by Ritugandha Chaugule | Mar 22, 2022 | Environmental Consulting, Regulatory Updates
On December 15, 2021, the New York City Council passed an Introduction (2430-A) amending and updating the New York City Fire Code. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) has posted on its website the proposed 2022 New York City Fire Code. The newly-revised code will...
by Louis Goldstein | Mar 15, 2022 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Regulatory Updates
Are you required to report? New York City (NYC) Local Law 84 of 2009 (LL84) enacted requirements to benchmark the energy and water use of city buildings. LL84 applies only to covered buildings, defined by NYC as “… (i) a building that exceeds 50,000 gross square...
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 Ritugandha Chaugule | Mar 1, 2022 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates
Effective February 4, 2022, the U.S. EPA has added the chemical 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to the national Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) list. This is the first time that the EPA has added a chemical to the Clean Air Act (CAA) list under section 112(b)(1) since 1990....
by Darren Ikin | Jan 18, 2022 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Solid Waste Permitting
For all facilities regulated as Solid Waste Management Facilities, the 2021 Annual Report Forms are now available on-line on the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC) website. The report forms are due by March 1, 2022. If you haven’t...
by Darren Ikin | Jan 11, 2022 | Air Quality, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates
For most Long Island homeowners living in flood zones, recent updates to the Federal Flood Insurance Program have dramatically increased flood insurance rates. The revised program has been developed over a number of years, but officially went into effect in October...
