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...
by Robert Lopinto | Dec 29, 2016 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains multiple databases that contain information regarding the compliance of facilities to environmental regulations. Even though anyone with a computer can search these databases to identify the compliance status of...
by Nora Brew | Dec 1, 2016 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Remedial Design, Stormwater Permitting and Design
Walden has prepared a Final Certification Report to document the lagoon closure activities performed at a mid-Atlantic paper mill. From 1937 to 1992, the paper mill discharged wastewater with a high total dissolved solids content into an unlined surface impoundment...
by Nora Brew | Nov 17, 2016 | Environmental Consulting, PFOA Consulting and Sampling, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Remedial Design, Stormwater Permitting and Design
On August 12th, 2016, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) listed the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Orange County as a Class 2A State Superfund site. The Superfund listing was triggered by the State’s determination that Stewart Air...
by Nora Brew | Oct 20, 2016 | Environmental Consulting, Environmental Health and Safety, PFOA Consulting and Sampling, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Remedial Design, Stormwater Permitting and Design
Since the recent discovery of high concentration levels in the Hoosick Fall’s water wells and with Gabreski Air National Guard Base being declared a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) State Superfund Site, PFOA and PFOS and their effect...
by Joe Heaney | Oct 13, 2016 | Engineering Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates
Newsday reported on Friday, October 8, 2016 of a fatal accident on a job site, killing a worker at an industrial facility on Long Island. Tragic stories like this remind us of how important it is for everyone to remain vigilant about safety in the workplace. Employers...
by Robert Lopinto | Oct 6, 2016 | Engineering Services, Environmental Consulting, Environmental Health and Safety, Read the latest Environmental Services Articles & News, Regulatory Updates, Solid Waste Permitting
On September 23, 2016, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) adopted rules governing new registration requirements for recycling processing facilities in NYC. As a result, the DSNY will now regulate recycling processing facilities located in New York...
