by Allison Brundage | Apr 1, 2021 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
New York State’s new process for large-scale renewables siting and permitting, the Section 94-c process, has finally been issued by the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) and became effective on March 3, 2021. The draft regulations were issued on September 16,...
by Yildiz Gungor | Mar 30, 2021 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Right-To-Know Filing
Was I Supposed to File a Tier II Annual Report for My Facility? The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) Community Right-To-Know Law [Local Law 26 of 1988] requires all NYC businesses and facilities handling and storing hazardous substances...
by Ted Nitza P.E. | Mar 25, 2021 | Drones in Engineering, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Drones have an exceptional ability to get into hard to reach and tight locations easily. Whether it is the rooftop on a water treatment plant or the envelope of an elevated water tank, drones combined with high powered zoom lenses are able to quickly inspect issues...
by Andrew Oskowsky | Mar 23, 2021 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Solid Waste Permitting
The New York City Department of Sanitation (“DSNY” or “Department”) is in the process of establishing new Commercial Waste Zones throughout the City in order to address the increase of truck traffic, harmful environmental impacts, and insufficient attention to public...
by Ashley Mantrana | Mar 18, 2021 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Walden Community News
Allison Brundage is a Staff Engineer at Walden Environmental Engineering. Allison received her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a minor in Environmental Sustainability from the University of Delaware. Her favorite course in college was global...
by Lenny Joutovsky | Mar 16, 2021 | Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing through the notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) to modify the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS). The goal of the modification is...
by Erica Johnston | Mar 11, 2021 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
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...
by BlueConduit | Mar 9, 2021 | Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
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...
by Kerri Ann Wright | Mar 4, 2021 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
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...
by Karen Diemer | Mar 2, 2021 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Solid Waste Permitting
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...