New Ventilation Requirements for Nail Salons in New York State
New York State Governor, Andrew Cuomo, announced a new ventilation standard for all nail salons in the state that will protect employees and customers. This requirement will go into effect October 2016. After The Department of Health reported that there are...
New York State Department of Labor Mold Program Update
New York State Article 32 of Labor Law went into effect on January 1, 2016, setting minimum work standards for mold projects and requiring mold assessment, remediation and abatement specialists to be licensed. No controls existed prior to Article 32, so some...
Proposed NYS DEC Solid Waste Facility Regulations to Affect Transfer Stations
The NYS DEC has proposed a major revision of the Part 360 Solid Waste Regulations. These rules will affect all Transfer Stations. Information about the proposed regulations, the text of the proposal, and a summary of the rules can be found on the DEC web site at:...
MS4 Annual Reporting due June 1st
Stormwater discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in the New York metropolitan area and other urban and designated areas in the State are regulated by the NYSDEC. The MS4 Program was established to improve stormwater management practices and...
Car Wash Activity Regulations – Part 2
As discussed in Walden’s previous blog, there are multiple regulations that all auto dealerships, auto body shops, car washes, and any other business in New York State that performs any form of washing/cleaning of vehicles on-site are regulated by. Currently, Suffolk...
Car Wash Activity Regulations
Car Wash Activity Regulations– Part 1 It is critical for business owners and managers to be aware of all the regulations around car preparation work and car washing activities. Car dealerships, auto body shops, car washes, and any other business that performs any...
Is Your Facility’s Equipment in Compliance with Both NYS and NYC Regulations?
Don’t find out the hard way! New York City Air Pollution Control Code Sections 24-120 and 24-122 require that equipment causing air contaminant emissions (including all fossil fuel burning equipment) must obtain either Registration and/or Certificate of Operations...
Important: Changes Made to NY State Air Emission Regulations
How will this affect you? Walden would like to alert our clients that proposed changes to 6NYCRR Part 212 air emission regulations have been adopted. Facilities with existing permits will have to comply with the new rules when modification or renewal applications...
Diesel Fuel Makes a Dangerous Solvent!
Don’t let a dirty job become a dangerous one. A number of municipalities have adopted the practice of using diesel fuel as a solvent for cleaning asphalt off both trucks and equipment. This is a risky practice that is in violation of DEC regulations. Due to diesel’s...
“Help! My Right-to-Know Filing is Late!”
So March 1 has come and gone, and it’s now official: you’re Right-to-Know filing is late. (...got snowed in...dog ate my calendar...temporary memory loss...) While this isn't an ideal situation, you’re probably in good company. And one thing you can be sure of: It’s...