest State and Federal environmental regulations, find out what regulations are in the works, when and where board meetings will occur and get the latest drafts of proposed rules.
- Public File Rooms and Records -You are welcome to view IDEM's public files. Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays.
- ISO 14000 - View latest information on this popular environmental management system and see a list of Indiana certified companies.
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