Quarterly Stormwater Monitoring Deadline Approaching
School is back in session, and we already have some homework due. The cutoff date for quarterly stormwater visual monitoring for Q3 is September 30. With limited rain events on the horizon, these last few weeks are crucial to get monitoring completed before Q4 kicks...
Understanding Air Quality Advisories
After a brief period of unseasonably dry weather and below-average temperatures this month, less pleasant conditions have returned for the last week of August. While many may be focused on the elevated temperatures and higher humidity levels predicted in local weather...
NYSDEC Releases CP-51 Policy Revisions; Public Comments Accepted Until September 26
6 NYCRR Part 375 and Soil Cleanup Objectives The 6 NYCRR Part 375 regulations, titled “Environmental Remediation Programs,” are administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Environmental Remediation (DER) as the state’s...
Using DEC’s Harmful Algal Bloom Reporting System
Algae is an aquatic, photosynthetic organism that ranges in size from single-celled microalgae to large seaweeds. An algal bloom is a swift increase in the prevalence of algae in a body of water. In most cases, algae and algal blooms occur naturally, and are not...
Connecticut’s Newest Underground Storage Tank Proposal
At the time of conception of underground storage tanks (USTs), inventory losses were the lone inspiration for tank regulation. The year 1984 marked a shift in focus from financial losses to environmental and health protection; the Subtitle I RCRA amendments developed...
Part 361-5 Construction and Demolition Processing Facilities Marketing F4 and F5 Materials as per Part 360.13 Restrictions
On July 22, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) promulgated the new Part 360 series. While there are several major operating changes, there are even more significant and major changes to the marketing of the product materials....
More Funding Available for Zero-Emission Vehicles in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is currently accepting applications for the latest round of the Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Rebate Program. There is $750,000 available for qualifying municipalities wishing to purchase or...
NY Consolidated Funding Application Highlights: DOS and OPRHP Programs
Round XIV of New York State’s Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) is currently open, and applications are being accepted until Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 4 p.m. Earlier this week we highlighted three grant programs being offered by the New York State Department of...
NY Consolidated Funding Application Highlights: DEC Programs
The deadline to submit grant applications through New York State’s Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) is July 31, 2024 at 4 p.m. Read Walden’s recent announcement about the opening of the CFA for more information about the funding and the award process in general....
OSHA’s Updated HCS (HAZCOM) Standard: What Do You Need to Know?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the United States Department of Labor first published the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS or HAZCOM Standard) [29 CFR 1910.1200] in 1983, which required those who produce or import chemicals to assess the...