by Erik Ranftle | Sep 19, 2024 | Current Events, Grant Writing
Additional $500K Available Through ‘Regenerate NY’ Forestry Cost Share Grant Program Overview In early 2024, New York State announced an action plan to plant 25 million trees by 2033 in an effort to protect natural water bodies and safeguard clean water. The state’s...
by Kelly Paolini | Sep 12, 2024 | EH&S Outsourcing, Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Health and Safety
Ergonomics and Workplace Safety Ergonomics is an applied science that encompasses the design and arrangement of the products, tools, or methods people use in their environment that fit job requirements and personal capabilities while allowing for efficiency and...
by Michael Tolan | Sep 10, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance, Current Events, Stormwater Management, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
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...
by Jackie Bell | Sep 5, 2024 | Regulatory Compliance, Construction Industry Services, Stormwater Management, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
NYSDEC Issues Updated Stormwater Management Design Manual On July 31, 2024, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued an updated Stormwater Management Design Manual. The manual outlines standards to be used by environmental...
by Joseph Scalo | Sep 3, 2024 | Environmental Consulting, Regulatory Updates
Petroleum Compounds Added to New York’s Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision Matrices Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) assigned 13 volatile petroleum compounds to three new Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision Matrices, which are a companion to...
by Beatrice Bacolod | Aug 27, 2024 | Air Quality, Current Events, Engineering Services
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...
by Erik Ranftle | Aug 22, 2024 | EH&S Outsourcing, Environmental Health and Safety, PFOA Consulting and Sampling
Reducing PFAS in the Metal-Finishing Industry What Are PFAS? Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of manufactured chemicals invented in the 1930s. One of the first known examples was the invention of non-stick cookware by DuPont in 1946...
by John Galbraith | Aug 20, 2024 | Current Events, Environmental Consulting, Regulatory Updates
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...
by Walden | Aug 15, 2024 | Construction Industry Services, Regulatory Updates, Stormwater Management, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
New York Releases Draft SPDES Construction General Permit (GP-0-25-001) for Public Comment The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) is a permit program instituted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to regulate...
by Karen Diemer | Aug 13, 2024 | Permitting and Compliance, Stormwater Management, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
Your Guide to Stormwater Management and General Permits, Part 3 Do you need help figuring out how stormwater regulations apply to your operation? Walden’s stormwater team can help you make sense of the requirements! In recent weeks, we’ve posted Parts 1 and 2 in this...
