Walden Offers Wetland Delineation Services
Despite the challenges and uncertainty that 2020 brought to many industries and businesses across the country, Walden’s staff members were hard at work developing their skills and furthering their knowledge. Walden is committed to professional development, with...
Public Water Systems Can Save Money: Using Predictive Modeling to Find Lead Service Lines
In Walden’s first guest blog of 2021, BlueConduit, a pioneer in the use technology to help communities identify lead service lines, outlines what predictive modeling is and how they use it help their clients. Replacing lead service lines (LSLs) is a public health and...
Walden works with Harkin Aerial to complete several MS4 studies to find illicit discharges using drones
Walden Environmental Engineering, in partnership with Harkin Aerial, has completed a recent project funded by the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District to improve the waterways of Nassau County through their 2020 grant and assistance programs. In January...
Will NY’s Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law Affect You?
Source: NYSDEC In January 2022, the new Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling law goes into effect. The law, which was passed in 2019, governs how organizations must dispose of or recycle organic (food scraps) waste. To implement the law, NYS Department of...
Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Engineers Week 2021 is in progress
Engineers Week kicked off Sunday, and as you would expect, this year's celebration will be drastically different from previous years due to the pandemic. However, one thing has not changed, the mission to connect students with engineers, tell their stories and...
Attention MS4’s: Plan Ahead for the June 1st Annual Report Deadline
As the new year begins, it’s that time again for municipalities to prepare the NYSDEC Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) annual reports to meet the State’s June 1st deadline! This reporting requirement applies to municipalities covered by NYSDEC’s General...
Using Aerial Thermography to Spot Water Quality Issues, Leaks, and Other Discrepancies
Recent developments in drone thermal imaging have proven to be especially effective at identifying water quality issues. Walden and Harkin have undertaken multiple case studies which show, under proper conditions, that many illicit discharges (sources of potential...
NYSDEC Is Proposing to Amend DAR-1 Policy for Implementing Part 212
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is proposing to revise the guidelines for Part 212 to improve the clarity of its requirements. What do the guidelines implicate? The document issued by NYSDEC outlines the procedures for evaluating...
Top 10 List: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Regulatory Agenda for 2021
Will It Affect You? The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) recently published its 2021 Regulatory Agenda to the State register. Walden has reviewed and summarized the proposed regulatory updates, so you don’t have to. In total, NYSDEC is...
Paused: EPA Lead and Copper Rule Revisions
Source: NuFlow The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published the final regulatory revisions to the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) in the Federal Register, but the new Biden Administration has placed a ‘pause’ on this new rule as they review its content and...