by Brennetta Thames | Mar 3, 2022 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Regulatory Updates, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) rules are currently in the modification process. The SPDES General Permit was originally issued in April 2015; this is...
by Brennetta Thames | Feb 10, 2022 | Brownfield Developments, Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Permitting and Compliance, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
In an effort to create a more uniform standard for New York’s Environmental Remediation Programs, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) signals the inception of new regulations based on recent research findings on contaminants of concern...
by Brennetta Thames | Aug 5, 2021 | Water Quality
Water is an important resource that we all have a responsibility to protect. In general, pollution from cesspools and failed septic systems can damage well water and surface waters that we rely on for drinking water. The typical pollutants in household wastewater are...
by Brennetta Thames | Jul 1, 2021 | Construction Industry Services, Recycling, Regulatory Updates
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is proposing a new amendment to rules to tighten up on trash and recycling being left on curbsides and sidewalks stating that “mountains” of bags have been attracting rats and impacting quality of life in the...
by Brennetta Thames | Oct 20, 2020 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
If you live in or own a facility in an area that is not served by sanitary sewers, your wastewater is likely discharged to a septic system on your property. Sewer systems carry sanitary wastewater away from your property to a municipal or private wastewater...
