by Robert Lopinto | Mar 7, 2017 | Current Events, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Tanks and Fuel Management
Do you store gasoline or diesel at your work site? Nassau County has changed the governing agency for gasoline and diesel underground and aboveground storage tanks. Previously, anyone who wanted to install a petroleum bulk storage (PBS) underground storage tank (UST)...
by Joe Heaney | Feb 28, 2017 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Remedial Design, Site Planning and Development
Are you considering growing your business? Do you need to expand your space in order to support this growth? Businesses frequently struggle with deciding when, and how, to grow. When they need to expand their physical space, the decision is even more difficult – How...
by Nora Brew | Feb 21, 2017 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Remedial Design, Stormwater Permitting and Design
20:00, October 29, 2012: The eighteenth named storm of the year, Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the coastline of southern New Jersey. This shift left Long Island and the New York metropolitan area directly in the path of the stronger, eastern side of the Category 2,...
by Kristin Scroope | Feb 16, 2017 | Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Right-To-Know Filing
The Community Right-To-Know (RTK) Program requires businesses in New York City to document and report their quantities of potentially hazardous materials to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Every year, owners or operators from any...
by Joe Heaney | Feb 14, 2017 | Air Quality, Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Remedial Design, Solid Waste Permitting, Stormwater Permitting and Design
Mold Program Update On January 1, 2016 New York State Article 32 of Labor Law went into effect. Before Article 32, there were no controls on contractors performing mold-related services. Some contractors were therefore able to take advantage of their customers by...
by Kristin Scroope | Feb 9, 2017 | Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Right-To-Know Filing
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requires businesses small and large, across the five boroughs, to report their use and storage of hazardous substances every year by March 1st. Through the Right-to-Know Law, the city can ensure emergency...
by Joe Heaney | Jan 30, 2017 | Air Quality, Engineering Services, Environmental Health and Safety, PFOA Consulting and Sampling, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Remedial Design, Solid Waste Permitting, Stormwater Permitting and Design
Proposed Part 360 Regulations In early 2016, the NYSDEC proposed significant changes to New York State regulations regarding previously unregulated facilities, activities, and waste streams within the existing Part 360 solid waste management program. The proposed...
by Robert Lopinto | Jan 16, 2017 | Construction Industry Services, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Site Planning and Development
Imagine it was a foggy morning, and Engine Company 42 was on its way to a one-alarm fire at a warehouse. On the way to the warehouse, the senior Firefighter (FF) checked his online Department Database to get information about the facility, which he passed on to all...
by Robert Lopinto | Jan 10, 2017 | Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Walden Community News
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued a new regulation (6NYCRR 222) for generators, taking effect on December 1, 2016. The new regulation applies to generators with an output rating of: • 200 horsepower (150kW) or greater in the...
by Robert Lopinto | Jan 3, 2017 | Current Events, Permitting and Compliance, Regulatory Updates, Stormwater Permitting and Design, Water Quality
On August 1, 2015, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued a new comprehensive Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit to New York City. This permit includes new requirements, which significantly expand the city’s obligation...
