by Peter Brighton | Apr 19, 2018 | Construction Industry Services, Engineering Services, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Guide to Proper Concrete Installation Avoid Cold-Weather Pours With the onset of springtime and warmer weather comes a dramatic increase in outdoor construction work. Concrete work is widespread in the construction world, whether concrete is used as a platform for...
by Robert Lopinto | Apr 17, 2018 | Engineering Services, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Solid Waste Permitting
NYSDEC Solid Waste Meeting On April 10, 2018 Walden attended the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island (HIA-LI) Environmental/Green Industries Committee Meeting to listen to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) discuss the...
by Nora Brew | Apr 12, 2018 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Stormwater Permitting and Design
The State’s Push for Clean Water Background The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) regulates stormwater discharge from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in the New York metropolitan area and other urban and designated...
by Joe Heaney | Apr 10, 2018 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Tanks and Fuel Management
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans All too often, facilities that store potentially hazardous chemicals are ill-prepared to respond to a leak or spill. In effort to protect the health and safety of site-employees and the environment, a...
by Robert Lopinto | Apr 3, 2018 | Air Quality, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Remedial Design
The Environmental Impact of Dry Cleaners Historically, dry cleaning facilities have been hotbeds for subsurface contamination due to the solvents used in the dry cleaning process. Chlorinated solvents are the chemicals most associated with dry cleaners and their...
by Robert Lopinto | Mar 29, 2018 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Solid Waste Permitting
The DEC releases information on their projected enforcement of new NYS Solid Waste Regulations (Part 360 Rules) On March 1st, 2018, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued an Enforcement Discretion Letter which relaxes certain provisions of...
by Robert Lopinto | Mar 22, 2018 | Construction Industry Services, Engineering Services, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News
Construction Site Safety: Confined Space Entry In the world of engineering and construction, we encounter all types of unknowns during the design process. For example, we may lack knowledge regarding buried utilities, interior details of inaccessible buildings, past...
by Robert Lopinto | Mar 15, 2018 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Solid Waste Permitting
New York State Permitted vs. Registered Solid Waste Facilities Have you been hearing about these new NYSDEC Part 360 changes, and are unsure if you are being affected? Watch this short video of Walden’s Robert LoPinto, P.E. who will explain the basis of who will...
by Robert Lopinto | Mar 1, 2018 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Stormwater Permitting and Design
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) (GP-0-17-004) Effective Until 2023. NYSDEC Releases Long-awaited Stormwater General Permit The most recent version of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity (GP-0-17-004)...
by Kristin Scroope | Feb 27, 2018 | Air Quality, Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Remedial Design
How to Address Soil Vapor Intrusion Discussed in a previous blog (link at the bottom of the page), subsurface contamination can find its way into habitable buildings via minor breaches in a building’s foundation and/or flooring. Source area removal, or direct removal...
