Reminder: Make Sure Your Community Right To Know Filing is On Time
The Community Right-To-Know (RTK) Program requires businesses in New York City to document and report their quantities of potentially hazardous materials to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Every year, owners or operators from any...
Year End Regulatory Updates Part 2
Mold Program Update On January 1, 2016 New York State Article 32 of Labor Law went into effect. Before Article 32, there were no controls on contractors performing mold-related services. Some contractors were therefore able to take advantage of their customers by...
The Importance of Building Permits
Imagine it was a foggy morning, and Engine Company 42 was on its way to a one-alarm fire at a warehouse. On the way to the warehouse, the senior Firefighter (FF) checked his online Department Database to get information about the facility, which he passed on to all...
How to Use ENVIROFACTS: The US EPA One-Stop Source for Environmental Information
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains multiple databases that contain information regarding the compliance of facilities to environmental regulations. Even though anyone with a computer can search these databases to identify the compliance status of...
Innovative Closure of Residual Waste Lagoon Restores Site and Establishes Natural Habitat
Walden has prepared a Final Certification Report to document the lagoon closure activities performed at a mid-Atlantic paper mill. From 1937 to 1992, the paper mill discharged wastewater with a high total dissolved solids content into an unlined surface impoundment...
PFOS/PFOA and the Stewart Air National Guard Base: What You Should Know
On August 12th, 2016, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) listed the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County as a Class 2A State Superfund site. The Superfund listing was triggered by the State’s determination that Stewart Air...
PFOA and PFOS are in Drinking Water – What Should I Know?
Since the recent discovery of high concentration levels in the Hoosick Fall’s water wells and with Gabreski Air National Guard Base being declared a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) State Superfund Site, PFOA and PFOS and their effect...
Regulatory Update: DSNY will now Regulate Recycling Processing Facilities in NYC
On September 23, 2016, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) adopted rules governing new registration requirements for recycling processing facilities in NYC. As a result, the DSNY will now regulate recycling processing facilities located in New York...
Regulatory Update: US DOT proposes changes to 49 CFR 107 – 181, the Hazardous Materials Regulations
Regulatory Update: US DOT proposes changes to 49 CFR 107 – 181, the Hazardous Materials Regulations
Regulatory Update: How Will Amendments to NYC Brownfield Cleanup Program Laws Affect You?
Effective August 12, 2016 are two new definitions for “underutilized” and “affordable housing project”, as they relate to 6 NYCRR Subpart 375-3 of the Brownfield Cleanup (BCP) program. This is a result of formally proposed revisions to remain in compliance with Part...