About AQCS
"As the vehicle pollution standards continue to escalate and become progressively more complicated, your great knowledge backing the City of National City has been a boon to the Public Works department. We are now one of the country’s compliance leaders thanks to your guidance. I look forward to a continued business relationship with you as the City of National City continues to 'aim to comply.'"
~David Pease, Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
City of National City
In operation since 2002, AQCS Environmental is owned and operated by Scott Storms, a former regulatory inspector and scientific research technician. Employing a highly structured approach to environmental management, AQCS works efficiently with companies of all sizes to successfully reduce their violations and fines from local agencies.
AQCS Clients at a Glance:
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AQCS Client Projects
The City of Oceanside
The Department of Public Works operates numerous facilities with processes and equipment that require environmental permitting. The current municipal organizational structure delegates responsibility of permit compliance to the person responsible for the facility. This led to a poorly organized approach to environmental management.
AQCS Environmental currently oversees all of these permitted items to ensure compliance. This project’s scope of work is subject to change, but currently includes:
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The San Diego VA Hospital
The San Diego VA Hospital operates four large emergency generators and has 40,000 gallons of underground diesel storage.
AQCS Environmental provides compliance management for:
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Shell Oil
Local Shell Oil corporate retail establishments developed a long-term pattern of non-compliance with state air regulations that resulted in a Violation Settlement Agreement with the local air pollution control district. This settlement had numerous punitive clauses that were enforced vigorously, leading to typical annual fines in excess of $250,000/year.
AQCS Environmental was retained to:
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In the first year of this project, the client was released from the Violation Settlement Agreement and compliance improved by 75% saving Shell $186,000.
New West Petroleum
New West Petroleum, a small chain of Exxon branded retail gasoline dispensing facilities in San Diego County, entered into a Violation Settlement Agreement with the local air pollution control district.
AQCS Environmental was hired to:
- Provide training
- Auditing services
- Performance analysis
Our services led to the eventual release of the client from the Violation Settlement Agreement.
Additional clients Receiving similar services
The City of San Marcos- Scripps Hospitals
- The City of La Mesa
- Cloud 9 Shuttle
- Golden Acorn Travel Center
- San Diego Natural History Museum
- Vallecitos Water District